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The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel Fridays with Marcy WheelerAnother Friday has arrived and with it another weekly chat with independent journalist Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net on The Nicole Sandler Show.There was so much to talk about today so we went even further into overtime than usual. So, we discussed the latest on Russia/Ukraine, and the murderer from Saudi Arabia who came to DC to be treated like a hero by the orange one. Marcy explained some of the good news from this week which includes a federal court denying Texas' motion to stay the order blocking their new congressional map...
2025-11-211h 27
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel Fridays with Marcy WheelerMarcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net joins me every Friday to recap both the momentous and the newsworthy events of the week that you might not have heard enough about. Obviously this was a heavy-duty week. Unfortunately, I've been out of commission and certainly didn't pay as much attention as I usually do this week as I've been dealing with the death of my dog Jaxson, who was a member of my family. My baby boy.But Marcy brings us up to date not only on the Epstein emails that dropped on us like a bomb, but the...
2025-11-141h 18
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel FridaysEvery Friday, we wrap up the week's news with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net. And this was certainly a momentous week! Just this morning, Marcy posted a blueprint for much of today's discussion in a post titled "May This Week Be a Pivot". I second that emotion!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2025-11-071h 10
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel Fridays with Marcy WheelerIt's Nicole Sandler, back live in the studio today, 10/24/25. I've been in and out as I've been moving, but I don't miss an Emptywheel Friday show unless it's completely unavoidable! After today's show, I'll break down my studio and move it to the new house where it'll take a few days to rebuild it. So I'll have a couple of Best of shows to start next week, and then I'll be back from the new digs.Although it feels less certain we'll actually reach the end of the week intact these days, we have. Sadly, the East...
2025-10-241h 25
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel Fridays with Marcy Wheeler on the Nicole Sandler ShowAnother seemingly endless week comes to a close, but not before we've had a chance to talk about it with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net. We began with three detentions this week. The first, an ICE officer driving drunk with his kids in the back seat in Florida. The second is Portland Protestor Robby Steamroller explaining his arrest to Tim Miller at the Bulwark. And the third, Marcy wrote about Sydney Reed who was arrested in July for filming ICE making arrests when one of them pushed her causing a boo boo on the agent's hand. Jeanine Pirro tried...
2025-10-171h 12
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel Friday- Shutdown Edition with Marcy WheelerI love Fridays, not just because the weekend is almost here and I get to catch my breath, but mostly because I get to hang out with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net for an hour (and then some) to recap and attempt to explain/understand what happened this week. So strap in, this was a busy, crazy one....Get full access to The Nicole Sandler Show at nicolesandler.substack.com/subscribeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2025-10-031h 23
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel Friday with Marcy WheelerEvery Friday, the always brilliant and always informed Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net joins me to wrap up the week. We discuss most of the big and often the under-reported news of the week that you really should know about. And wow, was this a jam-packed week… From Charlie Kirks murder to the FBI’s malpractice. If not for the shooter’s father, he’d still be loose. To Trump’s power grab, SCOTUS crap, Bolsonaro’s guilty verdict & 27 year sentence (for basically the same crime Dump committed) and a whole lot more… Get full access to The Nicole...
2025-09-121h 13
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel FridaysIt was a chaotic week, again, in the Dumpster fire that is Trump's Amerikkka in 2025. As she does every Friday, Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net joins me to unpack most of the important news we need to know, and injects some of her unique Wheeler wisdom to the insanity of it all. Get full access to The Nicole Sandler Show at nicolesandler.substack.com/subscribeAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2025-09-051h 04
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel Fridays with Marcy WheelerThankfully we made it to the end of another week. Not only because I get to unplug from the news for the weekend, but because I get to wrap up the week with Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel.net.We get together every Friday to stick a fork in the week, as Marcy fills in the blanks and explains some of the news stories and issues that came to light during the week.Today we touch on the resurrection of Trump's "Russia Russia Russia" lies, the Durham appendix, Trump's Putin capitulation, Marcy's explanation of "competitive authoritarianism"...
2025-08-081h 12
Ball of ThreadThe Secrets Trump's Spies Share with Putin's Spies Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, and John Ratcliffe share a secret with Vladimir Putin's spies: There's an email redacted in the classified Durham appendix that makes it clear that Hillary Clinton didn't frame Trump, Russian spies framed Hillary. Read more: https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/06/how-chuck-grassleys-politicized-redactions-gave-putin-leverage-over-trump/ Suport Marcy and emptywheel: https://www.emptywheel.net/about/support/
2025-08-0714 minBall of ThreadHow Trump Wants to Solve His Ghislaine Maxwell Problem Marcy Wheeler looks deeper into news that Trump's former defense attorney, now the deputy attorney general, will reach out to Ghislaine Maxwell. She lays out how Trump is orchestrating a cover-up scheme to protect himself from damaging Epstein revelations by getting Ghislaine Maxwell out of prison through a cooperation deal that will target his political opponents instead.
2025-07-2215 min
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel Fridays with Marcy WheelerWe love Fridays of course for the obvious reasons. But here at the Nicole Sandler Show, we get together each Friday with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net to review some of the most important issues, news stories and things affecting our lives that happened during the week.These days, it's overwhelming, which is why I say we'll cover some of it.We record these Friday sessions at noon Eastern time due to our physical locations and the time difference. I'm in Arizona; Marcy is in Ireland. The show goes live a few hours later, at 3...
2025-07-181h 10
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel FridaysI’ll keep the written part short and sweet today, as yesterday’s was long and overloaded with information and links. And today’s show runs a bit longer than usual.Today, really, the only link you need is emptywheel.net. That’s Marcy Wheeler’s info-packed site where she wrote about pretty much everything we discussed today on the show.Marcy took last week off - as did we. It was the 4th of July here, but Marcy lives in Ireland these days. She did write a piece about what she did with her week off t...
2025-07-111h 23Ball of ThreadTrump's Trolls' TurnMarcy Wheeler digs deeper into the Catturd Deficit that allows white supremacists to use Xitter to rig the news. Then she looks at how Trump's illegal war on Iran has created unprecedented fractures in his base, from Russian useful idiots like Marjorie Taylor Greene to anti-Semitic voices like Candace Owens, and even convicted January 6th participants like Joe Biggs. She explores how to exploit these cracks using the same tactics that got Trump elected, turning his own troll army's playbook against them.
