{"id":64531,"date":"2022-12-25T08:42:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T13:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=64531"},"modified":"2022-12-25T08:42:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-25T13:42:04","slug":"the-twitter-files-clandestine-government-agency-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=64531","title":{"rendered":"THE TWITTER FILES: Clandestine Government Agency Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__Eyn7V\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__MEgbb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/twitter-files-clandestine-government-agency-edition\">THE TWITTER FILES: Clandestine Government Agency Edition<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__t4rGu\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__6iJOI NodeBody_container__hI8PI\">\n<p>After writing quite the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taibbi.substack.com\/p\/notes-on-a-friday-night\">pre-Christmas reflection<\/a>\u00a0Friday, night, Journalist Matt Taibbi has decided to grace us with a Christmas Eve edition of THE TWITTER FILES &#8211; which he says details &#8220;<strong>Twitter&#8217;s relationship to other government agencies &#8211; including some that don&#8217;t like to see their name in print much<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/twitter%20logo%201.jpg?itok=aLG_Fizr\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/twitter%20logo%201.jpg?itok=aLG_Fizr\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/twitter%20logo%201.jpg?itok=aLG_Fizr\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"e6568cb5-54fb-4654-80a4-6a94fe72ec50\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1606701399710257152&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Ftwitter-files-clandestine-government-agency-edition&amp;sessionId=9a8b984a4e615c79b216d9bfad1350d8e6244c10&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=a3525f077c700%3A1667415560940&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1606701399710257152\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>Continued;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. It didn\u2019t refute allegations. Instead, it decried \u201cconspiracy theorists\u201d publishing \u201cmisinformation,\u201d whose \u201csole aim\u201d is to \u201cdiscredit the agency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/FkwVP0IakAIqZmi.jpg?itok=mz_ZnMyG\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/FkwVP0IakAIqZmi.jpg?itok=mz_ZnMyG\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/FkwVP0IakAIqZmi.jpg?itok=mz_ZnMyG\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"72\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"f597f6f2-ae39-494b-b5c0-b6094329f43e\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.They must think us unambitious, if our \u201csole aim\u201d is to discredit the FBI. After all, a whole range of government agencies discredit themselves in the #TwitterFiles. Why stop with one?<\/p>\n<p>4.The files show the FBI acting as doorman to a vast program of social media surveillance and censorship, encompassing agencies across the federal government \u2013 from the State Department to the Pentagon to the CIA.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">5.The operation is far bigger than the reported 80 members of the Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF), which also facilitates requests from a wide array of smaller actors &#8211; from local cops to media to state governments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">6.Twitter had so much contact with so many agencies that executives lost track. Is today the DOD, and tomorrow the FBI? Is it the weekly call, or the monthly meeting? It was dizzying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/FkwV8wwaAAAMHv2.jpg?itok=fsHPKWR3\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/FkwV8wwaAAAMHv2.jpg?itok=fsHPKWR3\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/FkwV8wwaAAAMHv2.jpg?itok=fsHPKWR3\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"118\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"f8010989-ec51-4aaf-a1df-1700b9f3e327\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/FkwWAkbaAAABrlq.jpg?itok=6Z2wFRdn\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/FkwWAkbaAAABrlq.jpg?itok=6Z2wFRdn\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/FkwWAkbaAAABrlq.jpg?itok=6Z2wFRdn\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"114\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"77a0b60c-b6df-4b36-a524-0d3c768cd7a4\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">7.A chief end result was that thousands of official \u201creports\u201d flowed to Twitter from all over, through the FITF and the FBI\u2019s San Francisco field office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">8.On June 29th, 2020, San Francisco FBI agent Elvis Chan wrote to pair of Twitter execs asking if he could invite an \u201cOGA\u201d to an upcoming conference:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/FkwWfIFaUAATqx1.jpg?itok=OmD2pDNx\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/FkwWfIFaUAATqx1.jpg?itok=OmD2pDNx\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/FkwWfIFaUAATqx1.jpg?itok=OmD2pDNx\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"234\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"d7a4713b-cc38-4a7b-84a3-a08aa05bf2d3\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE TWITTER FILES: Clandestine Government Agency Edition After writing quite the\u00a0pre-Christmas reflection\u00a0Friday, night, Journalist Matt Taibbi has decided to grace us with a Christmas Eve edition of THE TWITTER FILES &#8211; which he says details &#8220;Twitter&#8217;s relationship to other government agencies &#8211; including some that don&#8217;t like to see their name in print much.&#8221; Continued; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[379,3733,819,827,834,843,4318],"class_list":["post-64531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-liberty","tag-government","tag-matt-taibbi","tag-twitter","tag-united-states","tag-us","tag-us-government","tag-zerohedge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64531"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64533,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64531\/revisions\/64533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}