View on Zencastr Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net joins me every Friday to fill us in on all the news the mainstream corporate media doesn't do such a great job of reporting. Today, we jump right in. You might want to take notes. Lots of info coming your way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYNo9u1KGpU
View on Zencastr How do you make Fridays better than they already are? By listening to and learning from Marcy Wheeler. She covers much of the way things work (or don't) here in the US from her home in Limerick, Ireland. But whether she's in Michigan or Ireland, Marcy has her fingers on the news and what's happening on this side of the pond. Today, it's more debunking of the chaos caucus in the House and their almost keystone cop-like vendetta against Hunter Biden. Plus the Trump trials, both in progress and coming soon, election results, Bill Barr's [...]
View on Zencastr Fridays are filled with info here on the show because Marcy Wheeler is my regular Friday guest. Yes, she writes and publishes news at emptywheel.net that you're not getting from the corporate mainstream media, but she joins me on Fridays for an in-depth look at what's happened during the past week. Today, it's a deep dive into the various Trump trials happening now, coming soon and coming eventually. This week, we got Don Jr and Eric on the witness stand, with Eric's testimony ending today. Monday it's TFG himself and Ivanka is scheduled to testify [...]
View on Zencastr It's Friday, so we have another date with Marcy Wheeler of the essential news site emptywheel.net. Today, the scoop on the new Republican Speaker of the House -- he's all and so much more (or less) that you expected, the various trials of the former guy, the overnight news of the US bombing of Syria and more. Take notes, or listen a few times. There's much to grok, as always, from Marcy Wheeler! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utZcaFi-S_w
View on Zencastr Well, we made it though my first week on the air from Arizona, but Gym Jordan didn't! He's toast. And with no Speaker (and no nominee either), the Republicans did what they do so well... adjourned, and left for the weekend. Seriously. They'll allegedly regroup on Monday with a new set of Speaker wannabees... It's not like there are any pressing issues here and around the globe that need immediate action or anything. JFC. It was a busy week, and I'm thrilled to welcome Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net back to the show. Since Marcy is in [...]
View on Zencastr Now that we know the extent of the charges pending against the former guy, it was time to call on Marcy 'Emptywheel' Wheeler to fill in the blanks and answer my myriad of questions. As usual, she's got the answers. Get here on time, as we start right at the top and take it all the way to the end of the hour. You might want to bring along a paper and pen to keep score! https://www.youtube.com/live/4fkh9QVt_Ms?si=PPaae9nh1vmWZruu
View on Zencastr We waited most of the day Thursday, not so patiently, for the next shoe to drop. We were expecting a new indictment (or set thereof) from Jack Smith's investigation of the former guy -- this one for his actions (and inaction) on and around January 6. But sometime during the afternoon we were told no new indictments for you today. We figured we'd have to wait until Tuesday at the earliest for that other show, as the DC Grand Jury only meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But then a boot hit us from an unexpected direction. What [...]
View on Zencastr It's difficult to come back from a four-day weekend. That's compounded when you do a news-based show but took the weekend off from all news-related information. Seriously, that's what I did, and it felt great. But I got to work last night catching up on all the things I wanted to ask Marcy Wheeler about today. Marcy's living in Ireland now, so due to the time difference, we record her appearances in the morning my time. Today's recording sounds great, but the video got corrupted (damn gremlins). So today's a day for listening... and there's [...]
https://media.zencastr.com/audio-files/5e0cc41aa9798f001400ff98/0d743403-1b3c-4e4f-a4a6-9971ef750058.mp3 On Thursday, we learned that Trump had been indicted in the documents case by a grand jury in South Florida! Trump is to appear on Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Miami. Of course, he's pulling out all the stops to incite violence (some things never change). After reading the indictment itself, I went to emptywheel.net to get Marcy Wheeler's take on this bombshell, and figured you should hear it to. So today, Marcy Wheeler returns to help us navigate the muddy waters of the Trump/MarALago/Bedminster swamp, on the eve of his arraignment https://www.youtube.com/live/cVJLAZCTIsU?feature=share
https://media.zencastr.com/audio-files/5e0cc41aa9798f001400ff98/25a92523-2d7a-4442-a9c1-c448238c88b8.mp3 Click the player above to listen to the show, right click the button below to download the episode, scroll down to the bottom of the page for the video We wrap up the week today with another visit from independent journalist Marcy Wheeler. She does a better job of covering the actual news dealing with national security and the various investigations into the former guy (and all news items related) at Emptywheel.net than I see anywhere in the corporate mainstream press. I'm honored that Marcy checks in with us every 3-4 weeks or so, and fills the hour [...]
