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Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper watch the Sunday morning shows-- so you don't have to-- and report back on them Monday morning for our Monday Mournings segment.

Click here for the ad-free version of the episode, which helps independent journalists through the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/ad-free-biden-shills-for-oil-drills?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy *This week, we had tech issues during out international interview, so we had to reschedule for next week. Now enjoy your food groups.* Can you guess what eco-friendly-back-to-normal-Earth-loving-diplomatic Joe Biden is doing? That’s right! Reopening oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. We’re not saying Let’s Go Brandon, but we won’t yell at you if you say it in the comments. And while Joe and the Dems are doing bad things, at least their work is consequential. The Republicans are all in on their newest “futile and stupid gesture.” And it’s really “let’s”ing stupid. And if we weren’t already annoyed enough, we have Corporate Media’s next attempt to bury Substack and independent journalism. Are the “Substack Scaries” over? Or are we just beginning to take them down. Join us and we’ll topple Big Media together. It’s all this, and more, on this week’s episode of Useful Idiots. Check it out.

See the extended interview here: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/video-the-true-lies-of-russiagate?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= See the free episode here: https://youtu.be/begNExU_srA Adam Schiff says that anyone who lied about Russiagate or to Christopher Steele should be indicted. What a stand up guy! What integrity! Well, we should also look at Schiff in his Russiagate testimony...and in Congress...and on every news show he's spewed lies on. Maybe we could think of one more person who should be indicted.

See the extended interview here: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/video-the-true-lies-of-russiagate?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= See the free episode here: https://youtu.be/begNExU_srA Newsmax tool Eric Bolling can't hang when Big Bird announces he got vaccinated. Watch as the thicker-Fox-News-anchor loses his shit over puppets getting vaccinated against a deadly disease. And, from all of us at Useful Idiots, RIP Kermit.

Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper watch the Sunday morning shows-- so you don't have to-- and report back on them Monday morning for our Monday Mournings segment.

See the ad-free episode at http://usefulidiots.substack.com Your two favorite Russiagate addicts are back and feeling very vindicated. We watch as Adam Schiff, the Washington Post, and more slowly inch back their conspiracy theories. Now we’re just waiting for a resounding “Great job, Matt and Aaron!” Aaron Maté of The Grayzone’s Pushback has spent years putting in journalistic work to track down facts, read thick dossiers, and interview top suspects who were ignored by the entire US government and press. Now, he has answers. Our guess is that not many others on the left will be covering this one. So stick around with us and we’ll get to the bottom of it, the Useful Idiot way. Plus, Biden’s royal fart, Big Bird gets vaccinated, astronauts in diapers, and a tale of two penises: one terrible, one beautiful. It’s all this, and more, in this week’s episode of Useful Idiots. And stay tuned for the extended interview with Aaron on Monday. Why ads? Useful Idiots announced we’re donating a large portion of revenue to the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press to help independent journalists with things like legal fees. A couple ads means more money for them. But, to support them yourself and get an ad-free episode, subscribe today on substack.

See the full election coverage here: https://youtu.be/-XZFcMFouRE Subscribe for full episodes at http://usefulidiots.substack.com One demographic switch swung the election for republican Glenn Youngkin. Who are they, why'd they switch, and what does it mean for 2022?

Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper watch the Sunday morning shows-- so you don't have to-- and report back on them Monday morning

See the ad-free episode here: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/ad-free-election-night-wrap-up-wtf?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= This week, Taibbi went down to Virginia to get Useful Idiot boots on the ground for the crucial election. Let’s just say it didn’t go as planned for Dems. What does this mean for 2022? 2024? What caused the disastrous loss? Was it messaging? The candidate? Bernie and the progressives? In our election wrap up, we cover it all, and if you’re hankering for more election coverage, see the full live election special here: https://youtu.be/-XZFcMFouRE It’s a special election week edition of Useful Idiots. Check it out now. And for an ad-free episode that supports independent journalists, click here.

