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Was Bartering Venezuelans Always the Plan?
The 252 men that El Salvador just returned to Venezuela were used as barter in a three-country trade. Was that always the plan?

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Tulsi Gabbard Accuses Kash Patel of Covering Up for the Obama Deep State
Tulsi Gabbard has spun a wild tale of politicized intelligence that got Trump's rubes good and frothy but crumbles under the least scrutiny. But let's pretend they're true. If so, Pam Bondi must fire and criminally prosecute Kash Patel.

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Fridays with Nicole Sandler
We talked about Jeffrey Epstein and Emil Bove, and a bit about Emil Bove's role in the Jeffrey Epstein interference.

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Pam Bondi Reportedly Created 1,000 Witnesses to the Jeffrey Epstein File
In her bid to politicize the search for Jeffrey Epstein files, Pam Bondi created one thousand witnesses to what might be in the file.

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NYT Falls for Trump’s Limited Hangout
Trump's bid to distract dim-witted people with a fight over grand jury records worked like a charm with dim-witted people, including NYT's Glenn Thrush.

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Was Bartering Venezuelans Always the Plan?

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July 19, 2025

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The 252 men that El Salvador just returned to Venezuela were used as barter in a three-country trade. Was that always the plan?

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Tulsi Gabbard Accuses Kash Patel of Covering Up for the Obama Deep State

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July 18, 2025

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Tulsi Gabbard has spun a wild tale of politicized intelligence that got Trump's rubes good and frothy but crumbles under the least scrutiny. But let's pretend they're true. If so, Pam Bondi must fire and criminally prosecute Kash Patel.

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Fridays with Nicole Sandler

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July 18, 2025

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We talked about Jeffrey Epstein and Emil Bove, and a bit about Emil Bove's role in the Jeffrey Epstein interference.

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Pam Bondi Reportedly Created 1,000 Witnesses to the Jeffrey Epstein File

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July 18, 2025

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In her bid to politicize the search for Jeffrey Epstein files, Pam Bondi created one thousand witnesses to what might be in the file.

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NYT Falls for Trump's Limited Hangout

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July 18, 2025

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Trump's bid to distract dim-witted people with a fight over grand jury records worked like a charm with dim-witted people, including NYT's Glenn Thrush.

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Chuck Grassley Complicit in Sending Dozens of Innocent Men to a Concentration Camp

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July 17, 2025

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Chuck Grassley is protecting a guy, Emil Bove, who gave an order to unload dozens of innocent men into a concentration camp. Worse, he is cheating to promote him to a lifetime appointment.

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Pam Bondi Fired the Avenger of Sex Trafficking Victims on Donald Trump's Personal Authority

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July 17, 2025

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Pam Bondi fired Maurene Comey, one of the people who convinced Jeffrey Epstein's victims she would fight very powerful people to win them justice. And Bondi did so in Donald Trump's name.

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Anatomy of a Self-Imagined Journalist Who Fancies That Trump Tells the Truth in His Tweets

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July 16, 2025

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In a 2,500-word post, I attempt to do the fact-checking that every journalist should do before they disseminate one of Trump's tweets as if they contain truth claims.

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The Press Keeps Coddling Trump's Tariff Lawlessness

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July 16, 2025

emptywheel

The endless stories about Trump's unchecked power in imposing purportedly emergency sanctions seems wildly uninterested in the court rulings that already deemed these tariffs unlawful.

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Old Man Chuck Grassley Got Snookered by Emil Bove's Contemptuous Dodge

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July 15, 2025

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In refusing to hold a hearing about Erez Reuveni's smoking gun proof that Emil Bove gave an order in defiance of Judge Boasberg's March 15 order, Chuck Grassley plays cute with the facts.

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John Roberts Subjects America's School Children to the Whims of a Wrestling Promoter

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July 15, 2025

emptywheel

John Roberts just gave a billionaire wrestling promoter accused of letting an employee sexually exploit boys a green light to start destroying local school programs around America. That's a political battle Trump's opponents should pick up with relish.

