cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/27997001

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Main Topic: Matt Taibbi is suing Democratic Representative [Sydney Kamlager-Dove] for defamation after she called him a “serial sexual harasser” during a congressional hearing and on social media.

Key Points:

  • Matt Taibbi reported on the Twitter Files, exposing government censorship efforts, which led to attacks from Democratic partisans.
  • During a congressional hearing on government censorship, Representative [Sydney Kamlager-Dove] called Taibbi a “serial sexual harasser” and entered articles into the record smearing him.
  • Dove repeated the accusation on social media after the hearing.
  • Taibbi is suing Dove for $10 million for libel, citing her social media post.
  • The accusations stem from satirical pieces Taibbi wrote in the 1990s while living in Russia, which satirized how Americans treat Russian women.
  • No woman has ever accused Taibbi of sexual harassment.
  • This is not the first time Taibbi has been attacked by a Democratic member of Congress; Stacy Plaskett previously called him a "so-called journalist."
  • The speaker believes Dove should at the very least apologize to Taibbi.

Highlights:

  • The representative’s claims are based on satirical writing from decades ago and are demonstrably false.
  • Taibbi’s lawsuit is a direct response to the representative repeating the defamatory claims on social media, where she doesn’t have the same protections as in Congress.
  • The speaker emphasizes the malicious nature of the attacks, suggesting they are intended to discredit Taibbi’s reporting on government censorship.

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