2025-06-2415 min
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel FridaysWe survived another week, though this one had quite a few precarious moments, much of which went unreported by the mainstream, corporate media and certainly ignored by the right-wing media which most of MAGAt-world erroneously considers news and trusts to (dis) inform them. It's a big reason why I do this show and why these Friday episodes with Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net are so important. And although we usually run over our allotted hour (like today), there's still a lot of real news that we don't have time to cover.Since our last get-together last Friday...
2025-06-201h 27Ball of ThreadThe Catturd DeficitMarcy discusses how Twitter became Elon's Machine for Fascism and how we can use it against the fascists.
2025-06-1722 min
The Nicole Sandler ShowEmptywheel Friday on the Nicole Sandler Show 5-16-25It was another eventful week in this surreal world. The idiot-in-chief went to the Middle East, SCOTUS held a special hearing yesterday, and what was thought to be a very old copy of the Magna Carta housed at Harvard is discovered to be an authentic 7th original copy dating back to 1300! Marcy Wheeler thinks it's an auspicious sign, especially when the administration is talking about suspending habeas corpus. And, oh yeah, they're likely arresting a sitting member of Congress today. It's Emptywheel Friday, where Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net joins Nicole Sandler to discuss some...
2025-05-1659 minBall of ThreadAGENT MUSK: The Best Legal Hope to Take Down DOGEA quick update from Marcy. Get the whole story at https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/19/the-significance-of-amy-gleasons-fabulous-disappearing-act/
2025-03-1915 minBall of ThreadBall of Ka$h — A ConclusionMarcy Wheeler ties it all together. In this last bonus episode of Ball of Thread, Marcy explains how the confirmation of Ka$h Patel and the Trump administration's abandonment of Ukraine confirm the big ideas behind Ball of Thread. Eight years ago, Kash Patel helped Trump turn a legitimate investigation into Trump's ties to Russia into a grievance narrative. Over and over, Kash added to the tale: with Ukraine, with January 6, with the stolen documents. And now, as Kash prepares to turn the FBI into an instrument of Trump's vengeance while gutting the a...
2025-02-1742 min
Talking FedsWe Already Know a Lot About Volume Two of the Smith Report
There is understandable frustration at the failure to release volume 2 of the Smith Report dealing with the Mar-A-Lago documents case, but we are able to construct strong surmises about what is in that volume based on already available material. Harry checks in again with Marcy Wheeler, whose blog, emptywheel.net, consistently presents the most in-depth and comprehensive accounts of the public record. Through a methodical scrutiny of documents that have come to light in various ways – including a FOIA request from Donald Trump that produced 60 important emails and other documentary records – we can make a detailed sketch of much of th...
2025-01-2348 minBall of ThreadWhat You Miss About Hunter's Pardon If You Sniff Dick PicsIn this bonus episode, Marcy saves reporters a lot of work by explaining more than a half dozen direct political interventions into Hunter's prosecutions. The reporting on Hunter Biden's pardon shows just how badly Ball of Thread is needed—especially the last two episodes on the blackmailing of Joe Biden and the packaging of Hunter. While the pardon story has died down and the former FBI informant who tried to frame the Bidens has now pled guilty, the Republicans in the House who kept this targeted abuse of power alive for the last two years have vowed to...
2024-12-1618 minBall of Thread11 | The Packaging of HunterAfter Bill Barr buried the Mueller Report and went to work suffocating the remaining prosecutions in the Russia investigation, Donald Trump and his "lawyer," Rudy Giuliani, shifted their main narrative focus from Hillary Clinton to Hunter Biden—also with the help of Bill Barr. The first flailing attempts to smear Joe Biden with his son's connections to a corrupt Ukrainian business resulted in Donald Trump's impeachment and the arrests of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman. But MAGA hit paydirt with the "discovery" of Hunter Biden's "laptop," which first appeared mysteriously right around the time of Trump's first tr...
2024-12-1054 minBall of Thread10 | Selling JusticeWhat if the President of the United States was framed with the help of the Attorney General of the president he defeated, and nobody cared? In this Ball of Thread, Marcy Wheeler reveals how Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Guiliani, spent more than a year trying to trade access to or leniency from the Department of Justice for dirt on Hunter Biden. And while that disgraceful abuse of power eventually erupted into Trump's first impeachment, it essentially continued for another four years, only fading away after a key player in the conspiracy was indicted for feeding the...
2024-11-271h 10
Talking FedsWhy We Must Have A Detailed Report of the Trump Prosecutions
Harry talks again w/ Marcy Wheeler, as tenacious a follower of the Trump cases as there is, about what Jack Smith might include in a report to Merrick Garland pursuant to the Special Counsel regulations that would supplement the historical record. The short answer is “plenty.” Marcy and Harry march through intriguing but incomplete details in the public record about uncharged conduct, declined federal crimes, and especially activity of still important members of the Trump circle such as Steve Bannon, Roger Stone, and Todd Blanche. This is a detailed guide to what we don’t know but need to in the...
2024-11-2646 minBall of Thread7| Barr's ButcheryWant to know more? Join https://www.patreon.com/BallofThread for bonus episodes on breaking news and to ask your questions, which could be answered in a bonus episode. For as little as $1 a month, you can support us and help spread the word. Most people think of Bill Barr's interference in the Mueller Report in a very limited sense – a letter to Congress and a press conference. But it was far deeper and more deliberate than that. Bill Barr turned out to be the ideal consumer for the spin Paul Manafort, Devin Nunes, and Fox...
2024-10-1144 minBall of Thread6| The Mueller ReferralRobert Mueller had just 22 months to persuade Trump's aides to cooperate against him. Just 22 months to learn whether Russia had asked for sanctions relief and to carve up Ukraine in exchange for help getting Trump elected. Had the House used Volume II of the Mueller Report as an impeachment referral, the investigation might have proceeded further into the truth of what Roger Stone, Paul Manafort, and Trump's closest allies had done in 2016 and beyond. Instead, Trump outlasted Jeff Sessions' tenure and installed an Attorney General – Bill Barr – who would shut everything down. Episode 6 of Ball of Th...
