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What I really want to see is a large group of true journalists who will make more money and have a larger following doing this than working for WAPO, NYT, LATimes, etc. Just to see those dishonest, woke posers squirm would give me great satisfaction.

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I hate always responding this way, but please post these video's on a medium other than YouTube especially when you are speaking about free speech. At least crosspost them to Rumble.

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Very timely project. I just posted a piece titled Steven Beschloss Banned Me from Commenting. Boo-Hoo! https://riclexel.substack.com/p/steven-beschloss-banned-me-from-commenting

My sin? linking to the troublesome trio: Tracey, Taibbi, and Greenwald.

Here is the post that got me banned for "attacking others"

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Wow, that's a lot of Kool-Aid, man, this early in the morning. I wish you cared at least the same about the FBI or other security apparatus abusing their power. Maybe you should try Greenwald, Tracey or Taibbi. Or even read a post or two of mine to maybe start to understand the group of people you label as a monolith. riclexel.substack.com At least I read what you write. I may not agree with it, but I am interested in differing points of view.

I am excited to see your new project. And hoping to be a part of it somehow.

Thanks

Ric

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Of all the journalists I can think of who should spearhead such a project, I'm glad it's you. Looking forward to the project taking off.

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1. From “Seven habits of highly effective people”: Sharpen the saw

2. Honest INVESTIGATORY journalism is critical. I want rocks turned over. We have a hyper abundance of duplicitousness and corruption in DC

3. Good foreign reporting.

Thanks

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I’ve said this before I’ll say it again;I don’t care who gets hoisted on their petard or ‘exposed’ right left or center, I just care that they all get the same treatment and exposure, so I’m looking forward to this and your collaboration very much.

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Sounds absolutely terrific if you can find enough independent non-partisan journalists (for once, I'm not using that word as a slur) to fill your roster. I'm extremely skeptical about that as I can count the journalists that I trust to report honestly on one hand (you're Chief among them).

Nevertheless, I sincerely hope that your new platform is exceedingly successful because your profession is officially dead. It's not buried yet, but it's dead. Journalists have no credibility whatsoever. I hope that your platform will provide a place where people can read or hear the honesty that they desperately want and deserve.

Kudos to you.

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Glenn, you are truly a blessing to all of us - even the ones who don't know you or haven't read you yet. After the 2020 election it seemed as tho we were in the grip of big media & big tech & were not gonna pull out of that downward spiral.

But just as Jeff Goldblum's character (Dr. Ian Malcolm) in 'Jurassic Park' says - "Life finds a way" - and so you and your colleagues have. Thank you.

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Very grateful for you, Glen, and other FREE voices on Substack. Isn't it a pity, in the USA, once a beacon of free speech, voices like yours are now driven "underground."

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Take a well deserved break.

We love you Glenn.

Nothing's going to change that.

More importantly, we need you at your best.

No one out there can fill the niche that you occupy.

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Thank you Glenn for your invaluable efforts -- most importantly - stay healthy, safe and full of life and joy.

Please include as much as possible the incredible Grayzone team -- Aaron Mate, Max Blumenthal, Ben Norton, Kevin Gosztola, Jimmy Dore, Oliver Stone, many, many other.

My recommendation to all:

1 Trump and GOP are truly HORRIBLE.

2 DNC oligarchs (Biden, Pelosi, Schumer) are even WORSE (censorship, concocted Russia-gate hoax, torture of Julian Assange, Daniel Hale’s persecution for Obama’s drone crimes, $16B Haiti-corruption under Hillary/Obama – Biden-family corruption pales in comparison)

The ONLY solution – vote THIRD party – now and forever. ALWAYS vote – but VOTE for a Third (or fourth, fifth..) party – at ALL levels, especially at LOCAL levels (vote OUT each and every incumbent).

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Thanks for the update. Your upcoming project sounds like the next-level shit that I am here to support. Keep up the great work.

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Thank you. Keep it up.

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Praying for you, Glenn Greenwald. Your bravery and integrity are valued and appreciated.

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No, sir.

Stop wasting your time with updates. Stop worrying about me, and whether I have heard from you and your team in a few days, or a few years. If you decide today to retire, and not even notify your children, I would not lose an ounce of my love for you, your team, and your unbelievable work in the defense and revival of Classical Liberalism.

You, sir, owe me nothing. I owe you.

And thank you, Substack.

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This all sounds very cool, and I'm glad to learn more about the attitudes of the people at Substack as well. I'm sure, though, that there are limits to what they can afford to tolerate in terms of potential legal exposure (imagine if Julian Assange had been a Substack writer when the US government filed their espionage charges against him -- likely they would also have tried to pressure Substack into disassociating themselves from his work and ceasing to provide him with a platform -- and the same thing could happen to you, right?). And even if they have principles and spines, other companies they depend on for hosting may be easier to pressure. Regardless of what one thinks of Parler, there is a lesson to be drawn from the way it was effectively removed from the internet by Apple and Google removing its app and Amazon shutting down their hosting.

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