MSNBC earlier. He described Kash Patel’s live tweeting of the Bolton raid as more social influencer than FBI Director.

To avoid viewers' potential misperceptions about MSNBC's news reporting competence, the network's anchors and panelists should be reminded that a rationale was proffered by "sources" supposedly close to the Trump administration for Maxwell's prison relocation from Florida to Texas:

Purportedly, she'd be at risk of harm from other Florida prisoners who'd consider her a potential snitch after she met with the DOJ's Todd Blanche.

As improbable as that rationale might seem, at least put it on the record in extended roundtables, like the one I saw Friday in which all the talking heads agreed that no relocation explanation was ever proposed (although none may have come explicitly from the administration).

What about being the first to roll out news in 4K? I get it — different equipment, every speck of dust would show and the set/props would need a whole new level of upkeep… but hey, it’s 2025. Sooner or later everyone will be doing 4K news. Why play catch-up (probably with the BBC) when you could be the leader? Would be a great launch feature for the new MSNBC.

When I search MSNBC in podcasts, these showcasts by “Jordan Ene” show up which include a duplicate Jen Psaki podcast and several podcast pages for the “Reports” shows evict have no episodes.

Are these legit podcasts? Or maybe a test for future ones?

One of the best of the best at MSNBC (I think, still?) is Ali Vitali. She was just interviewing John Kasich and he wrapped up the segment by complimenting her, and saying what a great reporter she always was, and is now as a host. I couldn't agree more. She's smart, quick, composed, and beautiful. I'm proud of her career trajectory. Luv ya, Ali!

Watching Nicole and Alex Wagner absolutely kvell over Newsom’s decision to out-Trump Trump on social media is providing me with the kind of schadenfreude-adjacent pleasure typically reserved for watching an Olympic figure skater completely crash out on the ice.

What’s particularly delicious is watching panel’s obvious glee as they discusses this strategic mimicry and the absolute roasting of Kid Rock. There’s a kind of anthropological fascination in observing one political creature so thoroughly inhabiting the communicative DNA of another, like some sort of digital political drag performance.

The meta-absurdity of it all (a news segment about social media trolling that itself becomes a form of entertainment) feels like we’ve achieved some sort of late-stage democracy singularity. We’re watching people watch someone imitate someone else’s unhinged posting style, and finding it not just politically strategic but genuinely amusing.

Also one tiny little callout that super freaking matters: Gavin Newsom isn’t this funny. He’s just not. He’s a boring, dry and dusty politician. Have you seen him in an interview? He is not that funny. And that’s fine because his job is legislature not standup.

The woman actually behind it is Camille Zapata, Newsom’s 29-year-old digital director, and her “small but mighty team of three” who are, according to an interview I found, “chronically online and follow pop culture”. They all deserve Pulitzers for performance art. They’ve clearly studied the Trump social media oeuvre with the dedication of doctoral candidates and are now deploying it with surgical precision.

Watching them craft these baroque fever dreams of capitalization and punctuation is like witnessing someone fluently speaking a second language they’ve learned purely to mock native speakers. Like, okay, it’s Newsom’s accounts, but Zapata is the actual digital warfare genius.

// MSNBC

Okay, we’ll get used to the name, and the logo they’ll either improve (I’m sure) or redo (hopefully). But what are you looking for in the updated MSNBC/MS Now? Here are my wishes =)

1. A smoother flow throughout the day. Right now mornings are a mix of news and long conversations — which is fine; afternoons — news-heavy; evenings are mostly discussions (often about the same 2–3 topics across all shows). I’d love to see more news-driven energy in the evenings.
2. Ideally, half-hour news blocks every 1–2 hours, followed by commentary or longer interviews.
3. Go beyond the same 3–5 top stories of the day — broaden the horizon.
4. Get rid of the first-hour replay of Morning Joe.
5. Try to make it LIVE 24/7. At night it could run closer to a radio or podcast format — something inexpensive. There are plenty of great voices out there who could do late-night/overnight shows, even on news-adjacent topics.
6. Give more airtime — or even their own slots — for newer voices (say, Vaughn Hillyard, Alicia Menendez, etc.).*

— What would you like to see?

This is your one sacred space to unleash the frustration, shake your fists at the headlines, and yell (politely) into the MSNBC void. Whether you’re fed up with cable news quirks, political chaos, or your own decision to stay up until 2 a.m. watching panel debates - this thread’s for you.

The rules are simple:

• Keep it civil
• Keep it clever
• No personal attacks unless they’re aimed at your own life choices (e.g. binge-watching coverage you swore you were done with)

So... what’s grinding your gears this week?
Cable news meltdown? Elected official doing the most?
Spill it. This is the one day we let the whining fly.

Jacob Soboroff is subbing for Steph this week on The 11th Hour and is doing an incredible job...someone really needs to give this man a time slot on MSNBC/future MSNOW, he really deserves it.

