The Nicole Sandler Show

As you undoubtedly have figured out by now, I love having guests who come loaded with information on the show. Marcy Wheeler who reports on national security and civil liberties issues at her own emptywheel.net is one of my favorites. And we never seem to have enough time to cover it all, so today, we take up the full hour. I ask Marcy about the Durham report (and how its actual findings bear nearly no resemblance to the story cooked up by Fox Not-News), the Russia-Ukraine mess, and the Jan 6 committee investigation and DOJ/Merrick Garland progress in prosecuting the attack on the Capitol. Happy Presidents' Day!

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At the end of each week, it feels like we dodged a bullet. So Fridays tend to lend an air of relief! Today, Heather "Digby" Parton joins me to stick a fork in this week In case you need some assistance in remembering what happened: Putin didn't invade Ukraine on Wednesday, something that we had been bracing for. Despite Russia's denials that an invasion is imminent, troops keep amassing on the border of Ukraine. Hostilities could still happen any time... Don Jr, Ivanka and Popa Don must testify under oath, and sit for a deposition in the next 3 weeks. Congress averted a government shutdown when funding runs out tonight at midnight by passing yet another continuing resolution, this time until March 11. And Mazars, their long time accounting firm, not only fired them as clients, they declared that the financial statements it prepared for the Trump organization lo these many years cannot be trusted. Fox blanketed their airwaves with a fictional story about the findings of John Durham's investigation, while its airstaff and sycophants wondered aloud why the rest of the media was ignoring their yarn. Sarah Palin lost her libel lawsuit against the NY Times...again. The Russians keep cheating at the Olympics, probably destroying the life of a talented 15 year old figure skater. Sandy Hook families won a $73 million settlement against Remington, marking the first time a gun manufacturer was held liable for a mass shooting in America. Prince Andrew admits he's a sleaze (he did settle with one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims to avoid a trial over allegations that he raped a teenager numerous times during his association with the now dead predator. A group of truckers in Canada showed that they're as unhinged and stupid as the anti-vaxxers down here. Bring on the weekend, please.

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It's Thursday, which means we're not quite at the weekend yet, but it is Howie Klein day on the show. As I'm writing this and preparing for today's show, a judge just ruled that Trump and two of his children must testify in NY attorney general's investigation of his business practices! The kicker.. that they sit for a deposition within 21 days. Perhaps we should get a pool together to place bets on that actually ever happening... BTW, the government officially runs out of money again tomorrow night if they don't come up with something quick! And with all of those Congressional retirements in advance of the 2022 midterms, why haven't Dianne Feinstein and Nancy Pelosi joined the exodus? Just a few things to talk with Howie about today...But first, there's so much confusion about what 's happening with Ukraine.. Is Russia invading? So, I called Kyiv...

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The American Prospect magazine has a special edition out right now, dealing with our Supply Chain crisis. Do you understand the Supply Chain? I don't... but I do grok a bit more since I've read some of the special issue, and will know more this afternoon, after TAP Executive Editor David Dayen guests on my show to try to explain the problem/s. So rather than trying to state here what David Dayen will explain to us, I'll direct you to prospect.org, and more specifically, prospect.org/supply-chain, and stay tuned.

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I think I let out an audible gasp when I opened an email the other day from The Yes Men!I'll admit that I hadn't realized they hadn't been active lately, at least not publicly. But I do still think about them often. Well, whether they were gone or not is beside the point because...... they're back! And now they want to help you change the world in a funny, subversive and always humorous way... Although The Yes Men launched the Yes Lab some years ago and do travel the world helping creative activists make big points, they're taking that to the next level in announced the Meddleverse™. Andy Bichlebaum, a man often known by any of a number of aliases, joins us today to tell us what they're up to now. And I couldn't be more thrilled!

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