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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
Useful Idiots: DOJ Moves from Name-and-Shame to Name-and-Disrupt
/26 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Foreign Influence, Mueller Probe/by emptywheelThe RT indictment rolled out last week serves as an object lesson in how Russia has been using RT as part of its intelligence recruiting.
Kamala Harris Is Not Goading Journalists to Publish Emails Iran Stole from Roger Stone
/33 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelProbably the biggest reason why outlets that received documents Iran stole from Roger Stone haven’t published is that Kamala Harris has no reason to goad outlets to publish them. She has a story to tell and has no time for such distractions.
The Midway Point of Kamala Harris’ Campaign
/58 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelAs of today, Kamala Harris is more than halfway through her race. At the halfway mark, this race is still neck-and-neck.
Donald Trump is making it more clear what a vote for him would mean. But there are still far too many American voters who want the con he’s selling.
Trump’s Handlers Attempt to Retcon His Fascist Attack on Haitian Migrants
/138 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelBecause Kamala Harris rattled Trump, he delivered a planned racist attack without smoothing its ugly edges. Trump’s screech revealed who he and his team really are. When people show you who they really are, believe them.
Kamala Harris, Protagonist
/341 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelFor most of the campaign — indeed, for the last nine years — the press has convinced themselves that Donald Trump is the protagonist of the story of US politics.
Last night, for at least two hours, Kamala Harris disabused them of that outdated notion.
Whatever Happens with the Debate, Kamala Harris’ Campaign Is Not Yet Half Done
/72 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelAs you watch the torrent of news obsessing about the debate tonight, remember this stat:
Trump’s campaign is 92% done (665 of 721 days). Kamala Harris’ campaign is not quite half done (48%, or 51 of 107 days).
Lots can and likely will still happen in this race, but Trump is almost done and the Vice President is only halfway there.
Discerning Russian Trolls Appreciate Truth Social’s Treatment of Fake Accounts
/21 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, emptywheel/by emptywheelDeep in the Doppelganger dossier, it described that the social media company of Candidate A — Trump — doesn’t require Russian trolls to use perishable accounts to evade moderation.
In One Week, Trump Suggests He’ll Eliminate Sanctions on Iran and Lies about Iran Hack to Supporters
/34 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelAt the same time as Trump is saying bizarrely conciliatory comments about Iran, he hid the hack of his campaign last week from his supporters, lying about DOJ’s pursuit of hackers who targeted Trump’s own rat-fucker and campaign manager.
Doppelgänger Debunking: Monitoring Social Media Does Not Equate to Recruitment
/6 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, emptywheel/by emptywheelCommentators are misrepresenting a reference to Russia’s tracking of 2,800 pro- and 1,900 anti-Russian influencers included in last week’s Doppelgänger affidavit.