Emptywheel Leaving Firedoglake

[kpete]

Emptywheel Leaving Firedoglake
By: emptywheel Tuesday July 12, 2011 7:55 am

It is with very mixed feelings that I announce emptywheel will be leaving Firedoglake at the end of this week.

About six years ago, I started blogging on the abuse of power. At first it was the CIA Leak case. Then it was torture. And warrantless wiretapping. And now drones and Gitmo and corruption and the withering rule of law. With things like auto bailouts and healthcare interspersed along the way.

I’ve been doing this a long time, and never took the time to take a step back to figure out how best to do this work. And while I’ve been privileged to have had the opportunity to do so, six years of manic blogging wears on you. Particularly when that blogging has mostly chronicled a long string of bad news about the rule of law and our Constitution.

It’s time for me to take that step back, and to change the way I work to make sure I can continue to keep it up over what looks to be a long term slog. A key part of that step back will be stepping away from the manic, reactive rhythm I’ve established here at Firedoglake.

the rest:
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2011/07/12/emptywheel-leaving-firedoglake/

[VeryConfused]

1. Perhaps EW could start to blog about the abuse of power that FDL is guilty of

write about the power of the press being used for nefarious ends at FDL

[chill_wind]

3. There's nothing to stop you from doing that

rather than telling her what her blog should be about. I think she has her plate plenty full with the material the federal government government continues to provide day after day, year after year, administration after administration.

[chill_wind]

2. Her energy, focus and daily output have been just incredible!

Best wishes to her in her ongoing work at a pace, style and format more to her needs and liking.
In her particular truth-telling medium of the past few years, Marcy Wheeler has been THE epitome of the American work ethic.