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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

9 months

I have an exciting new job.

Washington Post PR

@WashPostPR

9 months

. @jon_fischer becomes the first arts and entertainment editor for The Washington Post. In this newly created role, Fischer will lead The Post’s team of reporters, critics and editors across the full range of culture, from television to opera.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

2 years

@Jacob_Brogan The answer is obvious: This is a grilling shirt.

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Jonathan Fischer

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1 year

Exciting new social media strategy at @slate dot com.

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Jonathan Fischer

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1 year

What was Santos really up to? @BenMathisLilley went down a very deep rabbit hole to find out:

The Wild Backstory to George Santos’ Arrest

I spent weeks trying to solve the biggest mystery of his rise: the money.

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Jonathan Fischer

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4 years

TO BE CLEAR, ethical laptop-repair guys do not rifle through clients' data and then hand it to Rudy Giuliani

The New York Post’s Hunter Biden “Scoop” Involves Some Shady Behavior by a Computer-Repair Guy

The industry happens to frown on rifling through customers’ data and handing it to Rudy Giuliani.

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Jonathan Fischer

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7 years

Wow. This @HenryGrabar piece. Whoa. Amazing.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

10 months

It’s my last day at @slate after nine very good years. Can’t believe they let me make my weird section that long! I’m starting a new job in 2024. (More about that another day!)

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Jonathan Fischer

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8 years

Everything is fine.

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Jonathan Fischer

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3 years

@jennyrogersDC The editor’s note explaining the mishap would make it worth it.

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Jonathan Fischer

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2 years

bit of NEWS from @pahwa_nitish and @mjs_DC : Twitter Inc isn't a company anymore. According to a court filing it's been merged into X Corp and "no longer exists."

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Jonathan Fischer

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8 years

The producer of "The Apprentice" is sitting on tons of Trump footage, and someone should leak it:

Apprentice Producer Mark Burnett Is Sitting on Hours of Trump Footage. Someone Should Leak That,...

Back in June, I spoke to several alumni of The Apprentice production crew about their memories of Donald Trump. They recalled Trump talking about...

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

2 years

I wrote about Elon Musk's poisoned well

Elon Musk Only Has “Yes” Men

The Tesla CEO’s text messages about Twitter tell us a lot about his skewed reality.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 months

I am thrilled to say that the @washingtonpost is hiring a new theater critic.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

4 years

I've Known the Walrus for 15 Years. Oysters Have Nothing to Fear From Him By the Carpenter

Hamilton Nolan

@hamiltonnolan

4 years

Legitimate contender for worst op-ed of 2020.

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Jonathan Fischer

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4 years

Open the beaches, open the parks—and here's the evidence for why it's wise. Read @henrygrabar

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Jonathan Fischer

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4 years

It's the Twitch and Snapchat bans that must really sting

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

7 years

"I wish General Mike was here. I’m not allowed to play with him anymore." Genius from my @slate colleagues

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

2 years

This is what you want to read on "The Twitter Files" and Libs of TikTok, via @e_urq

The Anti-Trans Hate Account That Bari Weiss Says Is Yet Another Right-Wing Voice Censored by Twitter

Libs of TikTok is not the innocent victim of progressive censorship that the “Twitter Files” portray it as.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

The most important person between America and the abyss is Janet Yellen

Janet Yellen Is Democrats’ Only Hope in a Trump-Run Washington

On this day, spare a thought for a liberal Democratic grandmother who has spent a lifetime in public service at the highest levels of government.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

7 months

Our Sunday section is glorious today

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

2 years

Like the user display says, I am very eager for @Slate pitches (yes, including ~slatepitches~) from freelancers. But I am really, really looking for more business and economy pitches right now. Pitch me! At jonathan.fischer @slate .com.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

7 years

@chrislhayes Sorry.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

5 years

There is a Washington Post piece about Kickstarter that reallllllly could've credited @aprilaser 's scoop about fired union organizers, or linked to her deep reporting on the company. Hey, why don't you read it?

