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Ali Velshi@velshi.bsky.social |
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Host of “Velshi” and Chief Correspondent on MSNBC.
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The “incoherent” presidential immunity decision from #SCOTUS is “one of the worst decisions in all of constitutional history,” says top legal scholar Akhil Amar. A decision so awful, it renders the “Constitution itself unconstitutional.” #Velshi
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Biden’s candidacy “isn’t a decision for the Lord almighty,” says Sen. Peter Welch. He hopes Biden & Dems make an “honest assessment of what is best for the country to keep Donald Trump and #Project2025 out- way out- of the White House.” #Velshi
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Trump said he has “no idea” who’s behind #Project2025. But one glance at the table of contents of the 922-page mandate, you’ll find that a long list of top ranking Trump officials literally *wrote* the plan and run the project.🤥 #Velshi
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"It's going to be an America you won't recognize."
Kermit Roosevelt III warns how the country could transform if Republicans succeed with #Project2025. "The only way to take the Supreme Court back in the near term is court expansion." #Velshi
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Those who value democracy must hold ground & keep perspective. We have two candidates: one stands for democracy; one doesn't. Our job, as citizens, is to choose democracy. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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Literature is an important tool for truth — even ones the public fears hearing, says Tim O’Brien, author of the acclaimed Vietnam War book “The Things They Carried.” “Part of the job of the writer is to be an iconoclast.” #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi
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"It is important to not simply roll over and play dead" in the face of SCOTUS's "astonishing" immunity opinion, says Laurence Tribe. He lays out some of the ways this decision can be reigned in — as well as how the Court can repair its reputation. #Velshi
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"He's got to continue to put in the work." As some Democrats remain concerned about Biden's chances in Nov, Biden-Harris Principal Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks acknowledges that Biden understands he has to "assure the American people." #Velshi
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#SCOTUS has no means of enforcing its opinions. Its power rests in the trust we, as a society, put in it. But this trust is cratering, risking a breakdown of the systems that keep democracy running. #Velshi
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#SCOTUS punt on emergency abortion is a cynical pre-election dodge on the heels of a new study showing a spike in infant death rates in TX. The US is now the "most dangerous place" to be pregnant among industrialized nations, says Michele Goodwin. #Velshi
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"The question now is: can we recover from the hit that we took during that debate?" Rep. Raskin gets candid about the fallout from Pres. Biden's debate performance and the "serious conversations" Democrats are having about what to do next. #Velshi
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"Bring this case on for trial." Judge Luttig & Laurence Tribe buck common wisdom and urge Jack Smith "in the strongest possible terms" to bring Trump's Jan. 6 case to trial before the election — pending what #SCOTUS decides in the immunity case. #Velshi
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SCOTUS overturning Chevron shows "total lack of humility," says Jody Freeman. Elie Mystal calls it "massive power grab" shifting power from agency scientists to unelected conservative judges. #Velshi
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"This wasn't a debate." Trump turned the debate into a "propaganda show" and spewed a "firehose of falsehoods," says Ruth Ben-Ghiat. And while criticisms of Biden continue, Doug Jones says, "The presidency is much more than a single debate." #Velshi
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"You come out and you swing — and you swing hard." Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen has some thoughts on how to get under Trump's skin." I would have come straight out and talked about his criminal convictions." #Velshi
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"This fool tried to take credit for insulin prices," @RepJasmine said on Trump's debate lies as Dems panic over Biden. "He's now trying to take credit for MY legislation. I would have double-dog-dared him to tell me what bill that came out of." #Velshi
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The ultra conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has been flying under radar, says Ruth Marcus, but has had an outsized role in shaping national policy. It’s the “petri dish for whatever the latest unhinged theory is,” says Leah Litman. #Velshi
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“This is an ongoing project by Christian nationalists to turn this country to a theocratic state,” says Anthea Butler. Their goal, she says, is to “ make everyone else live under their kind of moral codes which they don't live under themselves.” #Velshi
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"This week, I will be sending ... a request for a hearing on Project 2025," says @StaceyPlaskett, Ranking Member on the Weaponization Subcommittee. She adds that Project 2025’s "overreach" poses a danger to the democratic system "at all levels." #Velshi
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In the fight against white supremacy, “nonviolence has its limitations,” says Kellie Carter Jackson, author of the new book “We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance.” #Velshi
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“It’s simply hypocrisy, at the highest level,” Benjamin Crump slams a recent lawsuit against Black woman-owned venture capital firm, #FearlessFund. "White men fund white men businesses. They don't fund Black women... It's a shame before God." #Velshi
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It’s critical to see yourself in literature, says Laurence Yep, award-winning author of "Dragonwings." "The popular American books about white children in the suburbs seemed as much fantasy to me as the Oz books." #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi
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"Clarence Thomas is corrupt. End of story," says Rep Jasmine Crockett. "Nobody gets this kind of money and isn’t influenced in any way." On this #SCOTUS, says Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman, "the fringe has become the mainstream." #Velshi
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“It’s not a plan, it’s a manifesto”: Elie Mystal details the terrifying #Project2025 scheme to place the Department of Justice and FBI under Trump’s political control. #Velshi
