Michael Blackmon
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And remember: you're not on Twitter anymore, there is a trust and safety team here. If someone named "gasthejews" follows you, report them as well as blocking.
November 29, 2024 at 1:44 AM
And remember: you're not on Twitter anymore, there is a trust and safety team here. If someone named "gasthejews" follows you, report them as well as blocking.
A sampling of reader reactions to The Washington Post’s decision to forgo endorsing a presidential candidate ahead of the upcoming 2024 election:
Read the full statement here: wapo.st/3Yma5ud
Read the full statement here: wapo.st/3Yma5ud
October 25, 2024 at 5:06 PM
A sampling of reader reactions to The Washington Post’s decision to forgo endorsing a presidential candidate ahead of the upcoming 2024 election:
Read the full statement here: wapo.st/3Yma5ud
Read the full statement here: wapo.st/3Yma5ud
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Great local reporting here. Because this is America, fascism will be a largely decentralized phenomenon, rooted in towns and counties. But also tied together through national media, and rooted in one of our two national political parties. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4...
Far-right extremism is thriving in rural areas. Here's what it looks like in Upstate NY
When we set out to look at far-right extremism in Upstate New York, we had a few basic questions. First, we wanted to know the status of the far-right movement here. What do people believe in? What gr...
www.northcountrypublicradio.org
January 16, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Great local reporting here. Because this is America, fascism will be a largely decentralized phenomenon, rooted in towns and counties. But also tied together through national media, and rooted in one of our two national political parties. www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4...
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Public health officials are privately urging the White House to ban menthol cigarettes, saying it would save 600,000-plus lives.
Political advisers are warning it could cost President Biden crucial votes.
Our look inside the White House debate as Biden weighs a major public health decision.
Political advisers are warning it could cost President Biden crucial votes.
Our look inside the White House debate as Biden weighs a major public health decision.
White House weighs menthol ban amid dueling health, political pressures
Political advisers warn that President Biden could lose support by banning products popular in the Black community.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Public health officials are privately urging the White House to ban menthol cigarettes, saying it would save 600,000-plus lives.
Political advisers are warning it could cost President Biden crucial votes.
Our look inside the White House debate as Biden weighs a major public health decision.
Political advisers are warning it could cost President Biden crucial votes.
Our look inside the White House debate as Biden weighs a major public health decision.
Happy Halloween! 🎃
Whatever your plans are for the spookiest day of the year, you should check out Manuel Canales's illustrated guide to defeating some of the most iconic horror monsters.
Heed the advice in this article should you find yourself face to face with an unruly mummy: wapo.st/40hf2VK
Whatever your plans are for the spookiest day of the year, you should check out Manuel Canales's illustrated guide to defeating some of the most iconic horror monsters.
Heed the advice in this article should you find yourself face to face with an unruly mummy: wapo.st/40hf2VK
October 31, 2023 at 2:59 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃
Whatever your plans are for the spookiest day of the year, you should check out Manuel Canales's illustrated guide to defeating some of the most iconic horror monsters.
Heed the advice in this article should you find yourself face to face with an unruly mummy: wapo.st/40hf2VK
Whatever your plans are for the spookiest day of the year, you should check out Manuel Canales's illustrated guide to defeating some of the most iconic horror monsters.
Heed the advice in this article should you find yourself face to face with an unruly mummy: wapo.st/40hf2VK
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Love using gourds in the garden
October 16, 2023 at 7:59 PM
Love using gourds in the garden
Psst.
In case you haven't heard, it's decorative gourd season! And I'm obsessed with this Washington Post lede by Jessica Contrera which celebrates occasion.
Here's a gift article: wapo.st/46xiyxB
Send to anyone in in your life who is obsessed with fall! 🍂🎃
In case you haven't heard, it's decorative gourd season! And I'm obsessed with this Washington Post lede by Jessica Contrera which celebrates occasion.
Here's a gift article: wapo.st/46xiyxB
Send to anyone in in your life who is obsessed with fall! 🍂🎃
October 16, 2023 at 7:29 PM
Psst.