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

1 year

@shwinyo make sure you "mix it up" in your application

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

Let them in.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

Why so many Americans don't think Trump is racist. Great @danengber piece:

Donald Trump Is a Racist. Here’s Why Many Americans Don’t See Him That Way.

“It’s time for reporters and journalists to be honest with the American people,” warned Harry Reid on the floor of the Senate six weeks ago. “They owe...

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

3 years

Clearly Glenn Close read "Da Oral History of 'Da Butt'" in @wcp !

Da Oral History of Da Butt

In the spring of 1987, D.C. go-go band Experience Unlimited traveled to New York to record “Da Butt,” a song commissioned by director Spike Lee for the film School Daze. […]

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Jonathan Fischer

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4 years

lol we're all monsters

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Jonathan Fischer

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8 years

141 reasons why Trump is unfit to be president: Amazing @Slate project by @chrkirk @gabrielroth @IanPrasad , more:

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Jonathan Fischer

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8 years

Donald Trump is the first president who's appeared in porns

Trump Officially Becomes First President to Have Appeared in Several Soft-Core Porn Videos

As far as historians are aware, the just-inaugurated 45th president of the United States is our country's first chief executive to have appeared in...

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

5 years

The Pugh Charitable Trust

Matthew Zeitlin

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5 years

What does the Florence Pugh fandom call itself? The Pughilists? I’m a Pughilist

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Jonathan Fischer

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8 years

Why Trump's plan to isolate himself from his businesses is a total sham:

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

10 years

There are about to be 100 women in Congress for the first time ever http://t.co/VYscaTf5fK

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

1 year

Really sharp from @Tweetermeyer on the ruse Tesla pulled, and why drivers were easy marks for it.

How Tesla Got Away With Its Battery Ruse for Years

We were easy marks.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

1 year

Was glad to run this rejoinder to the recent Atlantic piece excusing class bias in housing/land use policy

No, It’s Not OK to Exclude Poor People From Your Town

A strange defense of class bias in the Atlantic.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

One neat trick to stop leaks from your administration:

If Donald Trump Wants to Stop Leaks, He Should Run a Less Awful Administration

“I love WikiLeaks!” then-candidate Donald Trump said at a campaign rally in October. “It’s amazing how nothing is secret today when you talk about the...

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

4 years

This man is yelling at the CEO of Google to fix his spam filter.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

9 years

How to politicize a tragedy.

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Jonathan Fischer

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7 years

Read @justintrevett 's lessons from watching Fox News for 3 weeks, and also send him baked goods and smelling salts:

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Jonathan Fischer

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4 years

Some good digging from @aarontmak on who's back on Parler—including Enrique Tarrio and a man charged with threatening members of Congress—now that Parler is back on the web

Parler Is Back and So Are Users Who Cheered on the Capitol Insurrection

The restored accounts include the leader of the Proud Boys and a man charged with threatening politicians.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

"We now have a rural party and an urban party."

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

4 years

Trump said D.C. had "no problems" Monday night. Slate's @aarontmak and @MollyOlmstead were there. There were problems.

What Happened in D.C. After Trump Sent Police to Attack

A night of confusion, state violence, and cathartic protest.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

6 years

Wow, this @stevensonseth piece

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Jonathan Fischer

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9 years

There are many unsolicited plans to fix Twitter. This one from @AuerbachKeller is smart, sensitive, worthwhile:

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

4 years

Grateful for my @Slate colleagues @jim_newell and @aymanndotcom who have been covering this terrible mess from the ground.

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Jonathan Fischer

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8 years

You should read this and then you should watch this

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Jonathan Fischer

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8 years

The potential SCOTUS nominee Dems should stop at any cost. Dire warnings from @mjs_DC :

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Jonathan Fischer

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2 years

@joshuarolson @JHWeissmann Jordan’s editor here with a company response: “lolllllllllllll.”

