Vivian Ho
@vivianho.bsky.social
Freelance journalist in London. Joan of Narrative Arc. Forever Californian.
I’m not trying to judge British cuisine here, but can anyone explain to me why you all roll your stuffing into balls? Is this a cultural thing?
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I’m not trying to judge British cuisine here, but can anyone explain to me why you all roll your stuffing into balls? Is this a cultural thing?
Has anyone tried an advent calendar of advent calendars? A different advent calendar for each day leading up to Christmas - 24 surprises on each of the 24 days. LET’S GOOOOOO.
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Has anyone tried an advent calendar of advent calendars? A different advent calendar for each day leading up to Christmas - 24 surprises on each of the 24 days. LET’S GOOOOOO.
Whenever a journalist is able to sneak a dumb pun into a story, it's a triumph for huge dorks everywhere. For this article about a rare hybrid blue/green jay, I convinced my editor to call it a "hy-bird"
I do it all for you, fellow dorks.
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I do it all for you, fellow dorks.
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Rare colorful hybrid jay could be result of climate change, study finds
A backyard sighting has led to what researchers say may be the first hybrid offspring of a blue jay mating with a green jay.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Whenever a journalist is able to sneak a dumb pun into a story, it's a triumph for huge dorks everywhere. For this article about a rare hybrid blue/green jay, I convinced my editor to call it a "hy-bird"
I do it all for you, fellow dorks.
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I do it all for you, fellow dorks.
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Four N.Y. prison guards plead guilty in inmate’s beating death
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Four N.Y. prison guards plead guilty in inmate’s beating death
Body-camera footage shows correctional officers beating Robert Brooks at the Marcy Correctional Facility in New York.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Four N.Y. prison guards plead guilty in inmate’s beating death
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Jerry leaves Ben & Jerry’s, saying parent company ‘silenced’ activism www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Jerry leaves Ben & Jerry’s, saying parent company ‘silenced’ activism
Jerry Greenfield resigned after 47 years with the company, saying it was “always about more than just ice cream” in a statement co-founder Ben Cohen posted.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Jerry leaves Ben & Jerry’s, saying parent company ‘silenced’ activism www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Judge Tanya Chutkan said in a ruling that the Trump administration's decision to send deportees to Ghana "appear to be part of a pattern and widespread effort to evade the government’s legal obligations by doing indirectly what it cannot do directly.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Judge criticizes Trump’s deportations to Ghana but says she can’t intervene
U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan said she was “dismayed” by the deportation of five men to Ghana but that the court’s “hands are tied.”
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September 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Judge Tanya Chutkan said in a ruling that the Trump administration's decision to send deportees to Ghana "appear to be part of a pattern and widespread effort to evade the government’s legal obligations by doing indirectly what it cannot do directly.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
I’ve had a run of animal stories recently that I’ve really enjoyed. I did not think I’d enjoy this one - I have been very vocal of my fear of rats - but I found myself very invested in the vast vast rodent world by the end of it and I hope you will be too
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What rodent thumbnails tell us about their (evolutionary) world domination
Rodents make up almost half of all mammals. A study looks at how the evolution of a tiny thumbnail may have propelled their spread across the globe.
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September 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I’ve had a run of animal stories recently that I’ve really enjoyed. I did not think I’d enjoy this one - I have been very vocal of my fear of rats - but I found myself very invested in the vast vast rodent world by the end of it and I hope you will be too
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Haven’t posted on here in a while so here, an article about a lonely snail named Ned because I now officially know too much about snail sex and if I have to know it then so do you: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Ned the lefty snail has a 1 in 40,000 shot at a mate. Cue a national search.
Ned is living a life of celibacy thanks to a rare left-spiraled shell. An illustrator who found the snail inspired hunts across New Zealand for a suitable mate.
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August 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Haven’t posted on here in a while so here, an article about a lonely snail named Ned because I now officially know too much about snail sex and if I have to know it then so do you: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault
The 76-year-old actor has been given an 18-month suspended sentence and fines after being found guilty of groping two women during the filming of “Les Volets Verts” in 2021.
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May 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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NEW by me and @vivianho.bsky.social >> Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by former housekeepers www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/0...
Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by former housekeepers
Four women accused him of sexual assault, battery, creating a hostile work environment and other charges. His wife Frances Robinson was also named as a defendant.
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May 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
NEW by me and @vivianho.bsky.social >> Smokey Robinson accused of sexual assault by former housekeepers www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/0...
I was researching cat stimulation toys and one of the top suggestions was a cardboard box. Why do we even bother buying these creatures anything when they’re perfectly satisfied with garbage?
May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I was researching cat stimulation toys and one of the top suggestions was a cardboard box. Why do we even bother buying these creatures anything when they’re perfectly satisfied with garbage?
