FIRST ON @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social The Obama Presidential Center will open on June 19th with celebrations happening that week. CEO of the Center, @dem-valeriejarrett.bsky.social told us that President Trump is not invited to the opening, but President Bush will be.
MSNBC EXCLUSIVE: @eugenedaniels2.bsky.social will sit down with former Vice President @kamalaharris.com this weekend for a wide-ranging interview.
A first look at the interview will air Saturday on @msnbc.com. The full interview will air on @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social at 7 a.m. ET on Sunday.
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“This is bad, bad, bad.” @milestaylor.bsky.social slams President Trump’s plan to send troops to Portland and unpacks the dangers this move poses for Americans.
VP Kamala Harris: "Don't let your spirit be defeated. That's the one thing we can we can hold onto and keep intact is our spirit around knowing what we stand for and therefore knowing what to fight for."
VP Kamala Harris: "There are these moments, and you all are showing that we have not given up on our country. We are not willing to bend and compromise what we know to be the important values that we as a country stand for, right? And that's what you all were doing."
VP Kamala Harris:"I know you all feel alone right now in many ways but know that you have so much support and you are creating such inspiration on behalf of you may never meet. I just want you to know I'm thinking about you, we are thinking about you, and you've got our support."
NEW: VP Kamala Harris called Missouri lawmakers we had on the show to show her support for their fight against the mid-decade redistricting. The main thrust of the convo was Harris telling them they "are not alone."
I'll thread more quotes from the audio I obtained here:
This AM, Missouri Democratic State Lawmakers, Ray Reed and Jeremy Dean, joined us to break down how they're fighting against Republican redistricting efforts by staging a sit-in on the Missouri House floor that has lasted more than 70 hours.
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Sunday at 7am ET - Missouri State Rep. Jeremy Dean (D) & @rayreedmo.bsky.social
“We don’t need ideology and politics right now. We need competence, clarity and compassion.” Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams calls out RFK Jr. as he draws bipartisan pushback over moves to limit vaccines.
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As a former vice president, Harris was guaranteed protection for six months after leaving office but at the end of his term President Joe Biden signed a directive that extended her service protection until next year, according to two sources familiar.
Confirming the CNN report the Trump admin revoked VP Kamala Harris’ SS protection.
Kirsten Allen, a senior advisor, tells me, “The Vice President is grateful to the United States Secret Service for their professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to safety.”
“This country has always aspired to equal opportunity… and that progress has to continue, we cannot move backward” Republican Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt explains why he’s stepped up efforts to achieve equal opportunity for the residents of his city in the face of the GOP’s attacks on diversity.
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“These cuts to public media are going to be hardest hit in rural communities and disproportionately in red states where news deserts are vast” @vivianschiller.bsky.social on the “devastating” impact of cutting federal funds to areas that rely heavily on public broadcasting.
Today marked the end of my term as president of the @whca. It was tough, important and a learning experience. Every minute of it was worth it.
The association is in amazing hands w/ Weijia. She will lead with strength, perseverance, humility and love.
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Saturday at 7am ET - San Antonio Mayor-elect Gina Ortiz Jones (D)
Saturday at 7am ET - @raskin.house.gov
SUNDAY at 7am - @replamonica.bsky.social
SUNDAY at 7am - @weissmann.substack.com @milestaylor.bsky.social
It was all the way live as @eugenedaniels2.bsky.social
@therickwilson.bsky.social @aprildryan.bsky.social & @drjasonjohnson.bsky.social joined me for a livestream Barbershop Wrap Party! From Musk to that Layered Blunt Cut, we left no scalp behind!
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"I really encourage Republicans to adopt that slogan in the 2026 congressional campaign, vote GOP: we're all gonna die anyway." @congressmanboyle.bsky.social on Sen. Joni Ernst's bleak comments about Medicaid cuts and her sarcastic apology video afterward.
"Members of Congress need to be taking every opportunity to go to these facilities because currently that's some of the only oversight mechanisms that we have" @repyassansari.bsky.social on visiting ICE facilities, as she had earlier this week in AZ, and says she saw some 'sickening conditions'
"This is part of a nationwide effort to undermine democracy and put forth their ideology as if it is fact, and Oklahoma is just a testing ground." Erica Watson, Director of @the-woke-mob.bsky.social, on a new curriculum in Oklahoma high schools that pushes 2020 election conspiracy theories.
“The most damning thing that they have done so far in the public’s mind is cuts to veterans' benefits and we should be out there…this is a golden opportunity for the Democratic Party.” James Carville on how Democrats should respond to President Trump’s upcoming military parade.
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