Category Archives: Msc
Trump’s Insane Threats Against Greenland
Rufus Gifford, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark, talks with Rachel Maddow about the animosity and mistrust Donald Trump is sowing among even allied nations, and the shock of betrayal people around the world are feeling about Americans they’d previously held in high regard but who they do not see pushing back against Trump and standing up for long-term international friendships.
Regular Americans Fighting Back Against Trump
Regular Americans show how to stand up to Trump as political leaders fail
Rachel Maddow highlights the activism of everyday Americans outraged at the destruction the Trump administration is causing to the United States government, and how protests over cuts to Social Security are raising awareness of what’s going on and making a strong impression on legislators (even Republicans) who are beholden to their constituents.
Trump Admin Deports Man over Autism Awareness Tattoo
According to Mother Jones reporter Noah Lanard, the Trump administration accused a man of having a gang tattoo and had him deported to a Salvadorian prison. The family says it’s a tattoo for autism awareness.
Trump Targets Law Firms Which Opposed Him
Trump signed illegal executive orders to suspend the security clearances and access to federal buildings of law firms which opposed him and tried to hold him accountable for his conduct.
Trump targets Jenner & Block law firm in new executive order
‘Fighting back’: 3 top law firms file lawsuits against Trump administration over executive orders
Glenn Thrush, New York Times Justice Department Correspondent, Anthony Coley, MSNBC Justice and Legal Affairs Analyst joins Alicia Menendez in for Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the multiple lawsuits filed by top law firms that were targeted by the Trump Administration with executive orders, which was done to intimidate big law firms and dissuade Trump’s political opponents from obtaining the best legal counsel they can when they push back against his agenda, and is meant to have a chilling effect on the entire legal profession.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s ‘retaliatory’ order against law firm
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily halt some of the penalties it levied on a law firm linked to Democratic causes that are unpopular with the president. Last week, Trump signed an executive order deeming the firm a national security risk.
Major law firms sue Trump administration over executive orders targeting them
Two major law firms are suing to block President Trump’s executive order that strips their attorneys’ security clearances and ends their interactions with the federal government. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News Department of Justice correspondent, and Jessica Levinson, CBS News legal contributor, join “America Decides” to unpack the implications of the legal battle.
Law firms with ties to politics and Mueller probe take Trump to court over his executive order | CNN Politics
Two law firms targeted by President Donald Trump’s executive orders – Jenner & Block and Wilmer Hale – filed lawsuits Friday as the legal industry continues to grapple with the unprecedented attacks from the White House.
Per the article above, “Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing agencies to suspend the security clearances and access to federal buildings of lawyers for the law firm Wilmer Hale, the former firm to one time-special counsel Robert Mueller.
The order also directs agencies to “refrain from hiring employees” of the firm without a waiver from an agency head, and it directs agencies to review any contracts they may have with the firm and make efforts to terminate them.
The executive order on Thursday is the fifth restricting a major Washington law firm’s ability to do business with the federal government. The White House has made clear these firms are being punished because of their partners’ or clients’ political work and ties to criminal investigations that probed Trump.
Wilmer Hale is one of the largest law firms in Washington — and former professional home to Mueller, who oversaw the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
In the executive order, Trump claims that Wilmer Hale has “abandoned the profession’s highest ideals and abused its pro bono practice to engage in activities that undermine justice and the interests of the United States.” The order specifically notes Mueller’s ties to the firm.
Wilmer Hale responded to the executive order Thursday, citing its history of representing a range of clients “including in matters against administrations from both parties.”
“We remain committed to providing the expert representation that our clients are entitled to and rely upon,” a spokesperson for the firm said in a statement. “We look forward to pursuing all appropriate remedies to this unlawful order.”
Despite widespread shock in the legal community about Trump going after firms, many of the major firms in Washington are refusing to take a stand against Trump publicly, out of fear they could become targets themselves.
One firm of the five so far, Perkins Coie, has sued and initially won some court orders telling the administration it would be unconstitutional to block the firm’s lawyers from federal buildings and potentially punish its corporate clients that contract with the government. That type of far-reaching order is still in place on another firm, Jenner & Block.
Yet another large firm, Paul Weiss, cut a deal with Trump, promising pro bono legal work over the next four years.
Wilmer’s partnership delivered several people to the Mueller investigation in 2017. The team found Trump likely obstructed justice during his first term in office but could not be charged with a crime and documented several connections between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia”.
