2026-07-16T19:03:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae Steve Benen https://nostr.ae/npub1s58g2dauljgrxp8ulrfkl8jkdp3rvtg78qc4ym02t2kqjuxmtcrqeqqy7t https://assets.journa.host/accounts/avatars/110/386/680/587/175/561/original/52d057956d1947de.jpeg https://assets.journa.host/accounts/avatars/110/386/680/587/175/561/original/52d057956d1947de.jpeg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyzr0g9ya87lx6a6aelydp4jdyecajkuyzx3u9extwshtdlxt0y5szyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvus6pls As emails show Kash Patel’s Hawaii trip included “VIP snorkel” at the Pearl Harbor memorial, two things stand out:<br/>- There are some folks at the FBI who are clearly eager to humiliate this guy<br/>- The revelations are entirely unsurprising given everything we know about him<br/><a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/patel-snorkel-hawaii-emails-pearl-harbor">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/patel-snorkel-hawaii-emails-pearl-harbor</a> 2026-05-14T22:22:52+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8ega2y00huu0t2mdg59y9ut6hw9v2vgnalhxz0uzunxfyrtmu3jqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvvlkysz For Michael Flynn, the corrupt pardon he received from Trump wasn’t enough. He wanted a payout, too, claiming federal law enforcement subjected him to malicious prosecution when they charged him with crimes he’d twice pleaded guilty to.<br/><br/>Thanks to Trump’s Justice Department, he’ll now get a taxpayer-financed check.<br/><a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-justice-department-agrees-to-financial-settlement-with-michael-flynn">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-justice-department-agrees-to-financial-settlement-with-michael-flynn</a> 2026-03-25T20:54:57+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvmrc5c6mnl7fz8mqylnzuskrw3z79j20jw2f40d8a3dwg226920szyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvkppxj3 The law firms that fought back against Trump’s unprecedented offensive prevailed — the DOJ is now dropping its appeals — while the firms that tried appeasement have struggled.<br/><br/>Seems like firms from the latter group should join the firms in the former?<br/><a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/justice-department-to-throw-in-the-towel-on-trumps-campaign-against-law-firms">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/justice-department-to-throw-in-the-towel-on-trumps-campaign-against-law-firms</a> 2026-03-02T22:40:32+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0t8p8taqgrw3exvlu2c9uzmm9c52uce4e00gu2fq8sy6fw6nmk9czyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvvy7znd In 2013, Trump tweeted, “Obama will someday attack Iran in order to show how tough he is.” He added, “Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly — not skilled!”<br/><br/>In 2012, he tweeted, “Now that Obama’s poll numbers are in tailspin — watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate.”<br/><br/>Yeah, about that... <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/whether-americans-are-ready-or-not-trump-inches-u-s-closer-to-a-war-in-iran">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/whether-americans-are-ready-or-not-trump-inches-u-s-closer-to-a-war-in-iran</a> 2026-02-19T17:20:47+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrmtghedqa5tuhxlm93gteam2qkhr7xctm6qp8e3k3xw8qrpqddxqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv85hjru In rapid succession:<br/>- former British royal arrested<br/>- former Korean president sentenced<br/>- former Norwegian PM charged<br/>- former French and Brazilian presidents imprisoned<br/><br/>And then there’s Trump and the Republican-appointed justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.<br/><a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/former-prince-andrews-arrest-yoon-suk-yeols-sentence-and-the-power-of-accountability">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/former-prince-andrews-arrest-yoon-suk-yeols-sentence-and-the-power-of-accountability</a> 2026-02-19T14:49:55+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspuz06qzg9l7qgzyrcz2rzvughn96a3cjwpc65wqyx7sq2yrrzxaczyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvm56uku As deadly military strikes against civilian boats in international waters continue, we still don’t know<br/>- who we’re killing<br/>- whether they’re guilty<br/>- whether any of this is legal<br/><br/>The developments no longer appear on front pages, but the questions still need answers.<br/><a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/key-questions-go-unanswered-as-u-s-military-strikes-on-civilian-boats-claim-more-lives">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/key-questions-go-unanswered-as-u-s-military-strikes-on-civilian-boats-claim-more-lives</a> 2026-02-18T16:43:38+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrn6vvuznfcz67c98ztvn8mgn2rau3yy46pxwekseujzl3uzsye0czyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvlj29vx Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 rioters were already indefensible.<br/><br/>The fact that so many of those who received pardons went on to commit additional crimes, including many felonies, makes the move look so much worse.<br/><a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pardoned-jan-6-rioter-convicted-on-child-molestation-charges-adding-to-pattern">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pardoned-jan-6-rioter-convicted-on-child-molestation-charges-adding-to-pattern</a> 2026-02-12T14:45:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxg5n2mxnf4d6pjx6uamk724hzyhtyss9k2gfr3edl6p9h705u2hgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvvtrqde It’s easy to roll one’s eyes at the right’s whining about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.<br/><br/>But the fact that some House Republicans are talking about an official congressional investigation into the performance is much dumber.<br/><a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/house-republicans-eye-official-investigation-into-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-halftime-show">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/house-republicans-eye-official-investigation-into-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-halftime-show</a> 2026-02-10T20:56:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd7fzkqknkvwfj4d7sasexfg6l90hf9qy99r50fr5eht27hlc4jpqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvvv9wy2 As layoffs surge and job openings fall, Trump has a talking point he’s excited about: The workforce is the biggest it’s ever been.