In case you haven't heard, it's decorative gourd season! And I'm obsessed with this Washington Post lede by Jessica Contrera which celebrates occasion.
Here's a gift article: wapo.st/46xiyxB
Send to anyone in in your life who is obsessed with fall! 🍂🎃
In case you haven't heard, it's decorative gourd season! And I'm obsessed with this Washington Post lede by Jessica Contrera which celebrates occasion.
Here's a gift article: wapo.st/46xiyxB
Send to anyone in in your life who is obsessed with fall! 🍂🎃
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25 years ago we lost #MatthewShepard to a senseless act of hate. Today we remember Matt by proudly supporting the Matthew Shepard Foundation in its mission to replace hate with understanding, compassion, and acceptance. Share this image & help keep Matthew's memory alive #RememberMatthew #NOH8
October 12, 2023 at 2:53 PM
25 years ago we lost #MatthewShepard to a senseless act of hate. Today we remember Matt by proudly supporting the Matthew Shepard Foundation in its mission to replace hate with understanding, compassion, and acceptance. Share this image & help keep Matthew's memory alive #RememberMatthew #NOH8
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In my 70s, living in New Mexico, I have another 12 years, which puts me on par with a woman in Poland. Shocked that England doesn't even appear in my personal graph.
October 3, 2023 at 5:00 PM
In my 70s, living in New Mexico, I have another 12 years, which puts me on par with a woman in Poland. Shocked that England doesn't even appear in my personal graph.
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WaPo says that I've got 36 years left. If I lived in Japan, I'd have 41 years left. If I lived in my native Michigan, or if I bought into the idea of leaving San Francisco for Texas, I'd only have 34 years left.
Have you ever wondered how the life expectancy of Americans compares to that of folks of similar nations?
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
October 3, 2023 at 4:23 PM
WaPo says that I've got 36 years left. If I lived in Japan, I'd have 41 years left. If I lived in my native Michigan, or if I bought into the idea of leaving San Francisco for Texas, I'd only have 34 years left.
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Really excellent and dismaying project from our news side. Another opinion story on this topic I published this summer, on why it's not just Covid driving down US life expectancy www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Have you ever wondered how the life expectancy of Americans compares to that of folks of similar nations?
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
October 3, 2023 at 3:22 PM
Really excellent and dismaying project from our news side. Another opinion story on this topic I published this summer, on why it's not just Covid driving down US life expectancy www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Even in the wake of Deaton et al’s startling observations about “deaths of despair,” this is eye-opening. It’s not merely the epidemics of opioids, guns and COVID. It’s the daily grinding stress of living in a pitiless society of extreme capitalist exploitation without a modicum of social welfare.
Have you ever wondered how the life expectancy of Americans compares to that of folks of similar nations?
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
October 3, 2023 at 3:46 PM
Even in the wake of Deaton et al’s startling observations about “deaths of despair,” this is eye-opening. It’s not merely the epidemics of opioids, guns and COVID. It’s the daily grinding stress of living in a pitiless society of extreme capitalist exploitation without a modicum of social welfare.
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"In the early 1980s people in poorest communities were 9% more likely to die each year, but the gap grew to 49% in the past decade and widened to 61% when covid struck." Gift link below to WaPo article on the immense & rising toll of chronic illness in US society compared to other wealthy nations. 👇
Have you ever wondered how the life expectancy of Americans compares to that of folks of similar nations?
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
October 3, 2023 at 4:12 PM
"In the early 1980s people in poorest communities were 9% more likely to die each year, but the gap grew to 49% in the past decade and widened to 61% when covid struck." Gift link below to WaPo article on the immense & rising toll of chronic illness in US society compared to other wealthy nations. 👇
Have you ever wondered how the life expectancy of Americans compares to that of folks of similar nations?
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
October 3, 2023 at 3:01 PM
Have you ever wondered how the life expectancy of Americans compares to that of folks of similar nations?
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
Good news! The Post has you covered.
I love this story’s lede, the graphics (which look like tree rings), and the interactive element.
Tell me your results!
