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Narda Pérez
@narda.bsky.social
👩🏻‍💻senior audience editor @ slate
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"Returning, I realize now, was never going to answer any questions or heal us. Returning gives shape to memory. It allows us to feel the ragged trenches of its scars, map the landscape it creates—and that, in turn, changes us."

beautiful essay by @tonyhotran.bsky.social for @slate.com 🤍
I Knew the Hollywood Version of My Parents’ Country. Returning There With Them Was Entirely Different.
My dad was a soldier, a traitor, and a refugee. What would we find when we returned to the country he fled?
slate.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
letting go of the idea that “good” curls are smooth and defined has given me so much freedom. so i'm here to tell you to embrace the frizz! it’s what ’90s mariah carey would’ve wanted.

my latest for @slate.com 😇
I’ve Spent Years Following a Painstaking Curly Hair Care Routine. Here’s Why I’m Done.
You can take your 12-step, 90-minute-long hair routine and shove it.
slate.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Read this whole interview about what Brad Lander saw in detention but — this part. Oof. slate.com/news-and-pol...
June 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Two facilities in South Texas are being readied for undocumented parents and their children. One site began receiving them earlier this month. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
Trump Administration Revives Detention of Immigrant Families
Two facilities in South Texas are being readied for undocumented parents and their children. One site began receiving them earlier this month.
www.nytimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
By an 8–4 vote, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit last week upheld Florida’s law prohibiting 18- to 20-year-olds from buying guns. The court’s opinion was authored by Chief Judge William Pryor, a highly influential George W. Bush appointee.

By @mjsdc.bsky.social for @slate.com:
A Conservative Giant Just Gave the Supreme Court Reason To Uphold Youth Gun Bans
These laws were headed for extinction. Now, maybe not.
slate.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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At Slate, we care about bringing you critical reporting and analysis about the layoffs happening throughout the federal government. We’re offering six months of complimentary Slate Plus access to federal employees who have been affected by these layoffs.

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March 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
when the first trump admin separated thousands of immigrant children from their parents, there was massive public outcry at the cruelty of family separation—then the admin admitted the cruelty was the point.

now, the cruelty is back. story by @hdamonfeng.bsky.social for @slate.bsky.social:
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Specifically Targeting Children Again
Immigration officials are threatening to prioritize unaccompanied immigrant children for deportation.
slate.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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yesterday was a tough day for us. please send all love, support, and job opportunities to @methsaxon.bsky.social, @hashtagkatie.bsky.social, and @natalieshut.bsky.social, all of whom deserved so much better than this.
On Monday morning, Slate was suddenly informed that six of its employees—including three editors, two of whom were members of the union—were being laid off, just months after four other staffers were also let go. The Slate Union's official statement reads as follows:
March 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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On Monday morning, Slate was suddenly informed that six of its employees—including three editors, two of whom were members of the union—were being laid off, just months after four other staffers were also let go. The Slate Union's official statement reads as follows:
March 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
we care about bringing you critical reporting about the extensive layoffs happening in the federal government & know how important access to this type of journalism is—so we're offering current & recently laid off federal employees six months of slate plus access for free: slate.com/fed-plus
If you’re a federal employee—current or recently laid off—Slate Plus is free for six months.
Thousands of federal employees are facing job cuts—or working under growing uncertainty. Slate is offering them six months of Slate Plus for free.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
these women spent three election cycles trying to persuade their husbands not to vote for trump—someone who threatened their bodily autonomy, their children’s futures, and the tattered fabric of american democracy. did they stay or go?

from @scaachi.bsky.social: slate.com/life/2025/03...
I Followed Three Women Who Wanted to Divorce Their Trump-Supporting Husbands. I Can’t Believe Where They Ended Up.
This was supposed to be the election where women showed America.
slate.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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He isn’t who anyone would imagine as the answer to Donald Trump’s darkest political power. Yet here he is.
He’s Hot. He’s “Dangerous.” He Never Stops Talking. Is the Answer to Trump Hiding in Plain Sight?
Everyone searching for the "liberal Joe Rogan" might be missing something better altogether.
slate.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Breaking from @jeremystahl.bsky.social and @mjsdc.bsky.social: Attorney General Pam Bondi instructed the DOJ to criminally investigate companies over DEIA initiatives, according to a memo sent by Bondi on Wednesday evening.
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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i'm not ok, don't text, out of commission youtu.be/P71Xx3EC67Y?...
David Lynch - Love Fool Wild at Heart
YouTube video by Carnivore Jesus
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January 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Could it be the unexpected winner in America’s social media shake-up?
TikTok Users Are Flocking to a Chinese Social Media App. Here’s Why They Might Stick Around.
Banning TikTok might not curb China’s tech influence—it might just make it trendier.
slate.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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A growing number of younger women are being diagnosed with breast cancer, according to new estimates released Thursday by the American Cancer Society. Experts point to a few likely causes.
Why Are More Young Women Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer?
A new report points to a notable increase among U.S. women under 50. Experts point to a few likely causes.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM