It&#39;s another Emptywheel Friday, when national security journalist Marcy Wheeler of <a href="https://emptywheel.net" rel="nofollow">emptywheel.net </a>joins me to break down the week, and this one was a mess! The Supreme Court finished off what was left of the Voting Rights Act, we saw two days of &#34;Whiskey Pete&#34; Hegseth hearings (House AND Senate Armed Services Committees), the Jim Comey &#34;8647&#34; indictment #2 and why it&#39;s a mess, the SPLC prosecution unraveling, the Cole Allen shooting attempt at the White House Correspondents dinner, gas prices spiking while the Defense Secretary can&#39;t tell you what a gallon costs, and the Sarah Jacobs/Trump-as-Jesus moment you have to see to believe. Plus, a tribute to the civil rights heroes who did the hard work to get the Voting Rights Act passed in the first place, and why their persistence matters right now. Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;It&amp;#39;s another &lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;Emptywheel Friday,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; when national security journalist &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Marcy Wheeler &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://emptywheel.net" rel="nofollow"&gt;emptywheel.net &lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;joins me to break down the week, and this one was a mess! The Supreme Court finished off what was left of the Voting Rights Act, we saw two days of &amp;#34;Whiskey Pete&amp;#34; Hegseth hearings (House AND Senate Armed Services Committees), the Jim Comey &amp;#34;8647&amp;#34; indictment #2 and why it&amp;#39;s a mess, the SPLC prosecution unraveling, the Cole Allen shooting attempt at the White House Correspondents dinner, gas prices spiking while the Defense Secretary can&amp;#39;t tell you what a gallon costs, and the Sarah Jacobs/Trump-as-Jesus moment you have to see to believe. Plus, a tribute to the civil rights heroes who did the hard work to get the Voting Rights Act passed in the first place, and why their persistence matters right now.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Nicole Sandler Show  5-1-26

It's another Emptywheel Friday, when national security journalist Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net joins me to break down the week, and this one was a mess! The Supreme Court finished off what was left of the Voting Rights Act, we saw two days of "Whiskey Pete" Hegseth hearings (House AND Senate Armed Services Committees), the Jim Comey "8647" indictment #2 and why it's a mess, the SPLC prosecution unraveling, the Cole Allen shooting attempt at the White House Correspondents dinner, gas prices spiking while the Defense Secretary can't tell you what a gallon costs, and the Sarah Jacobs/Trump-as-Jesus moment you have to see to believe. Plus, a tribute to the civil rights heroes who did the hard work to get the Voting Rights Act passed in the first place, and why their persistence matters right now.

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Another Emptywheel Friday with Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel.net

It&#39;s a long, busy show today! We opened with old friend and longtime progressive writer Dave Johnson, now living as an American expat in a tiny village outside Cambridge, England. He talks NHS, the UK&#39;s surging Green Party, the lessons Labour&#39;s collapse holds for US Democrats, and what it&#39;s like watching America from across the Atlantic — where literally everyone hates Trump. Then it&#39;s wall-to-wall news: Hegseth&#39;s two-day Congressional testimony (day one: a disaster; day two: damage control, sort of), the Supreme Court finishing off the Voting Rights Act and the redistricting scramble that followed, gas prices at record highs, Trump&#39;s approval ratings at record lows, the Comey seashell &#34;threat,&#34; DOGE handing voter data to outside political groups, a Fox News contributor nominated as Surgeon General, the ICE agent who killed Renee Good getting reassigned instead of prosecuted, and — to end on a weird note — an Indian medical student who made a fortune scamming MAGA men with a fake AI conservative influencer. Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s a long, busy show today! We opened with old friend and longtime progressive writer &lt;strong&gt;Dave Johnson&lt;/strong&gt;, now living as an American expat in a tiny village outside Cambridge, England. He talks NHS, the UK&amp;#39;s surging Green Party, the lessons Labour&amp;#39;s collapse holds for US Democrats, and what it&amp;#39;s like watching America from across the Atlantic — where literally everyone hates Trump. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then it&amp;#39;s wall-to-wall news: Hegseth&amp;#39;s two-day Congressional testimony (day one: a disaster; day two: damage control, sort of), the Supreme Court finishing off the Voting Rights Act and the redistricting scramble that followed, gas prices at record highs, Trump&amp;#39;s approval ratings at record lows, the Comey seashell &amp;#34;threat,&amp;#34; DOGE handing voter data to outside political groups, a Fox News contributor nominated as Surgeon General, the ICE agent who killed Renee Good getting reassigned instead of prosecuted, and — to end on a weird note — an Indian medical student who made a fortune scamming MAGA men with a fake AI conservative influencer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Nicole Sandler Show  4-30-26

