Rachel Lerman
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Economics reporter, The Washington Post. Signal: rachellerman.55
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3 months ago
NEW: I went to Mexico to see a generation of babies being conceived through AI & robotic IVF - automated systems w/no human involvement. It’s a deeply human story about the global infertility crisis and whether tech can scale the most precious thing we have: human life. Gifted here:
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Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born.
One in six people of reproductive age suffer from infertility. Start-ups are using AI-powered robots to increase IVF success rates and lower costs.
https://wapo.st/3Kt4u26
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Washington Post Guild
4 months ago
The right to speak freely is the ultimate personal liberty and the foundation of Karen’s 11-year career at The Post. We’re proud to call Karen a colleague and a longtime union sibling. The Post Guild stands with her and will continue to support her and defend her rights.
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Washington Post Guild
4 months ago
The Washington Post wrongly fired Opinions columnist Karen Attiah over her social media posts. The Post not only flagrantly disregarded standard disciplinary processes, it also undermined its own mandate to be a champion of free speech.
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Washington Post Guild
4 months ago
Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
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Jacob Bogage
7 months ago
Trump & Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” would be one of the largest wealth transfers from the working class to the wealthy in U.S. history. But how would it affect YOU? We built a calculator. Plug in your info to see what it’d mean for your finances.
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Heather Kelly
8 months ago
I spent two weeks getting chatbots to say the most unspeakable things to me, all while on the clock! Here's what parents and caregivers should know about teens and tweens sexting with AI chatbots.
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Teens are sexting with AI. Here’s what parents should know.
Tweens and teens are having suggestive and sexual conversations with AI chatbots on the web and in apps. Here’s what parents and caregivers should know.
https://wapo.st/4587byz
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nitasha tiku
9 months ago
The story Meta didn't want you to read, by
@naominix.bsky.social
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Videos disparaging trans women aren’t hate speech, Meta board says
Meta leaders Joel Kaplan and Nick Clegg told the social media company’s Oversight Board last year that videos reposted by Libs of TikTok should be treated carefully.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/23/meta-oversight-board-trans-content-moderation-hate-speech/
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Naomi Nix
9 months ago
You can read the story here:
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Anti-trans posts pass muster under Meta’s new hate-speech rules
Meta’s quasi-independent Oversight Board ruled early Wednesday that the social media platform is free to leave up two disparaging posts about trans people that include videos showing a trans woman usi...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/04/23/meta-oversight-board-trans-content-moderation-hate-speech/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert
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Drew Harwell
10 months ago
I'm not a fancy military strategist but "THIS IS WHEN THE FIRST BOMBS WILL DEFINITELY DROP" does kinda sound like a war plan
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Caitlin Gilbert
11 months ago
🔬🧪🧬
@sadbumblebee.buzz
and I are collecting stories from scientists whose research funding has been halted by the Trump admin. Feel free to share this form with anyone who has been impacted and as always you can reach me on signal at caitlingilbert.24
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Are you a scientist who has lost funding or grants in recent weeks? - Formstack
https://thewashingtonpost.formstack.com/forms/scientistfundingloss
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Cat Zakrzewski
11 months ago
Recently, we’ve seen reporters from all over the newsroom produce incredible journalism about the new administration. The Post today published an investigation into the $38 billion in government funding that underpins Elon Musk’s business empire:
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Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding
Government infusions at key moments helped Tesla and SpaceX flourish, boosting Musk’s wealth.
https://wapo.st/41uIOJ4
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Cat Zakrzewski
11 months ago
I will not tolerate any interference from our owner in my reporting. If that red line is ever crossed moving forward, I will quit and let you know.
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Cat Zakrzewski
11 months ago
Since I joined the newsroom in 2018, Bezos has never influenced my coverage of tech policy, politics or the White House. My colleagues and I have covered him and his businesses with the same accountability lens we apply to all tech leaders.
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Cat Zakrzewski
11 months ago
Jeff Bezos announced that the Washington Post opinion page will no longer publish viewpoints opposing personal liberties and free markets. In light of this news, I want to emphasize that there is a strong firewall between opinion and news at our publication.
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Dan Keating
11 months ago
DOGE claims don't stand up - check it out
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Musk’s DOGE says it has saved $55 billion. Not so fast.
A Washington Post analysis found that hundreds of the canceled contracts DOGE listed represent savings of $0 each.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/22/doge-savings-found-list-analysis/
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we just published a list of more than 30 people working for (or closely with) DOGE. message me on signal @rachellerman.55 with tips on the office
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Who’s working for Elon Musk’s DOGE?
