TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS |
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"I think they have just completely destroyed any credibility as they have so quickly rushed to judgment," Sen. Tina Smith said. |
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| Trump was asked whether it was "necessary" for an ICE agent to shoot an unarmed mom in the face. He responded by saying the victim had been "disrespectful." |
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Trump was asked whether it was "necessary" for an ICE agent to shoot an unarmed mom in the face. He responded by saying the victim had been "disrespectful." |
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| If the president is looking to give consumers a break, great. But pretending tweets and laws are the same thing won't help anyone. |
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If the president is looking to give consumers a break, great. But pretending tweets and laws are the same thing won't help anyone. |
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| The FBI recorded Homan allegedly accepting $50,000 in cash as part of an undercover operation. Questions for the border czar haven't gone away. |
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The FBI recorded Homan allegedly accepting $50,000 in cash as part of an undercover operation. Questions for the border czar haven't gone away. |
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WHAT'S ON RACHEL'S BLUESKY RADAR? |
Well, it has finally happened. Rachel has outpaced your faithful newsletter editor. As you can imagine, with what seemed like the entire country out in the streets this weekend protesting ICE, Rachel's feed is endlessly full of photos, videos, and round-ups of protests in every corner of the country. In the interest of space and sending this newsletter in a timely way, you would do well to click over to Rachel's Bluesky feed and just scroooooollllll for a sense of what happened this weekend. And obviously we'll have much more on tonight's show. In the meantime, here is what else is on Rachel's Bluesky radar: - 'Sell America' trade: Dollar drops, gold surges as Trump's Fed pressure campaign raises fears about U.S. system
(CNBC)
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(Rep. Rosa DeLauro)
- "To settle this, it would be great if the White House would release the case files and any FBI recordings of Tom Homan's meetings with undercover agents posing as businessmen..."
(MaddowBlog)
- Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckGHaBLSn4
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm
(Federal Reserve)
- "Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well."
- "@SenThomTillis: If there were any remaining doubt whether advisers within the Trump Administration are actively pushing to end the independence of the Federal Reserve, there should now be none. It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question.
I will oppose the confirmation of any nominee for the Fed—including the upcoming Fed Chair vacancy—until this legal matter is fully resolved."
(Justin Wolfers cites Sentor Thom Tillis on Twitter)
- "Congratulations to all the bankers, hedge-fund managers, private-equity honchos, tech titans, corporate executives and op-ed writers for backing the man who will do more to undermine the system that made them insanely wealthy than any other presidential candidate in their lifetimes."
(Bill Grueskin reacts to news that Trump is using the DOJ to target Jerome Powell)
- "Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe."
(Jason Furman)
- "I do kinda hope there's a bunch of like university presidents and CEOs and such seeing Powell's video and having at least a moment of like "oh, shit, yeah, I guess""
(Dave Levitan)
- "If this is 'the greatest economy in the history of our country,' as Donald Trump recently insisted, why has job growth slowed to a 16-year low?"
(MaddowBlog)
- "At schools, volunteers are forming human chains as students and employees enter and leave, with whistles to blow if ICE shows up.
Volunteers—many of them moms already involved at their schools—divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."
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"A guidebook on observer protocol includes advice for participants to say why they are watching, avoid any physical contact, record events with photos and videos, and ask questions to ICE and witnesses about what is happening..."
Inside Minneapolis's Sprawling Network of ICE Watchers
(Wall Street Journal)
- 'Highly problematic': Trump admin faces internal doubts over ICE shooting response
(Politico)
- "The @hennepinatty.bsky.social and my office have an interest as state prosecutors in fairness and transparency. To the degree possible, we want to set forth a process about which fair-minded people can say when it's over, "as good and just of a job that could be done was done."
Post 2: What we're doing is asking the public, who may have video, who saw what happened, who may have evidence that bears on what the truth is in this case and they can use the portal below to submit evidence to the Minnesota BCA to gather it."
(Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison)
- Leah doesn't like slow songs but I dig this. You decide.
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(Ezra Levin shares this TikTok video)
- Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."
(Aaron Rupar shares video of an Ali Velshi interview with Rep. Craig)
- "2025's payroll employment gain of 584,000 marks the worst year outside of a recession since 2003. The payroll gain in 2024 was nearly quadruple that, totaling two million..."
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"In the final full year of President Joe Biden's term, the economy added an average of 168,000 jobs per month.
Throughout Trump's second term in 2025, the number shrank down to 49,000 jobs added per month..."
Trump Goon Delivers Bonkers Excuse for Grim Jobs Report
(The Daily Beast)
Follow Rachel Maddow on Bluesky here. |
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