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Alicia Menendez

@AliciaMenendez

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Co-host @TheWeekendMSNBC . Creator @latinatolatina . Author, The Likeability Trap. Evangelina & Ofelia’s mom. Jersey Girl.

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@AliciaMenendez
Alicia Menendez
1 year
When @JuleykaLantigua & I launched @latinatolatina we dreamed of reaching enough listeners to hit one million downloads. Today, in half the time it took us to get to one million, we surpassed two million. 💫
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@AliciaMenendez
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3 years
I am said “stylists”
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3 years
@DeadlineWH finally, the stylists got Alicia Menendez's hair out of her face
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@AliciaMenendez
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It’s @NicolleDWallace Day!!!
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MSNBC
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It's official: Nicolle Wallace returns to @DeadlineWH on Monday! She returns with a special series, "American Autocracy."
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If anyone is wondering why, for the rest of my life, I am wearing nothing but puffy sleeves, it’s because of this. Thank you @Lesdoggg !
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Leslie Jones 🦋
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I love a puffed sleeve
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2 years
My kid is so NJ. For Mother’s Day she wants to give her grandmother…cash.
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@AliciaMenendez
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Congratulations @NicolleDWallace @nytmike 💝
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Deadline White House
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Nicolle Wallace is back! With some very special news to share…Welcome Baby Izzy!!! 👶 🍼 ❤️
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My husband just shouted “What a fiasco!” Then we looked at each other and laugh-cried over the number of things he could be referencing right now.
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@AliciaMenendez
Alicia Menendez
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“Being emotional can be used against women, but I lean into that because I know the stories that make me cry are the ones that end up on the front page of the NYT or in the A-block of NewsHour” @Yamiche
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3 years
I think about this exchange all the time
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I am “watches TikTok videos exclusively on Instagram” years-old.
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@AliciaOnMSNBC
American Voices with Alicia Menendez
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"Privileges aren't like blankets. You don't just climb under it and protect yourself; you actually have to assert the privilege to each question as it's asked.. [We may finally] see just how far they were willing to go to interrupt the smooth transfer of power." @JoyceWhiteVance
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Alicia Menendez
4 years
Oh my.
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Bianca Padró Ocasio
4 years
Ahead of Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle says to Miami crowd “bring [Florida] home to papi,” by whom I believe she means the president.
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Alicia Menendez
3 years
Excited to watch @clairecmc in for @NicolleDWallace , then I’m in the chair 5-6pmET!
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@AliciaMenendez
Alicia Menendez
3 years
Filling in for @NicolleDWallace then handing it over to @DrJasonJohnson !
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@AliciaMenendez
Alicia Menendez
3 years
Come join me 4-5pmET as I fill in for my friend @NicolleDWallace on @DeadlineWH and then hand the baton over to @DrJasonJohnson for 5-6pmET. *A proverbial baton hand off is the only type I am athletic enough to pull off.
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Alicia Menendez
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In today for @NicolleDWallace on @DeadlineWH . Join me 4-5pm ET before I hand it over to @DrJasonJohnson !
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3 years
My husband is convinced that Ashley Biden is a secret service agent dancing to Demi Lovato and I don’t want to correct him
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@AliciaMenendez
Alicia Menendez
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👀
@NBCLatino
NBC Latino
4 years
Nearly 3M Latinos have voted early, compared to about 1.4M who cast ballots at this point in 2016. Nearly 500K are young Latino voters under 30; about 65% of them voted for the first time, according to @TargetSmart data as of Thursday evening.
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3 years
What my three year-old has learned watching her parents work from home: she just answered a pretend phone call by saying, “Yeah, what is it?”
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“We’re from Miami. That’s another country.” - my three year-old
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Alicia Menendez
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@WajahatAli Is this, like, a package deal *with* your dad? Because if so, I am in.
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3 years
In for @NicolleDWallace , before handing off to @MichaelSteele on @DeadlineWH !
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@AliciaMenendez
Alicia Menendez
5 months
When the group chat become a whole show @SymoneDSanders @MichaelSteele let’s go 💫
@THR
The Hollywood Reporter
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MSNBC Shakes Up Schedule With New Panel Show 'The Weekend'
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@AliciaMenendez
Alicia Menendez
3 years
Overheard in my 4 year-old’s remote learning class Teacher: Which season is it? Kid: Spring Break.