2024-09-131h 38
Sasquatch OdysseySO EP:499 Bigfoot And The Three Wheeler!In this episode, Fred shares eerie stories of encounters with mysterious shadows and potential Bigfoot sightings in Alaska. Recounting experiences from two separate groups, the first part follows Spencer and Max's unsettling experiences near Denali National Park from the 1970s to the 1980s. They observe strange shadows, mimicking whistles, and a dark figure that leads to a terrifying encounter. The second story details Isaac, Marcy, and their dog Jesse's strange and frightening events at Nancy Lake State Recreation Area. Encounters with unexplainable noises, eye shine, and shadowy figures leave them on edge and ultimately lead to the abrupt end of...
2024-08-2141 minBall of ThreadBonus Episode: Endangering TrumpThis is a special free bonus episode of Ball of Thread related to the hack of Donald Trump's campaign and the genuine threats to his life. To get your questions answered, support this podcast, and access all of the bonus episodes related to the series and current threats, join the Ball of Thread Patreon. ****************** Check out "Taking Out the FBI," the full episode this accompanies. Read the accompanying post on emptywheel. *********** Jim Jordan and James Comer have spent the last year and a half running their House Committees as...
2024-08-2008 minBall of Thread5| Taking Out the FBIWe don't need to guess how Project 2025 could wreck the government. We just need to look at what Donald Trump has already done to pervert and decimate the FBI. In this Ball of Thread, Marcy ties together a vast net of threads to explain how the ex-president targeted everyone in the Federal Bureau of Investigation who had the gall to investigate him. That, conveniently, also allowed him to gut some of the Bureau's Russian expertise. The story begins with a legal settlement with two former FBI employees who Trump has made an object lesson by...
2024-08-161h 07
UnJustifiedEpisode 89 | Back to the DocketJudge Chutkan is back to moving things along as swiftly as possible by ordering a status conference, denying Trump’s motions to dismiss.Jack Smith asked for a little more time to brief the court on how the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity will affect the indictment and future proceedings.What would it take for the FBI to investigate Supreme Court Justices?Plus we take some listener questions. Questions for the pod Submit questions for the pod here https://formfacade.com/sm/PTk_BSogJMar...
2024-08-1159 minBall of Thread4| Devin Nunes' "Collusion"On March 22, 2017, Devin Nunes went to the White House to announce his "concerns" about intelligence gathering on the Trump transition team. This began a multi-year scandal that saw House Republicans picking up Paul Manafort's plan to discredit the Russian investigation. In this Ball of Thread, Marcy Wheeler explains how the dueling reports produced by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence helped polarize the nation. She also reveals how Democrats' reliance on the dossier helped play into Manafort's trap. Plus, Marcy explains how Vladimir Putin probably helped spark the Russia investigation. Finally, she deconstructs the "...
2024-07-2356 minBall of Thread3| The birth of Trump's Deep State obsessionYou may have watched Donald Trump speak directly into a camera and ask Russia for some specific help to win the 2016 election and wondered, "What the hell is going on here?" So did Australian diplomat Alexander Downer. That's because Downer knew that at least one member of the Trump campaign had advance knowledge Russia might have a lot of emails incriminating Hillary Clinton. The Australians reached out to the FBI. The investigation into Trump's campaign ties to Russia began. And what the FBI found was a bunch of guys trying to rip off Donald Trump.
2024-07-051h 10Ball of Thread2| The dossier that broke AmericaPaul Manafort was in Spain in January 2017 when the "Trump dossier" was published. He was there to "re-establish" his relationship with Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch to whom he owed millions. When the former chairman of Trump's 2016 campaign returned to the United States, he presented Republicans with a plan to discredit the entire Trump/Russia investigation. In the second episode of Ball of Thread, Marcy Wheeler unwinds how the dossier collected by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele came together and blew up. She also reveals the untold story of Steele's relationship with Deripaska and Deripaska's absolutely b...
2024-06-1957 min
Background Briefing with Ian MastersJune 12, 2024 - Marcy Wheeler | Peter Goodman | Melissa JacobyThe Hunter Biden Trial as a Political Hit Job With More Humiliation of the Troubled Son Coming in the September Trial | How We Got Hooked On Globalism and a System in Which Corporations Win While Everybody Else Loses | How Our Bankruptcy System Makes America More Unequal
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2024-06-121h 03
Opening ArgumentsHunter Biden's Trial Is Everything MAGA Thinks The Trump Trial WasOA1040 We begin in Florida with yet more of Judge Aileen Cannon's efforts to delay Donald Trump's federal case, including a demand for Jack Smith to be nicer to Trump's lawyers and her decision to allow non-parties to join the fun and make arguments in an upcoming hearing about whether Smith was properly appointed to prosecute Trump at all. Hunter Biden's federal trial began this week in Delaware on charges relating to his purchase and possession of a gun which he owned for 11 days in 2018. Matt breaks down the history of this investigation, the charges...
2024-06-1057 minBall of Thread1| By the nuts: Russia's attack on the 2016 electionYou remember "Russia, if you're listening" and the flood of social media disinformation. But you've never heard the strands of Putin's attack on the 2016 election tied together like this. Want to know more? Join https://www.patreon.com/BallofThread to ask your questions, which could be answered in a bonus Q&A episode coming soon. For as little as $1 a month, you can support us and help spread the word.
2024-05-3058 minBall of ThreadIntroduction - Things look bleak for the home teamIf there is an exact date when Americans should have known their democracy was doomed, it could be April 25, 2024. That's when the Supreme Court entertained arguments that Donald Trump, as an ex-president, enjoys "absolute immunity" for his actions while in office. The Republican-appointed men on the court made it clear that they not only wanted to delay the trial against Donald Trump related to his actions around January 6th, but at least three of them seemed eager to throw out the charges entirely. Marcy Wheeler explains how the arguments implicit in the questions from Samuel A...