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Jonathan Fischer

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9 years

If we were serious about keeping out dangerous refugees, we'd seal our borders against North Carolina.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

10 years

So, job news! I'm joining @slate later this month as a senior editor, working on all kinds of fun things.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

The fight over sanctuary cities is raging in Austin:

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

10 years

Should you drop cable for Hulu Plus, Netflix, HBO Go, Sling TV, etc.? @Slate made a calculator for that: http://t.co/0RHM0Q82Ay

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Jonathan Fischer

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8 years

"If she were scripting the election, Shonda Rhimes herself would dismiss it as wildly over the top. Yet here we are"

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

7 years

What Stormy Daniels told @jacobwe in 2016:

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Jonathan Fischer

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6 years

This is some fascinating, very sensitive reporting from @aprilaser on what the online business of sex looks like post-Backpage and FOSTA/SESTA:

Sex Workers Say They Feel Less Safe Without Backpage. Nothing Online Has Replaced It.

The government crackdown on online sex trafficking changed the business of sex. Here’s what sex workers are doing now.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

6 years

Read this great @Slate cover story by @aarontmak on how the Sierra Club accidentally stumbled into an oppo war on Scott Pruitt—and won:

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Jonathan Fischer

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2 years

This is a fascinating feature from @MollyOlmstead on EWTN, the "Catholic Fox News," which has spun so far to the right it's turned on the pope

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

Raw ethnonationalism is the future of the GOP, even if they don't want it to be. Read @jbouie cover story in @Slate :

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Jonathan Fischer

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4 years

If we’re going to do this, Watergaetz is a much better pun than Gaetzgate.

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Jonathan Fischer

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2 years

Ban cars on Halloween ban cars on Halloween

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Jonathan Fischer

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6 years

Everything is terrible

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

9 years

"Cruz 2016/1929!"

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

10 years

The owner of shipyourenemiesglitter dot com explains himself, says he also owns dickpicoftheweek dot com http://t.co/znPGx1SZYy

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Jonathan Fischer

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10 years

Whoa to this @carlzoilus essay: "I Knew About Jian Ghomeshi" http://t.co/btQ88mPeLm

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Jonathan Fischer

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2 years

@jbouie Do they not understand that those of us who were 23 when “Iron Man” came out now have achey backs and children

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Jonathan Fischer

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4 years

Wow, just edited a politics piece that didn't need the donald-trump tag. Feels good, try it!

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

Hear ye, hear ye: The @slate Trump Implosion live blog

The Trump Implosion: A Live Blog

It's all falling apart. In the wake of the Washington Post's bombshell tape release, major Republicans are repudiating and renouncing Trump.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

Today at @Slate , a stunning and stirring photo essay on the Standing Rock protests:

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

What life is like for the refugees Donald Trump just banned:

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Jonathan Fischer

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4 years

What's funny is I've been observing Jewish Christmas (movies + Chinese food + pajamas) multiple times a week since March.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

10 years

"I fear it won’t be long before someone garnishes a bloody mary with another bloody mary." http://t.co/fHPGuPc3t6

How to Make a Simple, Elegant Bloody Mary to Quell Your New Year’s Hangover

The ritual excesses of New Year's Eve give way to clammy sleep, uneasy dreams, and the ritual hangovers of New Year’s Day: klaxons ringing in the...

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

2 years

Their bank was crashing. They wanted their money. They're a cat-food startup. Delightful and illuminating from @heathertal

Their Bank Was Crashing. They Wanted Their Money. They’re a Cat-Food Startup.

How one company scrambled while Silicon Valley Bank went under.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

Read @tcraggs22 about why the election *was* about the issues:

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

2 years

Really good @MichaelSocolow tribute to Barbara Walters in @Slate . Oof, had never seen that interview with the Shah and empress

Why Barbara Walters’ “Rude” Interviews Made for Such Great TV

She lobbed the questions that no one wanted to answer and that no one else could ask.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

. @slate made a fake news-fighting Chrome extension that goes a bit further than the ones you've seen. Use it!

