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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Canada trade war explained. The reason we have a trade deficit with Canadais because we buy a lot of cheap oil from them. That’s not a bad thing.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If you want to work for Trump, Geraldo figures you’d be better off identifying yourself as a communist pervert than honestly answering the question of who won the 2020 election. Weird analogy, fair point.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
We are wrapping our coverage in Dubai but we will continue to cover this war from all angles next week from New York
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Dubai is a city that didn’t ask for war. Our coverage continues on NewsNation
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The $3 meal… “We’ve run over a thousand simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a corn tortilla, and one other thing.” -Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Another Election Night in the books at NewsNation.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Can Ukraine win the war? President Trump, in a dramatic twist, now seems to think so. Ambassador John Herbst tells us how it could actually happen.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Reminder: our show is more factual and fair than anything else on TV at the same time. Weekdays 3-6pmET. @newsnation.bsky.social @adfontesmedia.bsky.social
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
“We want peace.”
newsnationnow.com
‘We want peace’: Ukrainian woman on life in Kharkiv
Marusia Yelizova desires peace but admits it is a “difficult question” as to whether living under Russian rule would be worth a peace deal.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Our Don, Jr interview covered a lot of ground - business conflicts, political ambitions, dangerous rhetoric, and Elon Musk.
mediaite.com
‘He Voted For Your Dad’: NewsNation Host Fact-Checks Don Jr. to His Face About Minnesota Shooter
While discussing the case, Trump Jr. blamed Democrats for most political violence, pointing to the suspect’s past appointment to a workforce board by Tim Walz.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Here’s a reminder to join us each weekday from 3-6pmET on @newsnation.bsky.social for a show that’s more fact-based and less biased than the competition. That’s what the independent analysts at @adfontesmedia.bsky.social say.
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Natori @natoricompany.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
@kennatori.bsky.social joined @connellmcshane.bsky.social on @newsnation.bsky.social to discuss the impact of tariffs on the apparel industry. Natori is proud to be celebrating its 48th anniversary as an independent, family-owned business. Watch the interview here: bit.ly/4jqGyZy
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Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) @boldprogressives.org · 21/03/2025
Town halls are more than messaging for Dems, they're muscle memory. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social says we'll soon need masses of voters showing up, like at @sanders.senate.gov & @aoc.bsky.social rallies. Co-founder @adamgreen321.bsky.social joins @connellmcshane.bsky.social on @newsnation.bsky.social.
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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
THEY ERASED JACKIE ROBINSON from DoD websites. Yes, really. A great ceasefire deal…for Russia. Trump getting played by Putin. 20,000 more vets fired. And much more. My weekly national security and politics segment with @connellmcshane.bsky.social on #NewsNation: youtu.be/dSJICR8PG0Q?...
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NEWSNATION NOW: MARCH 19, 2025 - RUSSIA STRIKES UKRAINE AFTER TRUMP “CEASE FIRE” CALL
YouTube video by Righteous Media
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
“I just could not believe what I was seeing. It’s President Trump at his worst. President Trump as an ill-mannered bully insulting a war hero. This wasn’t an Oval Office photo-op. This was an ambush.” - Geraldo joining us on @newsnation.bsky.social
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
This is a good headline for Trump - Apple has announced it's investing $500 billion in the United States and hiring 20,000 people.
axios.com
Trump's Apple manufacturing win
It's precisely the kind of win Trump has been looking for with his push to move manufacturing back to the U.S.
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Dan Perry @dan-perry.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Why did #Trump hand #Putin the keys? Trying to break down this odd "negotiation" over #Ukraine with @connellmcshane.bsky.social on @newsnation.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=rheX...
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NewsNation 19 Feb 2025 Trump Ukraine
YouTube video by Dan Perry
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Dan Perry @dan-perry.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
What on earth to expect next in the Middle East? Is the #Gaza ceasefire unraveling? What's up with #Trump's new deadline? Trying to make sense of it with @connellmcshane.bsky.social on @newsnation.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pcY...