2024-05-1327 min
Law and ChaosEp 22 — Hunter Biden And The Lies They Wish Were True (Feat. Marcy Wheeler)Hey guys, it's Liz Dye, and we've got some big, exciting changes coming your way next week. It's all still in process, but I can tell you now that we'll be shifting our podcast drops from Monday/Friday to Tuesday/Friday and ramping up the written content, as well. So, heads up, the next show will be in your feed Tuesday, not Monday. But today, I'm so excited to talk to a personal hero of mine, Marcy Wheeler. This woman is relentless! If you want to understand what's going on with the Biden prosecution, you...
2024-04-191h 09
The Last Billionaires"Destroying Rationality" with Marcy WheelerMarcy Wheeler doesn’t want to hear your complaints about Merrick Garland. She has her own. But she doesn’t want to hear yours. Not yet. Why? Because it’s time to save democracy. The publisher of the essential Emptywheel.net and a renowned national security and civil liberties reporter for decades, Marcy Wheeler joined us this week to unspool the “Ball of Thread” that has led us to the point where a party that is embracing fascism has almost even odds of taking over all three branches of our government. No one foll...
2024-03-2145 minBackground Briefing with Ian MastersMarch 14, 2024 - Marcy Wheeler | William McGee | Asher KaufmanMore Evidence Emerges About the Source of Disinformation on Hunter Biden | More Problems For An Already Troubled Boeing Whose Disastrous CEO is Still on the Job | Senator Schumer's Public Break With Netanyahu
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2024-03-141h 01
Opening ArgumentsOA831: Did Judge Aileen Cannon Really Rule Against Trump? (No.) Liz and Andrew break down a ruling that was surprising to many - Judge Aileen Cannon, FSW, denying Trump's motion to postpone his trial. What does it really mean? Listen and find out! Then, the two break down Trump's litigation strategy (if you can call it that) in the E. Jean Carroll defamation lawsuit. In the Patreon bonus, the two discuss Donald Trump's plan to save America from sliding into authoritarianism! Notes Be sure to sign up for Liz's substack! Marcy Wheeler on Trump production https://www.em
2023-11-131h 13
Opening ArgumentsOA828: Trump Howls As His Boys Plead SO MUCH Amnesia on the Witness StandLiz and Andrew catch you up on all of Trump's travails, from the civil investigation in New York to the two federal cases in DC and Florida. Oh, and we also learn more about Halloween from our listeners! Notes Trump DC docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656595/united-states-v-trump/ Trump SDFL docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67490069/united-states-v-trump/ SDFL superseding indictment https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.85.0_4.pdf Marcy Wheeler on Trump production https://www.emptywheel...
2023-11-031h 02
Path to Liberty22 Years of Patriot Act BlowbackOctober 26, 2001 – We’re still grappling with the blowback that comes with allowing freedom to be eviscerated in exchange for the false promise of “security”
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2023-10-2529 min
We've Got IssuesMarcy Wheeler: 'We should expect a Jan. 6 case against Trump'Joshua Holland kicks off this week's show with a look at how the GOP's performative approach to governing led them to stake out a position on the debt limit negotiations that will add hundreds of billions of dollars to federal budget deficits over the next decade. And then we're joined by legal analyst Marcy Wheeler to talk all about the historic federal indictment of Donald Trump--and preview what may lie ahead as our country's most lawless president finally faces some real efforts to hold him accountable for his crimes. Playlist:Talking Heads: "Psycho Killer"Boo...
2023-06-1656 min
Moderated ContentMC Weekly Update 4/10: Leopards Eat FacesStanford’s Evelyn Douek and Alex Stamos weigh in on the latest online trust and safety news and developments:Twitter had a ridiculous week, even by Twitter's new standards.A senior lawyer working on FTC compliance issues resigned. We can't imagine why. - Ryan Mac, Kate Conger/ The New York Times Germany is gearing up to fine Twitter under its NetzDG law for a systemic failure to remove illegal hate speech. Fines could exceed €50 million, but it’s the first Musk heard of this. - Natasha Lomas/ TechCrunch, @elonmuskMusk also didn’t understand what “state-affiliated media” means, picking a fight with N...
2023-04-1130 minWe've Got IssuesMarcy Wheeler: Special counsel 'very close' to charging TrumpJoshua Holland kicks off this week's show with a look at a new effort to pressure the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics—and a revelation of what appears to be some naked corruption by Clarence Thomas that drives home the need for some ethics rules. Then we're joined by legal analyst Marcy Wheeler to talk about the 34 felony charges filed this week against Donald Trump and get her view of the likely status of three other criminal probes working their way toward the former president. Wheeler does not think the Manhattan DA is likely to ha...
2023-04-0743 min
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al HuntTrump’s Malfeasance with Marcy Wheeler & Morgan CloudJames and Al dive into the budding 2024 race and emphasize the importance of the WI Supreme Court elections. Then, they welcome journalist Marcy Wheeler to explain the pernicious influence of Russia on the MAGA Republicans, followed by Professor Morgan Cloud to discuss the recent grand jury developments targeting Trump’s actions in GA during the 2020 elections.
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2023-02-231h 16
The Antedote11/9 Cover-Up Revisited (part 10)We focus on the recent arrest of former FBI counter intelligence chief Charles McGonigal, with a focus on the bigger picture of Trump/Russia/etc
https://twitter.com/timothydsnyder/status/1618309363084718080
https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/1618620116509360129 (Marcy Wheeler/Empty Wheel article and thread challenging Snyder)
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-knesset-election-rama-israeli-political-advisers-turn-to-tirana/
https://odysee.com/@ExposeTheEnemy:b/greg-and-jeremy-on-radio-sputnik's-fault:e
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK6dsMXS220
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2023-01-281h 26
This is Reality - The Reality Winner PodcastMar-a-Lago Mess: Trump's Threat to National SecurityJournalists Marcy Wheeler and Joe Conason share their thoughts on the documents seized by the FBI at Mar A Lago and how Trump could potentially face charges under the Espionage Act, the same charge Reality was brought under. GUEST BIOS Joe Conason is editor-at-large of Type Investigations. He is also founder and editor-in-chief of The National Memo, a daily newsletter and news site. For 18 years he wrote a weekly political column for The New York Observer, where he formerly served as executive editor, and for 12 years he wrote a we...