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@AliciaMenendez
Alicia Menendez
4 months
Jill! I am not allowed to cry until the show is officially over! 🫶
@JillWineBanks
Jill Wine-Banks (now on Threads as jillwinebanks)
4 months
This #JillsPin celebrates all the great shows from @aliciamenendezxo on @AliciaOnMSNBC and all those to come on her new weekend show. Joining her and #DavidJollyFl and #FernandAmandi tonight at 6 ET for 2 segments. Hope you'll be there as there's lots of news to discuss.
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Alicia Menendez
2 years
“Governor Abbott, our community needs help, sir” - boos + cries from the crowd gathered outside Robb Elementary as the Governor arrives
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Alicia Menendez
2 months
👀
@JesseRodriguez
Jesse Rodriguez
2 months
Miss @NicolleDWallace ? She'll join @DeadlineWH next hour to share a little update!
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4 months
Cannot wait to see what you do next
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Mehdi Hasan
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Some personal news: I've decided to leave MSBNC. New year, new plans, new challenges:
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Alicia Menendez
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Half my family came down with Covid so I have been caretaking! Back soon. Grateful for science/vaccines. Also to @JulianCastro + @MariaTeresa + our @AliciaOnMSNBC team for holding it down in my absence. ♥️
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@AliciaMenendez
Alicia Menendez
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One of the only Latina columnists in the entire US media ecosystem, a truly incisive and important voice 👇
@jeanguerre
Jean Guerrero
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I’ve been laid off from my job as a columnist for the LA Times today, with 100 of my best colleagues. It’s a dark day. I was the only Latina columnist for the opinion desk. Trump is looming & I’m author of Hatemonger. If you're hiring, I’m at jeangue619 @gmail .com
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“When I see how young girls are used in political messaging, it sometimes makes me think not of how much other people care for little girls’ futures, but rather about how much they dislike grown women.“ ⁦ @rtraister
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Working class Latinas cast more than 2.6 million early votes in battleground states in 2020, 3x the number they cast in 2016. Young Latinas (18-29) cast ~ 75% of their early votes for Democrats.
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Alicia Menendez
10 months
Me! I do!
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Imwithherb
10 months
No offense at all to @AliciaMenendez , who does a great job..but does anyone else feel like an abandoned child when @NicolleDWallace is off?
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Alicia Menendez
3 years
Happy birthday @NicolleDWallace 🥳
@JesseRodriguez
Jesse Rodriguez
3 years
Happy Birthday, @NicolleDWallace ! 🍰 @clairecmc
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@AliciaOnMSNBC
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"I’m a Black woman in America who knows what it is to experience the threat of white supremacy every day. When you are Black in America there is a conflated fear that is a part of your identity, but it does not deter me from living my life or doing my job." @AyannaPressley
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Alicia Menendez
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Thank you @Nelba_MG
@AliciaOnMSNBC
American Voices with Alicia Menendez
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Some people argue sharing gruesome images of victims will provoke legislative change. @Nelba_MG disagrees. "We have bigger problems than images right now...Hold your elected leaders accountable, and stop voting for people who do nothing. Don't weaponize this against families."
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@AdrienneMH2425 Walk me through this tweet….
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“For somebody who grew up as a nerdy kid obsessed with news, watching ‘Nightline’ and ‘Meet the Press,’ the idea of being a part of that family has always just been kind of overwhelming.” Congratulations ⁦ @JoyAnnReid ⁩!
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In for @NicolleDWallace 4-5pmET before handing things over to @DrJasonJohnson ! #DeadlineWH
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@AliciaOnMSNBC
American Voices with Alicia Menendez
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"Don't tell me that there wasn't an insurrection, and don't tell me that there wasn't a violent attempt to overthrow.. It's been about 16 years since I last saw combat and [January 6th] was the scariest thing [I've seen] since combat." @RepRubenGallego
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2 years
@oneunderscore__ I think you should work some of this into your Twitter bio
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Alicia Menendez
4 years
"This issue is not about one incident. It is cultural. It is a culture of lack of impunity, of accepting of violence and violent language against women. An entire structure of power that supports that." @AOC
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CSPAN
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Rep @AOC : "I do not need Rep. Yoho to apologize to me. Clearly he does not want to. Clearly when given the opportunity he will not & I will not stay up late at night waiting for an apology from a man who has no remorse over calling women & using abusive language towards women."
