After nearly five years at the Miami Herald, I was laid off today along with dozens of my very talented and hardworking colleagues.
It’s sad, but I’m grateful for the experience. I am a better reporter, writer and person because of it.
Onwards and upwards.
Southern California currently has the highest humidity in the U.S., even surpassing Florida.
The dew point over the Salton Sea reached a stifling 81°F, while Los Angeles hit 73°F, comparable to the Amazon rainforest and quite possibly its highest value on record.
For @esquire, I wrote about losing a dream job earlier this year in the same month our daughter arrived.
About the fear and anxiety of it all.
And about the clarity on the other side: https://t.co/KtgqsuCx5z
@laura_waxee@Safeway@sfchronicle There are retirees of all ages ready to tell the rest of us why we can't have housing!
You know in my day rent used to cost a nickel!
I never buy anti-bacterial soap, opting instead for plain soap and water. Now @MJ_Coren explains why that means sense -- and how you might be breeding super bugs by falling for hygiene theater https://t.co/KwDwilIAod
California is getting rid of the recycling symbol -- and that's a meaningful step in the push to curb the mounting piles of plastic waste in the U.S., writes @MJ_Coren https://t.co/Z2KpFv7vC2
“They are waiting to get marching orders and a direct deposit.” Ashley St. Clair had one of Elon Musk’s children and joined #MAGA at 19. But now she's taking aim at pro-Trump influencers on TikTok, saying they're paid to post. By @drewharwell https://t.co/FIvp2Ebksc
With gas prices rising, the math on buying an EV is changing. @MJ_Coren runs the numbers for you, to determine what's the right move at this moment https://t.co/YFFnLLPJvN
Very proud that our Washington Post team in Ukraine's work has won a coveted Gold Medal from the Society for News Design. The panel summed up our Ukraine coverage simply: “We need it. The public needs it.” ❤️🩹 It was a huge group effort, as always.
https://t.co/wGM9huNzY7
There are a number of foods I make myself rather than buying them in store. Now @MJ_Coren has shown how this route not only saves you money, it's healthier and tastier too https://t.co/IpujD271Vp
Before the twin fossil shocks of the 1970s, GDP growth ran in parallel with fossil growth.
Afterwards, electricity took its place – the new fuel of economic growth.
Even then, the first signs of the #electrotech economy were emerging ⚡
https://t.co/0L1ElIILWC
The hot new job in Britain right now? Chimney sweep. The "sweeps association" tripled its membership in 15 years. Demand for wood stoves is spiking thanks to rising gas prices and growing appreciation of the fragility of power grids in times of crisis.
Glad to see this go viral — especially among conservatives. This fight isn't left vs. right. It's voters vs. lobbyists.
A lot of people are asking how this got into the farm bill. The answer: House Ag Chair Glenn Thompson put it in. Small farmers in his own district — who don't use crates — urged him not to. He said he didn't care: the National Pork Producers Council wanted it.
Principled conservatives like Reps. Anna Paulina Luna, David Valadao, Nancy Mace, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Thomas Massie have strongly opposed this provision. But too many Congressional Republicans have fallen in line with the industrial pork lobby.
The farm bill still has to pass the full House, then the Senate, where it needs 60 votes. It'll be a close vote, so every vote will matter.
Call 202-224-3121, select your reps and senators, and tell them: oppose the farm bill if the Save Our Bacon Act stays in. We can stop this.
SCOOP: Last year we reported extensively on Elon Musk’s desire to break into the data pipes of government to bypass the federal bureaucracy. That approach had major consequences — one of which we reveal today: A DOGE bro allegedly made off with volumes upon volumes of highly sensitive Social Security data - the agency’s “crown jewels” - which he downloaded on a thumb drive and brought over to his new job. Me, @MerylKornfield@FedGirlWaPo report on this unprecedented breach:
https://t.co/UItlpgJILo
This is one of my last articles for The Washington Post. The incredible photography is by @vanhoutenphoto, who was also laid off.
No full-time staff who were in Kyiv on Feb. 24, 2022 for The Post are still with the paper.
https://t.co/CTouJRh9KX