Ashley Parker
@AshleyRParker
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I remain skeptical about Twitter. Also: @TheAtlantic staff writer. @MSNBC analyst. And @washingtonpost + @nytimes alum. Email: [email protected].
Joined April 2009
Today is my first week at @TheAtlantic. Send tips — news, parenting, food and otherwise — to @aparker@theatlantic.com. And my cell/Signal is the same. Use it!.
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Ohio's @MichaelCBender took the 6-year-old (and middle child) to her first Guardian's game, and in addition to requesting a sequined Guardians hat, she specifically wanted a Bo Naylor jersey "because he's a middle child.".
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Plus current non-fiction stunners: “Empire of the Elite” by @grynbaum; “2024” by @jdawsey1, @tylerpager + @iarnsdorf; and, of course, “Frankly We Did Win This Election” by @MichaelCBender.
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Fun to share my culture picks w @TheAtlantic, including all-time favorite author @ParnassusBooks1 and Tana French and @JaneCaseyAuthor for literary mysteries.
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Some of the last remaining Republican lawmakers to push back against Trump and his policies are all from the same state — a deep-red one (Kentucky) that the president won by 30.5 percentage points last year, @russellberman writes.
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Trump’s One and Done Doctrine, at least when it comes to the use of force. My latest w @missy_ryan:
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Mike & Mike, w the chaser to their last night’s shot….
NEW and BREAKING: UVA's president has resigned in face of demands by Trump admin/DOJ that he step down. Hundreds of millions of dollars in fed funding for school were on the line. Major Trump victory in Trump v. Higher Ed w/@MichaelCBender
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RT @Jenna_DC: Some Trump allies privately wonder how much the ever-present risk of being killed at the behest of a foreign government is sh….
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RT @griffwitte: Some Trump allies privately wonder how much the ever-present risk of being killed at the behest of a foreign government is….
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I'm old enough to remember Mitt Romney's self-deportation debate stage suggestion. Now, @NickMiroff w a great story on the Self-Deportation Psyop (w v cool art):
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My controversial opinion: I don’t mind/like this weather, and briefly wore a cardigan outside yesterday. Come @ me.
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After another bike was stolen last night, my husband and I realized our life as DC homeowners by the numbers includes: 1 stolen car; 2 stolen scooters/Vespas; 3 stolen bikes; a partridge in a pear tree; etc.
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Come see @jdawsey1, @tylerpager, and @iarnsdorf discuss their new book 2024 with @AshleyRParker at @PoliticsProse Washington, DC on July 10 at 7:00pm! For more information and to buy tickets, visit
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The (v good, imho) joke the 2-year-old perfected after a week in New Mexico:. Knock knock!. Who’s there?. Santa!. Santa who?. Santa Fe!. (Tho sometimes she bungles it w a “Santa Fe Claus!”).
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I have some exciting news to share! I’m joining @TheAtlantic! Also, thanks to @WSJ for an amazing eight years and for all the fabulous colleagues I had the honor of sharing a byline with during that time.
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And on Day 3 of vacation-turned-family-trip, the 2-yr-old got hand, foot & mouth, and the 6-yr-old suddenly announced, “MY THROAT HURTS MY HEAD HURTS MY STOMACH HURTS IM SICK!” and promptly vomited everywhere. (The 14-yr-old briefly looked up from her phone). #Vignette.
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Me: “So what did you do at the birthday party?”. 6-year-old: “We got… a little out of control.”.
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RT @Longreads: "Unknown numbers come with a thrill akin to putting a coin in a gumball machine and waiting to see which flavor rolls out. S….
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RT @michaelscherer: We wrote about the MAGA takeover of America250, the Congressionally authorized group that solicited these donations and….
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