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Thank you my friend @Nelba_MG 💜
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"Systemic racism influences how we care about victims, and ageism too. How have we already moved on from the elders killed in Buffalo? We're having so many shootings that we're just forgetting people and in survivor care, no one should be left behind." @Nelba_MG
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“Black people & Latinos fill jobs that operate outside the 9-to-5 hours at higher rates than workers from other demographics. Experts expressed concern that curfew enforcement disproportionately affects black people + other marginalized communities.”
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Alicia Menendez
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Our @latinatolatina podcast is celebrating 1 million lifetime downloads. Shout out to everyone who called the idea “too niche” and so much gratitude for our listeners who proved them all wrong.
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My husband is currently teaching our 3 year-old about CDs. Can’t decide if this is part of our tech, history or music home schooling curriculum.
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Alicia Menendez
1 year
So fun to see @JulianCastro in for @AymanMSNBC
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Alicia Menendez
3 years
Gonna start practicing this new handover!
@mehdirhasan
Mehdi Hasan
3 years
Some personal news. The @MehdiHasanShow is heading for @MSNBC . I'll be hosting my nightly show not only on @peacockTV but also hosting it on @MSNBC every Sunday night, live from 8pm Eastern. Do please tune in, starting this Sunday, Feb 28th.
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4 years
Too warm. Too cold. Like a bowl of porridge, a woman is never just right.
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2 years
In 4-5pmET for @NicolleDWallace before handing things over to @DrJasonJohnson !
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“I couldn’t compete with Ducey or the Trump administration. Once they started opening things up and downplaying the severity of this, my dad...thought it was safe to...assume life as normal. And so I believe they have blood on their hands.” @kdurquiza who lost her dad to Covid-19
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In for @alexwagner on @WagnerTonight . See you soon!
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4 years
Agreed! We’re talking about this again today 4pmET w @jmsummers @NathalieMolina @andreperryedu on @MSNBC
@JustinAHorwitz
Justin Horwitz
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This should probably be a much bigger story.
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@AliciaOnMSNBC
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Happy 1st Anniversary #SistersInLaw ! #JillsPin never misses the mark 💯
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Alicia Menendez
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See you very soon! ☀️
@TheWeekendMSNBC
The Weekend on MSNBC
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🧵Tune into The Weekend with @SymoneDSanders , @MichaelSteele and @AliciaMenendez 8am-10am ET.
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See you soon! ☕️
@TheWeekendMSNBC
The Weekend on MSNBC
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🧵The Weekend is back today from 8am-10am ET with @SymoneDSanders , @MichaelSteele and @AliciaMenendez !
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@JoyceWhiteVance @hugolowell Great intro script. Would you like to moonlight as a producer?
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Alicia Menendez
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In for @SRuhle ! See you soon!
@11thHour
11th Hour
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TONIGHT:Trump to skip the first GOP debate after another week of legal woes–Stories of survival amid Maui fires & how you can help victims–and Hurricane Hilary barrels toward California @AliciaMenendez @IAmAmnaNawaz @jonallendc @renato_mariotti @DrVMDS @carloslcurbelo @evanpetes
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“Folks that I work with on the Hill who watch a lot of MSNBC, I feel like they’ve forgotten what my actual last name is.” ⁦ @kasie ⁩ lol
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“Well, tomorrow’s a new day.” - fellow mom at 8am
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“Don’t plan gatherings in places where you can’t be outdoors + widely spaced. This may mean postponing or canceling long-standing traditions. For a lot of people, that will be difficult + sad...it’s better than sending a family member to the ICU.”
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Cannot wait to see what’s next for you @kasie 💫
@kasie
Kasie Hunt
3 years
Some personal news, as they say — thank you to all of the viewers, reporters, lawmakers and everyone else who’s gotten up extra early to help make ⁦ @WayTooEarly ⁩ better. I loved doing this show. More soon! #WayTooEarly
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In for my friend @kasie , so tell me why you’re up #WayTooEarly ☕️ ☕️ ☕️
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Unconventional but…in at the top of @11thHour and then you get @SRuhle back! Joining me: @jonallendc @RaulAReyes @JoyceWhiteVance @mccaffreyr3
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Alicia Menendez
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My friends @SymoneDSanders & @MichaelSteele had too much fun without me, so I am back, driven by FOMO. ☀️
@TheWeekendMSNBC
The Weekend on MSNBC
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🧵 Get ready to tune into #TheWeekend from 8am-10am ET with @MichaelSteele , @SymoneDSanders and @AliciaMenendez !
