Versha Sharma
@versharma.bsky.social
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@teenvogue.bsky.social
, trying to figure out how to be a good person in this chaotic world
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Hi. Iāve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years ā a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold. I am so incredibly proud of the work weāve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (contād)
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Ben Mullin
10 days ago
āIām glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.ā
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
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Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/technology/washington-post-will-lewis.html
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Marisa Kabas
13 days ago
tomorrow!
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Current Affairs
14 days ago
Washington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge. We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
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The Washington Post news is awful. Since Iāve been laid off, Iāve had so many conversations with people who want to organize, create, FUND and support real journalism. Iām not giving up. I know things seem dire, but we have to join forces and collaborate. Time to get more organized.
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The 51st
14 days ago
6/ The Post has lost over 375,000 subscribers in just over a year. If 10% of those readers subscribed to The 51st instead, we could hire 10 reporters and five editors, dramatically scaling our coverage of the city at this critical time.
51st.news/signup
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Join The 51st
The 51st is a worker-led nonprofit news source for D.C. Our reporting is rooted in our conviction that local journalism is meant to make peopleās lives better ā no paywalls, ever. But that's onlyā¦
https://51st.news/signup
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Abigail Higgins
14 days ago
The Post layoffs are an incalculable loss for local journalism, and one that we won't recover from anytime soon. But as billionaires destroy beloved institutions, itās our job to build new ones. The
@51st.news
can't fill this void alone, but I think we owe it to DC to try.
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DC local news deserves better than Jeff Bezos
Help us build our local newsroom, by D.C. for D.C.
https://51st.news/dc-bezos-washington-post-layoffs/
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Jennifer Petitt
14 days ago
The Washington Post Guild just set up a GoFundMe.
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar⦠Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
https://www.gofundme.com/f/standing-together-for-guild-colleagues
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
about 1 month ago
~news~: this week I started at The Guardian US
@us.theguardian.com
as Movement Building reporter, continuing my coverage of protest, repression and resistance against war, LGBTQ rights, policing, labor, and more under Trump. organizers, advocatesāsend me your stories! Iām on Signal lex.mcmenamin.68
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Slayerfest 98: A Queer Podcast
28 days ago
āØNEW EP⨠Our Heated Rivalry coverage has begun!
@joeorgana.bsky.social
+
@ianxcarlos.bsky.social
talked Ep1 w/@johnnysibilly.bsky.social +
@versharma.bsky.social
+ got to briefly chat w/actor Benjamin Roy (Shane's teammate JJ) YouTube:
youtu.be/f2zP0txvQHg
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/episode/6jvd...
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Noah Shachtman
28 days ago
Feels like the first rational explanation for what's actually going on.
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Musicology Duck
3 months ago
if you can go sit in a cafe packed full of like-minded people right now, itās definitely the thing to do and many thanks to
@karenattiah.bsky.social
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
@versharma.bsky.social
and
@busboysandpoets.bsky.social
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Amy Torres
3 months ago
This event is the capstone of the first year of the Resistance Studies Series taught by
@karenattiah.bsky.social
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
,
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social
of
@zeteo.com
,
@versharma.bsky.social
formerly of
@teenvogue.com
Fantastic panel.
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Resistance Studies Series
3 months ago
Happening now! Pivoting to the People:
@karenattiah.bsky.social
,
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social
,
@versharma.bsky.social
and
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
are in conversation about the need to build platforms that serve the masses when institutions refuse or fail to do so.
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Karen Attiah
3 months ago
For those not in D.C.-- there will be a livestream! RSVP for it here:
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
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Pivoting to the People: Karen Attiah, Mehdi Hasan, Olufemi Taiwo and Versha Sharma | Busboys and Poets
Join Karen Attiah, Mehdi Hasan, Olufemi Taiwo and Versha SharmaĀ for a panel conversation about the need to build platforms that serve the masses when institutions refuse or fail to do so. Speakers Meh...