It's a long, busy show today! We opened with old friend and longtime progressive writer Dave Johnson, now living as an American expat in a tiny village outside Cambridge, England. He talks NHS, the UK's surging Green Party, the lessons Labour's collapse holds for US Democrats, and what it's like watching America from across the Atlantic — where literally everyone hates Trump. 

Then it's wall-to-wall news: Hegseth's two-day Congressional testimony (day one: a disaster; day two: damage control, sort of), the Supreme Court finishing off the Voting Rights Act and the redistricting scramble that followed, gas prices at record highs, Trump's approval ratings at record lows, the Comey seashell "threat," DOGE handing voter data to outside political groups, a Fox News contributor nominated as Surgeon General, the ICE agent who killed Renee Good getting reassigned instead of prosecuted, and — to end on a weird note — an Indian medical student who made a fortune scamming MAGA men with a fake AI conservative influencer.

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Rigged Maps, Money, a Military in Chaos & an American Who Got Out

The Supreme Court&#39;s extremist majority struck again today — this time gutting what&#39;s left of the Voting Rights Act in a 6-3 ruling written by Samuel Alito. Elena Kagan wrote the dissent — which pointedly drops the word &#34;respectfully&#34; — which isn&#39;t the usual. Then: Friday is May Day, and the movement is calling for a nationwide day of economic disruption. No work, no school, no shopping. My guest Nancy Tooozian, founder of <a href="https://TempeRisingIndivisible.com" rel="nofollow">Tempe Rising Indivisible</a>, joins me in studio to talk about how she built her chapter from scratch and how you can do the same wherever you live. Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The Supreme Court&amp;#39;s extremist majority struck again today — this time gutting what&amp;#39;s left of the Voting Rights Act in a 6-3 ruling written by Samuel Alito. Elena Kagan wrote the dissent — which pointedly drops the word &amp;#34;respectfully&amp;#34; — which isn&amp;#39;t the usual. Then: Friday is May Day, and the movement is calling for a nationwide day of economic disruption. No work, no school, no shopping. My guest &lt;strong&gt;Nancy Tooozian,&lt;/strong&gt; founder of &lt;a href="https://TempeRisingIndivisible.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Tempe Rising Indivisible&lt;/a&gt;, joins me in studio to talk about how she built her chapter from scratch and how you can do the same wherever you live.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Nicole Sandler Show  4-29-26

The Supreme Court's extremist majority struck again today — this time gutting what's left of  the Voting Rights Act in a 6-3 ruling written by Samuel Alito. Elena Kagan wrote the dissent — which pointedly drops the word "respectfully" — which isn't the usual. Then: Friday is May Day, and the movement is calling for a nationwide day of economic disruption. No work, no school, no shopping. My guest Nancy Tooozian, founder of Tempe Rising Indivisible, joins me in studio to talk about how she built her chapter from scratch and how you can do the same wherever you live.

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SCOTUS Took the Vote, We're Taking to the Streets

It&#39;s the Monday after the &#34;Nerd Prom&#34; — and wow, what a weekend. We open the show with Jesse Wells&#39; brand new song &#34;Lone Wolves&#34; (already at 53K views!), then journalist Jonathan Larson from <a href="https://thefuckingnews.substack.com" rel="nofollow">The F&#39;ng News</a> joins to break down the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Trump&#39;s bizarre 60 Minutes interview with Nora O&#39;Donnell, and what we actually know — and don&#39;t know — about alleged shooter Cole Allen. Plus: Melania wants Jimmy Kimmel punished, and Nicole and David share a feel-good win: they took their nightmare former landlord to small claims court and actually got punitive damages. Stand up for your rights, people! Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s the Monday after the &amp;#34;Nerd Prom&amp;#34; — and wow, what a weekend. We open the show with Jesse Wells&amp;#39; brand new song &amp;#34;Lone Wolves&amp;#34; (already at 53K views!), then journalist &lt;strong&gt;Jonathan Larson&lt;/strong&gt; from &lt;a href="https://thefuckingnews.substack.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;The F&amp;#39;ng News&lt;/a&gt; joins to break down the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Trump&amp;#39;s bizarre 60 Minutes interview with Nora O&amp;#39;Donnell, and what we actually know — and don&amp;#39;t know — about alleged shooter Cole Allen. Plus: Melania wants Jimmy Kimmel punished, and Nicole and David share a feel-good win: they took their nightmare former landlord to small claims court and actually got punitive damages. Stand up for your rights, people!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Nicole Sandler Show  4-27-26