Law firms sue to stop Trump’s executive orders
Trump Administration IMPLODES
Trump Administration IMPLODES after being rocked by Security Scandals, Incompetence, outraged citizens over Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid cuts while Consumer Confidence and the Stock Market Plummets
‘Cycle of doom’: Social Security degradation evident as Trump cuts and changes cause feedback loop
New rules for Social Security require more in-person interaction with the service while Donald Trump’s cuts make it more difficult for those interactions to take place. Lisa Rein, reporter for the Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about how Donald Trump’s heavy hand with Social Security is already causing a breakdown in service.
Trump’s Attacks on Judges
Constitutional Lawyer Laurence Tribe slams Trump’s attacks on judges as ‘Hypocritical,’ ‘lawless,’ and ‘a provocation’:
As concerns grow that Donald Trump is leading America into a constitutional crisis, Harvard Law School Professor Emeritus Laurence Tribe says that’s the wrong way to frame it. He tells Ali Velshi, “For years, we have allowed the body politic to be hollowed out by a virus – a virus that attacks the very foundations of the rule of law on which the government really rests.” Meanwhile, attacks on the courts are escalating, and the president has called for the Supreme Court to rein in federal judges and “stop nationwide injunctions.” “It is hypocritical, it is lawless, and it is a provocation.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson Proves He’s a LAWLESS Trump Sycophant by threatening to ‘get rid of Federal Courts” which doesn’t rule Trump & Republicans way
Trump ILLEGALLY Fires Two Democratic FTC Commissioners
Trump ILLEGALLY Fires Two Democratic Federal Trade Commissioners
Official fired by Trump responds to WH’s threat of court action
Former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya joins CNN’s Erin Burnett to discuss his firing by President Trump and what will happen next as he vows to fight the White House in court
Trump’s firing of FTC commissioners speaks volumes about his love for billionaires
Trump illegally fired the two Democratic members at the Federal Trade Commission earlier this week in a move that violates Supreme Court precedent. MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin speaks with Alvaro Bedoya, one of the affected FTC commissioners, about what this exposes about the forces guiding Trump’s decisions and what’s next in the fight against this attempted firing.
‘Naked power grab’: FTC Chief FIRED by Trump speaks out
Democratic FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya was fired by President Trump and plans to sue the administration to reverse the dismissal. He discusses how he discovered his firing, why the Federal Trade Commission is so important in holding large companies accountable, and more.
TRUMP ILLEGALLY FIRES FTC COMMISSIONERS
‘He’s afraid of what I’ll tell the American people’: Official who Trump fired speaks out
Trump fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission with both commissioners saying they were “illegally fired.” Fired Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter joins CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to discuss.
IRS Giving Tax Payer Data to ICE
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) working with Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) sharing highly sensitive taxpayer data to the mass deportation force.
How Hitler Destroyed Democracy from WITHIN
Historian Timothy Ryback, author of Takeover: ‘Hilter’s Final Rise to Power’ discusses his recent pieces in the Atlantic, “How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days” and “What the Press Got Wrong about Hilter,” underscore stunning parallels to the demolition of democracy we are currently witnessing by the illegal Trump administration.
GOP’s Attack on Free Press & Public Broadcasting
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett calls out Republicans for their absurd hearing targeting PBS and NPR as so-called “domestic threats” while ignoring real dangers to public safety. She exposes the GOP’s hypocrisy on free speech, public media, and emergency communications—highlighting the critical role public broadcasting plays in keeping Americans informed, especially in rural areas. Watch as she dismantles their dangerous agenda and defends the importance of a free press.
The MAGA Scare: Trump’s attacks on free speech won’t stop at college students
The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on the First Amendment by targeting institutions that challenge his agenda, including universities, law firms, and federal judges. Trump’s attacks on academia are especially egregious, as these institutions have historically served as important centers of dissent and protest. If free speech can be effectively suppressed in these critical intellectual spaces, it becomes much easier to silence the broader public, say experts. “Universities need to band together,” says Jason Stanley. The Washington Post’s Karen Attiah warns that Trump’s attacks won’t end with college campuses. “People’s lives are at stake…All of it can be gone in an instant.”
NEW Social Security RULE STARTS March 31
Dr. Ed Weir, PhD, Former Social Security Insider, REVIEWS the NEW Social Security policy effective March 31. A lot of vulnerable people including seniors and the disabled are going to be at risk!
