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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
Aileen Cannon Interfering with Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin’s Constitutional Duty
/84 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelAileen Cannon is preventing Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley from performing their duty to advise and consent regarding Trump’s appointees.
The FISA 702 Canard at the Core of Trump Debates
/33 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, FISA, Scary Iran Plot/by emptywheelSurveillance contractor Peter Thiel wants to know how Americans can claim to have privacy so long as the government continues to partner with he and his Tech Bro buddies to surveil on the world.
Fridays with Nicole Sandler
/7 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelDonald Trump is now a convicted felon.
Calvinball
/43 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelThe fight over the Jack Smith report moved forward in the 11th Circuit — but it’s not remotely clear what it means.
Will Aileen Cannon Succeed at Suppressing Hunter Biden Dick Pic Sniffing?
/83 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Hunter Biden, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelI have no idea whether Merrick Garland’s effort to narrow any dispute around the Jack Smith report will result in the release of the January 6 report before Garland leaves. But if it fails, I think it’s likely to create big headaches for Trump’s wildly conflicted DOJ going forward.
Why and How to Hold John Roberts Accountable
/155 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelEvery time Trump flouts the law, we need to remind people that John Roberts gave Trump sanction to do so.
“False in Numerous Respects:” House Democrats Package Up Liz Cheney’s Evidence of “Despicable Malice”
/27 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelIn arguing that Speech and Debate would protect her even if there were no evidence to support the criminal referral Barry Loudermilk made against her, Liz Cheney suggested that that same Speech and Debate protection is the one thing that protects him from a defamation claim.
Barry Loudermilk Wasted $250K Making Security Footage available on Rumble
/8 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelBarry Loudermilk wasted $250,000 of taxpayer money so extremists who favor Rumble could have privileged access to security footage showing how US Capitol Police defend the Capitol.
Lefty Pundits Absolve Their Own Failures on Holding Trump Accountable for His Coup
/54 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, emptywheel/by emptywheelIn October, Jack Smith provided new information about Trump’s premeditation to use violence on January 6. And most of the same people complaining that DOJ didn’t provide more information on the case against Trump missed it.