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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Jun 2021

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Matt Taibbi

    This makes no sense. Fox has a tremendous power over the GOP, which controls a majority of state governments. Look at al the anti-CRT laws and voter rights rollback. And even as minority party in congress, GOP has tremendous power to block.https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1400551227159613443 …

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    Matt TaibbiVerified account @mtaibbi
    Replying to @MattMcDermott20 @BuddyGoldenDog
    Fox is one channel that no longer represents real institutional political influence in this country anymore. The financial/educational/political elite with all the power is on the other side, and I think they’re the people to be worrying about.
    7:32 AM - 4 Jun 2021
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      2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Jun 2021

        Jeet Heer Retweeted Matt Taibbi

        Beyond congress & state governments, beyond all the GOP billionaires & Wall Street types, there are also the courts. Countless GOP appointed judges, not a few of whom (Alito, Thomas) are Fox-heads.https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1400551227159613443 …

        Jeet Heer added,

        Matt TaibbiVerified account @mtaibbi
        Replying to @MattMcDermott20 @BuddyGoldenDog
        Fox is one channel that no longer represents real institutional political influence in this country anymore. The financial/educational/political elite with all the power is on the other side, and I think they’re the people to be worrying about.
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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 4 Jun 2021

        Anyways, compare and contrast.pic.twitter.com/RmGndWsnx7

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      2. Pradheep J. Shanker‏ @Neoavatara 4 Jun 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Fox definitely has power...but their power is definitely also waning. The two things are not mutually exclusive.

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      3. One More Josh‏ @JoshZ2012 4 Jun 2021
        Replying to @Neoavatara

        If their power over the GOP is waning that's only because they're losing market share to OAN and Alex Jones. It's not reasonable to imply that as they wane something sane and responsible is replacing them.

        0 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
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      1. Positada‏ @Positada 4 Jun 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        wait, are you suggesting Mr. Taibbi may be arguing in bad faith?

        0 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
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      2. Repeal2A‏ @elsbet 4 Jun 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Of course it makes no sense. But it's bought and paid for so he will say it and write it dutifully.

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      3.  ⚡️vaxxed up/masked up ⚡️‏ @the_brainbolt 4 Jun 2021
        Replying to @elsbet @HeerJeet

        What happened to Taibbi? Seriously? I had to read his post three times to make sure my eyes weren’t lying to me. “FOX has not power”—is he on drugs?

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      2. Smelodies‏ @SmelOdiesOG 4 Jun 2021
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        Any theory on why the left wing thought leaders of Trump-Russia denialism seem to have “lost the plot” at about the same time, Jeet?

        3 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Sensational Gus‏ @sensational_gus 4 Jun 2021
        Replying to @SmelOdiesOG @HeerJeet

        The most generous reading is that they are basic contrarians who must prove their bona fides by railing against whomever is in charge. But that reading falls apart when you realize they also near-exclusively criticize Dems when they’re in the minority, as well.

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      1. Tom Humphries‏ @teejayhumphries 4 Jun 2021
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        Two exhibits, submitted without comment: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/roger-ailes-was-one-of-the-worst-americans-ever-111156/ …pic.twitter.com/OCTveQShoi

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