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@walterkirn When are you getting a new weekly show put together Walter? I really miss you and Matt in ‘America This Week’.

Watching "the Democrats" collapse like a gibbering steetcorner drunk with a weird cut on his cheek.

@newstart_2024 She’s right. All I wanted to do was stay at home when I had a kid. But being able to get a decent job when the kids are grown, or if your partner losses their job, is so valuable. There’s a tricky balancing act here, and unfortunately firms still issue a harsh mommy break penalty

A 40-year-old working mom of two just said what a lot of women are quietly thinking after years in the corporate grind: “I fell for it. Go to college, get the degree, you can have it all — career, kids, the whole thing. I don’t want to do it all anymore. I want to take my kids to school, pick them up, be there when they get home, chaperone field trips, volunteer, go to the gym, clean the house, do laundry, cook dinner… just be home.” She’s blunt: “It’s not worth it. Don’t fall for that sh... Find a way to be with your family.” It’s raw, honest, and hits different when you hear it from someone who’s lived both sides. Moms (and dads) — have you ever reached that point where the “have it all” dream started feeling like a trap? What would your ideal balance actually look like if money or societal pressure wasn’t part of the equation? Your thoughts 👇

@nickshirleyy Thank you for highlighting all this fraud. Can’t believe it’s gotten this bad. If only voters could elect a third party into office with the sole objective of clearing out fraud

Welcome to the hospice capital of America… The problem? They don’t actually exist. This hospice made a million dollars and fled the scene. Meanwhile, their fellow hospice fraudsters drive luxury cars… END ALL THE FRAUD

@walterkirn ATW was already the best podcast out there. There’s got to be a way you and Matt can make peace and revive the show again. The combo of jaded investigative journalist (Matt) and a literary, passionate social commentator (Walter) was informative and fun. Please bring it back ✌️

I am biding my time while all the big "podcasters" wipe one another out with their bizarre rivalries. Will then step out of a carriage on the fields of carnage, wielding a platinum scepter, in ruby slippers. It's a plan.

@walterkirn @jonathanwsabin @mtaibbi Maybe consider a bi-weekly thing? I realize Matt couldn’t stand the pressure to have a “hot take for every topic”, but the popularity of the podcast would greatly help sales of Racket subscriptions. The back and forth between the two of you was really special.

@jonathanwsabin @mtaibbi It was being cut in 1/2 anyway, the livestream going away without my input as it was moved entirely inside MT's Substack. Other major changes too.

I know it’s not coming back (still not sure what exactly happened) but I just don’t have the heart to delete it from my podcast app. I really enjoyed the two of you together, especially the book discussions! I remain a faithful follower of you both @mtaibbi @walterkirn

@mtaibbi So sad to learn of the end of your shows with @walterkirn . I’ve enjoyed listening to you both since your first interview with him ~2021. Totally understand that you never wanted to be another media pundit - but boy were you & Walter good at it. Mainly because you were different.

America This Week, 4 PM Monday ET: Unsolved Stories, Elusive Reality x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

To all the journalists contacting me, all the sudden free speech converts:

Baby and pup are both dealing with a lot in their first couple years together. Good to talk it out #NewKid #Baby #Babydog #babylove #PuppyLove

Good reminder 👍

@walterkirn Love that restaurant. Such a gorgeous bar!

Go sit at the bar at the Old Ebbitt Grill in downtown DC & enjoy a nice solo dinner. Maybe Rob will be bartending that night, if you're lucky. You'll learn a lot, you'll meet some interesting people, & the ghosts of old Washington will hover near. The best part of my recent trip, by far.

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” - Viktor Frankl

@AlecMacGillis My fiancé & I recently moved from Seattle to Boston & the increased level of safety and cleanliness is a breath of fresh air. Seattle basically pays people to remain drugged out & homeless & it’s ruined the city. Boston has a healthy respect for law enforcement - that helps a lot

Here is something I have been wondering for the past couple years: why has Boston been largely spared the rise in violence, disorder and downtown distress experienced by demographically similar cities such as Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco? 🧵

A consistent theme of the #TwitterFiles has been concrete evidence that Russiagate headlines were manufactured by politicians and media — the thread below blows up the absurd #ReleaseTheMemo panic stoked by @SenFeinstein, @SenBlumenthal, and @AdamSchiff, among others.

So much respect for @mtaibbi Such a lonely experience to be a left leaning journalist that didn’t buy into the Russiagate story

@MrAndyNgo Looks like someone trying to reach out from the underworld.

There is a social media controversy about the new bronze sculpture in the #Boston Common honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Called Boston’s “statue of liberty,” many are saying it resembles something else.

So as you can see here, it is not just FBI but also CIA and many other agencies, and not just Twitter but all of the major platforms. This is not just intrusion; it's full nationalization of all essential functions. x.com/mtaibbi/status…

@elonmusk Only after finding a viable long term CEO. Your mission to rebuild public trust has been admirable. @mtaibbi @ShellenbergerMD and @bariweiss were fantastic picks to report the Twitter Files. You don’t get enough credit for giving them freedom to investigate without interference

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.

Definitive evidence showing a fully integrated relationship between the FBI and Twitter's top censors. If you're not bothered by the US Security State's infiltration of Big Tech and its ability to censor at will, then you are, by definition, a hopeless authoritarian.

Well said. @AbigailShrier @mtaibbi and @walterkirn are brilliant journalists with loads of integrity

Can’t stop watching the FTX hearing at the house finance committee. It’s like catnip for finance nerds. Thank you @BloombergTV for airing the whole thing