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Starting soon at 3PM ET: Tune in the latest episode of "It's Happening with Velshi and Ruhle" live on YouTube with me and
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It’s Happening with Velshi & Ruhle | MS NOW LIVE Q&A
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It’s Happening with Velshi & Ruhle | MS NOW LIVE Q&A
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Marty Baron: Bezos gutted The Washington Post because he is ‘worried about reprisals from Trump’
The Washington Post faces more turmoil as the embattled CEO and publisher Will Lewis steps down after a wave of layoffs at the newspaper. The Post’s billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, declared in 2016, “D...
https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/marty-baron-bezos-gutted-the-washington-post-because-he-is-worried-about-reprisals-from-trump-2486056003708
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DHS is using administrative subpoenas to retaliate against dissenters
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known legal weapon, targeting dissenters with administrative subpoenas. MSNOW Legal Analyst Melissa Murray says the Trump administration isn’t usi...
https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/dhs-is-using-administrative-subpoenas-to-retaliate-against-dissenters-2486052931698
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DHS ramps up its use of a secretive legal weapon, administrative subpoenas, which allow federal agencies to obtain your data without a judge’s order. Tech reporter
@joemenn.bsky.social
warns, “We are so awash in data now that an immense amount can be compiled without you ever knowing.”
#Velshi
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DHS is using administrative subpoenas to retaliate against dissenters
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known legal weapon, targeting dissenters with administrative subpoenas. MSNOW Legal Analyst Melissa Murray says the Trump administration isn’t using them “to fight crime or enhance public safety, but to minimize public dissent.” Tech reporter Joseph Menn warns, “This isn’t an isolated case.”
https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/dhs-is-using-administrative-subpoenas-to-retaliate-against-dissenters-2486052931698
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"The whole idea of the First Amendment, the idea of the founders, was to hold government to account. I think Jeff Bezos should have known that when he acquired the Post," says former Washington Post Executive Editor
@postbaron.bsky.social
. "Now he worries about reprisals from Donald Trump."
#Velshi
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Marty Baron: Bezos gutted The Washington Post because he is ‘worried about reprisals from Trump’
The Washington Post faces more turmoil as the embattled CEO and publisher Will Lewis steps down after a wave of layoffs at the newspaper. The Post’s billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, declared in 2016, “Democracy dies in darkness,” but critics say he is now turning out the light. Former Executive Editor Marty Baron said, "Things have been made dramatically worse by the behavior of the owner.”
https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/marty-baron-bezos-gutted-the-washington-post-because-he-is-worried-about-reprisals-from-trump-2486056003708
4 days ago
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Washington Post publisher and CEO Will Lewis is resigning his role, days after he was absent for a massive round of layoffs. Former Post exec. editor Marty Baron joins me at 10a ET on where the paper stands now.
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The midterms are coming and Republicans are making voting more difficult.
@lessig.bsky.social
joins me at 11a ET on how Republicans are dressing up old school voter suppression in a brand-new package they're calling the SAVE Act.
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4 days ago
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If you want to know how to collapse a fragile political coalition, look no further than Donald Trump. Ray Suarez and
@paoramos.bsky.social
join me at 11a ET on the self-sabotage of Trump's brutal and deeply unpopular ICE crackdown as his party heads for critical midterm elections.
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President Trump's "nonsensical grievances" about his 2020 election loss are tiring voters, says
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Adrian Fontes. They “just want to get on with the rest of their lives and stop worrying about this bullsh*t.”
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Sec. Adrian Fontes: voters are ‘sick and tired’ of Trump’s ‘nonsensical’ 2020 grievances
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says voters are “sick and tired” of President Trump’s repeated claims that he should have won the 2020 elections. “People want government to just do its job. They want reasonableness. They want predictability.”
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/sec-adrian-fontes-voters-are-sick-and-tired-of-trump-s-nonsensical-2020-grievances-2485975107937
5 days ago
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Award-winning authors
@clarebeams.bsky.social
and MT Anderson share how Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” gives a clear explanation for where American society is today, a world of cultural fixation and addiction to distraction in a world of unbridled mass consumerism.
#Velshi
#VelshiBannedBookClub
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Velshi Banned Book Club: 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley’s magnum opus “Brave New World” is eerily relevant in today’s America. It explores our cultural fixation and addiction to distraction in a world of unbridled mass consumerism. Alarmingly, it depicts a world with little hope for change when there is little desire to change.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/velshi-banned-book-club-brave-new-world-by-aldous-huxley-2485975107868
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The Washington Post suffered massive layoffs this week under billionaire owner Jeff Bezos. “Every piece of the paper is affected. We lost all of our photojournalists. We lost our audio folks,” says former deputy editor
@ruthmarcus.bsky.social
. “It's a diminished paper, and it's just tragic.”
