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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 months

Looking forward to covering NJ politics with David and Joey, feel free to reach out to me

David Wildstein

@wildstein

2 months

Happy to welcome the very talented Zach Blackburn to @TheNJGlobe reporting team, joining Joey Fox and me. He'll be based at the statehouse. Please follow him: @zachblackburn23 .

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

doing a jimmy carter deep dive and—what the heck man

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Zach Blackburn

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4 months

Big group of Georgetown demonstrators just arrived. The size of the protest has tripled

Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

We're updating this article as news breaks—stay tuned

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@taysute17 king

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@JRMcGrail @thehoya Brown, California Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, Rice, Vanderbilt University, Yale, Northwestern, Georgetown

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2 years

the GQ Q&A is a slowburn until it suddenly reaches supersonic pace; this came right after his story about the UFO that he campaigned with for a bit

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4 months

The second police department I know of that's declined a request from a university to clear an encampment—after D.C. police and GW

Jared Mitovich

@jmitovich

4 months

SCOOP: The Philadelphia Police Department declined a request from Penn for immediate help to disband the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, a source familiar told @dailypenn . @diamywang reports:

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2 years

there are a lot of boring replies to this; “the CIA lied”—LAME; the psychic was used to funnel real intel—LAME; but the best ones are the people saying “I really miss the 70s” as if stuff like this was the daily norm

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

17 workers at a Starbucks on P Street near Logan Circle are the first D.C. Starbucks workers to petition for a union

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 months

Jen Psaki just called Chuck Schumer the Chance the Rapper of DC. She didn’t expand on what she means

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@zachblackburn23

2 years

@souljadybbuk Oh you better believe I’m a Playboy interview truther — he’s a big lust guy

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@zachblackburn23

1 year

WaPo pulling out all the stops

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Zach Blackburn

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1 year

This is one of the more ridiculous and irresponsible framings of labor activism I’ve seen by a major paper. Goodness, “big plans to stop your deliveries,” what are we doing here grow up

The Washington Post

@washingtonpost

1 year

The Teamsters president has big plans to stop your UPS deliveries in August. It’s a dress rehearsal for his not-so-secret dream to take on Amazon, Nick Tabor writes.

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

@Phil_Lewis_ i completely understand the tweet now that i see his haircut

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

American University’s SJP is here now—the crowd had really swelled

Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

We're updating this article as news breaks—stay tuned

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

Yes. Ethan Hunt. But can you name a single character from Avatar, the highest-grossing movie of all time?

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

GW advisories are always wildcard, but this is a new one

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 months

Here at GW Commencement, where they’ve misspelled “Elliott”

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

1 year

A quick rundown of GW student elections, icymi: -the pres. running for reelection could be DQed tonight after allegedly impersonating another campaign -he claimed to have "personal connections" to Drake and will get a GW show -a boyfriend and girlfriend are also both in the race

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

To all the alumni worried about whether the vibes of Thurston Hall have changed since the renovation, worry no more. Nothing can ever really change

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

1 year

Biden responds:

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

@metaplexmovies It’s good, great even. But Elgort ties a heavy rock to the entire movie and drags it down to the bottom of the lake

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

@JeffPassan Banning shifts is anti baseball

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

Every House statistic being an asterisk because it looks like one guy fabricated his entire life is very funny, let’s keep it up

Dave Wasserman

@Redistrict

2 years

Fact: seven newly elected members of Congress were born after Speaker Nancy Pelosi was first elected to the House in 1987.* *If incoming #NY03 Rep. George Santos (R) hasn't misrepresented his age.

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

28 days

@NickTagliaferro It’s going to be crazy when he votes early by mail, dies before the election, then becomes the centerpiece of voter fraud allegations

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

About 17 hours into the encampment, the clock has struck entered Day 2. More tents are going up, and a duck has entered the yard

The GW Hatchet

@gwhatchet

4 months

The crowds at the encampment have thinned over the last couple of hours, but organizers are prepping to stay the night in University Yard. Check for the latest updates here:

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

Tents going back up, this time outside of GW’s admin offices:

Rachel Moon

@meigwey

4 months

Demonstrators have set up tents on F Street and have linked arms around the tents

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

Helicopters of DC are tremendous help to local reporters trying to cover police or medical activity, not to mention being some of the nicest people I’ve ever collaborated with (I’ve still got stickers they sent me as thanks for letting them use my video). This is out of hand

Andrew Leyden

@PenguinSix

2 years

Helicopters of DC has been suspended?!?!?!

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

@TheRealJarod78 I'm so glad they finally found the gun Aaron Burr used to kill Hamilton. It's been out there way too long

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

@Randrew_227 @espn @espnW they've literally both won olympic medals for the United States

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

@TaylorLorenz tbh I’d much rather have it be that than transphobic culture war stuff

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@zachblackburn23

3 years

I’ve been here for about an hour. Didn’t hear any shots. Saw the MEDEVAC and a big police response though.

