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Ball of Thread
by Marcy Wheeler
Today: #81 in Government on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 6 | #81 | #77 |
About the show
Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler unwinds the true story of the attack on democracy that is bringing the United States to the brink of fascism.
Latest episodes
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How Russia grabbed Trump and his cronies by the nuts in 2016
October 5, 2026 · 57 minIn honor of Don Jr's oligarch-funded wedding party, we're reissuing the Ball of Thread Series from a few years back. Episode 1 covers how I understand the 2016 Russian attack to include not just several attempts to recruit Americans and…
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Corruption is a Process
September 9, 2026 · 16 minIn a perfect phone call in July 2019 orchestrated for months by mobbed up corrupt Ukrainians -- some backed by Russia -- Trump attempted to corrupt the newly elected president of Ukraine, who had been elected on an anti-corruption…
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DOJ is invoking Trump v. US in an attempt to dodge accountability for the Broadview 6 case
August 20, 2026 · 22 minWhy Andrew Boutros' invocation of Trump v. US in an attempt to dodge sanctions in the Broadview 6 case is terrifying. Support these episodes by backing LOLGOP Studios on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/LOLGOPStudios
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DOJ Invents Conspiracies Out of Some Dents in a Car
June 30, 2026 · 15 minDOJ rolled out a conspiracy indictment against 15 people in Minnesota that risks criminalizing opposition to Trump more generally. Watch: https://youtu.be/tviFq9EkpvY?si=gqkgx5IUA6qrHHEG Read more: https://emptywhee…
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Donald Trump's Swamp Creature
June 22, 2026 · 20 minDonald Trump has rolled out a Fraud Task Force, under JD Vance and Scott Brady (the guy who set up a way to criminally frame Joe and Hunter Biden). It itself is pretty fraudulent: an effort to shift attention and investigative focus away…
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Trump's Twin Intractable Psychological Dilemmas
April 29, 2026 · 11 minTo find a resolution with Iran, Trump will need to budge on one or another of his most fundamental psychological rules: He can't oppose Vladimir Putin and he cannot admit that Obama was a better President than Trump. Produced by…
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Think of the Iran War as Global War
April 20, 2026 · 32 minYou can't separate Trump's disastrous war in Iran from the opportunities it gives Russia and China to wreak havoc in Europe and elsewhere. WATCH: https://youtu.be/nqNVpudA6_A?si=1G2dbnGp3eRZyS_t Read more: Produced by…
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Trump Hoards the Money He Stole
March 2, 2026 · 22 minBy 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…