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The Allies Of the Billionaires

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July 14, 2025

Ed Walker

We weaken the filthy rich by attacking their allies.

Domestic Policy, Foreign Policy, Trump Administration

Breathing Room: What's in Your Shopping Cart?

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July 13, 2025

Rayne

How the hell are food shortages and food insecurity making America great again?

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Jeffrey Epstein Is about Trump's Failing Ability to Command Attention

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July 13, 2025

emptywheel

It doesn't matter why Trump's super power of commanding and redirecting attention is failing with the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. If that power fails with his base, it will make it far harder for him to continue to avoid accountability as his policies destroy their lives.

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Fridays with Nicole Sandler

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July 11, 2025

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We talked the Big Ugly, Trump's tariffs, and Trump's effort to distract from Jeffrey Epstein.

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Trump's Deep State Can't Even Deep State Competently

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July 11, 2025

emptywheel

Because conspiracy theorist turned Deputy Director of the FBI, Dan Bongino, couldn't find experts in digital forensics and chain of custody at an agency that employs thousands of such people, all the squabbling members of Trump's Deep State trying to end the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories have made it far, far worse.

Domestic Policy

Children Died to Own the Libs

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July 11, 2025

Rayne

"Dead in the water," they joked at a Kerr County commissioners meeting when discussing a flood alert system. But sure, DEI must be the reason why children were sacrificed to flood waters.

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"Fuck You:" Todd Blanche Continues to Flopsweat over Emil Bove's Contempt

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July 11, 2025

emptywheel

Todd Blanche's brief presence at a March 14 meeting appears to coincide with two things: Redactions in Erez Reuveni's whistleblower complaint, and the impetus for Emil Bove to start threatening to tell judges to fuck off.

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Trump's Coffee for Coup Accountability Emergency

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July 10, 2025

emptywheel

Donald Trump wants to impose a 50% tax on coffee in an effort to prevent coup accountability for Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. That may make it far easier for courts to affirm a court ruling that his tariffs are unlawful.

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Expecting Legislators to Lead the Resistance Is a Category Error

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July 9, 2025

emptywheel

You shouldn't want Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer to lead the political movement opposing Trump, not least because that movement needs to be far broader than the Democratic Party.

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Was Bartering Venezuelans Always the Plan?

Tulsi Gabbard Accuses Kash Patel of Covering Up for the Obama Deep State

Fridays with Nicole Sandler

Pam Bondi Reportedly Created 1,000 Witnesses to the Jeffrey Epstein File

NYT Falls for Trump’s Limited Hangout

Was Bartering Venezuelans Always the Plan?

Tulsi Gabbard Accuses Kash Patel of Covering Up for the Obama Deep State

Fridays with Nicole Sandler

Pam Bondi Reportedly Created 1,000 Witnesses to the Jeffrey Epstein File

NYT Falls for Trump's Limited Hangout

Chuck Grassley Complicit in Sending Dozens of Innocent Men to a Concentration Camp

Pam Bondi Fired the Avenger of Sex Trafficking Victims on Donald Trump's Personal Authority

Anatomy of a Self-Imagined Journalist Who Fancies That Trump Tells the Truth in His Tweets

The Press Keeps Coddling Trump's Tariff Lawlessness

Old Man Chuck Grassley Got Snookered by Emil Bove's Contemptuous Dodge

John Roberts Subjects America's School Children to the Whims of a Wrestling Promoter

The Allies Of the Billionaires

Breathing Room: What's in Your Shopping Cart?

Jeffrey Epstein Is about Trump's Failing Ability to Command Attention

Fridays with Nicole Sandler

Trump's Deep State Can't Even Deep State Competently

Children Died to Own the Libs

"Fuck You:" Todd Blanche Continues to Flopsweat over Emil Bove's Contempt

Trump's Coffee for Coup Accountability Emergency

Expecting Legislators to Lead the Resistance Is a Category Error

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