Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@EoinHiggins_ @krystalball @joerogan You listened to *two* episodes and now you know his motives and the internal dynamics at Spotify? LOL. My view of what happened is based on my knowledge of Joe, how he thinks, and what I know happened. All evidence proved Joy was lying. Rogan has zero reason to appease Spotify. https://t.co/5qEiQV5evX — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

I would love to know what percentage of people who are now claiming Joe Rogan is a racist, an agent of disinformation and someone who should be de-platformed have ever regularly listened to his shows as opposed to watching clips selected for them by Media Matters and CNN. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@EoinHiggins_ @krystalball @joerogan I'll be happy to answer your question once you answer mine. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Everything in @MeghanMcCain's tweet is still completely true. Millions of people still watch and trust Joe Rogan, while Jim @Acosta can't even attract an audience equal to a mid-sized YouTuber despite being on CNN prime-time with a giant corporation backing and promoting him. https://t.co/Du38J4OFHU — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@68WhiskeyMike6 "Sat": lol. @sullydish was one of the earliest and most influential advocates of same-sex marriage in the West He wrote a book on it when nobody thought it was possible. He was also one of the 1st openly-HIV-positive public figures. Claiming he's a passive beneficiary is insane. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@detetivevsilva Que foi horrorosa sobre isso? Com quais argumentos vc discorda? — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@EoinHiggins_ @krystalball @joerogan Do you listen to Rogan's podcast, or just see clips grabbed by Media Matters and CNN? He's super humble and eager to admit he didn't know something or got something wrong - no comparison to anyone on TV. He's too rich to need to obey Spotify's pressure: he'd drown in $ anywhere. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@adamjohnsonNYC @helen_said_this @qaomene What do you believe you're arguing with? I know Mehdi defends anti-imperialist views and does so in some areas - including Israel - far beyond what most Dems will do and that Tucker won't. The point is he has a once-a-week weekend show at a time nobody watches. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@EoinHiggins_ @krystalball @joerogan Yes, you're assuming: wrongly. You're also falsely claiming that he never apologized when he's done so repeatedly in the past. That's one reason people trust him: because he has zero problem admitting he was wrong. CNN says he requested removal of those episodes. https://t.co/A6fmnNLxdW — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@adamjohnsonNYC @qaomene @helen_said_this When the bipartisan class got excited last year about intervening in Cuba "for the protesters," Tucker's show was one of the few places airing opposition to US interference. I know it sucks to accept there's no space in the Dem Party or liberal media doing it, but it's true. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@adamjohnsonNYC @qaomene @helen_said_this Q's original challenge: "name a single liberal pundit with a comparable audience." You're the one who moved it by naming Mehdi. Any CNN or MSNBC or network prime-time host would qualify. Your China claims are wrong but, either way, opposing US war in Ukraine is good. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@mikacooper @qaomene @adamjohnsonNYC @helen_said_this Yes, Sunday: thanks. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@qaomene @adamjohnsonNYC @helen_said_this He has a Saturday night show on MSNBC -- once a week -- that literally fewer than 100,000 people watch. Everything else is hidden on Peacock. I agree that Mehdi's anti-interventionism is most real, but his platform is tiny compared to Tucker, Maddow or even CNN hosts. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@jpere033 Not really. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Good time to post one of Barack Obama's best moments, where he denounces what he calls "woke" activism as the superficial and self-serving delusion that it is, explains that it's just about the self-esteem of the denouncers, and mocks the idea that silencing people is activism. https://t.co/iTbArEyvl7 — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

RT @qaomene: Name a single liberal pundit with a comparable audience who is even remotely anti-interventionist. Carlson picks up these vi… — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@EoinHiggins_ @krystalball @joerogan You made all of that up. You have no idea whether Spotify pressured him to apologize, nor do you have any idea whether it was Spotify who removed content from his archives over his objections. You just asserted all that with zero basis. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@shoe0nhead @krystalball @joerogan He didn't apologize out of strategy or to appease or out of fear. This is what he's like. People trust him because he's constantly aware that he, like everyone, errs and can improve and grow and that's what he seeks. It's just in this context, it comes off as appeasement, sadly. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@Princez2593 My favorite strain of Twitter trolls are the ones who go around calling other people cowards while hiding their real identity and cowering behind a pseudonym. Your bravery is inspiring, wolf.@Prizez2593. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@SamuelRGalloway You're extremely stupid, and I know this because that is the only possible explanation for such a radical and obvious distortion of the simple point I made (absent lying on purpose). I know you're telling yourself your credentials mean you can't be stupid, but they mean nothing. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Everyone knows that if Spotify removes Rogan, he will move to a new platform with his millions of listeners. The points of this: 1) Deny him the credibility of a major corporate platform. 2) Vilify and ostracize him to prevent further growth. 3) Create an example for others. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@SanbonmatsuJ I'm going to explain it slowly as an experiment to see if you get it. Supreme Court has said the 1st Am is violated not only when the state directly censors but also when it pressures and coerces private companies to censor for them. Do you get this now? Here's ACLU's @benwizner: https://t.co/Caew3l99Zp — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@SanbonmatsuJ You're supposed to be calling him a racist, not a misogynist. Keep your smears straight and stay on script. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@ijbailey You voted for and constantly defend someone who used the n-word in public, and helped make him the most powerful political leader in the west. You have zero credibility to judge this. Rogan apologized for using the word but stressed it wasn't because he is or was racist. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@helpables I was already and will be the next time I'm in the US. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@carrtmannnn There are always little subservient worms who crawl forward to defend government pressure campaigns to coerce companies to censor for them -- by minimizing it or offering implicit justifications -- and you've provided a great example of how that functions. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@arnaa I don't know if you heard, but Twitter has space constraints. That's why I provided a link to a video report that is 30 minutes in length, shows the full comments in context, and also examines the history of Democrats doing this. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

If you actually think that finding old clips of someone using the n-word is proof they're a racist, then you would find this 👇 infinitely more alarming and important given that he is kind of more powerful than Joe Rogan. But you don't think that: it's just a game to silence him. https://t.co/xLBjgOsjgw — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

By far the most important part of what's happened in this Rogan melodrama is that WH weighed in, demanding Spotify "do more." It's part of a long line of Dem politicians using their domination of DC to coerce censorship: a clear violation of the 1st Am. https://t.co/B2TQcdRMTb — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

This racism charge, from splicing together a bunch of context-free snippets over the years, reeks of desperation but it, too, was inevitable. Racism accusations are the central toy to every silencing game in the US. You can make anyone look racist with it https://t.co/kql35aBhRL — PolitiTweet.org