See the full election coverage here: https://youtu.be/-XZFcMFouRE Subscribe for full episodes at http://usefulidiots.substack.com Matt Taibbi went down to Virginia and got the scoop on why the Dems had such a bad night. Hear all his findings from our live election night special.

Click here for the latest episode: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/extended-interview-democracy-dies?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= Click here to see the full live show: https://youtu.be/YWKR3vqBg8c In 2017, The Young Turks celebrated a woman who proudly displayed FUCK TRUMP and sold bumper stickers to spread the message (by the way, so did we, that's awesome). But today, they talk about how mean and vulgar the Republicans are for saying Let's Go Brandon. WTF?

Click here for the latest episode: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/extended-interview-democracy-dies?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= Click here to see the full live show: https://youtu.be/YWKR3vqBg8c With Matt Taibbi's recent Substack article, the Let's Go Brandon debate has turned into an internet obsession. Watch the full episode to see the Young Turks' hypocritical response

Click here for the extended interview with David Sirota: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/extended-interview-democracy-dies?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= "It's not like Germany woke up in 1932 and was like 'Hey let's be Nazis!' It's a gradual process of disillusionment. Of insults. It's the governmental boot kicking people in the face over and over and over again." –David Sirota on the erosion of democracy

Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper watch the Sunday morning shows-- so you don'r have to-- and report back on them Monday morning

Subscribe at usefulidiots.substack.com for an ad-free listen and extended interview On this week’s show, award-winning journalist David Sirota justly rips Democrats for not only selling out the American people but for enabling Right Wing authoritarianism: “Democrats get elected promising to help people, promising various programs to directly help people. And then you get into power and you shield your corporate donors who don't want that change. You choose your corporate donors and you betray your promises to voters. What you're saying to voters is that democracy doesn't matter. And if you do that, there's going to be a lot of voters who say, ‘Look, I just voted for you. I just used democracy to put you in power. You're saying we got to get Donald Trump out of here because he's not helping people. I have to support you only because of democracy. You're proving to me that democracy doesn't matter.’" If Dems keep wasting their time in power, they’re going to stop holding power and push people into the arms of people like Trump, which is what happened in 2016. Listen to this interview with the exceptionally interesting, intelligent and prolific David Sirota, and then listen to Meltdown on Audible. Plus, Dems are cutting everything Dem voters want in their bill, and so much more vaccine debating. And don’t worry, there’s some poop stuff in here too. Heads up: this week, we have begun donating a large portion of our profits to the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press to help independent journalists in need. To help this, we’re starting ad reads this week. If you want to donate to indie media (and not have to hear ads), become a subscriber today to hear our chat with David about an important study about the Weimar Republic and the rise of Nazism. And NO we’re not comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s all this, and more, on the Halloween episode of Useful Idiots. Check it out.

See the latest episode here: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/extended-interview-the-bidens-author?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= CNN's Brian Stelter asks Clinton lawyer Marc Elias about the Durham indictment. But he forgets to mention that Elias is named in the indictment. ​​With the central player in the story on air, how does CNN cover that up? Hear two men who look like twin thumbs ignore the story live.

Matt Taibbi & Katie Halper watch the Sunday morning shows so you don't have to and so we can bring you the best and worst moments on Monday Mourning.

See extended interviews at http://usefulidiots.substack.com Facebook is changing its name. The reason? They’re not just a social media platform anymore. They’re so much more! Definitely not the reason? Distract and distance from a whistleblower scandal, rampant fake news issues, and an evil reputation. No, really, it has nothing to do with those things… Activist and writer Evan Greer, director of Fight for the Future, joins the Useful Idiots to discuss The Company Soon to Be Known As The Company Formerly Known As Facebook. We delve deep into the whistleblower’s findings, how Facebook has made free speech litigious, and its most recent laundry list of crimes against humanity. Plus what whistle blower Frances Haugen gets right and what she gets wrong. We think we found a guest more “absolutist” (whatever that means) about the First Amendment than Matt is. Evan asks the question: Can we see a world without Facebook? If the answer is yes, then it’s time to abolish it. Plus, a final word on Colin Powell and Joe Manchin obstructs the Carbon Offset Consideration Kickoff. Yeah, he’s a real COCK block. It’s all this, and more, on this week’s episode of Useful Idiots. Check it out. And stand by for the Substack-only episode in which Katie and Matt discuss potato chips and Evan discusses sex workers and the internet, which drops Monday.

