Matthew Taibbi

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:

Eight Takeaways From the Durham Report

Susan Schmidt examines the highlights and lowlights of the new Special Counsel report on Trump-Russia

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New Twitter Files material shows suppression of Covid-related speech in Australia.

Twitter Files Extra: The Covid Censorship Requests of Australia's Department of Home Affairs

Twitter Files confirm that the Australian government has worked overtime to monitor Covid-related speech

After months of work by a team of ten, Racket is posting its taxonomic survey of the Censorship-Industrial Complex. Not paywalled:

Report on the Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Top 50 Organizations to Know

The citizen's starter kit to understanding the new global information cartel

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.