Gift link: wapo.st/3LNb4hH
Do you need something good to read this weekend?
Well, The Post’s readers have got you covered.
Check out the transcript for everything our commenters enjoyed reading in the paper this week below:
www.washingtonpost.com/live-chats/2...
Well, The Post’s readers have got you covered.
Check out the transcript for everything our commenters enjoyed reading in the paper this week below:
www.washingtonpost.com/live-chats/2...
Perspective | ‘Not exactly a flying elephant but it’s still rare’: Stories you loved this week
Welcome to “Lede of the Week” where readers convene to chat about their favorite articles.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2023 at 6:08 PM
Do you need something good to read this weekend?
Well, The Post’s readers have got you covered.
Check out the transcript for everything our commenters enjoyed reading in the paper this week below:
www.washingtonpost.com/live-chats/2...
Well, The Post’s readers have got you covered.
Check out the transcript for everything our commenters enjoyed reading in the paper this week below:
www.washingtonpost.com/live-chats/2...
Short and sweet and memorable is how I’d describe this perfect lede from The Post’s Dino Grandoni.
Check out his story on the dumbo octopus, here: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Check out his story on the dumbo octopus, here: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
September 28, 2023 at 5:59 PM
Short and sweet and memorable is how I’d describe this perfect lede from The Post’s Dino Grandoni.
Check out his story on the dumbo octopus, here: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Check out his story on the dumbo octopus, here: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Be sure to check out Dave Sheinin’s beautiful story on the late baseball player Brooks Robinson.
It’s a heartwarming tribute to someone who had an impact on the lives of people in Baltimore.
“Around here, nobody’s ever named a candy bar after Brooks Robinson; we name our children after him.”
It’s a heartwarming tribute to someone who had an impact on the lives of people in Baltimore.
“Around here, nobody’s ever named a candy bar after Brooks Robinson; we name our children after him.”
September 27, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Be sure to check out Dave Sheinin’s beautiful story on the late baseball player Brooks Robinson.
It’s a heartwarming tribute to someone who had an impact on the lives of people in Baltimore.
“Around here, nobody’s ever named a candy bar after Brooks Robinson; we name our children after him.”
It’s a heartwarming tribute to someone who had an impact on the lives of people in Baltimore.
“Around here, nobody’s ever named a candy bar after Brooks Robinson; we name our children after him.”
Fantastic story by @myhlee.bsky.social and Julia Mio Inuma on Japan's dementia cafes.
One of my favorite ledes, too. Here's a gift link for your reading pleasure: wapo.st/3ETJprr
One of my favorite ledes, too. Here's a gift link for your reading pleasure: wapo.st/3ETJprr
September 27, 2023 at 2:20 PM
Fantastic story by @myhlee.bsky.social and Julia Mio Inuma on Japan's dementia cafes.
One of my favorite ledes, too. Here's a gift link for your reading pleasure: wapo.st/3ETJprr
One of my favorite ledes, too. Here's a gift link for your reading pleasure: wapo.st/3ETJprr
Hello!
I am looking to speak to Washington Post commenters for a long-term project.
The story will focus on how our readers have consumed journalism and created conversation – and community – both online and off.
Wanna participate? Click👇🏿🗞️
forms.office.com/r/AtqjCEMpDM
I am looking to speak to Washington Post commenters for a long-term project.
The story will focus on how our readers have consumed journalism and created conversation – and community – both online and off.
Wanna participate? Click👇🏿🗞️
forms.office.com/r/AtqjCEMpDM
July 14, 2023 at 8:46 PM
Hello!
I am looking to speak to Washington Post commenters for a long-term project.
The story will focus on how our readers have consumed journalism and created conversation – and community – both online and off.
Wanna participate? Click👇🏿🗞️
forms.office.com/r/AtqjCEMpDM
I am looking to speak to Washington Post commenters for a long-term project.
The story will focus on how our readers have consumed journalism and created conversation – and community – both online and off.
Wanna participate? Click👇🏿🗞️
forms.office.com/r/AtqjCEMpDM
I am still working on this project. Here's a handy form to fill out if you'd like to participate: https://wapo.st/3PXkE4p
I've officially been at The Post for four months(!).
