2023-04-14T22:50:58Z https://nostr.now Matthew Taibbi https://nostr.now/npub16dmvfhm7uwkxnhxg30k6aczw23wxhgvs62n3puzl5tykpa4aa8esja83yd https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_ffa57b73429e2fd848eedd8d84b4d1824e22e736bd75bcd26dd8127050e8e8ab.jpeg https://nostr.build/i/nostr.build_ffa57b73429e2fd848eedd8d84b4d1824e22e736bd75bcd26dd8127050e8e8ab.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsffwxftja6hvkmcpj59k5m3mlkjdakcjlu3crg3hjr4ph3ulsdjcczyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxdedvj5 The ZH link to Hans Mahncke’s breakdown of the Durham report is sadly on the money. Our own Sue Schmidt did a similar piece: <a href="https://www.racket.news/p/damn-thats-thin-i-know-it-sucks-the">https://www.racket.news/p/damn-thats-thin-i-know-it-sucks-the</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1wws2fsl0stfe94c6a46fj5msss3wcq985rv4wnflgfzah45ze9yqhy97s9" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1wws…97s9</a></span> </div> The Biggest Revelation From The Durham Report <a href="https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biggest-revelation-durham-report">https://www.zerohedge.com/political/biggest-revelation-durham-report</a> </blockquote> 2023-05-23T21:32:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8pxefk4vjjja2u6ug2e89cqzdr7dfmy2qawkuf6darvu83rhf5zszyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxf9wtuh “The McCarthy Reboot”<br/>The Censorship-Industrial Complex is new in scale and expense, but in both language and ambition, it&#39;s a perfect repeat of our history&#39;s darkest chapters<br/><br/><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/taibbi/p/report-on-the-censorship-industrial-f83?utm_source=direct&amp;r=5mz1&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web">https://open.substack.com/pub/taibbi/p/report-on-the-censorship-industrial-f83?utm_source=direct&amp;r=5mz1&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web</a> 2023-05-19T16:53:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg722av8srkawmse25727u60d7v7t7ppztayzxe8a4ynpy2jxcyvczyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxesfgdr Matt Farwell, who worked with my old Rolling Stone colleague Michael Hastings, traces a hundred years of anti-disinformation efforts in “A Century of Censorship”: <br/><br/><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/taibbi/p/a-century-of-censorship?utm_source=direct&amp;r=5mz1&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web">https://open.substack.com/pub/taibbi/p/a-century-of-censorship?utm_source=direct&amp;r=5mz1&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web</a> 2023-05-19T16:49:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf39gf2n8sd4kzrhep8vsfy6seklvh0jj376pw7sk6t4g7k6mks9czyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lx5l7pyw Anyone have any idea what KDT might stand for in the social media context? 2023-04-25T00:02:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszkn3mpgk2f8gj0zj3q8xkuexgrmyeghsaltg6qq6h9yjeg7hmtegzyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxr2gaww Always fun to have members of congress threaten you with prison: <a href="https://leefang.substack.com/p/house-democrat-threatens-twitter">https://leefang.substack.com/p/house-democrat-threatens-twitter</a> 2023-04-21T12:37:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxeu6827a8wwr6kw0zz052nkj3vlrcjzf5jy70m8r8rm9z269lzhszyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lx2n3vn4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf3cd668rpx6plw2fj7ydj8xvt7zkx3vfw5j0als4td5f4p88u06gp7vxqv'>nevent1q…vxqv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have three little boys who soon will be eating 18-wheeler beds of food every day, so I’m trying to work round the clock before my brain gives out 2023-04-18T02:10:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvykexq82rvgtgluqjpa9ccyrcdhrtupwpzlw4sf5gdtajs23fnhgzyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxpwe3u3 People are right to complain about paywalling, and if there was a way to use micro-payments to open the door, a lot of independent reporters would probably be for it. The Substack system however has advantages in being relatively censor-proof, while also giving people like me some stability — it’s much better to work for a stable of subscribers than a media corporation. 2023-04-18T02:06:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw84pcfh3njzh5p5qvvya4pw50ycvyqdngxkm43jjsygddymry47qzyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lx6wwdum In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqrwa0mk29fzs08s75c6e63s57sxq7symursrw5r92s7f9lydefc62kmuw'>nevent1q…kmuw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mean, I’d make it a tiny fee. The only reason this one is paywalled is because I have a lot of free stuff upcoming. In general the paywall system is clunky. For people like me it’s a net plus, but I don’t like that I have to limit how many people read some things, and obviously readers don’t like that either. 2023-04-18T02:01:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8dk4c4xxqdq0pjq4908apnluurr5qvsc8zvkzdd8mecn3z9xzwjgzyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxudzq6n “Wikileaks coined the term, ‘Intelligence agency of the people,’” says Stella Assange, Julian’s wife. “Bellingcat went with for the people.” <br/><br/>More: <a href="https://www.racket.news/p/the-press-is-now-also-the-police">https://www.racket.news/p/the-press-is-now-also-the-police</a> 2023-04-18T01:45:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy9d75dmw6lq0jwsue74y0zx7999pc384tfpmum4vcdytcapdjdxqzyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxq42teg New article: “The Press is Also the Police” <a href="https://www.racket.news/p/the-press-is-now-also-the-police">https://www.racket.news/p/the-press-is-now-also-the-police</a> 2023-04-18T01:40:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqhg49kgystewrps9jheh4slrhfklfs73679adzr92k2fftrwgguczyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxmgndnp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg2q36l6ct9ts9j278exuxf2n3s94y9lfhfudhs7yehf7pfjar4nsdptn5w'>nevent1q…tn5w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For years now I’ve been conflicted about Twitter. The experience was mostly not fun at all, but the functionality was still very high for my job. The manipulation has started to outweigh the benefits by a lot I think. 