MeredithB-S

Senior Executive Editor of MS NOW. Founding editor of @nbcnewsthink & @MSNBCDaily. Adjunct at @cunyjschool. Believer that Emily is the better Deschanel sister.

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

Evergreen mood.

[Megan Mullally @MeganMullally]

if you guys need me, i’ll be in a hole in the ground 😵💀👋🏽

[Lizzie Johnson @lizziejohnsonnn]

I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

Solidarity with Washington Post journalists today. Stunning, undeserved cuts to an institution that has done such tremendous work both in the U.S. and abroad. They did not deserve this. And neither did their readers.

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

"The three most important days in American history since the Civil War have been: Dec 7, 1941. Sept. 11. And Jan. 6. We don’t use years for the last two. They aren’t dates on a calendar; they are scar tissue," writes @RepSwalwell:

https://t.co/6zGTL82VqR

[julie k. brown @jkbjournalist]

This is a complicated case, with a LOT of files, so I know it's easy to confuse what's what. What Stephen doesn't understand is that the emails released Wednesday are from Epstein's estate. They were obtained from Epstein's lawyers pursuant to a subpoena that was issued by the House Oversight Committee (lawmakers). These documents are separate from the criminal case files held by the DOJ and the FBI that Trump and Bondi promised to release after the election. (more)

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

@AntheaButler ... and last but definitely not least, @berlinerblau called it with his celebration of #Anora, and the subtle political messaging undergirding the night's biggest winner:

https://t.co/0tywV0aIwT

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

Watched the #Oscars last night and looking for more excellent analysis on the winners? MSNBC has you covered.

Loved Katelyn Burns' strong analysis on why almost nobody seems to like Emilia Pérez... except the academy:

https://t.co/KlZ8oS3mBb

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

Then there's this essay from @AntheaButler pushing back on the narrative that #Conclave was a progressive drama:

https://t.co/zWf1Sse2N4

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

Such a well deserved honor! Congrats to you both.

[Jackie Powell (she/her) @ClassicJpow]

It's an absolute honor to be recognized. Many thanks to @jarvisdeberry who edited this column.

What I appreciate the most is that women's basketball stories are being highlighted and given the proper spotlight.

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

I watched this live. I watched it on a Peacock replay. I literally can't stop watching it.

[Bill Simmons @BillSimmons]

I’ve had 2 hours to think about it - this was Steph’s best 3 ever.

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

It's that special time, that comes around every 4 years, when I am forced to DISABLE ALL PUSH ALERTS. #OlympicGames

[Barry Malone @malonebarry]

As a working class person in journalism, it troubles me how tough it still is for working class people to break into the trade. So I'm freeing up some time in my calendar for chats with aspirant working class journalists.

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

This is really, really concerning.

[John Paczkowski @JohnPaczkowski]

Our reporting on Eric Schmidt’s stealth drone project was posted this AM by @perplexity_ai . It rips off most of our reporting. It cites us, and a few that reblogged us, as sources in the most easily ignored way possible. Note the views. #zeroclick https://t.co/qZamti9E83

[Abdallah Fayyad @abdallah_fayyad]

I wrote about the cruel consequences of America's aging prison population. Why are we forcing older people to spend their dying years in prison when they can get better care elsewhere? https://t.co/rRqZTUjc66

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

https://t.co/D7LSuxNPvZ

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

"Let’s please stop saying that Caitlin Clark is 'taking a pay cut' to join the WNBA. She’s looking at the long game, and you should be, too."

@kavithadavidson breaks down the nuance behind the (well-intentioned) outrage.

https://t.co/4fZtFRLUh0

[Anthony Michael Kreis, FRHistS @AnthonyMKreis]

New Jersey has a name, Kathy.

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

“November 5th is going to be called something else,” Trump said. “Christian visibility day."

https://t.co/yuYDmA2Cvs

[MeredithB-S @MBennettSmith]

It's not complicated, as @byHeatherLong summarizes well. Companies just aren't listening.

https://t.co/fXIxiGuTQG

[Steve Vladeck @steve_vladeck]

Justice Alito is fixated on the idea that *someone* has to be able to sue.

#SCOTUS has rejected the "someone must have standing" approach to Article III standing consistently since 1973.

[Tess Owen @misstessowen]

the fact that the majestic owl Flaco was riddled with herpes and toxic substances makes him even more of a new york city icon