Alan Henney

@alanhenney

3 years

CRITICAL SHOOTING/ MEDEVAC--- Man found at Reflecting Pool on The Mall near Lincoln Memorial with gunshot to head. Eagle is flying him to a trauma center. @HelicoptersofDC

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@zachblackburn23

3 years

@Zedey102 @NFL_Scorigami only four since 1970igami

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

Spirits seem high despite thinned crowds—it looks like the encampment will make it to a second day

The GW Hatchet

@gwhatchet

4 months

The crowds at the encampment have thinned over the last couple of hours, but organizers are prepping to stay the night in University Yard. Check for the latest updates here:

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

There are SO MANY gay people at GW, like it defies statistics

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

It’s a deeply bizarre moment to announce this, but my time on @gwhatchet ’s staff officially ended yesterday. @GraceChinowsky and the new staff have already taken the reins with some great work:

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

@AlecJ24 @jon_bois This was the eighties, people just clapped back then

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

@SickosCommittee Tulane with same ranking in the sicko poll and CFP rankings—a true model of sicko consistency

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@zachblackburn23

1 month

Oh my god

elle hardy

@ellehardy

1 month

They made this country to stop the tyranny of kings but no one said anything about the tyranny of absolute QUEENS

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@zachblackburn23

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Before and after

The GW Hatchet

@gwhatchet

4 months

Hours after local police arrested more than 30 protesters and used pepper spray and physical force on several more, University leaders said they’re focused on maintaining a “safe and secure” campus as students inch closer to summer break and Commencement

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@zachblackburn23

3 years

@alanhenney @HelicoptersofDC

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

We're updating this article as news breaks—stay tuned

Live coverage: Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally at U-Yard encampment

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters are in University Yard, preparing to stay overnight.

gwhatchet.com

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

It’s really funny seeing tweets from high school seniors that are like “just finished my tour of GW!” because those kids have spent more time on campus than I have

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

century-old bombs are exploding because climate change heat waves are setting WWI battlefields alight, incredible stuff going on rn

Tom Isitt 🐝

@masaccio60

2 years

Extraordinary scenes on the Italian/Slovenian border near Monfalcone, where brush fires are sweeping across the old WW1 battlefields. Slovenian media are reporting that WW1 UXOs can be heard exploding in the fires, and bomb-disposal teams have been sent to the area. #WW1

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3 months

I graduated and all I got was this stupid sunburn

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

1 year

excited for the official new job

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

9 months

GW's search for a Commencement speaker in 1974 was rough from beginning to end. The first two targets? Henry Kissinger and Bill Cosby

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

Today’s front page.

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

@Kofie I’ll never get tired of the “bag after bag after bag” moment lmao

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

Hard to express how proud I am of the @gwhatchet team

The GW Hatchet

@gwhatchet

4 months

IMAGES FROM THE SCENE:

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 months

an incomplete list of things I’ll miss most about D.C. -not needing a car -Tony P -Roaming Rooster’s honey butter chicken sandwich -Capital Weather Gang -the feeling of superiority over places like Rosslyn and American University -Monet’s Woman with a Parasol

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

Another image from the scene:

The GW Hatchet

@gwhatchet

4 months

Images from F Street:

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

8 months

the 30 rock trend is a marketing psyop to try to make you forget that Alec Baldwin transferred out of GW after losing a student association election

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

@rashikfcb @F1 Monaco has a special director only used at Monaco for some reason, I wouldn’t be surprised if they change that now

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

Few police in sight, and little sign of the demonstration slowing down anytime soon

The GW Hatchet

@gwhatchet

4 months

It's now 7 p.m., the deadline for closing the encampment. We'll provide regular updates throughout the evening. Follow here:

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

A giant Star-Spangled Banner overlooks U-Yard, where some of the 33 protesters were arrested last night

Ianne Salvosa

@iannesalvosa

4 months

Aerial view of the encampment: officers and other workers are removing tents and sleeping bags. Some tents have a white spray-painted X on them. A Palestinian flag stands at the front of U-Yard (near brown tent at bottom left) Photo: Max Collins

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

10 months

GW Dad Patrick Dempsey is the Sexiest Man Alive

DiscussingFilm

@DiscussingFilm

10 months

Patrick Dempsey is People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2023.

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

@Phil_Lewis_ that wasn't too mean was it

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

This is somehow no longer the most annoying dress discourse

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

1 year

@jon_bois the refs already tried Jon, give it up

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

The @gwhatchet has a lot of unanswered questions—here are a few:

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

My magnum opus, how the Watergate scandal led Jason Sudeikis to throw himself beneath Olivia Wilde’s car (thanks for the inspo @izzybmack ). Today’s @njhotline Overlooked:

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

reject modernity, embrace tradition (Tonic with the next-door building still attached)

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

The sun is out on day 2 of the encampment. GW and the protesters seem to be at an impasse, chants continue while police observe

The GW Hatchet

@gwhatchet

4 months

As we continue our live coverage of the U-Yard protest, we hope you'll consider donating. We're fully independent of GW, and your support will help us pay rent for our office, fund needed equipment and print our weekly newspaper. Donate here:

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

@jon_bois Fond of the Astros???