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NewsNation 11 Feb 2025
YouTube video by Dan Perry
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
It's like old times this weekend - Trump vs. The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board. The Board says if Trump keeps up the trade war, it "will qualify as one of the dumbest in history." Trump says the "globalist" board is "always wrong."
wsj.com
Opinion | The Dumbest Trade War in History
Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for no good reason.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The chaotic Trump is back. Week 1 went about as well as his supporters could have hoped. Week 2...not so much.
wsj.com
Trump, Facing Two Crises in His Second Week, Spreads the Blame Around
The second week of his second presidency shows how an administration moving at lightning speed deals with sudden challenges: by going on offense.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Maybe Kai-Fu Lee had it right. He says he feels vindicated after writing about how the United States would lead AI breakthroughs, but China's engineering would be better and faster. DeepSeek has some people rattled.
businessinsider.com
Chinese AI lab DeepSeek massively undercuts OpenAI on pricing — and that's spooking tech stocks
DeepSeek challenges OpenAI with drastically cheaper models, prompting discussions on the viability of proprietary versus open-source AI efforts.
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Paul Rieckhoff @rieckhoff.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
⚡️Trump is doing what he promised/threatened and sending 1,500 active duty troops to the Mexican border, MORE new Hegseth allegations hit, and is Trump coming around on Ukraine?!?? My regular weekly segment with @connellmcshane.bsky.social on @newsnation.bsky.social youtu.be/K4TUlyaNGHc?...
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NEWSNATION NOW: JANUARY 22, 2025 - PENTAGON TO DEPLOY TROOPS TO THE BORDER
YouTube video by Righteous Media
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
NY Times: "When inmates are released from federal prison, the Justice Department places a call to their victims, notifying them that the defendant who attacked them is now free. On Tuesday, the phones of U.S. Capitol Police and D.C. police officers were buzzing nonstop."
nytimes.com
Police Express Outrage Over Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons
More than 150 officers from the Capitol Police and the D.C. police were injured when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol four years ago.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Do you have a favorite inaugural address? I just finished re-watching the following to prep for tomorrow's coverage: Trump '17, Obama '09, Reagan '81 & '85 (inside), Kennedy '61, Roosevelt '33.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
This is pretty crazy. If JFK lived as long as Carter, he would have died when Trump was president.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
The Wall St Journal has a list of companies donating to Trump’s inauguration after saying they’d rethink donations following January 6th. The list includes Ford, Toyota, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America.
wsj.com
Exclusive | The Big Companies Funding Trump’s Inauguration Despite Denouncing Jan. 6
The second Trump inaugural fund is on track to be the most lucrative yet.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
"What I experienced defending the Capitol against rioters was worse than the combat I saw in Iraq." "Over the last four years, it’s been devastating to me to hear Donald Trump repeat his promise to pardon insurrectionists on the first day he’s back in office."
nytimes.com
Opinion | What I Saw on Jan. 6 Still Haunts Me (Gift Article)
Donald Trump is promising to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. But we can’t let him rewrite history.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Populism is popular right now so Biden will oppose this deal. Problems solved for US Steel workers? Nope. New ones created…like layoffs if a new buyer doesn’t step up.
nytimes.com
Biden Plans to Block Takeover Bid of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon
The president’s announcement of the fate of the iconic Pennsylvania-based company, which became a contentious political issue in an election year, is expected as soon as Friday.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
The public reaction to Luigi Mangione is out of control.
newsnationnow.com
NewsNation contributor faces death threats for Mangione analysis
Tracy Walder said there was even an incident at her daughter’s school.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
It's very DOGE-like. Come to work...in person...five days a week.
businessinsider.com
AT&T follows Amazon in cracking down on remote work with 5-days-in-office mandate
AT&T is requiring office employees to work on-site five days a week starting in January, effectively eliminating a recent hybrid option.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Interesting - where the Dems went wrong on immigration
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How Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration — The Atlantic
Politics The party once championed an approach popular with voters and politicians alike. Why give up on it? December 16, 2024 Not long ago , immigration was a winning issue for Democrats. When Mitt R...
