System Update

Independent news by Glenn Greenwald.

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We are returning to @Substack!

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

We're very excited to be returning to @Substack after 3 great years of doing our live nightly show, System Update, on @rumblevideo.

I'm particularly happy to be getting back to written reporting and long investigations. We'll have our first up today.

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❗️ Larry and David Ellison's Skydance has a new co-CEO named Ynon Kreiz. In case you were wondering, he's a fanatical Israel supporter — just like their CBS 'news' chief, Bari Weiss:

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Is mob justice always wrong? What happens when public outrage becomes the only recourse left?

Glenn Greenwald warns against demanding punishments when guilt has not yet been determined:

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Is mob justice always wrong? What happens when public outrage becomes the only recourse left?

Glenn Greenwald warns against demanding punishments when guilt has not yet been determined:

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The mob would have you believe that rape allegations from a Cornell University student were ignored by the local district attorney, but that isn’t true.

In 2024, the D.A. said her sworn statement confirmed three facts: “Number one, nothing criminal took place. Number two, that she drank and used drugs willingly and consensually. And, number three, she had sex with multiple men consensually.”

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The mob would have you believe that rape allegations from a Cornell University student were ignored by the local district attorney, but that isn’t true.

In 2024, the D.A. said her sworn statement confirmed three facts: “Number one, nothing criminal took place. Number two, that she drank and used drugs willingly and consensually. And, number three, she had sex with multiple men consensually.”

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Trump and Obama, as well as their supporters, frequently voiced opposition to the Deep State, as @JohnKiriakou and @ggreenwald discuss:

But that doesn't matter, because there's a "permanent power faction in Washington that exists independent of and, in a way, stronger than, the democratic system."

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Trump and Obama, as well as their supporters, frequently voiced opposition to the Deep State, as @JohnKiriakou and @ggreenwald discuss:

But that doesn't matter, because there's a "permanent power faction in Washington that exists independent of and, in a way, stronger than, the democratic system."

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❗️Julian Assange is back — here's what that means:

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❗️Julian Assange is back — here's what that means:

[Julian Assange @JulianAssange]

I'm back.

[YourFavoriteGuy☭ @guychristensen_]

COOKED

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Last Thursday in Chicago, Glenn Greenwald received the Excellence in Journalism Award at this year's Integrity Media ceremony, hosted by @aaronjmate.

He also received Integrity's Courage in Journalism Award on behalf of the world's whistleblowers. Watch his acceptance speech here:

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Last Thursday in Chicago, Glenn Greenwald received the Excellence in Journalism Award at this year's Integrity Media ceremony, hosted by @aaronjmate.

He also received Integrity's Courage in Journalism Award on behalf of the world's whistleblowers. Watch his acceptance speech here:

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❌ When Norman Finkelstein was asked why he thought Hen Mazzig was “probably” a child killer, his rationale was simple: Mazzig is an Israeli propagandist.

As it turns out, that’s literally true. Mazzig was reportedly a foreign agent for Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs:

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❌ When Norman Finkelstein was asked why he thought Hen Mazzig was “probably” a child killer, his rationale was simple: Mazzig is an Israeli propagandist.

As it turns out, that’s literally true. Mazzig was reportedly a foreign agent for Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs:

[Piers Morgan Uncensored @PiersUncensored]

"Were you a propagandist for the Israeli army? That doesn't make you much different from Goebbels!"

Norman Finkelstein tells @HenMazzig he is a 'child killer' and compares him to the famous Nazi.

Full show out now👇

📺 https://t.co/iRes6TAsgw

@piersmorgan | @normfinkelstein

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‼️ When Glenn Greenwald asked Hen Mazzig on this @piersmorgan panel whether Mazzig had denied the famine in Gaza and Israel’s forced-starvation campaign, the Israeli propagandist framed himself as a humanitarian.

His publicly searchable posts frame him as a monstrous liar:

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‼️ When Glenn Greenwald asked Hen Mazzig on this @piersmorgan panel whether Mazzig had denied the famine in Gaza and Israel’s forced-starvation campaign, the Israeli propagandist framed himself as a humanitarian.

His publicly searchable posts frame him as a monstrous liar:

[Joe Colangelo @Itsjoeco]

The Abundance movement had a lifespan of a fruit fly.

Since writing this book LAST YEAR Ezra Klein has endorsed national rent control, curbs on the growth of heavy industry, and now a sort of forced handicapping of AI capabilities that's right out of Harrison Bergeron.

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"BOO-HOO!" Glenn Greenwald torches Ed Sheeran and his defenders on Piers Morgan's show:

"It's a little bit difficult to endure Ed Sheeran self-victimizing in this way, crying on stage, when you have in Gaza the HIGHEST NUMBER of child amputees ever! Those are the real victims."

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"BOO-HOO!" Glenn Greenwald torches Ed Sheeran and his defenders on Piers Morgan's show:

"It's a little bit difficult to endure Ed Sheeran self-victimizing in this way, crying on stage, when you have in Gaza the HIGHEST NUMBER of child amputees ever! Those are the real victims."

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The U.S. officially began its ALL-OUT WAR against Julian Assange and Wikileaks in 2008 — a campaign that was meant to scare Americans away from supporting his mission.

Glenn Greenwald on how the U.S. government manipulates Americans into waiving their constitutional rights: