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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h
There's all the Trumpsters who are making bank off stealing Venezuela's oil. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/1...
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Ex-Trump officials find new jobs in Venezuela’s lucrative oil industry
Companies and investors are eager to hire those with recent access to the White House and knowledge of the administration’s Venezuela policy or contacts.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 12h
There are at least FOUR Trump huge oil corruption stories from just the [double checks calendar] last two days. There's the NYT story about Trump selling out Ukraine to get a $2M donor a big contract. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...
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In Trump’s Russian Oil Deal, Middle East Funds Are the Biggest Owners
A majority of ownership in a proposed multibillion-dollar deal would go to a group of Middle Eastern investors, including some with business ties to U.S. negotiators.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h
The Fraud Task Force is important bc: 1) It chases peanuts while Trump steals orders of magnitude more on a daily basis 2) It is largely propaganda 3) It was the excuse to destroy white collar policing news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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DOJ Fraud Division’s Rise Diminishes Premier White Collar Unit
The Justice Department’s corporate crime enforcement hub has lost the bulk of its market manipulation and securities expertise over the past few months, accelerating what former officials call a downg...
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 10h
While Markwayne Mullin justifies ICE shooting at a person with a child in their car, I remind you that the training materials for ICE agents do not recommend this. The Officers Who Killed Renee Good Appear To Have Violated ICE’s Own Use-Of-Force Policies | HuffPost share.google/d3a7pzGlVRuE...
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The ICE Handbook Tells A Damning Story About The Death of Renee Good
Training material, which HuffPost obtained, shows the multiple ways agents didn’t follow agency rules.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
John Solomon Confirms Todd Blanche is FAR More Abusive Than Jack Smith emptywheel.net/2026/10/06/j...
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John Solomon Confirms Todd Blanche is FAR More Abusive Than Jack Smith - emptywheel
The latest John Solomon attempt to deceive his rubes, a bunch of pen register reports targeting Susie Wiles, reveal a great deal of corruption. The corruption is all that of Trump and his aides.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump is about to sell out Ukraine, basically the culmination of the 2016 influence operation, but that history has been memory holed. www.youtube.com/shorts/yDK-8...
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Trump's Team Sells Out the US
YouTube video by emptywheel
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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ladies what is the solution? Is it time for a general strike, an all female walkout from work, a mass sit down at home, no sex at all. We continue to be misused, mistreated, and tossed aside. Our pay is lower and our rights are being taken away. I've had enough...have you?
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oligarchssuck.bsky.social @oligarchssuck.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Creep.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Fucking NYU canceled their appearance at our Community Board meeting set for tomorrow. These COWARDS.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEW: More Ken Paxton audio is released. A “Texas-sized” risk for GOP is growing larger youtu.be/WObDj-tzJAc?...
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There’s MORE LEAKED AUDIO of Paxton TRASHING Trump?!
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 07/10/2026
David Ellison now controls CBS News, CNN and Warner Bros. after a $111 billion merger. The first board pick he announced was a former video game CEO whose emails with Jeffrey Epstein are in Justice Department files.
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'Oh God no!' Horror as Trump ally assembles 'deeply evil' team with Epstein-linked hire
Critics reacted with horror after billionaire David Ellison, a strong ally to President Donald Trump, tapped a controversial figure to help lead his newly formed megacompany Skydance.“Deeply evil stuff happening [right now],” wrote writer and programmer Reyna Cervantes Tuesday night in a social medi...
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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Here is your good news post of the morning.
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g1g1byers.bsky.social @g1g1byers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I get my mail in ballot, mark it, then take it to any Early Voting Location and put it in the drop box. Done it for many years now. Get a sticker too! #vote #voteearly #yourvoteisyourvoice
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 06/10/2026
📮 Your mail ballot could be postmarked too late to count, even if you mailed it on time. New USPS cost-cutting changes put tens of thousands of mail voters at risk of having their mail ballots rejected. Make a plan and check to see if your zip code is affected: demdock.com/4rMi8Ps
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026
NEW: On September 23rd, Cook Political Report shifted the Kansas senate race from "likely republican" to "lean republican." Today, they changed it to "toss up." www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/sen...