<br/><br/>The trouble is, his talking point means a whole lot less than the data that points to the worst job market Americans have seen in years. <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/as-layoffs-surge-and-job-openings-fall-trump-offers-a-meaningless-talking-point">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/as-layoffs-surge-and-job-openings-fall-trump-offers-a-meaningless-talking-point</a> 2026-02-06T21:26:24+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd5w4fgzv9rc66jglf6slntd2e70d6l36uvlj29zxu4as6w4rwqjqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv5r4kwh One of the things about the Gabbard/DNI/whistleblower story that I keep thinking about:<br/><br/>May 2025: whistleblower accuses Gabbard of wrongdoing in a report filed with the inspector general&#39;s office<br/><br/>June 2025: Gabbard starts politicizing the inspector general’s office<br/><a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/tulsi-gabbard-whistleblower-inspector-general-congress">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/tulsi-gabbard-whistleblower-inspector-general-congress</a> 2026-02-04T22:36:35+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw8d23de3u72sk2a39r9h57nxddyd3gwc66q8wgm3e5qz5wrgcrpgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvekhf99 Step 1: Trump begs voters in the Fort Worth area to back a GOP candidate in a special election in a red district.<br/><br/>Step 2: The Dem wins by double digits.<br/><br/>Step 3: Trump pretends Step 1 didn’t happen. <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/as-dems-flip-a-red-district-in-texas-trump-tries-to-distance-himself-from-his-own-failure">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/as-dems-flip-a-red-district-in-texas-trump-tries-to-distance-himself-from-his-own-failure</a> 2026-02-02T14:04:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst7ftg2f4nntrahxw79j05qm2nr0y5h9tqqq0m62dds8u2fesy90gzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvydvm7p The arrest of journalists is a dramatic escalation, but the pattern is straight out of Orban&#39;s script:<br/>- suing outlets for reports Trump doesn’t like<br/>- vowing punishments for outlets over polls he doesn’t like<br/>- threatening to sic prosecutors and pull broadcast licenses<br/><a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-arrest-of-journalists-is-the-latest-front-in-his-effort-to-orbanize-the-media">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-arrest-of-journalists-is-the-latest-front-in-his-effort-to-orbanize-the-media</a> 2026-01-30T22:57:02+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8mte6ahuc6f99tww4yxzekt7d28mgu3kwmst699hfvgm3thm7vqszyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvh024ka It’s good to see Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) asking the same obvious question:<br/><br/>Why is the man who shot and killed Alex Pretti still on the job? <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/lawmakers-ask-why-the-agent-who-shot-and-killed-alex-pretti-is-still-on-the-job">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/lawmakers-ask-why-the-agent-who-shot-and-killed-alex-pretti-is-still-on-the-job</a> 2026-01-27T17:17:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8kwd5fvawpq5pjfu7gq2jmx8les8ksuue73nrw8g9j0xlq43zh0gzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvv0dnmd The White House has confronted questions for months about whether presidential pardons are effectively for sale.<br/><br/>Those questions are suddenly quite a bit louder now. <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-controversy-surrounding-trumps-pardons-goes-from-bad-to-worse">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-controversy-surrounding-trumps-pardons-goes-from-bad-to-worse</a> 2026-01-19T20:23:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyu2fhx6a3mzv7l2cajtmue7x2zumtq2364drypp8m6cj2m2jhtsgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvlsr3wv For 99 years, it’s been illegal under federal law to use the U.S. Postal Service to send concealable firearms through the mail.<br/><br/>Trump’s Justice Department now wants to see this law struck down — among other “reforms” to the nation’s gun policies. <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-justice-department-rejects-federal-ban-on-mailing-concealable-firearms">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-justice-department-rejects-federal-ban-on-mailing-concealable-firearms</a> 2026-01-16T20:03:08+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswhx4pxmvgy66vjmyfz4ahxcymfej7p3n6c98qy6v30ccycjqf2jqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvs8mh9q The White House has uncovered the key to civility and domestic tranquility: We’d all be better off, Team Trump keeps telling us, if only the left agreed to stop saying the same things Trump says.<br/><br/>Take calling federal agents the “Gestapo,” for example. <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-white-house-wants-the-left-to-stop-sounding-so-much-like-trump">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-white-house-wants-the-left-to-stop-sounding-so-much-like-trump</a> 2026-01-16T16:43:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrp3cd6kq7wh4u4m0084t76580h3xav9km9uq3tx9jv98gdfevrpszyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv9uw7eu Dec. 18: Trump asks, “What ever happened to separation of Church and State?”<br/><br/>Dec. 21: Vance says the U.S. is a “Christian nation.”<br/><br/>Dec. 25: DHS insists that Americans “share a nation and a Savior.”<br/><br/>Maybe Trump’s team can answer his original question? <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/after-trump-claimed-to-care-about-church-state-separation-his-team-drops-the-pretense">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/after-trump-claimed-to-care-about-church-state-separation-his-team-drops-the-pretense</a> 2025-12-29T18:06:16+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswpwu8u38x4mu4neag5xyxlgzay3w7ngec9n65vr92mln2lr3dzhszyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvr5glxc Democrats keep accusing the White House of playing petty partisan games with federal disaster aid.<br/><br/>And Trump keeps proving them right. <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/political-games-blue-states-see-a-pattern-as-trump-backs-disaster-aid-for-red-states">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/political-games-blue-states-see-a-pattern-as-trump-backs-disaster-aid-for-red-states</a> 2025-12-22T19:40:50+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr874fkvrq25jhl9el8yxau54s6uvm0pndejcnkeefhhhuxkrujmqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvyw526g It was rather easy to come up with a top 10 list of Trump’s most brazen lies from his year-end prime-time address.