Today’s news of the IRS raiding the home of journalist Matt Taibbi is just the latest example of how Big Tech and the Democrats are working together to silence conservatives. On March 9, 2021, the very same day Taibbi testified before the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, federal agents were sent to his house in New Jersey.
In response, Representative Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) wrote a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and the IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel demanding an explanation for the raid. According to the letter, the IRS told Taibbi that both his 2018 and 2021 tax filings were requested due to “concerns over identity theft.”
At the hearing, Taibbi was questioned by Democrats Stacey Plaskett (D., Virgin Islands) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D., Fl.). Plaskett referred to Taibbi as a “so-called journalist” and repeatedly insisted that there was no “real evidence” publicized in the Twitter Files showing coordination between the federal government and the social-media platform. Wasserman Schultz also questioned Taibbi’s objectivity as a conservative witness.
The Twitter Files, which Taibbi recently released, revealed that the social-media company had established a “Censorship-Industrial Complex” whereby agencies such as the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and NGOs including the Atlantic Council and National Endowment for Democracy regularly consulted with the social-media platform in an effort to censor or downplay posts they found objectionable.
8. But the bulk of censorship requests didn’t come from government directly.
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) March 9, 2023
This incident serves as a clear example of the Big Tech and Democrats working together to stifle free expression. This government abuse and Big Tech censorship of conservatives is a direct violation of our civil liberties and our right to free speech.
We need to stand up and fight back against this type of government abuse and Big Tech censorship. We need to make our voices heard and let the government know that we will not stand for this kind of blatant disregard for freedom of speech.
It’s time for the government to take action and protect the civil liberties of all citizens, regardless of their political beliefs. We need to take a stand and demand that our right to free speech be respected. We can no longer sit idly by while our civil liberties are being trampled upon. We must continue to speak out and fight back against government abuse, Democrats’ corruption, and Big Tech censorship of conservatives.