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John Schwartz
@jswatz.bsky.social
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UT Austin journalism professor; former NYT, WP. he/him.
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 11h
As are you!
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 11h
such a great obit and now I'm hungry
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 12h
As a guy who developed osteoporosis in his 60s, I recommend this Paula Span article highly. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/h...
Why Brittle Bones Aren’t Just a Woman’s Problem
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 12h
Oh, @clydehaberman.bsky.social “I really came into Zabar’s as a temporary assignment,” he told The New York Times in 2008. He never left. Instead, he became one of New York’s leading lox-smiths..."
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Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 13h
The stable of columnists doesn’t just value diversity of opinion; it also has diversity of coherence, ability and horses’-assedness.
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 13h
Oh, me too. I could watch Tennant walk like a snake all day.
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 14h
Lest we forget: in “Good Omens,” present-day Famine was a celebrity health and diet guru.
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 16h
“Never before have we issued a joint public warning like this. But the profound, immediate and unprecedented threat that Kennedy’s policies and positions pose to the nation’s health cannot be ignored.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.
We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
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Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 1d
I can’t believe my life is being affected by the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment

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Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down
How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 21h
I’m thrilled about the upcoming Texas Tribune Festival, when I’ll be interviewing the amazing Catherine Coleman Flowers about civil rights, activism, faith, sewage and more. festival.texastribune.org/event/c17d2d...
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 21h
“Any university leader who signs on to this compact would betray everything good and solid about the university and would do deep and permanent harm to the United States and the world,” writes @sivav.bsky.social in this brilliantly belittling essay. newrepublic.com/article/2013...
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down
How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d
Never forget: Bullies fold. Stand up to them. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Pentagon Relaxes Press Access Rules
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d
Atrocities ‘r Us www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/m...
They Celebrated Vigilante Justice on the Battlefield. Then They Brought It Home.
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d
More like “dessert bar,” though I still want to try it collinstreet.com/products/ene...
Energy Bar Box
Chock full of heart-healthy pecans, antioxidant-rich golden raisins, and probiotic-packed honey, these bars are a delicious blend of clean, sustainable energy.
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d
“Why are we so focused on harming these kids?” asked Julie Johnson, a parent in Katy. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...
Texas L.G.B.T.Q. Teenagers and Families Navigate a Public School Clampdown
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d
Former Justice Kennedy writes that "Equal Justice Under Law" is on the Supreme Court building "as a warning to judges not to lose sight of the idea and as an aspiration for a society committed to social justice." Dude, you could just send a letter to Justice Roberts. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
Opinion | The Origin of ‘Equal Justice Under Law'
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d
Weird. As I read this story, I thought I heard a lone trumpet playing “Taps” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Paramount Buys The Free Press, Ushering in New Era at CBS News
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 2d
They go in and out and bring the poison back to their queen. Or that’s the idea.
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 2d
I cannot BELIEVE that Paul Thomas Anderson has so perfectly captured the wild, weird WTF-ness that I get from reading a Thomas Pynchon novel. An astonishing movie. A wild ride. Brutal and hilarious and touching. I’ve never seen anything like it. Go.
Di caprio on a pay phone
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 2d
This is, in fact, a center for ants
Photo of a bait trap
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 2d
getting rid of Marc Fisher is about the dumbest thing the WP has done yet — and it's been doing a LOT of very dumb things. And without copyeditors, the opinion section won't just be historically or politically illiterate; it's going for the full trifects. x.com/SegravesNBC4...
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 2d
You might have missed some NYT editorials
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 2d
Goats!
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 2d
My favorite Pflugerville employees are the quadruped landscapers.
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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 2d
They haven't signed yet, but they have given every indication that they will sign, and enthusiastically.
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