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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

With, unsurprisingly, a byline from my beloved, late editor, the inimitable Dan Eggen...

Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Trump's Dream World in Dallas (and a glimpse into what the midterms may hold). W/ @michaelscherer.bsky.social, on the ground in the hot, muggy arena where reality is for the birds. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Trump’s Dream World in Dallas

At a midterm convention, Trump tries to defy the odds one last time.

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Michael Scherer @michaelscherer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

NEW: President Trump began his midterm-convention address last night by casting his spell on the crowd in Dallas. “This place is packed,” he announced, pointing to the back where everyone could see empty seats. w/ @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Trump’s Dream World in Dallas

At a midterm convention, Trump tries to defy the odds one last time.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Where were you on September 11, 2001? Every American old enough to remember the day has an answer—but Trump has several, @RoseSheinerman writes. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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All the Places Trump Was on 9/11

The president’s latest version doesn’t square with the facts.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I am pro literally ANY publication that manages to emerge in this current moment, BUT especially excited about @washingtonsun.bsky.social, featuring many of my talented former co-workers and offering real local coverage for a community that devours it. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/b...

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Politics News Site NOTUS Rebrands as The Washington Sun

A trademark dispute scuttled its plans to relaunch as The Washington Star, so the site chose a different name.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Get thee to The Atlantic Festival, next week in NYC! Buy your tix here, and learn all about your amazing speakers: www.theatlantic.com/theatlanticf...

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There are many reasons to extoll Dolly Parton, but ask any parent and I'll bet her Imagination Library is top of that list. Hard to overstate her contribution to literacy (and a love of reading).

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The 7-year-old, picking out her first day of second grade outfit: "I'd like to blend in, but also not be normal."

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Family Tragedy in the Age of Trump. Or, why so many Republicans seem to have such a hard time disavowing an alleged domestic abuser: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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A Family Tragedy in the Age of Trump

Republicans have been slow to call for an Ohio congressman to end his reelection campaign.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"There’s a sense among Gen Z that women can be rich and successful, but they can’t be seen trying that hard. They must pretend that their achievements are a pleasant by-product of following their dreams and doing what they love." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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A Battle Over Female Ambition

What the case of Alix vs. Alex reveals about the type of woman we tolerate online

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"Interviewing Giffords and Kelly was like nothing I’ve ever experienced in 25 years of reporting on politics. I kept snagging on the same Q: How would their unparalleled dynamic play in the spectacle of a presidential race?" Read @markleibovich.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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The Wingman

Mark Kelly’s résumé and the goodwill he’s accrued as Gabby Giffords’s spouse have granted him a high level of admiration. Can it translate to excitement for a presidential campaign?

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

One downside of living in DC is you pass a "Trump and Epstein BFFs" poster on your morning walk to camp, and the next 15-minutes are dominated by LOTS of QUESTIONS from your 7-year-old.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

7-year-old: "When will I be old enough to get grounded?" Oh, soon enough, my love, soon enough...

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I am still squarely Team Haidt—NO PHONE FOR YOU!—but this @kait.bsky.social piece is fantastic, and super thought-provoking: www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

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What if It’s Not the Phones?

An evolutionary psychologist is challenging the popular understanding of kids and technology.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

My 7-year-old, upon returning home from the (v empty) Great American State Fair, where the West Virginia booth was nonetheless apparently v inspiring: "I want to be a Country Girl."

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

So why is the Reflecting Pool now green? “It’s sort of Biology 101.” @mviser.bsky.social spoke to some of the country’s leading algae experts to get to the bottom of this mess. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

President Trump wanted an American-flag-blue Reflecting Pool. Instead, he got a swamp.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🦎 Fatigue green? American-flag blue? A Rothko masterpiece? @mviser.bsky.social goes deep on the algae in the Reflecting Pool, following a project that cost taxpayers at least $16.4 million but… may have made the problem worse. 🦎 www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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It’s Not Easy Being Green

President Trump wanted an American-flag-blue Reflecting Pool. Instead, he got a swamp.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Coming in late but hot, with 3,000+ words on mahjong, that great Chinese/Jewish/and now bougie white woman pastime… www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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My Descent Into Mah-Jongg

The game seems to be everywhere, all at once.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 15/06/2026

@ashleyrparker.bsky.social descended into the "delightful rabbit hole that is mah-jongg," which led to her buying a $300 ticket to a Dallas tournament, "the equivalent of someone who has just discovered rec-league basketball deciding to show up at WNBA tryouts."

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My Descent Into Mah-Jongg

The game seems to be everywhere, all at once.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🀄️My months-long journey into the delightful rabbit hole that is mahjong… and along the way, I discovered new friends, new cultures, and—yes—the Lilly Pulitzerization of mahjong. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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My Descent Into Mah-Jongg

The game seems to be everywhere, all at once.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

My 7-year-old and I are going out of town this weekend. Last night, I was out with friends, so I asked her to help by packing her suitcase. Which she v responsibly did, putting all of her clothes (and robes and wand) into this… Harry Potter steamer trunk.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

My 7-year-old made me a lovely Mother's Day card and then said, just as sweetly (and earnestly!): "So if you end up in a box—I think it's called cremation, maybe?—definitely don't forget to bring this." #BeStillMyHeart

