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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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Last Notes

2024-07-09 10:47:16

I read the NYT Front Page, so you don't have to.
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/756/130/648/547/607/original/0d4589a0fae6afb6.jpg

2024-07-08 19:23:43

Peter Baker Argues Joe Biden Is Unfit because Peter Baker Is Too Lazy to Read the Homework
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/07/08/peter-baker-argues-joe-biden-is-unfit-because-peter-baker-is-too-lazy-to-read-the-homework/

2024-07-08 13:25:10

Imagine if Dana Bash Knew Trump Had Been President Before?
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/07/08/imagine-if-dana-bash-knew-trump-had-been-president-before/

2024-07-05 08:33:04

Brazil Charges Coup-Plotter Bolsonaro for Saudi Gifts as Trump Org Unveils New Saudi High Rise
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/07/05/brazil-charges-coup-plotter-bolsonaro-for-saudi-gifts-as-trump-org-unveils-new-saudi-high-rise/

2024-07-01 20:05:45

Justice Roberts' Drone Strike on George Washington's Legacy
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/07/01/justice-roberts-drone-strike-on-george-washingtons-legacy/

2024-06-26 20:52:16

Sammy Alito Makes a Great Case Trump Censored Fox News' Accurate 2020 Election Reporting
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/06/26/sammy-alito-makes-a-great-case-trump-censored-fox-news-accurate-2020-election-reporting/

2024-06-23 13:56:14

An Egyptian Bank Claimed Details of a Suspected $10 Million Payment to Trump Might be in China
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/06/23/an-egyptian-bank-claimed-details-of-a-suspected-10-million-payment-to-trump-might-be-in-china/

2024-06-09 22:56:57

Tomorrow you're going to hear a lot about what the Hunter Biden jury will decide.
It'll all be driven by the definition of "addict."
And so that's what you'll hear in closing arguments.
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/06/09/definition-of-an-addict-why-hunters-use-around-kids-matters/

2024-06-03 16:50:44

Big Media Ignoring the Who What When Why of GOP Apology for Trump's Crimes
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/06/03/big-media-ignoring-the-who-what-when-why-of-gop-apology-for-trumps-crimes/

2024-06-02 13:12:40

"Swept Up!" The Russian Payments that Led to Trump's Felony Conviction
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/06/02/swept-up-the-russian-payments-that-led-to-trumps-felony-conviction/

2024-05-25 09:17:38

Jack Smith Invites Aileen Cannon to Protect the Country Rather than Just Donald Trump
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/05/25/jack-smith-invites-aileen-cannon-to-protect-the-country-rather-than-just-donald-trump/

2024-05-12 22:16:54

Another Maggie Haberman NYT Story Covers Up Oleg Deripaska's Role
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/05/12/another-maggie-haberman-nyt-story-covers-up-oleg-deripaskas-role/

2024-05-08 12:28:28

How We Got to a Place Where Right Wingers Cheer Stealing Nuclear Documents
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/05/08/how-we-got-to-a-place-where-right-wingers-cheer-stealing-nuclear-documents/

2024-04-28 13:59:16

Kaitlan Collins Ignores Bill Barr's Role in the Effort that Framed Joe Biden
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/04/28/kaitlan-collins-ignores-bill-barrs-role-in-the-effort-that-framed-joe-biden/

2024-04-22 10:35:49

Trial Attention: Don't Let a Pecker Distract from More Important Stories
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/04/22/trial-attention-dont-let-a-pecker-distract-from-more-important-stories/

2024-04-18 12:55:16

WaPo Gives Bill Barr Platform to Attack Joe Biden without Mentioning Barr's Role in Framing Biden
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/04/18/wapo-gives-bill-barr-platform-to-attack-joe-biden-without-mentioning-barrs-role-in-framing-biden/

2024-04-16 14:09:40

Media Organizations Omit Mention of Trump's Allegedly Criminal Exploitation of 2020 Debates
https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/04/16/media-organizations-omit-mention-of-trumps-allegedly-criminal-exploitation-of-2020-debates/