<br/><br/>The greater challenge was trying to find something in his remarks that was true. <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-top-10-most-brazen-lies-from-trumps-year-end-prime-time-address">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-top-10-most-brazen-lies-from-trumps-year-end-prime-time-address</a> 2025-12-18T15:05:01+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr4vg68ev4u4wxh85an99hqr42wca005k0zg5scyduya80zy6v54gzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvqyj4j6 After Trump filed a ridiculous defamation case against the Pulitzer Prize Board, its lawyers started demanding records as part of the discovery phase, including his<br/>- tax returns<br/>- medical records<br/>- medications<br/>- materials related to his “psychological health” <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pulitzer-board-demands-trump-tax-returns-medical-records-as-part-of-his-defamation-suit">https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pulitzer-board-demands-trump-tax-returns-medical-records-as-part-of-his-defamation-suit</a> 2025-12-17T21:55:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsy8thln3xuy2t7nt7cy805qvjagllwxv37w4sjjy0dcsq05xvahhszyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvztvr2a Kash Patel’s FBI personnel purge has become so ridiculous that the FBI Agents Association accused him of having “disregarded the law and launched a campaign of erratic and arbitrary retribution.”<br/><br/>There’s plenty of evidence to bolster the point. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/fbi-agents-association-kash-patel-disregarded-law-latest-personnel-pur-rcna241928">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/fbi-agents-association-kash-patel-disregarded-law-latest-personnel-pur-rcna241928</a> 2025-11-04T21:37:16+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyz7xl5gfu44wwl7kvz227saquyz2eqchck4e5ffc93xxgm6j9q4gzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvuytjvc As federal food aid expired, Trump focused on a marble bathroom, marble columns, and a Gatsby-themed party at his glorified country club ahead of his latest golfing weekend.<br/><br/>It got me thinking about those who voted for him because they thought he’d help the poor. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/food-aid-expired-trump-cheered-marble-bathroom-held-gatsby-party-rcna241552">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/food-aid-expired-trump-cheered-marble-bathroom-held-gatsby-party-rcna241552</a> 2025-11-03T15:16:59+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9txv6g0xul0essc7rp7uynvgmct7t2mjr77pfdg3g33xg49qd3pczyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvj84v7x If the “No Kings” protests weren’t such a triumph, Trump’s over-the-top reaction to the events would’ve been far less ridiculous. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-top-reaction-no-kings-events-was-proof-success-rcna238603">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-top-reaction-no-kings-events-was-proof-success-rcna238603</a> 2025-10-20T14:05:36+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszdtjqeja57ylah7ctzn27wxcj2p35crv96423ky3m2rjrn8m2agqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvkgr6az This didn’t generate a ton of front-page headlines, but Trump this week signed an executive order rewarding Qatar with a NATO-like security guarantee — without bothering to go through Congress.<br/><br/>Is this the same country that gave him a fancy plane? Yes. Yes it is. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-offers-qatar-gave-fancy-plane-nato-security-guarantee-rcna235175">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-offers-qatar-gave-fancy-plane-nato-security-guarantee-rcna235175</a> 2025-10-02T22:16:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgcx8f2rnkezjk3e7egkumkjg9yp90agpd4vt7w0htuwyqxdu73zczyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvaypqzz After Trump said he &#34;hates&#34; his political opponents, JD Vance said the president was “joking.”<br/><br/>I know why the VP pitched this absurdity, but that doesn’t make his defense any less ridiculous. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/vance-claims-trump-was-kidding-hating-political-enemies-wasnt-rcna233636">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/vance-claims-trump-was-kidding-hating-political-enemies-wasnt-rcna233636</a> 2025-09-25T15:01:12+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstaam06jftt9qq2m7adnmd2tuun8jtwpp6w3xs5phz8hql85esc4gzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvzqd28f Trump’s directive to Pam Bondi should be seen for what it effectively was: a confession in which he acknowledged his guilt in a corrupt and authoritarian scheme. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-directive-ag-bondi-seen-impeachment-level-scandal-rcna232888">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-directive-ag-bondi-seen-impeachment-level-scandal-rcna232888</a> 2025-09-22T14:02:31+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2zh3zwrjgp4wyt0qrfkfdyf53srkkk67ekx9vq5x2pcc22unds5czyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvv3gwru Trump’s first summit with Putin was a national embarrassment. His second was even worse.<br/><br/>With high stakes, the Republican didn’t just fail by objective metrics, he also failed by his own metrics. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-summit-putin-alaska-ukraine-russia-rcna225539">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-summit-putin-alaska-ukraine-russia-rcna225539</a> 2025-08-18T14:05:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszm6fspyfqn0seqxs8ng9a3lmcg7qt63xewjc2z6eawt3fz7agcqqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvfu09f9 How weak is the job market? Excluding the pandemic, Americans haven’t seen employment numbers this bad since 2009 — during the Great Recession.