I'm trying to think of a coherent defense for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging the public to buy a specific stock tied to the president's top campaign donor.
Nothing is coming to mind. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Nothing is coming to mind. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Why is Trump’s Commerce secretary urging the public to buy Tesla stock?
Howard Lutnick told a national television audience to buy a specific stock tied to the sitting president’s top campaign donor.
www.msnbc.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I'm trying to think of a coherent defense for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging the public to buy a specific stock tied to the president's top campaign donor.
Nothing is coming to mind. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Nothing is coming to mind. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
NPR journalist David Folkenflik writes that this donation, and another $33 million from an anonymous donor, “were intended for specific purposes, not to build the endowment or to expand news coverage.”
Ballmer gives $80 million to NPR, with strings attached
$113 million in total new donations won’t save existing jobs, apparently.
www.theverge.com
April 17, 2026 at 1:44 PM
NPR journalist David Folkenflik writes that this donation, and another $33 million from an anonymous donor, “were intended for specific purposes, not to build the endowment or to expand news coverage.”
"If Lutnick's Democratic predecessor, Gina Raimondo, took such a step -- urging Americans to buy stock in a company led by Joe Biden’s top campaign contributor -- it seems likely that more than a few congressional Republicans would call for her resignation..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Why is Trump’s Commerce secretary urging the public to buy Tesla stock?
Howard Lutnick told a national television audience to buy a specific stock tied to the sitting president’s top campaign donor.
www.msnbc.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"If Lutnick's Democratic predecessor, Gina Raimondo, took such a step -- urging Americans to buy stock in a company led by Joe Biden’s top campaign contributor -- it seems likely that more than a few congressional Republicans would call for her resignation..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Nah. Plain language is good and we should all use it more but come on—the issue here is that a bad-faith pundit pulled language from an obscure grant application, which was written to appeal to specific donor parameters, *not the public.*
"Tree equity" makes perfect sense in the intended context!
"Tree equity" makes perfect sense in the intended context!
I'm dead serious: we need to communicate at like an 8th grade reading level. The words "tree equity" should never leave our lips.
This is an interesting case of language overriding substance in determining the ideological valence of an issue because “every neighborhood should have parks and street trees” is the most anodyne statement of environmental justice possible
December 18, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Nah. Plain language is good and we should all use it more but come on—the issue here is that a bad-faith pundit pulled language from an obscure grant application, which was written to appeal to specific donor parameters, *not the public.*
"Tree equity" makes perfect sense in the intended context!
"Tree equity" makes perfect sense in the intended context!
Sir, you will need to be more specific about which "nazi pedophile data-center-loving" major Republican donor this post is aimed.
September 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Sir, you will need to be more specific about which "nazi pedophile data-center-loving" major Republican donor this post is aimed.
Please knock him for specific transgressions—gutting school funding, gerrymandering, egregious donor kickbacks. Vague disparagement mixed with cringy graphics and sports puns ain't gonna do it for us.
June 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Please knock him for specific transgressions—gutting school funding, gerrymandering, egregious donor kickbacks. Vague disparagement mixed with cringy graphics and sports puns ain't gonna do it for us.
Pete would be excellent in the role. In order to keep things fair, he would need certain perameters:
1) can’t comment on any Dem primary or runoff between Dems
2) won’t weigh into intra-party policy disputes
3) won’t use the platform to uplift any donor or specific special interest
We need
1) can’t comment on any Dem primary or runoff between Dems
2) won’t weigh into intra-party policy disputes
3) won’t use the platform to uplift any donor or specific special interest
We need
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Pete would be excellent in the role. In order to keep things fair, he would need certain perameters:
1) can’t comment on any Dem primary or runoff between Dems
2) won’t weigh into intra-party policy disputes
3) won’t use the platform to uplift any donor or specific special interest
We need
1) can’t comment on any Dem primary or runoff between Dems
2) won’t weigh into intra-party policy disputes
3) won’t use the platform to uplift any donor or specific special interest
We need
Could donor-specific immune tolerance transform post-transplant care?
An experimental cell therapy combining transplantation with donor stem and memory immune cells enabled substantial reductions in immunosuppression in two high-risk recipients,.
www.emjreviews.com/general-heal...
An experimental cell therapy combining transplantation with donor stem and memory immune cells enabled substantial reductions in immunosuppression in two high-risk recipients,.
www.emjreviews.com/general-heal...
Spanish Breakthrough Paves the Way Toward Drug-Free Organ Transplants
Donor stem cell therapy reduced immunosuppression in two transplant recipients, offering a potential route towards drug-free transplantation.
www.emjreviews.com
September 30, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Could donor-specific immune tolerance transform post-transplant care?
