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@nprscottsimon Just noting that's Buck Weaver, not Shoeless Joe

@danpfeiffer Amen

During the first week of Trump 2.0, too many elected Dems have been silent. They seem to be waiting for the exact right message. But if there is one lesson from the Trump era, it’s this: when it comes to messaging, volume and frequency are vastly more important than precision. Saying nothing is worse than saying the wrong thing. Just get out there and start talking. No slogans, no jargon, just talk like a human; and talk about Trump.

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@jonathanvswan Congrats!

Thanks for all the kind notes, everyone. Was a very emotional day. Proud to be an American.

@jonfavs I still cannot believe this.

What did I tell you? Eat Pray Lovett

The CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security co-chairs, Richard Burr and Julie Gerberding, are joined by @SPsaki, White House National Security Council, to discuss the new U.S. Global Health Security Strategy, its themes, and its priorities. csis.org/events/new-us-…

When your younger sister is a total genius badass washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/… From our notebook
New this a.m.: President Biden has tapped Stephanie Psaki to be his global health security coordinator.
Psaki, a longtime global heath expert who serves on the National Security Council, will help organize the government’s response when an emerging health threat is detected overseas and elevated as a White House priority, our colleague Dan Diamond scooped. The role was mandated by Congress, with lawmakers saying the government’s stumbles in responding to covid in early 2020 revealed the need for a designated coordinator.
Psaki, who joined the federal health department’s global affairs office in March 2021 and moved to the White House in 2022, will remain in her current role as NSC’s deputy senior director for global health security and biodefense. Shankar Sundaram, who has expertise in emerging technologies and biodefense, was tapped to be senior director of the NSC global health security team in November 2023.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who crafted the bipartisan Global Health Security Act that created the coordinator role, praised the choice of Psaki. The position “will help provide clear, focused, and accountable leadership for the federal government’s pandemic preparedness, prevention, and response efforts,” Connolly said in a statement.

The Biden team has said pandemic preparedness is a priority. In addition to Psaki’s role, the White House last year stood up a new pandemic preparedness office, led by retired Maj. Gen Paul Friedrichs, to help organize efforts to combat virus threats. Democrats have contrasted those moves with the Trump administration’s decision to wind down the NSC’s pandemic office in 2018 — a move that left “the country less prepared for pandemics like covid-19,” Beth Cameron, the office’s former head, wrote in 2020 as covid menaced the globe.

@bijan I'm so sorry Bijan

Our nephew, dear Kevin, died last night, after a tragic bike accident A sweet boy, just 31, recently married and a whole world ahead of him Sending all my love to his parents, wife & siblings. Hearts deeply aching and hoping I wake up from this horrible dream

@BeschlossDC Earlier draft included a line (by Sorensen) that did not make the final cut: "I who cannot fill his shoes must occupy his desk."

New President LBJ to Congress, sixty years ago today: "The greatest leader of our time has been struck down by the foulest deed of our time...Americans of all races...and political beliefs [must] respect one another...Let us put an end to the teaching...of hate...and violence."

@BeschlossDC JFK bought a gift for members of the ExComm--personalized silver calendars of the month of October made by @TiffanyAndCo -- Ted Sorensen kept the one below on a table in the living room of his NYC apartment

Could you please share any memories of your personal experience during the Cuban Missile Crisis, this week 1962?

Thank you for the kind words. I hope people listen to the speech.

@TheGregoryBell @JesseBarfield29 I remember going up and asking for his autograph at Yankees spring training. Always kind to the kids.

This reminds me of one of my memories. When I was 12, my friends and I were at a Yankees game near the dugout. In the 8th inning, @JesseBarfield29 threw us a ball. In the 9th inning, he broke his bat on a swing and gave it to us. 30 years later, I still remember his kindness.

.@antoraenergy and @rondoenergy are making remarkable progress on thermal batteries. Their clean energy solutions are helping address industrial emissions by storing power and scaling up—without increasing costs. b-gat.es/3teVogZ

@DorisKGoodwin Cannot wait to read it!

It's official! The book I’ve been working on the last 10 years—the first 5 with my husband before he died—will be published in April. Join us on this very personal journey through the 1960s—a time when we & many others were inspired to act by the belief we could make a difference

@JBKSchlossberg @TODAYshow 👏👏👏

So sick !! Thanks @TODAYshow for having us :)

Congratulations to BEV portfolio company @antoraenergy for launching their commercial-scale industrial decarbonization technology – a renewable-powered thermal battery that has reached the highest temperature demonstrated to date at full scale. More: nt-z.ro/44YWQAW

Antora’s thermal battery has established a new ultra-high-temperature record, storing energy above 1,800°C. That temperature “opens up pretty much every industrial process,” said Antora co-founder and CEO Andrew Ponec in @FastCompany: bit.ly/3sYLHml

Lovely tribute to my dad and his optimism in @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

The Hottest Thing In Energy Storage ft. @antoraenergy CEO Andrew Ponec on #WhatsYourProblem with @jacobgoldstein: bit.ly/42w79fy

Newton Minow had 97 years of influential and ever-curious life chicagotribune.com/entertainment/…