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Matt Taibbi's lawsuit is stupid and embarrassing

The liberal-turned-conservative pundit's century of humiliation continues.

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Carl Beijer
Dec 30, 2025
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Conservative journalist Matt Taibbi has filed a defamation lawsuit against Eoin Higgins over his book Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left. I am sorely tempted to file and amicus brief in support of Higgins, in part because I think Taibbi is being a bully and I hate bullies,…

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