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There’s outrage over the U.S.’s botched drone strike in Afghanistan that killed several civilians. It seems that the million-dollar question in regards to the war on terror needs to be asked again:
🗣 Where has this anger been the last two decades? 🗣
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The Senate parliamentarian advised Dems they can’t use the budget bill to pass immigration reform, leaving the Majority Leader “disappointed” and “frustrated”.
@BarbaraBoxer’s solution?
“You can also overrule her.”
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France has recalled its ambassadors from the U.S. and Australia amid submarine deal drama.
Former French ambassador to the U.S. @GerardAraud joins @mehdirhasan tonight to discuss the spat with much bigger implications.
Tune in at 7p ET on @peacockTV & YT: youtube.com/wWzc-5SmnDM
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What’s the likelihood the U.S. military will reconsider drone strikes following backlash over the killing of 10 innocent civilians in Afghanistan? “They don’t keep track of the people killed in drone strikes. They do that deliberately,” says @AymanM “There is no accountability.”
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Yesterday, @MehdiRHasan’s daughter wasn’t feeling well. So like any parent concerned about their child in the pandemic, he set out to get her a Covid test. That search exposed some persistent problems with the country’s testing system. WATCH:
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If Covid is the leading cause of death for law enforcement officers nationwide, why are so many GOP officials & police unions opposing vaccine mandates?
As @MehdiRHasan points out in tonight’s #minirant, “Maybe, just maybe, blue lives never actually mattered to them.”
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"I had to say something. It's not fair," @JohnLegend tells @MehdiRHasan why he spoke out in support of the Palestinian people. "They're clearly not being able to experience full rights that they deserve … We should hold [Israel] to a higher standard.”
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Former Speaker Tip O'Neill famously remarked, “all politics is local.” @JohnLegend tells @MehdiRHasan about his new organization, Human Level, which is all about affecting political change on a local level.
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Former Speaker Tip O'Neill famously remarked, “all politics is local.” @JohnLegend tells @MehdiRHasan about his new organization, Human Level, which is all about affecting political change on a local level.
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Watch the full special episode marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in an encore presentation tonight on @peacockTV at 7p ET: peacocktv.com/watch/playback…
***Please watch one of the most important things I've done as a journalist since moving here to the U.S:
My 13-min film to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 & explain how the 'war on terror' failed.
Full film: youtube.com/watch?v=rS1Mdzwf…
A clip from it:
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What's @JohnLegend’s message to senators, like Kyrsten Sinema, who refuse to get rid of the filibuster?
“I just can’t say more clearly how wrong I think she is on this issue,” he tells @MehdiRHasan.
Tune in this Sunday at 8p ET for more.
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WATCH: This Newsmax host yelled at a guest for critiquing Trump in a way you just have to see to believe.
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“Democrats treat power like it’s radioactive...Republicans treat power like it’s plutonium, right? Weapons-grade, let’s go.”
@ElieNYC touches on the stark differences between U.S. political parties.
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Did the FBI dig deep enough to investigate Brett Kavanaugh?
“The FBI never put the screws to Mark Judge, Tito, Biff, whatever the rest, Squee, the rest of his boys,” @ElieNYC tells @MehdiRHasan “There is a lot still to uncover.
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Is it time for a change in leadership at the FBI? @mehdirhasan examines all of the evidence:
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What does the GOP think about this Saturday’s rally supporting Jan 6. insurrectionists?
“Republicans want nothing to do with it because they’re trying to memory hole what happened,” @OliviaTroye tells @MehdiRHasan. “They know this is a very inconvenient narrative for them.”
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“Mike Pence is no hero in my book.”
When it comes to her former boss, @OliviaTroye isn’t mincing her words.
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.@SenTinaSmith says time is running out for Democrats to do something about voting rights.
“We have to take action now to make sure that those election laws are in place for an election that is right around the corner.”
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How does @SenTinaSmith respond to the argument that expanding the Supreme Court would politicize the institution?
“That train has left the station. That horse has left the barn.”
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