2022-11-0433 minWe've Got IssuesMarcy Wheeler: 'Decent chance' of Trump indictment from Mar-a-Lago searchThis week, Joshua Holland kicks off the show with a look at the dangerous but also totally ridiculous tantrum the entire right is throwing in response to a search warrant being executed at Mar-a-Lago--and the Republican propaganda that's fueling it.Then we are joined by journalist and legal analyst Marcy Wheeler to talk about the overlapping investigations that appear to be closing in on Trump and his inner circle and to give her best estimate of what the FBI's action at Mar-a-Lago might portend. And then we have some rare good news as David Roberts f...
2022-08-121h 17
KPFA - Letters and PoliticsThe Unprecedented FBI Search Warrant on Trump’s Mar-a-LagoGuests
Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist specializing in national security and civil liberties. Her writings can be found at emptywheel.net
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2022-08-0959 min
The ForumLetters to Washington – Analysis of Day 2 Hearing of the January 6th AttackWhile the All Souls Forum is on Summer Hiatus, this alternative from Morning Headlines is presented. Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties at emptywheel.net. Michael German is a Brennan Center for Justice fellow with their Liberty and National Security Program and former special agent with the Federal Bureau […]
2022-06-1358 min
Yoga Teacher CEO10. Cultural Appreciation with Dr. Marcy Braverman GoldsteinHave you ever wondered if it's ok to say "namaste"? Or use the term "yogi"?
There is much talk in the Yoga world about cultural appropriation and cancelling the use of certain words so I brought in a Sanskrit and yogic history scholar, Marcy Braverman Goldstein.
Marcy Braverman Goldstein, Ph.D. received her doctoral degree in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has taught world religions, focused on Indian traditions, at UNC Charlotte and Davidson College, and an Art of Ethical Speech series of classes at the Stan Greenspon Center for P...
2022-05-0946 min
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV@emptywheel v. @benjaminwittesWherein the bout started on Twitter last week, it continues this evening on the show: Marcy Wheeler (aka @emptywheel) takes on Benjamin Wittes (aka @benjaminwittes), whom she took to task on Twitter for not reading the public record. GDF hosts the fight of the century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-04-071h 04
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVThe Trump Investigation and the OLC with Pete StrzokWherein Ben talks about his recent Lawfare article on the presidential clear statement rule and the investigation of Donald Trump—and about Marcy Wheeler's critique of it—and wherein Pete Strzok joins the conversation to talk about Marcy's thesis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-04-021h 07
Politics + Media 101Trumpworld Kleptocracy with Marcy WheelerA live audience interviews Marcy Wheeler, an independent journalist who specializes in national security and civil liberties, on Trump, Putin, Manafort, foreign attempts to interfere in American elections, and why corruption matters.Find more (including how to join us live) at PM101.live or on Twitter at @PoliticsNMedia.Subscribe, rate, and review if you like what you hear.Join our e-mail list for "best of" delivered directly to your inbox, twice per month, at PM101.live
2022-03-2846 minWe've Got IssuesMarcy Wheeler: DOJ 'getting closer' to proving Trump attempted a coupJoshua Holland kicks off this week's show with a look at yet another example of the right-wing-cop-to-conservative-media feedback loop. This time, it's new revelations about the Seattle police.Then we are joined by legal analyst Marcy Wheeler to talk about the sprawling prosecutorial efforts to bring the perpetrators of the January 6 attack, and the attempted coup surrounding it, to justice. Wheeler pushes back on critics who say the Department of Justice is only focused on bringing the MAGA idiots who stormed the Capitol to justice. (See Marcy Wheeler's taxonomy of the January 6 prosecutions.)And then Ja...
2022-01-0759 min
The KickerDeep on the Steele beat: Erik Wemple & Marcy WheelerOn this week’s Kicker, Marcy Wheeler, an independent journalist, and Erik Wemple, a media critic at the Washington Post, speak with Kyle Pope, editor and publisher of CJR, about media accountability and where press discussion of the Steele dossier fell short.
2021-11-1929 minUnJustifiedOn the Oranges of Specious (feat. Marcy Wheeler)This week: the failed, pathetic, and frankly unauthorized investigation of the oranges of the Trump/Russia probe conducted by John Durham; the suspension of Rosemary Vrablic – one of Trump’s go-to lenders at a Deutsche Bank subsidiary; Marcy Wheeler on this week to discuss some of the new Rick Gates 302s and how some of the redactions have changed from privacy exemptions to open and ongoing matter exemptions; an update on Devin and his multiple frivolous lawsuits; plus the Fantasy Indictment League, and more.Marcy Wheelerhttps://twitter.com/emptywheelhttp...
2021-09-1953 min
Cleanup on Aisle 45 with AG & Harry DunnEpisode 34 - Womb Chasers (feat. Marcy Wheeler)This week: what is the shadow docket; just how insidious is Texas SB8; where in the world is John Pierce - defender of January 6 insurrectionists and probable grifter; two key nominations from Biden; and more.*Correction: Andrew refers to John Pierce’s two-member group as the “National Constitutional Liberties Union.” It is called the “National Constitutional Law Union.” Andrew may have misnamed the duo, but he did not mischaracterize it. Mr. Torrez regrets the error, but more so, the group’s existence.Follow our guest on Twitter:https://twitter.com/emptywheel
2021-09-081h 16
The Signorile ReportIs Merrick Garland all that bad?If you’ve been enjoying The Signorile Report, consider subscribing for just $5.00 per month and supporting independent, ad-free opinion journalism. Thanks!I’ve been very hard on Merrick Garland, particularly after the news of the DOJ defense of Trump in the E. Jean Carroll defamation and rape case, something most legal scholars are baffled about. And there are other concerns. And I’m with those legal scholars and experts who share them.Marcy Wheeler, who I interview often, agrees with the concerns, but also sees more nuance and offered it on my SiriusXM program yesterday. A long...
