Claire Ballentine @cfb_18 Twitter profile

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

2 years

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

2 years

Did not expect to read such an epic burn in the NYT metropolitan diary

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I told a guy on a dating app that I was a journalist, and he asked if I had ever actually had one of my articles published. Um, yes.

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4 years

Cathie Wood has three of the top ten performing ETFs this year AND one of the most diverse teams. My article @business

Secret Sauce Behind Ark’s Success Is Cathie Wood’s Diverse Team

Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management is well known for its wildly optimistic price target for Tesla Inc., its money-spinning bet on Bitcoin and the 81% return of its main fund this year. It’s less...

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3 years

Dating in New York

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5 years

I just got an email pitch about a new cannabis DNA test that analyzes your genetic material to recommend the best CBD products for you, and I feel like this really sums up 2019 so far

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3 years

What's better than one dog coin on Robinhood? How about TWO of them -- or at least that's what retail investors are saying. Story with the lovely @misyrlena for @wealth @crypto

Shiba Inu’s 100% Jump Intensifies Calls for Robinhood Crypto Listing

Retail investors believe the meme token is the next Dogecoin of the cryptocurrency world. The brokerage says it’s not ready yet.

www.bloomberg.com

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3 years

Some news from me -- starting Monday, I'll be on the personal finance team at @business covering market/ETF trends and the broader realm of how wealth and money impact everything. Will miss the wonderful group on cross-asset but looking forward to working with a great new team!

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2 years

Spent the morning messaging potential sources on Instagram, then realized I was sending the messages from my dog’s account

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4 years

Me: Are people in Tennessee worried about coronavirus? My dad: I don't really talk to people anymore

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2 years

The New York rental market is insane right now, and people are getting fed up. Great story from @jeneps and @PaulinaCachero @wealth

‘Screw This City’: There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Rent an Apartment in NYC

Bidding wars and record prices are leaving renters frustrated and without many options.

www.bloomberg.com

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Claire Ballentine

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4 years

Spent more than 11 hours on Reddit today with @SarahPonczek , it was weird!! Check it out here:

In 11 Hours of Pure Mania, 100% Stock Gains Popped Up Everywhere

Even as the broader stock market sank, shares loved by day traders on Reddit soared.

www.bloomberg.com

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Claire Ballentine

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9 months

It's official: Taylor Swift is a billionaire. And one of the few recording artists to build a 10-figure fortune almost entirely from her music Story from @DevPend and me A dream assignment -- I'd already been reporting this story for seventeen years!

Taylor Swift Vaults Into Billionaire Ranks With Blockbuster Eras Tour

See how Taylor Swift’s millions stack up.

www.bloomberg.com

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4 years

Everyone meet Lucie! My Christmas present to myself

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4 years

Going through old photos and found my two favorite women in one pic - Dolly Parton and my mom

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Claire Ballentine

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5 years

Update - I'm now officially joining the cross asset team at @business covering ETFs! Reach out to me with anything ETF-related and stay tuned for more jokes like below

Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

5 years

My phone now autocorrects WTF to ETF which i feel like is the ultimate sign I’m a true Bloomberg employee

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5 years

Had a great time on my first TV hit today!

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Great job by @cfb_18 and @antoniabmassa on @BloombergTV 's 'ETF IQ' with @scarletfu and @EricBalchunas . Full clip on coronavirus, ESG, ANTs and other takeaways from #InsideETFs later. Read about ANTs now at:

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3 years

is there really no way to narrow it down

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3 years

New York City could see between 2 inches and 20 inches of snow this weekend.

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One time in college at a frat party, I told a guy I was going into journalism, and he gave me his business card so I could write about him when he was "a super successful banker." I think about this a lot

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6 years

This Thanksgiving, I'm extra thankful to be staying at @business as a full-time reporter in their rotational program. Excited to continue working with the great reporters here.

