US cable and satellite TV network jointly owned by General Electric and Microsoft. MSNBC (its name a combination of "Microsoft" and "NBC") is based in the United States and also available in the UK, Middle East and Canada.
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David Pecker explained Today how "the Agreement" between himself and Cohen and Trump actually Worked — — This “Agreement” could be taken as synonymous with a “criminal conspiracy” to “corrupt” the 2016 election — as the prosecution described in their opening statement yesterday. The “Agreement” involved the National Enquirer taking pro-active steps to...
by jamess
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on Tue Apr 23, 2024 at 06:58 PM PDT
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Hey Folks! Old white guy who never attended a law school here. I’m going to go out on a limb and make some predictions for the start of Trump’s trial on election interference tomorrow. Actually, they are very easy predictions, almost along the lines of...
by Merlin196360
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on Sun Apr 14, 2024 at 10:36 AM PDT
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For the first time since 1869, an official was barred from office because of the Constitution's insurrectionist clause, and he's now run out of options. March 19, 2024, 1:04 PM MDT — By Steve Benen The justices disagreed, which in turn left a related...
by greenchiledem
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on Thu Apr 04, 2024 at 12:34 PM PDT
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Monday, April 1, 2024 — The Last Word, with Lawrence O’Donnell, had a story about the victims on the Frances Scott Key Bridge. His guest was columnist Will Bunch of The Philidelphia Inquirer. It’s a 7-minute view. Will Bunch shares a link to the story...
by greenchiledem
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on Tue Apr 02, 2024 at 10:09 AM PDT
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What an incredible, absolutely incredible job Nicolle Wallace did today. She was a warrior for truth, justice, and democracy today!! . . The chyron read, "Donald Trump continues his attacks on daughter of hush money trial judge [Judge Juan Marchan]." ....
by Dem
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on Tue Apr 02, 2024 at 10:16 AM PDT
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As might have been expected, Saturday Night Live’s Cold Open tackled the story of the rapist/con man/business fraud/criminal defendant/national security risk/stochastic terrrorist/Republican nominee and his latest scam: slapping his brand on a Bible. I...
by xaxnar
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on Sun Mar 31, 2024 at 12:07 PM PDT
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I was trying to see if there was any more tea being spilt from NBC/MSNBC staff over the Ronna McDaniel debacle.� Sadly, most of the staff is leaking to Puck, and I cannot afford to be a subscriber.� ...
by Merlin196360
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on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Last week on Thursday, the judge in the Fani Willis trial….ah, hearing, rendered his decision about Ms. Willis’s supposed misconduct. Some like MSNBC’s Morning Joe and Andrew Weissmann quickly developed an amazing ability to have read the judge’s...
by allenels
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on Fri Mar 29, 2024 at 11:44 AM PDT
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For the consumer, call it a mixed bag. On one hand, we can savor the speediness of Fox-in-henhouse Ronna Romney McDaniel’s departure from 30 Rock. (Hopefully, on a sharp, splintery rail.) On the other hand, the NBC top brass who had the gall to foist...
by Inspector Clueso
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on Wed Mar 27, 2024 at 12:22 PM PDT
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I try to avoid watching the early afternoon shows on MSNBC because the line up includes Andrea Mitchell, Chris Jansing, and Katy Tur. But I was waiting for the 4 P.M. Deadline White House to see the latest on the Ronna McDaniel farce, and I did watch...
by Merlin196360
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on Wed Mar 27, 2024 at 09:49 AM PDT
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I read somewhere Tuesday that the hiring of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel by NBC as a paid contributor last week may have been a strategic hedge by the network in the unfortunate event that Donald Trump manages to ride...
by Christopher Nerney
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on Wed Mar 27, 2024 at 09:02 AM PDT
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Tom Sullivan over at Digby’s Place took note of a Biden campaign strategy: The Campaign You’ve Been Waiting For. Trump had given a press conference over the weekend, and apparently it was less than epic. The Biden-Harris campaign seized on it to put...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Mar 27, 2024 at 09:17 AM PDT
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by cichlid
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on Wed Mar 27, 2024 at 06:54 AM PDT
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...people like you and me who stopped our day and wrote to NBC, by the millions. Yesterday I watched something I have never seen in our modern media. Almost every highly rated host at MSNBC, one after the other, looked the camera in the eye and told...
by StellaRay
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on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 06:54 PM PDT
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UPDATE: UPDATE: Crooks and Liars is reporting that NBC executives are having an emergency meeting today to discuss the Ronna McDaniel hiring. Here are some X/Twitter comments on Carrie Budoff Brown: CNN seems to be enjoying the blowback from staffers...
by Merlin196360
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on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 07:47 AM PDT
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Episode 146 has been uploaded. iHeartRadio this podcast all podcasts Omny.FM this podcast all podcasts ivoox this podcast all podcasts Apple this podcast all podcasts Preview: YouTube: A-Block SPECIAL COMMENT: Sure, the split legal decisions in New...
by Proginoskes
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on Mon Mar 25, 2024 at 09:43 PM PDT
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The response to NBC News’ hiring of Ronna McDaniel, former chair of the Republican National Committee, has been nothing short of astonishing. The revolt from NBC employees—from on-air stars like Chuck Todd to NBC News Guild members—has been loud,...
by Kaili Joy Gray
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on Mon Mar 25, 2024 at 08:17 PM PDT
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I do not have the transcript or link to Rachel Maddow’s Show tonight, but Maddow confirmed that MSNBC’s Rashida Jones was fine with hiring Ronna McDaniel (when I get the link, I will provide it in an update). It was only AFTER THE MUTINTY at MSNBC that...
by Merlin196360
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on Mon Mar 25, 2024 at 07:07 PM PDT
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Vanity Fair is reporting that Senior Vice President, Politics at NBC Carrie Budoff Brown was the genius who hired Ronna McDaniel. Or to be precise, she’s the one who sent out the internal memo at NBC announcing McDaniel’s hiring at NBC. In a memo...
by Merlin196360
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on Sun Mar 24, 2024 at 01:53 PM PDT
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WHOA! Ronna McDaniel's Debut on NBC's Meet the Press is an Unmitigated Disaster For Both NBC and Her The recent announcement that deposed Republican National Committee (RNC) chair, Ronna McDaniel, was hired as a political analyst at NBC, created a tsunami of criticism from viewers, journalists, and even NBC News staffers. And it wasn't just because...
by News Corpse
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on Sun Mar 24, 2024 at 12:09 PM PDT
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