An experimental cell therapy combining transplantation with donor stem and memory immune cells enabled substantial reductions in immunosuppression in two high-risk recipients,.
www.emjreviews.com/general-heal...
An experimental cell therapy combining transplantation with donor stem and memory immune cells enabled substantial reductions in immunosuppression in two high-risk recipients,.
www.emjreviews.com/general-heal...
Maybe we need to be more specific when we check the organ donor box on the DMV form.
The Keck School of Medicine announced it would not renew its cadaver contracts because the university will no longer supply bodies:
USC ends sale of dead bodies to US Navy for Israeli military
The Keck School of Medicine announced it would not renew its cadaver contracts because the university will no longer supply bodies.
www.newarab.com
September 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Maybe we need to be more specific when we check the organ donor box on the DMV form.
More generally, "you took donor money for this ideological goal and did stuff we think is politically misaligned" isn't the law. Org might even be dumb and ineffective in its chosen strategy, but that's not a crime. Has to be a specific factual promise about what you will or won't do with the money.
April 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM
More generally, "you took donor money for this ideological goal and did stuff we think is politically misaligned" isn't the law. Org might even be dumb and ineffective in its chosen strategy, but that's not a crime. Has to be a specific factual promise about what you will or won't do with the money.
Great news but want to call out that the cure is stem cell transplants with a specific, genetically rare donor. As the article mentions
“The stem cell transplantation is a complicated procedure that comes with many risks, and it is too risky to offer it as a cure for everyone with HIV.”
“The stem cell transplantation is a complicated procedure that comes with many risks, and it is too risky to offer it as a cure for everyone with HIV.”
5th person to be cured of HIV
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Great news but want to call out that the cure is stem cell transplants with a specific, genetically rare donor. As the article mentions
“The stem cell transplantation is a complicated procedure that comes with many risks, and it is too risky to offer it as a cure for everyone with HIV.”
“The stem cell transplantation is a complicated procedure that comes with many risks, and it is too risky to offer it as a cure for everyone with HIV.”
Osaka has received a hefty gift of gold bars worth $3.6 million from an anonymous donor asking for its specific use: to fix the Japanese city's dilapidated water pipes.
Osaka city stunned by anonymous gold bar gift worth $3.6M to fix aging water pipes
Osaka has received an anonymous gift of gold bars to repair the Japanese city’s aging water pipes. Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama says the donor gave 21 kilograms of gold worth about $3.6 million.
bit.ly
February 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Osaka has received a hefty gift of gold bars worth $3.6 million from an anonymous donor asking for its specific use: to fix the Japanese city's dilapidated water pipes.
As the article says, this cannot be generalized yet: it takes a full stem cell transplant from a donor who carries a very specific genetic variant that only a small percentage of the population is homozygous for, and stem cell transplants are risky and hard to match donors for already.
5th person to be cured of HIV
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
abcnews.go.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:55 AM
As the article says, this cannot be generalized yet: it takes a full stem cell transplant from a donor who carries a very specific genetic variant that only a small percentage of the population is homozygous for, and stem cell transplants are risky and hard to match donors for already.
Rustem Umerov, together with our military, together with intelligence, with the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will prepare specific agreements. Ukraine is a reliable security donor, this is not only our security - this is our economic perspective.
March 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Rustem Umerov, together with our military, together with intelligence, with the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will prepare specific agreements. Ukraine is a reliable security donor, this is not only our security - this is our economic perspective.
It’s so confusing. She backed Wikler who was good at courting centrists. Martin wants to push back on the donor class status quo Dems - same as Weingarten. I wish this had more detail about which specific policies of Martin’s she opposed.
June 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It’s so confusing. She backed Wikler who was good at courting centrists. Martin wants to push back on the donor class status quo Dems - same as Weingarten. I wish this had more detail about which specific policies of Martin’s she opposed.
How did Labour Together pay for APCO’s work targetting journalists?
Was it a specific donor?
Was Labour Together’s board aware that Simons had commissioned APCO? What specifically did McSweeney know?
These questions all remain unanswered
Was it a specific donor?
Was Labour Together’s board aware that Simons had commissioned APCO? What specifically did McSweeney know?
These questions all remain unanswered
February 7, 2026 at 11:17 AM
How did Labour Together pay for APCO’s work targetting journalists?
Was it a specific donor?
Was Labour Together’s board aware that Simons had commissioned APCO? What specifically did McSweeney know?
These questions all remain unanswered
Was it a specific donor?
Was Labour Together’s board aware that Simons had commissioned APCO? What specifically did McSweeney know?
These questions all remain unanswered
Lutnick ups $TSLA to Strong Buy.
“..It’ll never be this cheap again,” Lutnick said Wednesday on Fox News.
@msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
“..It’ll never be this cheap again,” Lutnick said Wednesday on Fox News.
@msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Why is Trump’s Commerce secretary urging the public to buy Tesla stock?
Howard Lutnick told a national television audience to buy a specific stock tied to the sitting president’s top campaign donor.
www.msnbc.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Lutnick ups $TSLA to Strong Buy.
“..It’ll never be this cheap again,” Lutnick said Wednesday on Fox News.
@msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
“..It’ll never be this cheap again,” Lutnick said Wednesday on Fox News.
@msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Some good news. ActBlue just announced major updates to crack down on deceptive fundraising. New rules ban impersonation, fake matches, and excessive spam. Big step in the right direction.
Shout out to Josh Nelson and everyone who has been advocating for these changes.
Shout out to Josh Nelson and everyone who has been advocating for these changes.
August 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Some good news. ActBlue just announced major updates to crack down on deceptive fundraising. New rules ban impersonation, fake matches, and excessive spam. Big step in the right direction.
Shout out to Josh Nelson and everyone who has been advocating for these changes.
Shout out to Josh Nelson and everyone who has been advocating for these changes.
A flag featuring swastikas and a Star of David flew over NYU during graduation today.
The specific building it was flown over was named after a Jewish donor to the school.
Does no one feel shame anymore?
The specific building it was flown over was named after a Jewish donor to the school.
Does no one feel shame anymore?
May 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A flag featuring swastikas and a Star of David flew over NYU during graduation today.
The specific building it was flown over was named after a Jewish donor to the school.
Does no one feel shame anymore?
The specific building it was flown over was named after a Jewish donor to the school.
Does no one feel shame anymore?
"I had a donor on the phones with me telling me that all the donors are lining up behind that candidate," the Texas Democrat teased Thursday.
'There Is One Specific Candidate': Jasmine Crockett Hints At Dem Nominee For 2028
"I had a donor on the phones with me telling me that all the donors are lining up behind that candidate," the Texas Democrat teased Thursday.
www.huffpost.com
May 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"I had a donor on the phones with me telling me that all the donors are lining up behind that candidate," the Texas Democrat teased Thursday.
Do you ever think 'man, that is a weirdly specific exemption to a completely reasonable law that is clearly designed to protect workers?'
How Panera Bread Ducked California’s New $20 Minimum Wage Law
The governor pushed for a carve-out that’s perplexed industry observers and benefited a donor.
www.bloomberg.com
March 4, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Do you ever think 'man, that is a weirdly specific exemption to a completely reasonable law that is clearly designed to protect workers?'
2/ together with intelligence, with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be preparing specific agreements. Ukraine is a reliable security donor — this is not only our security perspective, it is also our economic perspective.”
March 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM
2/ together with intelligence, with the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be preparing specific agreements. Ukraine is a reliable security donor — this is not only our security perspective, it is also our economic perspective.”
I'm one of your constituents, and a former donor and volunteer. Throughout fall 2024, I was bombarded with one specific targeted ad from your campaign, every time I opened a streaming service, bragging about how you voted for more CBP agents and about how tough you were on "border security." 1/
December 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I'm one of your constituents, and a former donor and volunteer. Throughout fall 2024, I was bombarded with one specific targeted ad from your campaign, every time I opened a streaming service, bragging about how you voted for more CBP agents and about how tough you were on "border security." 1/
me: "what did you eat today"
blood donor: "i had breakfast and a snack"
me: "no like. what, specific, foods?"
donor: "oh! a donut and some candy"
they immediately passed out
blood donor: "i had breakfast and a snack"
me: "no like. what, specific, foods?"
donor: "oh! a donut and some candy"
they immediately passed out
May 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
me: "what did you eat today"
blood donor: "i had breakfast and a snack"
me: "no like. what, specific, foods?"
donor: "oh! a donut and some candy"
they immediately passed out
blood donor: "i had breakfast and a snack"
me: "no like. what, specific, foods?"
donor: "oh! a donut and some candy"
they immediately passed out
Ignoring the legality of this, at this point, people should do the opposite of what this administration says.
Try cod liver oil? Get vaccinated.
Buy Tesla stock? Don’t.
Try cod liver oil? Get vaccinated.
Buy Tesla stock? Don’t.
Why is Trump’s Commerce secretary urging the public to buy Tesla stock?
Howard Lutnick told a national television audience to buy a specific stock tied to the sitting president’s top campaign donor.
www.msnbc.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Ignoring the legality of this, at this point, people should do the opposite of what this administration says.
Try cod liver oil? Get vaccinated.
Buy Tesla stock? Don’t.
Try cod liver oil? Get vaccinated.
Buy Tesla stock? Don’t.