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5 months

Some news from me: Starting next week, I'll be doing a three-month job swap for @business in Hong Kong! Reporting on wealth and personal finance in the region. Send me tips / food recs if you've been there before! Super excited for a new adventure

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3 years

If you are a man on a dating app, for the love of God do not post a photo of yourself with a fish. This has gone on long enough

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3 years

“Not now, I’m on deadline”

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3 years

“Can i help with crypto coverage”

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3 years

The best greeting ever

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Claire Ballentine

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3 years

what could go wrong

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First sips ✔️ #UNC

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5 years

I think that at a lot of these places, it's not just the schools but the student newspapers that really prepare journalists for the real world. Joining @DukeChronicle was the best thing I ever did

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4 years

Bloomberg Gatlinburg bureau’s hiring manager has made another excellent acquisition

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5 years

I joined a kickball league (in part) to meet guys outside of dating apps and my dad said, do you really want to date a guy who spends his Saturday afternoons playing kickball?

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Claire Ballentine

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2 years

My favorite New Yorker

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Interview with financial adviser: well and we all know what was going on with markets in the spring of '94.... Me: Oh yes definitely Narrator: She did not know what was going on

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Claire Ballentine

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4 years

In hindsight, telling the Apple salesperson in February "I just want to get the most basic laptop you have, i rarely have to work from home" was not my best move

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Claire Ballentine

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4 years

My grandpa just texted me: "Hey Claire, the Dow is up over 900!!!!! Thanks" Not sure he gets that I just write about stocks, I don't control them

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Claire Ballentine

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7 years

. @FairfaxJustin won the race for lieutenant governor of Virginia, becoming only the second African American to hold the position. My article for @DukeChronicle

Duke alum Justin Fairfax, Lt. Gov. elect of Va., reflects on his commitment to service

Justin Fairfax’s path to career success wasn’t always an easy one, but help from family and mentors opened new doors for him. Now he’s working to provide others with the same chances he had.

www.dukechronicle.com

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

3 years

Women in Texas who can't get abortions under the new law are really struggling right now and taking on lots of extra costs. @AliceKantor and I talked with them for this @wealth article:

How the Texas Abortion Law Is Driving Up Financial Costs for Women

Women unable to get abortions because of new restrictions are traveling almost 250 miles out of state, taking on extra expenses.

www.bloomberg.com

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Claire Ballentine

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4 years

It's not every day you get to write about your hometown for work -- Bloomberg comes to Gatlinburg in my latest! @business

In the Land of Dollywood, a Mayor Faces a Life-or-Death Decision

Mike Werner must translate Trump’s desires to reality in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

www.bloomberg.com

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

2 years

Time to crack open a cold one, I say as I grab a San Pellegrino out of the fridge

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Claire Ballentine

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3 years

Just took a walk around the block and

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Claire Ballentine

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4 years

B-unit sending virtual hugs to all the journalists covering the election today

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

4 years

Me: Dad come quick!! There’s water coming out of the bathroom!! How long until he kicks me out?

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

3 years

Nothing like emailing a source with the numbers "02" in their gmail and realizing it's because they were born in 2002

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

4 years

So my dad’s financial advisor sent out a message to his clients trying to reassure them about their investments but he did it through a GROUP TEXT and there were 35 replies like “Sheryl and i need to talk with you” and “stop this message!!!” and “who is this? I’m a 15 year old”

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

5 years

My phone now autocorrects WTF to ETF which i feel like is the ultimate sign I’m a true Bloomberg employee

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Claire Ballentine

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3 years

This is probably the most fun thing I've ever written AND also Riley's Bloomberg debut - check it out @BW

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

5 years

Just when I think my hometown couldn't get any more weird, stuff like this happens

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Claire Ballentine

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4 years

Matches the floor so well that we keep losing him

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Claire Ballentine

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6 years

I’m way too excited about my official nameplate

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Claire Ballentine

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3 years

Scoop: JPMorgan is converting $10 billion worth of mutual funds into ETFs. My story via @wealth

