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Coverage of American authoritarianism with a focus on legal cases. An American-Irish in Limerick, Ireland. Legendary potty mouth! <br><br>🌉 <a href="https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/emptywheel.bsky.social">bridged</a> from 🦋 <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/emptywheel.bsky.social">emptywheel.bsky.social</a>, follow <a class="h-card u-author mention" rel="me" href="https://bsky.brid.gy/bsky.brid.gy" title="@bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy">@bsky.brid.gy</a> to interact

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  • Post #4511233

    In @jeanguerre.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy&#39;s bio of Stephen Miller, she talks about how gung ho he was in support of Iraq invasion. &quot;These tactics vaguely resemble the worst of US military operations in the war on terror, which left embedded bitterness and hatred in the local populations.&quot; RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dus2ftflcqjg6joeuw46sz5g/post/3mdmxu36shs2k

  • Post #4499797

    Over on the Nazi hellsite, the breeding partner of the Homeland Security Czar presents proof that murders are dropping at a SLOWER pace in the cities that the Homeland Security Czar invaded with ICE and the Guard.

  • Post #4468070

    Dead of night crime cover-up. Cue the spooky music. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xjc7mkotpenvhh6ffewkdpyn/post/3mskubbf7uc2s

  • Post #4455026

    The Broadview ICE Agent&#39;s 7-Minute Gap emptywheel.net/2026/08/08/t... The Broadview ICE Agent&#39;s 7-Mi...

  • Post #4452879

    This is what we did in Gitmo to people that were sold for bounty but about whom Bush had to sustain his claim were terrorists. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jrdunuv53kpblscdnseuzmca/post/3msmb6dscuk26

  • Post #4450210

    Two things I especially appreciate abt this story. One, it explains why this is so important for dumbasses like Nate Silver. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4lx6nur5wstwoc4wtgj56kyu/post/3msl5ztggrk2v

  • Post #4437472

    WSJ reported the other day that Pirro is bribing real AUSAs w/$25K payments to stick around. But if the AUSAs who charged Davey Hearn were not real AUSAs, things are gonna get really interesting. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:43ck35s3crmdzqkghid2zsgv/post/3mshikv5p7s2t

  • Post #4436336

    This DHS Report shows that Timothy Gerber (his name is redacted but initials are there) started lying almost immediately about Georgia Fort and Don Lemon chanting with protestors. DOJ has admitted that&#39;s wrong, but it showed up in ~10 sworn affidavits. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

  • Post #4434237

    There was a part of Trump v US that a lot of people missed: It sanctioned the idea that the President can personally intervene in any prosecution. US Attorney Andrew Boutros just relied on it in the Broadview 6 case. www.youtube.com/shorts/M78Ck... The Nuclear Bomb Hidden in T...

  • Post #4434037

    Murkowski&#39;s statement declining to support Todd Blanche&#39;s nomination.

  • Post #4433868

    Murkowski reportedly voting no on Blanche. Blanche was throwing a WHOLE BUNCH of spending to AK, which normally gets her on board corrupt GOP leg. But his further assault on choice may have made a difference. Alternately, she just confirmed that Cassidy will capitulate and so is free to vote no.

  • Post #4423317

    In thoroughly unsurprising news, WY says trans people aren&#39;t allowed to stand their ground. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u... A Trans Woman Pulled a Gun and...

  • Post #4423094

    Assault and [a Dead] Battery: Andrew Boutros&#39; Technical Bullshit emptywheel.net/2026/08/06/a... Assault and [a Dead] Battery: ...

  • Post #4411867

    Kash Patel, who received money from both Russia (the propaganda film) and CHina (Shein) before becoming FBI Director, is running LE exchanges with both. This is what Mike Flynn (who received $$ from RU) had in mind before he was fired for hiding his ties to RU. www.reuters.com/world/china/... EXCLUSIVE: Under Patel, FBI fo...

