TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS
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Sean Duffy’s return to reality programming isn’t just a political mess, it also raises unavoidable ethical questions.
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The president handed a contract to a company that has never held a federal contract — but did work on a swimming pool at one of his golf clubs.
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The president handed a contract to a company that has never held a federal contract — but did work on a swimming pool at one of his golf clubs.
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As literal idolization of Trump takes an exceedingly creepy turn, it’s hard not to notice the president’s preoccupation with giant statues of himself.
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As literal idolization of Trump takes an exceedingly creepy turn, it’s hard not to notice the president’s preoccupation with giant statues of himself.
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The president continues to struggle to treat women who cover the White House with any modicum of respect.
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The president continues to struggle to treat women who cover the White House with any modicum of respect.
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WHAT'S ON RACHEL'S BLUESKY RADAR?
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- oh that's embarrassing.
Reynolds-connected lobbyist recruited paid attendees for JD Vance’s Iowa rally on behalf of ‘an ethanol company’ — An Iowa lobbyist was caught offering $100 cash payments—plus referral bonuses—to pack JD Vance’s Des Moines rally this week.
(Iowa Starting Line)
- lol
"* On March 4, Donald Trump said he would “soon” issue an endorsement in Texas’ Republican Senate primary, adding that he expected the other candidate to drop out of the race after failing to receive his support. On Thursday, more than two months later, a reporter asked whether he still intended to make an endorsement, and the president replied he would make a decision “maybe relatively soon.”"
(MaddowBlog)
- watch what they do, not what they say
whatever Trump & GOP said they were running on in 2024, this is what they're actually doing -
Trump's plan to dismember agency that administers food stamps, school lunches and nutrition programs for pregnant women:
Trump plan to relocate food stamp agency draws ire from its workers
(Washington Post)
- Tell me more about how Republicans and Trump are so tough on crime
"Between January and the end of April, federal prosecutors charged eight people with gun or drug offenses – compared to 77 in the same period last year..."
Trump vowed to fight crime in Minneapolis. Prosecutions plunged
(Reuters)
- "The Trump administration plans to redirect $2 billion that Congress appropriated for tackling malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, nutrition, global health security, HIV/AIDS and more..."
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"Instead, the administration aims to use those billions to pay for things like legal costs, pending invoices and asset sales in the wake of its abrupt dismantling of USAID."
(CNN)
- "Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier of Washington pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reassure parents that the vitamin K shot is safe.
He refused and pushed back..."
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
(ProPublica)
- A Library Dedicated Solely to the Epstein Files Is Opening in New York — The Institute for Primary Facts has compiled more than 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files for public display at the newly opened Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room.
(Wired)
- "1) How and why did Hegseth prepare false talking points for sworn congressional testimony; and
"2) Can Hegseth maybe now answer truthfully and specifically about his possible plans for the 2026 midterm elections?"
(MaddowBlog)
- "The Trump Administration ran the same play against much larger companies. They capitulated. We didn’t.
"Now, after nearly a year of litigation, they relented and agreed to a practically unprecedented settlement in our favor..."
(Media Matters' Angelo Caruson on MS NOW)
- "For its part, the FTC has not publicly commented on the settlement.
Nevertheless, Carusone’s broader point about “the importance of fighting instead of folding” resonates for a reason. The only way to lose a fight against Trump is to pursue a course rooted in appeasement.
It’s true when it comes to news organizations, it’s true when it comes to law firms, it’s true when it comes to higher education and it’s true when it comes to those in positions of authority who stand their ground in the face of presidential bullying and corrupt attempts at intimidation."
Media Matters claims victory in its fight against Trump’s Federal Trade Commission
(MaddowBlog)
- "A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration must continue allowing members of Congress to inspect immigration detention facilities without advance notice, ruling unanimously..."
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"“This administration keeps trying to keep members of Congress and people in America from seeing what is happening inside detention facilities, even as reports of overcrowding, abuse, denial of medical care, and deaths in custody continue to grow,” said Skye Perryman, the organization’s president. “Today’s unanimous ruling is another major victory for transparency, for the rule of law, and for the constitutional system of checks and balances that prevents abuses of power.”
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment."
(New York Times)
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- "Folks, the idea is out there. Virginia Democrats are talking about it. this could happen.
gift link to the NYT:"
"One key to the plan would be having Democrats in Richmond lower the mandatory retirement age for state Supreme Court justices, an idea that began circulating among state lawmakers and members of Congress after a column proposing a version of the idea was published on Friday night in The Downballot, a progressive newsletter."
(Rachel puts an exclamation Quinn Yeargain's sharing of the New York Times and the Downballot)
- "There is a big difference between giving credit, taking credit and demanding gratitude..."
also lol:
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Trump demands gratitude in D.C. So he put up banners thanking himself.
(Washington Post)
- "People from across the ideological spectrum have reached out with their concerns, and sometimes their help. One guy who runs a floodplain risk firm even put together a pro bono flood analysis of each warehouse site, he said..."
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People volunteered to research city and county codes, pull water and sewer documents and file public record requests. An Uber driver took routes near the warehouse to keep tabs on activity there. The group even attracted two drone operators to do surveillance from afar. In a city where the only regular protests used to take place outside the downtown abortion clinic, warehouse opponents were now descending on county board meetings while Rage Against the Machine blared outside.
Inside The 'Rebel Alliance' Fighting A Massive ICE Detention Center
(HuffPost)
- "The Trump administration has laid off thousands of CDC scientists and public health professionals, including members of the agency’s ship sanitation program..."
Experts Wonder 'Where Is The CDC?' As A Hantavirus Outbreak Unfolds On A Cruise Ship
(HuffPost)
- “She is, by her own admission, working on policy that will likely directly impact her own financial interests. And they’re not even trying to hide it..."
Trump official says she’s involved in policy changes that benefit her family’s ranches, video shows
(Washington Post)
Follow Rachel on Bluesky here.
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Chris Hayes is has a new podcast series “Why Is This Happening: The AI Endgame,” where he speaks with leading experts to ground the conversation around AI — and he wants to hear from you.
Click here to submit a question to him about AI, his work or anything else on your mind. Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People newsletter to see if he answers your question later this week. And don’t forget to listen to his conversation with journalist Derek Thompson about who’s leading the AI race.
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