Sydney King
@sydneytking.bsky.social
Producer on The Weekend/ MSNBC
🍊UTK Alum
🎬Cinephile
📍Maryland/ DC🌸
🍊UTK Alum
🎬Cinephile
📍Maryland/ DC🌸
Reposted by Sydney King
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
How do you say stuff like this out loud?
Jessica: When I hear Republicans out there talking about their plan for education in America, I don't hear them talking about making sure disabled kids have access to a public education.
Greg: Because we're against it.
Greg: Because we're against it.
March 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
How do you say stuff like this out loud?
Reposted by Sydney King
Trump on MSNBC and CNN: "I think they're gonna be turned off."
March 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump on MSNBC and CNN: "I think they're gonna be turned off."
Need to rewatch Mulholland Drive and feel dumb the whole time 😅
January 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Need to rewatch Mulholland Drive and feel dumb the whole time 😅
The world lost a truly unique, visionary creator in David Lynch. His work was captivating, unpredictable, and sometimes confusing and disturbing. Lol but he was one of a kind, RIP to a legend.
January 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The world lost a truly unique, visionary creator in David Lynch. His work was captivating, unpredictable, and sometimes confusing and disturbing. Lol but he was one of a kind, RIP to a legend.
Reposted by Sydney King
A trans woman on tiktok posted about getting her gender marker changed on her Florida drivers license. Florida investigated her over it, canceled her license, and then leaked the story to libs of tiktok to announce it publicly to humiliate her.
January 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A trans woman on tiktok posted about getting her gender marker changed on her Florida drivers license. Florida investigated her over it, canceled her license, and then leaked the story to libs of tiktok to announce it publicly to humiliate her.
I went to the doctor yesterday and found out I’m an inch shorter than I thought I was. 😅🙃
December 17, 2024 at 5:33 PM
I went to the doctor yesterday and found out I’m an inch shorter than I thought I was. 😅🙃
Reposted by Sydney King
NBC News' @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social highlights what he learned through making his new documentary, “Separated” and speaking with people leading the fight to reunite migrant families.
December 7, 2024 at 2:31 PM
NBC News' @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social highlights what he learned through making his new documentary, “Separated” and speaking with people leading the fight to reunite migrant families.
The Pete Hegseth/his mom situation reminds of me of that episode of Everybody Loves Raymond when the overbearing mother tries to sabotage her officer son’s chance of getting in the FBI and then goes to the Director’s office to try and smooth things over. 😅
December 6, 2024 at 5:24 PM
The Pete Hegseth/his mom situation reminds of me of that episode of Everybody Loves Raymond when the overbearing mother tries to sabotage her officer son’s chance of getting in the FBI and then goes to the Director’s office to try and smooth things over. 😅
Does anyone else get spam calls like, almost exclusively? 🙄
December 4, 2024 at 11:04 PM
Does anyone else get spam calls like, almost exclusively? 🙄
🤝🤝
*holds America’s hand* Look baby, Donald Trump is about to be President okay? Joe Biden is leaving. There is someone new coming to the White House and he does not care about the rules okay? So that’s the reality you have to operate within. Not some fantasy world.
December 3, 2024 at 4:48 PM
🤝🤝
Reposted by Sydney King
@velshi.bsky.social on business executives vying for Trump’s influence: “They are sending a signal that we care more about deregulation, low taxes and currying favor with the administration than we care about our customers and employees”
December 1, 2024 at 3:17 PM
@velshi.bsky.social on business executives vying for Trump’s influence: “They are sending a signal that we care more about deregulation, low taxes and currying favor with the administration than we care about our customers and employees”
Reposted by Sydney King
Grab your coffee and settle in! The Weekend on @msnbc.com starts right now.
December 1, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Grab your coffee and settle in! The Weekend on @msnbc.com starts right now.
YESSSS!!
“If I see Van Helsing, I swear to god I will slay him!”
“If I see Van Helsing, I swear to god I will slay him!”
December 1, 2024 at 12:17 PM
YESSSS!!
“If I see Van Helsing, I swear to god I will slay him!”
“If I see Van Helsing, I swear to god I will slay him!”