2021-06-1518 minUnJustifiedVolume 2 - Episode 4 - Slow Grind (feat. Marcy Wheeler)This week: news about an investigation into Rudy and his Russian-backed Ukrainian buddies out of the Eastern District of New York; AG dives into the unredacted portion of the Barr OLC memo, the DoJ's argument against releasing the whole memo, and Judge Jackson's opinion; information about the DC Attorney General's investigation into the Trump Inaugural Committee; the Manhattan DA criminal investigation into Trump is broken wide open with the empaneling of a grand jury; new unsealed Manafort documents; Broidy pay-to-pardon scheme; and more.Follow our guest:Marcy Wheeler -https...
2021-05-3047 minCleanup on Aisle 45 with AG & Harry DunnEpisode 15 - It Rolls Up Hill (feat. Marcy Wheeler)This week: how have Biden’s first 100 days gone; what are we looking for the Biden Administration to do in the next 100 days; what do DoJ investigations into Louisville and Minneapolis Police Departments mean for the departments and the residents; what happened in the press conference about the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.; we take a deep dive with Marcy Wheeler into many of the individuals indicted for their participation in the insurrection; plus some new Comings and Goings.Follow our guest on Twitter:Marcy Wheeler (@emptywheel)Journalist, emptywheel.net...
2021-04-281h 32
Foreign Office with Michael WeissForeign Office #12. The People v. Julian AssangeJournalist Marcy Wheeler explains the U.S. government's charges against the Wikileaks founder, and why Britain refused to extradite him to America to face them.
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2021-01-1438 minForeign Office with Michael WeissForeign Office #12. The People v. Julian AssangeJournalist Marcy Wheeler explains the U.S. government's charges against the Wikileaks founder, and why Britain refused to extradite him to America to face them.
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2021-01-1438 min
Around The EmpireEp 201 No Extradition and No Bail feat Mohamed Elmaazi Guest: Mohamed Elmaazi. The long awaited extradition decision for Julian Assange came on Monday, January 4, 2021, followed by a bail hearing two days later. These recent days have been an emotional rollercoaster for Assange supporters and many were surprised, even shocked, by both decisions. Mohamed Elmaazi continues to be one of the foremost journalists covering the case on the ground at the Old Bailey Courthouse in a press annex or other nearby locations, attending via video link as required during the Covid lockdowns. And two weeks from now the executive power changes hands. The news from the second...
2021-01-091h 06
RedneckRedneck #35: Válka demokratů, Arizona a Trumpova sebemilostAmerické volby skončily, ale prach z nich se bude usazovat ještě dlouho. Co znamenají pro demokraty a co pro Donalda Trumpa, se dozvíte v novém Rednecku.Joe Biden podle všeho vyhrál americké prezidentské volby. Jak to, že to stále ještě nevíme s jistotou? A jak dopadly volby do Kongresu, ke kterým demokraté také upínali naděje? Jak pokračuje roztržka mezi středovými demokraty a těmi levicovějšími? V čem se lišily volební výsledky v Arizoně a proč kvůli tomuto státu volal Trumpův zeť Rupertu Mur...
2020-11-1320 minOpening ArgumentsOA358: Can Trump Block New Yorkers From Global Entry? (No.) Today's episode takes place in the aftermath of the Trump impeachment sham. We take a minute to heap praise on Sen. Mitt Romney, who had the courage of his convictions, before delving into the obvious fact that this president is now empowered to seek revenge on his enemies, starting with the State of New York. Can he really prevent New Yorkers from using Global Entry? Before that, we have to cover the latest in faux outrage, in which America's Dumbest Congressman (TM), Matt Gaetz, teams up with Charlie Kirk (and others...
2020-02-071h 13Opening ArgumentsOA356: The Future of Flynn (w/Marcy Wheeler) Today's episode features an in-depth interview with investigative journalist and prolific blogger Marcy Wheeler (a.k.a. emptywheel), who has a novel take on Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn who, as our listeners know, fired Covington & Burling, hired a loon, and has tried to withdraw his guilty plea. Marcy tells us what she thinks this means! We begin with a bit of analysis and some kind words from a listener in light of the disappointing Senate vote to block witnesses that came down late Friday night. Yes, this means the impeachment is...
2020-02-041h 24
CYBERWhy The FBI Arrested the Hacker Who Saved the World From WannaCry (with Marcy Wheeler)Two years ago, Marcus Hutchins, better known by his hacker name ‘MalwareTech,’ was at the Las Vegas International Airport awaiting his flight back home to the United Kingdom (UK). He was hungover and coming back from Def Con, the biggest hacker conference in the world.And that’s when the feds came in and nabbed him.But earlier that same year the 23-year-old security researcher was hailed as a global hero for stopping the spread of the WannaCry ransomware worm, which disabled companies and even paralyzing computer systems in hospitals in the UK. But in...
2019-08-0818 min
Politics and Polls#138: The Mueller Report Book Club Ft. Marcy Wheeler Hundreds of former federal prosecutors asserted in a recent statement that, were Donald Trump not the President, he would have been charged with obstruction of justice based on findings contained in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's (Class of 1966) report. As the aftermath of the report continues to unfold, what should Americans retain and understand from the document itself? In part one of a three-episode series, independent journalist Marcy Wheeler joins Professors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang in a deep-dive look at Volume I — which examines whether there was conspiracy or coordination between Trump's associates and the Russian government on its el...
2019-05-0943 min
TechdirtThe Surveillance State, With Marcy WheelerWe've been covering surveillance and the intelligence community for a long time here at Techdirt, but if you had to limit yourself to just one source on the subject, even we'd probably recommend you choose Marcy Wheeler. Following the recent news that the NSA has apparently shut down its bulk records collection program — the first exposed by Edward Snowden — Marcy joins us on this week's episode to discuss the surveillance state and why it might abandon Section 215.
2019-03-2654 min
Opening ArgumentsOA 257.5 Michael Cohen Testifies, Part 2Today's episode continues our breakdown of ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen's testimony before the House of Representatives and all the Yodel Mountain implications that stem from it that we started in Episode 257. What's next? Listen and find out! We begin where we left off -- with Michael Cohen. Find out how Cohen's testimony (and documents) implicate our favorite legal genius, Stormy Daniels! After that, it's time to check in on Roger Stone's former flunky, Andrew Miller, and his quixotic quest to undo the Mueller investigation. That effort was just slapped down by the Court of Appeals for...
