About this episode

Nicole Sandler discusses the week's political events with guest Marcy Wheeler, focusing on the Voting Rights Act and various national security issues.

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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Sandler

Guest: Marcy Wheeler

Topics covered

• Voting Rights Act
• national security
• political hearings
• indictments
• civil rights
• gas prices
• current events

Keywords

• Voting Rights Act
• Marcy Wheeler
• Supreme Court
• Jim Comey
• SPLC
• Cole Allen
• Sarah Jacobs
• Trump
• gas prices
• political hearings

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Organizations: Emptywheel.net, Supreme Court, SPLC

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