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A Senate Majority is Squarely in Democrats’ Sights as Kansas Moves to Toss Up; Two Other Races Shift Left
Four weeks out from Election Day, the Senate map is shifting further in Democrats’ favor — and with it, their odds of winning back the majority.While Republicans continue to have a financial edge in a...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Make. Him. Cut. A. Check. emptywheel.net/2026/10/06/m...
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Make. Him. Cut. A. Check. - emptywheel
It's not enough for Trump to start paying for his propaganda ads himself. He needs to pay restitution to the taxpayers he robbed to run the ads in the first place.
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Here's my obituary of Jim Bakker, religious grifter scumbag. Let me provide a few highlights too. www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/10/a-ca...
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A Cancer on the Body of Christ: The Ballad of Jim Bakker - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jim Bakker is dead, at the age of 86.   Among the grosser religious grifters of American history, Bakker was a pure thief, someone who may or may not have really believed in his version of far-right C...
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DaveC3- Manny Rutinel for CO CD 8 @davec3.solidarity.social · 06/10/2026
IMHO a must read, but maybe too much of a detailed explainer of Trump mendacity for some:
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I did an entire podcast on how Trump used polarization as a tool. He gets in trouble, triggers polarization and he not ONLY gets away with his crime but corrupts his party. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Ball of Thread - YouTube
Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler unwinds the true story of the attack on democracy that has brought the United States to the brink of fascism.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 04/10/2026
A new lawsuit by journalist @bubbaprog.xyz shows the DOJ secretly searched his digital accounts for a wide range of materials. And prosecutors failed to tell judges about a federal law protecting the press from search warrants… again.
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DOJ’s secret search of journalist’s accounts omitted press law
Journalist Tim Burke’s new lawsuit challenges the government’s search of months of emails, messages, files, and other information from his Google and Twitter accounts
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
From March. emptywheel.net/2026/03/27/h...
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How Vladimir Putin Intends to Recruit Trump to Russia's Side in WWIII - emptywheel
Trump keeps helping Russia and Iran, against which entities he started an insanely stupid war.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Interesting Buttigieg profile. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
Buttigieg was welcomed in places where candidates shunned some of his potential rivals. He campaigned with Rob Sand and Josh Turek in Iowa as they run for governor and senator, respectively. He backed Brandon Dukes in his special election effort to flip a Pennsylvania state House seat that Trump won by 18 points. He was alone among his peers in endorsing Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin in his victory over longtime Rep. John Larson in Connecticut.

“If I can help give voice to what people are after in diverse geographies, including very conservative areas,” he said, “turns out that’s my best use of time.”
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Penitent In Purgatory @in-purgatory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is the only way to change society. Until society changes, any laws written don't mean shit.
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
These boys should lose their fucking futures, the same way they would if they were caught planning to murder someone, which they may have been MAKE BOYS AFRAID OF BEING RAPISTS amp.idahostatesman.com/news/local/c...
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Boise police investigate alleged violent group chat at Timberline High
The Boise School District and Boise police are investigating a group chat in which students allegedly expressed a desire to take violent actions toward a female student.
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This should be so obvious that it doesn’t need to be said, but given what kind of weekend it’s been on here, apparently it does: If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russia Russia Russia Never Stopped Russia Russia Russiaing emptywheel.net/2026/10/04/r...
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Russia Russia Russia Never Stopped Russia Russia Russiaing - emptywheel
Russia's interference in the 2016 election is not the past. On the contrary, the latest news shows how much Russian has simply relentlessly pursued the very same plan it put in place starting a decade...
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026
A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Legal experts tell me oil companies' Supreme Court bid to stop this case could reach way further than climate, threatening states' historic ability to hold companies accountable for deception and harm to their residents. I'll be at the court tomorrow covering the arguments. Stay tuned
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is sad news. Simon was a big help with this story that showed Howard Lutnick apparently lied about his business entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein—a story that deserves more attention. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had years-long business tie with sex offender
The commerce secretary apparently still hasn't come clean on his connection with Epstein.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I think you start by impeaching someone whom GOPers hate, like Whiskey Pete. See how that goes in the Senate. Given THEM someone to scapegoat for losing their majorities.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This video describes how Trump and Bill Barr and Rudy Giuliani CONTINUED the effort to frame Joe and Hunter Biden, in the very weeks of impeachment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C49s...