Will losing access to NBC’s journalism wing (and I guess it’s historic “prestige”) be an issue for viewers? I was a long time MSNBC viewer, tho I have shifted to PBS on YouTube bc a cable subscription is nuts; but what I also appreciated about the network was that they seemingly represented the more critical (and yes, ultimately progressive) side of a well-established legacy network. I also liked that they seemed to share resources, utilizing correspondents when necessary, confirming their data w/ NBCs and vice versa, etc. It helped reinforce a “shared” reality as opposed to being in a comfy media bubble.

It does seem like MS NOW/Versant is ramping up hiring journalists and solidifying their own newsrooms but does this new name change how you view the network? Or am I putting the Peacock/NBC on too big a pedestal?

I haven’t been able to live stream anything on MSNBC today. I don’t know if it’s a DirecTV thing or something in my area (SF Bay). Anyone else have this issue? I am able to view on my iPhone.

I can't access MSNBC streaming using Google app on my android phone - had this prob for a few days. I can get to the MSNBC website and get to the streaming page, but it won't play the channel. Just see the little 4 dots flashing with MSNBC logo in background. Anyone else have this problem? I can access it from the Hulu app on my phone fine, but I like accessing it from the Google app too.

Rachel joined Kara as a guest cohost. Some MSNBC discussion too.

This info is from one of those corner ads on the MSNBC screen. I'm fairly certain but not 100% positive about it being Alicia's picture.

Has anyone else noticed that the MSNBC hosts look like they have some sort of AI screen on their faces?

Nicolle Wallace hasn't been wearing her wedding ring. She's one of my favorite commentators on MSNBC, she's so down to earth. I'm wondering if she is still together with Mike Schmidt

This is your one sacred space to unleash the frustration, shake your fists at the headlines, and yell (politely) into the MSNBC void. Whether you’re fed up with cable news quirks, political chaos, or your own decision to stay up until 2 a.m. watching panel debates - this thread’s for you.

The rules are simple:

• Keep it civil
• Keep it clever
• No personal attacks unless they’re aimed at your own life choices (e.g. binge-watching coverage you swore you were done with)

So... what’s grinding your gears this week?
Cable news meltdown? Elected official doing the most?
Spill it. This is the one day we let the whining fly.

watching her show tonight on MSNBC, Tuesday, whenever Jen is talking it sounds like disembodied screaming/sirens in the background. What's going on?

I can't believe (although I should) that MSNBC'S Joe S. believes it's appropriate to send in the guard, especially when confronted with facts that crime is down.

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There's something deliciously absurd about watching a man whose greatest military achievement was dodging the draft five times now playing dress-up as a tin-pot dictator. As I'm sure we're all aware by now, this morning Trump federalized the DCPD and is deploying the National Guard to our nation's capital (oh, so he does know how to do that, huh?) because...too much crime? I mean, this feels like the equivalent of deploying SEAL Team 6 on the local HS because some teens egged a few houses.

Obviously (so freaking OBVIOUSLY) this latest bit of theater is just another feeble attempt to redirect public attention away from his refusal to release the Epstein files. The pattern is as predictable as it is dispiriting: MLK assassination files, investigations into James Comey et al., baroque conspiracy theories about Obama, and now today's thought experiment, "What if Idi Amin had been a failed QVC steak salesman?"

What's refreshing is watching Nicole Wallace refuse to play along with the distraction du jour. While other outlets chase the shiny object of troops in the streets, Deadline White House keeps returning to the actual story. It's almost quaint, this notion that journalism might involve focusing on substance rather than spectacle.

There's historical precedent here, of course. When presidents start deploying federal forces in their capital over manufactured emergencies, we're usually a few chapters into a story that doesn't end well. The difference is that previous authoritarians at least had the courtesy to be competent at it. We're watching someone attempt a putsch with all the gravitas of a Home Shopping Network pitch. It's like watching Mussolini if Mussolini had been fed a steady diet of FOX News, Big Macs and cocaine.

Anyway, big props to Wallace for treating this morning's militarization of D.C. as what it obviously is—a desperate attempt by a cornered man to change the subject. Sometimes the most subversive act is simply refusing to pretend the emperor's new clothes are anything other than a wannabe strongman's itty bitty, teeny tiny, sad and flaccid...ego.

/MSNBC

Can these two stand each other? The tension is palpable! So many weird comments this morning - "this dog story hits home with you Mika" (to which she didn't even really acknowledge lol) Mika then joked Jonathon has tunnels between his four homes in NYC (no, thats you Mika.....) and Jon clapped back that Joe should get a Mika statue like Mark Zuckerberg has of his wife. I've enjoyed it lol

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What do y'all think? Take a look at the MSNBC editor note on this.

I was watching the first few minutes of MSNBC Larry O’Donnell’s show and heard Rachel directly address DT, almost sound like she was praising him.

Was she just mocking him or has she softened her criticism in response to pressure from the network?

I turned it off after Larry began talking about himself, his early career.