Matt Taibbi lays out why Liberals are destroying Free Speech

[markef]

It’s political for the low life opportunists.

For normal people, it was about trying to protect people.

The deluded and ignorant often end up hurting people worse while trying to protect them.

 

[BlindBoo]

Scientists were propagating the global cooling scam years before anyone ever started propagating the global warming scam. Are you claiming no scientist propagated either scam before the early 1980s?

You mean when Time and Newsweek journalists used a temporary cooling trend to sell copies of their magazine? Most scientific studies predicted warming not cooling even then. The CO2 global warming theory goes back to the later part of the 19th Century.

 

[markef]

Think about what these people were doing, Marty. They’re literally getting people killed to gain a political advantage.

That’s some low life shit.

Cuomo rejected Trump's offer of hospital ships and instead sent covid patients to 'recover' in rest homes. Cuomo was responsible for thousands of additional covid deaths because he despised Trump and rejected his offer of help.

 

[markef]

What a cynical, low life response.

Apparently you think the government should never do anything in an effort to prevent death.

Stupid and childish.

If the government wants to mandate prevention measures, they should at least first test those measures to insure they work. Common masks, BTW, don't work against covid.

 

[Marener]

Cuomo rejected Trump's offer of hospital ships and instead sent covid patients to 'recover' in rest homes. Cuomo was responsible for thousands of additional covid deaths because he despised Trump and rejected his offer of help.

Nursing homes were required to keep their COVID patients in isolation.

 

[HaShev]

Covid and climate change are scientific questions NOT political ones. Fail.

not really, because Climate change was always used to garner campaign finance and kickback schemes, so it was a political sales tactic where you offer a feature and benefit that seperates you from the competition that don't feature it.
Covid claims was so off base of science that it too was for political scheming and not science, example masks which were like trying to stop a gnat with a chain link fence. The claim that getting the shot would prevent those around you from getting covid was laughable and used to trick and give vaccinations to the safe age range that weren't at risk for themselves.

 

[Marener]

If the government wants to mandate prevention measures, they should at least first test those measures to insure they work. Common masks, BTW, don't work against covid.

There wasn’t time to test those measures, and since there’s no downside to wearing a mask, it was an obvious thing to do.

 

[markef]

No, you’re thinking of Trump.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-administration-aims-broad-censorship-campaign-disney-fcc-commissioner-says-2026-05-11/

Trump moved to silence lies. Democrats moved to silence conservative Americans.

 

[Marener]

Trump moved to silence lies. Democrats moved to silence conservative Americans.

So now Trump is the minister of truth. Pretty fascists, but totally on brand.

 

[markef]

"promoted" allows voluntary compliance.
"demanded" enforces mandatory obedience, or consequences.

 

[BlindBoo]

If the government wants to mandate prevention measures, they should at least first test those measures to insure they work. Common masks, BTW, don't work against covid.

KN95 worked at slowing the transmission rate. Since we didn't get the vaccine until late Dec. 2020 it was better than having no protection at all.

 

[markef]

Hahahahaha.

How many lawsuits did the Biden Administration file against the Media over speculative Covid stories? What punishment was used or even threatened on any social media platform that didn't comply with the Administrations requests.

Matt does and excellent job projecting the New Republican Party's Agenda.

Liberals are not destroying free speech. Authoritarians and illiberals, both left and right, are.

Lying about leftist positions on covid will not destroy the truth that still exists on record.

https://www.mlive.com/politics/2025/04/business-owners-who-defied-whitmers-covid-orders-to-testify-before-michigan-house.html

Business owners who defied Whitmer’s COVID orders to testify before Michigan House​

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1. Including results for violaters of whitmer's covid mandates.
   Do you want results only for violaters of whitmer's covid mandatess ?
2. 
   
   A county prosecutor in Michigan has dismissed more than 1,600 ordinance violations and misdemeanor citations related to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's coronavirus emergency orders that have been determined to violate the state Constitution.

 

[Stryder50]

How to deal is a valid debate, the basic facts are not.

You'll have to refresh me what YOU think the "basic facts" are.
I've noticed both sides have different concepts of "basic facts".

Pro-ACC/AGW crowd appear to run on distortions, limited data and pseudo-science.
Anti-ACC/AGW appear to be more factual and realistic.

This is the part~point of bipartisan politics.

 

[Stryder50]

And?????

Of course, States have the constitutional authority to impose public health mandates. This authority is deeply rooted in American law and has been repeatedly upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, though it must be balanced against individual civil liberties. States can allow or disallow local municipalities to do the same as well.

"And?????"

States are the ones that set mandates, or not.
Trump's recommendations are suggestions, not Executive Orders or "law".

 

[markef]

So there was one issue. Trump funded the research. Bragged about how fast his administration got the shot to the market. Funded "free" shots. Said that everyone should wear a mask and get "vaccinated" but he's the good guy. LOL

Sadly, more Americans died from covid under Biden after the vaccine came out than died under Trump.

 

[markef]

Are you ignorant or a liar ?
State governments did the mandates. In my case, Washington State, we had Democrat governor, AG, who set the laws on masks, distance, get the shot or loose your job, etc.

1. Including results for violaters of whitmer's covid mandates.
   Do you want results only for violaters of whitmer's covid mandatess ?
2. 
   
   A county prosecutor in Michigan has dismissed more than 1,600 ordinance violations and misdemeanor citations related to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's coronavirus emergency orders that have been determined to violate the state Constitution.

 

[markef]

It's obvious why lefty is destroying free speech.
Lefty can't win on the facts, so lefty has to shut down the opposing speech.

Leftists support their corrupt interpretations of free speech.

 

[Stryder50]

How about law firms that represent Trump. Any of those targeted for retribution by the DOJ under Garland?

Yeah there is a difference in the Royalist Benedict Donald and every other president we've ever had.

Would seem English is not your primary language.

There is a difference between recommend/suggest and mandate/law. Seems you can't discern the differences.

Trump is fairly close in style and policy to Reagan. Another POTUS you Leftards & Libturds didn't like, denounced and harassed. (For that matter anyone conservative, Republican, not-Democrat you loony tunes never approve of or support, once elected. So much for your pravda about national unity.)

 

[pknopp]

Sadly, more Americans died from covid under Biden after the vaccine came out than died under Trump.

OK..............

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Yeah, speaking of EVs, I'd hike up the yearly tax to about 2-3000 dollars on each car in order for reclamation work in the areas where they are extracting rare earth minerals. These areas, ecosystems, soils, flora, fauna, rivers, are toxic.