<br/><br/>The question for the White House is simple: “If Trump has created a ‘hot’ economy, why has American job growth slowed to a 16-year low?” <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/us-job-growth-turns-cold-trumps-agenda-takes-toll-economy-rcna222448">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/us-job-growth-turns-cold-trumps-agenda-takes-toll-economy-rcna222448</a> 2025-08-01T15:38:30+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2k56v27jlcd6470zkp5ahe77e9gnq6wcd9eepef9etkwrlgahnhgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvrrr95w Right-wing influencer/conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer has helped oust:<br/>- the NSA director, deputy director, and general counsel<br/>- the FDA’s top vaccine official<br/>- at least one federal prosecutor<br/>- members of the National Security Council<br/><br/>How is this not a scandal? <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/right-wing-influencer-allegedly-helps-oust-national-security-agency-le-rcna221902">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/right-wing-influencer-allegedly-helps-oust-national-security-agency-le-rcna221902</a> 2025-07-30T14:59:44+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0wdlnyzcfhwp345k8g3y5rp20x36vkxgt0ukxux3rcvzexnn6sjszyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvrzht62 A Jan. 6 rioter was caught on video encouraging insurrectionists to &#34;kill&#34; police officers. Now he has a job in Trump’s Justice Department.<br/><br/>Tell me again about the president being an ally to law enforcement and a champion of &#34;law and order.&#34; <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jan-6-rioter-encouraged-violence-police-hired-work-trumps-doj-rcna216452">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jan-6-rioter-encouraged-violence-police-hired-work-trumps-doj-rcna216452</a> 2025-07-02T15:51:05+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8w5cut48shq4v9f7jy6yjvfhh2pyu5mfywflptdhztttts89ayggzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvq4xdzs Trump keeps insisting that failure to pass the Republican megabill would lead to a 68% tax increase. Indeed, it’s arguably the one talking point he’s repeated more than any other.<br/><br/>It’s also complete nonsense. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republican-megabill-faces-crunch-time-trump-pushes-fraudulent-claim-ta-rcna216164">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republican-megabill-faces-crunch-time-trump-pushes-fraudulent-claim-ta-rcna216164</a> 2025-07-01T14:53:07+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxzrekgdk9kk4g0ahkq3hrnvn25cyh7typ35xgq5n76uvncsm9nkgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvg52am6 The problem isn’t just that AG Pam Bondi too often sounds like a partisan operative.<br/><br/>The problem is also that she too often sounds like a *terrible* operative, who isn&#39;t even good at performative partisanship. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pam-bondi-house-committee-qatar-rcna214729">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pam-bondi-house-committee-qatar-rcna214729</a> 2025-06-24T17:51:39+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsd662wysmr06znlzzhhu3tg9qr4dselrmvzhve702649x0glt622qzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvh9z0na The New York Times’ David French recently noted that Trump “is at his absolute worst in a crisis,” adding, “He is not a man who is ready to meet important and dangerous moments.”<br/><br/>This came to mind watching Trump explain why he’s refusing to call Gov. Tim Walz. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-tim-walz-call-minnesota-shooting-rcna213450">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-tim-walz-call-minnesota-shooting-rcna213450</a> 2025-06-17T15:36:27+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf0y75nrqkjzknfmdhxmsn6syluztrt9e3nt8yrrd0xayyrfv7qgqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvpn5wun Trump has spent years insisting that international respect is one of the most important metrics for any president.<br/><br/>But by this measure, according to new Pew Research data, Trump’s political career is a humiliating failure. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-effort-reclaim-international-respect-spectacularly-second-term-rcna212903">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-effort-reclaim-international-respect-spectacularly-second-term-rcna212903</a> 2025-06-13T20:54:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv5hs0cyqk7rpzjlvw3j5tlk0g9faaq2gl878rzcah3pvrr3ssx8szyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv2z7xwq - Arresting a judge, a mayor, a House rep, a House staffer, &amp; a labor leader<br/>- Investigating Joe Biden, Chris Krebs, &amp; Miles Taylor<br/>- Endorsing the arrest of a sitting governor<br/><br/>Newsom’s comment about “unmistakable” steps toward authoritarianism resonated for a reason. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-endorses-arrest-newsom-sees-unmistakable-step-authoritarianism-rcna211894">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-endorses-arrest-newsom-sees-unmistakable-step-authoritarianism-rcna211894</a> 2025-06-09T20:58:54+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2cuxt48f8j0uqs08485rmjs37q7n3ux4rj94hpyjfewyyy9877sczyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvk9yft3 Voters last fall might not have realized that a Republican victory in 2024 would mean cuts to cancer research, but here we are.<br/><br/>Take the new White House budget plan, for example.<br/><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/new-white-house-budget-plan-eyes-dramatic-cuts-cancer-research-rcna210584">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/new-white-house-budget-plan-eyes-dramatic-cuts-cancer-research-rcna210584</a> 2025-06-03T23:03:48+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyhpfukzu6cc9u7cmgknf0pxhmgm2hmh8d08ewwrk7m7ys0msvc3czyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv33ln2y Trump insisted last night, “So many false statements are being made about ‘THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.’”<br/><br/>Oddly enough, I agree. There really are “so many false statements” being made about Republicans’ megabill — though the lies are coming from Trump and his allies. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-cling-brazen-falsehoods-sell-far-right-megabill-rcna210607">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-cling-brazen-falsehoods-sell-far-right-megabill-rcna210607</a> 2025-06-03T17:49:14+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyjx4p5w7vf83lxvzr2wjj8c8zjwvtcdyl6x5qrpj7495d8z7fj5czyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvmnxmtj I don&#39;t care that Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. I care that much of the Republican Party is playing along, as if this ridiculous idea has merit and the emperor with no clothes is fully dressed.