by William Skink
The final scorched-earth moves by the corrupt and inept resistance to remove Trump from office, when all is said and done (and regardless of outcome) will see the credibility of legacy media destroyed for a generation to come, maybe longer.
Glenn Greenwald was the big story in the media world yesterday because he resigned from the Intercept, an online publication he co-founded. The rabid suppression and overt censorship of Hunter Biden’s laptop scandal, the validity of which HAS NOT BEEN DENIED by Biden’s campaign, was the final straw, said Greenwald.
Greenwald’s resignation can be read at substack, an increasingly popular subscription model for writers and creatives. It was even mentioned in a comment on my post announcing this Skink ink ownership opportunity.
I appreciate the comment and already know a book of poems is probably one of the least likely forms of creative output likely to garner much financial support from RD readers, so it’s a good thing poetry isn’t the only thing I got cooking.
In thinking about Greenwald’s move to substack, I’ll drop a big hint and say I’m enjoying LISTENING to Greenwald on Joe Rogan much more than reading his well-structured language-punches on substack.
Rogan is dealing with his own cancel-culture outrage storm after Alex Jones returned to his podcast a few days ago.
I recommend listening to all of it–Jones, Greenwald, even Kanye, and perhaps the most interesting podcast conversation of them all: Brian Muraresku talking about the religion with no name.
That link goes to Youtube, a despicable platform that should be avoided, if possible. That said, I strongly encourage anyone reading this to check out Muraresku’s work. It’s a fascinating, scholarly look at the use of mind-altering substances going back possibly as far as recorded history.
That conversation (joined by Graham Hancock) is a delightful contrast to the toxic garbage spewing geysers of bullshit in these final days of America’s democratic death watch.
Unfiltered conversations that go for an hour or two seems to be a popular way to go. I wonder if pairing that with a weekly review of RD headlines might be something RD readers would listen to?
Thoughts?