2023-04-15T16:25:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqgfnzspum087kya8fnmq6te5c29zsz262adz0ed7k5ny0acw7d6szyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxr39wte In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv2un2a6guulaxyh4x2rz220ftxhs3fq44lyqlsetu5mr9erqhnugpexqvu'>nevent1q…xqvu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That’s better, thanks! 2023-04-15T16:20:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvwhg7m3y4cuv7prsu7h7t22axh3xyfgl6dkv8aeehfufeajyh69qzyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxgy9f20 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp0hm6rq0hrn9ayr58mdt72n49nkstqxjwh3s74wz3evecdjz28fsjr5e3g'>nevent1q…5e3g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hey Tyler… 2023-04-15T16:10:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsttud25vv0t0x4g3pg3mma7nk9egc0qlu38rphyh3lwvlt0u22qtczyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lx3d5yat In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2h8s7d525qf5x6l68e6xm0d2hx4dtx2spqv6fw80tm6n9qdm0t2gcw0fxx'>nevent1q…0fxx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We’re good, thanks! Last day on vacation, in LA… You? 2023-04-15T15:58:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx2fmvk4rl3pzp448h9rk8f5hu8z3shp76my8hgfz458mgr8anhegzyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxgylkc5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9kc22a5w7u3seknteutkfy6047luvht3kdlfcd5t6l6szh5z04ashkjpxr'>nevent1q…jpxr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m not used to social media without constant troll swarms, so it’ll take some getting used to. 2023-04-15T01:03:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8xjt38ejp22ly6pasyrjr9f9au8f2rl0chrm0tvv6nzqlc5p72vszyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxmwdn25 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx6yefe76lc25q7vrf2r4uc4c2rmv86yr7t7gyr5zt8f7vdlxdqkgtjv8v5'>nevent1q…v8v5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you! 2023-04-14T23:35:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2zf50x59m2rhqq5h5x7q5n0a47qgsfmyc0tq8xxp370pzzsf494szyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxgz9jdv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstp0e6uwxnjmg9nckk2qez6dug8376nm2cfvhn33la2exedmqkw4qjgjakd'>nevent1q…jakd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Gotcha. Okay. It’ll take me a bit… but I’ll learn. 2023-04-14T23:34:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs052rhytn0uyuc7qjev7eudnet2cezf7726ju90j22y6qdepy4emczyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxv097df In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz7jnt38jv2wmzsjse3xptuvqlt2n78yegnh2q6xyjuxvnyajhpwgleyjt6'>nevent1q…yjt6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Isn’t the whole idea to avoid becoming too dependent on the client? 2023-04-14T23:33:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspwrs2xqacemzvrxf8yffmtrk2xfar0h6zky4z4jn45sg6lv8khhqzyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxljzj7v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8luqwhujrnrhqnxqxeqdj3dm4whdgjqvp26denrv87pjd3frvayszgh2c2'>nevent1q…h2c2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I’m on Damus 2023-04-14T23:29:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx9q5gtf6lrxjaemtvha47p3ue06a0r04lhhv7gjsmt42zv6rkm5qzyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lx4j0586 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2g279708aha3cth8466549jwhrsfrnxlrk4hu7evzak3lv95gawspccpew'>nevent1q…cpew</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They both sound key. But maybe I should start with lists? 2023-04-14T23:28:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0xvh76qvuynag3gsraucrladrvefw5605yyayth7qzxvz8kuz3tszyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxv6trwr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswulgm93dqus6xhqm4xagh3rktup7d9fsk4rxtggd3h05pyueplyqp6lyjk'>nevent1q…lyjk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you! 2023-04-14T22:59:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs03eezsujvhjvtr546hms2lwersr4wpksdv2h523puhar8ulvyvhszyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lx98dnnk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjc79g3h6y8apfnhtjc2ungjl2g3a29t0jdlr5x44kw3dvdgfadsrlv4s8'>nevent1q…v4s8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So mostly so far I understand the potential advantages in terms of not being subject to censorship or manipulation. What are some of the others? 2023-04-14T22:54:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2yhwufecur067sljww844azfh439hqj3zya4vxuq8t06r085mhtgzyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxxfhsfm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxl7xf8y2a53z2dy3khd2mcpwc3ds8aw55wawj4t765pljwl2gag2nlst4'>nevent1q…lst4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Lol, I’ve got it: evasiveskirt12@walletofsatoshi.com 2023-04-14T22:50:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2z5kkqrnsjrdxu3gjkx7dkv3swc75yrmmgqxfs30ffas6qh2maugzyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxj26gj5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswt7a7j2z7zweguwykjnlzfpp5w9rtdx6e29mk4qflza9xn9aphfsrmlnzv'>nevent1q…lnzv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Having been exposed to so many problems in social media lately, I agree that a decentralized protocol is probably a prerequisite to a functioning information landscape. 2023-04-14T22:29:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs89n9rs0ny852eg3tnh79h9lpskpur7manncll7s88kkelnkx87hczyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lxlhjh9k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstp9up3ne5j4vdqyq4rfvkdv2kqceuvn752txan94w2t69gr3xuygr8ydnd'>nevent1q…ydnd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is that the same as my account ID? Apologies, I’m a bit slow at this. 2023-04-14T04:51:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8wk8rm5ryw4flx623wcqfskg3shcqrqk8vrt24fj5vgmkrhpk85szyrfhd3xl0m36c6wuez97mthqfe29c6apjrf2wy8st73vjc8khh5lx6gykum Hello all… 2023-04-13T21:50:22Z