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A big new date in Boston has been added and some new seats added on Long Island for the new Prequel tour. Looks like St. Louis and Miami are sold out. Check MSNBC.com/Prequel for ticket links.

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"I think it's only a matter of time before [a state attorney general] figures out how to file state kidnapping charges against those that are abducting people who are in the country legally..." says former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley.

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I pray you’ll read my latest. We are being challenged as a nation and this is a test we must pass. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

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Every state in the union should join Arizona and Michigan in helping their citizens report when they're experiencing problems with Social Security services.

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This is outrageous. Seniors, people with disabilities, and families shouldn't be forced to go to Elon's website to learn what's happening to their hard-earned benefits.

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NEW: The Social Security Administration Is gutting regional staff and shifting all of its public communications to Elon Musk's X read @zoeschiffer.bsky.social:

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NEW: Palantir is helping DOGE with a massive IRS data project. @makenakelly.bsky.social has the scoop:

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"Expected beliefs"??? "Rubio said that while Khalil's “past, current or expected beliefs, statements, or associations that are otherwise lawful," the provision allows the secretary of state alone to “personally determine” whether he should remain in the country." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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Some personal news: the Department of Homeland Security has given me, an immigration lawyer born in Newton, Massachusetts, seven days to leave the U.S. Does anyone know if you can get Italian citizenship through great-grandparents?

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"The commutation came after Mr. Braun’s family used its close ties to the father of Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law and a senior White House adviser at the time, to secure Mr. Braun’s release." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/n...

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Maddow: "You have to be truthful to a judge. You have to be truthful to the court as a lawyer who's standing there in front of the judge. But being truthful, in this administration, is seen as a betrayal of Donald Trump." Watch: youtu.be/jCU2DvaAkDg

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Watch Rachel Maddow's full interview with former Attorney General Eric Holder. Part 1: youtu.be/VPNp_E0a7Tk

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UPDATE: Justice Allison Riggs asks the federal court to temporarily block this order, which could disenfranchise the 5k military/overseas voters and ultimately turn the election in Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin’s favor. www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...

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more law firms have just sold out to Trump

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BREAKING: 500 associates and staffers at a top global law firm have written leadership begging it not to settle with Donald Trump www.thebulwark.com/p/uprising-a...

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BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency. Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.

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"This is the person who the founders tried to put a system in place to prevent from coming to power." Eric Holder encourages members of the legal community to stand up to Donald Trump's authoritarianism.

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"If you sue, you're likely to win." Former Attorney General Eric Holder encourages big law firms to stand together in resisting targeting by Donald Trump.

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"If you don't stand up and fight now, if you don't take a position now, it's going to be too late," Eric Holder tells Rachel Maddow. "The time is now to stand up and do all that we can to fight this administration."

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"Many are uncomfortable or turned off by directives from Justice Department leaders, including Attorney General Pam Bondi’s demand for “zealous advocacy” of President Donald Trump’s agenda, these people said." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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You can watch Rachel's full interview with Nina Olson here: youtu.be/j6czGFHaZng?...

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A look at the new polling from Quinnipiac. Not good for Trump.

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I have never experienced this much reticence and fear from all manner of sources

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The problem with this ruling is the presumption of regularity. In any other administration, a remand with instructions to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return would lead to honest representations about what is—and isn’t—possible. In this administration, there’s no reason to expect straight answers.

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IMPORTANT: a majority of the court says district court can order exec to facilitate return. BUT the majority adds - it’s unclear if the court has authority to order government to “effectuate” return. The R Justices say that might exceed court’s power.

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BREAKING: Supreme Court says Trump administration must facilitate return of deported Maryland man

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Tonight! Former Attorney General Eric Holder will be Rachel Maddow's guest! @ericholder.bsky.social 9pmET on MSNBC

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The SAVE Act would: - make it harder for Americans to vote - address a problem that doesn't exist - impose new burdens on state election administrators House Republicans passed it anyway. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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NEWS: Chief Justice John Roberts is aware there is a matter before him about a man who was improperly sent to a prison in El Salvador. Per the court, Roberts has denied the request from Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers to file a sur-reply — a reply responding to DOJ's reply — in the matter.

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NEW: An unsigned interagency agreement calls for the Dept of Labor to reimburse the US DOGE Service up to $1.3 million for work done by four DOGE affiliates over 18 months. Musk has previously stated that DOGE staffers would cost taxpayers nothing. from me and @timmarchman.bsky.social:

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??? "...the agreement, obtained by WIRED, calls for the DOL to reimburse the USDS up to $1.3 million for work done by four DOGE affiliates, or “a slightly different number,” over an 18-month period." www.wired.com/story/depart...

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"It's criminal." Nina Olson, former national taxpayer advocate at the IRS, emphasizes the illegality of the IRS sharing taxpayer data with ICE.

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Fun fact: Of the ten largest single-day point drops in Dow Jones history, Donald Trump was president for nine of them.

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“So, back to where it always was,” said one Indiana field office employee. “What a waste of our time.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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"Trump’s market-moving Truth Social post this afternoon was spurred primarily by two factors: deep concern — bordering on panic — from his top economic officials about the bond markets..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Heads up! The paperback version of Rachel Maddow's "PREQUEL: An American Fight Against Fascism" is coming on May 6, and that means new book events are being scheduled. Three dates so far. See MSNBC.com/Prequel for details and tickets.

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Ok, that typo was crazy-making. Reposting the book tour thing in just a sec.

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"An additional $2,200 stemmed from a controversial trip last year to Houston for dental work she showcased on Instagram." apnews.com/article/noem...

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"Two former FBI officials familiar with the matter said Bongino’s current bodyguards have followed him inside secure FBI facilities, including headquarters in Washington. They said directors typically walk around headquarters without their security details." www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

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"He was released from police custody later that day after the U.S. Embassy intervened."

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