Rent-Seeking: Trump Sells Patriotic Fraud to Boost His Tariff Lies It's not just that Trump is lying abt what the $1,776 check is. He also lied by saying it was funded by tariffs. www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/18/r... Rent-Seeking: Trump Sells Patr...
One of the biggest mistakes Dems made in transition is in not having Jack Smith testify openly about Jan6 before Durbin lost his gavel.
I meant to write a post today but instead I made beef cheeks for dinner. So in advance of Trump's speech let me lay out how they're reverse engineering VZ. First, all the lies Stephen Miller has told. www.emptywheel.net/2025/05/01/s... Stephen Miller's Snowballing D...
From WaPo's interview w/Vanity Fair's photographer (in addition to his comments about Stephen Miller). www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/... https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo&cid=bafkreie772pm3dec2joki5q6y2aeknsa6v5rfy4vjjrkcygsoa5dwhpb7q
Reup & updated: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's Attempted Baby-Splitting Leads to Exploding Diaper 4A issues on DOJ's attempt to reuse Dan Richman's data are actually really complex, made more so bc neither software nor original case agent know what they did in 2000. www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/17/c... Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's Attem...
NYT continues that stubborn tradition of discussing Trump's promise of tariff revenues w/o disclosing that Trump may have to pay half the revenue raised back to importers. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u... https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo&cid=bafkreibrzjtwszhgmqlvkteedxm3mfbzgn5pf2arq6sq3sckoydrxvdsru https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo&cid=bafkreig2c227jefwjzvv4g32q2bnejss3k3ociis5wgtj4bbfpcjgbvyau
Paul Krugman takes the early lead for headline of the day. An A+++++ Economy, My A++ paulkrugman.substack.com/p/an-a-econo... An A+++++ Economy, My A++
2nd order Trumpster Missing the Point. 1) Release a flood of Tweets hailing loyalty to Wiles. 2) Give "scoop" to a woman who works w/former Trump spox congratulating selves for "circling the motherfucking wagons." Contrary to your rabid paranoia, we care abt facts conveyed not splitting off Wiles. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo&cid=bafkreiagyszbmpdbjnzylkxl3g2n7wps2zf36l3od5l7j3sdgu6dioazcm
Oof. @governor.ca.gov@bsky.brid.gy's press office has a website dedicated to Trump and all his criminals. www.gov.ca.gov/2025/12/16/t... https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo&cid=bafkreicaxvrorxmxitvwa7efc2l6e3iov5ofswgvcenge3hfixmdygeyui
The Epistemology of the Epstein Scandal www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/16/t... The Epistemology of the Epstei...