Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Matt Taibbi testimony on Quiet Skies

@scruffyleon7383
Thanks Matt Taibbi for telling the truth and giving explicit examples. It is time for our Government to honor and obey our Constitution.

@Michael-bm2ll
An actual journalist, holy shit.

@1980sKidRick
Courage is so rare. Thanks Matt Taibbi and Senator Paul.

@darrenmiller6927
I see Matt Taibbi as a national hero for the Twitter Files alone. Here is more fire journalism. Certainly one of the greatest journalists of this century. Tulsi Gabbard is also a national hero. Great work Matt. Thank you for your service Tulsi, Matt, and Rand Paul.

@Soundheat-ix2el
❤❤❤ Jesus protect and bless those that seek truth righteousness and justice…❤❤❤

@WhiteBoyFall25
Hmmm lemme guess. Millions on hearings. No one goes to jail.

@sokit2em
they always have selective amnesia when being questioned on their own bs

@Gotcha6
Brutal!!! πŸ‘πŸ˜Œ
Best wishes to all decent Americans,
_from Prague, Czech republic! πŸ‡¨πŸ‡ΏπŸ—½πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

@Jeremy-e3w9i
Embarrassing the amount of BS we are all 'just ok with' since the Patriot act... spineless yet driven by emotion in all the wrong waysπŸ™



FORBES: During a congressional hearing, significant concerns were raised about government overreach and surveillance programs under the Biden administration. The discussion focused on the now-discontinued TSA program "Quiet Skies," which was described as a $200 million-a-year "no-fly" list initiative that spied on American citizens at airports, monitoring their travel and habits without ever leading to an arrest or thwarting a terrorist act.

Witnesses, including investigative reporter Matt Taibbi, testified that such programs represent a fundamental betrayal of the Fourth Amendment, where citizens are treated as suspects without predication. The hearing also highlighted issues of censorship, with allegations that government agencies like the FBI and CISA partnered with social media companies to suppress constitutionally protected speech.

A central critique was that the government's intent has shifted towards mass data collection on innocent people, reversing the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" and creating an environment where oversight is circumvented and whistleblowers are essential to uncovering abuses.