On Sally Yates' Stand and the Session's Nomination

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emptywheel
There are some weird details about the reporting on Sally Yates' decision to get fired rather than defend the Muslim ban.
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Trump Fulfills Another Campaign Promise: Kills 8-Year Old American Girl

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emptywheel
On Sunday, Donald Trump killed the 8 year old American citizen daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, Nora, thereby fulfilling his campaign promise to kill the families of terrorists.
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The Ironies of the EO 12333 Sharing Expansion for Obama and Trump

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emptywheel
There are a lot of ironies in the EO 12333 sharing procedures signed earlier this month. Perhaps most significant of all, they should put a lot more counterintelligence information on Trump's ties with Russia in the hands of the FBI.
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On Russian Treason

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emptywheel
The Kaspersky official arrested for treason probably wasn't a source for the dossier on Trump. But there may be another connection with the DNC hack.
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The Problems with Pompeo: A Willingness to Use Information on Americans Russia Hacked and Shared with Trump

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emptywheel
Ron Wyden's follow-up questions on Mike Pompeo's confirmation to be Director of CIA suggest he's very worried about CIA using information provided by Russia after hacking Americans.
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NFL Championship Sunday Trash Talk

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bmaz
As exciting as the Women's March was yesterday, and it was stunningly awesome to behold, today we have football. And not just any football, it is Championship Sunday. First up is Green Bay at Atlanta. The Pack has been on such a roll of late…
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BuzzFeed Discovers We're Not the Rubes It Has Claimed, But Insists We Still Have a Fake News Problem

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emptywheel
BuzzFeed finds that people aren't the rubes it has been manufacturing a fake news panic over, but makes a fake claim to suggest maybe people are believing news they don't trust.
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FISA Is Not a Magic Word

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emptywheel
Even national security experts are wondering why the NYT didn't mention FISA orders in its story of investigations into Trump's associates. Here's why that's silly.
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Ask Uncle Ed

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Ed Walker
It's a very bad thing to vote for racists.
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One-Fifth of Documents Edward Snowden Stole Were Blank

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emptywheel
If people want to claim that Snowden stole 1.5 million documents, they should instead be claiming he stole 1.9 million documents, of which one-fifth were blank.
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On Wikileaks and Chelsea Manning's Commutation

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emptywheel
People are mocking Assange's claim that he might be willing to be extradited to the US in exchange for Chelsea Manning's commutation. But he may have new reasons to want to be in protective custody in the US.
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12333 Info Sharing Working Thread

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emptywheel
This is my very weedy analysis of the new sharing procedures for EO 12333. I'll do a subsequent post that narrativizes these changes.
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Brennan Makes Even Crazier Plausible Deniability Claims about Trump Dossier

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emptywheel
A day after making the incorrect claim that the IC couldn't have leaked the Trump dossier because it was already out in the public domain, John Brennan is now making further claims to emphasize his plausible deniability.
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The Significance of the December 13 Trump Dossier Report

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emptywheel
John Brennan says the IC can't be held responsible for the leak of the Trump dossier because it was already out there. But that's not true of the final report in the dossier, which post-dates all known public circulation of the dossier.
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On "Fake News"

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emptywheel
A long rant about why I object to the term "fake news."
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2017 Divisional Playoff Weekend Trash Talk

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bmaz
Thank you to Marcy for handling Trash Talk last weekend. That was one hell of a NCAA Championship game between Clemson and Alabama. I was at the 1997 Rose Bowl, which I thought previously was the greatest college football championship game I…
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The Trump Dossier Alleges DNC Insiders Were Involved in Anti-Clinton Operation

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emptywheel
The "oppo research" dossier against Trump claims that there were agents within the DNC. That would be consistent with something Assange has always claimed: that he got he documents from a DNC insider.
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How Did the IC Allegedly Remain Unaware of a Dossier Widely Shopped in DC?

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emptywheel
James Clapper says the IC was the last to know about the kompromat dossier on Donald Trump. That's hard to believe.
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