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Jenée Desmond-Harris

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 04/02/2026
Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I swear I was having this exact thought (as I do a few times each day!) when I read the tweet
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Despite years of "economic anxiety" discourse, the core drivers of Trump support have always been bigotry and misinformation. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
And if not, what will it take? (My idea is that what it will take is for there to be zero living, happy non-white people AND nobody is allowed to say what ICE is doing isn’t nice, because that makes them feel judged and alienated and left behind all over again)
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I’m curious: You know the people who we were told were angry and hateful and lashing out politically because being white wasn’t allowed anymore (🙄) and the country was changing and leaving them behind? Are they happy now? Spreading joy? Doing random acts of kindness?
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Your welcome! (I love when someone can do that for me so I know the feeling!)
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I wrote about one of the many thoughts about Renee Good that’s been keeping me up at night slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01…
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
So happy to share this beautiful, funny, sad, brutally honest essay by @kimmclarin.bsky.social. Save it for Saturday morning while you drink your coffee and have time to maybe cry a little bit slate.com/life/2026/01/dementia-alz…
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How to Mourn Your Living Mother
It’s like trying to read tea leaves at the bottom of a barrel on a boat on the ocean in the middle of a storm.
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Perfectly put
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
For a while I didn’t watch this because 1) why would I care about football and 2) the show is my enemy because it steals Joel’s Saturdays, but I’ve been tuning in and they are actually all really delightful and have great chemistry (and I’m only biased about one of them!)
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Yes I also have one single playlist called “liked songs”
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Yes I also pay a fine to google every month because I refuse to delete an email, ever
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
It’s thrown me off to learn that people keep track of how many books they read and I think they’re showing off! I’m sure it only takes 4 seconds but I can only fantasize about having my whole life together enough to do a voluntary administrative task
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Dez had a really negative reaction to my explanation of Kwanzaa & I finally realized it was because “it’s an African American tradition”’is what I say (mostly to entertain myself) every time I put lotion on his face and he yells “Whyyy??!” I guess it was sounding a little too similar 😂
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
❤️❤️❤️
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
@joelanderson.bsky.social to Dez (3): You know, Daddy used to race people when I was a kid Dez: Would you be the winner? Joel: 🤩🤩🤩😁😁😁☺️☺️☺️☺️🤗🤗🤗 Iykyk. Nobody has ever been happier to answer a question
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Thank you so much!!
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Anyone from Chattanooga? I don’t normally answer super specific questions like this but I thought it would be fun to give this guy some concrete ideas for bars/restaurants/clubs/activities
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Thank you! I have what I need for now and my inbox is overflowing with promising pitches. I told myself I would respond to each one but at this point (after midnight on Saturday, technically Sunday) I’m admitting defeat. Please accept my apology
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Oh no I can’t take credit for that! Just sharing pieces that have worked well at Slate
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
That email address should have no weird spaces or accent on the e (my phone insists on it, sorry!) Jenee.Desmond-harris@slate.com
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Hi! Open to personal essays and reported opinion, definitely! There are some examples in the thread. Feel free to reach out and run an idea by me
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
slate.com/human-interest/2021/07/ca…
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I’ve Always Suspected “Cat Person” Was Based on My Life. Now I Know It Was.
Since I first read Kristen Roupenian’s viral story, I’ve wondered: How did she know about me?
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
slate.com/human-interest/2023/02/ve…
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I Never Understood Why Veterinarians Are at Such High Risk of Suicide. Until I Became One.
The story of Lacey, and why I had to kill her.
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
And I (personally ☺️) really love a big personal essay: slate.com/technology/2023/11/childb…
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It Was Late to Have a Baby. I Knew the Risks. I Still Wasn’t Ready for How Bad It Could Get.
I gave birth at 45. I didn’t know what it could cost me.
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
slate.com/technology/2023/01/bike-h…
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In the ’80s, We Decided Bike Helmets Make Riders Safe. Cyclists Have Paid for It Ever Since.
Some cyclists refuse to wear helmets on principle. They have their reasons.
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Reported arguments: slate.com/business/2024/10/flights-…
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It’s the Most Hated Airline in America. You’re Not Going to Like What Happens When It’s Gone.
