Alexandra Petri
@petridishes.bsky.social
I’m not in James Thurber’s attic any more! right now I’m home yay ! I’m the one who writes this column https://www.theatlantic.com/author/alexandra-petri/ and loves puns
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Alexandra Petri
@petridishes.bsky.social
· Feb 26
“what could possibly happen when I’m on parental leave”
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I went to the Trump Kennedy Center Honors Cursed By The Monkey’s Paw and all you got were these 1500 words of observations www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump’s Very Weird Night at the Kennedy Center Honors
The president and I both got our heart’s desire. But something felt wrong.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I went to the Trump Kennedy Center Honors Cursed By The Monkey’s Paw and all you got were these 1500 words of observations www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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I can’t believe how much of the Trump era is about solving problems that *don’t* exist while making all the problems that *do* exist, worse.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I can’t believe how much of the Trump era is about solving problems that *don’t* exist while making all the problems that *do* exist, worse.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
There is no one who thinks the biggest problem with air travel right now is not having an area to do pull-ups.
I went to the Trump Kennedy Center Honors Cursed By The Monkey’s Paw and all you got were these 1500 words of observations www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Trump’s Very Weird Night at the Kennedy Center Honors
The president and I both got our heart’s desire. But something felt wrong.
www.theatlantic.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I went to the Trump Kennedy Center Honors Cursed By The Monkey’s Paw and all you got were these 1500 words of observations www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Patel on J6 arrest: "When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
oh word
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Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family
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Tom Stoppard's plays "hold us in the moment before, outside of time, when the impossible is always happening," @petridishes.bsky.social writes:
Tom Stoppard Achieved the Impossible
His plays hold us in the moment outside of time.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Tom Stoppard's plays "hold us in the moment before, outside of time, when the impossible is always happening," @petridishes.bsky.social writes:
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NYT: “.. Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.”
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December 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
NYT: “.. Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry.”
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fuming mad wapo.st/3XrsKoD
RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule
The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
fuming mad wapo.st/3XrsKoD
in general I feel that when a coffee place announces that its thing is something other than coffee (“the cafe for dog lovers!” “our proceeds go to a tremendous cause” “we are a bank”) the coffee is… bad. But I love to be wrong! any great-coffee-but-the-concept-is-not-coffee places you love?
December 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
in general I feel that when a coffee place announces that its thing is something other than coffee (“the cafe for dog lovers!” “our proceeds go to a tremendous cause” “we are a bank”) the coffee is… bad. But I love to be wrong! any great-coffee-but-the-concept-is-not-coffee places you love?
when fiyero distorts your argument to refute it more easily that’s a straw man fallacy
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
when fiyero distorts your argument to refute it more easily that’s a straw man fallacy
some captchas are particularly humiliating
is the fact that I’m searching for “elphaba sex cardigan” not proof enough that I’m not a robot for you, google
do I also have to click on two pictures of a bus
is the fact that I’m searching for “elphaba sex cardigan” not proof enough that I’m not a robot for you, google
do I also have to click on two pictures of a bus
November 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
some captchas are particularly humiliating
is the fact that I’m searching for “elphaba sex cardigan” not proof enough that I’m not a robot for you, google
do I also have to click on two pictures of a bus
is the fact that I’m searching for “elphaba sex cardigan” not proof enough that I’m not a robot for you, google
do I also have to click on two pictures of a bus
happy small business Saturday! if you or anyone in your life wants a signed/personalized copy of one of my books, the good folks at @eastcitybooks.bsky.social have a system to get it to you! just order here! eastcitybookshop.com/lists/Ly164F... And if not they have other books by other people!
East City Bookshop
An independent and community-minded bookstore serving the greater Capitol Hill community.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
happy small business Saturday! if you or anyone in your life wants a signed/personalized copy of one of my books, the good folks at @eastcitybooks.bsky.social have a system to get it to you! just order here! eastcitybookshop.com/lists/Ly164F... And if not they have other books by other people!
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So, DOGE, What Would You Say You Did Here?
An exit interview
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Sorry, Sean Duffy, the age of suits was not the golden age of airplane civility. To restore order in the skies, we need to look even further back, @petridishes.bsky.social writes:
The Biggest Problem With Air Travel: Pajamas?
The transportation secretary seems to think fashion will solve flying’s problems.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Sorry, Sean Duffy, the age of suits was not the golden age of airplane civility. To restore order in the skies, we need to look even further back, @petridishes.bsky.social writes:
it’s time!!! on.soundcloud.com/JNUwij0FFp9Q...
9 Thanksgiving songs we definitely didn't just make up
Enjoy these Thanksgiving classics everyone knows and loves! These are certainly not all parody songs written and recorded last week by humor columnist Alexandra Petri and composer Jack Mitchell!
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November 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
it’s time!!! on.soundcloud.com/JNUwij0FFp9Q...
happy Thanksgiving! in the immortal words of Abraham Lincoln, “Now by God I’ll see if I can’t cut up this turkey without farting!”
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
happy Thanksgiving! in the immortal words of Abraham Lincoln, “Now by God I’ll see if I can’t cut up this turkey without farting!”
help me I feel powerless and my brain is a waffle -what the speaker of the house says when things are going well
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
help me I feel powerless and my brain is a waffle -what the speaker of the house says when things are going well
much to unpack in the Katie Miller podcast interview with the Johnsons www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
much to unpack in the Katie Miller podcast interview with the Johnsons www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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One of the best DOGE report cards I’ve seen is from @petridishes.bsky.social
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So, DOGE, What Would You Say You Did Here?
An exit interview
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
One of the best DOGE report cards I’ve seen is from @petridishes.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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"DOGE: It’s your turn to send us a pointless, time-consuming email explaining what exactly it was that you did here." @petridishes.bsky.social imagines DOGE's exit interview:
A DOGE Exit Interview
It’s the agency’s turn to send a pointless, time-consuming email explaining its accomplishments.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"DOGE: It’s your turn to send us a pointless, time-consuming email explaining what exactly it was that you did here." @petridishes.bsky.social imagines DOGE's exit interview:
Before DOGE, systems meant to serve millions of people were being run by a few harried employees using outdated systems. And now, after DOGE, they are being run by even fewer, even more harried employees on those same outdated systems!
So, DOGE, What Would You Say You Did Here?
An exit interview
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Before DOGE, systems meant to serve millions of people were being run by a few harried employees using outdated systems. And now, after DOGE, they are being run by even fewer, even more harried employees on those same outdated systems!
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what was it that you did here exactly?
A DOGE Exit Interview
It’s the agency’s turn to send a pointless, time-consuming email explaining its accomplishments.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
what was it that you did here exactly?
what was it that you did here exactly?
A DOGE Exit Interview
It’s the agency’s turn to send a pointless, time-consuming email explaining its accomplishments.
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
what was it that you did here exactly?
All the government funding that used to help with vaccines was rededicated to invent the Anti-Lemon, a fruit with all the same properties as a lemon except it can give you scurvy. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
A Dispatch From the MAHA Future
Featuring wearables, roadkill, and lots of astrology
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
All the government funding that used to help with vaccines was rededicated to invent the Anti-Lemon, a fruit with all the same properties as a lemon except it can give you scurvy. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...