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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"An upstate New York man pardoned by Trump after taking part in the attack on the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, was charged last week with a new crime: threatening to assassinate Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, at an event in New York City..."

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Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Charged With Threatening Hakeem Jeffries

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 1d

See the issue is that Trump ran on releasing on the Epstein files, and Bondi said she had them sitting on her desk ready to go, and then Elon Musk tweeted that Trump was in them and they were suddenly deemed a hoax and Ghislaine was moved to a spa prison, so you can understand the fresh intrigue

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "Suddenly now, they've somehow convinced themselves that the Epstein files will be damaging to President Trump and Republicans in some way that they've imagined, and so they feign outrage."

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

"A more soporific set of headlines would be hard to write.”

That's what I told @sulliview.bsky.social about 2 stories that NYT put atop its Sunday front page, while it reduced No Kings coverage to 2 tiny photos below the fold and a story on Page 23. margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/who-cares-...

‘Who cares?’ About 7 million people, that’s who

Media coverage of Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ protests included the New York Times’s shrug

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"Frivolity and absurdity are kryptonite to authoritarians..."

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Opinion | The Rise of the Inflatable Chicken Resistance

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1d

Every Dem should be posting like this

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 1d

Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing?

Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 16h

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 16h

christ almighty what is this guy doing

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21h

NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.

Photograph of ongoing demolition of the East Wing of the White House.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

www.lawdork.com/p/trump-demo...

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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social · 6d

Tomorrow on Morning Joe, @alivitali.bsky.social sits down with Senate Majority Leader John Thune for an exclusive interview. They’ll discuss the government shutdown, stalled negotiations, and the resulting impact on Americans’ healthcare.

Tune in tomorrow at 6 am ET on @msnbc.com

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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social · 6d

Thurs. guest list: Jonathan Martin, Maria Teresa Kumar, Ali Vitali, Steve Rattner, John Heilemann, Anne Applebaum, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Molly Jong-Fast, Rebecca Miller, Mara Gay, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Richard Gere

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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social · 6d

Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Trump Team Plans IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Leaning Groups

The effort would install a Trump ally at the IRS’s criminal unit who has drawn up a list of investigative targets.

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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social · 5d

How Russell Vought Became Trump's Shadow President www.propublica.org/article/russ...

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President

From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...

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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social · 5d

More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents, who’ve kicked and dragged some lailluminator.com/2025/10/17/i...

More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents, who've kicked and dragged some • Louisiana Illuminator

ProPublica compiled and reviewed every case we could find of agents holding citizens against their will, whether during immigration raids or protests.

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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social · 5d

NOW: Former national security adviser John Bolton arrives at a Maryland courthouse to surrender to authorities after being indicted on 18 counts tied to classified information.

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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social · 5d

Republicans are becoming the party of big government: David Drucker

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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social · 5d

'It's pretty clear what Russell Vought wants': ProPublica reports on 'The Shadow President'

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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social · 5d

'Living in rumors': Mika calls out GOP for 'Hate America' rally rhetoric

The Morning Joe panel discusses how Republicans are branding the 'No Kings' rallies ahead of Saturday, and Mika Brzezinski reacts to their remarks.

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Morning Joe @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social · 4d

Ahead of Saturday’s nationwide “No Kings” rallies, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen pushed back against the rhetoric coming from the GOP:

“It's one of the things that makes this country great and different from Viktor Orban's Hungary and Vladimir Putin's Russia and Xi's China.”