After Party with Emily Jashinsky Media Ignores “Arctic Frost” Scandal, Influencers and Hollywood Shift Right, with Brittany Xavier and Mark Hemingway
Nov 4, 2025
Mark Hemingway, a Senior Writer at RealClearInvestigations, discusses the media's silence on the "Arctic Frost" scandal and controversial political investigations, highlighting significant surveillance concerns. Digital creator Brittany Xavier shares her insights on authenticity in influencer culture, the evolving landscape of social media, and her candid conversations with public health figures. They also delve into Hollywood's shift to the right, exemplified by figures like Jennifer Lawrence, reflecting wider changes in political expression among celebrities.
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Arctic Frost Was Broad And Partisan
- Arctic Frost reveals an expansive, partisan surveillance effort targeting the conservative movement beyond narrow criminal predicates.
- Mark Hemingway says its breadth eclipses prior scandals and lacks a credible legal basis.
Alternate Electors Aren't Clear-Cut Crimes
- Alternate electors were a legal, historically precedented response to disputed elections, not an obvious criminal scheme.
- Hemingway argues the electors' theory didn't justify sweeping probes of donors, media, and conservative groups.
Concealed Subpoenas Raise Serious Questions
- Judge James Boasberg approved gagged subpoenas that concealed telecom requests from senators, raising potential statutory and impeachment questions.
- Hemingway and Emily say that concealment and scope make Boasberg's conduct legally and politically explosive.
