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Devon and Sarah discuss sports (really!), Trump’s tax return, Rachel Maddow, sexist criticism, and the disastrous CBO report on the GOP’s healthcare plan. They also award the Maxine Waters Award in Badassery.
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Key Articles
- ‘We Broke the Story Correctly’: Rachel Maddow Returns Fire on Her Trump Tax Scoop by Lloyd Grove
- Trump Calls 2005 Tax Return Release ‘Fake News’ by Michael D. Shear
- James Comey fails to disclose if FBI is investigating Trump campaign’s ties to Russia: report by Tana Geneva
- Presidential Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch Presser on Executive Order March 13, 2017
- Federal judge in Hawaii freezes President Trump’s new entry ban by Matt Zapotosky, Kalani Takase and Maria Sacchetti
- Federal judges block Trump’s travel ban by Laura Jarrett
- CBO estimates 24 million lose coverage under GOP plan. The devastating report, explained. by Sarah Kliff
- Trump Supporters Have the Most to Lose in the G.O.P. Repeal Bill by Nate Cohn
- Here are the biggest winners and losers from ‘Trumpcare’ by Bob Bryan
- Ryan: Health care plan must change to pass the House by Mike DeBonis
- Who would lose the most under the GOP health bill? American women. by Sarah Posner
- CBO: GOP repeal bill would cause “thousands” of unintended pregnancies by Sarah Cliff
- Here’s how many people could die if Trumpcare becomes law by Ian Millhiser
- American deaths in terrorism vs. gun violence in one graph by Julia Jones and Eve Bower
- Republicans picked the Congressional Budget Office chief. Now they’re attacking the office over health plan assessment. by Billy House
- Fox host stunned as Paul Ryan calls CBO report ‘encouraging’: ‘What would you be discouraged by?’ by Elizabeth Preza
Gratitude & Sanity Check Links
- Rachel Maddow Tops Cable News as Ratings Thrive by Michael O’Connell
- For Solace and Solidarity in the Trump Age, Liberals Turn the TV Back On by Michael M. Grynbaum and John Koblin
- Former North Carolina Governor Who Signed ‘Bathroom Bill’ Can’t Find a Job by Ed Kilgore
- Disney Says It Won’t Edit ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for Malaysian Censors by Richard C. Paddock
- UC Davis beats NC Central in First Four 67-63 Associated Press
No matter what @maddow has in the tax returns, it's deeply satisfying to know Trump is angrily watching a gay woman on television right now.
— Dorothy Snarker (@dorothysnarker) March 15, 2017
Maxine Waters Update Links
- Rep. Maxine Waters warns Trump: ‘Get ready for impeachment. Because we’re going there.’ by Jen Hayden
- Tracking Trump’s Wall Street First Agenda U.S. House Committee on Financial Services #TrumpTracker
- Monica Roberts – Testimony Opposing SB6 by Brad Pritchett and Transform Houston
- Texas Senate Approves Controversial Bathroom Bill After Five-Hour Debate by Katy Steinmetz
- ‘Trans women are women, Trans men are men’ by Ashantai Hathaway
- With proposal to penalize men for masturbating, legislator aims to shake up health debate by Alex Samuels
Stone, Manafort, Flynn, Sessions, Tillerson, Ross, Cohen & Page all lead to oil, sanctions, & Russia. They'll also lead Trump to impeachment
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 12, 2017
Trump's sideshow stunts & accusations will not distract from the questions surrounding his #kremlinklan. https://t.co/U4Vh93XvVr
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 13, 2017
Reminders: Sessions lied under oath. Flynn & Page lied about meetings w/ Russian amb. Trump lied about his campaign having no ties to Russia
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 15, 2017
Cmte Dems Call on Hensarling to Investigate @DeutscheBank’s Money-Laundering Scheme, Trump Admin. Ties to #Russia
— Financial Svcs Dems (@FSCDems) March 10, 2017
Another LIE: Trump promised not to cut Medicaid. His health bill will cut $880 billion from it. https://t.co/87cn3iLgrI via @voxdotcom
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 15, 2017
I was so delighted to join @TorranceFireDep for its 46th Annual Spaghetti Dinner! We appreciate your service & support of young burn victims pic.twitter.com/Ifcr2qW99S
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) March 15, 2017
Don't make me book that segment… https://t.co/6CBSH6751X
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) March 15, 2017
Twitter Index
Listener Feedback
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— Monique Thompson (@monique_elise) March 15, 2017
Twitter References
@hellbentpod news without context is just words.
— Devon Handy (@DevonHandy) March 15, 2017
We have information now that we did not have yesterday on a story the public has a continued interest in seeing reported. Quit your whining.
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) March 15, 2017
Too many of y'all are acting like Watergate was one big reveal. It took months of rigorous and boring reporting. Journalism takes time.
— Jonathan Capehart (@CapehartJ) March 15, 2017
1. Part of the reason people are disappointed in the Rachel Maddow scoop is they desperately want a silver bullet solution. That's a mistake
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) March 15, 2017
Rachel is brilliant. She brought everyone in, including Trump supporters, but first told us about Russian connections — millions watching.
— Michelangelo Signorile (@MSignorile) March 15, 2017
Did Donald Trump leak his own tax returns? Who knows… But there are a few things we do know that are just as (or more) important… 1/
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) March 15, 2017
People acting like life isn't one long performance art piece of men never shutting the fuck up.
— Sarah Lerner (@SarahLerner) March 15, 2017
Trump won cause while an intelligent woman was trying to tell us about Russian ties u complained about her presentation & here we are again
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) March 15, 2017
Dudebros keep showing themselves & their complete inability to multitask. Stop projecting your personal failings onto us!
— Jenn (@JenniferLerner1) March 15, 2017
Pretty cool that Muslim ban blocked by Chinese-American AG arguing on behalf of Syrian-American plaintiff before a Native Hawaiian judge.
— Julia Carrie Wong (@juliacarriew) March 16, 2017
The Hawaii judge who issued temporarily halted Trump's revised travel ban wasn't really buying the government's arguments. pic.twitter.com/QPa73FgN2m
— Miriti Murungi (@NutmegRadio) March 15, 2017
According to CBO, a 64-year-old with income of $26,500 pays $1,700 for ACA coverage. Under Ryan bill: $14,600. More than half their income.
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) March 13, 2017
Instead of forcing ppl w/ tragic health issues to use GoFundMe try to pay, let's all pay into a shared account and call it health insurance.
— Matt Staub (@staubio) March 12, 2017
BREAKING: White House says it disagrees "strenuously" with budget analysis of Republican health care plan.
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 13, 2017
FYI, House GOP handpicked the CBO director. Their own guy is the one saying the bill is a humanitarian catastrophe waiting to happen.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) March 13, 2017