Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 71
July 26, 2025
Trump calls for Kamala Harris, Oprah, and Beyoncé to be prosecuted as Epstein fallout continues
In another attempt to pivot from the Jeffrey Epstein story, President Trump calls for Kamala Harris, Beyonce and Rev. Al Sharpton to be prosecuted. Senior Writer for the Wired, Jake Lahut tells Weekend Primetime “Trump doesn’t have the juice anymore…. And people around him are trying to keep him above water."
'South Park' didn't just skewer Trump — it exposed the weakness of MAGA edgelords
Hours after "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker signed a $1.5 billion deal with Paramount, the season premiere went right after Trump's lawsuits.
Trump's fake Truth Social videos are creating a world untethered from reality
President Trump's use of AI-generated photos and videos on social media showing Trump as Superman, the pope and a "Star Wars" villain undermines reality.
DHS found a disturbing new dog whistle. It's an old painting.
The Department of Homeland Security's "American Progress" oil painting image on X and Instagram is ultimately about white nationalism.
July 25, 2025
Hulk Hogan's 'real America' peak was fun to watch. It was also a warning.
The late wrestler Hulk Hogan was a huge star during a period when American pop culture was ultraviolent and hyper-patriotic.
The U.S. is complicit in Israel's starvation of Gaza. There are two ways to change that.
Israeli authorities have used starvation as a weapon of war in varying degrees against Palestinians in Gaza, intermittently blocking all aid to the Gaza Strip, resulting in thousands of deaths.
Trump just proved there’s no escaping politics — not even in college sports
Trump signed an executive order establishing national regulations for the NCAA’s NIL program, which top college athletes have relied on for compensation for their playing and endorsement deals.
Justice Kagan calls for big change to Supreme Court's shadow docket practices
“A court is supposed to explain things,” the Obama appointee said during her appearance at a circuit conference. “That’s what courts do.”
RFK Jr. is completely reshaping vaccine policy. This is the man helping him do it.
Stuart Burns, a senior advisor at Health and Human Services, appears to be leading a network of aligned staff advancing RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda.
Arkansas AG says his office is reviewing whites-only community that’s looking to expand
The Arkansas attorney general says his office is looking into Return to the Land, a white supremacist group that has effectively created a whites-only community in his state and is seeking to expand its footprint to Missouri.
