Ball of Thread
by Marcy Wheeler
Latest episode
Exposing the entire 2016 Trump-Russia sellout
Exposing the entire 2016 Trump-Russia sellout
About this podcast
Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler unwinds the true story of the attack on democracy that is bringing the United States to the brink of fascism.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 65 episodes
- Exposing the entire 2016 Trump-Russia sellout · 12 minTrump's obeisance to Vladimir Putin is more than a man-crush. The capitulation Trump is making to Russia today is merely the continuation of what Russia pitched back in 2017…
- Democracy Returns: Election Roundup · 51 minYesterday's rout matters both in January, when Democrats can start exercising some oversight, but even in the lame duck, when Congress may impeach Pete Hegseth and Congress has…
- Tapped! The Deep State · 1 h 10 minDonald Trump's relentless attack on The Deep State arose from manufactured claims he was wiretapped in 2016. Back more videos like this by supporting LOLGOP Studios…
- The Dossier that Broke America · 57 minThe polarization around the Russian investigation all arose from the Steele dossier. This episode explains how it was likely injected, full of stories designed to be…
- How Russia grabbed Trump and his cronies by the nuts in 2016 · 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…
- Corruption is a Process · 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…
- DOJ is invoking Trump v. US in an attempt to dodge accountability for the Broadview 6 case · 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…
- DOJ Invents Conspiracies Out of Some Dents in a Car · 15 minDOJ rolled out a conspiracy indictment against 15 people in Minnesota that risks criminalizing opposition to Trump more generally. Watch…
- Donald Trump's Swamp Creature · 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…
- Trump's Twin Intractable Psychological Dilemmas · 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…
- Think of the Iran War as Global War · 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…
- Trump Hoards the Money He Stole · 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…
- Marco Rubio Tries to Tell Europe He's Not the Grandson of an "Illegal" Immigrant · 18 minMarco 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…
- Behind the Masks · 7 minBehind 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…
- Swapping VA Care for Dead VA Nurses · 17 minRepublicans 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…
- UPDATE: Murder on Ice and Water · 50 minTwo 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…
- Feed the MAGAt Conspiracism · 14 minIt may be easier to separate MAGAt from Trump by stoking their conspiracism than by explaining, factually, all the problems with Trump. Read the post…
- Murder on ICE and Water · 42 minStephen Miller's plan to murderbomb boats in the Caribbean and invade Venezuela and Greenland has direct ties to the latest invasion of Minneapolis. Watch this…
- RE-RELEASE: The Meaning of January 6th · 58 minDonald Trump will never accept losing anything – whether an election or a bet. But that wouldn't matter if he didn't convince millions of Americans to make his grievances their…
- Stephen Miller's Mayonnaise Days · 22 minStephen Miller has had two notable failures in 2025. His initial success at deporting 200 mostly innocent men to a concentration camp has been backfiring ever since. And his…