<br/><br/>Pam Bondi claimed there would be &#34;cost savings&#34;? Seriously? <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-scramble-pretend-reopening-alcatraz-good-idea-s-really-not-rcna205137">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-scramble-pretend-reopening-alcatraz-good-idea-s-really-not-rcna205137</a> 2025-05-06T19:59:08+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0wzrq00s8c892ghlh6yeg5svhnkrng56fxhzpm97pndnnhvagqjqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvf0pmql Trump, a few days ago: Trade tariffs are &#34;here to stay,&#34; and &#34;MY POLICIES WILL NEVER CHANGE.&#34;<br/><br/>Trump, today: Well, maybe &#34;never&#34; wasn&#39;t quite right... <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-pauses-reciprocal-tariffs-90-days-raises-china-stocks-rcna200464">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-pauses-reciprocal-tariffs-90-days-raises-china-stocks-rcna200464</a> 2025-04-09T20:02:38+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsp7mm7035yvcewqxjj6eqpmkz59q3zqvsmwh8xggx4zeku3n2hvpczyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvgl5fr6 Confronted with key questions about life-or-death issues, Trump keeps offering shrugged shoulders and blank stares.<br/><br/>Just how out of the loop is President Bystander in his own White House? <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/president-bystander-trump-appears-loop-white-house-rcna198357">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/president-bystander-trump-appears-loop-white-house-rcna198357</a> 2025-03-27T18:08:22+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf7mzu4udnglgzke6gmcakvlrxp7kv5cmx6mvakk8a6mc6h2tk5nqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvysldg7 Problem: Trump calling for the impeachment of a federal judge who&#39;s done nothing wrong.<br/><br/>Bigger problem: House Republicans unveiling *four* impeachment resolutions targeting federal judges who&#39;ve done nothing wrong. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-waste-little-time-acting-trumps-judicial-impeachment-deman-rcna197031">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-waste-little-time-acting-trumps-judicial-impeachment-deman-rcna197031</a> 2025-03-19T13:46:37+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszsq7m3nm9vsfrmvdvrvsr3tfnpanv3nk8el507m9pzu02gapjxdszyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvty42r7 The problem is not just that Hegseth halting cyber operations against Russia.<br/><br/>It&#39;s also the administration disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force. And paring back FARA enforcement. And slashing USAID. And a dozen other things that made the Kremlin happy. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/hegseth-halts-cyber-operations-russia-adding-ugly-pattern-rcna194474">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/hegseth-halts-cyber-operations-russia-adding-ugly-pattern-rcna194474</a> 2025-03-03T16:44:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdyqxqg753xcr9g8rwepagwyqjlmayyt4jfhstkdxjmfzmkhwp37szyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvlzqrwg You know what would be great? If the political world stopped pretending that there are &#34;moderate&#34; House Republicans.<br/><br/>Take the vote on the House GOP&#39;s far-right budget plan, for example. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/house-republicans-advance-far-right-budget-drama-just-getting-started-rcna193796">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/house-republicans-advance-far-right-budget-drama-just-getting-started-rcna193796</a> 2025-02-26T14:52:31+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvezyzhv0rs6edtue0nf3agwq070ac2wm8kgjv3yzzx6eklxc226szyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvdk82nw In recent weeks, corporate executives have gone out of their way to avoid criticizing Trump and the White House agenda.<br/><br/>It looks like that&#39;s just now starting to change. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/prominent-ceos-start-raising-public-concerns-white-houses-agenda-rcna191890">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/prominent-ceos-start-raising-public-concerns-white-houses-agenda-rcna191890</a> 2025-02-12T22:58:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq5hza5crn7g9umeq9579e7zne8qt27ldg9j40lnge4gg9qp7cyhqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvcuvueu Last week, Republican Rep. Andy Ogles unveiled a proposal to allow Trump to run for a third term.<br/><br/>This week, prosecutors withdrew from Ogles&#39; criminal investigation.<br/><br/>That&#39;s quite a coincidence. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/federal-prosecutors-withdraw-investigation-targeting-gops-andy-ogles-rcna190197">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/federal-prosecutors-withdraw-investigation-targeting-gops-andy-ogles-rcna190197</a> 2025-01-31T18:56:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9u4tjdtztj23ptmu9px6jyx69n9j49j2rt990js3dcws0jfzv9pczyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvne6vru The administration apparently intends to transport tens of thousands of migrants to a military facility on an island — but we&#39;re apparently not supposed to see them as &#34;the camps.&#34; <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-guantanamo-bay-immigration-executive-order-rcna189974">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-guantanamo-bay-immigration-executive-order-rcna189974</a> 2025-01-30T15:56:54+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv45pnky8c435cajk7539330yltkhtr4x5ljgut5t78um7dep29mqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvgn8a5l The through line between the GOP offensive against Rev. Budde and JD Vance clashing with Catholic bishops:<br/><br/>In Republican circles, the party often treats religion as something to be celebrated — so long as the faith community is telling the party what it wants to hear. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jd-vance-clashes-catholic-bishops-gop-line-religion-evolves-rcna189404">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jd-vance-clashes-catholic-bishops-gop-line-religion-evolves-rcna189404</a> 2025-01-27T19:27:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsr2tm6flj7d42n57wfejuy25ft5dt8gxtu8wzmkez24qdxjv2gxxgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv46qjwz As Trump suggests the future of FEMA is in doubt, let&#39;s not forget:<br/><br/>Project 2025 called for shifting disaster response costs &#34;to states and localities instead of the federal government.