Trump Commerce Secretary Calls SS Recipients “Fraudsters”
Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed only a “fraudster” would care if they miss a Social Security check
During an interview, Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick called Social Security Recipients “Fraudsters” if they complain about missing a Social Security payment. Lutnick stated that missing a Social Security check for a month is no big deal and only someone committing fraud would complain.
“Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this months. My mother-in-law is 94, she wouldn’t call up and complain. She just wouldn’t. She would think something got messed up and she’d get it next month,” he said. “A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling and complaining.” That is such BS and shows how out-of-touch with reality he is.
According various sources, Lutnick net worth is at least $2 Billion, so it’s no wonder why he can’t imagine or comprehend what it’s like to live from pay-check to pay-check.
In my opinion, Lutnick should be FIRED for making such an outrageous, insulting statement about the millions of seniors who worked their ASSES off for the Social Security payments they receive. It’s their money which they paid into the Social Security Trust Fund.
Also, if Lutnick’s mother-in-law is that well off that she isn’t dependent on Social Security, she shouldn’t be getting Social Security in the first place and should be remove as a SS recipient.
Eliminating SS payments to people like Lutnick’s mother-in-law who apparently doesn’t need it could save a lot of money, so that would be a good place for DOGE & Musk to make cuts.
IMO, the REAL Fraudsters are Trump appointees like Lutnick, who’s taking money from tax payers… giving NOTHING back in return (except insults) and doesn’t have a clue what it means to be a ‘Public Servant’.
Missed Social Security Checks should be nothing to complain about according to Trump’s Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick opining that missing a Social Security check for a month is no big deal and only someone committing fraud would complain about that. The remarks are only the latest in a series of dramatic moves by the Trump administration that show a lack of awareness or concern about the importance of regular Social Security checks to many Americans’ survival.
Kyle Kulinski calls MAGA Billionaire Howard Lutnick out in this video
Trump official doubts seniors would mind if their Social Security checks stopped
Trump Commerce Secretary says, “Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this month. My mother-in-law— who is 94—she wouldn’t call and complain. She just wouldn’t.” Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) joins to discuss.
This is Trump’s Plan to Rip Away Your Benefits
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick pummeled over Social Security ‘fraudster’ comments
Business and political leaders criticized Lutnick’s comments calling someone who would complain about a missed Social Security check a “fraudster.”
Per the above article: “Based on a fact sheet published by the Social Security Administration, more than 7 million Americans 65 and older receive at least 90% of their income from benefits checks. Social Security employees have been warning that the Trump administration’s plan to cut 7,000 SSA staff will result in delayed benefit checks and could extend the wait time by two to three times.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, Lutnick’s net worth was at least $2.2 billion as of February 2025.
Below are reactions to Lutnick’s comments from prominent business leaders, commentators, and political leaders. Howard Lutnick and the Department of Commerce did not respond to requests for comments.
Mark Cuban
In a post on Bluesky, Cuban reposted a screenshot of a news article about Lutnick’s comments on missed Social Security checks and asked, “Has Howard Lutnick done anything of value as Commerce Secretary?”
Martin O’Malley, former Maryland Governor and SSA Commissioner
“Social Security is a lifeline to millions of Americans,” O’Malley said Friday night on The Rachel Maddow Show. “40% of seniors living alone depend entirely on Social Security to keep themselves out of poverty.”
“The cavalier disregard, utter ignorance of how so many Americans live on a day-to-day basis, is stunning, is appalling, and is a cruel-heartedness at the center of our government that we’ve never seen before,” he added.
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers
At the Hands Off Social Security rally in White Plains, New York, where the Trump administration is set to shutter a Social Security office, Weingarten, president of the second largest teacher’s labor union, began her speech by vowing that “the people will win” over Elon Musk and Lutnick.
“We didn’t vote for Elon Musk to call Social Security a Ponzi scheme,” she said. “We didn’t vote for Howard Lutnick to say, ‘Oh don’t worry, no elderly people, including my mother, would care if they don’t get their checks from Social Security.'”
Jim Clyburn, Congressman
In a post on X, Clyburn, representative of South Carolina’s 6th congressional district, wrote that “the billionaires in the Trump administration have no idea what it’s like to rely on Social Security earned through a lifetime of hard, honest work.”
The post also features a now-viral clip of Lutnick’s comments on the All-In Podcast, where show hosts Chamath Palihapitiya and David Friedberg did not directly dispute him on the spot.
