emptywheel

Abundant posts about civil liberties, national security, and US legal cases. Full-length posts at emptywheel.net. Warning: High propensity for potty-mouthed outbursts on TV.

Immigrant to Ireland (I married well). Find me in Limerick.

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2024-11-04 22:36:27 UTC

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Thanks! This is exciting. You're arguing that Merrick Garland should have impounded texts destroyed months earlier. And you're doing slobbering PR for Bill Barr, who killed those charges. @npub1zd8…tgmp @npub1qz5…u6g4 @npub1ezw…6sxs

2024-11-04 20:45:51 UTC

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By "Garland" you mean, "holy hell I couldn't figure out how to spell Jeffrey Rosen." @npub1zd8…tgmp @npub1qz5…u6g4 @npub1ezw…6sxs

2024-11-01 12:02:45 UTC

Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/11/01/elon-musks-machine-for-fascism-a-one-stop-shop-for-disinformation-and-violence/

2024-10-29 09:38:50 UTC

Jeff Bezos' Manifesto of Impotence
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/29/jeff-bezos-manifesto-of-impotence/

2024-10-21 22:08:43 UTC

Kamala Harris against Despair
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/21/kamala-harris-against-despair/

2024-10-20 09:45:49 UTC

How to Read the Immunity Appendix
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/20/how-to-read-the-immunity-appendix/

2024-10-19 00:01:43 UTC

Trump's GOP Is Running on a Platform of Freeing Seditionists and Cop Assailants
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/18/trumps-gop-is-running-on-a-platform-of-freeing-seditionists-and-cop-assailants/

2024-10-13 11:29:43 UTC

Machine for Fascism: The Two Stephens
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/13/machine-for-fascism-the-two-stephens/

2024-10-10 11:08:18 UTC

Putin Has Convinced Trump He's Keeping Trump's Weakness Secret
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/10/donald-trump-bednurse-to-vladimir-putin/

2024-10-08 14:52:28 UTC

As Russia Overtly Helps Trump Get Elected, Trump Continues to Check in with Vladimir Putin
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/08/as-russia-overtly-helps-trump-get-elected-trump-continues-to-check-in-with-vladimir-putin/

2024-10-08 12:28:56 UTC

Disaster Disinformation Is This Year's John Podesta Emails
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/08/disaster-disinformation-is-this-years-john-podesta-emails/

2024-10-06 14:27:20 UTC

All Hell Is Going to Break Loose: Maybe Jack Smith Did Precisely What Elie Honig Claims He Didn't
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/06/all-hell-is-going-to-break-loose-maybe-jack-smith-did-precisely-what-elie-honig-claims-he-didnt/

2024-10-03 11:36:07 UTC

John Roberts' Sordid Legacy: 14 Pages of Mean Tweets
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/03/john-roberts-sordid-legacy-14-pages-of-mean-tweets/

2024-09-30 12:16:30 UTC

As Kamala Harris Passes the Two-Thirds Mark, Trump Adopts Apocalyptic Language
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/30/as-kamala-harris-passes-the-two-thirds-mark-trump-adopts-apocalyptic-language/

2024-09-25 13:29:17 UTC

Don't Make the Same Mistake with Iran that Denialists Made with Russia
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/25/dont-make-the-same-mistake-with-iran-that-denialists-made-with-russia/

2024-09-22 09:07:08 UTC

Trump Will Stage an Emergency to Ban Jack Smith's Book Report
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/22/trump-will-stage-an-emergency-to-ban-jack-smiths-book-report/

2024-09-17 21:35:10 UTC

J.D. Vance’s Admission Shouldn’t Shock You—They’ve Done This for Years
https://newrepublic.com/article/185992/jd-vance-springfield-ohio-spread-lies-haitians

2024-09-14 14:57:25 UTC

The Laura Loomer Problem Is the Same as the Vladimir Putin Problem
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/14/the-laura-loomer-problem-is-the-same-as-the-vladimir-putin-problem/

2024-09-11 10:02:05 UTC

Kamala Harris, Protagonist
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/11/kamala-harris-protagonist/

2024-09-10 13:07:15 UTC

Whatever Happens with the Debate, Kamala Harris' Campaign Is Not Yet Half Done
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/10/whatever-happens-with-the-debate-kamala-harris-campaign-is-not-yet-half-done/

2024-09-04 22:05:12 UTC

Don Jr's Online Buddies Allegedly Demand $5 Million from Russian Shell Companies to Say Nice Things about His Daddy
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/04/don-jrs-online-buddies-allegedly-demand-5-million-from-russian-shell-companies-to-say-nice-things-about-his-daddy/

2024-09-02 12:54:19 UTC

The Soft Bigotry of No Expectations on Trump
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/02/the-soft-bigotry-of-no-expectations-on-trump/

2024-09-01 12:30:25 UTC

There Are No Backsies on Dobbs
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/09/01/there-are-no-backsies-on-dobbs/

2024-08-31 10:11:34 UTC

Trump Wants to Hide His Attempt to Assassinate Mike Pence from Voters
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/31/trump-wants-to-hide-his-attempt-to-assassinate-mike-pence-from-voters/

2024-08-29 16:45:31 UTC

ABC Treats Kamala's 21-Year Old Misstatement about Prosecutions as News but Not Trump's Daily Lies about His Own Crimes
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/29/abc-treats-kamalas-21-year-old-misstatement-about-prosecutions-as-news-but-not-trumps-daily-lies-about-his-own-crimes/

2024-08-28 12:38:28 UTC

The Superseding Trump Indictment Is about Obstruction as Much as Immunity
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/28/the-superseding-trump-indictment-is-about-obstruction-as-much-as-immunity/

2024-08-27 07:27:16 UTC

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But you did comply? I'm trying to understand whether this is just a law to use when someone's encryption causes a real problem.

2024-08-26 12:56:05 UTC

The Proud Boys' Reliance on Telegram Didn't Save Them, But It Thwarted Preventing the Attack
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/26/the-proud-boys-reliance-on-telegram-didnt-save-them-but-it-thwarted-preventing-the-attack/

2024-08-15 12:53:53 UTC

The Saudi Payments to Trump Are More Important than the Suspected Egyptian One
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/15/the-saudi-payments-to-trump-are-more-important-than-the-suspected-egyptian-one/

2024-08-12 17:45:44 UTC

Elon Musk's Machine for Political Violence
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/12/elon-musks-machine-for-political-violence/

2024-08-11 12:02:38 UTC

The Trump Hack Could Extend Far Beyond a Hack-and-Leak
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/08/11/the-trump-hack-could-extend-far-beyond-a-hack-and-leak/

2024-07-31 22:09:07 UTC

Trump Aborts Interview after Smart Black Women Ask Tough Questions
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/07/31/trump-aborts-interview-after-smart-black-women-ask-tough-questions/