Matt Taibbi, a journalist known for his work on financial corruption post-2008, is facing criticism for his recent statements on the GOP. Taibbi's views on the GOP's press scrutiny, power, authoritarian tendencies, and cult-like behavior have sparked controversy, with some accusing him of a 'full-MAGA turn.' Critics question Taibbi's shift in focus and credibility, suggesting he prioritizes sensationalism over substantive reporting.
Anyone dunking on Taibbi based on this tweet is an absolute midwit. Taibbi has been focused on the ideological surveillance/ censorship apparatus and the people who run it in tech, the corporate media, academia, tech, and nat sec, all libs and Dems. He’s never made… https://t.co/tyaE1IxaOu
You don’t have to take a word of what Matt Taibbi says seriously nowadays—him, Greenwald, Cenk, etc are among the few ppl who thought you could get rich and famous and buy a boat from leftist journalism, and they’ve just finally pivoted to where the real money is https://t.co/EjF33zmQSV
Why is Matt Taibbi trending? Because of this post, which appears to be infuriating people on the left. https://t.co/7kwMePll0g
Matt Taibbi's full-MAGA turn has happened in large measure because he literally inhabits a universe in which an adjunct instructor of English literature is a source of more "institutional power" than Sam Alito or Rupert Murdoch https://t.co/fMVaKHrOo3
I have no idea if the words in this tweet are Matt Taibbi's actual words, but if they are, he has become an extraordinarily silly person. https://t.co/hFkpWfp4EH
Taibbi argues the GOP is (1) subject to genuine skepticism by the press (2) institutionally powerless (3) has limited authoritarian tendencies and (4) is less cult-like. Maybe number (4) is true, but the others are not. https://t.co/OxQZ3kyiE3
That Matt Taibbi has decided to make his legacy the Twitter Files, instead of the reporting he did on financial corruption after the 2008 financial meltdown, is mind-boggling. https://t.co/Cb2zfPspTo