Sometimes a Twitter slam is just so good that we just have to tell you about it, and this short exchange between Matt Taibbi and Aaron Rupar is one of them.
Self-described ‘journalist’ Aaron Rupar attempted to dunk on Matt Taibbi and his work with the Twitter Files.
Rupar wisecracked that he was sure the Twitter Files people would be on top of a completely unrelated story about Trump allegedly pressuring Disney to do something about Jimmy Kimmel making fun of him. He then tagged Matt Taibbi in the tweet to complete his sick burn.
Taibbi responded by dropping a linguistic Little Boy on Rupar’s account.
Aaron, have you ever done any original reporting in your life? Like even once? Used the phone for anything beyond Uber Eats? I'll answer criticism from a peer. You repost videos. https://t.co/vvaLLRkvD8
— Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) February 27, 2023
Dang, son! Taibbi wasn’t having it. LOL.
Rupar’s entire journalistic career reduced to rubble in a single tweet. Ouch.
— Gordon Kushner (@Gordon_Kushner) February 27, 2023
Kaboom, indeed.
Hey! Aaron *earned* his Urban Dictionary entry! pic.twitter.com/VUcemKT47R
— Ultra Silky Calvin 🇺🇸🐶🏒 🎶 (@shoveitjack) February 27, 2023
Yeah, he dead. LOL.
For those who don’t remember, Aaron Rupar’s name earned it’s own entry in the Urban Dictionary:
rupar
To lie with impunity; a brazen statement with a focus on misleading, usually with intention of a predetermined outcome.
The presidential candidate rupar’d before stealing the election. Now the few citizens that actually favored him suffer extreme voter-remorse.
— George Wept (@GeorgeWept) February 27, 2023
‘Fatality!’
Chasing down Mitt Romney for a self-flagellatory quote denouncing the Republican assistant interim deputy dog-catcher in Hooterville, Iowa counts!
— Allan (@AllanRicharz) February 27, 2023
We’ll consider it … no.
— NotYourJewishMom (@CaffMomREDACTED) February 27, 2023
‘We’re sorry, Kermit, this is Uber Eats, can you put Aaron on?’
Taibbi should be arrested for murder for doing this to Rupar. https://t.co/6mcDreZ1Ft
— Jeff Charles, A Respectful Anarchist🏴 (@jeffcharlesjr) February 27, 2023
It’s an open and shut case, to be honest.
Do you have any idea how hard it is to scan other people’s posts, hit screen record, and then edit it down further???
— PCEM Smittie GE.D (@smittie61984) February 27, 2023
We’re guessing the real challenge is clipping them just perfectly to take them out of context.
Never forget pic.twitter.com/Iq2xqnzorC
— Alfie Solomons (@youre_justben) February 27, 2023
Bwahaha!
#NEVER4GET pic.twitter.com/SM5oj0IpCy
— President Dr RollerGator MVIP PhD (@drrollergator) February 27, 2023
‘Stolen valor’!!! We are dying over here! LOL.
— Nick Koutsobinas (@nickkoutsobinas) February 27, 2023
Slam. Dunk.
Looks like Uber Eats is off the menu tonight, he's eating this ratio.
— ΓIM (@OP6A_) February 27, 2023
It is delicious though. LOL.
Murder in 4K https://t.co/l9cwU1eMHW
— Jon 🔬 (@JonnyMicro) February 27, 2023
Just a reminder that this site is still free, if you want it to be.
Aaron Rupar is one of those guys who could only be improved by being replaced with AI. https://t.co/phcvKWzSVz
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) February 27, 2023
Fine. We’ll run it by ChatGPT …
‘Write a tweet about Twitter Files in the style of Aaron Rupar.’
‘Just saw the latest #TwitterFiles leak and it’s clear that social media giants like @Twitter are more interested in protecting their bottom line than they are in protecting users’ privacy. The public deserves transparency and accountability! #TechIndustry #Privacy’
Whoa! He’s right!
https://t.co/BMD484cdRo pic.twitter.com/wuZWj5H3zc
— Rollscannardly (@rollscannardly) February 27, 2023
LOLOLOL!
Best burn of the day🔥https://t.co/3RiWrzsqDu
— Terry Van Loon (@terrybythebay) February 27, 2023
It really was.
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