2019-03-031h 15
Opening ArgumentsOA257: Michael Cohen Testifies, Part 1Today's episode breaks down ex-Trump fixer Michael Cohen's testimony before the House of Representatives and all the Yodel Mountain implications that stem from it. What's next? Listen and find out! We begin, however, with an update on the American Legion v. American Humanist Association case where Andrew recently spoke at the AHA's #HonorThemAll rally. After that, it's time to find out about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz who attempted to intimidate Michael Cohen and... may have gotten into some legal trouble thanks to this show and it's listeners! Then, we begin breaking down the Co...
2019-03-011h 07
Explain It to MeCollusion and the Mueller endgameAndrew Prokop joins Dara and Matt to explain what we've learned from the latest developments in the Russia investigation.Andrew's article on Jerome Corsi's unreliable bookArticle on the redacted Manafort transcriptMarcy Wheeler articleSpecial counsel regulation textTrump Tower Moscow explainer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2019-02-191h 09
Pod Save America“Donald Trump’s coffee man.”The President loses his wall but keeps the issue, kicks off his re-election campaign in El Paso with a new screed against Democrats, and gets a boost from potential independent candidate Howard Schultz. Then journalist Marcy Wheeler talks to Dan about the latest Paul Manafort revelations, Andrew McCabe’s return to the spotlight, and whether we’ll see a Mueller report. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.
2019-02-141h 09
Pod Save America“Donald Trump’s coffee man.”The President loses his wall but keeps the issue, kicks off his re-election campaign in El Paso with a new screed against Democrats, and gets a boost from potential independent candidate Howard Schultz. Then journalist Marcy Wheeler talks to Dan about the latest Paul Manafort revelations, Andrew McCabe’s return to the spotlight, and whether we’ll see a Mueller report. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.
2019-02-141h 10
UnJustifiedSo You Think You Can Dance (feat. Marcy Wheeler & Barbara McQuade)S3E1 - It's the Season 3 Premiere! Joining us this week to kick off 2019 right is Marcy Wheeler (Empty Wheel Blog) and Barbara McQuade (MSNBC Contributor). Plus, Jordan covers John Kelly’s parting words on Trump in the LA Times, Jaleesa reports on a story about House Republicans looking for a lawyer, and A.G. breaks down a secret Mueller filing in the Sam Patten case! Enjoy!
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2019-01-071h 23
Opening ArgumentsThe End of the Beginning (for Trump)"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." - Winston Churchill. And yes, today does, in fact, mark the end of the beginning of the Mueller Investigation... and perhaps for Donald Trump. Why? You'll just have to listen and find out! In this super-sized episode, we tackle: (1) Michael Cohen's just-announced plea to a new count of lying -- this time in connection with his prior testimony before the Senate and House Intelligence Committees investigating Russian interference in the 2016 elections;...
2018-11-301h 22
Pod Save America“Yo, collusion!”Marcy Wheeler joins Jon and Dan to break down Individual-1’s very bad day and discuss the future of the Trump investigation, Pelosi wins her caucus vote for Speaker, Schumer kicks off shutdown negotiations, and Sherrod Brown shows Democrats how to talk about Trump and the economy.
2018-11-291h 02Pod Save America“Yo, collusion!”Marcy Wheeler joins Jon and Dan to break down Individual-1’s very bad day and discuss the future of the Trump investigation, Pelosi wins her caucus vote for Speaker, Schumer kicks off shutdown negotiations, and Sherrod Brown shows Democrats how to talk about Trump and the economy.
2018-11-291h 02
Buzz BurbankThe Bob Cesca Show: Playskool Tear GasNSFW; Buzz from Buzz Burbank News & Comment is here; We have collusion; Manafort met with Assange; Manafort lied to Mueller; Trump could pardon Manafort; Trump knew about Manafort's lying weeks ago; Marcy Wheeler's theory; Kushner inflated the cost of the Saudi arms deal; Papadopoulos reports for jail; Trump fires tear gas at children; Family separation and history; Trump v Obama & Bush; Thanks to Chris Hayes; and so much more.
2018-11-271h 11
Media Roots RadioSchrödinger's Super Patriot : The 2001 Anthrax Mystery, Pt 1 of 2Please consider supporting Media Roots Radio on Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio
17 years ago, less than one month after the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001, weaponized anthrax was sent through the mail in a biological attack that stunned an already traumatized nation. The first American died from anthrax infection on October 5th. During the weeks that followed, letters sent through the US postal system containing anthrax were targeted at US media organizations and sitting US senators. In the end, five people were left dead--two US postal workers, a Florida photojournalist, a New York city hospital worker and a 95 year old...
2018-11-012h 10
Politics and Polls#109: What's Next for Kavanaugh? Questions abound regarding what impact the recently opened FBI investigation will have on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation process. In this episode, Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang discuss Kavanaugh's prior political career, recent testimony and prospects for confirmation with research journalist Marcy Wheeler. Wheeler discusses Kavanaugh's role in both the Ken Starr investigation of President Bill Clinton and the national security legislation of the George W. Bush administration. Wheeler also discusses her unique approach to journalism, which relies predominantly on document analysis rather than human sourcing.
2018-10-0438 min
The Josh Marshall PodcastEp. 34: Donald Trump Jr. Is More Central To The Russia Story Than People ThinkMarcy Wheeler, the investigative journalist behind the blog Empty Wheel, joins the podcast to dig deeper into the infamous Trump...
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2018-08-0751 min
Pod Save America“Helsinki warmed over.”President Trump betrays America by siding with Vladimir Putin over the United States, a few days after our government indicted 19 Russian military operatives for sabotaging the 2016 election in order to help Trump win. Then journalist Marcy Wheeler joins Jon, Jon, and Tommy to talk about the next steps in the Mueller investigation, as well as her decision to go to the FBI and become a witness.
2018-07-1759 min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the futureFISA and FuryOn this week’s If Then, Slate’s April Glaser and Will Oremus talk about a new anti-tech lobbying group formed by ex-employees of Facebook and Google, the big trial that’s happening this week in San Francisco that involves Waymo accusing Uber of stealing trade secrets in a winner-take-all race for self-driving supremacy. The hosts are also joined by Marcy Wheeler, an independent journalist and long time expert on the ins and outs of FISA and mass digital surveillance. And as always, Don’t Close My Tabs, the hosts’ picks for best on the Web this week.Don’t Cl...
