Jodie Valade
@jodievalade.bsky.social
Senior Writer, Duke University. Alum of Charlotte Observer, WFAE, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, Dallas Morning News, Kansas City Star. Northwestern University forever. 💜
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Who wouldn’t want a dog that comes with her own trampoline? 😃
October 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Who wouldn’t want a dog that comes with her own trampoline? 😃
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I miss my 50-year streak of not knowing who the Secretary of Health is or anything about them.
September 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I miss my 50-year streak of not knowing who the Secretary of Health is or anything about them.
Once again, I must ask: Why can’t we make four-day work weeks the norm??
September 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Once again, I must ask: Why can’t we make four-day work weeks the norm??
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Proud/not-so-proud moment: My dog understands the word “pup cup” and now we’ve created a monster.
July 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Proud/not-so-proud moment: My dog understands the word “pup cup” and now we’ve created a monster.
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Charlotte-area dog owners, come train with me! New class schedule is open: happydogstrainingnc.com/services/gro...
July 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Charlotte-area dog owners, come train with me! New class schedule is open: happydogstrainingnc.com/services/gro...
How do we make four-day work weeks the norm?
June 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
How do we make four-day work weeks the norm?
Two of my all-time favorites — Chuck Daly and Nellie. So happy for Nellie to earn this honor. He’s the best.
31 NBA seasons as a head coach. 1,335 regular season wins. An all-time great NBA legacy.
Congrats to Don Nelson on being named the recipient of the 2025 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award 👏
Congrats to Don Nelson on being named the recipient of the 2025 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award 👏
June 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Two of my all-time favorites — Chuck Daly and Nellie. So happy for Nellie to earn this honor. He’s the best.
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Northwestern is deficit spending ~$10M/week to keep their research going while NIH invoices and new awards are not being paid. Admirable for NU, but not sustainable.
Northwestern has not received any NIH funds since March. No written communication about why or what can be done. Thank you Ben Singer for raising awareness at #ATS2025
May 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Northwestern is deficit spending ~$10M/week to keep their research going while NIH invoices and new awards are not being paid. Admirable for NU, but not sustainable.
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JOURNALISM. We fight.
May 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
JOURNALISM. We fight.
They got that right! 💪🏼📰🗞️📝
May 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
They got that right! 💪🏼📰🗞️📝
Gonna miss Pop on the sidelines immensely. He is one of a kind.
May 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Gonna miss Pop on the sidelines immensely. He is one of a kind.
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4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence
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April 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
4 Copy Editors Killed In Ongoing AP Style, Chicago Manual Gang Violence
theonion.com/4-copy-...
theonion.com/4-copy-...
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Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Pete Hegseth using the nuclear codes as his password on Pornhub, both parties have ignored our nation's security.
April 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Pete Hegseth using the nuclear codes as his password on Pornhub, both parties have ignored our nation's security.
Schnoodle palate cleanser, for no reason other than he’s cute.
April 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Schnoodle palate cleanser, for no reason other than he’s cute.
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Dance with Death, by Hieronymus Hess, 1841, 📸 via Vatican Media Pool
April 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Dance with Death, by Hieronymus Hess, 1841, 📸 via Vatican Media Pool
I know I'm not the only one who thinks it's suspicious that the pope died the day after meeting JD Vance.
April 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I know I'm not the only one who thinks it's suspicious that the pope died the day after meeting JD Vance.
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
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In its indictment of @VOANews the White House says: "In March 2019, Voice of America ran a segment about transgender migrants seeking asylum in the United States." Which in a different era was called journalism.
March 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
In its indictment of @VOANews the White House says: "In March 2019, Voice of America ran a segment about transgender migrants seeking asylum in the United States." Which in a different era was called journalism.
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this moral arc better start bending soon
March 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
this moral arc better start bending soon
Northwestern's men's basketball team is playing Minnesota and its EIGHTH-year senior forward in the Big Ten Tournament right now.
March 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Northwestern's men's basketball team is playing Minnesota and its EIGHTH-year senior forward in the Big Ten Tournament right now.
I don't have days without meetings often, but when I do it brings me such joy.
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I don't have days without meetings often, but when I do it brings me such joy.
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Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office
Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office
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February 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office
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*Slams dictionary shut til Monday*
February 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
*Slams dictionary shut til Monday*