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Rhiannon12866
Rhiannon12866's Journal
Rhiannon12866's Journal
December 13, 2023
Most people, particularly Democrats, would never speak of Donald Trump and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the same breath or context. But the very strategy that King used to help end legal discrimination in America is what Trump is today using to try to win back the White House in 2024: movement politics.
And if Democrats don’t figure out a way to match the passion and fervor (and organization) of Trump’s MAGA movement — yes, it’s as real a movement as was the Civil Rights movement — with their own passionate, broad-based, slogan- and action-driven movement, things could get very ugly for next year’s elections. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
The Shocking Origins of Trump's Popularity Revealed - Thom Hartmann
Most people, particularly Democrats, would never speak of Donald Trump and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the same breath or context. But the very strategy that King used to help end legal discrimination in America is what Trump is today using to try to win back the White House in 2024: movement politics.
And if Democrats don’t figure out a way to match the passion and fervor (and organization) of Trump’s MAGA movement — yes, it’s as real a movement as was the Civil Rights movement — with their own passionate, broad-based, slogan- and action-driven movement, things could get very ugly for next year’s elections. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
December 13, 2023
Tim Alberta, staff writer for The Atlantic and author of the newly published "The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an age of extremism," talks with Alex Wagner about how American Evangelical Christians went from being skeptical of Donald Trump to seeing him as their champion. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
'Viewing their faith through the prism of politics': How Evangelicals ended up in the Trump camp - Alex Wagner - MSNBC
Tim Alberta, staff writer for The Atlantic and author of the newly published "The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an age of extremism," talks with Alex Wagner about how American Evangelical Christians went from being skeptical of Donald Trump to seeing him as their champion. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
December 13, 2023
Alex Wagner plays clips of Rep. Mike Johnson's explanations in 2019 for his opposition to the impeachment of Donald Trump, and applies them to Speaker Johnson's advocacy of impeachment for President Joe Biden. In a head-to-head match-up between the past Mike Johnson and the current Mike Johnson, the plain loser is Mike Johnson. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
Johnson vs Johnson: Republican speaker shreds his own argument for Biden impeachment - Alex Wagner - MSNBC
Alex Wagner plays clips of Rep. Mike Johnson's explanations in 2019 for his opposition to the impeachment of Donald Trump, and applies them to Speaker Johnson's advocacy of impeachment for President Joe Biden. In a head-to-head match-up between the past Mike Johnson and the current Mike Johnson, the plain loser is Mike Johnson. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
December 13, 2023
Arizona, Republican officials, Peggy Judd and Terry Crosby have been charged with election-related crimes. - 12/12/2023.
Arizona GOP Officials Charged With Election Crimes - Raw News And Politics
Arizona, Republican officials, Peggy Judd and Terry Crosby have been charged with election-related crimes. - 12/12/2023.
December 13, 2023
Seventh grade student Abraham Jeke is inspired to become a carpenter to help build the desks that you help provide to schools in Malawi that have never had desks. Your generous contributions to the K.I.N.D. Fund also help families survive by providing jobs to make the desks. Learn more at lastworddesks.msnbc.com - Aired on 12/12/2023.
K.I.N.D. Fund student: 'We will take care of these desks' - The Last Word - MSNBC
Seventh grade student Abraham Jeke is inspired to become a carpenter to help build the desks that you help provide to schools in Malawi that have never had desks. Your generous contributions to the K.I.N.D. Fund also help families survive by providing jobs to make the desks. Learn more at lastworddesks.msnbc.com - Aired on 12/12/2023.
December 13, 2023
With many Hill Republicans holding up aid to Ukraine and MAGA world suggesting the country should cede territory to Russia, speaking at The White House Ukraine's Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the territory those people speak of is filled with real people who are citizens of Ukraine. Yale History Professor Timothy Snyder joins MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
Zelenskyy blasts calls for Ukraine to cede territory: It's 'a matter of life' - The Last Word - MSNBC
With many Hill Republicans holding up aid to Ukraine and MAGA world suggesting the country should cede territory to Russia, speaking at The White House Ukraine's Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the territory those people speak of is filled with real people who are citizens of Ukraine. Yale History Professor Timothy Snyder joins MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
December 13, 2023
Seth Meyers does his monologue for Tuesday, December 12, before Late Night writer Amber Ruffin recaps what's happening in pop culture news.
Seth Meyers - Biden Accidentally Calls Marine One Helicopter "Air Force Helicopter One" - Monologue 12/12/23
Seth Meyers does his monologue for Tuesday, December 12, before Late Night writer Amber Ruffin recaps what's happening in pop culture news.
December 13, 2023
After Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court to take up Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes a 25-year-old filing from Brett Kavanaugh that shoots down the legal arguments of the president who would go on to appoint him to the Supreme Court. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
Lawrence O'Donnell: Justice Kavanaugh destroyed Trump immunity claim 25 years ago - The Last Word - MSNBC
After Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court to take up Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell analyzes a 25-year-old filing from Brett Kavanaugh that shoots down the legal arguments of the president who would go on to appoint him to the Supreme Court. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
December 13, 2023
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi talks with Alex Wagner about Speaker Mike Johnson trying to supply Republican legislators a red meat political stunt to distract constituents from their historically unproductive year by pushing a baseless impeachment of President Joe Biden. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
'The fact is, he has no respect': Pelosi blasts Johnson's embrace of 'no basis' Biden impeachment - Alex Wagner - MSNBC
House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi talks with Alex Wagner about Speaker Mike Johnson trying to supply Republican legislators a red meat political stunt to distract constituents from their historically unproductive year by pushing a baseless impeachment of President Joe Biden. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
December 13, 2023
Cassidy Hutchinson's damning testimony as the key witness to the House January 6th Committee revealed a series of stunning insights into Donald Trump's actions as the attack unfolded. Now, as Trump pursues a second presidency, Hutchinson is using her experience to sound the alarm about the former president she calls an extreme threat to democracy. Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, author of the New York Times best-seller, "Enough," joins Joy Reid with her warnings. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
'If Trump is elected, this will be the last election under our Constitution': Cassidy Hutchinson - The ReidOut - MSNBC
Cassidy Hutchinson's damning testimony as the key witness to the House January 6th Committee revealed a series of stunning insights into Donald Trump's actions as the attack unfolded. Now, as Trump pursues a second presidency, Hutchinson is using her experience to sound the alarm about the former president she calls an extreme threat to democracy. Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, author of the New York Times best-seller, "Enough," joins Joy Reid with her warnings. - Aired on 12/12/2023.
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