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

2 years

Very pleased to have @brianstelter in @Slate with an important lament about the indictment coverage

How the Media Made the Trump Indictment Story Worse Before It Even Happened

The more you scrolled, the more you watched, the less you knew.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

4 years

If you were wondering about the overturned turtles, thank @aarontmak for this

Can an Obese Turtle Turn Itself Over?

It depends on the shell.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

8 years

The @slate list of presidency-disqualifying Trump things is up to 230:

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

4 years

Read @byjoelanderson on the gutting calls he had with elderly Texans

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Jonathan Fischer

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3 years

We’re on leave, ask us anything

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

9 years

CNN's three-hour debate barely mentioned the economy. That's galling. http://t.co/yUeUgS5wI1

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

9 years

The live feed of Shia LaBeouf watching Shia LaBeouf's movies, reviewed:

Watching Shia LaBeouf Watch His Movies Is Better Than Watching Shia LaBeouf’s Movies

For the next three days, 24 hours a day, Shia LaBeouf will watch his movies at the Angelika Film Center in New York. All of them. He will watch Holes....

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

3 years

Very pleased that @ben_mckenzie and @SilvermanJacob have a new regular crypto column—Not Gonna Make It—in @Slate . Today's piece: The lushly orchestrated nadir of the celebrity NFT boom:

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

6 years

PITY THE KITTIES

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Jonathan Fischer

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7 years

A beautiful @jack_hamilton dispatch from last night's vigil at UVA:

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

9 years

"They make the anti-vaxxers seem rational." Meet the group that fights any decent effort to regulate home schooling http://t.co/qwK7X6n2CU

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

5 years

I am in awe of the person running the Destroyer Instagram account

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Jonathan Fischer

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We're all on the boat now

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Jonathan Fischer

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Among other virtues, this @binarybits piece on becoming a Lyft driver has a random cameo from excellent D.C. rapper Sir E.U

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Jonathan Fischer

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Never, ever agree to an HQ2 bake-off ever again. Great @henrygrabar column:

Cities Should Never, Ever Agree to an HQ2 Contest Again

The billions that Virginia and New York are giving to Amazon will only worsen corporate shakedowns for public subsidies. Here’s how to stop the madness.

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Jonathan Fischer

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3 years

This code was visible on the Trump "communications platform," at the bottom of the page; when I reloaded a few minutes ago it was gone.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

6 years

Somehow Southwest Airlines issued my infant daughter a Rapid Rewards number before the government gave her a social security number.

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Jonathan Fischer

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8 years

I reviewed "Logan" and liked it:

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

9 years

If your teacher bans the use of "said," bark, bellow, roar, and wail at your teacher.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

2 years

Important update

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

9 years

GRILL EVERYTHING. But definitely grill halloumi: http://t.co/ehYdiyklVC http://t.co/veYFYiFQdS

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

4 years

Season 4 of Slow Burn—about the rise of David Duke, hosted by the great @josh_levin —just launched. It's excellent. Also, useful time to learn about a charismatic racist!

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

2 years

This is full of so many sweet remembrances and reflections. In my opinion one of the greatest journalistic pleasures is having your byline on the @wcp cover alongside a @Darrow_M photo.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

1 year

There's a great travel package in @Slate starting today: AIRPLANE MODE. Here's @henrygrabar in praise of that most liminal of vacation spaces, the hotel lobby:

The One Thing Your Airbnb Will Never Have

A place that most people just pass through. Stay awhile.

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Jonathan Fischer

@jon_fischer

1 year

Happy July! @Slate has a great package this week on the strange state of beer and the rival drinks stealing its dominance ... starting with this smart look at the industry from brilliant beer dude @beermadeclear

Beer Is Officially in Decline. It’s Both Better and Worse Than It Seems.

We're all living in White Claw’s world now. But your favorite brewery may not be for long.

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