TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS |
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When the nation's labor secretary flubs arithmetic while struggling to defend poor employment data, there's a problem. |
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| Four days ago, the president touted the "decisive action" his administration took "to help keep down the oil prices." Oops. |
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Four days ago, the president touted the "decisive action" his administration took "to help keep down the oil prices." Oops. |
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| The president blamed Iran for the strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building. His team did not. |
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The president blamed Iran for the strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school building. His team did not. |
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| Asked about the White House's strategy, one Democratic senator said, "They are making it up as they go along." It's an assessment with broad applicability. |
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Asked about the White House's strategy, one Democratic senator said, "They are making it up as they go along." It's an assessment with broad applicability. |
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WHAT'S ON RACHEL'S BLUESKY RADAR? |
- "Russia already is profiting from a surge in energy prices over the war's disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and damage to energy facilities in Gulf countries. If hostilities escalate, a continued windfall would help fill Moscow's coffers to finance military operations in Ukraine and patch the budget deficit.
The Kremlin also hopes the Iran war will distract global attention from Ukraine, deplete Western arsenals and force the U.S. and its NATO allies to reduce military support for Kyiv."
(Associated Press)
- What exactly is the Pentagon paying these AI companies to do to us?
"In public posts explaining her decision, Kalinowski wrote: "I resigned from OpenAI. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together. This wasn't an easy call."
She said policy guardrails around certain AI uses were not sufficiently defined before OpenAI announced an agreement with the Pentagon. "AI has an important role in national security," Kalinowski wrote. "But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got.""
(Rachel shares NPR)
- "At Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans, travelers on Monday were told to arrive at least 3 hours before their flights due to the long lines.
"Wait times could be up to 2 hours," the airport said in a statement on social media. "The delays could continue through the rest of the week."
Leah Turney, who was traveling out of New Orleans, said she and her family missed their flights because of the long lines.
"We were waiting in TSA just to get to security for 4 hours," she said.
Passengers at Houston's William P. Hobby Airport were told to arrive 4 to 5 hours before their departure times, with security line wait times that could stretch over 3 hours. Images and videos from Houston showing long lines also flooded social media on Sunday.
The airport's website on Monday morning listed 3-hour wait times."
(CBS News)
- "Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky., died from injuries sustained during an enemy attack on March 1. Pennington was assigned to 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo. "
(Stars and Stripes)
- The U.S.-Iran war is the biggest oil supply disruption in history
- KEY POINTS:
- The Strait of Hormuz closure has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history, according to Rapidan Energy.
- About 20% of global supply has been disrupted for nine days, more than double the previous record set during the Suez crisis of 1956.
- There is virtually no spare capacity to address the problem because Saudi Arabia and the UAE are cut off from the global oil market, Rapidan said.
(CNBC)
- "The country has also detained a U.S. citizen, which has not been previously reported..."
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"As President Donald Trump started a spiraling war in the Middle East, his administration has acknowledged that another war he claimed to have ended is still going on.
Trump has repeatedly counted decades of fighting between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo as one of eight wars he settled as he openly sought a Nobel Peace Prize. In December, he brought the leaders of both Central African countries to the U.S. Institute of Peace to sign an agreement called the Washington Accords.
"In my first 10 months I ended eight wars," he said in his Feb. 24 State of the Union address, going on to list "the Congo and Rwanda."
But on Monday the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the Rwandan military and four senior officers, saying they are supporting militants in eastern Congo who resumed fighting within days of the December pact. The State Department followed on Friday with visa restrictions for unspecified senior Rwandan officials."
(Washington Post)
- the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.
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(Rachel shares the Wall Street Journal's live blog)
- "The WSJ calls it "the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s." ⛽️"
The Long-Feared Persian Gulf Oil Squeeze Is Upon Us — Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a virtual halt, unleashing the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s and threatening the global economy
(Carl Quintanilla shares the Wall Street Journal)
- "Herrera has come under fire for a long history of posting Nazi imagery and his involvement in the Sons of Confederate Veterans...
"His line 'I often think about putting a gun in my mouth. So, I'm basically an honorary veteran' was a flashpoint for criticism..."
Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat 'The AKGuy'
(Politico)
- Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m. — The memorial was required by law to be installed by March 2023. This morning, while most of Washington slept, it appeared.
(Washington Post)
- Americansare Now a Target in Trump's Immigration Crackdown — A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive government campaign to detain and demonize dissenters
(Wall Street Journal)
- QAnon luminaries say they've drafted the Trump "national emergency" declaration to scuttle the midterm elections:
"This piece has been updated yet again with the figure Matt Meck saying he was involved with the proposed Trump "national emergency" executive order.
Meck is a board member of the election denial organization Fight Voter Fraud, & is apparently QAnon figure Juan O. Savin's "chief of staff.""
(Rachel shares Alex Kaplan's thread)
- it's not like we couldn't have seen this coming (more than a year ago)…
Rachel Maddow on Kristi Noem: Five things to know about Trump's pick for homeland security secretary
(Rachel reaches back to her Kristi Noem "Public Servant Announcement")
- an "executive" smile!
"Before she was in charge of the Department of Homeland Security and undertook important duties such as taking yassified photos next to ICE agents, she was the governor of South Dakota. As the leader of that state, she did all sorts of stuff, including restricting the rights of transgender people and signing off on the "Meth. We're on it." ad campaign. But she also took a bizarre visit to Texas to get her teeth fixed."- "so long, kristi noem. i blogged about her teeth: "
Remembering when Kristi Noem came to Texas to get her teeth fixed — Kristi Noem has had a lot of work done. Her teeth were done right here in the Lone Star State.
(Rachel shares Gwen Howerton and her piece in the Houston Chronicle)
- "The U.S. economy lost jobs in 0 of the 48 months Joe Biden was president. It has lost jobs in 6 of the 14 months of Trump's second term."
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(Matthew Lebo)
- Last 14 months of Biden's term:
+1.74m jobs
First 14 months of Trump's term:
150,000 jobs
(total! for the whole 14 months!)
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(Rachel shares the MaddowBlog)
- Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets life sentence for child sex crimes
Andrew Paul Johnson promised one of his victims money he expected to receive from the Justice Department, authorities said.
(NBC News)
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