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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 19
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    Every single day I'm accused online of being a "grifter," presumably because I receive a modest crowdfunding income and payment for published articles. Yeah guys, I'm really rolling in the dough. Penthouse apartment, private jet, sports car, luxurious vacations: the works

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      1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 19
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        I also note that journalists who work for massive corporate conglomerates are never accused of being "grifters," even though they're exponentially less transparent about everything they do than I am -- from finances, to reporting methods, to their personal political views

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      2. Tim Pool‏Verified account @Timcast May 19
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        its the sign of no argument. They can't actually challenge your ideas so they accuse you of wrongdoing.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey May 19
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        I don't even know what they're supposed to be alleging half the time. I also note that well-heeled, contracted cable TV pundits are never accused of being "grifters"

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      1.  🕸 Frighteningly Friel  🕸‏ @AaronFriel May 19
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        Not all grifters are good at grifting, Michael

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      1. Chris Dupres  🇨🇦‏ @blaktron May 19
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        I don’t think they’re accusing of you being good at it, or anything. You are a pretty unconvincing con man, but you did get fired for inappropriate expenses from TYT, no?

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      1. Jessica Lubien‏ @LubienJessica May 19
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        Seriously, everyone needs to keep things in perspective. It is backlash from the truther community. Once we realized the severe and destructive greed of the elite, it became a sin yo make a buck. The fact is we need voices and making some money is for that is perfectly fine.

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      1. Mike jarrett‏ @politicaldittys May 19
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        This always baffles me, i mean people pay for newspapers, there is no difference between choosing to get a NYT subscription or choosing to chuck some money to someone you trust in the alt media in my opinion.

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      1. Sanskrit Sloke‏ @biglystoic May 19
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        Here's my $20. If it goes towards a yacht, I'm very happy because you deserve it

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      2. Mama Umami: Russian Asset w/sites and bots‏ @CherylDBryant May 19
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        The folks who toss around the word grifter remind me of those folks in high school who made up slang words and then bullied people with them. There is no there there. They have nothing, so they bastardize the meaning of the word grifter and try to impugn but it is hollow.

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      3. Jonathan Giardina‏ @gregariousbiped Aug 6
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        Jonathan Giardina Retweeted J•hn Pa•lill•

        For example: https://twitter.com/LoJiKuLJohn/status/1144827907317125120?s=19 … https://twitter.com/LoJiKuLJohn/status/1155880931229437955?s=19 … https://twitter.com/LoJiKuLJohn/status/1158121094005624832?s=19 … https://twitter.com/LoJiKuLJohn/status/1158055133298790401?s=19 … https://twitter.com/LoJiKuLJohn/status/1156697529146363905?s=19 … https://twitter.com/LoJiKuLJohn/status/1136399115896705024?s=19 … https://twitter.com/LoJiKuLJohn/status/1158121668302266368?s=19 …https://twitter.com/LoJiKuLJohn/status/1147728244038361088?s=19 …

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        One of the *doctors* here is @kksheld. She is a DPC grifter. What is DPC? Well let me tell you... https://twitter.com/lojikuljohn/status/1133147801712582656?s=21 …
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      1. Maurice Thinks‏ @MauriceThoughts May 19
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        Because being white, straight and now successful in America is a bad thing nowadays 👎🏻

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      1. ZimInSeattle  🥖& 🎪‏ @ZimInSeattle May 19
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        Thought that was you flying over in that G5 jet. 👍

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      1. Hal Strickland‏ @ThankGod4Karma May 19
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        I appreciate your work enormously, Michael. I regard you, @ggreenwald, @aaronjmate, and @SharylAttkisson to be the very best among the extremely few remaining genuine journalists in the USA. Keep doing what you’re doing! It is crucial, important, and very good, solid work! 👏

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      2. Jon Danziger‏ @jondanziger May 19
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        perhaps you are a very bad grifter

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      2. Price Blythe‏ @price1969blythe May 19
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        You're no Scott Dworkin or those two brothers whose house was raided in Florida by the feds, and rather than echoing the sentiments of Mcresistance clones in order to get them to part with their money, your arguments are intelligent.

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      3. Price Blythe‏ @price1969blythe May 22
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        Because of this: https://www.thedailybeast.com/cash-for-coalition-against-trump-going-into-consultants-pockets-instead …pic.twitter.com/teLMSViarc

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