@mollyesque

Political reporter working on a book about the realignment. Former @wsj, @time, @theatlantic. I'm not going to argue with you on X. [email protected]

 Washington, D.C.
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MOLLY NEWS: I'm leaving the WSJ to work on a book about the realignment! Here's the announcement:
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"There’s not a world in which I can vote for a Ken Paxton," says Dade Phelan. "Knowing who he is and knowing his integrity, no. I just can’t do it. No whatsoever." texasmonthly.com/news-politi…

Dade Phelan Says Republicans Are “Freaking Out”

The former Texas House speaker and Paxton antagonist on why he’s buying a blue wave.

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David Gibson@GibsonWritesOct 7
At the risk of offending friends ? colleagues, local journalism is the best -- and cheapest -- journalism school possible. You write five stories a day and learn absolutely everything about reporting. Starting at a nat'l level beat is a heady experience but can come at a price.
Michael Powell@powellAtlanticOct 7
This is a pathetic take. Covering cities and towns offered everything: Colorful stories, investigations, enterprise, and it fucking matters.
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Ben Smith
@semaforbenOct 7
A French high school teacher suggests that a phone ban helped lead to riots legrandcontinent.eu/fr/diman…
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Burgess Everett
@burgessevOct 2
Bullock says he’ll support independent Bodnar over Democrat Bankhead, writes that she leaked his outreach recently rather than pick up his call helenair.com/opinion/column/…
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Still thinking about the guy who had a seizure at last night’s Trump rally and then returned in his hospital gown after being taken away in an ambulance
Brick Suit
@Brick_SuitOct 2
Amazing dedication! This mam had a SEIZURE shortly after getting to his seat, went to the hospital, got a CAT scan, AND THEN RETURNED TO THE VENUE TO SEE PRESIDENT TRUMP!
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Dan Balz
@danbalzSep 10
The Post asked me to write about Roger. Here is my appreciation, an extended version of this morning’s posting. I hope the link works. wapo.st/3TjxcqW

Column | Remembering Roger Simon, a political journalist with toughness and wit

Dan Balz pays tribute to “a craftsman of the first order,” who wrote for Chicago newspapers before joining Politico as a columnist. He died Thursday at 78.

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Jeff Stein
@jstein_sunSep 9
Nearly every day toward the end of my tenure at The Washington Post, someone would complain to me about Jeff Bezos' changes. His decimation of the local news team. His abandonment of DC sports coverage. The shriveled Bezos opinion page, with the ideological diversity of a doorknob. Today, The Washington Sun launches. It has made enormous new investments: +110 newsroom staff; DC's legendary food columnist; truly the best DMV reporters; a beloved weather blog; a growing roster of columnists; tons of worldclass reporters across many national beats; and also me. The Washington Sun will not be perfect. We will write stories that you find annoying, dumb, or misinformed. I will make mistakes (& tell me if I do - [email protected]!). But at a time where investments in reporting are evaporating, I'm so excited The Sun is hiring real journalists doing real reporting. If you want to help, I would love if you signed up for our (free!) newsletters, which routinely get genuinely rave reviews: National coverage: washingtonsun.com/account/ne… Local coverage: washingtonsun.com/metro-news…

The Washington Sun Newsletters

Sign up for The Washington Sun's newsletters: Your guide to what matters in the nation’s capital and around the country, every weekday morning and afternoon.

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SUNDAY 8a & 11a ET: President Trump takes center stage with less than 2 months until Election Day... Manu dives into the Senate map with toss-ups in half a dozen states. PLUS: Who's hitting the trail ahead of 2028? @niamalikah @daveweigel @mollyesque join @mkraju #InsidePolitics
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There’s a strong “We’re all trying to find the guy who did this” element to large US tech companies discovering that the modern information environment is chaotic, low trust, driven by whim, does not reward truth-finding, is not self-correcting, given to faddish obsessions, etc
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David Weigel
@daveweigelAug 14
"Virginia congressman's meeting with transgender Democrats erupts into profanity." Some amazing stuff here advocate.com/politics/nation…
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SUNDAY 8a & 11a ET: Can Democrats bounce back in Maine? ... President Trump faces tough choices on Iran... PLUS: @mkraju goes 1-on-1 with Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. @bresreports @mollyesque @ToluseO #InsidePolitics
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Ben Terris@bterrisJun 13
Last week, at a Best Western in Sioux Falls, Joe Biden kissed a woman who wasn’t his wife on the mouth. That, and other observations about the return of the Bidens. nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…

Building Back the Bidens

The urgent, embarrassing, and occasionally convincing campaign to salvage their legacy.

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That kicker!
carl swanson@carlstwittJun 12
my visit with david hockney ten years ago for @nymag. he was asleep when i arrived, with a pile of cigarettes on the floor next to his chair. then we had sushi. @vulture vulture.com/2016/04/david-ho…

David Hockney Talks Mass Appeal and Lost Bohemia

Weed and sushi delivery with the painter at his Hollywood Hills home.

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McKay Coppins
@mckaycoppinsJun 8
In 2019, an independent commission comprising "distinguished jurists, Ivy League professors, nonprofit leaders, journalists, and theologians" invited @YAppelbaum to brainstorm concepts that might unite divided Americans. He suggested "patriotism"—and this is what happened: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
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Manu Raju
@mkrajuMay 31
New -- @insidepolitics 8aET/11aET - Trump and GOP after a tumultuous week - Big primary week ahead. My interview with Zach Wahls in #iasen - New Graham Platner controversy: The fallout -CA gov race, LA mayor - Trump's projects hit snag @mariannareports @burgessev @mollyesque
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SUNDAY 8a & 11a ET: It's another big primary week in California and Iowa. Can progressives keep up their winning streak? PLUS: @mkraju goes 1-on-1 with Iowa Dem. Senate candidate Zach Wahls. @MariannaReports @mollyesque and @burgessev join #InsidePolitics
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You would call Barney Frank’s office & they would just put you on the phone with him. “Hold on for Barney.” No one else did this, it was extraordinary in the pre-cell phone days. Then he’d yell at you, curse, lie, butter you up, spin you, tell you the truth. He was unique
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Romy
@Romy_HollandMay 13
the vast majority of babies ever born were raised by parents who would consider live video monitoring of a sleeping baby so excessive they’d be confused by the concept. having a baby is hard in a bunch of ways, but a whole lot of parents are making it much harder than it needs to be. they’re doing their best to shame everyone else into having a harder time than necessary too.
Romy
@Romy_HollandMay 12
parents: imagine you’re good friends with the neighbors 2 doors down. would you put your baby down for the night and go neighbor’s house for a drink if you brought the baby monitor?
48%yep, this is fine
22%no, must stay home
30%not a parent/results
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David Weigel
@daveweigelApr 22
Dems had been trying to reason with Scott for years — he was old, fading and unable to do the job like he used to. But he filed to run again and now Dems have their fourth death-caused vacancy of this Congress. politico.com/news/2022/01/13…

Lawmakers raise health concerns as they quietly seek to replace a House chairman

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Nicholas Wu@nicholaswu12Apr 22
'Georgia Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott, the first Black man to chair the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, has died after nearly 50 years of elected office. He was 80 years old.' @TIAreports ajc.com/politics/2026/04/geo…

Georgia U.S. Rep. David Scott has died

Rep. Scott was known as a champion of Georgia’s farmers, a fierce advocate for historically Black colleges and universities and the sponsor of popular job and health fairs.

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