&#34; <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-suggests-femas-future-doubt-gets-way-rcna188923">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-suggests-femas-future-doubt-gets-way-rcna188923</a> 2025-01-23T17:16:10+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstl3w5a8nqwek3d3ergluuf83pvha9g2ze2968yfx8n2rkgqmn5aszyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qveyvhf3 The state of American politics in a nutshell: On Inauguration Day, Biden pardoned Jan. 6 officers, and hours later, Trump pardoned Jan. 6 criminals — many of whom violently clashed with the officers protected by Biden. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/biden-pardoned-jan-6-police-officers-trump-pardoned-jan-6-criminals-rcna188509">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/biden-pardoned-jan-6-police-officers-trump-pardoned-jan-6-criminals-rcna188509</a> 2025-01-21T15:04:04+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs08h9hqjga65uhv24r4dj6qcg9ald8w8szfcn6hdcz4n86smzjqjgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvtnz5eh In a healthy political environment, Pam Bondi&#39;s election-denying record, coupled with her ongoing refusal to acknowledge the legitimacy of the 2020 results, would obviously be disqualifying and career-ending. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/even-now-pam-bondi-refuses-acknowledge-trumps-2020-defeat-rcna187819">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/even-now-pam-bondi-refuses-acknowledge-trumps-2020-defeat-rcna187819</a> 2025-01-15T19:20:20+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9s7ukxvxeef3yxm5a7kg0t92jr5jz0jly8fuyxatu33k4vqw26yczyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvszzpl7 Years ago, I fiddled with a possible movie script about staffers at a fictional GOP White House, one of whom wanted to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”<br/><br/>I was trying to write satire. It didn&#39;t occur to me that it would actually happen. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/-gulf-america-trump-vows-rename-gulf-mexico-rcna186611">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/-gulf-america-trump-vows-rename-gulf-mexico-rcna186611</a> 2025-01-07T18:49:30+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqst4j5nvrxjfp8a9cdghuehdps39dpaw9zuq5hxp74nkeqm86c2d0qzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv7sm8vd The Republican Party&#39;s line on Elon Musk was already weird.<br/><br/>But seeing a GOP congressman describe the billionaire megadonor as &#34;our prime minister&#34; clearly made a bad situation worse. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/prime-minister-talk-gop-line-elon-musk-takes-weird-turn-rcna185227">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/prime-minister-talk-gop-line-elon-musk-takes-weird-turn-rcna185227</a> 2024-12-23T21:38:14+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0xy6f3d4jnvdwre7fdfxc0mjajdel7dwljjkdl4maztr3nk22ejgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvnjm0sr Among the questions to consider as the Matt Gaetz ethics report reaches the public:<br/><br/>Did Trump not know or not care about the controversy when he chose him to serve as attorney general? <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/matt-gaetzs-ethics-report-reaches-public-4-key-questions-remain-rcna185250">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/matt-gaetzs-ethics-report-reaches-public-4-key-questions-remain-rcna185250</a> 2024-12-23T19:25:06+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq0rmjztex6k88d4zlre40znn3pst289dankswkj54w6hr58jhqpszyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv8v95n7 The Republican Party isn’t exactly ending 2024 on a positive note, but those expecting calmer waters in 2025 probably ought to lower their expectations. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-expect-disarray-continue-2025-rcna185009">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-expect-disarray-continue-2025-rcna185009</a> 2024-12-20T20:33:36+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszhm42rw6nd6cy76rrfjvd2aeg4mmvhrn5a25t2rk77rv6dt533pczyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv6nwthe It&#39;s easy to forget, but in recent years, Trump has repeatedly barked orders at Capitol Hill, only to see plenty of Republicans ignore him.<br/><br/>Yesterday was embarrassing, but it wasn&#39;t an isolated incident. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-tries-fails-call-shots-capitol-hill-rcna184992">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-tries-fails-call-shots-capitol-hill-rcna184992</a> 2024-12-20T15:52:19+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8e4654z2km7sy9akxdp0xylrspq8fgrt3nrecfx5uumkuf65gj8gzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvhy9h7s As Mitch McConnell complains about people playing “political games” with judicial nominations, irony lies weeping in the corner. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/mcconnell-wrong-guy-whine-political-games-judicial-nominations-rcna182685">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/mcconnell-wrong-guy-whine-political-games-judicial-nominations-rcna182685</a> 2024-12-03T20:59:22+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsde80m6xuy2ejzqjtlc60ga0xa2vxduq8x55j3r8ztpvzskq2klyqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv08uj9h Republicans can keep using the word &#34;mandate,&#34; but that won&#39;t change the arithmetic:<br/><br/>More Americans voted against Trump than for him, discrediting the idea that he&#39;s the nation&#39;s one true voice, with an agenda backed by the electorate. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/popular-vote-totals-make-trumps-mandate-look-mirage-rcna181596">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/popular-vote-totals-make-trumps-mandate-look-mirage-rcna181596</a> 2024-11-25T16:06:41+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9pzr0k8sxq6dtkwt8s6e90znza3fnt437635msrpkp0fupkwh5vqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvzlgywv As the dust settles on the election cycle, it&#39;s no small thing that progressive policy measures — from education to abortion rights, minimum wage to family leave — fared quite well in 2024, even in red states. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/ballot-measures-deliver-big-wins-progressive-policy-priorities-rcna179308">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/ballot-measures-deliver-big-wins-progressive-policy-priorities-rcna179308</a> 2024-11-08T17:50:24+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsq8elcqflsua0j0xwj7py3p0eecd4d0a63t89p0ph840geah6wz3szyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvewvmkm At the presidential debate, Kamala Harris said that people start leaving Trump&#39;s rallies early &#34;out of exhaustion and boredom.”