Ashley Parker

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

RT @ColbyItkowitz: "In a country where disinformation was spreading like a disease, Celina Knippling resolved to administer facts to her mo… — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

RT @maggieNYT: "It wasn’t about sex. It was about power. It wasn’t about sex. It was about power." https://t.co/sVM8uzZunw — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

But I craved support, and contact. I would have sold a kidney if it meant getting a whole morning with a friend. — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

We’re still not good, as a culture, at talking honestly about what it’s like raising children, especially in the newborn phase. — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

One of my best friends wrote poetically that I should enjoy “the fog of love and milk,” a description so unlike what I was experiencing that it made me want to throw my phone at a wall. — PolitiTweet.org

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@sophieGG My husband and I started to gauge how well we were doing mentally by how many of our jokes were about ending it all. (“Twinkle twinkle little star,” I’d sing to the babies when they abjectly rejected the concept of naptime, “I don’t want to live anymore.”) — PolitiTweet.org

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@sophieGG (Monty Python voice: Nobody expects having babies to be like this. I’ve come to see the shared delusion among nonparents about what actually happens after giving birth as necessary for the survival of our species.) — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

This honest and devastating @sophieGG piece on the incredible isolation of becoming a new parent — esp during the pandemic — had so many amazing lines I couldn't choose just one. So: a thread! https://t.co/kBuJAQ5Sa0 — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

Vaccine diplomacy? Not for America. Smart story from @agearan + @MiriamABerger. https://t.co/76KyDi4DRs — PolitiTweet.org

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“One person told me that every time she waves, she thinks, ‘I’m waving to the westernmost wing of the White House,’” Ms. Thomas said. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WaPoSean: WH advisers “believe the coronavirus response will be the determinative factor in the success of Biden’s presidency, acknowle… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mviser: NEW: Biden tomorrow plans to speak to a nation still reeling from the deadly pandemic, looking back on a devastating year as we… — PolitiTweet.org

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I feel seen, save for the missing graph where the Toddler Tour Guide flings herself onto the ground and, in a voice approaching a wail, says: “Want... daddy? Want daddy. Daddy can do it! I want daddy!!”https://t.co/tP7cWQEQSx — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

A year ago today, when the WaPo emailed us today to say we would begin working from home tomorrow, my first reaction was to walk to my editor's desk and say: "Ok, but seriously, we're all still coming in tomorrow, right?" How naive and unsuspecting I was... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @agearan: Major problem: A presidential pet causes a 'minor injury' — and a public relations challenge, via @WaPoSean https://t.co/JVhR9… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @zachjourno: We did a good thing, so taking some time out. Beyond grateful to work for a company that supports new fathers through the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jestei: Thanks @AlecMacGillis for seeing the pain of our older, and often forgotten kids over this shitty year https://t.co/mULJsb6tnr — PolitiTweet.org

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...although, to be clear, I have literally read and watched every last second... — PolitiTweet.org

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tl:dr: Harry wants everyone to know he will not share any details about who tried to talk to him about Archie’s skin color...but basically, it was Charles. — PolitiTweet.org

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During this latest commercial break, I bring you: Inside Biden’s struggle to keep his promise to reopen schools in his first 100 Days. W @laurameckler, @FenitN + @AnnieLinskey. https://t.co/mzFwJ7ectA — PolitiTweet.org

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We went with legislative scrapple. (s/o @jaketapper). But other finalists were Gefilte fish (close second, @JesseFFerguson) and haggis. Thanks to all who played. https://t.co/141gq8aDGG — PolitiTweet.org

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Dems in Disarray?! Not exactly — but the passage of the covid relief bill, as well as several other major disagreements this week, offer warning signs of problems to come. Excited to team up w the talented @MariannaReports her first week on the job! https://t.co/141gq8aDGG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AmyJBrittain: I’ve been a reporter for a decade now, and I don’t think I have ever heard people as fearful to speak about someone as th… — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

Why is it always legislative sausage-making? What’s another gross but ultimately delicious thing to make, w lots of ingredients? Legislative poutine? I am accepting suggestions — and then subbing them into my story, editors willing. — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

I am confused by the three guys I just saw pulling down their masks to share a matcha energy shot. 🍵 🤷🏻‍♀️ — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

This means I can just prop McCarthy in the crib and have him handle bedtime, yes? — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

RT @TheAmandaGorman: A security guard tailed me on my walk home tonight. He demanded if I lived there because “you look suspicious.” I show… — PolitiTweet.org

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Accents. (I kid! I kid!) — PolitiTweet.org

Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker

““Listen, I need all Jewish people on deck, brother.” — PolitiTweet.org