Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 4hSee you with Stephanie Ruhle @stephruhle.bsky.social on Money Power Politics @moneypowerpolitics.bsky.social on MS NOW in just a few minutes... 726645
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 15h“Local newspapers are dying, and I don’t think we’re prepared for a world without them…” tulsaflyer.org/2026/09/29/c...tulsaflyer.orgBattle in McCurtain County at the center of new Peacock documentaryMcCurtain County Sheriff’s officials wanted a family-run newspaper dead — literally. A new Peacock documentary explores the years-long battle and what it means for press freedoms. 461313431
Reposted by Rachel MaddowHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out. 5440571095
Reposted by Rachel MaddowAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 335122124510
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-buys-1...projectsaltbox.comICE buys $1.3 million in robot dogs from Connecticut companyThe agency bought the robots without seeking competing bids, and chose a version built to detect chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards. 145780443
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"“Imagine losing a third of a city’s firefighters and then wondering why downtown is burning...” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h... 391392512
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Glendy and Nixon's children are now orphans," the archbishop said... "The family was a beloved member of our community; their children received their first sacraments in our parishes..." "This is not a gray area... What is happening is gravely immoral." www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...stltoday.comSt. Louis Archdiocese wants end to 'mass deportation,' says immigrant treatment 'sinful'Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski called for a path to legal status for those without documentation. 251268446
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"The U.S. and Russian teams also removed a provision requiring that humans review military targets developed by AI before a strike..." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...washingtonpost.comU.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pactThe two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre... 115933555
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Step 1: "Tether’s stablecoin has become a primary means of payment for the Iranian regime and a tool for funding terrorist proxy organizations such as Hezbollah..." Step 2: Now google Howard Lutnick and Tether www.wsj.com/finance/curr...wsj.comExclusive | Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian RegimeWallets sanctioned over Iran ties overwhelmingly dealt in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to Senate Democrats. 32786397
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador SaysPresident Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 2121461649
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"For months, a group of central Louisianans and its growing coalition of allies have come together to thwart the family and child detention facility from taking root in Alexandria..." veritenews.org/2026/09/22/o...veritenews.orgOpponents of Alexandria ICE detention facility hold community forum - Verite News New OrleansThe England Authority Board of Commissioners is slated to discuss the planned ICE detention facility at a meeting on Thursday. 201307382
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“In the weeks and months after the war began, Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers spoke in favor of Trump’s decision and called the war 'long overdue.' In April, he said the war had left Iran 'absolutely a toothless wonder'...” www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/p...cnn.comGOP Senate candidate who praised the Iran war now campaigns against the pain it caused | CNN PoliticsIn 2024, then-Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers stood on camera in a zippered vest in a large grocery store 1091071379
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“‘Ethnic cleansing via the mass deportation or promoted voluntary return of non-white immigrants'... This is, of course, beyond alarming...” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...washingtonpost.comHow Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operationInside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own. 441156565
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It’s up! Our new film “Kill.Bury.Print” is streaming now on Peacock #KillBuryPrint trailer here: youtu.be/ZLfo4At-stg?... and here’s a clip: 40976382
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026new friend in my bathroom sink welcoming me to texas this afternoon! 3203903189
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"A woman leaving the facility 'dropped to her knees. She did the sign of the cross in extreme relief. As if coming out of a nightmare,' he said... “May we never become so accustomed to suffering that we stop seeing the humanity of those experiencing it.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...miamiherald.comAmid whistleblower claims, advocates ask lawmakers to visit ICE office in MiramarCommunity leaders demand Florida lawmakers investigate Miramar ICE facility amid whistleblower allegations of severe overcrowding and filthy facilities 362264766
