TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS |
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As Donald Trump suggests that "a lot" of people have voiced support for "a dictator," it's hard not to wonder who, exactly, the Republican was referring to. |
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| Team Trump has an incentive to at least try to distance itself from the John Bolton investigation. For the most part, it's not bothering with appearances. |
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Team Trump has an incentive to at least try to distance itself from the John Bolton investigation. For the most part, it's not bothering with appearances. |
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| Wes Moore, Chris Christie and Muriel Bowser told the public the truth. Donald Trump's threats soon followed. |
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Wes Moore, Chris Christie and Muriel Bowser told the public the truth. Donald Trump's threats soon followed. |
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| If anyone would benefit from some quality time at a history museum, it's White House officials. Take JD Vance's line on the end of World War II, for example. |
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If anyone would benefit from some quality time at a history museum, it's White House officials. Take JD Vance's line on the end of World War II, for example. |
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WHAT'S ON RACHEL'S BLUESKY RADAR |
- "Honey, I don't have much time. I've been arrested by ICE and they are sending me to a detainment center. I love you and the kids, I will be OK, please call our attorney"
-- John Shin, DACA resident, speaking to his wife last week. She hasn't heard from him since
(Fox13 via Bill Grueskin)
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- Five Journalists Among Those Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospital
(New York Times)
- "In response to the Trump administration's dismantling cuts and devastating attacks on FEMA programs and missions, we are proud to host and publish their Katrina Declaration below."
(The FEMA Katrina Declaration)
- "Mr. Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington and active duty Marines in Los Angeles, accompanied by threats that he might do the same in other Democratic urban strongholds, suggests another risk. Could he use some pretext to take control of voting machinery? If he dispatches troops or federal law enforcement agents to disrupt blue-city voting or ballot counting in swing states — Atlanta, say, or Milwaukee or Philadelphia — the midterm elections could be in real peril."
(New York Times)
- "Music blasted from the White House as Trump tested out a new speaker system for the patio [which used to be the Rose Garden]. Trump can play DJ from his iPad, just like he does at Mar-a-Lago..."
(NPR)
- Trump administration halts work on an almost-finished wind farm
(NPR)
- "Illinois and Chicago elected leaders worked Sunday preparing plans to counter President Donald Trump's potential deployment of National Guard members in the city."
(Chicago Tribune)
- "Those who bought into his $Trump memecoin after its launch day lost a lot of money—it is down about 90% from its high on the day he was sworn in. One consolation, of sorts: They would have lost even more in $Melania..."
(Wall Street Journal)
- "The House Freedom Caucus isn't just losing, it's evaporating..."
(MaddowBlog)
- Utah music community rallies behind violinist detained by ICE
(KUTV)
- "Virginia Giuffre's family: "The content of these transcripts is in direct contradiction with felon Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction for child sex trafficking. During DAG Todd Blanche's bizarre interview, she is never challenged about her court-proven lies, providing her a platform to rewrite history.""
Justice Department gave Ghislaine Maxwell 'a platform to rewrite history,' family of Epstein accuser says
(NBC News via Kyle Griffin)
- yep yep yep.
"Mississippi Gov. "Reeves once called his own capital city, Jackson, the 'murder capital of the world' just under two years ago.""
Reeves sends Mississippi National Guard troops to DC. Should they be in Jackson? Take our poll
(Clarion Ledger via Laura Conaway)
- "He was a good soldier in the MAGA war, but he wasn't much of a leader. He just did whatever the flavor of the day was in the MAGA world..."
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"Abortion Action Missouri, which advocates for abortion access, cheered Bailey's pending departure for what it described as a "previously non-existent role with the FBI."
"After losing to Planned Parenthood in Missouri once again, (the) disgraced AG earns a participation ribbon from the Trump Administration. As obsessed as Bailey has proven to be with young girls' bodies, I can think of no one more qualified to join the team tasked with burying the Epstein files," Abortion Action Executive Director Mallory Schwarz said."
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- "The Alaska summit had been a public relations jackpot for the Kremlin...
"Trump's diplomacy in the last two weeks -- including the summits in Alaska and DC -- has yet to extract any concessions from Moscow, which has not backed down from its maximalist demands..."
(Politico)
- Poll suggests Trump's ICE raids are backfiring in California
(Politico)
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