YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell - Oct. 5 | Audio Only
Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the Oct. 5 broadcast.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Lawrence: Trump thinks he's a cult leader who can order followers to vote for Republicans they hate
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell describes how, as Republicans are in trouble in red states with voters souring on Trump’s economy and his war in Iran, Donald Trump is the only person “stupid enough to say: ‘It's the golden age of America. Our nation is doing better now than ever before.’"
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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - MAGA official points to 'Plan B' as Republicans lose faith in Georgia victory
Rachel Maddow shows that Republicans are losing their political grip on Georgia, and as they lose confidence in their chances for electoral victory, the executive director of the Georgia State Election Board, a MAGA election denier, has written a letter without consulting the rest of the election board asking for federal intervention in Georgia's voting. Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett joins to discuss how local election officials are preparing to defend Georgia's elections from Donald Trump's potential interference.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - ‘DON’T AGONIZE. MOBILIZE!’ Sen. Booker blasts ‘serial cheater’ Trump for sowing election doubt
The Trump Justice Department says it plans to deploy 1,000 election monitors to polling locations on Election Day, as President Trump continues to cast doubt on the security of mail voting. Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey tells MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell voters should "expect the worst" given Trump's history of challenging election results — but argues that fear should not keep people from voting.
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - As Dems pull ahead, Georgia Republicans call in the feds
Rachel Maddow reports on the extraordinary push for federal intervention in Georgia’s elections as Sen. Jon Ossoff’s strength as a candidate complicates Republicans’ hopes of flipping the seat.
NYTIMES (Emma Goldberg) - Cornell Faculty Members Signal Deep Anger With University Leaders
The faculty senate plans to vote on a rare resolution of no confidence over administrators’ handling of allegations of sexual assault by fraternity members in 2024.
WASHINGTONPOST (Matt Schudel) - Jim Bakker, disgraced televangelist who went to prison, dies at 86
With his wife, Tammy Faye, he presided over the multimillion-dollar PTL empire before his fall in the 1980s after sex and fraud scandals.
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NYTIMES (Mark Landler) - Strikes, Barricades and Fiscal Turmoil: An Autumn of Discontent Grips France
Chaos in schools, on the streets and in the markets is rooted in France’s struggles to fund its social welfare state, with a presidential election approaching.
NYTIMES (Catherine Porter, Ségolène Le Stradic and Giulia Imbert) - France Set for Nationwide Strikes, as School Protests Escalate
The scale of the demonstrations planned for Tuesday will test the strength of the student-led protest movement that has spread across French high schools since late September.
NYTIMES (Clyde Haberman) - Jim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86
With his wife, Tammy Faye, Mr. Bakker built a broadcasting juggernaut around the gospel of prosperity.
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