Here’s who is working with Elon Musk at the U.S. DOGE Service — also known as the Department of Government Efficiency — to makes changes across the federal government.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/14/doge-employees-list-staff-elon-musk/
11 months ago
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Chiqui Esteban 🇺🇸🇪🇺
11 months ago
5. What could get more expensive if Trump enacts tariffs?
@lmelgar.bsky.social
adn
@rachellerman.bsky.social
on what we export from Canada, Mexico and China
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Here’s what could get more expensive if Trump enacts tariffs this week
Tomatoes, T-shirts and cars are among the vast array of goods that could become pricier if tariffs pledged by President Donald Trump go into effect.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/27/trump-tariffs-mexico-china-canada-prices/
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The Washington Post
12 months ago
President Trump has threatened to impose increased tariffs on products from Mexico, Canada and China as soon as Saturday — a move that could significantly increase prices on goods from three of America’s most important trading partners. Here are the products that could be affected:
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Here’s what could get more expensive if Trump enacts tariffs this week
Tomatoes, T-shirts and cars are among the vast array of goods that could become pricier if tariffs pledged by President Donald Trump go into effect.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/27/trump-tariffs-mexico-china-canada-prices/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Erin "Skeleton Factory" Ryan
about 1 year ago
If the Depp-Heard fiasco didn't, the Blake Lively smear campaign should drive home an important media literacy lesson that I'm afraid many are missing: when it seems like everybody is suddenly talking about something, consider the possibility that the viral moment was engineered.
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some counter programming for your Thanksgiving Day. we made a step-by-step visual guide of how lab diamonds are created, full of sparkles
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See how a lab-grown diamond is made
Lab-grown diamonds have increased in popularity in the past several years. See how these gems are created.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2024/how-lab-grown-diamonds-made-manufactured/
about 1 year ago
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Elon Musk is soon going to have some sort of influence in the federal government. He’s already spent years tangling with many agencies. Here’s his history of squabbles and investigations with the FTC, SEC, DOJ, and more
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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@faizsays.bsky.social
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Musk has long history of squabbles, investigations with federal agencies
Musk has long complained about federal agencies — particularly those that have investigated and fined his companies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/15/elon-musk-trump-government-efficiency-agencies-investigations/
about 1 year ago
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Jacob Bogage
about 1 year ago
A lot is about to change in our
#economy
. Let's start with
#taxes
. For Trump and Republicans, "everything is on the table" for massive tax cuts. 👉 Extending individual rate cuts 👉 Massive corporate rate cut 👉 End tax on tips & Social Security ➕ a whole lot more Let's get into it... 🧵
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For Trump and Republicans in Congress, ‘everything is in play’ on tax cuts
President-elect Donald Trump and a unified GOP Congress are poised to remake the country’s tax code with major benefits for corporations and the upper class.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/11/07/trump-taxes-republican-congress/
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Drew Harwell
about 1 year ago
Today's
@washingtonpost.com
editorial cartoon:
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The Washington Post
about 1 year ago
Machinists on Wednesday rejected Boeing’s latest contract proposal, dashing hopes for an end to the nearly six-week walkout and further complicating the aerospace giant’s path to a more stable future.
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Striking Boeing workers vote to reject deal as company’s losses grow
Sixty-four percent of those who voted cast a ballot to reject the proposed deal, which Boeing had hoped would be enough to end a nearly six-week walkout.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/23/boeing-strike-contract-financial-loss/
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I was at the Boeing Machinists union hall tonight in Seattle when members voted down a contract deal, extending the strike. Workers have already been on strike for 41 days and say they’re holding out for higher wages and maybe the restoration of a pension
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Striking Boeing workers vote to reject deal as company’s losses grow
Sixty-four percent of those who voted cast a ballot to reject the proposed deal, which Boeing had hoped would be enough to end a nearly six-week walkout.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/23/boeing-strike-contract-financial-loss/
about 1 year ago
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Drew Harwell
about 1 year ago
I made a starter pack of
@washingtonpost.com
journalists on this app to make it easier for you to read / curse at us all
go.bsky.app/D7WHbei
add a skeleton here at some point
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i’m back. learn how to spot misinfo online so democracy doesn’t die in darkness
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Misinformation is everywhere this election. Can you tell what’s real?
How good are your defenses against election misinformation? Test your instincts to see how you compare to other Post readers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2024/election-misinformation-quiz-ai-fake-real/
about 1 year ago
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everyone pls skeet all their thoughts so I have enough to doomscroll today thx
over 2 years ago
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Jay 🦋
over 2 years ago
PSA: Likes are public, though not yet visible on this app. And blocks will be public too. Atproto will support private forms of data eventually, but not yet.
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Bluesky
over 2 years ago
Important: Similar to your likes, your block list is public data! While users of the Bluesky app can’t easily find this list now, the data is public and enumerable at the protocol level. This means that third-party apps or clients can surface and display your list.
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listening to the tiktok outlander song on repeat while staring out a rainy train window like god intended
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trying to think of a witty, prescient first bluskytweet I won’t regret in 9 years. I think this is perfect because
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