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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
Hunter Biden Threatens to Make Robert Costello’s Dalliance with Rudy Giuliani Even More Costly
/72 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, Cybersecurity/by emptywheelAs he did with Garrett Ziegler, Hunter Biden has sued Rudy Gialiani and Robert Costello for hacking his data. These lawsuits provide basis to claim that DE USAO is pursuing Hunter for misdemeanor tax charges, while ignoring the way the President’s son was and continues to be serially hacked by his father’s opponents.
“Piker:” Donald Trump Rants as if Robert Menendez’s 22 Ounces of Gold Were as Big as Jared’s $2 Billion
/91 Comments/in emptywheel, Financial Fraud, Foreign Influence, Torture/by emptywheelIn yet another rant projecting his own corruption on others last night, Trump called Robert Menendez a “piker.” He’s not wrong. After all, Menendez’ alleged payoff for laundering the reputation of Egypt for its role in the Jamal Khashoggi was merely $40,000. Jared’s pricetag for laundering the reputation of Mohammed bin Salman was $2 billion.