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A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
This is a little off the beaten path, but hear me out:
- Trump admin endorses a deal between the UK and Mauritius over the Chagos Islands
- Trump rejects the Trump admin’s line
- Trump admin rejects Trump’s line
- Trump again rejects the Trump admin’s line
Credibility counts, and these guys don’t have any
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/on-advice-for-the-uk-trump-keeps-contradicting-his-administration
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
When RFK Jr. was on the campaign trail in 2024, he vowed that if he joined Trump’s team, he would “ban the worst agricultural chemicals.”
I have some bad news for the voters who actually believed he'd follow through on this.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-executive-order-on-a-weed-killer-chemical-didnt-do-rfk-jr-any-favors
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
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!”
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.”
Yeah, about that... 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 producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
In rapid succession:
- former British royal arrested
- former Korean president sentenced
- former Norwegian PM charged
- former French and Brazilian presidents imprisoned
And then there’s Trump and the Republican-appointed justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/former-prince-andrews-arrest-yoon-suk-yeols-sentence-and-the-power-of-accountability
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
Pastor Doug Wilson wants to ban women from voting and end First Amendment protections for minority faiths he doesn’t like.
Hegseth invited this fringe Christian nationalist to the Pentagon yesterday to lead an official prayer event.
How is this not a scandal?
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/hegseth-welcomes-radical-christian-nationalist-to-lead-an-official-pentagon-prayer-service
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
As deadly military strikes against civilian boats in international waters continue, we still don’t know
- who we’re killing
- whether they’re guilty
- whether any of this is legal
The developments no longer appear on front pages, but the questions still need answers.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/key-questions-go-unanswered-as-u-s-military-strikes-on-civilian-boats-claim-more-lives
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
If you’re late to the controversy surrounding Trump and the Gordie Howe International Bridge (as I was), it’s a doozy:
- billionaire donor wants a lucrative monopoly
- he calls Lutnick
- Lutnick calls Trump
- Trump rejects his own position, does what the billionaire wants
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/democrats-launch-investigation-into-trumps-bridgegate-controversy
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
As the midterms draw closer, and the GOP looks for villains, party officials have sent an unmistakable signal:
In the contemporary Republican politics, overt anti-Muslim bigotry is certainly tolerated, if not encouraged.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/as-the-midterms-draw-closer-republicans-anti-muslim-messaging-gets-less-subtle
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
Kristi Noem went to Arizona to condemn its elections system as “an absolute disaster.”
Asked for one example of fraud, she replied, “Oh, I’m sure there’s many of them” — a clumsy way of admitting, “I assume my conspiracy theory is true, but I can’t back it up.”
In GOP politics, this keeps happening.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kristi-noem-voting-conspiracy-theory-arizona
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
In November, Trump said late-night hosts who mock him are engaged in “probably illegal” misconduct.
It seems to me we can draw a line from that declaration to CBS telling Colbert not to air an interview with Texas’ James Talarico.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/colbert-accuses-cbs-of-blocking-on-air-interview-with-texas-democrat-james-talarico
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
Why is Trump publicly condemning the president of Israel?
Because when Trump can’t abuse his own pardon power to reward an ally accused of crimes, he demands that others abuse their pardon power in order to make him happy.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-publicly-condemns-israels-president-for-the-trumpiest-of-reasons
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
Whatever happened to Trump’s plan for 10% credit card rates?
It met the same fate as his tariff rebate checks. And his health care “plan.” And the DOGE rebate checks. And 50-year mortgages. And...
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/for-trump-rapid-fire-policy-gimmicks-come-and-go-at-breakneck-speeds
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
The more Trump hosts overtly partisan campaign-style events with active-duty troops on military bases, the more it might start to seem normal.
But nothing about this dangerous trend should be seen as routine.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-efforts-to-politicize-the-u-s-military-become-even-more-brazen-and-radical
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
The idea that the Department of Homeland Security is taking steps to ensure that “the right leaders” get elected is ridiculous.
But that’s precisely what Kristi Noem said is happening during a press conference Friday in Arizona.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kristi-noem-generates-another-mess-says-dhs-is-ensuring-the-right-leaders-get-elected
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
It might’ve been tempting to shrug when Steve Bannon talked about deploying ICE to local voting precincts, since he’s not a public official.
When GOP lawmakers push the same idea, it’s worse. https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/its-not-just-bannon-republican-lawmakers-want-ice-agents-at-local-voting-precincts
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
After Trump claimed he’s been “100% exonerated” in the Epstein scandal, I asked Jamie Raskin for his reaction.
“‘I’m 100% exonerated’ will go down in history with ‘I am not a crook’ as one of the great criminal confessions of all time,” he replied.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/despite-reality-trump-claims-he-has-been-100-exonerated-in-the-epstein-scandal
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
By all appearances, Jeremy Carl’s State Department nomination is in real trouble.
That’s good news, but it doesn’t negate the underlying question that the White House needs to answer: Why did Trump nominate this guy?
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/accused-of-being-a-white-nationalist-trump-state-dept-nominee-faces-bipartisan-pushback
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
Pam Bondi set her credibility on fire because she was desperate to please her audience of one, who’s complained that she’s “weak and an ineffective enforcer of his agenda.”
Evidently, her ridiculous theatrics worked like a charm.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/ag-pam-bondi-performed-for-an-audience-of-one-who-was-predictably-impressed
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
The DOJ tried to charge sitting members of Congress, who’d done nothing, with felonies that would’ve sent them to prison for decades.
Despite the gambit's failure, Schumer characterized the effort itself as “a constitutional crisis.” I don’t think that’s hyperbolic. https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/democrats-want-to-turn-the-tables-on-pirro-following-failed-indictment-effort
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 rioters were already indefensible.
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.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pardoned-jan-6-rioter-convicted-on-child-molestation-charges-adding-to-pattern
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past
A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past