Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

It's a major journalistic scandal that the NYT's main COVID reporter mocked the lab leak theory as racist. All that should have mattered to her was the truth. But the "lab leak" theory was always the least racist and xenophobic theory given Fauci's support for the Wuhan lab. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

This was always the most bizarre part of the liberal-left obsession to deny the "lab leak" theory on the ground it was racist and xenophobic. Their theory for COVID's origin - it came from filthy, primitive Chinese bat-eating wet markets - was far more racist and xenophobic: — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

The EU has already banned most of these types of experiments. Animal experiments for cosmetics have always been among the most gruesome and barbaric, but also the most unnecessary. Kudos to Brazil for this and let's hope the US follows suit: https://t.co/aiQwKsZJMQ — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Brazil today banned the use of vertebrate animals (including dogs, rabbits, rats) for lab experiments for cosmetics, perfumes and personal hygiene products except (in the very rare instance) when no alternatives exist. There are similar bipartisan bills in the US Congress. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

This is yet another hoax where any ethical and actual news organization would go on air and say: "for years we told you something that turned out to be false. Here's why we did it. We apologize and retract our stories." That they don't tells you all you need to know about them. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

RT @aaronjmate: What is the syndrome that caused so many US media dupes to promote this lie? — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Please look at this NBC News clip. They weren't just spreading a moronic fairy tale. They were trying to convince Americans that - in their words - "Russia is to blame" for injuring the brains of US diplomats. **These** are the disinformation agents: https://t.co/8AZMpdD8ZR — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

If the US did have a law in place similar to the one Brazil is about to implement -- that empowers state officials not only to ban reporting and views they deem "false" but also to punish the authors -- and it was applied fairly, most NBC and CNN personalities would be in prison. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Last year, we produced a comprehensive review of the Havana Syndrome fraud, which media figures played the leading role in spreading it (Bertrand, @juliaioffe, @AndreaMitchell), and how it was used to claim Trump was allowing Russia to murder diplomats: https://t.co/o3iVxKVe5w — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

These people -- not QAnon, not 4Chan, not pro-Trump Facebook users -- are by far the most frequent, casual, and destructive disseminators of disinformation, and they all work at the nation's largest media corporations: https://t.co/6pWRT9aRjB — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Yet another fraud @NatashaBertrand and NBC played a leading role in disseminating. There have been reporters who have spread worse hoaxes than Bertrand - not many, but some - but I can't think of a single journalist who has spread more than she, getting promoted each time. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

(Anyway, one of liberals' favorite past times is to explode in outrage every time there's a new Bret Stephens column, using it to argue the NYT platforms fascists or whatever. I have a feeling they'll ignore this one, since Stephens heralds Biden as Churchill and endorses him.) https://t.co/AhsMDBQEbQ — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@AuronMacintyre By "grapple," I didn't mean to suggest they were having a moral or psychological crisis where they must face the fact that they lied. I just meant they were stumbling around in their messaging management to find the right way to create a new lie about why they weren't wrong. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Starting in 2014, neocons perceived -- correctly -- that the GOP was becoming increasingly hostile to their endless thirst for war, and that the Dem Party (starting with Hillary) was their far better vehicle. Now the Dem/neocon alliance is complete. https://t.co/XYblRDnvMt — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Stephens says Biden has been far better on the war -- pledging eternal and limitless support to Ukraine -- than France's Macron (whose crime is wanting diplomacy), Germany's Scholz, and Ron DeSantis (not hawkish enough). Stephens is openly rooting for Biden's re-election. https://t.co/yZ9qaKEIQ1 — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

The NYT's neocon columnist Bret Stephens wrote a homage today to the greatness of Joe Biden's war policies in Ukraine. "I feel grateful for Joe Biden," he wrote, because "on the most consequential question of our time he has the big thing right." https://t.co/C47FQJSbkR — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@michaelmirer I'm not arguing, and have not claimed, that the "lab leak" theory has been proven or is even the most viable theory. You're incapable of understanding that this is irrelevant to my point because you can't follow the most basic parts of this discussion. You can only choose sides. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Watching media corporations and their liberals allies grapple with the WSJ's revelation is fascinating. They have no way out. Fauci told them COVID's zoonotic origin was proven, and the lab leak theory debunked. They all repeated this for 18 months, and now know it was untrue. — PolitiTweet.org

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@caitoz True, as great as they are, their influence is limited. Die Linke's Sahra Wagenknecht, on the other hand, is both influential and rock-solid on all this, as are several senior leaders in her (admittedly) now-divided party. And she hates the German Greens: https://t.co/9pW23iwJJI — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@caitoz True, as great as they are, their influence is limited. Die Linke's Sarah Wagenknecht, on the other hand, is both influential and rock-solid on all this, as are several senior leaders in her (admittedly) now-divided party. And she hates the German Greens: https://t.co/9pW23iwJJI — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@caitoz The one caveat I'd add to what is otherwise to me 100% true is there are parts of the European left still vocal and unafraid on this (part of Germany's die Linke, Irish EU Parliament members, etc.). Key villain is the US Bernie/AOC left that is *supportive* and sets the agenda. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@rich_goldberg The articles were in the NYT, the Washington Post , Folha of Sao Paulo (Brazil's largest paper) and many others. The NYT and WPost support Biden's war policy in Ukraine yet documented the refusal of most countries to unite behind the US because they don't believe its sincerity. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

I'll also cover the artificial, self-serving distinction manufactured by corporate media between: 1) "real reporting" and 2) mere "media criticism." Large media corporations are among society's most powerful actors. Debunking their propaganda is a vital form of "real reporting." — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Starting LIVE in 5 minutes.... One of the most scathing and insightful books published in awhile, by @SteveKrak, on the real function of corporate media, their eagerness to serve power centers, and the worst disinformation campaigns they run for them: https://t.co/qLIA224iij — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@JCK302642380 I can understand why Israel sees Iran as a threat. The idea that the US - a separate country from Israel - feels threatened by an Iranian ship docked 5,000 miles away off the coast of Brazil is honestly too laughable for serious refutation. There are US ships far closer to Iran. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@SteveSarginson That the US regards South America as its property isn't proven by Ted Cruz's tweet but rather by the Monroe Doctrine, which DC still fully embraces and states that explicitly. Cruz's belief that he can dictate to Brazil is simply a reflection of that two-century imperial mindset. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@MikeH451 Iran is viewed as an enemy by Israel and its allies. It's not viewed as an enemy by a large slew of other countries, including Brazil. Why would Brazil possibly view Iran as its enemy? The US perceives benefits to doing business with Saudis and Egypt, as Brazil does with Iran. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

@MikeH451 I know this might be shocking, but sometimes large countries like Brazil make decisions about their foreign policy for reasons unrelated to the US. Like every large country, Brazil has its own self-interests and acts to promote those: like the US does when propping up the Saudis. — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

We dissect some of the most egregious Trump-era media lies, analyze why they refuse self-reflection even as both public trust and their audience disappear, and examine several recent stories from the new "lab leak" revelations to the Fox/Dominion suit. He's well worth hearing. https://t.co/02lbdCNGra — PolitiTweet.org

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

Tonight on @SystemUpdate_ , live at 7pm ET: We speak with @SteveKrak, an ex-media-insider who now producs @megynkelly's show. His new book is one of the most incisive critiques of how today's corporate media serves power with disinformation campaigns: https://t.co/qLIA224iij — PolitiTweet.org