The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 10/04/12

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'This is not an accident': Jewish leaders condemn Trump's use of antisemitic slur

Jarvis DeBerry
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Florida’s new immigration detention center is a concentration camp

Andrea Pitzer
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Texas expands disaster declaration as flood death toll rises

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This JD Vance post revealed his honest opinion of the megabill — and America

Paul Waldman
I'm proud of America — and ashamed of what's happening to it
Anthony L. Fisher
Trump isn't defying the Founding Fathers all by himself
Adam Gurri
President Trump Holds Press Conference With Elon Musk in White House's Oval Office

Elon Musk bashed for USAID cuts after study predicts millions could die

Allison Detzel
Marjorie Taylor Greene speaking at the rally
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MTG's Trump-backed plan to redo the U.S. census is blatantly unconstitutional

Ja'han Jones
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‘Love Island USA’ exposes Gen Z’s messiest dating traits — and it’s hard to look away

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$100 dollar banknotes

The megabill will let the wealthy give their kids more money tax-free

Ryan Teague Beckwith
World War II Army Rangers Gold Medal

MAGA lawmaker begs Wisconsin’s Democratic governor to protect constituents from megabill

Ja'han Jones
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Trump triumphantly signs bill that shows his hold on the GOP

Jarvis DeBerry
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There’s nothing hypocritical about Beyoncé’s version of patriotism

Darryl Robertson
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'Ultimatum: Queer Love' proves the marriage industrial complex has come for the gays — and won

Marcie Bianco
Key Speakers At Bitcoin 2025

Trump was more desperate for cash in 2024 than we knew

Zeeshan Aleem
NYC Mayor Race

I know exactly what the vicious racist attacks on Zohran Mamdani are meant to do

Zeeshan Aleem

Trump’s indiscriminate deportations are hitting military families hard

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Stephen Miller reportedly has financial ties to company assisting Trump's mass deportations

JEN PSAKI

The lesson Democrats should take from Mamdani's win is one they've already learned

CHRIS HAYES

What happened to Padilla was shocking. And the MAGA response has been ominous.

Charlie Sykes

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How one man became the architect of hate from the pulpit

Anthea Butler
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A new study disproves Democrats' most cherished delusion

Ryan Teague Beckwith
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs didn't 'win' in court. And hip-hop can make sure of it.

Donney Rose
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The conservative wing of the Supreme Court just gave Democrats a potent weapon

David S. Cohen
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Rep. Ogles is openly calling on Pam Bondi to betray the Constitution

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People flee gang violence during an anti-government demonstration in of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Feb. 20, 2025.

Donald Trump's lies about Haiti continue

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Democrats should be taking notes from Zohran Mamdani — and Donald Trump

Susan Del Percio
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Zohran Mamdani's modest grocery proposal has sparked a right-wing panic for no reason

Ben Burgis
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Image: Kari Lake Testifies In House Hearing On U.S. Agency For Global Medias Downfall

Perhaps now Trump can see why gutting Voice of America was a dreadful mistake

Muhammad Tahir
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Funeral For Slain Minnesota Lawmakers

Trump's absence from slain Minnesota lawmaker's funeral goes beyond indifference

Zeeshan Aleem

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How a financial tragedy spurred me to take control of my finances

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