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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 9h

MANBC host Rachel Maddow exposed the strategy behind President Donald Trump's latest series of legal moves during an interview on Sunday afternoon.

'Heads on pikes': MSNBC's Rachel Maddow exposes Trump's strategy behind recent court moves

MANBC host Rachel Maddow exposed the strategy behind President Donald Trump's latest series of legal moves during an interview on Sunday afternoon. Maddow joined MSNBC's Al Sharpton on his show "PoliticsNation" to discuss the Trump administration's decision to indict some of Trump's political enemie...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 9h

When the Nazis came to power, a writer began collecting people’s dreams and uncovered the effects the regime had on the collective unconscious. https://www.newyorker.com/books/second-read/how-dreams-change-under-authoritarianism

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 10h

"Hundreds of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people led a march from a Catholic church in Maywood to the ICE detention center in Broadview..."

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Faith leaders blocked from sharing Communion with detainees at Broadview ICE center

A large group of Chicago area Catholics marched to the ICE detention center in Broadview Saturday, hoping to share Communion with detainees.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 9h

tell me more about republicans being the pro-business party.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h

Kelly: I really worry about those aviators, drone operators, special forces guys that are in the Caribbean right now striking these boats and whether or not this is legal..

There’s no authorization for the use of military force. The Congress has not given that to the president. He hasn’t asked.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 16h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 18h

The President using the military as his personal police force to intimidate American citizens is deeply un-American. This is the behavior of an autocrat. Full stop.

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Mother Hubbard @oldmotherhubbard.bsky.social · 13h

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A Furious George Stephanopoulos Ends JD Vance Interview Over Homan Bribe Scandal

YouTube video by Egberto Willies (Politics Done Right)

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Pride For Peace 🏳️‍🌈 founders @prideforpeace.bsky.social · 15h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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Ken Mitchell @kenmitchell4va.bsky.social · 1d

Ken had a fantastic afternoon at Mark Warner VA’s pig roast talking with folks & eating good food.

There’s great energy going into this November’s elections & Ken’s committed to helping elect as many good Democrats as possible for VA

#ken4va #vote #Vote2025 #voteVirginia

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who has become a symbol of democratic resistance against an increasingly authoritarian regime, even as she has been forced into hiding and barred from holding public office.

María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Prize committee recognized María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader in hiding, for keeping “the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”

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JeanneRussell.bsky.social @jeannerussell.bsky.social · 2d

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JeanneRussell.bsky.social @jeannerussell.bsky.social · 2d

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A Neighborhood Magnet - The Shenandoah Rail Trail

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JeanneRussell.bsky.social @jeannerussell.bsky.social · 2d

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JeanneRussell.bsky.social @jeannerussell.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks again, @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com You make me smile despite everything. Thank you!

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Travis A. Niles @travisaniles.bsky.social · 3d

Watching the VA gubernatorial debate and my God listening to Lt. Gov Earle-Sears is nauseating. It's like someone narrating Facebook posts

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JeanneRussell.bsky.social @jeannerussell.bsky.social · 3d

In difficult times, the whole world wonders… #whatwoulddevondo?

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FT Weekend @ftweekend.com · 3d

Science Under Siege — a rallying cry against the ‘forces of darkness’ on.ft.com/4mU4aqA

Science Under Siege — a rallying cry against the ‘forces of darkness’

Two scientists go where many fear to tread in the fight against far-right disinformation on climate and vaccines

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JeanneRussell.bsky.social @jeannerussell.bsky.social · 4d

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JeanneRussell.bsky.social @jeannerussell.bsky.social · 5d

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