@emptywheel

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Abundant posts about civil liberties, national security, and US legal cases. Full-length posts at emptywheel.net. Warning: High propensity for potty-mouthed outbursts on TV.

Immigrant to Ireland (I married well). Find me in Limerick.

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Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/11/01/elon-musks-machine-for-fascism-a-one-stop-shop-for-disinformation-and-violence/

Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence - emptywheel

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, one of Trump's most gleeful supporters, has set up a one-stop shop: Joining false claims about the election with networks of fascists who'll take to the streets.

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Secret Documents! The Ten Month Privilege Fight Whingers Claim Didn't Happen

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/29/secret-documents-the-ten-month-privilege-fight-whingers-claim-didnt-happen/

Secret Documents! The Ten Month Privilege Fight Whingers Claim Didn't Happen - emptywheel

Documents liberated by Politico confirm the privilege fights over testimony of Trump aides in the January 6 investigation lasted from June 15, 2022 through April 27, 2023.

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Jeff Bezos' Manifesto of Impotence - emptywheel

Reality is in fact on the ballot this year, the race remains neck and neck, and you, Jeff Bezos, decided to go down without a fight.

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The Disappearing Cheshire Cat I Found in the Rabbit Hole Where Lee Chatfield Was Hiding

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/23/the-disappearing-cheshire-cat-i-found-in-the-rabbit-hole-where-lee-chatfield-was-hiding/

The Disappearing Cheshire Cat I Found in the Rabbit Hole Where Lee Chatfield Was Hiding - emptywheel

After I set off searching for Lee Chatfield's interview with Jack Smith, I also discovered 30-some pages of a Ronna McDaniel interview and a very specific ask that Michigan Republicans throw out my vote for Joe Biden.

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When an Older White Catholic Man Admits, "This Toxicity that Exists Is Really Embarrassing"

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/22/when-an-older-white-catholic-man-admits-this-toxicity-that-exists-is-really-embarrassing/

This from @emptywheel hits home:
"But I also realized, as I watched the Michigan version of these events today, that Harris and Cheney are also modeling democracy. They are giving people … what they want: a democracy where people talk to one another."
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So Help Me God: Lawyers, Encryption, and Insurrection

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/22/lawyers-encryption-and-insurrection/

So Help Me God: Lawyers, Encryption, and Insurrection - emptywheel

Volume III of the Appendix to Jack Smith's immunity brief starts with what are likely texts obtained from Mike Roman and Boris Epshteyn's phones, both of which were seized in September 2022. There are reasons to suspect that Smith faced a delay in accessing texts from both those phones.

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Kamala Harris against Despair - emptywheel

When Maria Shriver asked Kamala Harris how she deals with the stress of this election, Harris responded by giving a powerful speech against despair.

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How to Read the Immunity Appendix - emptywheel

Most of the evidence in the appendix to Jack Smith's immunity filing remains sealed. But by understanding how the four volumes work, we can understand most of what appears in it.

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Trump's GOP Is Running on a Platform of Freeing Seditionists and Cop Assailants

https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/10/18/trumps-gop-is-running-on-a-platform-of-freeing-seditionists-and-cop-assailants/

Trump's GOP Is Running on a Platform of Freeing Seditionists and Cop Assailants - emptywheel

The Republican Party's candidate for President is running on a platform of freeing cop assailants and seditionists. 

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