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The Washington Post under Jeff Bezos is hit with crushing layoffs
This week, The Washington Post suffered mass layoffs that gutted the venerable newspaper’s staff by a third. Billionaire owner Jeff Bezos was once lauded for his stewardship of The Post. But former deputy editor Ruth Marcus writes, “He seems content to let the paper limp along, diminished in size and ambition.”
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/the-washington-post-under-jeff-bezos-is-hit-with-crushing-layoffs-2485978179822
5 days ago
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Today's meeting of the
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features "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, which explores humans passively upholding authoritarian rule in exchange for mass-entertainment, tech, and comfort. Authors M.T. Anderson and
@clarebeams.bsky.social
join at 10 am ET to discuss.
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5 days ago
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President Trump is butting heads with the Constitution again. This time, he is floating the idea to "nationalize" elections in America's cities.
@azsecretary.bsky.social
Adrian Fontes joins me at 11 a.m. EST on why Trump's musings are blatant election interference.
#Velshi
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The Washington Post's slogan is on its masthead "Democracy Dies in Darkness." The darkness has arrived for reporters there in a new wave of layoffs.
@ruthmarcus.bsky.social
joins me at 10 a.m. EST discusses what's at stake for American journalism.
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@mawaldman.bsky.social
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@clarebeams.bsky.social
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6 days ago
TONIGHT: Following the release of 3M+ additional documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation,
@velshi.com
&
@stephruhle.bsky.social
examine the biggest takeaways & discuss the lack of accountability in this case with a survivor of Epstein’s crimes. Watch TONIGHT at 10pm ET on MS NOW.
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Ali Velshi
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
6 days ago
Following the release of 3M+ additional documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation,
@velshi.com
&
@stephruhle.bsky.social
examine the biggest takeaways & discuss the lack of accountability in this case with a survivor of Epstein’s crimes. Watch Friday at 10pm ET on
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Listen: Ali Velshi On Boycotting The Corporations Enabling ICE
Ali Velshi on the corporations enabling ICE and what Americans can do to hold them accountable with the power of boycotts
https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/listen-ali-velshi-corporations-enabling-ice/
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Inside ICE’s tech arsenal powering Trump’s mass deportation agenda
Ali Velshi shares the dangers ICE's surveillance tech arsenal could pose for all Americans, as Trump continues his immigration crackdown.
https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/ice-technology-arsenal-trump-mass-deportation-agenda-surveillance
9 days ago
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The Philadelphia Citizen
10 days ago
@ms.now
host and Citizen board member
@velshi.com
sits down with historian Jon Meacham for an analysis of activism and state violence in this moment in American history.
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Listen: Ali Velshi on Violence Between the State and its Citizenry
Ali Velshi and historian Jon Meacham conduct a sober analysis of activism and state violence in this moment in American history.
https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/listen-ali-velshi-state-violence-citizens/
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Unions and labor leaders have been instrumental in political movements that shape the society we live in today. “Not only can labor challenge the oligarchy, they can challenge the corporate bosses,” author Thom Hartmann tells Ali Velshi. "Unions are democracy in the workplace.”
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Labor unions ‘challenge the oligarchy:’ Thom Hartmann on how unions ‘stand up for democracy’
The labor movement has been at the forefront of social change for much of American history. Unions and labor leaders have been instrumental in many political movements that helped to shape the society we live in today. “Not only can labor challenge the oligarchy, they can challenge the corporate bosses,” author Thom Hartmann tells Ali Velshi. “They also stand up for democracy… Unions are democracy in the workplace.”
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/labor-unions-challenge-the-oligarchy-thom-hartmann-on-how-unions-stand-up-for-democracy-2484703299995
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Labor unions played an important role promoting the rights of workers, immigrants, and other marginalized groups building this country. As America endures another era of political upheaval, unions and other labor activists have another opportunity to make a difference in society today.
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A more perfect union: How labor groups help to shape American society
Throughout American history, labor unions have played an important role promoting the rights of workers, immigrants, and other marginalized groups building this country. Black labor leader A. Philip Randolph helped to organize a watershed moment in the Civil Rights Movement, the March on Washington. As the United States endures another era of great political upheaval, unions and other labor activists have another opportunity to make a difference in American society today.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/a-more-perfect-union-how-labor-groups-help-to-shape-american-society-2484698179981
11 days ago
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ICE is rapidly expanding its surveillance capabilities. Critics say some of these tools infringe upon the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens & immigrants alike. Tech Journalist,
@byjacobward.bsky.social
weighs in, “this stuff is being deployed actively on American citizens.”
