Joel Payne

CCO @MoveOn; NJ/NC product; Dem strategist/PR dude; fmr HfA, fmr @senatorreid. @cbsnews political contributor; all opinions expressed are my own, 👨🏾‍💼

[Emma Vigeland @EmmaVigeland]

I love this unhinged ex behavior. Posting an AI generated animation of the two of you after he committed to another woman… On another level

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

INBOX: MoveOn is endorsing @CoriBush in her race against @bell4mo

[Roxie Richner @roxierichner]

NEW: @AbdulElSayed nets the MoveOn endorsement:

[Joel Payne @paynedc]

@sahilkapur We finally beat Medicare

[Ali Bianco @_alibianco]

Scoop in @playbookdc PM: @MoveOn is launching their new midterms program — and they’re targeting voters that Dems have left behind.

They estimate there’s enough of their members who sat out 2024 that could make or break the House majority.

[Dr. Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed]

Abduls of the world unite.

[NAACP @NAACP]

The NAACP is taking a stand. Today, we launch the #OutofBounds campaign, a national call to action for Black athletes, families, fans, and allies.

In response to states erasing Black voting representation after the Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision, we are demanding accountability.

"Out of Bounds is our answer: we are naming the contradiction, and we are calling on Black athletes, families, fans, and consumers to act on it. The same power that built these programs can be redirected." —NAACP President and CEO @DerrickNAACP

This is about more than sports. It’s about justice. Learn more and join the movement: https://t.co/H3PDNjEeAL

[Joel Payne @paynedc]

10 bucks to whichever reporter asks Cornyn - “was it worth it?”

[Kevin Driscoll 🇺🇸 @kevndriscoll]

Rob Sand, a Democrat running for governor in Iowa, starts his town halls by having Republicans, Democrats and independents sing America the Beautiful together before anyone argues about politics.

It's hard to believe this is real when you first watch it.

Rob Sand is doing something very different in Iowa right now. It's working https://t.co/5EEXkTwJK9

(video credit: @LauraRBelin)

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

BOYCOTT the SEC: the Southeastern Conference supports the GOP effort the strip Black voters of their rights. 56% of all players in the SEC are Black. Generating BILLIONS to these institutions. BLACK ATHLETES SHOULD TRANSFER AND DECOMMIT. Boycott Games.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

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[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

I often say that the fight for democracy is the fight of our generation. But let me be clear, if you aren’t fighting for Black voting rights right now then you aren’t really fighting for democracy.

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Everybody knew Callais was coming down and that Alito was probably writing it. If someone tries to convince you that the southern Rs wouldn’t be re-mapping right now without Virginia they are trying to sell you a time share.

[Complex @Complex]

A NYC student Olivia Connie-Perkins, has become the first person at her school to get accepted into an Ivy League college.

A viral video showed her classmates cheering and celebrating after the school announced she got into Brown University.

[🎥: successacademy/ig ]

[Ali Vitali @alivitali]

We made it to Friday with @WayTooEarly:
☀️ @JuliaManch
🌷 @moses_small
☕️ @NathanBomey
🌞 @twarrighi
🌅 @paynedc

Why are you awake? Email [email protected] or reply right here with your reasons — me and our end-of-week panel will react! #waytooearly

[MoveOn @MoveOn]

“They want to tell you what to think, they wanna tell you what to study, they wanna tell you what to laugh at. People don’t like that. This is a very dangerous hot stove for this administration to touch,” @paynedc, MoveOn's Chief Communications Officer.

[Weijia Jiang @weijia]

The Hilton donated the ~2600 dinners that went unserved at WHCD. They freeze dried the steak and lobster for longer shelf life before giving them to 2 shelters for abused women and children. HUGE thank you to the staff that worked through the night under terrible circumstances.

[Abby D. Phillip @abbydphillip]

Very relieved everyone is safe in DC tonight. The WHCD has hosted presidents for decades. This is one of the most well-secured and well-known (to law enforcement) places in Washington. How anyone could get close to this event with a weapon is almost inconceivable.

[Sam Stein @samstein]

The whca dinner is one of the most guarded and secured dinners of the entire year. Multiple security screenings at multiple levels of the hotel. Shocked a gun could even get close

[Joel Payne @paynedc]

Like a breath of fresh air

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Spent Saturday with President Obama and New York's Cutest — turns out my first name is Mayor and I need to be doing more squats.

Here’s to building a City where families can thrive and every classroom is full of this much joy.