Tuesday: Crazy
Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are,
Ha ha ha bless your soul
You really think you're in control
Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me
-- excerpt, Crazy…
Monday: Magic
You want some magic this Monday to start your week? Check this short film Vorticity by Mike Olbinski. If you can launch it in full screen or cast it to a television, even better, and I hope you have decent speakers for the sound. Mike's wife…
You, Too, Armenia?
Come on, give us a break, will you? Most of us are still digging out of news on France's latest terror attack, the 28-pages released on Friday, and Turkey's so-called coup. Couldn't you wait until later this coming week?
Apparently not.
Reliable…
Stuffing Turkey
Watching events unfold in Turkey last night was surreal. It was difficult to tell the various players apart, let alone pick credible voices.
By midnight EDT I was skeptical -- more than I usually am.
-- President Tayyip Erdoğan was…
FBI Established Saudi Task Force Just before Joint Inquiry Release
The House Intelligence Committee just released the 28 pages detailing Saudi involvement in 9/11.
The pages are actually more damning than I expected. It lays out many damning details we already knew of: including that Bandar bin Sultan's…
Tom Brady Taps Out of Deflategate and Other Trash Talk
Just posted a few minutes ago on Tom Brady's Facebook page:
Frankly, I am stunned. From the jump, Brady seemed to be a guy that would fight to the bitter end because he truly believed he was innocent and that the conduct of Roger Goodell…
Friday: Teh Stoopid, Still Burns [UPDATE-2]
Teh stoopid. So much, a bumper crop today. Put on your hip waders while we listen to a little ska-jazz from The Specials. [Go to bottom of post for update.]
LAST DAY OF THE MONTH
Don't stand in front of the exit doors today at the House…
Thursday: Bad Girls
One thing before I go any further...look just above these words, below this post's title and to the right of the date of publication. See the name 'Rayne'? That's me, that's my byline. Please note there are multiple contributors here at emptywheel.…
Wednesday: Dumb Dumb [UPDATE]
Let's change the pace today with some K-pop -- a little hyper-upbeat Korean pop music influenced by hip hop. You may already be familiar with K-pop if you are familiar with insanely popular tune Gagnam Style by the artist Psy, released in 2012.…
On The Passing of David Margolis, the DOJ Institution
David Margolis was a living legend and giant at the Department of Justice. Now he has passed. Just posted is the following from DOJ:
Statements From Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates on the Passing…
Key Area of Dispute on Drone Numbers: Number of Strikes
Dianne Feinstein is out with a statement applauding that I Con the Record has released drone kill numbers that -- she suggests -- proves the spooks know something we don't and that the number of civilian casualties hasn't been that high.
“I…
Tuesday: Trauma
A little neo soul, something to ease the day. If you like this bit by 20-year-old Doja Cat, check out more of her work at her YouTube channel.
FOUR DAYS
That's all that's left of in-session days in U.S. House this month, and nothing done…
Security, Territory and Population Part 1: Introduction
Security, Territory and Population is a collection of lectures given by the French thinker Michel Foucault at the College of France in 1977-8. Foucault describes the lectures as a work of philosophy, defined as “the politics of truth”…
Monday: Gotta' Catch 'Em All
[NB: Embedded video contains adult language NSFW]
I had a very disturbing conversation with some 18-to-20-somethings this weekend about privacy and networked communications. I can't decide if I'm pissed off or terrified that these particular…
Index to Posts on The Theory of Business Enterprise by Thorstein Veblen
The following is a list of posts on The Theory of Business Enterprise by Thorstein Veblen, published in 1904. I see that I have misnamed the book in several post titles, and mis-numbered them as well. I really must be more careful. I don't think…
As Part of Confirmation Process, Loretta Lynch Suggested DOJ Didn't Have Enough Evidence to Prosecute HSBC
The WSJ has a story reporting what we long pretty much knew: DOJ decided not to prosecute HSBC for helping drug kingpins (this report, like most others and like DOJ's settlement itself, forgets to mention HSBC also materially supported terrorism)…
TPP and Democratic Self-Delusion
After months of telling Bernie Sanders to drop out, the political chatterers are finally understanding one reason he did not do so: to maintain leverage over things like the party platform. After the platform was finalized yesterday, Bernie…
Friday (somewhere): Why
More stuff broken and worse than I expected.
Rather an understatement, that. This week has been a massive case of broken.
Other broken things
Polarized Congress damaging oversight? (CSMonitor) -- Hyper-partisanship at fault? Perhaps.…
The Bomb Robot Drone Killing Precedent
As you've no doubt heard, sniper(s) attacked the police protecting a Black Lives Matter protest in Dallas last night, killing 5 cops. Dallas Police have released the name of one perpetrator, who was killed by police: Micah Johnson. Johnson was…
Jim Comey, Poker Face, and the Scope of the Clinton Investigation(s)
I write this post reluctantly, because I really wish the Hillary investigations would be good and over. But I don't think they are.
After having watched five and a half hours of the Clinton investigation hearing today, I've got new clarity…