{"id":1451,"date":"2024-11-12T00:17:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T00:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/this-is-not-trivial-stuff-project-2025s-plan-to-ally-the-u-s-with-authoritarians-worldwide\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T00:17:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T00:17:51","slug":"this-is-not-trivial-stuff-project-2025s-plan-to-ally-the-u-s-with-authoritarians-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/this-is-not-trivial-stuff-project-2025s-plan-to-ally-the-u-s-with-authoritarians-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This is not trivial stuff\u2019: Project 2025\u2019s plan to ally the U.S. with authoritarians worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_09\/1727547307484_n_velshi_insideproject2025_usaid_240928_1920x1080-x0zc3g.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"playlist-drawer\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731265652071_n_Velshi_EddieGlaudeJr_DonaldTrump_2024Election_History_241110_1920x1080-dc0we2.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Eddie Glaude: &lsquo;We can&rsquo;t capitulate&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:29<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731265548769_n_Velshi_KrisMayes_Arizona_WilliamTong_Connecticut_2024Election_DonaldTrump_Abortion_AttorneyGeneral_241110_1920x1080-0cz2ms.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;We will not be cowed&rsquo;: State AGs prepare to steer the anti-Trump resistance<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:41<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731265403783_n_Velshi_DrImaniPerry_2024Election_DonaldTrump_Women_Equality_History_241110_1920x1080-3uoy7b.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Imani Perry: &lsquo;We have to live according to our ethics as opposed to our fears&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:05<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731265169195_n_Velshi_2024Election_DonaldTrump_Women_Equality_History_241110_1920x1080-iy6771.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Velshi: We must confront our history<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731263424300_n_Velshi_JenniferPiscopo_MollyJongFast_Women_2024Election_WomenInPolitics_241110_1920x1080-fq801e.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Why not here? What&rsquo;s holding us back from putting a woman in the White House<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731262323464_n_velshi_women_in_elected_office_2024Election_241110_1920x1080-qf1s6d.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Almost everywhere but here: the American problem of women and the highest office<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:58<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731177380577_n_Velshi_JonMeacham_2024Election_DonaldTrump_KamalaHarris_Democracy_CivicEngagement_241109_1920x1080-4pb3d5.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Jon Meacham: History isn&rsquo;t comforting, &lsquo;it should be inspirational&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731177004878_n_Velshi_2024Election_DonaldTrump_KamalaHarris_Democracy_Democrats_Republicans_241109_1920x1080-eu1rih.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Velshi: History has taught us that defeat paves the way for triumph<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:05<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731176166465_n_Velshi_TimothySnyder_2024Election_Democracy_OnTyranny_241109_1920x1080-9jrc01.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Timothy Snyder: &lsquo;You have to be in the moment in order to get through the moment&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731175878428_n_Velshi_MaulikPancholy_VelshiBannedBookClub_241109_1920x1080-hv0cx4.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Velshi Banned Book Club: how Maulik Pancholy got his book unbanned<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:45<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731175343584_n_Velshi_LaurenceTribe_DonaldTrump_Democrats_CriminalJustice_2024Election_241109_1920x1080-9tqqik.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Laurence Tribe: It&rsquo;s not over. The resistance is about to ignite<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:54<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1730659454234_n_Velshi_WestWing_MartinSheen_MaryMcCormack_LincolnProject_KamalaHarris_DonaldTrump_2024Election_PresidentBartlet_KateHarper_241103_1920x1080-7nvhqb.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">West Wing cast: &lsquo;It&rsquo;s ok to expect more from our leaders&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:28<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1730659037035_n_Velshi_RachelMaddow_AbortionRights_Women_WarOnWomen_DonaldTrump_KamalaHarris_2024Election_241103_1920x1080-m0yyrb.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Maddow: Abortion is affecting voters &#8216;viscerally&#8217; and &#8216;gutturally&#8217; in ways we have yet to understand<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:16<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1730653563659_n_msnbc_abortionspecial_241103_1920x1080-au6tvr.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Maddow shows how Trump abortion bans are hurting women: &#8216;This is the fact of post-Roe American life&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">24:31<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1730573003733_n_velshi_DonaldTrump_COVID19_Coronavirus_DonaldTrump_Pandemic_241102_1920x1080-pqk936.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Believe him the first time: The pandemic proves Trump can&rsquo;t handle a crisis<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:26<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1730572875715_n_velshi_TimothySnyder_2024Election_DonaldTrump_KamalaHarris_Books_241102_1920x1080-pe38z6.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Tim Snyder: Voting is what makes America &lsquo;exceptional&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:42<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1730572711167_n_velshi_KeithEllison_Minnesota_2024Election_IsraelHezbollahConflict_KamalaHarris_BenjaminNetanyahu_DonaldTrump_JoeBiden_241102_1920x1080-f404bl.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">AG Keith Ellison: &lsquo;It is important to see through our tears&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:02<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1730572500072_n_velshi_MichaelBeschloss_2024Election_History_IsraelIranAttacks_KamalaHarris_DonaldTrump_241102_1920x1080-w53xqj.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Historian on protest votes: &lsquo;Consider what you&rsquo;re doing very carefully&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:32<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1730570138716_n_Velshi_BenWikler_Wisconsin_2024Election_KamalaHarris_DonaldTrump_MoneyinPolitics_Democrats_241102_1920x1080-htjyni.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;I give us the edge&#8217;: WI Dem Chair calls out the GOP&rsquo;s &#8216;strategic mistake&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:35<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_10\/1730050625048_n_Velshi_MartyBaron_WashingtonPost_JeffBezos_LATimes_2024Election_KamalaHarris_DonaldTrump_241026_1920x1080-1b9j3y.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Betrayal&rsquo;: Marty Baron, former Washington Post editor, slams paper&rsquo;s non-endorsement<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"video-page-playlist\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731265652071_n_Velshi_EddieGlaudeJr_DonaldTrump_2024Election_History_241110_1920x1080-dc0we2.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Eddie Glaude: &lsquo;We can&rsquo;t capitulate&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:29<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731265548769_n_Velshi_KrisMayes_Arizona_WilliamTong_Connecticut_2024Election_DonaldTrump_Abortion_AttorneyGeneral_241110_1920x1080-0cz2ms.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;We will not be cowed&rsquo;: State AGs prepare to steer the anti-Trump resistance<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:41<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731265403783_n_Velshi_DrImaniPerry_2024Election_DonaldTrump_Women_Equality_History_241110_1920x1080-3uoy7b.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Imani Perry: &lsquo;We have to live according to our ethics as opposed to our fears&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:05<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731265169195_n_Velshi_2024Election_DonaldTrump_Women_Equality_History_241110_1920x1080-iy6771.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Velshi: We must confront our history<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:24<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2024_11\/1731263424300_n_Velshi_JenniferPiscopo_MollyJongFast_Women_2024Election_WomenInPolitics_241110_1920x1080-fq801e.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Why not here? 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