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

“The FBI also declined to provide images of bottles bearing the names of past directors.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Kash Patel’s Personalized Bourbon Stash

The FBI director has been leaving an unusual calling card.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🥃🥃 Most officials hand out challenge coins, perhaps. But our FBI Director is partial to Ka$h Patel bourbon. Another MUST-READ from the fearless Sarah Fitzpatrick: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... 🥃🥃

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Kash Patel’s Personalized Bourbon Stash

The FBI director has been leaving an unusual calling card.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Many congrats to the Washington Post, which did impossibly good journalism, and in a year that was unnecessarily challenging. 🥇https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/04/post-pulitzer-prize-public-service/

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is many things, including MacKenzie Scott fan fiction.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

We just—somewhat confusingly and unexpectedly—adopted a dog 🐶, who humps everything and everyone. Or, as my 7-year-old excitedly describes it, “He even knows how to twerk!”

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Fun nugget in our YOLO Presidency story. In addition to comparing himself to Alexander the Great, Caesar, and Napoleon, Trump has also begun gluing presidential challenge coins all over the doors of the West Wing. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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The YOLO Presidency

Trump is focused on becoming one of history’s “great men.”

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

NEW: Trump has begun talking about how he “is the most powerful person to ever live.” Our look at how Trump’s view of himself as one of history’s Great Men is shaping the second term of what has now become his YOLO Presidency. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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The YOLO Presidency

Trump is focused on becoming one of history’s “great men.”

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

IS DONALD TRUMP A SECRET HEGEL SCHOLAR?! Probably not! But he has begun likening himself to the German philosopher’s “Great Men” trifecta—Alexander the Great, Caesar, and Napoleon. W the (also immortal) @michaelscherer: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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The YOLO Presidency

Trump is focused on becoming one of history’s “great men.”

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

NEW: Trump had begun comparing himself to Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon in private conversations. My look, w @michaelscherer, on Trump, his legacy, and the long scope of his history: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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The YOLO Presidency

Trump is focused on becoming one of history’s “great men.”

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Scenes from this morning… 7-year-old: “So my bed smells like vomit. And here, smell my breath — vomit!” Me: “Did you… vomit?”

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

For those who loved Dan Eggen, or worked w him, or just read the amazing journalism he helped produce, here is a GoFundMe to help support his family as they process this unexpected and devastating loss—> www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

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Donate to Support for Dan Eggen's Family, organized by Jenna Johnson

As we mourn the immense loss of Dan Eggen , a longtime Washington Post reporter and edito… Jenna Johnson needs your support for Support for Dan Eggen's Family

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Truly remarkable chutzpah to suggest charging tolls for a straight we—famously—do not control.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

If childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies, as Edna St. Vincent Millay wrote in her poem of the same name, then dementia is the kingdom where you are always fading but never fully gone. My essay on losing my dad to dementia: www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

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The Endless Goodbye

More than a decade before my dad died, I lost him to dementia.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

If my dad’s final breath was like a period, the end of a story, then his preceding descent into dementia was more of an ellipsis: a perpetual trailing-off, leading to unexpected twists and challenges, each more devastating than the last. www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

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The Endless Goodbye

More than a decade before my dad died, I lost him to dementia.

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Adrienne LaFrance @adriennelaf.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This is so beautiful. Only a person of @ashleyrparker.bsky.social's sparkling charm and fierce intelligence could write a tribute so layered; loving, honest, and funny. What a gift to the rest of us to get to see Bruce Jay Parker through her eyes: www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

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The Endless Goodbye

More than a decade before my dad died, I lost him to dementia.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

My dad died on Valentine’s Day—ever the mischievous cherub—after a decade-long battle w dementia. My essay on what it’s like to lose someone you love, before they’re even gone: www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...

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The Endless Goodbye

More than a decade before my dad died, I lost him to dementia.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

TFW you, for once, plan ahead and buy eggs for dyeing... only to realize you have accidentally bought brown organic eggs.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

EW: Today it was Pam Bondi. But there are also active discussions about ousting FBI Director Kash Patel, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. W/ Sarah Fitzpatrick: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Trump’s Purge May Be Just Beginning

After Pam Bondi’s ouster, other top administration officials could be in jeopardy.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Pam Bondi did everything right—or, at least, everything Trump asked her to do—but in the end, it was not enough. W/ Sarah Fitzpatrick: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Trump’s Purge May Be Just Beginning

After Pam Bondi’s ouster, other top administration officials could be in jeopardy.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The 7-year-old, yesterday: “Ben told me today isn’t just April Fool’s; it’s also Passover!” #themoreyouknow

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Public anger at Washington is rising, @yvonnewingett.bsky.social and @russellberman.bsky.social report, and even TMZ is channeling the national discontent: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Public Anger Is Rising

Even TMZ is channeling the national discontent.

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Interrogation by my 2-year-old, upon arriving home from the grocery store: “Were you a big girl?” (Yes) “Were you patient?” (Debatable) “Did you miss me?” (Yes)

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

"Many of us understand the desire to protect a movement that seeks justice. But protecting men who hurt women isn’t the way to do it." Always read @jenishawo.bsky.social, this time on Cesar Chavez: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Protecting a Hero Too Long

The pressure to shield men who hurt women

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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I (accidentally) drank a mug of milk that had gone bad, and survived. ASK ME ANYTHING! 🥛

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