Fridays with Nicole Sandler
Nicole and I talked about the selection of Tim Walz to be Kamala Harris’ VP — and the swiftboating of him by JD Vance.
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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
Trump’s Imaginary Helicopter Friends and Bacon Emergency
/86 Comments/in emptywheel/by emptywheelTrump spent 6 minutes lying about crowd size. He spent 6 minutes lying about polls. He spent 6 minutes lying about the criminal cases against him. None of that has led the press to call the GOP to replace him.
Trump Commends the Deep State; Media Buries That Fact
/32 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelThe press could have told the American public that Trump will compliment the FBI when they’re protecting him. But that’s not the horserace that the media wants right now.
Jack Smith Asks for an Extension
/17 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelJack Smith probably asked for a delay of the status report on Trump’s January 6 case to figure out how to approach the two obstruction charges against him in light of SCOTUS’ ruling on Fischer. But a delay until August 30 allows for the possibility Jack Smith might supersede Trump’s indictment.
Derek Hines’ Romanian Freeh Fall
/10 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, Hunter Biden/by emptywheelThe allegations about influence peddling on behalf of Gabriel Popoviciu that David Weiss wants to present at Hunter Biden’s tax trial — allegations that are wildly tangential to the charges against the President’s son — implicate the conduct of former FBI Director Louis Freeh, Derek Hines’ former boss.
Walz’ Leadership and JD’s Spin: The Ethics of Service
/46 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, emptywheel/by emptywheelJD Vance, the former Marine propagandist, has made Tim Walz’ decision to serve the public and his fellow Veterans in Congress rather than the Guard an issue. Which ought to lead to a focus on the notions of service each man took away from their military background.
Republicans Mourn Another Failed Attempt to Create a Democratic Schism
/96 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelRepublicans were hoping to use Josh Shapiro and his faith — whether he was selected or not — as a way to recreate divisions in the Democratic party. And that plan to divide first left them flat-footed and unprepared, once again.
Fleece Jacket: The Assassination Plot against Trump
/21 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelThe FBI arrested someone attempting to set up the assassination of Donald Trump the day before Thomas Crooks shot at the former President.
WalzPilled
/213 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelMultiple outlets are reporting that Kamala Harris has picked Tim Walz as her running mate.
After CNN and NYT Get Punked by Trump, They Prioritize Free Dick Stories Over Bribery
/62 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelDonald Trump continues to exploit people who imagine themselves to be journalists with reckless abandon.