The Time before Confrontation
Had Kamala Harris won on Tuesday, we’d likely be in an immediate crisis of political violence. Instead, we have two months before the manufactured excuse to seize authoritarian powers.
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About emptywheel
Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties. She writes as emptywheel at her eponymous blog, publishes at outlets including Vice, Motherboard, the Nation, the Atlantic, Al Jazeera, and appears frequently on television and radio. She is the author of Anatomy of Deceit, a primer on the CIA leak investigation, and liveblogged the Scooter Libby trial.
Marcy has a PhD from the University of Michigan, where she researched the “feuilleton,” a short conversational newspaper form that has proven important in times of heightened censorship. Before and after her time in academics, Marcy provided documentation consulting for corporations in the auto, tech, and energy industries. She lives with her spouse in Grand Rapids, MI.
Entries by emptywheel
When Special Counsels Finish Up, They Must Write Reports
/45 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelIf Jack Smith will shut down his investigation, then he must write a report for Merrick Garland. That would provide one more opportunity to disclose the findings of his investigation.
The Upcoming Pardon-Palooza
/99 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelTrump’s own impunity will do grave damage to the rule of law.
But the pardons he will surely give will turn it into a transactional form of loyalty test.
Trump Sold Grievance and America Liked What He Was Selling
/257 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection, Mueller Probe/by emptywheelYou will only defeat Trumpism by destroying his manufactured facade of victimhood.
Donald Trump Will Become America’s Dictator on Day One
/211 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelFox News has called the presidential race for Donald Trump.
Things the Legacy Media Found Less Important than Joe Biden’s Apostrophe
/37 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, emptywheel/by emptywheelRather than ask about the precise nature of the business relationship between Saudi Arabia and Trump, the press spent some of the last days of the campaign season squabbling about how to punctuate a misstatement from the guy who is no longer a candidate.
Ball of Threads: Durham Descends
/4 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election/by emptywheelThis installment of Ball of Thread describes how Bill Barr criminalized Hillary Clinton for being a victim of a hack-and-leak.
How America’s First Woman Vice President Stepped Up
/105 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelThis thing is not over. But holy hell, Kamala Harris and her entire team stepped up.
What It Would Take to Charge Donald Trump with Inciting Insurrection
/76 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelMerrick Garland might yet charge Trump with insurrection. He might need to, to sustain the tie between Trump and his mob. But we have a pretty clear understanding of why that didn’t happen, couldn’t have happened, before tomorrow’s election.
NYT’s Sample Versus Early Vote
/30 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelNew York Times’ final sample of voters only captures a realistic percentage of those who’ve already voted in Pennsylvania.