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Role black women play in democracy. you cant think about georgia without thinking about latosha and without thinking about stacey and the one prosecutor thats going after that family is a black woman in georgia. when you look at whos going after that family in new york, its a black woman, right? so theres a bigger story that i think is brewing, and that is that black women have consistently fought for our democracy on every single level, whether it was in the streets, whether it was in the halls...

Being a threat to the future and young people. another poll, 35% of young people identify with the democratic party and believe democrats, too, have much work to do in referencing our interests. so on the most bake basic level, the first time we bear many of our societys most systemic issues and a racial reckoning, we want to see a reckoning, that entails everything from enacting policies that protect our planet from worsening natural disasters to make sure we achieve racial justice and equality...

They have interviewed 300 witnesses. they have 35,000 pages of documentation. let them do their work. im confident theyll be able to give us results as well. >> we hope, we hope. especially in a midterm year. you know this very well. youve run for congress twice. thats how we first met your first campaign trail. i echo your sentiment that young people can get involved at any level. work on a campaign, run for office. all of those things make a difference. we have to talk about freddy versus jaso...

To hold out, not to be blamed in the midterms. its interesting what stephanie grisham has to say, although a book to promote. she is right, if president trump does run again, it will be a second term. he wont have to worry about a reelection. thats something that you think about. >> if youre the democrats, you you want trump to announce now so you have the issue in 2022. >> and we saw that in 2020, theres nothing that galvanizes like fear. many democrats dont seem to have fear of president trump...

Topping our political radar today, for the second day in a row, justice thomas clarence asked the first questions during the oral arguments in the supreme court. the normally quiet justice comes at this time, abortion and gun rights. justice breyer says the court in his view is a big improvement over doing business virtually. the senior liberal was heckled by protesters who want the 83-year-old to retire. his response -- >> what do you say to people who argue that you should retire as soon as po...

Essentially, oh, were not perfect, but were doing our best. >> one of the underlying principles behind the work that we do is ensuring peoples safety and security. and most people really do feel quite safely and secure on our platform. so -- and theyre coming back and theyre using our platform because they do feel safe and secure. and we are doing a good job to get that content off. but i do think there are validation systems that people want in place. >> so, jennifer, help people understand -- ...

Surely something that i think we can see these senators come together on. and they certainly indicated that today. just one final point i want to make, john. obviously, todays hearing is focused on the protection of children. but as you mentioned, when you played that clip, haugen there spoke about the guard rails facebook in place leading up to the election. stopping the spread of misinformation. we know it didnt work very well but guard rails. facebook is pushing back and saying, well, we left...

Blumenthal, it is horrific what is happening. i dont believe theres enough context around what exactly an eating disorder looks like. what you see are images of children starving themselves on this platform. and others witnessing that and replicating it. that is why this platform essentially is so dangerous as well as other forms of self-harm. >> lets hear a little more about that. i think, sometimes, you need to shock the situation in congress, especially free speech and government agency. you ...

You can do a lot more with 3.5 than 1.5. youre certainly right about the frustrations the white house has had about their broader message with the agenda package not breaking through. and todays trip to michigan is really a chance to reset that. a white house official told me that this broader issue today is going to be framing this point, a choice between competition and complacency. and that this is needs for economic opportunity. were going to be hearing that a lot from the president today. >...