<br/><br/>It&#39;s kind of hilarious that eight weeks later, he&#39;s *still* triggered by this. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/eight-weeks-later-one-harris-debate-lines-still-rattles-trump-rcna178693">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/eight-weeks-later-one-harris-debate-lines-still-rattles-trump-rcna178693</a> 2024-11-04T20:23:03+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdll0d8kuv6yghlq335q84xpa3vvvhrprtzzdu2z7hjykgcc06e2czyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvzcgjxw Let me see if I have this straight: According to Trump and his allies, his second term would be &#34;nasty,&#34; &#34;bloody,&#34; and filled with &#34;hardships&#34; for much of the population?<br/><br/>There&#39;s never been a closing message quite like this one. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-warns-voters-second-term-get-nasty-rcna178653">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-warns-voters-second-term-get-nasty-rcna178653</a> 2024-11-04T17:57:33+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdzxnxcn0txv9zvg8zh8j0005h624qwq7c3d8dw2wjv54xk22gsvgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv7tqlph Healthy economic growth, low unemployment, shrinking inflation, record highs on Wall Street, and low gas prices:<br/><br/>I&#39;m reminded of a recent line from the WaPo&#39;s Heather Long: &#34;We are living through one of the best economic years of many people’s lifetimes.&#34; <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/economic-growth-remained-strong-summer-boosting-harris-rcna178007">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/economic-growth-remained-strong-summer-boosting-harris-rcna178007</a> 2024-10-30T20:47:12+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9fpwqjt7sj46tyuc57jdpuhsjld5yhgtcjk7kzd6jfl85cmytexczyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvdeq28v Trump&#39;s Madison Square Garden event was ugly. It was vulgar. It was hateful. It drew obvious parallels to a 1939 event at the same venue.<br/><br/>It was not, however, surprising. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/racist-rally-trump-allies-prove-democrats-point-rcna177562">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/racist-rally-trump-allies-prove-democrats-point-rcna177562</a> 2024-10-28T13:06:56+01:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9aaxkt7tg3uxpx9qu430g3jppdtelw2mkqzke2gz95m94aylgngqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvrq3m90 It’s not always obvious what constitutes an “October Surprise,” but it seems to me this counts:<br/><br/>Two four-star generals, handpicked by Trump for leadership positions on his team, are condemning him as a fascist and pleading with voters to see him as a threat. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-former-chief-staff-meets-definition-fascist-rcna176748">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-former-chief-staff-meets-definition-fascist-rcna176748</a> 2024-10-23T14:48:26+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsdc2nsdcx5qw865y2rx8thgrqxuwu0gdfugr0tac9g97v36pjpp3szyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvckdsja There&#39;s no reason to believe the Kremlin is preparing scripts for Trump to follow.<br/><br/>But if the Kremlin were telling Trump what to say, he&#39;d probably sound like he&#39;s sounded lately. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-blames-zelenskyy-us-putins-war-ukraine-rcna176095">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-blames-zelenskyy-us-putins-war-ukraine-rcna176095</a> 2024-10-18T20:19:45+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9y38s3h0rdxqp94mz722jqmjnaql2sd8qfa7tuy0afu0nwux0mrqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvpkhjdc The day after Jan. 6, Trump said of the attack, &#34;I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness, and mayhem.” He went on to describe the insurrectionist riot as a “heinous attack.”<br/><br/>Yesterday, Trump referred to the rioters as &#34;we.&#34; <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-position-jan-6-attack-reaches-ugly-new-low-rcna175954">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-position-jan-6-attack-reaches-ugly-new-low-rcna175954</a> 2024-10-17T19:25:04+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxee0rtrsk8emdncahfgdl3r2lrz6xg9v8w5x7ycw9l4k8ne6xtfgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv5x6q6q Shortly before Election Day 2016, Trump tried to silence Stormy Daniels.<br/><br/>Shortly before Election Day 2024, incredibly enough, the Republican did it again. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-legal-team-tried-keep-stormy-daniels-quiet-yes-rcna175887">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-legal-team-tried-keep-stormy-daniels-quiet-yes-rcna175887</a> 2024-10-17T15:07:01+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstev6kl4pl999d3ptttvg33vwfjpflacsvr6rla3y0kw4838gqvrgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvlzqlv2 Many of those who worked side-by-side with Trump keep warning Americans about how dangerous he was, is, and will be.<br/><br/>This seems like it should be a bigger part of the election-season conversation. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-former-joint-chiefs-chair-trump-fascist-core-rcna175248">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-former-joint-chiefs-chair-trump-fascist-core-rcna175248</a> 2024-10-14T14:05:50+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsf5a5n6cf35zd5xe54qxcz5wfyg8sa9t209mljtahh2zl59tqykagzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv7gzc57 We&#39;ll probably never know for sure, but when Trump slammed Detroit while speaking in Detroit, did he (a) not know where he was; (b) not care where he was; or (c) both? <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-trashes-detroit-delivering-speech-detroit-rcna174949">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-trashes-detroit-delivering-speech-detroit-rcna174949</a> 2024-10-10T22:30:34+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswsmmxh87gr8qs7h3yf4gaxfmlmjxz5sgj9rs9sfe3u6xj255vzyqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv939ea3 Trump&#39;s private chats with Putin make it all the more relevant that Trump (and Bill Barr) tried to prosecute John Kerry under the Logan Act for speaking to foreign officials. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-record-makes-alleged-putin-chats-look-even-worse-rcna174695">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-record-makes-alleged-putin-chats-look-even-worse-rcna174695</a> 2024-10-09T19:34:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsv0z28wugm4pvawuuetgfmnclqs0lqdgsd6459k84wqfwlyg98d7gzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvtuatez As Election Day 2024 approaches, Republicans want voters to believe the economy is terrible. Reality, however, keeps getting in the way of GOP talking points.<br/><br/>Take the latest job and GDP numbers, for example. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jobs-job-growth-democrats-biden-harris-economy-election-2024-rcna174006">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jobs-job-growth-democrats-biden-harris-economy-election-2024-rcna174006</a> 2024-10-04T15:20:06+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsrxypez3uvj58rg648t8k56jcuz4vkuvwvycgr0cn3y8hpm9jtnnczyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvlj50mh There&#39;s no great mystery as to why JD Vance grew agitated in response to a brief debate fact-check:<br/><br/>He was busy trying to pull a con on the electorate, and the CBS News anchors were interfering his scam. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jd-vances-fact-checking-flashpoint-debate-mattered-rcna173588">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jd-vances-fact-checking-flashpoint-debate-mattered-rcna173588</a> 2024-10-02T14:04:01+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsxkwz4v4cnmq638k40n68xt90vxtumn6yf0u67nczyea0hy95y5kqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvcnkfe5 Republicans in August, amid a brief and temporary stock market downturn: Kamala Harris is directly responsible for the economy.<br/><br/>Republicans in September, amid 3% GDP growth: Never mind. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/elections-economic-growth-exceeds-expectations-rcna173074">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/elections-economic-growth-exceeds-expectations-rcna173074</a> 2024-09-27T21:29:29+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqspxnk28kuhfcctpyx0j80caa4883dv02j5tte6kwvanq23rkc2zvgzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvnx0e8z If you think Americans with preexisting conditions should pay more for health care coverage, you&#39;re going to love the new details of the Trump/Vance approach to health care &#34;reform.&#34; <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/vance-signals-new-troubles-preexisting-conditions-rcna171442">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/vance-signals-new-troubles-preexisting-conditions-rcna171442</a> 2024-09-17T17:42:49+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs2fxrmexv3tupkn8nzp9zchy7ke2vyy5jue8dvcv5m05edlp3zm4gzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv2d92wd Dems have spent months warning voters that Trump would endanger the future of the ACA in a second term.<br/><br/>It was awfully generous of him to use the debate to effectively say that Dems are right. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pressed-aca-debate-trump-says-concepts-plan-rcna170599">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pressed-aca-debate-trump-says-concepts-plan-rcna170599</a> 2024-09-11T20:51:02+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsqdus70mq35grcxy9ltr2kc4ymnx5k3perd42wjc64yjdwyx43nwszyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv5pjhdp What&#39;s worse than JD Vance promoting a racist conspiracy theory about immigrants eating pets? His woeful defense for why he did it.<br/><br/>It reminds me of the Jade Helm story from 2015: Republicans taking nonsense seriously because their base told them to. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/vance-offers-wrong-defense-promoting-ugly-misinformation-rcna170371">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/vance-offers-wrong-defense-promoting-ugly-misinformation-rcna170371</a> 2024-09-10T14:46:12+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs8zayvl7xrxqlu7awnmn93jwm6qsyh2h6c3k82ny8ah4ma9jngajqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv85r4xw On debate microphones, Trump got what he wanted. So why is he trying to preemptively delegitimize the debate anyway?<br/><br/>Because that&#39;s what he always does. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-gets-way-ahead-debate-harris-whines-anyway-rcna169718">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-gets-way-ahead-debate-harris-whines-anyway-rcna169718</a> 2024-09-05T17:56:26+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsws6phzu3wannxcjmlr3lqpe4jgcpq5fz6cnc0qpclwxn4ke9nk6szyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvxvxz2u In a normal, healthy political environment, Trump’s Arlington National Cemetery controversy would probably dominate the political conversation for months.<br/><br/>And if Harris were caught up in a similar mess, she’d likely face calls to quit. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-incident-arlington-national-cemetery-matters-rcna168577">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-incident-arlington-national-cemetery-matters-rcna168577</a> 2024-08-28T17:11:22+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsvazwggmpp842kc5jhv5qjencltfpz3v47m00n80n3pv0x8sfzdtqzyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qv2qt7py When Ron Johnson starts talking about Tim Walz&#39;s wedding anniversary and Tiananmen Square, and James Comer suggests the Minnesotan is a sleeper agent for China, you know the Republican smear campaign has gone off the rails. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gops-offensive-tim-walz-takes-decidedly-weird-turn-rcna167343">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gops-offensive-tim-walz-takes-decidedly-weird-turn-rcna167343</a> 2024-08-20T19:52:40+02:00 https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgh35wdtzquh5xgs6yl75qg00v37y0qm6tkel0rccd7f2adcvdrhczyzzsapfhhn7fqvcylnudxmu72e5xyd3drcurz5ndafd2cztsmd0qvknuk5r It&#39;s hard to say how much voters will care, but for those interested in governing experience, Trump picked one of the least experienced running mates in history, and Harris picked one of the most experienced running mates in history. <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/governing-experience-tim-walz-tops-jd-vance-election-2024-trump-harris-rcna165394">https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/governing-experience-tim-walz-tops-jd-vance-election-2024-trump-harris-rcna165394</a> 2024-08-06T20:33:21+02:00