It's the Monday after the "Nerd Prom" — and wow, what a weekend. We open the show with Jesse Wells' brand new song "Lone Wolves" (already at 53K views!), then journalist Jonathan Larson from The F'ng News joins to break down the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Trump's bizarre 60 Minutes interview with Nora O'Donnell, and what we actually know — and don't know — about alleged shooter Cole Allen. Plus: Melania wants Jimmy Kimmel punished, and Nicole and David share a feel-good win: they took their nightmare former landlord to small claims court and actually got punitive damages. Stand up for your rights, people!

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The Monday After Madness: WHCA Shooting, Trump on 60 Minutes & Fight for Your Rights!!

It&#39;s another Emptywheel Friday! Every Friday, Marcy Wheeler of <a href="https://emptywheel.net" rel="nofollow">emptywheel.net </a>joins Nicole Sandler to wrap up the week&#39;s news. Today, Marcy explains why Trump is psychologically trapped in the Iran war — he can&#39;t confront Russia, and he can&#39;t admit Obama&#39;s JCPOA was better than anything he could negotiate. The global jet fuel crisis is already crashing airlines (hello, Spirit), and the worst economic effects haven&#39;t even hit yet.And then, the DOJ&#39;s strange indictment of the SPLC; why the Kash Patel/Atlantic lawsuit is going to backfire spectacularly; a Special Forces soldier arrested for insider-trading on the Maduro raid; and the story barely anyone is covering — Joe DiGenova put in charge of the Mueller review, despite being a subject of the very investigation he&#39;s supposed to oversee. And probably more... Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s another &lt;em&gt;Emptywheel Friday! &lt;/em&gt;Every Friday, &lt;strong&gt;Marcy Wheeler &lt;/strong&gt;of &lt;a href="https://emptywheel.net" rel="nofollow"&gt;emptywheel.net &lt;/a&gt;joins Nicole Sandler to wrap up the week&amp;#39;s news. Today, Marcy explains why Trump is psychologically trapped in the Iran war — he can&amp;#39;t confront Russia, and he can&amp;#39;t admit Obama&amp;#39;s JCPOA was better than anything he could negotiate. The global jet fuel crisis is already crashing airlines (hello, Spirit), and the worst economic effects haven&amp;#39;t even hit yet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And then, the DOJ&amp;#39;s strange indictment of the SPLC; why the Kash Patel/Atlantic lawsuit is going to backfire spectacularly; a Special Forces soldier arrested for insider-trading on the Maduro raid; and the story barely anyone is covering — Joe DiGenova put in charge of the Mueller review, despite being a subject of the very investigation he&amp;#39;s supposed to oversee. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And probably more...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Advertising Inquiries: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'&gt;https://redcircle.com/brands&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: &lt;a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'&gt;https://redcircle.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Nicole Sandler Show  4-24-26

It's another Emptywheel Friday! Every Friday, Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net joins Nicole Sandler to wrap up the week's news. Today, Marcy explains why Trump is psychologically trapped in the Iran war — he can't confront Russia, and he can't admit Obama's JCPOA was better than anything he could negotiate. The global jet fuel crisis is already crashing airlines (hello, Spirit), and the worst economic effects haven't even hit yet.

And then, the DOJ's strange indictment of the SPLC; why the Kash Patel/Atlantic lawsuit is going to backfire spectacularly; a Special Forces soldier arrested for insider-trading on the Maduro raid; and the story barely anyone is covering — Joe DiGenova put in charge of the Mueller review, despite being a subject of the very investigation he's supposed to oversee. 

And probably more...

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Emptywheel Friday - Marcy Wheeler Explains WTF's Going On

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