Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comRepublican Who Runs South Dakota Elections Backs Democrat to Succeed HerMonae Johnson, the secretary of state, is the latest Republican incumbent to speak out against conservative candidates as President Trump loses support before midterm elections. 211102302
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026hahahahahahahhahahaha😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comTrump says planned 250-foot arch will be ‘military complex’ for drones, snipersThe president’s post about the 250-foot arch planned near Arlington National Cemetery comes as veterans groups, historic preservationists and others attempt to stop the project. 3712335561
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026youtube.com/watch?v=hT49...youtube.comMaddow INSTANTLY REACTS to Trump banning MS NOW from WHYouTube video by MS NOW 64918306
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"The crowd, pressed up against security barriers surrounding the center, enveloped the concrete pavilion in front of it, spilled out across 25th Street and onto an adjacent grass lawn...." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...nytimes.comKennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Fears of Trump’s DemolitionPhotos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution. 623113730
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea by the Trump administration were hooded, bound, beaten with guns and shoved down a flight of stairs recently by police officers at a remote hotel where Trump administration deportees are being held indefinitely..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...nytimes.comA Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. DeporteesWitnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program. 13519611220
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"The volume of hostile communications led the bench to create its own internal system for tracking people responsible for multiple threats, supplementing the U.S. Marshals Service, which normally handles judicial security..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...nytimes.comTrump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge WarnsIn a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.” 211293454
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I'll be on MS NOW at 6pm Eastern tonight/Saturday as Peter Alexander helms a special report on the president's decision to try to ban our network, CNN, and Politico from White House grounds. (Emphasis on "try"...) See you at 6. 1543821729
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"The price of heating oil, a fuel that is very similar to diesel, is up roughly 60% since the start of the war in Iran on Feb. 28. "Many Americans are heading into a 'much more expensive' winter..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...nytimes.comWhy the Iran War Will Make Heating Oil More Expensive for Some This WinterThe cost of heating oil, which is similar to diesel and used extensively in Northeastern states, has climbed sharply because of the war in Iran. 1192059884
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"Since the federal takeover, he spends four nights a week pedaling his bike up and down the same streets, recording agents as they arrest his neighbors. On the scene, he lists rights for people getting arrested and asks if they’d like him to contact anyone..." www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...washingtonpost.comHe worked at NASA. Now he tails federal law enforcement on D.C. streets.A group that has tracked the activity of federal officers since the president’s crackdown has previously been private about the effort. 164101603380
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“There were dogs and bikers; elders with gray hair and babies with no hair; people in Nationals jerseys and business casual attire (equally ubiquitous DC uniforms). Most wore one common item: a red pin that read, 'Hands Off the Arts'...” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...washingtonpost.comThousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut. 13763281782
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026“A month before Election Day 2024, the New York Times reported that the US job market was 'as healthy as it has ever been'. A few days later, The Washington Post’s Heather Long explained, 'We are living through one of the best economic years of many people’s lifetimes'.” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...ms.nowRepublicans’ midterm strategy hinges on rewriting the recent pastThe more the GOP tries to overwhelm voters’ memories, the more we’re reminded just how spectacularly the party has failed over the past two years. 1031293467
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"The USA experienced declines in Free Political Parties, Effective Parliament, Access to Justice, and Judicial Independence, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of the Press, and Economic Equality. US scores on most of these measures are at their lowest levels since 1975" www.idea.int/publications... 691434585
Reposted by sunnyMaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026From executive producer Rachel Maddow, Kill. Bury. Print. is streaming September 27 on Peacock www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLfo...youtube.comKill. Bury. Print. | Official Trailer | Peacock OriginalYouTube video by Peacock 8361118
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Got 2 minutes and 44 seconds to spare? Our new doc comes out on Peacock, Sunday Sept 27 -- bit of a true crime thriller, which is not my usual genre, I know! But watch the trailer and you'll see why I am crazy for this story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLfo...youtube.comKill. Bury. Print. | Official Trailer | Peacock OriginalYouTube video by Peacock 66963306
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"The price for a gallon of regular spiked 25 cents between Wednesday and Thursday in Iowa, according to AAA. In Wisconsin, it was up 23 cents. In Michigan, it was up 22 cents..." www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...washingtonpost.comGas prices are about to take a big jump, analysts say, with the worst still to comeThe forecast of economic impacts beyond November’s midterms contrast with the Trump administration’s optimistic messaging. 74919341
