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“If this case does not satisfy the Sullivan standard of actual malice…then no case will ever meet the Sullivan standard."
@catherinejross_ breaks down the the strength of Dominion’s case against Fox.
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“It’s not just an abstract legal case. This goes to the heart of protecting our democracy.” @MehdiRHasan breaks down Dominion’s defamation lawsuit against Fox, which is set to begin this week.
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Is the upcoming Dominion defamation trial an existential crisis for Fox?
@pastpunditry says the case has "real ramifications... they said there was a wall of church and state between news and opinion. That clearly isn't the case."
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With an estimated 100M monthly users, ChatGPT is breaking records with its growth. But its rise is bringing new urgency to the debate about the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence.
@GaryMarcus and @joshgans join @mehdirhasan to debate.
Watch: youtube.com/-mgYiNXdvzQ
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“I don’t think I've ever played to you a clip like the one I'm about to play to you.”
@mehdirhasan reacts to the demonizing, dehumanizing words from a Republican Florida lawmaker about transgender people.
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The GOP loves to ding Democrat-led cities on crime, like the House Republicans coming to New York for a hearing attacking DA Alvin Bragg and his “pro-crime, anti-victim policies.”
But as @mehdirhasan notes, many Republicans can find more violent places much closer to home.
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“A lot of you scientists talking about AI - they sound like Miles Dyson. And you know what happened to Miles Dyson?”
While the plot of Terminator is clearly fictional, @mehdirhasan just can’t help but ask, should we be worried about AI taking over the world?
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AI expert @joshgans says it’s good that the public has a chance to experiment with Chat GPT. But @GaryMarcus warns that doing so may mean studying “the horses after they left the barn.”
Watch their exchange:
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Justice Clarence Thomas’ undisclosed luxury trips and property sale to a GOP megadonor are just the latest in a long line of ethical controversies surrounding the Justice. @mehdirhasan examines the case for impeaching him.
Watch the full monologue here: youtube.com/uiCXzvNrJN4
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“Definitely trouble in paradise there between Musk and Taibbi.”
@MehdiRHasan talks to @AymanM after his recent viral interview with “Twitter Files” reporter Matt Taibbi, who has since left the social media platform following a feud with Elon Musk.
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"If George Soros had admitted to having a home full of Hitler memorabilia, would Fox and the GOP have given him a pass?" @MehdiRHasan on the GOP's silence of Clarence Thomas' ties to a GOP megadonor who reportedly collects statues of dictators.
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“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
Exonerated Central Park 5 member, @dr_yusefsalaam, explains how those words from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took on a new significance following Donald Trump’s indictment.
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In tonight's #minirant, @MehdiRHasan looks back at all the times the former president-turned-criminal defendant called for others to be locked up. Start the clock!
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"Six people were killed last week, three children were killed in Nashville, and Tennessee Republicans said 'we're not gonna do anything,'" @WajahatAli slams the TN Republicans who ousted two Black Democratic lawmakers on Friday.
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.@importantmeagan calls Judge Kacsmaryk’s medication abortion ruling a “love letter to the anti-abortion movement. When you read something like that it’s very easy to lose faith that the courts are fair dealers.”
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"The GOP is now a party of culture warfare and racism. They're willing to run rough shot over the law to score political points. That's what Abbott did here." @TimOBrien on Texas Governor Greg Abbott saying he intends to pardon a man who killed a Black Lives Matter protester.
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.@MehdiRHasan: "From Tennessee to Texas to the Supreme Court in Washington D.C., this week was a reminder that if you're a Black lawmaker or a Black Lives Matter protester or a woman in need of medication abortion, don't expect conservatives to give a damn about your rights."
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Wisconsin voters chose liberal Janet Protasiewicz for state supreme court, in a race where democracy itself was at stake.
And the right-wing reaction, @mehdirhasan says, shows exactly why folks were correct to be concerned about the consequences of a conservative victory.
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“Not even mafia figures do what Donald is doing” @DavidCayJ says about Trump’s attacks on the judge and prosecutor in his case. When it comes to the former president, he tells @mehdirhasan there’s no “moral standard of any kind.”
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Watch the full interview here: youtube.com/a597e6Wv_xg
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