2018-02-0742 min
The Intercept BriefingHate of the UnionNaomi Klein and Jeremy analyze Trump’s threats toward North Korea, his Executive Order on Guantanamo and the attack on immigrants, the poor, and the environment. Veteran journalist Juan González dissects the roots of fascism, the rise of authoritarian movements, and global migration trends. Marcy Wheeler gives a brief analysis of a theory floated by a former CIA officer that the “Steele dossier” contains Russian disinformation. Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada discusses Israeli collusion with the Trump campaign and Mike Pence’s trip to Israel. And Franklin James Fisher of the band Algiers talks about their music from "The Underside...
2018-01-311h 26
The Intercept BriefingWhite MirrorJeremy lays out the bloody US history in Haiti and El Salvador and blasts the bipartisan, selective amnesia and historical revisionism that “American exceptionalism” demands. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard discusses U.S. regime change, North Korea and why Bernie Sanders would have defeated Trump. As Robert Mueller hits Bannon with a Grand Jury subpoena, former CIA operative and Cipher Brief columnist John Sipher and journalist Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel analyze the Russia investigation and the Steele dossier. Leading Marxist scholar David Harvey talks about debt peonage in the age of Trump and the crimes of capitalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
2018-01-171h 46On the Media Podcast (On the Media)Off the RadarFollowing the announcement of the first indictments in Robert Mueller's special investigation, the media were scrambling to put together the pieces...or else ignoring the news completely. How to make sense of the details, and the silences, in Mueller's first public release and in some of the media's apparent apathy. Also, how the NPR newsroom responded when one of its own was brought down for sexual harassment. And a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner talks about unredacting the bestseller he wrote behind bars and what he's learned about America's opaque military and justice systems.
1. Bob looks at how Ruper...
2017-11-0350 min
TrumpWatch with Jesse LentWhat do Mueller's indictments mean for Trump? (Josh Meyer, Marcy Wheeler)When special counsel Robert Mueller announced indictments for Donald Trump’s former campaign adviser, Paul Manafort and campaign aide Rick Gates and unsealed a plea deal made for false statements by campaign volunteer George Papadopoulos, it led to more questions than answers. Tasked by the Justice Department back in May to pursue alleged Russian efforts to help Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election and investigate any possible collusion between Trump campaign staff and Moscow, Monday’s announcement was the first major public move that Mueller has made. This week, in a special one-hour episode of TrumpWatch, Jesse examines what this w...
2017-11-0257 min
The Intercept BriefingDonald and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad PresidencyDonald Trump is spectacularly bad at being president. This week on Intercepted, investigative journalist Marcy Wheeler and The Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald analyze the latest insanity emanating from the White House. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tim Weiner and Intercept writer Trevor Aaronson discuss the firing of James Comey and debate his FBI legacy. And Palestinian author and journalist Rula Jebreal explains why President Trump is going to Saudi Arabia and Israel on his first international trip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-05-171h 01
The Intercept BriefingReady to LieThe Notorious B.I.G. famously alleged that federal agents were mad because he was flagrant. Trump also believes he has beef with the Feds, accusing Obama of tapping his phones. The Intercept’s Matthew Cole and journalist Marcy Wheeler dissect the accusations and the (curious) denials. Sam Biddle and Josh Begley explain what the CIA hacking docs published by Wikileaks say about our “smart” TVs and phones. Journalist Aura Bogado confronts Trump’s assault on undocumented immigrants. Punk band Anti-Flag performs. Plus, Trump “stars” in a scene from Goodfellas. Can he get out of Mar-a-Lago alive? Hosted on Acast. See a...
2017-03-081h 06
Unauthorized DisclosureUnauthorized Disclosure - Marcy WheelerJournalist Marcy Wheeler joins the show to discuss the surveillance state now that the USA Freedom Act is law. She breaks down what the law does and what it does not do. She highlights how the NSA is targeting "malicious cyber activity" with the warrantless wiretapping program. She also highlights the FBI as one of the government agencies most in need of attention from activists because of its role in mass surveillance.During the discussion portion of the show, Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola highlight how the US government declassified some of the torture memories of a former CIA detainee, Ma...
2015-06-071h 02
Unauthorized DisclosureUnauthorized Disclosure - Guest: Marcy WheelerMarcy Wheeler, a journalist whose latest work can be found at ExposeFacts.org, appears on the show to discuss the Jeffrey Sterling trial. The former CIA officer has been facing charges stemming from allegations that he leaked details that exposed a botched CIA operation in Iran involving flawed nuclear blueprints. Wheeler recounts closing arguments and other aspects of the government's prosecution, which mostly relies on circumstantial evidence. She also addresses how this fits into the Obama administration's record of going after whistleblowers and undermining press freedom.
During the discussion portion of the show, hosts Kevin Gosztola and Rania Khalek talk a...
2015-01-251h 09
BelaboredBelabored Podcast #16: Who Bankrupted Detroit?This week on Belabored: Detroit blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history. Plus fast food strikes, immigration reform, port truck drivers, and layoffs at Chicago public schools.
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2013-07-2642 min
Radio Free DylanRFD #39: Marcy WheelerFreedom and equality were supposed to be values that define the United States of America. We indict nations like China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and so many others for their practice of political imprisonment or abuse of specific individuals that are seen to be a threat to society without any sort of trial.
How, then, can President Obama and Pentagon officials even begin to defend the treatment of PFC Bradley Manning, whose treatment in no way complies with the Uniform Code of Military Justice?
Dylan had the opportunity to talk to Marcy Wheeler of FireDogLake about the treatment of PFC Bradley...
2011-06-2120 minMeet the BloggersMeet the Bloggers - #13: John Cusack protests war profiteeringMeet the Bloggers is a live online video show created by Brave New Foundation which is broadcast online every Friday focusing on unconventional political opinion and analysis. Host Cenk Uygurs discusses war profiterering with John Cusack. Featured bloggers: Liliana Segura and Marcy Wheeler.
2008-11-2728 min