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Because of the Texas state government's error, Texas "counties are now dealing with nearly a year of backlogged voter registration tasks to process. They could include new registrations or simply updates to voters’ existing records, like a change in address..." www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...votebeat.orgTens of thousands of Texas voter registration applications likely ensnared in state errorDemocrats are calling for investigations into why voter registration applications submitted via a DPS portal weren’t forwarded to counties. 1141353680
Reposted by Rachel MaddowAntonia Hylton @ahylton26.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Our exclusive interview on The Assignment with a legal observer in Maine who was able to unmask 2 ICE agents. 19963302
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“'You don’t live here,' the crowd shouted like they were in a basketball arena...” kansasreflector.com/2026/09/18/u...kansasreflector.comUS Sen. Roger Marshall leaves paper trail in Florida while calling Kansas home • Kansas ReflectorU.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting fa... 10633831186
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"A group of pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere... to preach and sell white supremacy, antisemitism and patriarchy to angry young men..." religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...religionnews.comThe rise of the Jim Crow theobros(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ... 97952448
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...nbcnews.comAmerica had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected. 43161543136
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Bismarck, North Dakota: bismarcktribune.com/news/local/a...bismarcktribune.comICE surge prompts protest in BismarckA weeklong spike in immigration enforcement in the Bismarck area prompted a protest downtown on Friday evening. 271769493
Reposted by Rachel MaddowPhilo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The folk protest music scene is back 281250462
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Referring to the Chinese president, the host asked “If you were president, would you throw him a big dinner?” “I would not be throwing him a dinner,” Trump declared. “I’d get him a McDonald’s hamburger.” 😂 www.mediaite.com/media/tv/jak...mediaite.comJake Tapper Digs Up Clip of Trump Mocking Obama-Xi State Dinner: ‘Get Down To Work’CNN’s Jake Tapper aired an old clip of President Donald Trump blasting then-President Barack Obama for hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state dinner in 2015. 991783596
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“I simply do not want to see innocent children being detained. Prisons are not a place for innocent children...” “We need to go to these board meetings... to all our other meetings, our city council. We need to be in all these spaces and insist upon being heard.” veritenews.org/2026/09/22/o...veritenews.orgOpponents of Alexandria ICE detention facility hold community forum - Verite News New OrleansThe England Authority Board of Commissioners is slated to discuss the planned ICE detention facility at a meeting on Thursday. 231900617
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'll be on MS NOW with @nicollewallace.bsky.social at 5PM Eastern tonight/Friday -- see you there! @deadlinewh.bsky.social 25638106
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"The president barred US reporters, while welcoming Chinese reporters who answer to the communist dictatorship in Beijing. This would be the same president who's running government-paid TV advertising vowing to stop the United States from becoming communist..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comIn Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world. 831539597
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Maine Republican Paul LePage **then**: “The enemy right now, the overwhelming majority of people coming in, are people of color, or people of Hispanic origin.” www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/u... Paul LePage *now*: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.comPaul LePage, a Trump Ally, Says a Family Member Is Being DeportedThe former Maine governor, a Republican running for Congress, said the Trump administration is seeking to wrongly deport his son’s father-in-law, who has a work permit. 1031012373
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/09/202612-16 miles per day, interfaith pilgrimage www.lasacredresistance.org/adelanto-to-... 211025393
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Tafoya described herself on her podcast as 'sort of a Florida woman'..." www.cnn.com/2026/09/23/p...cnn.comRepublican Senate nominee said she was ‘embarrassed’ to be from the state she’s now running to represent | CNN PoliticsIn a local radio interview earlier this month, Michele Tafoya, the Republican Senate nominee in Minnesota and former sports broadcaster was asked about her past criticism of the state and whether she ... 73781246
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"About five million people in the country have already lost SNAP benefits — the government’s primary anti-hunger tool — because of the Trump/GOP bill... One retiree in Ohio described SNAP benefits as a 'lifeline.' Her benefits dropped in March from $250 to $44" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.comTrump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Is Starting to Bite Before the Midterm ElectionsThe tax cuts in President Trump’s signature achievement were the Republicans’ answer to voters’ economic struggles, but its health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll. 771590777