https://www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-evt-53689052/
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Karen Attiah
3 months ago
This Wed, Dec. 3rd 6 pm EST at
@busboysandpoets.bsky.social
: Join me,
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
,
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social
of
@zeteo.com
, &
@versharma.bsky.social
formerly of
@teenvogue.com
-- as we discuss building power outside of institutions. RSVP:
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
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Tim Onion
3 months ago
Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at
theonion.com/fellowship
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Fellowship
https://theonion.com/fellowship
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3 months ago
I remember watching older movies and the FMC being a writer and being like "I don't wanna write about makeup and fashion. I wanna write about real issues" and just thought it was so cool that Teen Vogue *made* a place where writers and readers could get both. Thank you, staffers, for your hard work
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Hi. Iāve been editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue for the last 4.5 years ā a dream job, one I never thought a Brown girl from small town Louisiana might hold. I am so incredibly proud of the work weāve done and what we accomplished. Our journalism has won major awards. (contād)
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
3 months ago
my first story
@theintercept.com
: organizers with
@adalahjustice.bsky.social
and
@genderlib.com
announced today that the Human Rights Campaign has ended its relationships with weapons manufacturers Northrop Grumman and Raytheon following years of protests and accusations of "pinkwashing"
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Human Rights Campaign Rejects Weapons Company Sponsorships After Pressure Around Israel Genocide
LGBTQ+ group Human Rights Campaign ended sponsorships from arms firms Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, who profit off of Israelās genocide in Gaza.
https://theintercept.com/2025/11/11/human-rights-campaign-weapons-israel-genocide/
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JenƩe Desmond-Harris
3 months ago
Hi writers! Iām looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! JenĆ©e.Desmond-
[email protected]
or dm me. RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
4 months ago
new
@teenvogue.com
: students at the 9 colleges invited to Trump's "college compact" have been pushing their universities to reject it. + a bit of a scoop:
@sunrisemvmt.bsky.social
tells us that they're launching a national coalition to support students pushing their schools to fight the Trump admin
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College Students and Faculty Resist Trumpās āFree Speechā Funding Scheme
Nine universities across the country were given a test of loyalty from the Trump administration. Now, students are demanding their schools not sign the presidentās 10 point compact agreement.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/college-students-and-faculty-resist-trumps-free-speech-funding-scheme
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Amanda Litman
4 months ago
Joy is good & builds long-term power!
www.northjersey.com/story/news/p...
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Tim Onion
4 months ago
Subscribe to The Onion. I want to have more subscribers than The Free Press as soon as possible. This is achievable. In exchange, when we sell the company to a drone and cobalt magnate so I can dive in a pool of gold coins Scrooge McDuck-style, you will be spared my wrath and retribution.
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Join The Onion
Donāt just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
https://membership.theonion.com/
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
4 months ago
Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story"
@teenvogue.com
ā instead, she says: "Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.ā
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Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" ā It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law
āI could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.ā
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/greta-thunberg-accuses-israel-of-violating-international-law-flotilla
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
6 months ago
rare good news!
@teenvogue.com
Arkansas is the 2nd-most climate vulnerable state: extreme heat, tornadoes, and low investment in climate adaptation from its Republican legislatureānot to mention home to Walmart's Walton family and Tyson Foods. these young ppl launched a group to make the fight fun
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Young People Are Using Parties and Free Menstrual Cups to Fight Climate Anxiety
A 2024 survey of 15 to 25 year olds found that 60% are "extremely worried" about the climate crisis; more than 40% say climate anxiety affects their mental health.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/young-people-fighting-climate-anxiety-in-arkansas-parties-menstrual-cups
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Rainesford Stauffer
6 months ago
āThese narratives around young people in āstarter jobsā or doing sort of superfluous work, or just work to get them through, can often function to lower young people's bargaining power and reduce the power that they have in the workplace. Unions can obviously help with giving them back that power.ā
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What Are Your Rights at Work As a Young Person?
Exploitation of young people on the job is way too common.
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/young-workers-rights-labor-protections
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Marc Elias
6 months ago
J.B. Pritzker is 100% right. Please listen to him, pay attention, and join us in speaking out against authoritarianism and to protect free and fair elections.
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Michael Derby
6 months ago
One thing the DC occupation drives home is how many types of federal cops there are.
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Amanda Litman
6 months ago
100%, all of this. It's what we advise
@runforsomething.net
candidates to do (and with the exception of point 10, which wasn't relevant, is basically what Zohran did in NYC.)