You might never get on its planes—but it’s already done more for you than you know.
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Dispatches: slate.com/life/2024/08/crime-murder…
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Her Dad Was the BTK Killer. Their Daughter Was Gabby Petito. Why Would They Ever Agree to This?
It's one of the strangest—and fastest-growing—gatherings in America. I went to see it for myself.
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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It Was One of 2023’s Most Shocking Crimes. The Year That Followed Was Even Harder to Explain.
In a Maine town, one store was a lifeline—and right in the middle of the deadliest tragedy ever in state history.
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Newsy features: slate.com/business/2025/06/donald-t…
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Donald Trump Is Enacting His Darkest Agenda in the Backyard of a Small Town. Absolutely No One Wants to Talk About It.
In Jena, Louisiana, the people knew everything and nothing about what’s happening there.
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I’m going to share some examples of the kind of thing that might work well, in case they inspire anyone:
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me. RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
This is a crazy thing to come on here and say given everything going on in the world but I have to get it off my chest: People are selling “original artwork” on Facebook marketplace but it’s very clearly what they made at a sip ‘n paint
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...
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The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Seriously, like bro there are military troops in Washington DC RIGHT NOW cracking down on “crime“ that doesn’t even fucking exist. They don’t need an excuse, they will do it ANYWAY.
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I was extremely offline today and the out of context texts from people who reasonably assumed I was keeping up with the news were a wild ride
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
And to whoever is getting off on sending multiple letters about seeing a neighbor naked/having sex/watching porn: Go write terrible erotica or tell it to ChatGPT or something. Give us a little break.
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
To the person sending multiple fake letters to Slate Advice: I am begging you to vary the voice, length, and sentence structure and take the drama down a notch to make the stories more realistic. I’m not against using the ones that are suspicious but actually good. Please just put some effort in
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
He currently mostly likes asmr videos of trucks crushing things and marble runs but he got really into something animated about robots in the doctor’s office waiting room yesterday so I think there’s room for growth
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
@joelanderson.bsky.social and I are both people who never got into anything related to superheroes but we don’t want the same fate for our three year old. What should we show him and when?
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
I just realized friends and family never ask me for help with writing stuff (cover letters, emails, applications, texts, etc.) anymore and I think it’s because of ChatGPT! I guess it’s fine but what do I have to offer now? 🥲
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
it's pretty frustrating how republicans can just spew endless lies about city life with zero repercussions but the moment a dem disparages a pickup truck it's open season
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
There's a terrible 5th Circuit opinion I'd like you all to see. Lots of people say we should "use conservative arguments against them," but you have to understand, FedSoc judges do not care about their own hypocrisy. They just write their way through it. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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A Court Just Ruled That Cops Can’t Stop-and-Frisk You—if They Suspect a Gun
The ruling makes clear, however, that cops can still stop and frisk a person for existing while Black.
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Please! Or I’ll be reading your bio instead of the thing I’m supposed to be reading and then going to look up your former employer because ????
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
If an influencer posts my ideal outfit, too bad for me. It takes way too many clicks to find it where they’ve hidden it. And if you want me to watch a video with an ad before it? Sorry, please just summarize it because I’m not sitting through that
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I know social media makes everything an adhd symptom but one I haven’t heard about is never being able to make it to the “link in bio.” I will just have to wonder what the article says because I’m going to get bored on the way there
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Of course that’s not the whole goal, as I was recently reminded by @ahmadinsais substack.com/@ahmadibsais?fbclid=PA…
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Could be I’m just not as online and not really in as many conversations about assigning pieces. And I know there’s always been stuff to be upset about! For some reason I just wish I heard more about other people being in despair these days
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Personally I’m doing so much worse than I was then. Seeing children being bombed and starved to death, knowing families are being ripped apart and people being tortured in massive numbers, thinking about all the increased suffering from so many different political decisions …
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I remember in 2020 the idea that we (not just people who lost someone to Covid or had it, but everyone) were all upset and down and struggling because of the pandemic and “racial tension” was kind of a media/ social media consensus. And I’m not really seeing that now? I’ve been wondering why
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