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Matt Taibbi

New Jersey, New York

Author of INSANE CLOWN PRESIDENT, I CAN’T BREATHE, SPANKING THE DONKEY, and SMELLS LIKE DEAD ELEPHANTS

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  • Listen to This Article - The Harvard-Government Divorce is the Feel-Good Story of the Ages

    4 days ago | racket.news | Matt Taibbi

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  • "Concerning the BodyGuard"

    4 days ago | racket.news | Matt Taibbi |Walter Kirn

    Listen to this episode with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Racket News to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. Welcome to America This Week, with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn, the national news wrap-up so true, we recommend you stow all sharp objects before reading. Welcome to America This Week, with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn, the national news wrap-up so true, we recommend you stow all sharp objects before reading.

  • Transcript - America This Week, Apr 18, 2025: "Harvard vs. The Trump-Monster"

    5 days ago | racket.news | Matt Taibbi |Walter Kirn

    Matt Taibbi: Okay, welcome to America This Week. I’m Matt Taibbi. Walter Kirn: And I’m Walter Kirn. Matt Taibbi: First of all, apologies to everybody for Monday. I had an ordeal that lasted about five days that was funny, and someday I’ll tell the story, but it ended on Monday afternoon with my head pounding so severely that I don’t think, doing the show would’ve been a comic exercise. It probably would’ve gone viral for the wrong reasons.

  • The Numbers Behind The Government's Anti-Misinformation Explosion

    5 days ago | racket.news | Greg Collard |Matt Taibbi

    You likely already know from reading Racket that the Biden administration was very active in targeting misinformation and disinformation, even as it engaged in those practices.

  • The Harvard-Government Divorce is the Feel-Good Story of the Ages

    6 days ago | racket.news | Matt Taibbi

    News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn. Over 510,000 subscribersBy subscribing, I agree to Substack’s Terms of Use and acknowledge its Information Collection Notice and Privacy Policy“What a grand champion looks like. First place for great reporting.

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Matt Taibbi
Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi
9 Apr 25

Listen to This Article - Why Do Democrats Destroy Their Own? From Glenn Greenwald to Joe Rogan to Tulsi Gabbard to countless others, Democrats seem to reserve special loathing for their own https://t.co/ddl6eYhrv1 https://t.co/9JY7Pb3ihC

Matt Taibbi
Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi
8 Apr 25

Right, because I never picked on NPR previously https://t.co/93KzuBMTN2 https://t.co/PC0BFZELd7 https://t.co/myQkJimqXG

Bernie fan
Bernie fan @replyguy123

@mtaibbi Boy it must be a total coincidence that you’re now attacking NPR after the Trump admin announced plans to destroy NPR.

Matt Taibbi
Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi
8 Apr 25

Take the NPR "That's Not Funny!" Challenge NPR reacts to Britain's "Adolescence" Netflix series with a predictably hilarious rumination on the dangers of comedy: https://t.co/Ed3ve4fvXN https://t.co/ciDcPdIQo0