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@meenaharris My mom bought them - wait for it - kazoos
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10 months
I need to know if @KatiePhang ever naps on this set during commercial breaks
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Watch now: @TiffanyDCross is live from Miami for a special edition of “The @CrossConnection : The Latino Landscape” on @MSNBC . Missing the 305 watching this!
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Congratulations @JoyAnnReid + @thereidout team. What a year! 💜
@thereidout
The ReidOut
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#TheReidOut with @JoyAnnReid starts right now on @MSNBC ! Thanks for joining us as we celebrate ONE YEAR of @thereidout , #reiders !
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Biden campaign brings on @JulieR2019 (former Harris, Obama aide) to advise on Latino strategy
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See you soon!
@AliciaOnMSNBC
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Up way too early and in for @kasie . Letting @JonLemire get his beauty rest. Why are you up? @WayTooEarly
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I tried to choose a favorite line from this ⁦ @nprAudie ⁩ interview. I failed.
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If you just watched our segment on ⁦ @MSNBC ⁩, here is the effort to supply tablets to hospitals so Covid-19 patients can connect with their families. ❤️
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Alicia Menendez
3 years
And I am...nervous!
@JoyceWhiteVance
Joyce Alene
3 years
Tonight I get to ask @AliciaMenendez the questions for a change & I can’t wait. I really enjoyed her book. Instead of going after easy answers, she takes on the problems women face in a direct manner & we get to benefit from her analysis. Come join us on zoom tonight at @bwln_nyu
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Alicia Menendez
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Love to see @lourdesgnavarro described as a “huge get” because she is ♥️
@sarafischer
Sara Fischer
3 years
NEW:🚨Huge get for @nytimes — NYT poaches @lourdesgnavarro from NPR to host new Opinion podcast — The new show, currently unnamed, becomes NYT’s 4th opinion podcast, following shows from @ezraklein @karaswisher @janecoaston
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Alicia Menendez
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This is me. Hard same.
@KimberlyEAtkins
Kimberly Atkins Stohr
3 years
I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine last week, so I’m in the category of folks who must spend the next week looking out for symptoms of life-threatening blood clots. And if I had it all to do over again, I would. And I hope others can too. My column:
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Alicia Menendez
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Thank you @KatiePhang
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American Voices with Alicia Menendez
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"You want to follow the money, and if the money can be tied to Weisselberg, and it can then be tied to Trump in some way, then maybe the Trump organization in some way and Donald Trump himself will be looking down the barrel of a federal indictment." @KatiePhang
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Alicia Menendez
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Three hours!! Join us! ☕️
@TheWeekendMSNBC
The Weekend on MSNBC
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🧵The Senate voted just hours after the midnight deadline to send a funding bill to President Biden's desk. Tune in for an EXTRA hour of The Weekend with @SymoneDSanders , @MichaelSteele and @AliciaMenendez from 7am-10am ET to find out what’s in it for you.
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Alicia Menendez
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Congratulations @JonLemire . Setting my alarm to watch and sending you a coffee IV!
@MSNBCPR
MSNBC Public Relations
3 years
JUST ANNOUNCED on @Morning_Joe : ➡️ @MSNBC & @NBCNews political analyst Jonathan Lemire is the new host of @WayTooEarly . ➡️ @JonLemire also joins @politico as White House Bureau Chief. Set your alarms & watch #WayTooEarly weekdays beginning at 5am ET.
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Alicia Menendez
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“You're supposed to go on TV all the time, tweet, Instagram, TikTok. I don't do any of that, and it hurts my career. At the end of my work day, I need a glass of wine and my children to be very quiet.”
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Alicia Menendez
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See you soon!
@TheWeekendMSNBC
The Weekend on MSNBC
4 months
Coming up this Saturday and Sunday on #TheWeekend with @MichaelSteele , @AliciaMenendez and @SymoneDSanders : 👉 @RepJamesClyburn   👉Governor  @iamwesmoore   👉 @RepRaskin
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@ProfMMurray is a star and I am her proud (self-appointed) stage mom
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