My new book “Don’t Say I Didn’t Warn You” is coming to a bookstore near you next year!
Fall 2027. 🙏🏾
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Symone D. Sanders Townsend
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Symone D. Sanders Townsend
@SymoneDSanders
SDT. Co-Host @weeknightmsnow + #Clockit. Lash & 💅🏾 enthusiast. Forever a Nebraska girl.
Washington, D.C. Katılım Nisan 2014
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SCOOP O CLOCK- @FBIDirectorKash summoned to White House by frustrated Trunp advisers today . He had to cancel his jet trip to see his girlfriend play at a country music festival in Chicago - from the tarmac. Great @MSNOWNews team
ms.now/news/kash-pate…
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I’m just thinking about all of the candidates and elected officials of so many different walks of life who don’t get to be “flawed” or have “redemption arcs” but are nevertheless deeply compelling and wholly authentic.
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Some people want to be right and some people want to win.
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Something I’ve been thinking about: Project 2025 was not primarily authored by folks with no experience in government. Many of the contributors had significant government experience - in the first Trump admin, other republican administrations, government agency’s & conservative think tanks.
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Unclear to me why they think that being billed as Platner's chosen successor would be a net political asset
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur
A Platner campaign official fires back at @MaineDems, telling NBC News: “The Platner campaign has reached out to the party to try and understand what this process would look like. At no point has the campaign tried to ‘put its finger on the scale.’ Over 150,000 Mainers voted for this movement, and over 15,000 Mainers volunteered their time and energy to it. While Graham wouldn't want to be a part of the process, he would want to make sure the voters and volunteers make this decision — not the political establishment.”
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Christopher Webb@cwebbonline
CHECK THIS OUT @SymoneDSanders spills the tea on how “Graham Platner was served up on a platter” for Maine. This is what happens when outside political players prioritize a candidate who looks the part and fits the narrative, instead of doing the rigorous, locally informed vetting campaigns actually need. NOTE: People think his campaign was grassroots, but it wasn’t.
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I am in my office screaming at the tv. Thank you @Lawrence
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If you have to write one of these today, this is how you do it.
Naomi Klein@NaomiAKlein
I truly fucked up not doing my due diligence on Platner before offering high praise for his communication skills (on another platform). Enough was out there at the time that I should have been more cautious. Especially because I met adventurer dudes like him while reporting in Iraq. Deep respect to all who got it right. I won't take down the bad post because that looks like hiding. But please know that I'm truly sorry I disappointed folks who trust me to be more careful. Most of all I'm sorry to the women who came forward only to be disbelieved and smeared. You deserved better and I feel absolutely gutted.
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lol. demands are crazy
Peter Baker@peterbakernyt
Platner aide lists terms for dropping out: “If he was to step down it would only be with a guarantee of being replaced by a candidate who he believes is true to the values and vision and policy agenda of the campaign that Maine voted for." @ShaneGoldmacher nytimes.com/live/2026/07/0…
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The FIFA story is interesting and there are real questions there about access, influence, and how the presidency is being used. But I think the bigger question is: where is this level of urgency when it comes to the lives of the American people?
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Cooper: I've seen governments and dictators rise and fall, people and places torn apart by lies and hate and war. And I've seen people do things and heard them say things that I could never have imagined. I've seen what we humans are capable of when everything else is stripped away. Yes, great acts of barbarism and brutality. But we are also capable of remarkable acts of heroism and kindness. It's a choice, and the choice is up to us
Let's hope 50 years from now, someone standing here or somewhere on the eve of the 300th anniversary of this republic will look back and say of us: they didn’t know if they would make it through but they did.
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Today, July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of America
Aaron Parnas@AaronParnas
This image is from today. A Black woman sits on the DC metro as masked white nationalists prepare to march on our nation's capital. This is America's 250th anniversary. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
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🎧In the latest episode of "Clock It with Symone & Eugene,” @SymoneDSanders and @EugeneDaniels2 reflect on the 4th of July, America’s 250th anniversary, and remaining hopeful for the future.
Plus, @ProfMMurray joins to discuss the Constitution and how everyday people can meet extraordinary moments.
Listen now⬇️
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clo…
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I don’t have it in me today to express any horror at Supreme Court decision on Haiti TPS that we all saw coming.
But I am gobsmacked that a Vice President can say this out loud. They count on the ignorance of the population and the reality that the news media will allow this vice signaling to indeed be a short lived story. Richard Nixon was engaged in high crimes that subverted the Constitution and diminished the office. His threat was existential. The abuse of the IRS alone warranted prosecution. This quote should follow Vance into his ultimate obituary. But we move on to the next entertainment.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."
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It's actually mind-boggling that @JDVance would say Watergate would be a "10 hour story" today.
Just to review, Nixon's aides authorized a break-in of the DNC HQ to install bugging equipment--in a caper foiled by a night watchman, who called police. They then enlisted the CIA to mislead the FBI that the break-in was related to a probe of malign foreign actors.
The entire operation was paid for by a slush fund controlled by the WH.
The WH also enlisted the IRS to probe hundreds of Nixon's political enemies.
The AG, the WH COS and several other top aides all were convicted and served time for their involvement in the crimes and coverup.
Nixon was caught on his own secret tape system conspiring with them but was pardoned a month after he resigned by his successor, Gerald Ford.
That Vance thinks this would be a "10 hour story" today speaks volumes about the moral and ethical degradation of the Trump era.
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The Q-anon inflected lie about a lost 450,000 kids is astonishing. And also good on @rosadelauro for this
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
DeLAURO: Do not interrupt! MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Don't you point your finger at me DeLAURO: I will point my finger at you! Mr chairman, could you put him in his place? MULLIN: You should be put in your place
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the following statement on the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Mullin v. Doe, regarding Temporary Protected Status (TPS):
"Today, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling allowing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to be canceled or expire.
"Today’s decision is a legal decision. As I have stated in the past, the policy to remove these individuals from this country is a mistake.
"As a result of today’s ruling, the over 10,000 Haitians who have been living in Ohio (mostly in the Springfield area) legally through TPS will now be here illegally and will be subject to immediate deportation. This also means that while these Haitians were working and contributing to our community and economy yesterday, today it is now illegal to employ them.
"The situation in Haiti could hardly be much worse. The violent gangs run most of the country. The government barely functions. And, the economy is in shambles.
"Further, our federal government has an advisory against traveling to Haiti, and our Federal Aviation Administration prohibits U.S. carriers from flying there because of the danger to planes of being shot at by the gangs.
"But, more importantly, changing the immigration status of these individuals is not in the best interest of the United States nor Ohio."
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