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Ball of Thread

Ball of Thread

By: emptywheel's Marcy Wheeler
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 Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler unwinds the true story of the attack on democracy that is bringing the United States to the brink of fascism.2024 True Crime
Episodes
  • Trump's Trolls' Turn

    Trump's Trolls' Turn
    Jun 24 2025

    Marcy Wheeler digs deeper into the Catturd Deficit that allows white supremacists to use Xitter to rig the news. Then she looks at how Trump's illegal war on Iran has created unprecedented fractures in his base, from Russian useful idiots like Marjorie Taylor Greene to anti-Semitic voices like Candace Owens, and even convicted January 6th participants like Joe Biggs.

    She explores how to exploit these cracks using the same tactics that got Trump elected, turning his own troll army's playbook against them.
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    15 mins
  • The Catturd Deficit

    The Catturd Deficit
    Jun 17 2025

    Marcy discusses how Twitter became Elon's Machine for Fascism and how we can use it against the fascists.
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    22 mins
  • AGENT MUSK: The Best Legal Hope to Take Down DOGE

    AGENT MUSK: The Best Legal Hope to Take Down DOGE
    Mar 19 2025

    A quick update from Marcy.


    Get the whole story at https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/03/19/the-significance-of-amy-gleasons-fabulous-disappearing-act/

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    15 mins
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