Thread by @aaronjmate

I want to thank voices who not only covered but also criticized the McCarthyite TYT smear campaign against me & @jimmy_dore. To my surprise, more established lefty voices stayed silent. I appreciate @jacksonhinklle @vanguard_pod @LeeCamp @HardLensMedia for filling the void.

The fact that the US just bombed Syria & US troops are occupying it (along with imposing murderous sanctions) should underscore that it's derelict for left media to avoid it -- & avoid speaking out when those who do cover it are slandered for challenging the establishment line.

And the fact that no one took seriously the weaponization of MeToo to slander Jimmy (and cover-up for the slander of me) -- for a joke that he apologized for 7 years ago -- doesn't mean that it wasn't shameful, and worthy of condemnation. TYT's behavior shouldn't be tolerated.

Forgot to thank @kthalps, one of the first to defend me & cover it.

Anybody who describes this affair as leftist media "drama", and thus worthy of ignoring, is being disingenuous. There's no drama, and there's no feud. There was a McCarthyite smear campaign that got increasingly unhinged, no doubt abetted by people who refused to call it out.

thanks @RaniaKhalek @kgosztola @richimedhurst @mtaibbi @ggreenwald and anyone else I forgot.