Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026everyone knows the most important thing about a military officer is if he has a beard which is why Grant so famously was a worse general than McClellan 1551746
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026thank goodness someone with this absurd set of priorities isn’t in charge of anything important 3755176
Reposted by Alexandra PetriAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Danger! Danger!! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comThe Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in AmericaThis place is much too dangerous. 717133
Reposted by Alexandra PetriSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED 61969391561
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The most frightening building in America www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comThe Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in AmericaThis place is much too dangerous. 314625
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Danger! Danger!! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comThe Kennedy Center Is the Most Terrifying Building in AmericaThis place is much too dangerous. 717133
Reposted by Alexandra PetriMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Damning new reporting on the breadth of Trump's deportation operation that follows up on two scoops from The Handbasket last year: the State Department's creation of the Office of Remigration and monetary agreements with "third countries" to accept refugees from elsewhere.washingtonpost.comHow Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operationInside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own. 10596220
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The bride will wear white, the groom will wear white, and the Russian oligarch nobody knows will wear camouflage in case someone tries to take a picture of him and ProPublica finds out. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comPay No Attention to the Russian Oligarch at My Wedding WeekendHe’s just a dear friend we know nothing about! 719928
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026These are the little details that make every wedding: the bridesmaids, getting their hair and makeup done; the best man, rushing to finish his toast; and the oligarch, handing over fistfuls of unmarked bills to all of the entertainers. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comPay No Attention to the Russian Oligarch at My Wedding WeekendHe’s just a dear friend we know nothing about! 533471
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026(lack of) shot: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/h... chaser: www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...nytimes.comRFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.” 9799
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026just that classic thing that’s at every wedding www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comPay No Attention to the Russian Oligarch at My Wedding WeekendHe’s just a dear friend we know nothing about! 638775
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026proud to report that the years have been unable to quench the little voice inside me that says “going on a three-day trip where you’ll be working the whole time? you’d better bring a print copy of the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant in case you have time for a little light reading!!” 33101129
Reposted by Alexandra PetriCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026EPA is launching a drinking water study that will test, for the first time, for traces of the abortion pills mifepristone and misoprostol — advancing a major goal of anti-abortion activists who have spent years trying to use environmental regulations to curb access to the drugssubscriber.politicopro.comPOLITICO Pro: Abortion opponents claim ‘tremendous victory’ as EPA tests water for abortion pillsThe new study will test for trace amounts of chemicals, pesticides and drugs — including ones used to induce abortions — in drinking water in multiple cities. 42233113
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026At one point during this ramble, after making everyone raise one hand and swear to bring their family to the polls (and cheat, if necessary), the president told everyone that if they did not vote, they would go to hell. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comA Recap of a Surreal Midterm ConventionIt isn’t over until the president’s tenor sings. 712919
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026in case you missed why I was on tv talking about the president’s nestlingstheatlantic.comAn Alien Scholar’s Notes on Trump’s WashingtonWhy did he hate one pool so much? 3707
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026i watched the midterm convention so you didn’t have to! or maybe you also watched it and want corroboration of what you saw! I don’t know your life! anyway hope your saturday is going well www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comA Recap of a Surreal Midterm ConventionIt isn’t over until the president’s tenor sings. 415720
Reposted by Alexandra PetriCharles Herold @cherold.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"No, I am not making this up. It’s 2026. No one makes anything up anymore, except the AI you are asking for urgent medical advice." 06812
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The message of the midterm convention? If only Donald Trump were president! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comA Recap of a Surreal Midterm ConventionIt isn’t over until the president’s tenor sings. 419031
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The Midterm Convention Will Continue Until Morale Improves www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comA Recap of a Surreal Midterm ConventionIt isn’t over until the president’s tenor sings. 515324
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026here we are at our republican midterm convention in Dallas where the president is making us listen to his personal tenor sing “All I Ask Of You” at 10:44 pm just your classic normal things that happen 1327113
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026something evocative and surreal about all the balloons falling as the “Presidential Tenor” belts out Nessun Dorma 6831
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“I WANT A LITTLE MUSIC IF YOU DON’T MIND. ENOUGH WITH THE POLITICS” but first a discussion of whether Pavarotti was a diva 4823
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I’m picturing the tenor standing there in the wings getting sadder and sadder 5832
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“you know what happens if you don’t vote. You go to hell” (I am not making this quote up; we are fully in the This Might As Well Happen stage of the evening) 218615
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026does he remember that he gave this speech yesterday 62207
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026is this a speech? much depends on your definition of speech 81297
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026the president has just announced that we will be ending the convention by having his favorite tenor come out and sing All I Ask Of You from Phantom of the Opera while he stands and listens 161537
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026remember when we didn’t all know the word “cyclosporiasis”? anyway before the official end is declared here is this www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comThe Recalled-Food Show With RFK Jr.If you share my attitude toward adventure, you’ll love these recipes! 09216
Reposted by Alexandra PetriCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi... 46179503379
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026President Trump really missed his calling as a filibusterer 716413
Reposted by Alexandra PetriAlex Moody @moodyblx.bsky.social · 07/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/u...nytimes.comTrump Posts Map Suggesting New Mexico Be Renamed as ‘New America’The suggestion, posted on social media, appeared to be the latest in the president’s efforts to alter geographic names. 7594
Reposted by Alexandra PetriAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026we may never fully understand www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comAn Alien Scholar’s Notes on Trump’s WashingtonWhy did he hate one pool so much? 511517
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026we may never fully understand www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comAn Alien Scholar’s Notes on Trump’s WashingtonWhy did he hate one pool so much? 511517
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026i’m very tempted by this jumpsuit but I know how Joyce Carol Oates would feel about it 101020
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026the geography is getting worse all the time www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comEverything Is Called America NowEvery lake is Lake America, and every gulf is the Gulf of America. 410014
Reposted by Alexandra PetriMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The White House just posted this map showing the Strait of Hormuz renamed as "Trump Strait" to X. 10523258
Reposted by Alexandra PetriAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026AAAAAtheatlantic.comEverything Is Called America NowEvery lake is Lake America, and every gulf is the Gulf of America. 1523050
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026uh www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...nytimes.comWhistle-Blower Says USPS Is Secretly Proceeding on Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Before MidtermsA report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections. 316119
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026AAAAAtheatlantic.comEverything Is Called America NowEvery lake is Lake America, and every gulf is the Gulf of America. 1523050
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026now your salad can bring you the same raw thrills that my roadside hunts bring metheatlantic.comThe Recalled-Food Show With RFK Jr.If you share my attitude toward adventure, you’ll love these recipes! 215130
Reposted by Alexandra PetriAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026welcome to Recall Cooking with your host RFK Jr www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comThe Recalled-Food Show With RFK Jr.If you share my attitude toward risk, you’ll love these recipes! 1030287
Reposted by Alexandra PetriLisa Kadonaga @tapirtrouble.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"Before this summer’s developments with lettuce, I would never touch salad. I don’t eat anything that isn’t capable of killing me; it doesn’t feel sporting. But now I eat it all the time! Finally, a worthy opponent." 1679
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026America? Americatheatlantic.comEverything Is Called America NowEvery lake is Lake America, and every gulf is the Gulf of America. 1012716
Reposted by Alexandra PetriMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 31/08/2026This is so damn good. 527363
Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026welcome to Recall Cooking with your host RFK Jr www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...theatlantic.comThe Recalled-Food Show With RFK Jr.If you share my attitude toward risk, you’ll love these recipes! 1030287