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@Οἶδα thanks. My reasoning for noting History as "redundant" and restructuring the section was that these entries below seem more appropriate under the Racket News section, which is present and active, rather than historical in context, as you said. Can I make another change to these paragraphs without adjusting other parts of History? Or help me understand why these would be historical? Thank you-

On August 12, 2022, the podcast America This Week was added to TK news. It is a weekly national news wrap-up with Taibbi and Walter Kirn, novelist and literary critic, that is released on Fridays. A transcript of the podcast is also published at Racket News. It is also available on Apple Podcasts.

Taibbi is one of the most popular writers on Substack and earns much more from the platform than he did writing for Rolling Stone. Yachtahead (talk) 19:33, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Yachtahead. Thanks for the message. I reverted your edit as it removed context of when Taibbi moved away from Rolling Stone. This is clearly necessary information and is mentioned in the lead. If I were to read your revision[1] I would have no way of knowing when that shift happened. Considering I reverted your entire edit, I have now restored the restructuring. If there is anything else you would like to adjust go ahead. Οἶδα (talk) 21:00, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Οἶδα thank you. Yes i had simply copied that up to the Self-publishing section, as part of his transition from Rolling Stone to his independent efforts. Looks very good now, many thanks! Yachtahead (talk) 20:02, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Of course! Thank you. Οἶδα (talk) 04:09, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Former Soviet Union"

I would de-emphasize that. He never set foot in the Soviet Union as far as I can tell. He spent time in countries that had been part of the USSR, but those countries still exist and they still were once part of the USSR, but we wouldn't describe someone today as working in the former Soviet Union. Ealtram (talk) 16:39, 1 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. 2A00:23C8:5304:F501:B132:E3BE:45FF:64D6 (talk) 12:20, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well I believe I originally phrased it that way to encompass the fact that it wasn't just Russia, it was also Uzbekistan and the former satellite state of Mongolia. I agree that it should be de-emphasized though. However, as far as "never set foot in" goes, Taibbi studied at Leningrad Polytechnical Institute when he was 20 years old, which would have been the Soviet Union, with Taibbi himself even calling it "the waning days of the Soviet empire". Οἶδα (talk) 20:56, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong chronological order of career

His career sections starts out with his stint in Uzbekistan, but he started in Russia. It should start with Russia. 2A00:23C8:5304:F501:B132:E3BE:45FF:64D6 (talk) 12:03, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Οἶδα (talk) 22:48, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I added much-needed context from The eXile book and tidied up the sourcing because his early career is a bit confusing. He moved back and forth from America to the former Soviet Union many times, taking and re-taking jobs. Hope that helped. Οἶδα (talk) 22:13, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

history russia

sorry folks, no idea how I should be formatting this but why does his having had an affair with a married woman fit in here? it wasn't a career move; it didn't affect his career (at least not in this paragraph). was it inserted by someone involved in the matter? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.186.137.207 (talk) 15:06, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Taibbi himself openly discussed it in The eXile book. And no I am not involved in "the matter" lol, so I'll ignore that charge. You are correct that it is not fully confined within the scope of the existing heading "Career". Though, as I referenced above, the timeline of his early career is a bit confusing and he directly attributed his back-and-forth career moves to this relationship. So your assessment that "it didn't affect his career" is not completely accurate. Οἶδα (talk) 21:41, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]