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Support for sending aid to Ukraine is down among Americans compared to when Russia began its invasion one year ago.
@kiraincongress tells @MehdiRHasan, "This is what Putin is hoping for. If Ukraine loses, Russia will do whatever they want."
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Fmr. Investigative Counsel for the January 6th Select Committee, @jhglick, responds to those who claim the fight for democracy is over:
“We should read the warning signs now, just as we should have read the warning signs in the middle of 2020,” he tells @MehdiRHasan.
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It’s been over two years since rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the presidential election. But, as @mehdirhasan warns, the threat to our democracy is still very much alive. WATCH:
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When it comes to Donald Trump, NIkki Haley has mastered the flip flop. @mehdirhasan walks through the twists and turns of Haley’s comments on Trump after she left his administration.
Watch the full commentary here: youtube.com/nqQVTzApx0Q
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Newest GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley has often tried to have it both ways in her career including, @mehdirhasan says, her stance on the Confederate Flag.
Check out the clip below, and watch his full commentary on Haley here: youtube.com/nqQVTzApx0Q
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With the House GOP passing an anti-socialism resolution - and putting Dems on notice - @mehdirhasan asks if it's better for the left to distance themselves from the label, or embrace it?
@ninaturner and @AmandiOnAir debate the best strategy for the party.
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Did you catch the NFL's Super Bowl “tribute” to Pat Tillman? It's just the latest effort to exploit the fallen hero, @mehdirhasan says, as the face of an "unthinking pro-war patriotism" that would have been unimaginable to Tillman himself:
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After the House GOP forced a vote to denounce socialism, @mehdirhasan asks if Democrats are letting themselves be baited by the GOP's "obvious scare word."
@AmandiOnAir & @ninaturner join him to discuss. Watch: peacocktv.com/mehdi
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A Montana lawmaker tried to make it illegal to teach scientific "theory" in schools. Clearly he doesn't know how science works! Watch @mehdirhasan list some basic science kids wouldn't have been allowed to learn in a 60-second rant:
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As the GOP threatens to tank the economy over the debt ceiling, @mehdirhasan explores 2 options to prevent a default: minting a $1 trillion coin and using the 14th amendment to ignore the debt limit.
Preview below and watch the full commentary here: youtube.com/watch?v=GKSm6ehU…
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It’s been almost a week since U.S. officials shot down the Chinese spy balloon and people are still obsessing over it. But @mehdirhasan says that when it comes to global surveillance, we should be a little more worried about the spies at home.
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Despite the shortcomings of police reform efforts, people still "want the police to come when they are called," @janecoaston tells @mehdirhasan.
@JennMJacksonPhD explains what it looks like when there are other people to call besides police. Watch:
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One of the GOP's newest obsessions: fentanyl coming in through the Southern border. But some Republicans, including Sen. Marsha Blackburn, seem to be a little confused about what's happening...
Welcome to @mehdirhasan’s first edition of #DebunkThatTweet:
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Janet Yellen thinks the Fed might not even *accept* a platinum trillion-dollar coin to avert a US default. But that's "not an outright rejection of the possibility they *would* take it," says former US Mint director Philip Diehl.
Hear why he's team #MintTheCoin all the way:
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With police reform back in the national conversation @mehdirhasan asks an uncomfortable question: Is it time to move beyond reform and "abolish" the police? @janecoaston and @JennMJacksonPhD join him to discuss.
Catch their convo here: peacocktv.com/mehdi
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As the GOP threatens the economy over the debt limit, some out-of-the-box options have gained attention - like minting a trillion dollar coin. Fmr. U.S. Mint director @PhilipNDiehl tells @mehdirhasan why it really could work.
Don’t miss their convo: peacocktv.com/mehdi
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Activists are calling it a policy of "Don't Say Gay." No, they're not talking about DeSantis' anti-LGBTQ crusade in Florida. They're referring to a longstanding, bigoted practice by the FDA to restrict blood donations from gay and bisexual men. @MehdiRHasan breaks it down. WATCH:
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Rep. Nancy Mace likes to play the “moderate Republican” card when she’s doing media interviews despite her record proving otherwise.
@MehdiRHasan brings the receipts. Start the clock!
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Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is chastising U.S. Republicans for being afraid of Fox host Tucker Carlson.
@MehdiRHasan tells @AymanM it’s crazy the GOP “lives in fear of a former bowtie wearing frozen food heir.” WATCH:
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"Ron DeSantis is not just a Florida problem, he's a national crisis that's threatening freedom and democracy. When is someone going to finally stand up against him?"
@bjoewolf joins @MehdiRHasan to call out Democrats' inaction against Ron DeSantis' authoritarian impulses.
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