Reposted by Sydney King
🧵 Tune in to The Weekend with @michaelsteele.bsky.social and @aliciamenendez.bsky.social from 8am-10am ET! Symone is off.
December 1, 2024 at 11:43 AM
🧵 Tune in to The Weekend with @michaelsteele.bsky.social and @aliciamenendez.bsky.social from 8am-10am ET! Symone is off.
Reposted by Sydney King
Bluesky COO @iamrosewang.bsky.social says the platform is focused on prioritizing users - not advertisers.
November 30, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Bluesky COO @iamrosewang.bsky.social says the platform is focused on prioritizing users - not advertisers.
Reposted by Sydney King
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the FDA, raises concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda for HHS:
“I think if RFK follows through on his intentions, and I believe he will, and I believe he can, it will cost lives in this country."
“I think if RFK follows through on his intentions, and I believe he will, and I believe he can, it will cost lives in this country."
Trump's former FDA commissioner: ‘It will cost lives in this country’ if RFK Jr. follows through on intentions
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, Trump’s former FDA commissioner, said he has concerns about the president-elect’s pick for health secretary.
nbcnews.to
November 30, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the FDA, raises concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda for HHS:
“I think if RFK follows through on his intentions, and I believe he will, and I believe he can, it will cost lives in this country."
“I think if RFK follows through on his intentions, and I believe he will, and I believe he can, it will cost lives in this country."
Reposted by Sydney King
Former Rep. Tim Ryan condemns Trump’s proposed tariffs: “Across the board tariffs are terrible for the economy and bad for consumers.”
November 30, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Former Rep. Tim Ryan condemns Trump’s proposed tariffs: “Across the board tariffs are terrible for the economy and bad for consumers.”
Reposted by Sydney King
Dr. Uche Blackstock says she’s nervous for the future of our public health institutions under Trump: “I think we have to step back and see what’s going to happen and how can we mitigate the potential harm that these picks pose”
November 30, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Dr. Uche Blackstock says she’s nervous for the future of our public health institutions under Trump: “I think we have to step back and see what’s going to happen and how can we mitigate the potential harm that these picks pose”
Reposted by Sydney King
Just saw Wicked with the kids & that Glinda line, "I don’t see why you can’t just teach history, instead of always harping on the past," is absolute perfection. The number of times I've heard versions of that, and at Thanksgiving no less. Perfection!
November 29, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Just saw Wicked with the kids & that Glinda line, "I don’t see why you can’t just teach history, instead of always harping on the past," is absolute perfection. The number of times I've heard versions of that, and at Thanksgiving no less. Perfection!
Reposted by Sydney King
🧵 Tune in to The Weekend with @michaelsteele.bsky.social and @aliciamenendez.bsky.social from 8am-10am ET! Symone is off.
November 30, 2024 at 11:43 AM
🧵 Tune in to The Weekend with @michaelsteele.bsky.social and @aliciamenendez.bsky.social from 8am-10am ET! Symone is off.
Reposted by Sydney King
Hegseth's mother wrote in 2018 to her son: "I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth."
NYT: Pete Hegseth's mother wrote him an email in 2018 saying he had routinely mistreated women for years and displayed a lack of character.
"On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you have abused in some way, I say … get some help." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
"On behalf of all the women (and I know it’s many) you have abused in some way, I say … get some help." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
Pete Hegseth’s Mother Accused Her Son of Mistreating Women for Years
Penelope Hegseth made the accusation in an email to her son in 2018, amid his contentious divorce. She said on Friday that she regretted the email and had apologized to him.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Hegseth's mother wrote in 2018 to her son: "I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego. You are that man (and have been for years) and as your mother, it pains me and embarrasses me to say that, but it is the sad, sad truth."
Good morning! Check out my segment with the COO of Bluesky today at 9:30! 🙌
Bluesky is experiencing to see a massive surge in users post-election. COO @iamrosewang.bsky.social joins The Weekend to share the platform’s values and how it’s differentiating itself from X and Threads.
November 30, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Good morning! Check out my segment with the COO of Bluesky today at 9:30! 🙌