{"id":5958,"date":"2026-02-06T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/rachel-maddow-where-does-this-all-end-racist-trump-posts-new-racist-crap\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T20:34:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:34:00","slug":"rachel-maddow-where-does-this-all-end-racist-trump-posts-new-racist-crap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/rachel-maddow-where-does-this-all-end-racist-trump-posts-new-racist-crap\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Maddow. Where Does This All End? Racist Trump Posts New Racist Crap."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>ICE Kicks Puppies. DHS Black Site Prisons. JD Vance is Garbage. A New Boat Strike. 17.5 Veteran Suicides Per Day. Super Bowl Picks and Bets, Ice Fishing, Chloe Kim Rocks Olympics.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Trump is all gas, no brakes on this Super Bowl Friday\u2014from posting a racist video from the White House depicting the Obama\u2019s as apes and escalating his war on the press, to unleashing ICE\u2019s culture of cruelty with gassed protesters, kicked\u2011in doors, kicked puppies and plans for giant warehouse\u2011style detention centers that could function as domestic black sites. In this all\u2011new episode of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff welcomes back the iconic Rachel Maddow for a sharp, extended, urgent and surprisingly hopeful breakdown of what she calls a \u201cmad king\u201d moment\u2014and why the real work now is taking away Trump\u2019s tools of power, from the Justice Department and ICE to the Pentagon and the Insurrection Act.\u200b Rachel rarely does podcasts, but she does this one hosted by her old friend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They chop it up on how authoritarians depend on institutional cowardice and public exhaustion, and why disciplined, non\u2011violent, mass resistance and strategic shaming still work\u2014even against a president who seems beyond embarrassment. They highlight ICE\u2019s evolving archipelago of dark sites, Congress finally \u201cgetting up on its hind legs\u201d with a \u201cdon\u2019t obey illegal orders\u201d push, and the catastrophic failure of imagination that could come if Americans don\u2019t prepare now for an Insurrection Act deployment to crush future protests.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s not all darkness: Rachel gets personal and takes us to her ice\u2011fishing happy place in Western Massachusetts and explains why chasing pike through thigh\u2011deep snow is her metaphor for stubborn joy and resistance, while Paul salutes Chloe Kim\u2019s Olympic patriotism and life with a Jets\u2011fan kid. They close with a Super Bowl Football Friday segment\u2014debating Patriots\u2013Seahawks, Drake May\u2019s jitters and Sam Darnold\u2019s late bloom\u2014and a cross\u2011jersey bet that will leave either Paul in Pats gear or Rachel in Seahawks colors. It\u2019s a fierce and fun way to end a crazy week and prep properly for the Super Bowl.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fVYkq51chck\"><span>WATCH video of this episode on YouTube now<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Listen to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rachel-maddow-presents-burn-order\/id1854194292\"><span>Burn Order, Rachel\u2019s latest amazing podcast<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Be sure to watch the documentary Rachel referenced as Something Good: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lUJlbb5lVA8?si=aQPQk7udn6dG_eoP\"><span>Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Check this out. You can follow ICE\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lookerstudio.google.com\/reporting\/b0228ccb-6fcf-4ab6-9d9b-41dd53292ec6\/page\/p_uy4yssvm0d\"><span>Black Site efforts with this tracker.<\/span><\/a><span> See if one is coming to your city or town.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-If you need help, don\u2019t be afraid to ask. Resources are available. Call or text 988 for immediate access to the Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline, available nationwide, 24\/7, for mental health, suicidal thoughts, or substance use issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Learn more about Paul\u2019s work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentveteransofamerica.org\/\"><span>Independent Veterans of America<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"><span>Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community<\/span><\/a><span> of Independent Americans. 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And share yours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Find us on social media or <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a><\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/merch\/\"><span>And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch<\/span><\/a><span> now in time for the new year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>-Check out other Righteous podcasts like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\"><span>The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/span><\/a><span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\"><span>Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/span><\/a><span> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\"><span>B Dorm<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\"><span>Righteous Media<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And now part of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bleav.com\/shows\/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff\/\"><span>the BLEAV network<\/span><\/a><span>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Ways to listen:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0F1lzdRbTB0XYen8kyEqXe\"><b>Spotify<\/b><\/a><span> \u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff\/id1457899667\"><b>Apple Podcasts<\/b><\/a><b> \u2022 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/49a684c3-68e1-4a85-8d93-d95027a8ec64\/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff\"><b>Amazon Podcasts<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Ways to watch:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@independentamericans\"><b>YouTube<\/b><\/a><b> \u2022 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/IndependentAmericansUS\/\"><b>Instagram<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Social channels:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/indy_americans\"><b>X\/Twitter<\/b><\/a><span> \u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/indyamericans.bsky.social\"><b>BlueSky<\/b><\/a><span> \u2022 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IndependentAmericansUS\/\"><b>Facebook<\/b><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href=\"https:\/\/pcm.adswizz.com\">pcm.adswizz.com<\/a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump is all gas, no brakes on this Super Bowl Friday\u2014from posting a racist video from the White House depicting the Obama\u2019s as apes and escalating his war on the press, to unleashing ICE\u2019s culture of cruelty with gassed protesters, kicked\u2011in doors, kicked puppies and plans for giant warehouse\u2011style detention centers that could function as domestic black sites. 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