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Ball of Thread

Marcy Wheeler
Ball of Thread
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    Trump Hoards the Money He Stole

    02/03/2026 | 22 mins.
    By sending an invoice for the damages Trump's tariffs did to the American consumer, JB Pritzker will make it obvious that Trump is trying to hoard the money he stole from American consumers. Produced by LOLGOP Studios.

    Read more: https://emptywheel.net/trumps-tantrum-tariffs/ 
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    Marco Rubio Tries to Tell Europe He's Not the Grandson of an "Illegal" Immigrant

    23/02/2026 | 17 mins.
    Marco Rubio went to Europe and invited them to remain allies of the US, but only if they adhere to a vision of Western culture and history that excises the contributions of Latinos like him, to say nothing of Black Americans.
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    Behind the Masks

    13/02/2026 | 7 mins.
    Behind the masks that Stephen Miller's goons are wearing lies a truth about America that destroys his claims of white supremacy. He cannot carry out his deeply racist project without relying on the labor of brown people.
    Read more:  https://emptywheel.net/stephen-miller-paid-latino-thugs-to-murder-alex-pretti/
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    Swapping VA Care for Dead VA Nurses

    10/02/2026 | 16 mins.
    Republicans have made a choice: to dump billions of money that previously went into healthcare, including VA care, to pay goons who are shooting people dead in Minneapolis and elsewhere. They've literally taken money used to fund VA care to pay goons who shot VA nurse Alex Pretti in the back.
    Read  more: https://emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-will-let-2-5-million-children-die-so-sarah-rogers-can-fund-far-right-extremists-in-europe/ 
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    UPDATE: Murder on Ice and Water

    02/02/2026 | 50 mins.
    Two weeks ago we argued that Stephen Miller thinks of his invasions of Venezuela and Minneapolis the same. This week, after Alex Pretti's murder, Donald Trump confirmed that.
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About Ball of Thread

Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler unwinds the true story of the attack on democracy that is bringing the United States to the brink of fascism.
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