See the latest episode here: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/extended-interview-the-bidens-author?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= Are we conspiracy theorists? According to the Washington Post's quiz, we might be. But you know who else is according to the quiz? The Washington Post. Watch as their own quiz contradicts their claims of Trump colluding with Russia. Who let this one through? See the full quiz at http://usefulidiots.substack.com

Click here to watch the full interview with "The Bidens" author: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/extended-interview-the-bidens-author?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= Hidden on Hunter Biden’s laptop is the line: “10 held by H for the big guy.” This, revealed in Ben Schreckinger’s new book The Bidens: Inside the First Family’s Fifty-Year Rise to Power, is found in an email detailing the equity breakdown for Hunter’s next venture. 10% held by Hunter for Joe Biden. As Matt puts it: “Theoretically, if it’s true that’s the biggest story in the world, right?” Ben Schreckinger agrees.

Matt Taibbi & Katie Halper watch the Sunday morning shows so you don't have to and so we can bring you the best and worst moments on Monday Mourning.

See the full interview at http://usefulidiots.substack.com “By the time Biden won the presidency, I was struggling to square what I was learning about the family's business dealings with the folksy image I had of him and his family. I just wanted to tell the story in full.” Author Ben Schreckinger dug up the history of a family dynasty and put it into his book The Bidens, which explores the Biden family, Joe’s childhood, weird Delaware loyalty politics, the shady business dealings of Joe’s brother Jim, his son Hunter and, of course, the 2020 laptop story. But what makes this book truly interesting? This tell-all book is inconvenient to both sides of the aisle because it’s just as critical of Trump, the Republicans, and even some Fox members (looking at you, Tucker). Schreckinger is an equal-opportunity offender, and that’s part of what makes The Bidens such a great book. As Matt Taibbi puts it: “This is reporting. This is what it looks like. I kinda forgot what it felt like. It’s a great book. And incriminating.” Watch for yourself. Can you get a handle on what’s actually going on in the family? Plus, drunk Kamala in space, Laura Ingraham’s kryptonite, and we take the Washington Post conspiracy quiz. It’s all this, and more, on this week’s episode of Useful Idiots. Check it out.

See the full debate here: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/matt-taibbi-vs-bill-maher?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= The Taibbi vs Maher Russiagate Debate leads into another fight: Aaron Maté’s debate with Michael Isikoff on Russiagate and Assanggge. It’s a fiery standoff that comes with a warning: you might get caught in the crossfire. So pick your sides: The Useful Idiots and Maté or Maher and Isikoff. It’s a showdown.

See Matt's full response here: https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/matt-taibbi-vs-bill-maher?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= Bill gave Matt a list of questions before the show. Then, live on air, he hit him with everything else. Today, Matt rehashes the debate and says everything Bill wouldn’t let him say. With the help of our time-traveling friends at the Vanguard, it’s “Redux Time with Matt and Katie.” The debate: Russiagate. Bill believes it all. Matt calls BS. Everyone’s coming out firing.

See the full interview at https://usefulidiots.substack.com/p/extended-interview-americas-most?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source= Josiah Zayner is NOT anti-vaccine (he literally made one and took it). He IS against how we produce and distribute them. Big pharma companies have gotten vaccine patents, allowing them to raise prices and prohibit other countries from producing vaccines themselves. And the US government has let it all happen. It's greedy, dumb, and as Josiah would say, "just gross." Hear Josiah's plan for a cheaper, easier, more inclusive vaccine.