Ashley Parker

@ashleyrparker.bsky.social

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I remain skeptical about Bluesky. Also: @TheAtlantic staff writer. MSNBC analyst. And Washington Post + New York Times alum. Mainly links to my stories and posts about my kids. Email: aparker@theatlantic.com.

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Ashley Parker·Aug 29

At 3 pm Wed., a woman was stabbed just off a busy intersection on H Street, NE. National Guard members were dining al fresco at a taqueria DIRECTLY across the street, yet the suspect got away. "So safe," a local texted us. Our postcard from an Occupied D.C.: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Ashley Parker·May 21

The Off-Boarding of Elon Musk. @michaelscherer.bsky.social and I take a look at Musk’s Cybertruck and chainsaw arrival in Washington, his thwarted ambitions, and his quiet exit—> www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Ashley Parker·May 16

Fantastic @washingtonpost.com wrap-up of Trump's foreign trip, w tons of insight and color from @mbirnbaum.bsky.social + Matt Viser: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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My 7-year-old made me a lovely Mother's Day card and then said, just as sweetly (and earnestly!): "So if you end up in a box—I think it's called cremation, maybe?—definitely don't forget to bring this." #BeStillMyHeart

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Ashley Parker·May 7

U.S. intelligence says Iran can outlast Trump’s Hormuz blockade for months. Fantastic WaPo scoop from Warren Strobel, @johnphudson.bsky.social + @ellenwapo.bsky.social. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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Ashley Parker·May 6

“The FBI also declined to provide images of bottles bearing the names of past directors.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Ashley Parker·May 6

🥃🥃 Most officials hand out challenge coins, perhaps. But our FBI Director is partial to Ka$h Patel bourbon. Another MUST-READ from the fearless Sarah Fitzpatrick: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... 🥃🥃

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Ashley Parker·May 5

Many congrats to the Washington Post, which did impossibly good journalism, and in a year that was unnecessarily challenging. 🥇https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/05/04/post-pulitzer-prize-public-service/

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Ashley Parker·May 4

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is many things, including MacKenzie Scott fan fiction.

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Ashley Parker·Apr 30

We just—somewhat confusingly and unexpectedly—adopted a dog 🐶, who humps everything and everyone. Or, as my 7-year-old excitedly describes it, “He even knows how to twerk!”

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Ashley Parker·Apr 29

Fun nugget in our YOLO Presidency story. In addition to comparing himself to Alexander the Great, Caesar, and Napoleon, Trump has also begun gluing presidential challenge coins all over the doors of the West Wing. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Ashley Parker·Apr 29

NEW: Trump has begun talking about how he “is the most powerful person to ever live.” Our look at how Trump’s view of himself as one of history’s Great Men is shaping the second term of what has now become his YOLO Presidency. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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Ashley Parker·Apr 29

IS DONALD TRUMP A SECRET HEGEL SCHOLAR?! Probably not! But he has begun likening himself to the German philosopher’s “Great Men” trifecta—Alexander the Great, Caesar, and Napoleon. W the (also immortal) @michaelscherer: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

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