JPMorgan Is Boosting Its Active ETFs With a $10 Billion Mutual Fund Switch

The financial giant is the biggest name yet that’s seeking to transform its mutual funds as investor demand for ETFs soars in the Cathie Wood era.

www.bloomberg.com

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Claire Ballentine

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3 years

Happy first birthday to my best friend. This little woofer has changed my life in the best way possible

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

4 years

Today I dropped my phone in the lake and then put it in a bag of rice and it’s normal again!! Maybe we try that with 2020?

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Claire Ballentine

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7 years

New research from a Duke professor lends insight into how the underground gun market contributes to gun violence. My latest for @DukeChronicle

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4 years

Riley is just still so frazzled from yesterday

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4 years

As an only child from rural Tennessee, this social distancing thing is really my time to shine

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Claire Ballentine

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1 year

Dating is expensive. Especially if you do it everyday for a month. Check out my latest story with @misyrlena for @business here:

NYC TikTok Dating Diary Chronicles Love in the Time of Inflation

Going on 28 dates in 28 days is a big time commitment. It costs a lot of money too.

www.bloomberg.com

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

3 years

This is a pic of the exact moment I held Riley in my arms for the first time and I look at it like three times a day

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@cfb_18

3 years

Update:

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5 years

My dad’s girlfriend: wow i wish i was in my 20s again Me: *thinking about my latest existential crisis and general uncertainty about life direction* yeah it has its pros and cons

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Claire Ballentine

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2 years

Bloomberg security is in good hands (paws)

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Claire Ballentine

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4 years

My superhero father called everywhere and found me another pup in need of a good home. We picked up Riley this morning! It’s been an emotional roller coaster but I’m thrilled to have this sweet boy.

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

5 years

Going to see my therapist tomorrow for Halloween because my own internal demons are the scariest

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Claire Ballentine

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2 years

Four years ago, I didn’t know how the crypto industry worked or why people staked digital coins. I still don’t really, but at least now I have a 401(k)

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5 years

I love pitch emails that start with "working on any summer stories?" nah we just shut down the office from June until September

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3 years

Is it a better life to be a dog or to be retired

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4 years

Pup’s first snow

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Claire Ballentine

@cfb_18

5 years

I absolutely love Bloomberg's rotation program (three months on a team and then rotate, to learn the newsroom) but it does freak out my inbox - today I got email news releases about municipal bonds, vaccinations and New York strip steaks

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@cfb_18

4 years

I’m one of two people on my flight to Tennessee, and this is the closest I’ll ever come to flying private

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@cfb_18

4 years

I was the kid in elementary school whose dad packed a bottle of hand sanitizer in her backpack each day. I’ve been training my whole life for this virus

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@cfb_18

2 years

Duke's newest class? How to be a TikTok influencer. Check it out here @misyrlena @PaulinaCachero @wealth

Colleges Are Launching TikTok Classes for Influencers Making $5,000 a Post

As students rake in cash from online personas, universities are offering courses that teach brand building and negotiation tactics.

www.bloomberg.com

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3 years

Don’t get a puppy, my dad said My dad’s house now:

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5 years

The quest to win a spot at New York’s Baby Ivies, the private preschools and kindergartens where big money and bigger egos clash over whose three- or five-year-old will gain the first edge.