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Molly Jong-Fast
6 months ago
Iām going to be hosting on msnbc with
@ayman.msnbc.com
&
@elisejordan.bsky.social
tonight from 6-9 and tomorrow night from 6-9pm Please join us
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Going on
@msnbc.com
at 8 pm ET to talk about Trumpās rapidly increasing authoritarianism, JB Pritzkerās response (which sets him apart from other Dem leaders), and the young activists organizing and joining protests across the nation
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Greg Sargent
6 months ago
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me. Dem govs must step up and fill the void. New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
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Trumpās Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turnāand Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinoisās J.B. Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, weāll make sure public health systems remain strong.
https://newrepublic.com/article/199853/trump-cdc-pritzker-public-health
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Lex McMenamin (they/them)
6 months ago
over 50 Texas Dems fled the state to block Greg Abbott and Trump's push to redraw Congressional districts. Lauren Ashley Simmons, a 36-year-old union organizer who won her seat last year as a progressive challenger to an anti-trans Dem incumbent, is one of them. new
@teenvogue.com
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This Texas Democrat Fled the State to Block Trump and Greg Abbott's Redistricting Effort
"It's one thing to fight against my community and try to silence us. It's a whole ānother thing if we just lay down and take it."
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lauren-ashley-simmons-texas-democrats-qa
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Ben Mathis-Lilley
7 months ago
The Times, Post, CNN, and Politico all ran stories this weekend or this morning about Trump getting his base back behind him on Epstein. The most prominent source cited to justify this claim _in all four publications_ was Steve Bannon.
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All These Stories About Trump Making the Epstein Files a Winning Issue Have a Funny Thing in Common
Is Trump really turning the tables on this one?
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/trump-epstein-news-steve-bannon.html
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Rainesford Stauffer
7 months ago
Nothing I can say could come close to summarizing these words, these photos. Just read it. āTell me how to save my daughter Rahaf from death [...] Sheās suffering from malnutrition. Thereās no treatment, no milk at the hospital. Theyāve taken away her right to live. I see death in her eyes."
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Kat Abughazaleh
10 months ago
My campaign manager is IN IT TO WIN IT
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Daniel Laurison
10 months ago
The presidents of 200 US colleges declare: "As leaders of Americaās colleges, universities, and scholarly societies, we speak with one voice against the unprecedented government overreach and political interference now endangering American higher education." Good!
www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
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A Call for Constructive Engagement | AAC&U
A Call for Constructive Engagement
https://www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-call-for-constructive-engagement
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Sehr Langsam
10 months ago
āAuthoritarianism doesnāt stop at the first target,ā - Kat Abughazaleh
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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Don Moynihan
10 months ago
Dystopia is the AARP advising older Americans about how to live in a police state
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
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6 Things You Can Do to Secure Your Phone as You Reenter the Country After Traveling
In some instances, government agents can search your digital devices legally after an international trip
https://www.aarp.org/travel/travel-tips/secure-phone-returning-from-trip.html
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Aaron Rupar
10 months ago
Fox News has resorted to just straight up lying about Abrego Garcia, who has never been convicted or even charged with a crime
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jamelle
10 months ago
this is such good news. i think it is also an opportunity for democrats to state forthrightly that when they win power again everyone responsible for this crime will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law and will face the american people to answer for their lawlessness
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Kat Abughazaleh
10 months ago
We only get results if we fight and take action. Thank you, Senator Van Hollen. Now itās time to bring Kilmar home.
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Kim Kelly
10 months ago
Credit where creditās due, this is the most meaningful thing a Dem politician has done since Trump slithered back into office. Now bring him home!
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Soraya Nadia McDonald
10 months ago
"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."
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Photographer Fatima Hassona killed ahead of Cannes documentary debut
The Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassona, killed along with ten family members in an Israeli air strike on her home in northern Gaza, is the star of a documentary due to be screened at the Cannes film festival next month.
https://www.euronews.com/2025/04/17/photojournalist-fatima-hassona-killed-in-gaza-day-after-documentary-selected-for-cannes
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Amanda Litman
10 months ago
Book launch alert! If you're in NYC, come join me to talk all things š¤ WHEN WE'RE IN CHARGE š¤ with
@versharma.bsky.social
at
@greenlightbklyn.bsky.social
on May 15 at 7:30pm. I promise to make it worth the cost of the babysitter. Tickets are free but pls RSVP:
greenlightbookstore.com/event/2025-0...
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Maxwell Frost
10 months ago
We must all stand as a united front against the kidnapping and illegal detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. Senator, I am willing to join you and help Organize other members of the House to do the same.
@vanhollen.senate.gov
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Asha Rangappa
10 months ago
Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal
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Saeed Jones
10 months ago
*looks directly at camera*
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Josh Marshall
10 months ago
initial reports made this sound like a minor failed attempt
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