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Journalist. Political Analyst. Tech. Founder—https://t.co/k4ukdMZ6gh. Columnist @Independent. Co-founded @ranttmedia. Seen on MS NOW, CNN, etc. Bookings—[email protected]

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Harris-Walz rally in Nevada is looking like an absolute banger

Harris-Walz rally in Nevada is looking like an absolute banger

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Oh I’m a Swiftie now

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2,636,724 views • 1 year ago

I talked about this in more detail on MSNBC. Majorie Taylor Greene’s pivot isn’t a moral awakening. It’s a political calculation that recognizes Trump’s political weakness.

I talked about this in more detail on MSNBC. Majorie Taylor Greene’s pivot isn’t a moral awakening. It’s a political calculation that recognizes Trump’s political weakness.

383,054 views • 7 months ago

The claim that political violence only comes from the left is a shameless lie. CATO Institute found that 63% of politically motivated murders came from the right, and just 10% from the left, between 1975 - Sept 2025 (excluding 9/11). I laid this out on CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip last year:

The claim that political violence only comes from the left is a shameless lie. CATO Institute found that 63% of politically motivated murders came from the right, and just 10% from the left, between 1975 - Sept 2025 (excluding 9/11). I laid this out on CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip last year:

61,278 views • 1 month ago

This isn’t about crime. 13 of the 20 U.S. cities with the highest murder rates are in red states—Trump never names them. Instead, he targets blue cities in blue states with Black mayors & declining crime. Trump is fabricating crises to grab power & mask his political weakness.

This isn’t about crime. 13 of the 20 U.S. cities with the highest murder rates are in red states—Trump never names them. Instead, he targets blue cities in blue states with Black mayors & declining crime. Trump is fabricating crises to grab power & mask his political weakness.

220,140 views • 9 months ago

Pam Bondi got fired while Don Lemon and I were live. Don's reaction was priceless.

Pam Bondi got fired while Don Lemon and I were live. Don's reaction was priceless.

51,586 views • 2 months ago

Trump's post calling for Pam Bondi to prosecute his political targets would've ended any other presidency. But because the complicit GOP refuses to hold him accountable, it was just another Saturday. When the law becomes the whim of one man, that's how democracies fall.

Trump's post calling for Pam Bondi to prosecute his political targets would've ended any other presidency. But because the complicit GOP refuses to hold him accountable, it was just another Saturday. When the law becomes the whim of one man, that's how democracies fall.

166,390 views • 8 months ago

Trump is the most openly anti-Black president in modern history. Gerrymandering away Black majority districts. DEI rollbacks and mass federal layoffs targeting the heavily Black federal workforce. Rising Black unemployment. It’s all connected, and it was all a part of the plan.

Trump is the most openly anti-Black president in modern history. Gerrymandering away Black majority districts. DEI rollbacks and mass federal layoffs targeting the heavily Black federal workforce. Rising Black unemployment. It’s all connected, and it was all a part of the plan.

19,332 views • 21 days ago

Trump personally directed the prosecution of a political target, despite U.S. prosecutors repeatedly saying there wasn’t enough evidence to charge. Biden never did that. This is what real weaponization of the DOJ looks like. I went toe-to-toe with Scott Jennings on the facts.

Trump personally directed the prosecution of a political target, despite U.S. prosecutors repeatedly saying there wasn’t enough evidence to charge. Biden never did that. This is what real weaponization of the DOJ looks like. I went toe-to-toe with Scott Jennings on the facts.

135,043 views • 8 months ago

Trump is embarrassing the US on the world stage while recklessly pursuing an imperialistic "re-hemisphering" agenda straight out of Project 2025. This is why Canadian PM Mark Carney's speech was so important. For once, Trump was met with strength.

Trump is embarrassing the US on the world stage while recklessly pursuing an imperialistic "re-hemisphering" agenda straight out of Project 2025. This is why Canadian PM Mark Carney's speech was so important. For once, Trump was met with strength.

75,902 views • 4 months ago

I call on every single journalist to speak out against the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. No hedging. No fake neutrality. This is unconstitutional. It’s unacceptable. It’s depraved. And it is designed to scare the rest of us into silence. So we should speak louder.

I call on every single journalist to speak out against the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. No hedging. No fake neutrality. This is unconstitutional. It’s unacceptable. It’s depraved. And it is designed to scare the rest of us into silence. So we should speak louder.

69,035 views • 4 months ago

“What Trump is trying to do here is remove and target all the guardrails that prevented his worst impulses in his first term.” We need to inform every American of Trump’s authoritarian second term plans. Thank you for having me on and covering Project 2025 Stephanie Ruhle 11th Hour.

“What Trump is trying to do here is remove and target all the guardrails that prevented his worst impulses in his first term.” We need to inform every American of Trump’s authoritarian second term plans. Thank you for having me on and covering Project 2025 Stephanie Ruhle 11th Hour.