At $50,000 a Year, ‘Baby Ivies’ Road to Yale Starts at Age 5

The words are whispered under a cone of silence in moneyed Manhattan: cutthroat, ruthless, Darwinian, cruel.

www.bloomberg.com

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3 years

More big news from Cathie -- does she ever sleep?? Me for @wealth

Cathie Wood’s Ark Lends Name to ETF Tracking Bitcoin Futures

Cathie Wood is joining the slate of Wall Street players hoping U.S. regulators will soon greenlight an ETF tracking Bitcoin futures.

www.bloomberg.com

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5 years

I don't trust anyone who says high school prom was one of the best nights of their lives

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3 years

One whole year of Riley

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5 years

One time, I told an older man in my hometown that I was a journalist, and he said, "well you certainly have the figure for it. You have to be under 120 lbs to be a journalist." and i think about it a lot because that just sums up so much of what's wrong with the world

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3 years

My dog is more photogenic than I’ll ever be

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4 years

Should’ve checked the size more closely before ordering dog food off Amazon

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@cfb_18

4 years

Alternative headline: "It's Going Down, I'm Yelling Timber"

Anne Cronin

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New home sales are way up. But lumber and housing ETFs aren't. What's up with that? @cfb_18

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4 years

I’m not saying I put together my IKEA table wrong, but there are a significant number of pieces leftover

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6 years

Me in Central Park: I just love New York, this is so pretty Me one block outside of Central Park in the subway: I HATE THIS CITY

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@cfb_18

5 years

Sad my vacation ends tomorrow but also secretly thrilled i won’t have to keep explaining to my family what ETFs are

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@cfb_18

5 years

Cons of being 23: no money, lack of clarity about future career, uncertainty about purpose in life, rollercoaster of emotions Pros: my skin looks fantastic

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@cfb_18

5 years

Instead of cursing, my dad says things like "wow that makes me want to use a spicy word or two"

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3 years

I'm living vicariously through these people that @AliceKantor and I talked with. Read this for details on some gorgeous homes! @wealth

Why Buying a Second or Even Third Home Is Becoming More Popular Than Ever

Low interest rates, pandemic-era savings and a hybrid-work revolution are making it more feasible for people to split their time.

www.bloomberg.com

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4 years

Throwback to the best thing I’ve ever written

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4 years

Meet the newest member of the Bloomberg Gatlinburg bureau

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@cfb_18

5 years

Just saw Little Women and now I’m inspired to: -braid my hair -wear more layers -burn things when angry

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3 years

In his retirement, my father is now starring as a bike rider in Farm Bureau ads. I wish I was kidding

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2 years

i really had no idea that SO MUCH could go wrong

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2 years

What could go wrong

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5 years

I bought lavender sleep spray to help me relax. Tried to spray it on my pillow last night and instead sprayed it right into my eye. How's that for self-care

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6 years

I say the phrase "no worries" a lot for someone who does in fact have a lot of worries

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6 years

My first byline for @nytimes !!!

Seattle Officials Repeal Tax That Upset Amazon (Published 2018)

The Seattle City Council repealed the tax in a 7-to-2 vote that was accompanied by acrimony and accusations. Less than a month ago, it had passed unanimously.

www.nytimes.com

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1 year

Me: i hope Riley is okay at home without me Riley:

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5 years

one of my greatest accomplishments is making it through four years at Duke without ever actually learning what a consultant is

Zachery Eanes

@zeanes

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McKinsey won't let Pete Buttigieg talk about three years of his life via @mattdpearce

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3 years

Happy Fourth

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3 years

My parents or cast of That 70s Show?

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2 years

It’s not the size of the friend, it’s the size of the friendship

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7 years

Absolutely thrilled to share that I'll be interning with the New York Times this summer through the James Reston Reporting Fellowship. I'm so excited and grateful for this opportunity

NYTimes Communications

@NYTimesPR

7 years

Announcing the 2018 class of @NYTimes summer interns. Read on in a note from @TheoTypes

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5 years

Every few weeks, after I've sent my dad a story I've written, he tries to tell me about a news event or a trend that's happening but he can't remember where he heard about it. And I have to be like, yes dad I know, I wrote the article about it and sent it to you

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4 years

"is it time for you to stop working yet"

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2 years

My dad has insisted on ordering a cot to be sent to my apartment for when he visits, so now I’m apparently running a civil war hospital

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