"Organizers hoped the event would show congregants it’s OK to be near the ICE facility, to stand alongside protestors and bear witness. For many of the vigil attendees, the service was their first time at the facility during active protesting..." www.oregonlive.com/living/2025/...

"Kristi Noem draws protesters at Chicago Christmas tree charity event..." chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

"Local businesses were ready to push back. Posted on store- and restaurant-front windows were signs: 'Private area', '4th Amendment Workplace' and 'There’s always room at our table, but to enter past this point, we’ll need to see a warrant signed by a judge'...” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"The Bureau of Labor Statistics will skip publication of its delayed report on wholesale-price inflation..." www.wsj.com/economy/bls-...

weird how this keeps happening, huh? www.newsfromthestates.com/article/gop-...

"As Virginia Democrats weigh a new congressional map, how ambitious will the party be? House Speaker Don Scott says gaining four new Democratic seats 'is not out of the realm' of possibility. That would create a map in which the GOP holds one of Virginia’s 11 seats..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

"She said she repeatedly told the agents she’s a U.S. citizen. “I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...” She screamed “Leave me alone...” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat. Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..." coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...

"'They all were scared, crying... they were pointing with the guns not to move,' he said. He said all four are U.S. citizens..." www.kare11.com/article/news...

"The woman, a U.S. citizen who was born in Edina Minnesota, was zip-tied when she was detained near Nicollet Mall..." www.fox9.com/news/u-s-cit...

Russia Russia Russia www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Among the crowd was a 17-year-old high school student from Astoria who attended P.S. 166. 'Kids shouldn’t be kidnapped,' he said. 'I used to go to 166 and want to show up because I hate seeing this happen in my neighborhood, in my school and in my country'...” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/n...

My new podcast "Burn Order" is about the decision to incarcerate tens of thousands of Japanese-American families during World War II, and the remarkable fight against it. Episodes #1-4 are up now... free on any podcast app. Final two episodes post Monday 12/15: podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...

"Starting Jan. 1, in six states selected to take part in a federal pilot program, traditional Medicare recipients will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered -- private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..." www.kuow.org/stories/thou...

"The small figures huddled together at Miami's airport carried backpacks, stuffed animals and suitcases. One wore a silver cross necklace. Families of the travelers – ages 3 to 15 – have been torn apart this year by Trump's deportation campaign..." www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

"As masked agents dragged the woman from her car, wrestled her to the ground and forced handcuffs on her, she yelled, 'I’m a US citizen. Please help me! This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?' She was wearing scrubs and appeared to be on her way to work." www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

"The group rallied amid frigid conditions at the Target store on East Lake Street, alleging it allowed agents to stage raids in the parking lot. 'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...” www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...

“No human being is garbage, Mr. President, and shame on you for saying so,” said the Lutheran pastor.“In the name of Jesus, I rebuke those hateful words.The Somali community in Minnesota are our neighbors, brothers and sisters, children of God, fellow Americans.” www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...

"In response to Trump's order, attorneys general in 21 states sued the administration. Now, after a judge's ruling that Trump's actions were unlawful, libraries and museums across the country will have access to money that had been stuck in a months-long limbo..." www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...

"The danger is once you compile all this information, then hackers only have to go to one place instead of going to all 50-plus jurisdictions that run elections... It’s a hacker’s dream to have all of this private, sensitive information collected somewhere..." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

My new podcast "Burn Order" is about the decision to incarcerate tens of thousands of Japanese-American families during World War II, and the remarkable fight against it. 6 episodes in total -- Eps. 1 and 2 are posted now. 3 and 4 will post tomorrow, December 8: podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...

"Widespread job losses, with declines in employment among manufacturers, construction companies and professional services firms. Losses were concentrated among small businesses..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...

It's wild but not surprising that last week the White House was leaning into "these seditious Democrats dared suggest that troops were receiving illegal orders!!!" and this week they are scrambling to figure out who to blame for issuing illegal orders.

lot of big words when RACIST has always been right there

New: "Nasdaq Tells Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma It ‘No Longer Meets’ Listing Requirements After Missed Report" me, for @forbes.com 1/

Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.

TONIGHT: @maddow.bsky.social joins @colbertlateshow.bsky.social to discuss her new @ms.now podcast "Burn Order" and why she turns to history to make sense of the present. Plus, Rachel teaches Stephen how to make a proper Manhattan. Tune in tonight at 11:35pm ET on CBS.

DOJ's claim that re-assigning thousands of agents to immigration has had no impact on its other work is demonstrably untrue. Court dockets show the number of people charged with drug crimes this year is the lowest in at least three decades. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

another “working from home” day…

SCOOP: Dan Richman, a key figure in the now-dismissed case against James Comey, has filed suit over the gov't's handling of data seized from his devices. He says his constitutional rights were violated — and seeks to block DOJ from further use of the materials. open.substack.com/pub/annabowe...

Thank you, THANK YOU to all the intrepid souls who braved the cold to protest to cruelty of Avelo Airlines and their deportation flights! @maddow.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @indivisible.org #GroundAvelo #DeICEYourPlanes #DueProcess #UnitedWeStand #Indivisible

Springfield, Massachusetts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVkR...

It's here! "Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order" Episodes 1 and 2 are up today... Eps 3-6 coming from here on out on Mondays. Free to listen on any podcast app. (For no ads and early access to all episodes, it's $2.99/month for an MS NOW premium subscription...) podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...

Every year since 1988, the United States has recognized World AIDS Day — until now. Why not? Maybe because the Trump administration doesn’t want to acknowledge that its foreign aid cuts led to nearly 150,000 deaths from AIDS, according to Boston University researchers. Shameful.

thank you to everyone who joined us in front of the White House today. So many reasons to protest against this Administration's deadly and unlawful actions, fueling the #AIDS pandemic. Grateful for the power of activism. #WorldAIDSDay #WAD2025 healthgap.org/press/world-...

"The 200-person community of Churchville, Virginia, is grappling with the loss of its health clinic. Augusta Medical Group cited the health care provisions in Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, for closing the rural clinics in Churchville and two other locations..." www.cnn.com/2025/11/30/p...

"U.S. manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month in November, with factories facing slumping orders and higher prices for inputs as the drag from import tariffs persisted..." www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

"a country she said she had never been to...." www.nbcwashington.com/investigatio...

"As heavily armed and camouflage-clad Border Patrol agents crowded into the plaza outside the Japanese American museum... Ms. Fujimoto heard the commotion and tore out of the store, shouting that immigration agents were there. 'I felt like Paul Revere,' she said..." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...

"In April, he welcomed Witkoff to the St. Petersburg presidential library for another three-hour meeting with Putin. Witkoff took his own notes, relying on a Kremlin translator..." www.wsj.com/world/russia...

In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:

Suddenly, the applause he gave on that red-carpeted airport tarmac makes a lot more sense. 🤡