  • Post #4403207

    I&#39;m legit obsessed with Trump&#39;s effort to distract from his own corruption by having Scott Brady, who helped criminally frame Joe and Hunter Biden, claim to care about fraud. Here&#39;s the meeting they had today.

  • Post #4394704

    Reup: Bc journalists simply are NOT reading the court filings closely enough to understand how bad the misconduct in the Davey Hearn case may be. What Did Jeanine Pirro Know and When Did She Know It? emptywheel.net/2026/08/05/w... What Did Jeanine Pirro Know an...

  • Post #4385902

    This column suggests that only Pirro’s critics would say she’s lying. Bullshit. Anyone who had competently read the court filings would. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wufsdxzvzx36d7wppganbvpw/post/3msbwnwo4g22a

  • Post #4381995

    MO Senator Eric Schmitt, posting on his personal Xitter account, is whining bc his Dem colleagues laid out how Schmitt and his Republican colleagues are endorsing tax crimes and rewarding terrorists and cop beaters.

  • Post #4380566

    The Davey Hearn Motion to Dismiss ALSO Debunks Trump&#39;s Vandalism Claim emptywheel.net/2026/08/04/t... The Davey Hearn Motion to Dism...

  • Post #4380540

    They share this trait with MAGAts. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:movn6xzezospl7lnkhy7nzpt/post/3msant2fv2k2e

  • Post #4380128

    CBS confirms that Jeanine Pirro&#39;s big white box has all the evidence that the reflecting pool was Trump&#39;s contractor&#39;s fault. Which will be of interest for @normeisen.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy, just so he can make sure he gets it all. 🤣 www.cbsnews.com/news/pirro-b... Pirro brought box of evidence ...

  • Post #4378571

    Amici have responded to Trump&#39;s motion for a stay so they can appeal Judge Williams&#39; sanctions v them. They point out that Trump &amp; his lawyers can&#39;t claim Williams limited their 1A when Todd Blanche has already availed himself of opportunity to lie. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

  • Post #4378384

    Trump and Pirro BOTH Screwed Up by Rushing to Beat July 4 emptywheel.net/2026/08/04/t... Trump and Pirro BOTH Screwed U...

  • Post #4378195

    Before right wingers install the guy immunizing Trump for tax crimes, we should know whether Stan Woodward or any of the OTHER people who were paid by Trump&#39;s PAC were the beneficiaries of the suspected wire fraud that Capital One found. emptywheel.net/2026/08/03/d... Did Stan Woodward Get Paid Via...

  • Post #4377615

    In Charles Birnbaum&#39;s lawsuit to do historical review on the treatment of the reflecting pool, he points to Davey Hearn&#39;s MTD to argue USG has already lied about it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

  • Post #4374068

    Reuters finds that judges have ruled Trump abridged speech in 75 cases. www.reuters.com/legal/govern... Trump vowed to &#39;bring free spe...

  • Post #4372302

    Trump endorsed both Ashley Moody and James Uthmeier in advance of the August 18 primary yesterday. Both are implicated in the suspected theft of $10M in Medicaid payments to use for political purposes--basically what Trump is trying to frame Tim Walz for. www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/f...

  • Post #4367094

    Set aside that Juicebox Jeanine is Trump&#39;s friend, who talked him into pardoning her ex. The US Attorney, who should NEVER have contact w/WH at all, was just in the WH for hours, not defending rule of law, but proving her loyalty v. Burgum. Reason enough Blanche shouldn&#39;t be confirmed.

  • Post #4366862

    CATO argues Bill Pulte could not legally serve after Jay Clayton was confirmed, so everything Pulte did in the last week (like firing a bunch of people) can be challenged. www.cato.org/blog/william... William Pulte Served Illegally...

  • Post #4366487

    I wrote this two days after Davey Hearn was arrested and damnit, I should start betting on Kalshi. emptywheel.net/2026/06/21/t...