Reposted by sunnyNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow. 487148443849
Reposted by sunnyPatrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026we've reached a new milestone- the U.S. average diesel price has hit $6.301/gal while gasoline is up to $4.355/gal. I expect both of these to jump noticably over the next 48 hours. diesel could hit $6.60/gal in a few days, surpassing the inflation-adjusted peak seen in 2022. 72947363
Reposted by sunnyLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 16/09/2026$9.5 billion not to work… www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...nytimes.comFederal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE EffortAs part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent. 25483219
Reposted by sunnyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/09/2026OOF -- Enten details how Trump went from +2 on Russia-Ukraine in 2024 to -33 (!) now, and how Zelenskyy polls among Americans at +13 compared to Trump's -18 (in other words, Zelenskyy is 31 points more popular in America than Trump!) 1263417912
Reposted by sunnySteve Benen @stevebenen.com · 15/09/2026Quite a recent pattern: - GOP candidate in Fla. marched alongside neo-Nazis - Husted fires aide over Nazi photo - Collins fires aide over swastika images - State Dept hires speechwriter whom DeSantis fired over video with Nazi imagery - Trump rewards Paul Ingrassia, who said he has a “Nazi streak”ms.nowRepublican state legislative candidate marched alongside neo-Nazis, adding to patternAs a rule, state House candidates’ backgrounds tend not to generate national headlines, but once in a while, there are important exceptions. 30803350
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026abcnews.com/Health/famil...abcnews.comFamily of Texas pregnant woman who died sues Texas AG Ken Paxton, alleges denied abortion led to deathThe family of a pregnant woman who died sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and others on Tuesday, claiming she was denied an abortion that could have saved her life. 732772800
Reposted by sunnyScripps News @scrippsnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026About three-quarters of U.S. adults said press freedom is “extremely” or “very” important to society's well-being, according to a newly released Pew Research Center study.scrippsnews.comAmericans value press freedom, but new surveys show support for restrictions in certain casesAbout three-quarters of U.S. adults said press freedom is “extremely” or “very” important to society's well-being, according to a newly released Pew Research Center study. 1640276
Reposted by sunnyOliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity. —"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...status.newsBari’s ‘60’ BustBari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told Status... 100795932540
Reposted by sunnyKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Instead of saying "the Kennedy Center board decided to close" we should note that "a group of Trump appointees including Laura Ingraham and Dan Scavino decided to shut it down" 12335091049
Reposted by sunnyCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026(WSJ) - American oil executives warned for months that the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz was bound to cause a fuel crisis. Now, they say it is here. @wsj.com $CVX www.wsj.com/business/ene... 35847381802
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"Facility staff said detainees were not locked in the enclosures, but federal investigators found locking mechanisms on them..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...nytimes.com‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages to Confine Migrants, DHS Watchdog Report SaysThe Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center. 971644658
Reposted by sunnyThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 13/09/2026The crowd erupts in chants of "Shame on you!" as Roger Marshall tries to explain why he sued 700 of his patients, leading to 81 arrests: 1603888980
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026remember when the whole SNL bit on him was organized around his weird pronunciation of the word "china" because he was constantly saying the word "china" all the time, since being tough on china was his whole political schtick? thehill.com/homenews/adm...thehill.comTrump says he would allow Chinese automakers to build cars in USPresident Trump said Friday he would permit Chinese automakers to move manufacturing to the U.S. over the protest of American automakers. “If China wanted to come in and open a plant to build… 991051354
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"US foreign policy now hardly exists. It’s been replaced by random whims blurted out by an ignorant, easily confused amateur, who hasn’t done his homework, hasn’t thought through the implications of his declarations, and might very well change his mind without warning..." www.ms.now/news/trump-i...ms.nowTrump stumbles into an international incident of his own making in IrelandThe underlying issue is best approached with a nuanced understanding of history, culture, diplomacy and regional politics. Trump skipped all that. 1132186779
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026their line was that people **asked** to be put in these cages, that it was what they wanted: "facility staff said... detainees asked to spend time in the enclosures." www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p... 1371046441
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Scarborough, Maine: wgme.com/news/local/p...wgme.comPetition filed by Scarborough Democratic Town Committee to review town ICE facilityMore than 800 people signed the petition. 10684213
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.propublica.org/article/dona...propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 72862300