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
This was some crazy stuff on NewsNation last night
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Luigi Mangione’s fellow inmates: Free him, ‘conditions suck’
“Luigi’s conditions suck,” inmates shouted to NewsNation’s Alex Caprariello. “Free Luigi.”
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta donates $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund.
bloomberg.com
Meta Donates $1 Million to Donald Trump’s Inaugural Fund
Meta Platforms Inc. has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, part of an effort to build a positive relationship with the administration after a tense history.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
New hope for a hostage deal...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Hamas Concedes on Israeli Troops in Gaza, Raising Hopes for Hostage Deal
Hamas has yielded to two of Israel’s key demands for a cease-fire deal in Gaza, Arab mediators said, raising hopes of an agreement within days despite the repeated collapse of previous talks.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The Luigi Mangione story...
wsj.com
Luigi Mangione’s Dark Descent From Promising Student to Murder Suspect
The suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer seemed to vanish from the view of family and friends six months ago, following a back injury and later surgery.
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drsajumathew.bsky.social @drsajumathew.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Even before this tragic incident we have been seeing denials of claims for necessary care by insurance companies for years! @connellmcshane.bsky.social #Newsnation
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
“And will the Iranians — weakened by the loss of Hamas and Hezbollah, and now Mr. al-Assad — conclude that their best path is to open a new negotiation with Mr. Trump, only months after sending hit men to kill him?”
nytimes.com
With Assad Gone, a Brutal Dictatorship Ends. But the New Risks Are Huge.
The overthrow of the Assad government could mean Russia’s bases in Syria are closed and Iran’s pathway to Hezbollah is cut off. Now Iran, newly vulnerable, will have to decide between negotiation and ...
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
The CEO killing highlights the anger toward insurance companies over policies like prior authorization. Rejection rates varied from 4% to 13% among insurers, and UnitedHealthcare’s, at 8.7%, wasn’t the highest.
wsj.com
Clues Left by a Killer Echo Widespread Anger at Health Insurers
The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” written on the bullets found at the scene, have been a rallying cry among many upset with insurance companies.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I don't see how Hegseth survives at this point. Meantime, Marc Caputo reports there are two nominees Trump is willing to go to war for: RFK, Jr & Tulsi Gabbard.
thebulwark.com
The Two Nominees for Whom Trump Is Prepared to Go to War
The president has kept an uncharacteristically low profile in the confirmation fights. That could soon change.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Bloomberg reports companies are spending more on security, but some still "don't want the hassle" of providing a detail for executives.
bloomberg.com
Slain UnitedHealth Executive Puts Focus on CEO Safety Policy
The UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive who was fatally shot in New York on Wednesday morning had no personal security detail, a circumstance that could prompt swift changes inside corporate boardrooms,...
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Ron DeSantis...Defense Secretary? www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Trump Mulls Replacing Pete Hegseth With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
Trump Mulls Replacing Pete Hegseth With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
It's about the INSTITUTIONS. Doug Ollivant has been writing some interesting and smart reflections on the election. douglasollivant.substack.com/p/more-on-in...
douglasollivant.substack.com
More on Institutional Alignment
Or "Why Class gets us close but isn't quite right"
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Joe Biden pardons Hunter Biden
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
The Kash Patel Principle - The Atlantic “If Trump’s goal is to break the FBI and undermine its missions, Kash Patel is the perfect nominee.” apple.news/APKGePDywQ5e...
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The Kash Patel Principle — The Atlantic
Donald Trump’s choice for FBI director speaks volumes about his real second-term agenda. December 01, 2024 Donald Trump has been releasing names of his nominees for the Cabinet and other senior posts ...
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
This Jets game is such a Jets game...
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Axios says Trump didn’t give Lighthizer a Cabinet post because he’s too timid. Not sure I’ve heard Lighthizer and timid in the same sentence before.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Let’s see how our system of checks & balances works with Kash Patel.
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Connell McShane @connellmcshane.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Here I am…on @bsky.app. We’ll see how it goes.
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