I once thought I’d be an astronaut. But didn’t we all? Here’s The Clarion-Ledger’s report of Mississippi’s first ever “Student Space Station.” I was in Mission Control. Ad astra per aspera.

BREAKING: The Artemis II astronauts have safely splashed down after their historic 10-day mission around the moon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K_a...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune R-S.D. announced they've come to an agreement to fund DHS, saying they'll move forward with the two-track approach senators backed last week. Click the link to read more. www.ms.now/news/mike-jo...

I couldn’t fit it in this column, but I’ve been thinking about the b&w TV series “The Lone Ranger.” Every episode, somebody flinches at the sight of the mask-wearing hero, and he has to assure them he’s the good guy. www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...

That’s so kind of you, Eric. Thank you.

"We have every right to be angry at Trump using his 'two weeks' jibber-jabber to talk about something as gravely serious as war." www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

And we're being told that it's appropriate for federal agents to walk around dressed like this. www.ms.now/news/authori...

My latest column at @ms.now: www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

"The Trump administration, dedicated to the proposition that any comprehensive history of the U.S. amounts to godless DEI, has resisted minting coins celebrating the pluribus in our unum — even as it plans a coin celebrating Trump." My latest at @ms.now www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Louisiana is going to have so much fun with T-publicans.

Calvin Duncan is innocent. But I'm hoping his story can change the way we think about people who aren't. www.ms.now/opinion/msnb...

My appreciation to @allyfromnola.bsky.social for chatting with me about mandatory smile policies like the one Target is adopting: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Thanks for the great documentary, @maddow.msnbc.com!

Mississippi will always be home. It hurts to see what's happening there. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

If you weren't there in '95 when "Brown Sugar" landed like an earth-shattering meteor, it's hard to make you understand D'Angelo's impact. He was old school and innovative, a student of the greats but seemingly fully formed and wise. Listen to this genius. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3y2...

“When Burton was hosting the show, there did not appear to be many people arguing against the idea of introducing children to books by authors of different colors, cultures, ethnicities and experiences.” My column at @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

OPINION by @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social: “To reduce government programs, as Trump did, to 'things Democrats like' is to disregard the real needs such programs address.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

"The Ghetto," esp. the live version. "This is it!"

I wrote this in March when Hegseth announced his obviously racist policy of getting rid of Marines with chronic razor bumps. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

"It’s a shame that since Kirk’s death, arguing in bad faith has become characterized as virtuous and edifying. It’s not. And it’s not beneficial to try to rebut people making bad faith arguments." My column at @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Trump saying he hates his opponents belies the faith he claims. But more importantly for the country, it's his acknowledgement that he doesn't think of himself as everybody's president. Read me at @msnbc.com: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Kash Patel not knowing Dylann Roof's name "not only typifies a general incompetence among Trump’s Cabinet, it exemplifies the administration’s disregard for news that doesn’t jibe with the story of America it wants to tell." My column at @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

"Despite professing the same faith, Black and white Protestant Christians in the U.S. often have near opposite worldviews." My column at @MSNBC on the resistance to attempts to venerate Charlie Kirk. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

*Land of the free for us, but not for y’all* is not an argument a white Southern Republican like Mike Johnson should expect Black Democrats farther north to accept. My column at MSNBC Digital: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

"It’s inconceivable that stories of people aiming to shoot down rescue helicopters, raping babies and slaughtering one another would have been swallowed as often as they were if they weren’t stories of Black people doing such things." Me at @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

My latest column is on USCIS’ intensified focus on the moral character of those applying for citizenship.

Conservatives embracing Confederate flags, monuments and names is never about history. It's always about the present. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

"It’s not true that DEI efforts are backfiring. What’s true is that people who feel threatened by a more diverse, equitable and inclusive society are firing back." -- my column at @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Anybody seen the FEMA director? www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

OPINION by @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social: Jarvis highlights why ICE agents’ masks are especially disturbing. “The basic principle is that the police are accountable to the public. And that requires, at a minimum, knowing who the police are.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee: “Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

Bill Cassidy put his desire for a third Senate term over his concerns for public health and struck a deal with RFK that was sure to be broken. My column at MSNBC. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

OPINION by @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social: ’It seems safe to assume that President Trump’s aim in getting rid of FEMA is not to find a better way to help people who suffer weather-related catastrophes but to find a way to help as little as it can — if at all.’ READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

My column: Even people who’ve had bad experiences with FEMA should worry about Trump’s wish to get rid of it. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

There’s a framework that helps leaders think through policies that might seem fair and neutral but result in some people having disadvantages others don’t. It's called Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, which has been effectively outlawed by Trump’s administration. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Jessie Hoffman has been executed, his attorney says.

As a reporter who covered his trial, I know every gruesome detail of what Jessie Hoffman did to Molly Elliott. He's as guilty as anybody whose trial I ever covered. And, yet, I stand opposed to Louisiana's plan to suffocate him to death tonight. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Five years after Covid was declared a pandemic, see this @msnbc.com series on the multiple ways the U.S. response failed: www.msnbc.com/the-covid-test

Are you a recently dismissed federal employee? MSNBC.com is looking for first-person pieces about what you were working on, why you joined the government, etc. We're interested in hearing from air traffic controllers, USAID employees, and everyone in between. Contact me at jdow.92 on Signal.

✨💜 NOLA, you were everything! In one of the Blackest cities, you showed LEGACY and me so much love and I will be FOREVER grateful. Thank you to Black-owned Baldwin and Company for hosting my book event and to @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social for being the most wonderful conversation partner!

Distant relatives of JD Vance's think their unvaccinated 12-year-old should be put on a heart transplant list. As a transplant patient myself, I explain why they're wrong: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

My column today at MSNBC:

Never expected to hear Jesse Jackson’s “I AM SOMEBODY” mantra in a Super Bowl ad.

It’s no secret why conservatives hate the federal government so much. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

"Back the Blue" unless you're a Jan. 6 rioter who attacked the blue.

if your car got 4 different brands of tires on it; you do not need to be trying to drive in this weather.

Me at MSNBC: The new policy treats people as freeloading loiterers until they prove otherwise and says staff “may ask for help from law enforcement” to have them removed. It’s difficult to cultivate a third space when you’re adopting a policy that makes baristas narcs. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

"Dr. Feelgood," "Aretha Live at Fillmore West"

L-EAUX-L

My take on Biden's claim that he could have beat Trump. Not only does it not square with the facts, but it's an ungracious dig at his vice president. If you sub yourself out of the game, go sit down. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...