Katie f'n Phang!

[kentuck]

She did what nobody else dared to do. She challenged Todd Blanche for illegally not following the Epstein Transparency Act. The Judge agreed with her in a 48-page ruling.

She is no Big Media name. She is an independent journalist. She argued that she had standing as a journalist and she could not do her job if the Epstein files, redacted and unredacted, were not released to the public.

She deserves our thanks and appreciation for a job very well done. The DOJ has until Tuesday to decide what they are going to do? They have been breaking the law since December of last year. The Court has ruled against them.

Katie Phang rules the day!

[wcmagumba]

1. Trump's DOJ is just going to ignore the court orders as they always do...lawless POSs that they are...

[QueerDuck]

2. Fantastic news! Congrats to Katie! --- When are we likely to see the files?

Has anyone spoken about a realistic timeline? Or will this be "appealed" multiple times to the USSC?

[Lovie777]

3. K & R...................

[senseandsensibility]

4. MSNOW made a big mistake when they let her go

and kept Katy Tur.

[Deuxcents]

7. Agree. I think Katie Phang will follow up on the results she wanting until she gets all of them. That's who she is

Would be great if other journalists would be inspired and start digging for info..lots of it out there

[Starbeach]

31. Where to find Katie

Katie has a YouTube channel and a Substack site. She's also part of the Meidas Network.

Please support her!!

[JPK]

42. This... NT

[JPK]

41. Katie is a leopard

And she will eat Todd's face.

[Bev54]

37. For sure! I don't even watch it anymore, haven't since the 2024 election

It is great to find good independent sites, including Katie's I don't watch any US news anymore just independents, Canadian News and BBC.

[OhioTim]

40. They Let Some Good People Go

and kept some dopes!

[Celerity]

47. "... [O]bviously my departure from MSNBC, mainstream media, traditional legacy media... clearly, it wasn't linked to the

Charlie Kirk stuff, because I left MS as of May 1st. But it was linked to this idea of having corporate oligarchs and corporate overlords that were overly concerned about your tone and about your content.

And it really was a direct result of, after Trump taking office, the FCC Chair, Brendan Carr, as y'all will remember, he was sending threatening letters to NBC, ABC, CBS, the parent companies, Comcast, Paramount, et cetera, Disney, um, saying, 'Look, I need to know all of the details about your DEI policies. I need to know everything about your woke policies and programs.'

I mean, he made it very clear that he was going to do stuff like he just did in that CBS-Paramount settlement where, not only was it, you know, the $15-16 million dollars, but if you'll recall, for that merger between Skydance and Paramount, now there's a 'ombudsman,' a monitor, that looks at the programming to make sure that it's, quote, fair, and we all know what that means, right? ...

So, for me to be able to be in independent media, like we are here ... we have to be able to speak unabashedly and frame things in the truth. And part of that is saying the hard things out loud. Talking about these executive orders, and saying that it is in the pursuit of cleansing this country of minorities. I could not have gotten away with saying that if I was on mainstream media, Mike. I would have gotten in a lot of trouble. I was already getting into trouble with some of the things I was saying about convicted felon Donald Trump."

Popok said, "I'll say it, since you're not going to: Everybody that got canned from MSNBC was a person of color... Why is it only the Asian and Black people that end up being shown the door?" Phang said, "I think it's more about tone, about attitude, about forcefulness, urgency, exigency of messaging...and again that was the coincidence of who we were, our backgrounds, our races, et cetera."

[Uncle Joe]

5. Kicked and recommended

Thanks for the thread kentuck

[Just Jerome]

6. She and others

show promise of competent professional news media for the future.

Y’know—— journalism.

[Escape]

8. Wonder what charges..

the Trump felons will try to file against her?

[FakeNoose]

9. She also has a law degree and 20 years' experience as a legal analyst for NBC and MSNBC

That makes her one smart cookie!

Wiki link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Phang

[kentuck]

10. No doubt about that!

She's a sharp cookie!