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

@jon_bois Legend

Bob Beamon's Long Jump - Excerpt from 'The Bob Emergency'

All credit to Jon Bois and SB Nation, watch the full video here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcGamPqUIxI

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

whoever said AP classes are harder than actual college is full of shit

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

1 year

-one candidate said he will work bring back the GW football team, which has been defunct since 1966 -SEVEN candidates are in the race for president, the most since 2009

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

1 year

this university never ceases to amaze me

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

Big day in Foggy Bottom as a Tatte bakery opens in the new 2100 Pennsylvania Ave. building, right across from District House

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

1 month

Entry-level journalism jobs are so scarce even the Gen Z correspondents are old

Austin Linfante

@AuLinfante

1 month

CNN is just now learning that we're living in a brat summer.

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

The Student Association budgeted $4k largely to be used for catering at their meetings — put another way, only about 11 of 269 student organizations that asked the SA for money this fall received $4k. The rest received less than the SA’s catering budget for the year

Isha Trivedi

@ishaa_trivedi

2 years

Included in the $12,750 internal budget this year is $4,000 for food – which largely goes toward catered meals for SA senators at each in-person senate meeting for the academic year.

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

@Jomboy_ is peeking cheating? hide your signs so they arent in clear sight

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

A helicopter just landed by the reflection pool. Not exactly sure what it’s for, but looks like it could be a medical evac

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

@Victorshi2020 They went to 133 ballots in 1856

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

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@titans4L_ @espn Incredible, extremely clutch basketball player who made two game-winning shots in the 2018 final four, both of which are up there with the greatest ever

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

@wtf1official @XPBImages oh no not the grid penalty. sucks that he went from 20th to 20th

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

@scsutton1 @chainbear it would be actively bad at Monaco

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

1 year

On campus now

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

The P Street Starbucks became the first DC Starbucks to vote to unionize, according to a press release from Starbucks Workers United.

Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

17 workers at a Starbucks on P Street near Logan Circle are the first D.C. Starbucks workers to petition for a union

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

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This puts extra pressure on GWPD: they’d been removing non-GW people from private property today, but GWPD is now thoroughly outnumbered

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

@Vol_Football this is embarrassing

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

hmmm so you were celebrating Independence Day a week ago and now you’re rooting for England? Pretty two-faced ngl, I don’t trust you

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

We've heard a lot of questions about our reporting and general movement in and out of the camp. Here's a look into what's happening:

The GW Hatchet

@gwhatchet

4 months

Day three of the pro-Palestinian encampment in University Yard has arrived. For live coverage throughout the day, follow here:

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 years

profs who upload their syllabus as a pdf instead of a doc >>>>>

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

4 months

My time as EIC ended recently. Thank you to everyone who helped make it so special:

Zach Blackburn: Growth

Each year, graduating editors are given 30 final column inches — “30” was historically used to signify the end of a story — to reflect on their time at The Hatchet, published in the final issues of...

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

11 months

Mike Pence found the courage

The Hoya

@thehoya

11 months

BREAKING: The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA) Senate voted not to certify the results of the 2023 election in an 11-6 vote.

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@zachblackburn23

1 year

Dupont the day after pride is a war zone

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

@jon_bois West Side Story, directed by Ron Paul

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

1 year

I’ll forever miss Luke’s jolly-ness around the townhouse on Sundays. His loss is an immeasurable one, and I’m sending thoughts to his family

The GW Hatchet

@gwhatchet

1 year

The Hatchet is mourning the loss of our beloved Sports Editor and friend, Luke Wienecke

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

Very very cool to see The Hatchet (namely @sophiagoedert and @henryhuvos_ ) on the front page of @SCOTUSblog again, not to mention all the major news outlets who cited our coverage yesterday, which is massive for student journalists. Proud to be on a team that gets national scoops

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 months

Granberg gets the boos

Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

3 months

Here at GW Commencement, where they’ve misspelled “Elliott”

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

“Actual historians” my ass, the South got their ass kicked in their home turf, undercounted their casualties, and spent their only offensive into the North marching straight into cannon fire

ghost denier

@coronarycommie

2 years

incredibly funny to say "*only* surrendering after running out of ammunition." like I'm sorry that your inbred genteel aristocracy were too busy LARPing as Roman senators to master the incredibly complex task of making bullets for a war

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@zachblackburn23

3 years

@High5Forever @F1 It’s a good thing they added that grid penalty!

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

9 days

Did you guys know Kerry Washington went to GW

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

2 years

Queen Elizabeth II, who was technically second cousins with George Washington, the namesake of GWU, has died at 96.

Family relationship of George Washington and Queen Elizabeth II via Augustine Warner.

Ancestor chart showing how George Washington is the 2nd cousin 7 times removed to Queen Elizabeth II via Augustine Warner.

famouskin.com

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

1 year

Our fundraiser in honor of Luke surpassed $10,000 today. We initially set the goal at an ambitious $2,500, and we’re all extraordinarily thankful to the community members, friends, and readers who helped us quadruple that number. It really is incredible

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Zach Blackburn

@zachblackburn23

9 months

Happy first snow from @gwhatchet !

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