In my short time here, one of the assignments I've enjoyed the most has been interviewing our most loyal commenters.
It's been an incredibly rewarding experience to learn about the folks who help the people's paper thrive. 🗞️
In my short time here, one of the assignments I've enjoyed the most has been interviewing our most loyal commenters.
It's been an incredibly rewarding experience to learn about the folks who help the people's paper thrive. 🗞️
July 14, 2023 at 7:49 PM
I am still working on this project. Here's a handy form to fill out if you'd like to participate: https://wapo.st/3PXkE4p
@emilyyahr.bsky.social and I are doing a live chat about Taylor Swift's latest album rerecord at 11 a.m.
Bring a friend and join us to discuss all things Speak Now (TV)! https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/07/07/live-chat-speak-now-taylors-version/
Bring a friend and join us to discuss all things Speak Now (TV)! https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/07/07/live-chat-speak-now-taylors-version/
July 7, 2023 at 2:02 PM
@emilyyahr.bsky.social and I are doing a live chat about Taylor Swift's latest album rerecord at 11 a.m.
Bring a friend and join us to discuss all things Speak Now (TV)! https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/07/07/live-chat-speak-now-taylors-version/
Bring a friend and join us to discuss all things Speak Now (TV)! https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/07/07/live-chat-speak-now-taylors-version/
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hey new users, Bluesky is a *public* social network
please read about data privacy and more in our User FAQ to help you get oriented! even though we require an invite code to create an account, you should treat any posts here as if it's a public blog
https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-19-2023-user-faq
please read about data privacy and more in our User FAQ to help you get oriented! even though we require an invite code to create an account, you should treat any posts here as if it's a public blog
https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-19-2023-user-faq
July 1, 2023 at 11:55 PM
hey new users, Bluesky is a *public* social network
please read about data privacy and more in our User FAQ to help you get oriented! even though we require an invite code to create an account, you should treat any posts here as if it's a public blog
https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-19-2023-user-faq
please read about data privacy and more in our User FAQ to help you get oriented! even though we require an invite code to create an account, you should treat any posts here as if it's a public blog
https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/5-19-2023-user-faq
I've officially been at The Post for four months(!).
In my short time here, one of the assignments I've enjoyed the most has been interviewing our most loyal commenters.
It's been an incredibly rewarding experience to learn about the folks who help the people's paper thrive. 🗞️
In my short time here, one of the assignments I've enjoyed the most has been interviewing our most loyal commenters.
It's been an incredibly rewarding experience to learn about the folks who help the people's paper thrive. 🗞️
June 26, 2023 at 8:14 PM
I've officially been at The Post for four months(!).
In my short time here, one of the assignments I've enjoyed the most has been interviewing our most loyal commenters.
It's been an incredibly rewarding experience to learn about the folks who help the people's paper thrive. 🗞️
In my short time here, one of the assignments I've enjoyed the most has been interviewing our most loyal commenters.
It's been an incredibly rewarding experience to learn about the folks who help the people's paper thrive. 🗞️
Need a laugh to get through hump day? This ~cheesy~ article’s been a much-needed day brightener for the #PostCommunity https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/30/cheese-roll-race-gloucestershire-england/
Woman is knocked unconscious in famous cheese-rolling race – and wins
Canadian Delaney Irving woke up in a medical tent to learn she won the women's cheese-roll race in Gloucestershire, England, a tradition dating back centuries.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 31, 2023 at 4:50 PM
Need a laugh to get through hump day? This ~cheesy~ article’s been a much-needed day brightener for the #PostCommunity https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/30/cheese-roll-race-gloucestershire-england/
Hello, Bluesky! I’m going to be primarily using this platform to bring you the best conversations happening over at The Washington Post.
Join us! 🗞️👋🏿
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May 31, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Hello, Bluesky! I’m going to be primarily using this platform to bring you the best conversations happening over at The Washington Post.
Join us! 🗞️👋🏿
Join us! 🗞️👋🏿