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Ali Velshi
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Host, MSNBC “Velshi”, Sat/Sun 8-10aET, & "The Last Word" Fri 10pET. I actually AM a Kenyan-born Muslim. @velshi@mastodon.world or Post
New York/Philly/The Worldthevx.comJoined September 2008

Ali Velshi’s Tweets

It’s hard to know how popular Putin's War is inside Russia. “Opinion polling in dictatorships is always fraught," says . "Imagine what it’s like in Russia when a stranger from Moscow calls you up... the only answer is to keep your head down.” #velshi
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U.S.-China relations have been strained, but recently things seemed to be getting better. That's why finds it "mystifying" that China would send a balloon over U.S. airspace. "What's the message they're trying to send by doing this now?" #velshi
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Looking forward to this conversation with about the profound impact censorship has on our students, teachers, public education, and democracy itself. Tune into at 9:45a ET or stream live here: msnbc.com/live
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Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks) coined 'intersectionality' & is one of the creators of “Critical Race Theory”. She’s also one of the academics whose work was stripped from the College Board's AP AfAm History course. She joins me 9aET. #veshi
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The Chinese said it was a weather balloon that drifted (6,000 miles) off course. What's REALLY been blown off course are U.S./China relations. Fmr. CIA Director joins me 9aET to discuss whether and how the two nations might deescalate tensions. #velshi
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Kimberlé Crenshaw () coined 'intersectionality' & is one of the creators of “Critical Race Theory”. She’s also one of the academics whose work was stripped from the College Board's AP AfAm History course. She joins me 9aET. #veshi
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Can one prominent conservative judge’s mission to save democracy go mainstream? joins me 9aET to discuss how he’s trying – through the courts, legislators and public opinion – to shape a nation one day disentangled from anti-democratic impulses. #velshi
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PROGRAMMING NOTE: Starting Feb. 18th, will air in a brand-new time slot: Saturday/Sunday 10aET-12pET. Tune in & fix your DVR's -- we'll see you then.
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It’s been exactly one year since our first-ever meeting of the #VelshiBannedBookClub! A year of literary analysis, conversations with authors, and a deeper understanding of the power of story. Books can change a life, or even save a life. 📚💥 #velshi
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Commemorating the Soviet victory over the Nazis at #Stalingrad, Putin twisted reality, saying his conquest of #Ukraine is a continuation of Soviet defense. Dark irony: in the present war, Ukraine is making the mighty defense against Russian invaders.
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Dr. George Tiller, probably the most famous abortion provider in America, lived and died through the most violent chapters of the abortion wars. The one thing preventing us from slipping back to that dangerous era is the abortion pill. And now that’s under attack. #velshi
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In 1984, German band Nena had a hit in America w/ '99 Luftballons', telling the fictional tale of 99 balloons floating across the horizon (& eventually leading to nuclear war). Now, a very real Chinese spy balloon is floating across the US. #Velshi & has the latest🎈
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With a renewed push for police reform, comes renewed scrutiny on the structures that shield police from being held accountable for their actions. #QualifiedImmunity makes it incredibly difficult to hold officials to account. #velshi
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House Dems tapped to be the party’s top member - & counteroffensive leader - on the Republicans’ sweeping investigative panel into the ‘weaponization’ of the fed govt. She joins me 9aET to discuss what 'government oversight' means to the 118th Congress. #velshi
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As pleas for police reform echo across the nation following the fatal police beating of #TyreNichols, people are yet again calling for *one* key piece of reform: an end to qualified immunity. So why is it so hard to enact? Civil rights atty joins me 8aET. #velshi
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