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Selling Justice | The Blackmailing of Joe Biden | Episode 10 | Ball of Thread
YouTube video by L O L G O P
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Because we're talking about the merits of impeaching Trump (or at least Whiskey Pete and Vought) assuming Dems take the House and maybe the Senate, reupping two vids on what happened in 2019. This video argues it backfired; it didn't stop effort to frame Biden and consolidated Trump power.
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Corruption is a Process
YouTube video by emptywheel
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Christopher Rufo Whines about Being Named as the Propagandist Who Rationalized Alleged Klan Act Violence emptywheel.net/2026/10/04/c...
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Christopher Rufo Whines about Being Named as the Propagandist Who Rationalized Alleged Klan Act Violence - emptywheel
The lawsuit by Renee Good's family likens the mask Jonathan Ross wore the day he killed Renee Good to hooded Klan terrorism prohibited by the Klan Act.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/10/2026
NEW: President Donald Trump took a break this weekend from his nonstop, baseless accusations about mail voting fraud to remind his own supporters to cast their mail ballots in this year’s midterm elections.
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Trump backtracks and begs Republicans to vote by mail as Democrats’ odds of taking Congress improve
Trump’s latest demand that Republicans vote – even by mail – comes as polls show Democrats’ odds of taking both the House and Senate are improving.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Brainstorm: How do we use this to taint everyone getting funding from Musk. "Backed by the guy demanding the right to disseminate fake pictures showing you naked"?
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As I note here, everything that happened in 2016 has come to pass. www.youtube.com/shorts/8piSZ...
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How Putin grabbed Trump by his balls
YouTube video by emptywheel
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This breathtaking NYT story about Trump's Russian entanglements includes three people who've been part of the operation to cultivate Trump since 2015: Bryan Lanza, Sheikh Tahoon, and Kirill Dmitriev. This is literally the culmination of the original plan. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
One reason I stay on Xitter is to test if I can trigger people's amygdala over there. So far it's not working that well.
EU says Elon should not lie abt my blue check
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Hey 
@KenPaxtonTX
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Why did you accept $6M from a guy fighting for the right to send AI pictures of your kids, naked?
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love this 👇
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Freedom Lover @fre-edo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
All Leaders understand Trump well. Merkel says in her memoir that she was treating him as if he were “completely normal”, but she quickly learned of his “emotional” nature and soft spot for authoritarians and tyrants. lifewithnofears.blogspot.com/2025/01/5-re...
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Angela Merkel's Memoirs: A candid critique of Trump | Glomixy Hub
was treating him as if he were “completely normal”, but she quickly learned of his “emotional” nature and soft spot for authoritarians and tyrants.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 04/10/2026
If they win, the Democrats would push to expand Medicare coverage to include dental, vision and hearing benefits.
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Medicare update: Major changes proposed by Democrats if they win midterms
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Release the Jack Smith transcript.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026
"It could chill rights of contractors to make political contributions" -- unearthed footage shows Susan Collins in 2012 fighting to protect contractors from having to disclose political contributions (we recently learned she was under investigation for a pay-to-play scheme involving a contractor)
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@katiephang.bsky.social is having so much fun with this lawsuit and I'm here for it.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Protestors Benny Defamed Finally Come After Him emptywheel.net/2026/10/02/t...
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The Protestors Benny Defamed Finally Come After Him - emptywheel
Now that protestors Benny Johnson slandered a year are suing, maybe we'll learn exactly who funds Benny and how much.
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Nicole Sandler @nicolesandler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Marcy Wheeler @emptywheel.bsky.social starts today's edition of Emptywheel Fridays with this story, then goes on to lots more! Joooin us at 3ET/noon PT at youtu.be/0HvOZZFld7M & nicolesandler.com
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Emptywheel Friday with Marcy Wheeler on the Nicole Sandler Show 10-2-26
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yep. Among others. I want every trans person to inundate FBI with stalking claims. And every Somali.
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Kristin @legaleagle7223.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Take that, assholes.
"I would say the second lawsuit is very unusual," Rachel Moran, a law professor at the University of St. Thomas, told NPR. "It was immediately striking to me because the Trump administration has been aggressively using conspiracy charges, including here in Minnesota, against people involved in protesting the administration's immigration tactics."
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