#Velshi
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Inside ICE’s Surveillance Tool Kit
ICE is now the most well-funded law enforcement agency in the country—and it’s spending that money on powerful surveillance tools. From facial recognition and phone tracking to spyware, data brokers, and drones, ICE is expanding its tech arsenal under Trump’s mass deportation push. Technology journalist, Jacob Ward joins Ali to discuss what these tools do, how they work, and why critics warn that these tools infringe upon the privacy and free speech rights of immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/inside-ice-s-surveillance-tool-kit-2484703811982
11 days ago
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Many Minnesotans have organized "rapid response" groups to observe federal agents and alert their neighbors of their presence. St. Paul City Council VP Hwa Jeong Kim, who volunteers with one such group, calls it "a form of nonviolent protest" to hold the federal government accountable.
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'A form of nonviolent protest:' St. Paul Council VP on neighborhood rapid response teams
As Minnesotans respond to and resist the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, "rapid response" groups have organized to keep an eye out for federal agents and alert their neighbors. St. Paul City Council Vice President Hwa Jeong Kim, who volunteers as a part of one such group, says that "our main goal is to observe" and that "we know our streets and our neighbors the best." Kim says she views the group's work as "a form of nonviolent protest" to hold the federal government accountable.
https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/a-form-of-nonviolent-protest-st-paul-council-vp-on-neighborhood-rapid-response-teams-2484704835669
11 days ago
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Federal agents use a host of tech tools to conduct their aggressive sweeps of America's cities.
@byjacobward.bsky.social
joins me at noon EST to uncover ICE's high-tech tool kit.
#Velshi
11 days ago
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President Trump's demands for state voter rolls ahead of midterms fuels concerns of election interference. Michigan & Minnesota Secretaries of State
@jocelynbenson.bsky.social
& Steve Simon join me @10 a.m. and noon EST to discuss protections say they have in place to preserve election integrity.
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Velshi: Music can't save democracy, but it reminds us what fighting back sounds like
The day Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis, Bruce Springsteen penned a song titled “Streets of Minneapolis.” Protest songs are a part of American history, and while they won’t solve our problems on...
https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/velshi-music-can-t-save-democracy-but-it-reminds-us-what-fighting-back-sounds-like-2484629059912
11 days ago
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@avindman.bsky.social
@hartmannreport.com
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11 days ago
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11 days ago
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Greg Ketter, the owner of Dreamhaven Books & Comics in Minneapolis, went viral for putting words to what so many are feeling right now. He is angry. And he knows what book banning & the suppression of dissent means: “the chipping away of our freedom.”
#Velshi
#VelshiBannedBookClub
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When a bookshop owner turns anger into resistance
Greg Ketter, the owner of Dreamhaven Books & Comics in Minneapolis, went viral for putting words to what so many are feeling right now. He is angry. And he knows what book banning & the suppression of dissent means: “the chipping away of our freedom.” #Velshi #VelshiBannedBookClub
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/when-a-bookshop-owner-turns-anger-into-resistance-2484633667786
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Economic boycotts are a tried-and-true tool for social change. Americans are becoming increasingly aware that the Trump administration's aggressive immigration crackdown is only possible because of corporate enablers
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A look at the corporations enabling ICE operations
Throughout history, economic boycotts have been a powerful tool for social and political change. Now, it's being employed as Americans seek ways to voice their opposition to the federal government's aggressive immigration crackdown and the corporations that work alongside the Trump administration in enabling it. Martin Luther King spoke of the "power of economic withdrawal," and it's a force with which Americans are using once again.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/a-look-at-the-corporations-enabling-ice-operations-2484631619696
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“Streets of Minneapolis,” the song Bruce Springsteen wrote the day Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis, is a reminder of what music brings to a movement, and a call to action for anyone sitting on the sidelines.
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Velshi: Music can't save democracy, but it reminds us what fighting back sounds like
The day Alex Pretti was killed in Minneapolis, Bruce Springsteen penned a song titled “Streets of Minneapolis.” Protest songs are a part of American history, and while they won’t solve our problems on their own, they can empower listeners and turn moments into memory. Then, they turn memory into moral reckoning.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/velshi-music-can-t-save-democracy-but-it-reminds-us-what-fighting-back-sounds-like-2484629059912
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Protesting and observing is a right protected by the constitution. Minnesota-based Organizing Director of the Immigrant Defense Network Yeng Her suggests the following tips while protesting: 📹 Document the full scene ✋ Keep your distance 🚨 Don’t impede law enforcement operations
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Know your rights: How to safely & legally protest
Observing and documenting law enforcement is a right protected by the Constitution. As people take to the streets to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown, it’s important to be armed with the knowledge of how to safely and legally protest and observe ICE operations. Yeng Her, a Minnesota-based Organizing Director of the Immigrant Defense Network, joins Ali Velshi to inform viewers how to exercise your constitutional rights without impeding law enforcement.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/know-your-rights-how-to-safely-legally-protest-2484632131772
12 days ago
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Corporate America is silent on President Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown. Ben & Jerry's co-founder
@yobencohen.bsky.social
says corporate leaders need to speak up against injustice: "The success of Ben & Jerry's is because we used our power as a corporation to support the people."
