Matt here. As someone that’s been the subject of death threats, and whose wife and kids have been the subject to the same treatment, by Carlson’s army of trolls (mine at the hands of Carlson’s Daily Caller), I can relate to this piece 100%.
The club is not that exclusive, really
The club is not that exclusive, really
Like @laurenduca, the month following @peterjhasson’s hit job was one of the worst of my life, getting anti-Semitic death threats and our address all over the Daily Caller comment section, with the site allowing them to stay up for 5 days after reported. 
Luckily, I had a community behind me in Sleeping Giants, who backed me up during this awful time, but not everyone is lucky enough to have that luxury.
Carlson’s goal is to shut you up if he doesn’t like what you say or do and he has an army to do his bidding.
Carlson’s goal is to shut you up if he doesn’t like what you say or do and he has an army to do his bidding.
I was very vocal about people not protesting Carlson at his home, as what he put my family through was truly frightening and I wouldn’t want it to happen to anyone.
But he is very aware of his platform and is willing to use it to shut down others like @wkamaubell & @laurenduca.
But he is very aware of his platform and is willing to use it to shut down others like @wkamaubell & @laurenduca.
Carlson’s work when he resorts to these tactics is not “journalism,” it is terrorism by another name.
And everyone, including the journalists that often cover for him, need to call it out more often than they do.
Thanks to Lauren for writing about this.
And everyone, including the journalists that often cover for him, need to call it out more often than they do.
Thanks to Lauren for writing about this.