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 1241593778
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN3t...youtube.comTrump-tied group bought a house for former Greenland politician, Danish report saysYouTube video by MS NOW 37634300
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026very excited and grateful for this! “Kill. Bury. Print.” premieres this Sunday Sept 27 on Peacock! trailer here: youtu.be/ZLfo4At-stg variety.com/2026/tv/news...variety.comRachel Maddow’s ‘Kill. Bury. Print.’ Wins 2026 David Carr Award From Montclair Film FestivalRachel Maddow's ‘Kill. Bury. Print.’ Wins 2026 David Carr Award From Montclair Film Festival 461132237
Reposted by Rachel MaddowMaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The book tour Rachel announced tonight includes some familiar stops, but also has dates in Boise and Salt Lake City. Find the full list with links at MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate 4339681
Reposted by Rachel MaddowIndivisible ReSisters Contra Costa ❌👑 @indivisresistcoco.bsky.social · 22/09/2026bring-maureen-home.vercel.appbring-maureen-home.vercel.appBring Maureen Home | Support Maureen Wanjiru NgureLearn about Maureen Wanjiru Ngure, a Concord nurse and mother of two who is wrongfully detained in Louisiana, and find clear ways to support her family. 223790
Reposted by Rachel MaddowIndivisible ReSisters Contra Costa ❌👑 @indivisresistcoco.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Thank you @maddow.bsky.social for uplifting our community's call to #bringmaureenhome. They put her on a plane to Cameroon but it was stopped. 🙏🏽 Now she's sleeping on a concrete floor in a concentration camp in Louisiana, far from her family. End her inhumane detention and bring her home! 13417164
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Richmond Virginia... richmond.com/news/local/c...richmond.comICYMI: Richmond airport sees sharp rise in ICE flights as protesters call for answersHuman Rights First tracked 128 ICE-related flights from Richmond in 2025 and 132 so far this year. Activists gathered Saturday to protest the flights. 23919329
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Trump's approval rating fell to 32% - the lowest of his political career - as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war. His approval rating is lower than any recorded for Biden, his Democratic predecessor..." www.reuters.com/world/us/tru... 1151377338
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🤔 "Even as Trump seeks to decry Democrats as communists ahead of November’s midterm elections, he is rolling out the red carpet this week for Chinese President Xi Jinping, the leader of the world’s most powerful communist country..." apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump decries Democrats as 'communists,' even as he looks to impress China's communist leaderPresident Donald Trump says that communism is the greatest threat the U.S. has ever faced. But he's hosting the leader of the world's most powerful communist country this week — Chinese President Xi J... 931087392
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Austin American Statesman editorial board on the latest ICE shooting: "ICE agents are empowered to remove people who are not in the country legally. That is not a license to shoot them." www.statesman.com/opinion/edit... 561725568
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...nytimes.comThe Crypto Industry Targets Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a Top Democratic Senate CandidateAngry after the defeat of a major crypto bill last week, the industry is planning to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio. 22587246
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026blockclubchicago.org/2026/09/20/f...blockclubchicago.orgAgents Pepper Spray Protesters Near Broadview ICE Site On Anniversary Of First Violent ClashThe protest took place on the one-year anniversary of the first violent clash between protesters and agents at the suburban facility during Operation Midway Blitz. 23578247
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Department of Defense, and the Florida state Fire Marshal’s office are investigating the explosion..." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comFirst Cory Mills' career imploded—then his grenade factory explodedNo one was harmed in the massive explosion, which could reportedly be felt for miles. 55864287
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026lol mr. tough on china... www.reuters.com/world/china/...reuters.comTrump plans to greet Xi at airport on arrival, officials sayUS President Donald Trump plans to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews, at the airport of the military base just outside Washington, DC, on his arrival next week for a White H... 108847210
Reposted by Rachel MaddowAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit" 2412218575335
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026given recent behavior by Trump's ICE agents... www.nbcboston.com/video/multim...nbcboston.comProtesters demand Boston Dynamics deny ICE their robot dogsImmigration and Customs Enforcement could soon deploy four-legged robots made by Massachusetts-based Boston Dynamics, a move that is raising concerns among some activists about surveillance, control a... 35921294