Taibbi is responding to the Feds memo Froday stating the Bureau “regularly engages with private sector entities to provide information specific to identified foreign malign influence actors’ subversive, undeclared, covert, or criminal activities.”
He's reiterating from the preponderance of the evidence that the accounts in question were mostly smaller and lower trafficked ones.
Much much much bigger. This is where it goes over the line from CIVIL TO CRIMINAL.
Coercing them.
"The task force demanded to know how Twitter came to its unpopular conclusion."
"Oddly, it included a bibliography of public sources - including a Wall Street Journal article - attesting to the prevalence of foreign threats, as if to show Twitter they got it wrong."
"Roth, receiving the questions... was “frankly perplexed by the requests here, which seem more like something we'd get from a congressional committee than the Bureau"
He added he was not “comfortable with the Bureau (and by extension the IC) demanding written answers.” The idea of the FBI acting as conduit for the Intelligence Community is interesting, given that many agencies are barred from domestic operations
This is the strong arming part. They got too cozy. This is where Taibbi is showing us how they went over the line from good natured "tips" to "please do what YOUR GOVERNMENT is requesting you to do"
I don’t know if you noticed this and didn’t remark on it, but the classic larp trick of circular reporting is in here.
“11.This exchange is odd among other things because some of the “bibliography” materials cited by the FITF are sourced to intelligence officials, who in turn cited the public sources.”
Where have we seen this before? 🤔
Oh ya…intel community leaks WMD in Iraq story to NYT. NYT then writes article. Bush admin cites NYT article as corroboration of the allegation.
Intel community leaks Russia collusion hoax to NYT. NYT then writes article. FBI then cites NYT article as corroboration in FISA warrants.
this is precisely how the Trudeau government operates with gov't grant funded 'NGO' orgs and "anti-hate" networks who cite their own circular ass chortling to then justify everything from dragqueen story time to putting political dissidents in jail
Ya similar technique. I think from this point forward, it should be called “Deep State Circle Jerk” officially. Because it basically is. Circular and gay af.
"The Bureau regularly engages with private sector entities to provide information specific to identified foreign malign influence actors’ subversive, undeclared, covert, or criminal activities.”
So......would those other private sectors be.....Facebook? Google? Instagram? LinkedIn? Others?
Sounds like admission to me. They think they're clever by saying that and by trying to get ahead of any other revelations of their coercion crimes with other social media.
Okay guys two things.
He's reiterating from the preponderance of the evidence that the accounts in question were mostly smaller and lower trafficked ones.
Coercing them. "The task force demanded to know how Twitter came to its unpopular conclusion." "Oddly, it included a bibliography of public sources - including a Wall Street Journal article - attesting to the prevalence of foreign threats, as if to show Twitter they got it wrong."
This is the strong arming part. They got too cozy. This is where Taibbi is showing us how they went over the line from good natured "tips" to "please do what YOUR GOVERNMENT is requesting you to do"
They are fucked.
I don’t know if you noticed this and didn’t remark on it, but the classic larp trick of circular reporting is in here.
“11.This exchange is odd among other things because some of the “bibliography” materials cited by the FITF are sourced to intelligence officials, who in turn cited the public sources.”
Where have we seen this before? 🤔
Oh ya…intel community leaks WMD in Iraq story to NYT. NYT then writes article. Bush admin cites NYT article as corroboration of the allegation.
Intel community leaks Russia collusion hoax to NYT. NYT then writes article. FBI then cites NYT article as corroboration in FISA warrants.
This is classic deep state bullshit.
Hang them all
this is precisely how the Trudeau government operates with gov't grant funded 'NGO' orgs and "anti-hate" networks who cite their own circular ass chortling to then justify everything from dragqueen story time to putting political dissidents in jail
This larp technique needs to be widely exposed.
Wrap up smeer https://youtu.be/kg9JuyJ1nZo
That’s what it sounds like
Ya similar technique. I think from this point forward, it should be called “Deep State Circle Jerk” officially. Because it basically is. Circular and gay af.
Kek
yes yes, great analysis, thank you
Nice work!
time to release the hounds
Alternative link for those who can't access twitter at https://nitter.lacontrevoie.fr/mtaibbi/status/1604613292491538432
They’re all gonna hang…we’ll, maybe some, but they’re all gonna feel PAIN
So......would those other private sectors be.....Facebook? Google? Instagram? LinkedIn? Others?
Sounds like admission to me. They think they're clever by saying that and by trying to get ahead of any other revelations of their coercion crimes with other social media.
Not gonna work a-hole. You're busted this time.