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Biden’s executive action on the border is framed by “outdated thinking” on asylum, says Caitlin Dickerson, and “reinforces” Trump’s views on immigration while breaking campaign promises to Latino voter, says Paola Ramos. #Velshi
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State courts have the opportunity to emerge as critical defenders of democracy amid SCOTUS’ radical rightward shift. From climate policy and voting rights to abortion, a growing number of states are leading the way in expanding rights. #Velshi
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The right to vote is the #1 pillar of democracy—yet elected officials across the country are trying to roll back that right. Voting benefits all Americans and all parties. It should be easy and celebrated. The fact that it's not is un-American. #Velshi
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Maj. Harrison Mann resigned from a 13-year military career over U.S. involvement in the war in Gaza. He says the memory of his Jewish grandparents fleeing antisemitism in Europe inspired him to speak out. “It made the moral logic hard to avoid.” #Velshi
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"That's an absolute betrayal of our entire history." Rep. Raskin speaks about Trump allies' efforts to push America into a "post-Constitutional" era and Trump's recent post calling for the members of the Jan. 6 committee to be indicted. #Velshi
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"You're not safe." Don't ignore Trump's threats of revenge, warns Michael Cohen. The former president is serious when he vows to exact retribution against his enemies, and here’s what it looks like. #Velshi
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Under the cloak of “parental rights,” ultra-conservative organizations are furiously pursuing “anti-liberty” book bans, warns @NCACensorship Executive Director Lee Rowland (@Berkitron). #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi
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With the rightward shift of #SCOTUS, the Chief Justice has lost control of his court, impacting both decisions and the way the court is run. “Chief justice Roberts isn’t needed at all,” says NYU Prof Melissa Murray. #Velshi
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Immigration is a key issue this election. “In our own self interest, [immigrants are] net positive contributors to everything that you want for an economically prosperous community, for a socially prosperous community and country,” says Prof. Zeke Hernandez. #Velshi
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The Biden Admin has seen a wave of resignations over its Gaza policy. Fmr official Josh Paul says he resigned due to "competition between the facts & the politics," and Lily Greenberg Call says Biden’s policy is “alienating voters” this election. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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'He sounds nuts': Why Trump’s post-conviction rhetoric is so disturbing w/ Molly Jong-Fast and Jen Rubin. #Velshi
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‘There is no line’: Speaker Johnson, Jim Jordan and others push back against Trump conviction w/ Doug Jones and Joe Walsh. #Velshi
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“There is a major ethics issue with the court, and there’s a major confidence issue.” CO SoS Jena Griswold says Americans are losing faith in the U.S. Supreme Court due to partisanship & ethical impropriety. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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It’s been 5 years since Nikole Hannah Jones published the #1619Project. She says, “I see the thousands of Americans… who are saying ‘I understand my country better,’ & are starting to really critique so much of the inequality that we accept.” #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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"We don’t die from discomfort, but we can learn from discomfort." Today’s #VelshiBannedBookClub features not a book, but a movement. This League of Women Voters brings our club to life to “share in humanity together.” #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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Looking for a good summer read? The #VelshiBannedBookClub has recommendations! Get ready to read as resistance with the authors on #Velshi this summer.
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"Fascism isn't a day job." Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Jen Rubin discuss how the chaos within the GOP are "purposeful acts" to delegitimize democratic institutions — and how inaction by lawmakers is enabling it. #velshi
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A new report from @nytimes.com chronicles the gradual mainstreaming of extremism in Israeli politics and society over decades. Co-author Ronen Bergman discusses Israel’s right-wing lurch, and how it threatens democracy. #Velshi
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"This is a rogue institution that has gone off the rails." Jen Rubin and Elie Mystal discuss the upside-down flag spotted at Justice Alito’s residence, the lack of #SCOTUS accountability, and the reforms needed to restore public trust. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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“If you only look at the statistics, you get depressed. If you look at the people, you have hope,” International Rescue Committee Pres and CEO David Miliband says of the remarkable human spirit in Gaza amid devastation. “The biggest renewable source is hope.” #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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Two teenagers have been documenting their lives in a refugee camp in Gaza — from the daily horrors to soccer games on the beach. “Despite the hardships and the struggles, at the end of the day we are humans. We are trying to live.” #Velshi
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“This is a generation of students that has seen a generation of adults really fail them,” says Karen Attiah, who is “dismayed” by some of the protest coverage. The tone of college admins is a reflection of the political climate, says
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A handful of states will be voting on abortion access come November. But legal historian Mary Ziegler warns, “Fetal personhood is looming out there, as a way to kind of override the will of the voters even when ballot initiatives pass.” #Velshi
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“The way to protect children is not to put them in a bubble…Give them the tools.” Best-selling memoir “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls empowers readers to build empathy and embrace who they are for the rest of their lives. #VelshiBannedBookClub
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Norm Ornstein: Trump’s second term plans make it impossible to treat this like a ‘typical’ election. #Velshi
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TN State Reps Gloria Johnson and Justin Jones react to ‘insane’ new bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools #Velshi
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