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Writer, mother, durable wife, lover of soup, author of This All-at-Onceness and Burning and Dodging, politically left and reenergized.

 Julie Schlack
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Joined August 2008
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BREAKING: In a stunning leak, Donald Trump gave the keynote address at the Heritage Foundation where he announced the work the foundation did (Project 2025) would be crucial to his policy goals. Retweet so all Americans know Trump will enact Project 2025.
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This is a public embarrassment of such epic proportions at the hands of one of our country’s greatest luminaries that I’m pretty sure this guy’s great grandchildren will talk about it one day.
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Grothman attempts to lecture Raskin on the use of the word ‘Republic’ in the pledge of allegiance. Raskin provides Grothman with a history lesson
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if you watch one thing today make it this
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Remembering all the lives Henry Kissinger destroyed with the terrible violence he unleashed in countries like Chile, Vietnam, Argentina, East Timor, Cambodia, and Bangladesh. I never understood why people revered him. I will never forgive or forget.
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Pragmatic but committed to certain values, dogged but (until recently) nimble, Diane Feinstein embodied the paradox of the historically successful American politician.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/10…
How we should remember Dianne Feinstein

How we should remember Dianne Feinstein

We do Sen. Dianne Feinstein and ourselves a disservice if we remember only the failing, memory-impaired figure of the past couple of years, writes Julie Wittes Schlack. Her career is marked by...

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Republicans have no solutions for immigration.
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Some thoughts on what Paul says is "the last Beatles song." wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/06…
John, Paul, George, Ringo… and AI?

John, Paul, George, Ringo… and AI?

Paul McCartney is using AI to digitally collaborate with John Lennon, his former writing partner, writes Julie Wittes Schlack. But something will undoubtedly be missing from the music without the...

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It costs you $0.00 to RT the work of a Black self-taught artist. Many of my watercolor pieces are painted using rain. I am based in South Carolina where I was born and raised
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No wonder Gordon Lightfoot was one of Bob Dylan's favorite songwriters. Some fond reflections about Lightfoot here: wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/05…
In Gordon Lightfoot’s lyrics, I still hear the sounds of home

In Gordon Lightfoot’s lyrics, I still hear the sounds of home

I know Lightfoot’s first two albums like I knew my parents’ lullabies, writes Julie Wittes Schlack. They inspired me, soothed me, ushered me into dreams, both sleeping and awake.

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New School Curriculum Just 6 Straight Hours Of Staring Slack-Jawed At American Flag bit.ly/3mlxfSu
Young girl sits in a classroom with her head on her desk, which is covered in markers and school supplies. Other students are out of focus behind her.

ALT Young girl sits in a classroom with her head on her desk, which is covered in markers and school supplies. Other students are out of focus behind her.

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The students who participated in the protests & witnessed this will remember it forever, and not just the ones who were there is person. A new generation of activists is born. Thanks Tennessee, whether you meant to do this for us, or not.
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LIVE: @brotherjones_ is being sworn in on the Capitol steps
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“This isn’t just about an exceptionally bad cover of a classic song,” writes @jwschlack. “No, my (only-slightly amused) horror at the Santos rendition is deeper and more personal.” wbur.fm/3kwd57z
Rep. George Santos covered ‘Hallelujah.’ I listened so you don’t have to

Rep. George Santos covered ‘Hallelujah.’ I listened so you don’t have to

All of us have been guilty of torturing a good song, writes Julie Wittes Schlack. But Rep. George Santos -- who can't tell truth from fiction -- covering Leonard Cohen’s classic “Hallelujah,” is just...

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The Meaning Behind the Phrase “It’s Okay to Be White” the-ard.com/2023/02/28/break… via @ARDTakeAction
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"When I saw the teaser, George Santos Covered "Hallelujah" – I thought, this is too good to be true," writes @jwschlack. "But unlike practically everything else that’s come out of Santos’ mouth, this actually is true." wbur.fm/3IHaEY2
Rep. George Santos covered ‘Hallelujah.’ I listened so you don’t have to

Rep. George Santos covered ‘Hallelujah.’ I listened so you don’t have to

All of us have been guilty of torturing a good song, writes Julie Wittes Schlack. But Rep. George Santos -- who can't tell truth from fiction -- covering Leonard Cohen’s classic “Hallelujah,” is just...

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My community in Cleveland has: -Norfolk Southern railroad tracks -Old housing stock -Poverty -Industrial divestment -People fed up at the system East Palestine has: -Norfolk Southern railroad tracks -Old housing stock -Poverty -Industrial divestment -People fed up at the system
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DeSantis in his 2011 book criticized Sebelius of using “her power to intimidate private businesses for engaging in speech she didn’t like. This illustrates the progressive impulse to centralize authority in bureaucratic arrangements at its apogee.” cnn.com/2023/02/25/politics/…
DeSantis has a new book coming out next week. Here’s what his first one said By Steve Contorno...

DeSantis has a new book coming out next week. Here’s what his first one said By Steve Contorno...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday will release his book, “The Courage to be Free,” to much anticipation ahead of his expected plunge into the 2024 presidential race. But it’s not the first time...

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Rep. George Santos covered ‘Hallelujah.’ I listened so you don’t have to wbur.fm/3kwd57z via @cogwbur
Rep. George Santos covered ‘Hallelujah.’ I listened so you don’t have to

Rep. George Santos covered ‘Hallelujah.’ I listened so you don’t have to

All of us have been guilty of torturing a good song, writes Julie Wittes Schlack. But Rep. George Santos -- who can't tell truth from fiction -- covering Leonard Cohen’s classic “Hallelujah,” is just...

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Sage words from my favorite word nerd: Words matter. Choose carefully wbur.fm/3KsK6Mm via @cogwbur
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