Rachel Maddow
The longtime MSNBC host played a video of Lutnick’s Social Security comments on the All-In Podcast, and said it “is such a political disaster” she almost had to close her eyes because she “can’t bear to watch it.”
How does that comport with what you understand of the reality of getting a Social Security check, and who in your life you know gets a Social Security check?” she asked before playing Lutnick’s clip for the second time.
Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader
Schumer reposted Lutnick’s now infamous clip from the All-In Podcast on X and called the Secretary of Commerce “an out-of-touch billionaire” who is “clueless or heartless.”
“Howard Lutnick does not understand what a missed Social Security check means to a senior on a fixed income,” he added.
Missed Social Security Check: No Big Deal to Republicans
Missed Social Security Checks should be nothing to complain about according to Trump’s Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick opining that missing a Social Security check for a month is no big deal and only someone committing fraud would complain about that. The remarks are only the latest in a series of dramatic moves by the Trump administration that show a lack of awareness or concern about the importance of regular Social Security checks to many Americans’ survival.
“Real America” won’t mind if they miss a social security check-Lutnick
“Only a ‘fraudster’ would care if they miss a Social Security check,” the Commerce secretary said.
Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed only a “fraudster” would care if they miss a Social Security check
During an interview on a podcast All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg, Lutnick discussed how he believes Americans would respond to going a month without a Social Security check during an interview on the podcast All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg. During the appearance, Lutnick said the average American, using his mother-in-law as an example, would not complain about not receiving their checks for a month but that someone who was hacking the system would do so.
“Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this months. My mother-in-law is 94, she wouldn’t call up and complain. She just wouldn’t. She would think something got messed up and she’d get it next month,” he said. “A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling and complaining.”
IMO, Howard Lutnick making such statement proves what an an out-of-touch IDIOT he is. No surprise since Trump has hired some of the WORST and most incompetent idiots ever seen in a Presidential ‘administration’.
According to Wikipedia; “Lutnick owns 60% of Cantor Fitzgerald, with a net worth of “at least $1.5 billion”. So it’s no wonder why he can’t imagine or comprehend what it’s like to live from pay-check to pay-check.
In my opinion, if Lutnick’s mother-in-law is that well off that she isn’t dependent on Social Security, she shouldn’t be getting Social Security in the 1st place and should be REMOVED as a SS Recipient.
Taking RICH people off of SS who doesn’t need it would save a lot of tax payer money.
Trump official doubts seniors would mind if their Social Security checks stopped
Trump Commerce Secretary says, “Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this month. My mother-in-law— who is 94—she wouldn’t call and complain. She just wouldn’t.” Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) joins to discuss.
Kyle Kulinski calls MAGA Billionaire Howard Lutnick out in this video
This is Trump’s Plan to Rip Away Your Benefits
Trump Admin Sent INNOCENT People to El Salvador Prison
Trump’s immigration policies caused innocent Venezuelan refugees, including a pro soccer player to be secretly deported to a prison camp in El Salvador
Trump administration says migrants were deported to El Salvador before judge’s order
The Trump administration has disclosed more details surrounding Saturday’s deportation flights as it defends its actions in court. The administration sent hundreds of alleged gang members to El Salvador, despite a judge’s order demanding they turn the planes around. Some of the migrants were deported under the Alien Enemies Act, a centuries-old law designed to be used in times of war or invasion. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports.
Republicans are Trying to Ban Certain Haircuts For Kids
A Arkansas legislature bill would allow people to sue hairdressers for giving certain haircuts to kids who may look ‘Trans” which would ‘assist in social transition.’
This is another example of how REPUBLICANS are Anti-Democratic, Anti-Freedom Control Freaks who want to control every aspect of people lives and make them conform to THEIR restrictive & stifling standards. These bastards belong in a Fascist Dictatorship such as Russia or North Korea.
Red States Devastated by Trump Cuts & Tariffs
According to a New York Times analysis, red states have been disproportionately impacted by Trump cuts & tariffs. That, plus cuts to FEMA and NOAA, means red states will have millions less in funding for natural disasters.
DOGE Raids Independent Agency
Elon Musk’s DOGE employees raided the U.S. Institute for Peace, overstepping its authority and making dangerous use of law enforcement resources to assert itself
Trump Plans To Flood Judiciary With “MAGA Judges
After suffering numerous losses in Court, rather than changing policies Trump has decided to Flood Judiciary with “MAGA Judges who will not rule based on the law, but instead will rule based on their loyalty to Trump. This move would be the end of the country as we know it
TRUMP SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE
