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The racist conspiracy known as "Great Replacement Theory" is now very much mainstream on the American right. That's largely thanks to a single cable host... WATCH:
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Tucker Carlson, perhaps the most influential voice in U.S. media, has all but adopted "Great Replacement Theory" as his signature pet project. It's the same conspiracy that inspired the Buffalo shooter. @MehdiRHasan breaks down how Carlson and others normalized the idea. WATCH:
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NEWSFLASH: Nowhere in the Constitution does it stipulate the number of justices who are meant to serve on the Supreme Court at a given time. @MehdiRHasan makes the case for rebalancing the Court. WATCH:
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Trump's congressional cronies were just subpoenaed — and it's about time, says @HayesBrown. msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opin…
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As the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder nears, @mehdirhasan asks @WendellPierce what's changed.
“We had an awakening two years ago," he says. "It was going to be a window of time for us to advocate for a change. And like all windows, they open, but they also close.”
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Comedian Dave Chappelle’s attorney pushed for the man who attacked Chappelle onstage in Los Angeles last week to be charged with a felony instead of a misdemeanor — but LA County District Attorney George Gascón denied the request.
Hear his reasoning:
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With violent crimes in L.A. County on the rise since his election, @GeorgeGascon says his office is prosecuting these crimes “at the same rate and, in some cases, higher than my predecessor."
“The reality is that there are many components… but I can work to break the cycle."
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18 months into being LA County’s D.A., George Gascón may face a recall election. He’s been called “soft on crime,” but stats showing a rise in crime may not tell the whole story, @mehdirhasan says.
So what’s driving these trends, and can Gascón weather a recall if it happens?
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“Overturning Roe v. Wade is amazingly unpopular… with Republican voters, as well as with Democrats and independents,” @Terryoneill says. “Will the Republicans pay the price? Not if they continue to suppress the vote.”
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Can Democrats codify abortion rights through Congress? It’s the question we’re all wondering as the overturning of Roe v. Wade looms.
“But sometimes it’s not a matter of having the ability to do something,” @mehdirhasan says. “Sometimes, it’s really a matter of having the will."
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As abortion rights dangle by a thread and some remain disillusioned w/ Dems' progress (or lack thereof), @BarbaraBoxer & @Terryoneill debate: Is the party demoralized or energized?
WATCH their exchange with @mehdirhasan, and catch the full convo tonight on @MSNBConPeacock:
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.@donwinslow is behind a series of viral videos that promote Dem causes. @mehdirhasan asks him why the right usually gets more social media traction than liberals?
“Liberals sometimes want to be too nice,” Winslow. says. “We keep bringing spoons to a knife fight.”
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AIPAC is funding high-dollar ads opposing PA state lawmaker @SummerForPA & her run for Congress.
@mehdirhasan asks, why would the pro-Israel lobby view a lone progressive woman of color as a bigger threat to its interests than 37 GOPers who sided against democracy?
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After @mehdirhasan pushes back on former Democratic Sen. Doug Jones saying there’s a “bipartisan way to amend the filibuster,” Jones admits:
“There are a lot of rules that I think could be changed, [and] the filibuster is one of them. But I don’t see it happening."
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If you need more proof that this is Donald Trump’s GOP, Republicans are using the same tactics today that helped him get elected in 2016: throwing anything they can at the other side — even if it's untrue.
And, @mehdirhasan says, Dems have no clue how to fight back:
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Veteran @AlJazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot & killed in the occupied West Bank while covering Israeli raids.
“Her death should spark outrage, not least because she was clearly part of the press,” @mehdirhasan says. “For Shireen, her coverage cost her her life.”
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.@SummerForPA aims to be Pennsylvania's first Black woman in Congress, and potentially the Squad’s next member. But why is the pro-Israel lobby bankrolling high-dollar ads against her?
Lee herself joins Mehdi to discuss tonight on @MSNBConPeacock — make sure to tune in.
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Democrats are still playing by old rules, even as Republicans blatantly obliterate them. Why?
@DougJones joins @mehdirhasan tonight to share his thoughts, as well as what he’d do differently if he were in office. Watch their convo on @MSNBConPeacock
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.@DougJones says it's "ironic" that an ex-Trump legal adviser reportedly urged PA state lawmakers to rig the vote count: He "was asking folks to commit the very kind of fraud that Donald Trump and his allies seem to be pointing at Democrats."
Watch tonight on @MSNBConPeacock
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“I am a person who has had an abortion, I have had a miscarriage, I’ve had an ectopic pregnancy … and I have given birth,” @heidibschreck tells Mehdi. “I can’t imagine having gone through those without trusting that my doctor would do everything they could … to save my life.”
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