#Velshi
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder: 'Support your consumers and your consumers will support you'
Corporate America is notoriously silent when it comes to speaking out against President Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown. But Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen says corporate leaders need to speak out against injustice. “The success of Ben & Jerry's is because we used our power as a corporation to support the people.”
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/ben-jerry-s-co-founder-support-your-consumers-and-your-consumers-will-support-you-2484631619692
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13 days ago
Announcing a paperback tour for CLEAVAGE: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us. February 18 in New York with Ali Velshi March 11 in Philly with Congresswoman Sarah McBride And April 14 with Jodi Picoult in Portsmouth, NH. Come check out my CLEAVAGE!
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In a raw, unfiltered moment caught on camera last weekend, one man became a living symbol of the Minnesota protests. Greg Ketter is also a fixture in his city, Minneapolis. The now famous bookstore owner joins me at 12p ET for a new edition of the
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msnownews on Instagram: "“I’m 70-years-old and I’m f—ing angry”A Minnesota man reacts in the aftermath of today’s fatal federal shooting in Minneapolis, as …"
“I’m 70-years-old and I’m f—ing angry”A Minnesota man reacts in the aftermath of today’s fatal federal shooting in Minneapolis, as agents deploy crowd-control munitions during protests.#news #minnesota
https://www.instagram.com/p/DT6gsENAeAk/
12 days ago
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The Trump administration crosses a new line with the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort.
@jimacosta.bsky.social
, who is no stranger to the president's wrath against journalists, joins me with his take at 11 a.m. EST.
#Velshi
12 days ago
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Ben & Jerry's ice cream knows a thing or two about preaching moral values to corporate America. Ben & Jerry's co-founder
@yobencohen.bsky.social
joins me at 11 a.m. EST with a plea for companies to rethink the critical support they provide to ICE's crackdown.
#Velshi
12 days ago
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On a phone call heard by millions, Pres. Trump pressured GA's Sec. of State to “find” him 11,780 votes to overturn Biden's electoral victory in Georgia. Fulton County Commissioner Mo Ivory &
@davedaley.bsky.social
join @ 10a to discuss why the FBI would seize the county's 2020 ballots & voter rolls
12 days ago
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10a-1p w/ Jason Stanley
@repangiecraig.bsky.social
@repsuhas.bsky.social
Mo Ivory
@davedaley.bsky.social
@yobencohen.bsky.social
@jimacosta.bsky.social
Yeng Her
@allenorr.bsky.social
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social
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12 days ago
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TODAY AT 3PM ET: Tune in the latest episode of "It's Happening with Velshi and Ruhle" live on YouTube with me and
@stephruhle.bsky.social
Send us YOUR questions in the chat or email them to
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15 days ago
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We’ve analyzed the video frame-by-frame. Fmr. NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher says Alex Pretti was “in no way, shape, or form” presenting a threat to officers when he was killed by federal agents
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A frame-by-frame break down of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
Alex Pretti was described by the government as approaching federal agents with a handgun when he was shot dead. But the video released since the incident shows Pretti with his hands empty when interac...
https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/a-frame-by-frame-break-down-of-the-fatal-shooting-of-alex-pretti-2483305539659
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We break down the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, frame-by-frame, starting 10 a.m. EST.
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18 days ago
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Why is the Trump administration demanding sensitive voter data from states ahead of midterm elections? Maine governor
@janetmillsforme.bsky.social
joins me at 11 a.m. EST to explain the real threat this poses to election security.
#Velshi
18 days ago
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Senate Democrats want to hit President Trump's agenda where it hurts.
@vanhollen.senate.gov
and
@markey.senate.gov
join me at 10 a.m. and noon EST with their plans to block a new federal funding package if it includes funding for DHS, despite the risk of another government shutdown.
#Velshi
18 days ago
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For the 2nd time in just over two weeks, a Minneapolis resident involved in monitoring ICE activity has been killed by federal agents, raising urgent questions about the use of deadly force, legality and accountability. I’m live on
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