[H2O Man]

32. She is outstanding.

I do not think it is accurate that she has 20 years with NBC/MSNBC, though. She was with Fox for some time, though that was not a good fit for her.

[FakeNoose]

33. Correct, I was going by the Wikipedia story that says she was hired in 2005

But she has worked for others besides NBC and MSNBC.

[H2O Man]

34. If memory serves

me correctly -- which it does less frequently these days! -- she often appeared on Greta something or another's show. And she didn't strike me as a Fox-ite. I was glad to see her go to NBC/MSNBC, though these days I favor her podcast.

[erronis]

11. I'm not sure we need to use the 'f' word as a symbol of excellence.

But I totally agree with the sentiment!

[kentuck]

12. It was either that or ALL CAPS...

[erronis]

16. I totally understood.

And I'm glad you didn't mind my comment.

Having worked with a lot of ex-military, I'm pretty used to it also used as an interjection for just about anything.

[Blue Owl]

14. I've seen it used in both a positive and negative connotation

I think in this case, Kentuck meant the opposite of say, something like “Ted Fucking Cruz”…..

[erronis]

18. Thanks, and understood.

[rampartd]

38. "john fing wayne" kind of a general superlative.

translate to trumpian = "like nobody has ever seen"

[mokeyz]

27. her friends call her that

as Mary Trump told us because I think it’s Katy’s favorite word. 😂

[canetoad]

13. Kick

She's a terrier! (In a good way)

[DoBW]

15. tough nut

get 'em, girl

[warmfeet]

17. Good luck. NT

[ashredux]

19. He'll send ICE after her....

[Alice Kramden]

20. Kudos to Katie Phang

Our country needs this kind of accountability

[The Madcap]

21. Katie, stay away from windows

and dark rural roads until this is over. There is no need to give the fascists a way out.

[malaise]

22. Here's a good video with Katie - huge win

https://www.youtube.com/live/N09vPH0DkO8

[surfered]

23. Not sure if she is still an analyst with MSNow

[niyad]

24. Praying for her safety and well-being.

[Upthevibe]

25. kentuck.............

Thanks for posting......

She's great! I've watch her on YouTube.

[swong19104]

26. Hope she doesn't get Kirked

That was the claim for his assassination: his insistence in opening up Epstein files.

[La Coliniere]

28. We need many more truth seekers like her.

Kudos to Katie Phang for showing us what true journalistic integrity looks like. A very brave professional.

[SouthBayDem]

29. Haven't seen the video yet but

did Blanche really agree to an interview with Phang?

Wild how right wingers accept interview invitations thinking they could outsmart Jon Stewart, Mehdi Hasan or an MSNOW host.

[multigraincracker]

30. I love strong women.

She did what no man dared to do.

[Faux pas]

35. She is

a Shero Warrior.

[orthoclad]

36. It's up to enforcement now.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

39. I am enjoying watching this litigation

[JPK]

43. I still watch MS Now

Because it is the most easily available liberal news channel on cable/streaming. I do wonder sometimes their decisions on their recent line up rearrangement but I still watch. I am also subscribed to the Midas Touch network. Ben gets a little carried away with his headlines but the content is still excellent. Many great people there, Legal AF, Adam Mockler, Katie, etc.

[peggysue2]

44. The girl did good!

Not only is Katie Phang an independent journalist, she's considered a damn fine lawyer. You can bet every detail in Katie Phang's lawsuit was solid and double checked for accuracy, unlike the reportedly sloppy presentations and documents coming out of the current DOJ.

She killed it. Her arguments held the day, and now the ball is in DOJ's court.

[rambler68]

45. Katie f'n Phang

Please “Sir” release all the files so we all can see the thousands of references to your complete exoneration.

[iluvtennis]

46. Brava Katie f'n Phang.

Miss her on MSNBC.

[spudspud]

48. She's an outstanding LAWYER as well, not just a good journalist.

MS Now (n Later) were fools for firing her.