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Karen Tumulty

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Trying to adapt. Also, Chief Political Correspondent for the Washington Post. You can follow what I write here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/follow-karen-tumulty/

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · Jul 23

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Karen Tumulty joins the Politics & Government desk as Chief Political Correspondent

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 14h

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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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Dante Alexander @tolby.bsky.social · 21h

Tumulty’s work on quantum phase transitions in Bose Einstein Condensation leading to the creation of exciton polaritons
is groundbreaking.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 15h

Sadly, I can no longer brag to friends that I know what Tom Sietsma looks like and they don't: www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/10...

Column | Food critic Tom Sietsema is stepping down — and dropping his anonymity

After a quarter-century of reviewing restaurants, donning disguises and turning down photos, The Post’s food critic is ready for his next course.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 21h

Once again, I have been snubbed for the Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 1d

That time the Secretary of State shut down a Republican administration's plans to start using polygraphs on government employees: "The minute in this government I am told that I’m not trusted is the day that I leave." www.nytimes.com/1985/12/20/u...

SHULTZ DEPLORES FORCING OFFICIALS TO TAKE LIE TESTS (Published 1985)

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Jim Pavle @jimpavle.bsky.social · 2d

“As much as the White House is trying to blame this on Democrats, who have refused to give Republicans the eight votes they need in the Senate to reopen the government, a survey by The Washington Post showed that a large plurality of Americans are holding Trump and the Republicans responsible.”

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Emily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 2d

“President Donald Trump is reveling in a legally shaky plan to employ the shutdown to punish his enemies — or more accurately, their constituents.” @ktumulty.bsky.social

Analysis | Government shutdowns have become normal. This one is not.

Many of the actions of the administration have no precedent, which makes it a harder test of both sides.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 3d

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Clinton feared the 95-96 shutdown “seemed likely to doom my presidency.” But said: "I didn’t want to be President if the price of doing so was meaner streets, weaker health care, fewer educational opportunities, dirtier air, and more poverty." How it ended: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | Government shutdowns have become normal. This one is not.

Many of the actions of the administration have no precedent, which makes it a harder test of both sides.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 3d

My latest: Government shutdowns have become normal. This one is not. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | Government shutdowns have become normal. This one is not.

Many of the actions of the administration have no precedent, which makes it a harder test of both sides.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 6d

One thing that didn't get enough attention in yesterday's flood of news: Hegseth to upend troops’ access to watchdog, whistleblower complaints @taracopp.bsky.social and Noah Robertson www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Hegseth to upend troops’ access to watchdog, whistleblower complaints

New Pentagon directives will overhaul the channels that allow troops and defense personnel to file whistleblower complaints, report toxic leadership or point out discrimination.

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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 6d

“Pete Hegseth was about 10 years old in 1990,” @mikiesherrill.bsky.social tells @ktumulty.bsky.social. “I was entering the Naval Academy. So he has no idea what was going on. I had a first-hand look at it.”

Analysis | Hegseth wants to return the military to 1990 — a dark time in its history

The early 1990s saw the U.S. Navy rocked by the Tailhook sexual assault scandal, exposing a dark underside of military culture.

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Lisa Fung @lisafung.bsky.social · 6d

‘Men and women of our military deserve the same chance to serve their country… without fear that they are stepping back in time when assaulting women and minorities was considered a sport’

Via @ktumulty.bsky.social

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Analysis | Hegseth wants to return the military to 1990 — a dark time in its history

The early 1990s saw the U.S. Navy rocked by the Tailhook sexual assault scandal, exposing a dark underside of military culture.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 6d

Because we are doing terrific, vital journalism day in and day out. (Like last week's scoop about Hegseth summoning the generals and admirals.) And voting with your wallet doesn't harm the target of your anger, but it does hurt our ability to keep doing this great work.

Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 6d

You should re-subscribe. We are breaking a lot of important news these days.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 7d

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you for your kind words and for subscribing. I still have one. Hope this works: wapo.st/42gUEXk

Analysis | Hegseth wants to return the military to 1990 — a dark time in its history

The early 1990s saw the U.S. Navy rocked by the Tailhook sexual assault scandal, exposing a dark underside of military culture.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 7d

My latest: Hegseth wants to return the military to 1990 — a dark time in its history. The early 1990s saw the U.S. Navy rocked by the Tailhook sexual assault scandal, exposing an underside of military culture. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 8d

“As citizens, we must not be silent as this profound injustice is carried out in our name.” -- Cardinal McElroy www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

D.C. archbishop calls U.S. immigration crackdown a ‘governmental assault’

Hundreds gathered in Northwest Washington for a procession led by Catholic faith leaders to support migrants and refugees.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 9d

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 9d

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Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans

President Trump will attend the unusual gathering of hundreds of generals summoned to Virginia on short notice by Pete Hegseth, adding new security concerns.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 9d

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Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans

President Trump will attend the unusual gathering of hundreds of generals summoned to Virginia on short notice by Pete Hegseth, adding new security concerns.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 9d

EXCLUSIVE from the ⁦‪@washingtonpost‬⁩ Trump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plans —

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Emily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 9d

Though a Washington Post-Ipsos poll indicated more than three-quarters of Americans think he doesn’t deserve one, he told the U.N. General Assembly that “everyone says” he should receive the honor.

Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 9d

My Sunday Take: The president swerves and swaggers on the world stage. But a week of his words and actions reveals no clear "Trump doctrine." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | Trump swerves and swaggers on the world stage

What remains largely missing for the president are the kind of foundational principles that historians might someday refer to as a “Trump doctrine.”

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 9d

My Sunday Take: The president swerves and swaggers on the world stage. But a week of his words and actions reveals no clear "Trump doctrine." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | Trump swerves and swaggers on the world stage

What remains largely missing for the president are the kind of foundational principles that historians might someday refer to as a “Trump doctrine.”

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Washington Week with The Atlantic @washingtonweekpbs.bsky.social · 11d

"Trump's own appointed U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia essentially refused to [indict James Comey] after the president specifically called for it, so he was removed. A new acting U.S. attorney, Lindsey Halligan, was put in," said @ktumulty.bsky.social.

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Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 12d

Fascinating look back at when Jack Paar left the air over censorship of ... a toilet joke. youtu.be/YZCXJnLRFQg?... via @YouTube

Paar quits SM

YouTube video by ebowenmtsu

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