Alexandra Petri

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I am brave enough to say: I am a parasite, and I don’t understand what is best for the country!

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I am brave enough to say: I am a parasite, and I don’t understand what is best for the country!

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You kill a single measly ill-behaved puppy, and everyone rushes to judgment!

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You kill a single measly ill-behaved puppy, and everyone rushes to judgment!

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You kill a single measly ill-behaved puppy, and everyone rushes to judgment!

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We must make this explicit!

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We must make this explicit!

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Introducing your new co-players: state legislators!

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Introducing your new co-players: state legislators!

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Here’s what Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe thought.

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Here’s what Emily Dickinson and Edgar Allan Poe thought.

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You jolt awake in this Manhattan courtroom.

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You jolt awake in this Manhattan courtroom.

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Is it possible to find someone who does not have strong opinions about Donald Trump?

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Is it possible to find someone who does not have strong opinions about Donald Trump?

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“I must tell you my horrible secret: I travel into the past.”

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“I must tell you my horrible secret: I travel into the past.”

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Come back soon, my neighborhood sun.

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Come back soon, my neighborhood sun.

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Look to the heavens and see God’s proclamation!

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Look to the heavens and see God’s proclamation!

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Roads crumbling into the sea and ash falling from the sky. Lots of ash.

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Roads crumbling into the sea and ash falling from the sky. Lots of ash.

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Trump’s new “God Bless the USA Bible” seems different than I remember.

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Trump’s new “God Bless the USA Bible” seems different than I remember.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/28/trump-bible-sale-satire/

Just like Ronna McDaniel, he provides a valuable perspective to our viewers!

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Alexandra’s live chat with readers starts at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Read the transcript.

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Just like Ronna McDaniel, he provides a valuable perspective to our viewers!

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Add exciting hotel, tower and classified-document investments to your portfolio today!

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Add exciting hotel, tower and classified-document investments to your portfolio today!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/22/trump-bond-payment-sale-satire/

In the pilot episode of “Impromptu,” the new podcast from Post Opinions, three columnists talk about abortion before its return to the Supreme Court next week.

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“Our Father,” brought to you by 23andMe!

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In the pilot episode of “Impromptu,” the new podcast from Post Opinions, three columnists talk about abortion before its return to the Supreme Court next week.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/21/mifepristone-abortion-politics-supreme-court-case-podcast/

“Our Father,” brought to you by 23andMe!

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This is a shame, because I think this agenda could have solved all their problems.

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This is a shame, because I think this agenda could have solved all their problems.

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British literature tells us we cannot rule out that Kate Middleton is wuthering on a height.

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British literature tells us we cannot rule out that Kate Middleton is wuthering on a height.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/14/kate-middleton-princess-explanation-literature-satire/

Robert Hur knew he was driving his car right, because everyone was honking at him.

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Robert Hur knew he was driving his car right, because everyone was honking at him.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/13/robert-hur-biden-counsel-mad-satire/

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Our future is bright, here in the kitchen!

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Our future is bright, here in the kitchen!

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Reintroducing the infectious disease whose star is on the rise.

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Reintroducing the infectious disease whose star is on the rise.

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Draw a person. Draw a fertilized egg. Are the two different?

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Draw a person. Draw a fertilized egg. Are the two different?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/01/biden-trump-cognitive-test-satire/

The Senate GOP leader looks forward to standing in the middle of pickleball courts while people try to play around him.

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The Senate GOP leader looks forward to standing in the middle of pickleball courts while people try to play around him.

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The Alabama Supreme Court assures you that the cluster of cells in a dish that you fervently hope will become a baby is a child already.

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The Alabama Supreme Court assures you that the cluster of cells in a dish that you fervently hope will become a baby is a child already.

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The former president puts the “con” in Sneaker Con.

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The former president puts the “con” in Sneaker Con.

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The speaker is on a brief hold.

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The speaker is on a brief hold.

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“No body, no crime”: Taylor Swift admits she knows what really happened to Amelia Earhart.

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“No body, no crime”: Taylor Swift admits she knows what really happened to Amelia Earhart.

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Elmo asked how the world was doing. Elmo was not ready for the answer!

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Elmo asked how the world was doing. Elmo was not ready for the answer!

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Alexandra’s live chat with readers was at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Read the transcript.

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You want me to remodel my house, Lord? Thy will be done!

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You want me to remodel my house, Lord? Thy will be done!

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‘If I wanted to live in a democracy,’ grumbled one, ‘I wouldn’t be so adamantly pro-Trump.’

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‘If I wanted to live in a democracy,’ grumbled one, ‘I wouldn’t be so adamantly pro-Trump.’

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Alexandra’s live chat with readers starts at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Read the transcript from January 23, 2024.

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You are nothing without your peers. Yours, and other people’s.

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You are nothing without your peers. Yours, and other people’s.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/19/trump-defamation-trial-jury-instructions-satire/

I understand that rewriting history is a big element of the current Republican platform. But this is barely history.

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I understand that rewriting history is a big element of the current Republican platform. But this is barely history.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/17/trump-presidency-parallel-reality/

He has displayed charisma and human interaction. He has brought child and wife out to campaign! He has even produced smile! He has stood in front of flag!

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He has displayed charisma and human interaction. He has brought child and wife out to campaign! He has even produced smile! He has stood in front of flag!

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I see some problems with this system. I would see more, but the visibility is not very good in all this snow.

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I see some problems with this system. I would see more, but the visibility is not very good in all this snow.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/12/iowa-caucuses-snow-humor/

Behold, in the final debate before the Iowa caucuses, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis managed to criticize Donald Trump.

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Behold, in the final debate before the Iowa caucuses, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis managed to criticize Donald Trump.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/11/haley-desantis-iowa-debate/

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It’s the crossover we’ve been waiting to experience for a century! Well, technically, 96 years.

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It’s the crossover we’ve been waiting to experience for a century! Well, technically, 96 years.

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“What caused the Civil War?” is just one of a whole host of straightforward questions that no candidate for the GOP presidential nomination can hope to answer.

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‘What caused the Civil War?’ is just one of a whole host of straightforward questions that no candidate for the GOP presidential nomination can hope to answer.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/29/nikki-haley-civil-war-slavery-omission-satire/

Instead of a guide to potentially good gifts for people you love, here are gifts that you should not give to anyone, under any circumstances. Don’t thank me!

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Instead of a guide to potentially good gifts for people you love, here are gifts that you should not give to anyone, under any circumstances. Don’t thank me!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/22/holiday-gift-guide-satire/

There are just nine of these jobs, paying in the low six figures. That’s why we’re grateful for Patreon subscribers. Your support keeps our supermajority super!

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There are just nine of these jobs, paying in the low six figures. That’s why we’re grateful for Patreon subscribers. Your support keeps our supermajority super!

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Some Congresses are highly productive. Not this one! Here’s a look at how the House spent its time in 2023!

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Some Congresses are highly productive. Not this one! Here’s a look at how the House spent its time in 2023!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/18/congress-wrapped-2023-review-satire/

Maybe what Republicans need is a better slogan. There’s no changing the underlying policy. That’s just out of the question!

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