Reddit slams ‘unethical experiment’ that deployed secret AI bots in forum www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Reddit slams ‘unethical experiment’ that deployed secret AI bots in forum
The platform’s chief legal officer called out the University of Zurich team that deployed bots on r/changemyview to study how AI can influence opinions.
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April 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Reddit slams ‘unethical experiment’ that deployed secret AI bots in forum www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Lynxes, ‘beaver bombing’ and Britain’s fraught history of rogue rewilding www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Lynxes, ‘beaver bombing’ and Britain’s fraught history of rogue rewilding
The discovery of four lynxes in the Scottish Highlands reinvigorated a debate over an illicit conservation practice that has alarmed farmers across the U.K.
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April 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Lynxes, ‘beaver bombing’ and Britain’s fraught history of rogue rewilding www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Happy Perfect Date Day to all who celebrate. All you need today is a light jacket.
April 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy Perfect Date Day to all who celebrate. All you need today is a light jacket.
Florida authorities arrested and detained 20-year-old Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez on the charge of entering the state as an "unauthorized alien." They placed a 48-hour immigration hold on him. He's an American citizen. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Man detained in Florida on immigration hold despite being citizen, lawyer says
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a U.S. citizen, spent the night in county jail after a trooper said he was in the country illegally and detained him, his lawyer said.
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April 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Florida authorities arrested and detained 20-year-old Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez on the charge of entering the state as an "unauthorized alien." They placed a 48-hour immigration hold on him. He's an American citizen. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
A toddler picked up a rock on a family trip. It was a 3,800-year-old artifact. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
A toddler picked up a rock on a family trip. It was a 3,800-year-old artifact.
The 3-year-old discovered a scarab amulet dating to the Middle Bronze era during an outing in southern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.
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April 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A toddler picked up a rock on a family trip. It was a 3,800-year-old artifact. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Woman locked up stepson for 20 years until he lit a fire to escape, police say www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Woman locked up stepson for 20 years until he lit a fire to escape, police say
Waterbury, Connecticut police said the stepson, now 32, weighed just 68 pounds when they found him. His stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, has been charged with kidnapping and cruelty.
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March 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Woman locked up stepson for 20 years until he lit a fire to escape, police say www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Three piglets were left to starve in an art exhibition. Then they vanished.
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Three piglets were left to starve in an art exhibition. Then they vanished.
Marco Evaristti’s provocative exhibition in Copenhagen was designed to protest Denmark’s pork industry. But then there was a twist — and an act of sabotage.
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March 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Three piglets were left to starve in an art exhibition. Then they vanished.
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Stumbled upon this in South Ken today
March 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Stumbled upon this in South Ken today
‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo
World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after reportedly eating a bat carcass.
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February 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
“In my 20-year law enforcement career, this is one of the most horrific crimes I have ever investigated.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Slain trans man faced ‘prolonged’ violence and torture, police say
Five people have been charged with second degree murder over the death of Sam Nordquist, 24, who police say was tortured for more than a month in a case that investigators described as “beyond deprave...
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February 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“In my 20-year law enforcement career, this is one of the most horrific crimes I have ever investigated.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Me: I wonder my cat is such an asshole and always bopping me while I’m sleeping
Also me: Oh my gaaawwwddd look at the itty bitty kitty all curled up and cozy for a nap I’m going to kiss you all over your face now
Also me: Oh my gaaawwwddd look at the itty bitty kitty all curled up and cozy for a nap I’m going to kiss you all over your face now
February 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Me: I wonder my cat is such an asshole and always bopping me while I’m sleeping
Also me: Oh my gaaawwwddd look at the itty bitty kitty all curled up and cozy for a nap I’m going to kiss you all over your face now
Also me: Oh my gaaawwwddd look at the itty bitty kitty all curled up and cozy for a nap I’m going to kiss you all over your face now
Made a lot of people listen to me try on various British accents for this story and it’s honestly a miracle that they haven’t kicked me out of the country yet www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Which accents face the worst stereotypes? A U.K. study has some surprises.
British accents can vary hugely — and face positive or negative stereotypes. Listen to these five British accents and see if you can hear the difference.
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January 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Made a lot of people listen to me try on various British accents for this story and it’s honestly a miracle that they haven’t kicked me out of the country yet www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Wildlife center staff evacuated 100 animals ahead of Hurst Fire www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Live updates: Three wildfires rip through Los Angeles as hurricane-force wind gusts spread flames
The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires are threatening homes, as strong winds, low humidity and dry vegetation help the blazes spread, fire officials said.
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January 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Wildlife center staff evacuated 100 animals ahead of Hurst Fire www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Two death row inmates reject Biden’s clemency, taking gamble on appeals www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Two death row inmates reject Biden’s clemency, taking gamble on appeals
Shannon Agofsky and Len Davis argued that President Joe Biden’s commutations hinder their chance of appeal as they seek to prove their innocence.
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January 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Two death row inmates reject Biden’s clemency, taking gamble on appeals www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...