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Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 1-24-25
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Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 1-24-25

Well, it's Day 5. We made it through the first working week of the Dump 2.0 reign, though it hasn't been easy. And it feels like a long year already. Thankfully, Marcy Wheeler is here from emptywheel.net each Friday to chat with me about what happened and make sure we know what we need to know. We cover a lot of territory today, and get some warnings about what to expect in the near future. It's all hands on deck time. I keep saying that you need to find the reliable sources of actual news that you [...]

By Nicole Sandler|January 24th, 2025|Tags: emptywheel, emptywheeler.net, fascism, Jan 6, Marcy Wheeler, pardons, Trump|0 Comments

Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 1-17-25
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Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 1-17-25

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Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show 1-17-25

Every Friday I'm joined by Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net to discuss what happened in the week that's ending. This was a pretty eventful week, with Jack Smith's Jan 6 report released, the start of the Senate confirmation hearings for the convicted felon's cabinet picks, the fires in LA and a lot more. We recorded this episode on Thursday due to some medical issues and doctors appointments I have, but there was certainly no shortage of news and things we need Marcy's insight on. Peace out... https://youtu.be/_k7x2g3WjDI

By Nicole Sandler|January 17th, 2025|Tags: confirmation hearings, emptywheel, Jack Smith report, Marcy Wheeler|0 Comments

Emptywheel Fridays are Back Weekly on the Nicole Sandler Show 1-10-25
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Emptywheel Fridays are Back Weekly on the Nicole Sandler Show 1-10-25

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Emptywheel Fridays are Back Weekly on the Nicole Sandler Show 1-10-25

It's our first Emptywheel Friday of the new year, a year which promises to be anything but easy, productive or frankly good. Which makes it more important than ever that we keep speaking truth to power and expose the incoming administration for what they are. So Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net and I are back today, and every Friday going forward. Today, the Convicted Felon was sentenced by Judge Merchan in the NY Business Fraud case in which he was found guilty on all 34 counts. Unfortunately, due to the office he'll be assuming again in 10 days, the [...]

By Nicole Sandler|January 10th, 2025|Tags: convictions, emptywheel, Marcy Wheeler, sentencing, Trump|Comments Off

Emptywheel Fridays – Our Last One for 2024 – Nicole Sandler Show 12-20-24
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Emptywheel Fridays – Our Last One for 2024 – Nicole Sandler Show 12-20-24

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Emptywheel Fridays – Our Last One for 2024 – Nicole Sandler Show 12-20-24

Well, we made it to the end of the year. Or just about, anyway. Since I've been sick I've decided to do something I don't usually do which is take off and rest over the holidays. I've put together a great couple of weeks of shows to get us through January 3, and hope to return well-rested and ready to take on the challenges ahead. I did want to end with a final Emptywheel Friday episode and thankfully was able to record with Marcy Wheeler this morning. There's a lot we didn't get to (like the Matt Gaetz [...]

By Nicole Sandler|December 20th, 2024|Tags: emptywheel, emptywheel Friday|Comments Off

Emptywheel Friday on The Nicole Sandler Show 12-6-24
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Emptywheel Friday on The Nicole Sandler Show 12-6-24

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Emptywheel Friday on The Nicole Sandler Show 12-6-24

We're back. Marcy Wheeler again joins us from her home in Ireland for our end-of-the-week look back on what went down over the past few days. As usual, lots of shit thrown against the wall where, inevitably, some of it sticks. Today we talk about what's left of the D'ump indictments and prosecutions (not much), his nominations (lots of them), pardons and preemptive pardons (just listen) and more... We have a lot of work to do. Let's get to it. In the meantime, I'm compiling a list of credible, accurate, good journalists who we can trust to report the [...]

By Nicole Sandler|December 6th, 2024|Tags: cabinet nominations, emptywheel, Marcy Wheeler, news media, pardons|Comments Off

Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show – 11-8-24

We're still here. A bit battered and tattered and dejected, but we're grieving. We'll get through this. Today, Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net has a bit of a reality check for us. There's no sugar coating it, it's bad. But not ALL of it is bad. And I'll share some small good news too. We could all use some more of that. Breathe.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEn3_tfDUBU

By Nicole Sandler|November 8th, 2024|Tags: despair, election, emptywheel, Marcy Wheeler, what next|Comments Off

Emptywheel Fridays (the last one before Election Day) on the Nicole Sandler Show 11-1-24
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Emptywheel Fridays (the last one before Election Day) on the Nicole Sandler Show 11-1-24

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Emptywheel Fridays (the last one before Election Day) on the Nicole Sandler Show 11-1-24

Here we go... it's the last Emptywheel Friday episode before this election finally comes to a close. I've been struggling with awful anxiety for the last couple of weeks and have been off the air much of this week due to that. Another reason to be grateful for Marcy Wheeler's friendship and brilliance... Find and support Marcy's work at emptywheel.net. And you can always find me at nicolesandler.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1YDQ_XnseM

By Nicole Sandler|November 2nd, 2024|Tags: emptywheel, Marcy Wheeler|Comments Off

Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show – 10-18-24
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Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show – 10-18-24

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Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show – 10-18-24

Another week is winding down and, as we do each Friday, Marcy Wheeler and I stick a fork in it with a freewheeling discussion of what happened. Today we begin with the release of Jack Smith's appendices to his filing that TFG fought but failed to prevent. Despite the corporate media's best efforts to prolong the horse race and their refusal to just report the facts and tell the truth, a few moments that could clarify actual truths were able to penetrate the barrage of right wing propaganda. The probing questions were asked by concerned citizens, not from [...]

By Nicole Sandler|October 18th, 2024|Tags: emptywheel, Emptywheel Fridays, Kamala, Marcy Wheeler, town hall, Trump|Comments Off

Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show – 10-11-24
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Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show – 10-11-24

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Emptywheel Fridays on the Nicole Sandler Show – 10-11-24

Our move to a new home is almost complete, and things at the show should be back to our usual state of quasi-controlled chaos. Though I had the new studio somehow run smoothly for the Christopher Steele interview on Wednesday, the gremlins decided to make an appearance during today's taping with Marcy Wheeler. So... it starts out ok, albeit with awful lighting on my end. But when I couldn't leave well enough alone and tried to adjust the lighting about 10 minutes in, the video software decided to mess with me... so we regrouped and did the rest [...]