285,778 views • 2 years ago

This important 11th Hour convo on Project 2025’s quiet recruitment effort is worth watching. Stephanie Ruhle, Molly Jong-Fast, jelani cobb, Jonathan Allen, and I discussed how Trump’s plan to replace civil servants with loyalists would twist the federal government into a tool of the far-right.

This important 11th Hour convo on Project 2025’s quiet recruitment effort is worth watching. Stephanie Ruhle, Molly Jong-Fast, jelani cobb, Jonathan Allen, and I discussed how Trump’s plan to replace civil servants with loyalists would twist the federal government into a tool of the far-right.

168,177 views • 1 year ago

This is the message Democrats need to hammer: While Trump and his family are making hundreds of millions of dollars in their crypto grifts corruptly selling access to the presidency, he's raising prices on Americans, telling us to ration dolls, and decimating small businesses.

This is the message Democrats need to hammer: While Trump and his family are making hundreds of millions of dollars in their crypto grifts corruptly selling access to the presidency, he's raising prices on Americans, telling us to ration dolls, and decimating small businesses.

78,649 views • 1 year ago

Authoritarianism has a cost. Trump's tariffs are based on a fake economic emergency declaration. His federal purges are surging Black unemployment. His cruel ICE raids are damaging local economies. Trump's abuses of power are hitting Americans' wallets. Dems should say that.

Authoritarianism has a cost. Trump's tariffs are based on a fake economic emergency declaration. His federal purges are surging Black unemployment. His cruel ICE raids are damaging local economies. Trump's abuses of power are hitting Americans' wallets. Dems should say that.

50,116 views • 7 months ago

Trump’s family is making hundreds of millions from crypto projects blatantly selling access and profiting from the presidency, while telling American families to ration baby dolls because his tariffs will raise prices.

Trump’s family is making hundreds of millions from crypto projects blatantly selling access and profiting from the presidency, while telling American families to ration baby dolls because his tariffs will raise prices.

62,311 views • 1 year ago

$Trump is a lot weaker than he appears. From court losses to fractures in the GOP to the No Kings protests to other acts of defiance, there are cracks in his authoritarian imagery. Trump is not as powerful as he wants us to believe, and you are more powerful than you realize.$

Trump is a lot weaker than he appears. From court losses to fractures in the GOP to the No Kings protests to other acts of defiance, there are cracks in his authoritarian imagery. Trump is not as powerful as he wants us to believe, and you are more powerful than you realize.

31,726 views • 7 months ago

Trump lied to voters about his ties to Project 2025. After he won, he picked 11 Project 2025 authors, contributors, and advisory board members for top jobs. Now, nearly 2/3 of his EOs mirror Project 2025. Trump is twisting the federal government into a tool of the far-right.

Trump lied to voters about his ties to Project 2025. After he won, he picked 11 Project 2025 authors, contributors, and advisory board members for top jobs. Now, nearly 2/3 of his EOs mirror Project 2025. Trump is twisting the federal government into a tool of the far-right.

40,725 views • 1 year ago

I just spoke to Don Lemon, in one of our recent weekly Substack Lives, about the Trump Admin targeting him. He was fearless and said he stood by his reporting and the First Amendment. We all have to speak out, especially journalists. This is unacceptable and unconstitutional.

I just spoke to Don Lemon, in one of our recent weekly Substack Lives, about the Trump Admin targeting him. He was fearless and said he stood by his reporting and the First Amendment. We all have to speak out, especially journalists. This is unacceptable and unconstitutional.

13,977 views • 4 months ago

There’s a reason Trump had his primetime meltdown speech. Multiple polls have Trump’s approval at a second-term low of 36%, his approval among independents in the 20s, and his support among Republicans falling. The number of Republicans identifying as MAGA is also collapsing. What we’re watching is the fear response of a politically weak, lame-duck president as his movement begins to unravel.

There’s a reason Trump had his primetime meltdown speech. Multiple polls have Trump’s approval at a second-term low of 36%, his approval among independents in the 20s, and his support among Republicans falling. The number of Republicans identifying as MAGA is also collapsing. What we’re watching is the fear response of a politically weak, lame-duck president as his movement begins to unravel.

10,855 views • 5 months ago

“They are going to consolidate power in a way that would make aspiring dictator Donald Trump a real dictator." From purging civil servants to dismantling agencies to targeting our civil liberties, Rep. Rep. Jared Huffman spoke to me about the dangers of the Project 2025 agenda and what his new “Stop Project 2025 Task Force” is doing to combat it. You can watch or listen to our full conversation here:

“They are going to consolidate power in a way that would make aspiring dictator Donald Trump a real dictator." From purging civil servants to dismantling agencies to targeting our civil liberties, Rep. Rep. Jared Huffman spoke to me about the dangers of the Project 2025 agenda and what his new “Stop Project 2025 Task Force” is doing to combat it. You can watch or listen to our full conversation here:

13,477 views • 1 year ago

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