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MS NOW PRESENTS: "Clock It," a new podcast posted at the intersection of culture and politics from @symonedsanders.bsky.social and @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social’s Eugene Daniels.

New episodes drop every Thursday, starting February 12th.

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Opinion | Trump's Kennedy Center "renovations" explanation is a fig leaf for something darker Amid the revelations of the Epstein files and the ICE immigration crackdown, Trump's Kennedy Center renovations might seem minor. They're not.

OPINION by @symonedsanders.bsky.social:

“Presidents of both parties respected that separation because they understood something fundamental: Art does not belong to the presidency.”

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SOON: Senators to vote on funding package to end shutdown. @symonedsanders.bsky.social reports on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social.

League of United Latin American Citizens v. Executive Office of the President Learn more.

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court permanently BLOCKS the administration from implementing part of Executive Order requiring documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration application.

A BIG VICTORY for our clients--DNC, DGA, DSCC, DCCC, Sen Schumer and Leader Jeffries--and all voters!

MSNBC Films presents "Andrew Young: The Dirty Work," executive produced by Rachel Maddow. The documentary retraces Andrew Young's story — in his own words — as a trusted friend to Dr. MLK, Jr. and architect of the Civil Rights Movement.

Watch Oct. 17 at 9pm ET. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwC3...

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ICYMI: Kate & Leah go over the last week on the shadow docket (including racial profiling....) & what's been going on in the lower courts.

THEN Symone Sanders Townsend @symonedsanders.bsky.social (MSNBC cohost) joins to talk about how SCOTUS helped implement Project 2025 crooked.com/podcast/how-...

NEW: Appeals court blocks Trump admin. from removing Lisa Cook from Fed Reserve board.

"We have to have a greater love for our kids”: Rep. Ilhan Omar joins The Weeknight to discuss the mass shooting during a morning Mass at Annunciation Catholic School on the south side of Minneapolis.

Opinion | Trump’s attack on Lisa Cook is an attack on all of us When past presidents have leaned on the Federal Reserve, it's gone badly.

OPINION by @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social’s @symonedsanders.bsky.social:

“Lisa Cook is standing her ground. The rest of us must do so as well.”

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@symonedsanders.bsky.social: Trump is targeting Black mayors as part of his power play

We talked about Epstein…

Watch as @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social co-hosts @symonedsanders.bsky.social and @michaelsteele.bsky.social, with special guest host @jonathancapehart.bsky.social, were featured in a comedy bit on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."

@symonedsanders.bsky.social shreds Trump’s Epstein timeline as the Supreme Court prepares to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal on September 29.

Brett Hankison, the Kentucky police officer who blindly fired 10 bullets into Breonna Taylor's home in 2020 during a botched raid has been sentenced to nearly three years, her family's lawyer said.

In case you didn’t read the Wall Street Journal last week, here is what the paper says was included in the birthday message from Trump to Epstein

Opinion | Trump’s attempts to decide who is ‘American’ is downright un-American The arc of American history bends toward inclusion — but only if we push back.

OPINION by @symonedsanders.bsky.social:

“Our history is filled with people who refused to let anyone else define their Americanness.”

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Today’s mixed Supreme Court ruling leaves the future of birthright citizenship to the lower courts. @andreaflores.bsky.social explains the implications for now as the plaintiffs seek class certification via @aliciamenendez.bsky.social and @symonedsanders.bsky.social @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social:

The news is exhausting and today I have had it. The Trump administration wants us to believe it’s perfectly fine to ask if the 14th amendment to THE CONSTITUTION is in fact CONSTITUTIONAL. That’s crazy.

Gun Silencer Provision In GOP Tax Bill Violates Rules, Says Senate Rules Ref The parliamentarian ruled that the provision making it easier to get silencers, rifles and shotguns is irrelevant to the budget bill and has to come out.

NEW: The provision in the GOP tax bill that makes it easier to get gun silencers, rifles and shotguns violates Senate rules and has to come out, says the Senate rules ref www.huffpost.com/entry/gun-si...

Last night I said Michael was raining on the Democrats’ parade re: the NYC mayoral primary and he said it was a parade walking in circles 😭🤣 Come for the banter and stay for the reminder that democrats have figured out what works for them post 2024.

The people aren’t with the same old same old. They know they deserve more and want it. They want candidates who actually knock on doors and earn votes. They want something to vote for and not just against. They want a vision and an understanding of their issues - like the rent being too damn high.

What the Trump Administration is not saying about taking military action in Iran is actually very telling. In my experience, the comms strategy is a choice. We can learn a lot if we just pay attention.

The next few days and weeks will be important. What Congress does (Republicans and Democrats) as well as world leaders and the intelligence community will reverberate for years to come.

The Iran deal the Obama Admin negotiated (JCPOA) took years and had the involvement of many other countries. Our current president thought he could negotiate a better deal in less than 6 months, alone with a real estate investor as his lead negotiator.1/

In just shy of 6 months in office, Trump has done many of the things he claimed he would never do and just about nothing that he promised he would.

‘You don't love a country more because you have a big flag': @michaelsteele.bsky.social rips Trump for flag obsession

Deseret News condemns Lee’s posts about Minnesota shooting The editorial board of the Utah-based publication said the Utah senator cast a “poor light”’ on the Beehive State.

The editorial board of a publication in Sen. Mike Lee's home state of Utah called on him to apologize for his posts about the Minnesota shootings, writing that they “were unacceptable for anyone, let alone from a member of the Senate.”

Tonight we had a good old fashioned kitchen table conversation about President Obama, Dems and speaking out in this moment. Thoughts?

Some 59 Palestinians killed in mass casualty event near Gaza aid site | The Jerusalem Post Medics said at least 59 people were killed and 200 wounded, at least 20 of them in critical condition.

Some 59 Palestinians killed in mass casualty event near Gaza aid site | The Jerusalem Post
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