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.wsj.com/world/russia...wsj.comRussian Businessman Financed Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding CelebrationsUmar Kremlev paid for two nights of celebration after the wedding, Donald Trump Jr. and his wife confirmed. 94831338
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Trump's policy of mass arrest and incarceration without trial ends with a big brushback reminder of what the US government did to Japanese Americans in 1942: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28... 251256512
Reposted by sunnyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... " 1377339658303
Reposted by sunnyMaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 09/09/2026NEW and NEW! With the launch of MS NOW's cool new Membership app comes new cool stuff from Rachel! Today she shares her thoughts on what it means that Trump's CIA director made a rare trip to Moscow. This Monday she'll be chatting with Members live. Go to ms.now/membership to get involved.ms.nowMaddow on Trump’s ‘unrelenting devotion to Putin’Rachel Maddow shares her take on CIA chief John Ratcliffe's recent trip to Russia. 82441133
sunny @sunnylafrist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A total of 40 portraits have been drawn on a field in Pennsylvania. All were hand-drawn using colored chalk. Each face fills an entire slate. The people in the portraits are the 40 passengers and crew members of United Airlines Flight 93. Let us remember this moment in history. 0143
sunny @sunnylafrist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The unemployment rate among young men is nearly twice that of young women. 7% versus 4%. This is the United States under the Trump administration—we must stand together against it. 061
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"Kennedy's department cited seven articles, two of which were apparently made up entirely and three of which did not exist in the journals to which they were attributed..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...ms.nowJudge slams HHS for referencing fake studies generated by misuse of AIThe Department of Health and Human Services has suffered more than its share of AI-related humiliations. The list, alas, is still growing. 24543241845
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“We are saying stop locking up children. There are humane alternatives that allow people to live freely while their cases are adjudicated.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...washingtonpost.comShe’s feeding hundreds of kids in ICE detention using commissary accountsCasey Revkin gives money to hundreds of families at a Texas family detention facility so that they can buy food their children will eat. 422385887
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026republicans take food stamps away from 82,000 Indiana residents www.newsfromthestates.com/article/thou...newsfromthestates.comThousands of Hoosiers removed from food assistanceEighty-two thousand fewer Hoosiers are receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect last October.The l... 1381761984
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026trump and congressional republicans take food stamps away from 4000 kids in west virginia: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/4000...newsfromthestates.com4,000 fewer West Virginia children have SNAP since One Big Beautiful Bill Act passedAbout 4,000 fewer West Virginia children have federal food assistance benefits as of May, a year after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed last summer, according to data from th... 901395789
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026way-hey! nyt nonfiction heads-up list for the fall... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/b... www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721029... 31766181
sunny @sunnylafrist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026As the Senate race reaches its most critical juncture, Musk has pulled out all the stops. Intense campaigning is underway simultaneously in four key states. Ohio, Texas, Alaska, and Iowa—we must hold these states. 051
Reposted by sunnyJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Before I was a politician, I was a proud union member. I’m honored to stand with my union brothers and sisters on Labor Day and every day. In the Senate, I’ll fight to raise pay, lower costs, and empower Texas workers. 255180444045
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/09/2026106 years old! www.pembrokepinesflnews.com/news/local/a... 703913981
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...nytimes.comHaitian Student, Despondent Over Ankle Monitor, Dies in Apparent SuicideThe 20-year-old was fitted with a tracking device under a Trump administrative initiative targeting Haitians in Springfield, Ohio. 1111328524
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026veritenews.org/2026/08/28/p...veritenews.orgProtesters pack Alexandria airpark meeting to oppose new ICE detention center - Verite News New OrleansPeople against a proposed immigration detention facility near the Alexandria airport came from all over the state to voice their concerns. 391752530
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If you voted Trump because you thought the problem with America was that there weren't enough FBI agents committing bestiality, congratulations: "Acts of bestiality are also 'no longer automatic deal breakers for applicants to the nation’s top law enforcement agency'...” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...ms.nowSexual encounters with prostitutes is no longer a deal-breaker for FBI applicantsThe Trump presidency has been a grand experiment in what happens when an administration embraces amateurism and deprofessionalization. 1901760694
Reposted by sunnyRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"The idea that this hub, built over decades, was significantly degraded in the space of a few days by a regional player is unimaginable. "That the US could not prevent and defend against a predictable attack on a Fleet Headquarters is quite startling." www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026...militarytimes.comThe devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warningOpinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes. 17428991511