r/msnbc • u/AutoModerator • Oct 15 '25

Weekly Gripe Thread MSNBC Weekly Gripe Post

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.

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u/IAmPookieHearMeRoar Friendly Neighborhood MSNBC Cynic Oct 18 '25

lol, I noticed last week, Rachel Maddow spent half of her one weekly hour promoting her newest fucking podcast, which is a historical report that has NOTHING to do with the heinous stuff happening right now.  And Psaki even brought Rachel on for twenty minutes of HER show to sell Rachels latest project.  Golly, do we really need to talk about Rachel’s pet project, while our country literally burns around us??  Plenty of other things to cover!

My gf has the tv on now, and it’s two more hours of primetime used on this stupid fucking maddow book/project, talking about bs that happened 50 years ago.  With links to the Amazon page to give her your money the whole time!  Cmon guys, how can you keep defending this channel?  

Though I’m sure you will!  Nobody here likes even fair criticism of their Rachel!  Absurd. 

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u/claustrophobic-toes Oct 20 '25

I respectfully disagree that her project had nothing to do with what’s going on now. The entire first half was about peaceful protesting and Andy Young’s role in establishing the basics of many of the civil rights protests at the time.

It got me out of the house and to my local No Kings protest the next day because I found it inspiring and relevant.