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Maura Judkis

@maurajudkis.bsky.social
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Washington Post features reporter.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
"Pool experts’ explanations for the damage to the surface diverged from the president’s account." @cqzakrz.bsky.social @maurajudkis.bsky.social wapo.st/3SlPZB8
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Trump likely to drain Reflecting Pool again, following peeling paint and algae
The president blamed “disgraceful Vandalism” for the damage and peeling paint, which emerged after workers spent days treating algae.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Algae is back in the Reflecting Pool, days after Trump celebrated his cleanup project, the intrepid @maurajudkis.bsky.social reports, w a little help from me. (Trump officials say it’s residual.)
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Algae forms in the Reflecting Pool. It’s ‘residual,’ Trump officials say.
A few days after the $14 million renovation was completed, along came the algae in the D.C. heat. It's being removed, an Interior spokeswoman said, and measures are in place to prevent it in the futur...
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Amy Argetsinger @amyargetsinger.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Incredible reporting by @maurajudkis.bsky.social. Please read through to the end. wapo.st/4u296gY
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My job was to cover the correspondents’ dinner parties. Then came the gunshots.
I was seated with my back to the stage, facing the doors — the worst seat at the table, but the right spot to get a small glimpse of what would unfold.
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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Don't miss this week's SLR, guest edited by @jesusrodriguez.work and featuring @caseyquack.bsky.social, @kerryhowley.bsky.social, @maurajudkis.bsky.social, @ckim.bsky.social +more mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...
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☀️ The Sunday Long Read: Jesús Rodríguez, Robyn, Camp Mystic
The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.
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Maura Judkis @maurajudkis.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
ICYMI: 24 hours in the weird, broken, overstimulating Polymarket pop-up bar in DC www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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A very 2026 weekend at the D.C. bar where bettors could ‘monitor the situation’
The three-day Polymarket pop-up event, which ran into some technical glitches on its opening night, drew young professionals, journalists — and the simply curious.
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
For nearly a century, the @washingtonpost’s foreign correspondents have been on the ground for the world’s most pressing stories. Now, our desk is facing potential steep cuts. Washington needs us. The world needs us. If you read us and need us, please watch this video and share.
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Maura Judkis @maurajudkis.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Happy Mean Girls Day to all who celebrate. www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguid...
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Why ‘Mean Girls’ fandom runs so deep
The endlessly quotable movie may reflect a quainter, pre-Yik Yak era, but its themes are timeless.
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 26/09/2025
Lindsey Halligan — the new acting U.S. attorney who signed Comey’s indictment — was profiled by @maurajudkis.bsky.social back in April, when she prompted Trump’s executive order on the Smithsonian. Background on her: wapo.st/46m4WaY
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She told Trump the Smithsonian needs changing. He’s ordered her to do it.
Who is Lindsey Halligan, the attorney assigned to help remove “improper ideology” from Washington’s most important cultural institution?
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
i took @maurajudkis.bsky.social of @washingtonpost.com to a strip club to celebrate SLOPPY ✨💋 👠
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A dirtbag tour of D.C. with memoirist Rax King
In “Sloppy,” Rax King writes about her years stripping, shoplifting and screwing up. She led us through the highlights of Washington vice.
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Amy Argetsinger @amyargetsinger.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
"When it’s very, very bad — like it is this week — you might see someone get up from their Metro seat and leave behind a dank, glistening imprint of their thighs." -- @maurajudkis.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...
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Sweaty Season has returned to the damp seat of government
Washington summers are a rite of passage for every young striver who aspires not to be seen as a hot mess.
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Maura Judkis @maurajudkis.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
DC! I'm a Washington Post features reporter and I'm writing about sweaty season. The humidity is about to spike. I want to hear your best, wildest, most mortifying stories about being sweaty in DC, and how 75% humidity affects your psyche. Reply/DM/email me: maura.judkis@washpost.com.
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Maura Judkis @maurajudkis.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
DC! I'm a Washington Post features reporter and I'm writing about sweaty season. The humidity is about to spike. I want to hear your best, wildest, most mortifying stories about being sweaty in DC, and how 75% humidity affects your psyche. Reply/DM/email me: maura.judkis@washpost.com.
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Amy Argetsinger @amyargetsinger.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Our nation's doll owners have some thoughts. By the inimitable @maurajudkis.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...
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Jonathan L. Fischer @jonfischer.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
News, from @maurajudkis.bsky.social: The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art postponed a pride exhibition, citing a funding shortfall www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Smithsonian National Museum of African Art delays LGBTQ Pride exhibit
“Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art” was originally scheduled to coincide with the WorldPride celebration in Washington. The museum postponed it until next year, citing a funding shortfall.
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Jonathan L. Fischer @jonfischer.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Meet the attorney whom Trump has put in charge of scrutinizing the Smithsonian, so that it "portrays a fair and balanced representation of American history, culture and art." From @maurajudkis.bsky.social: www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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She told Trump the Smithsonian needs changing. He’s ordered her to do it.
Who is Lindsey Halligan, the attorney assigned to help remove “improper ideology” from Washington’s most important cultural institution?
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Shashi Bellamkonda @shashib.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Eggcellent article from @maurajudkis.bsky.social It will crack you up Eggs maybe expensive but this article is free (gift) wapo.st/42oyNxi
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Eggs are president now
Donald Trump “won on groceries,” as he put it, though the price of eggs remains high. But eggs are worth more than their monetary value.
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David Nakamura @davidnakamura.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The growing legend of the missing Oval Office ivy, via @maurajudkis.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
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The growing legend of the missing Oval Office ivy
The Swedish ivy in the Oval Office — a fixture since at least the 1970s — was replaced with gold objects after Donald Trump took power again. What happened to the ivy?
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Maura Judkis @maurajudkis.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
For a story: Washington DC, how are you sleeping these days? I’m looking to talk to people *in the Washington region* - especially feds or fed-adjacent - who are experiencing insomnia or disrupted sleep. Please message me!
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Teddy Amenabar @teddyamen.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
The Post’s Metro desk is working at full-steam right now to report what we know about the crash. All hands on deck reporting www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Live updates: Fatalities reported after American Airlines plane crashes near Reagan National Airport
The Reagan National Airport closed after a helicopter and another aircraft collided nearby. D.C. officials say a small aircraft was reported down in the Potomac River.
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Maura Judkis @maurajudkis.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Honored to be among these nominees for a profile of Sasha Velour I wrote last year.
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Maura Judkis @maurajudkis.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Wrote about this place for today's Washington Post Style section. www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-int...
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Analysis | X is Elon’s world. Threads is a mess. Is Bluesky any better?
Is Bluesky any better than X? It certainly seems to be better than Threads.
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