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The Joy Reid Show

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4.8 • 719 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 122 minutes

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On tonight's episode of TJRS, for years the far-right has spouted conspiracy theories. From Q Anon to Pizzagate and so forth. Now in 2026 it seems that some of those conspiracies are true, though not in the ways the far-right predicted they'd be, and not by the perpetrators they'd claimed. And with the shocking and horrific revelations of mass pedophile rings run by the wealthiest men and women on the planet those same conspiracy theorists are oddly silent. What's up with that? And what are the ways in which the people in power are attempting to normalize the unconscionable? Well join us tonight as we walk through the madness that is our present reality in 2026 and try to make sense of it all right here, on The Joy Reid Show. GUEST SOCIALS: Ruwa Romman: Facebook: @Ruwa4Georgia Instagram: @ruwaromman Twitter/X: @ruwaromman Threads: @ruwaromman TikTok: @ruwaromman BlueSky: @ruwaromman.bsky.social You can also support Representative Romman's campaign for Governor of Georgia here: www.ruwaforgeorgia.com/ Dean Obeidallah: IG & X: @deanobeidallah https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/ More Perfect Union Mini Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxqnLvJnWqQ THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: HELIX: Go to helixsleep.com/JOY for 27% Off Sitewide. Make sure you enter our show name after checkout so they know we sent you! The Freedom From Religion Foundation: Go to ffrf.us/newyear or text my name “JOY” to 511-511 and help protect a country that belongs to all of us. ABOUT JOY REID: Joy-Ann Lomena Reid (AKA Joy Reid) is a best-selling American author, political journalist and TV host. She was a national correspondent for MSNBC and is best known for hosting the Emmy-nominated, NAACP Award-winning political commentary and analysis show, The ReidOut, from 2020 to 2025. Her previous anchoring credits include The Reid Report (2014–2015) and AM Joy (2016–2020). STAY CONNECTED WITH THE SHOW: Website: https://www.joyannreid.com Merch: https://shop.thejoyreidshow.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@joyannreid Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Joy-Reid-Show/61576759980854/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyreidshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thejoyreidshow FOLLOW JOY ON SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyreidofficial/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyannreid/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joyreidofficial Want to hear more of our theme song? Check out the Foodchain page on BandCamp: https://pthefoodchain.bandcamp.com/track/the-foodchain-basically-ft-jd-era ============================= Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contains content that is property of The Joy Reid Show, a production of Image Lab Media Group. You are authorized to share the video link and channel, and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to this YouTube Channel is provided. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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