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Political reporter for @NPRPolitics ✍️ 📻 covering new voters & youth politics • Fmr @NatPress Paul Miller Fellow • @GWtweets

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Elena Moore
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hi fellow youngs/brats/voters under 30 what do you think of Harris's candidacy? dm me 💚
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a lot of gen z organizers were actually taking midterm EXAMS the same week as the midterm ELECTIONS honestly pretty nuts to think about
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Taylor Swift has over 86 million followers
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Taylor Swift
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After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? ‘When the looting starts the shooting starts’??? We will vote you out in November. @realdonaldtrump
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NEWS: Maxwell Frost just became the first member of Generation Z to win a congressional primary. And since FL-10 is solidly blue, there’s a p high likelihood we’re about to get a Gen Zer in Congress
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Tomorrow I start at @MorningEdition ! Very thankful and excited to be staying at @NPR I will always be so proud to say I covered the 2020 election with the @nprpolitics team ❤️
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NEW: @VP is planning to announce an additional $285 million to help schools “hire and train” mental health counselors in school. Per White House official: “This legislation is the single largest investment in student mental health in history” Big issue for Gen Z voters 👀
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Student Debt Crisis Center is rolling out a line of customizable sweatshirts meant to look like college sweatshirts, but instead, it has how much debt the wearer owes
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. @POTUS starts his presser by thanking young voters for turning out. He also highlighted @MaxwellFrostFL 's win in Florida "I have no doubt he's off to an incredible start. And what I'm sure will be a long distinguished career"
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NEW: an update from the Biden campaign’s young voter volunteer program, Students for Biden-Harris. @eve_levenson says they’ve now got presences at 270+ campuses in 38 states and DC
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In an interview with @NPRinskeep today, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse called Hawley's challenge to the Electoral College vote, "really dumbass." And many Missourians, including former allies of Hawley, are livid with his actions over the past week.
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Scoop: ⁦⁦⁦ @JoeBiden ⁩ campaign is launching Students for Biden-Harris, a program focused on building a large volunteer base of young supporters using different student-run groups nationwide — led by ⁦ @eve_levenson
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One year ago I was filling in on @NPR ’s breaking news team. I wrote a story about some Congressional buildings locking down as crowds drew closer. I’ll never forget how quickly things changed and trying to update that story as fast as I could as things got terrifyingly worse.
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Rep. Maxwell Frost is introducing his first bill, focused on curbing gun violence. Frost, who is Gen Z and a survivor of gun violence, calls his generation "Generation Lockdown"
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Maxwell Alejandro Frost
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Ran into students from @NewtownAction as I was walking to introduce my first bill to tackle gun violence. During my walk, news broke of a school shooting in Denver, CO at East High School. We really are #GenerationLockdown .
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When I spoke to @MaxwellFrostFL a few months back, he talked about how he’d navigate Congress as a member with progressive values. “We come to the negotiating table not already at the compromise, which is usually what Democrats tend to do…”
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NEWS: The White House is officially launching the form that borrowers can use to apply for student debt forgiveness. "It's easy, it's fast" @POTUS says. The form is already live here
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4 years
it's been @thechicks all week OK
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3 years
Got my 2nd dose today and multiple people on the train have noticed my band aid and said something nice or smiled and it makes me SO HAPPY smiling through my mask!!!
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Next month marks 2 full years of me being employed by @NPR (tho also s/o to being an intern b4 that.) Anyway, I'm very proud to be covered by @sagaftra @wemakenpr #wemakenpr
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While the lives of presidential children & grandchildren have historically been kept mostly private, Biden's granddaughters and Harris' stepchildren have formed their own public personas They’re on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok - and some talk politics
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4 years
Biden's grandkids were front and center during today's ceremony. I wrote & produced this piece for @MorningEdition last month about their role in the campaign and use of social media. V curious to see what public roles they take on over the next 4 years.
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hehe the last time @NPR was covering the impeachment of a president the website looked like this
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5 years
NPR PUPPY - NAME IS NOODLE
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4 years
Me writing a briefing book for the Republican National Convention and then it being cancelled in the same day
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3 years
Costco is where you stock up on only the things you ne—
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2 years
The min age to serve in the U.S. House is 25 — and this year — the youngest candidates running aren’t Millennials, they’re part of Gen Z. I talked to some of the inaugural class running.
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2 years
you can tell how much the @nprpolitics podcast already misses @ayesharascoe because we've mentioned birds in multiple episodes this week
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“… I think this is part of the reason why the Republican Party has these long-term plans that a lot of times come to fruition,” @MaxwellFrostFL added
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4 years
Look, things are difficult but I’m fostering two puppies and one just discovered the magic that is a broom
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Elena Moore
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Hi! I'm officially heading to NPR's 2024 elections team to cover young and new voters as a political reporter! It's coverage I've done for a while, but now I'm saying goodbye to producing the @nprpolitics pod, and I'll be reporting full-time Add me to your lists! Reach out! YAY
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One year ago today I started an internship at ⁦ @nprpolitics ⁩ (and also saw Lizzo perform) A few weeks later I got to show my dad ⁦ @tommoore63 ⁩, a journalist role model for me, around HQ best summer of my life. very very thankful
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Today is the deadline to register to vote in: Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Hawaii Indiana Kentucky Louisiana (in-person/postmarked by mail, Oct. 13 for online) Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas
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5 years
Excited to announce that next week I’ll be returning to @nprpolitics as an Editorial Assistant working as the researcher for the 2020 campaign!
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Got to interview @MaxwellFrostFL last week about youth representation and engagement in politics! Thanks @HarvardIOP for having me. Photo credit 📸 Martha Stewart
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3 years
went to the dentist today and got so excited bc I realized I could wear my new pair of jeans and actually show them off to real people and boy did the dentists not notice
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3 years
✨personal news✨ got my learners permit
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Elena Moore
4 years
I talked to ⁦⁦ @SenSanders ⁩ about his mittens for ⁦ @MorningEdition ⁩ today — he says they are his ONLY pair and he’s a “ONE MITTEN GUY” The Sanders merch featuring the Inauguration Day pic has raised $1.8 MILLION for charity
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1 year
Also on the @JoeBiden campaign advisory board list: Gen Z Congressman @MaxwellFrostFL (+ while this isn't a TikTok, the vertical video sure looks like one)
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Joe Biden
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We have a few new folks joining the team to help get our message out across the country. You’ll be hearing a lot more from them soon — let’s finish the job!
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I can only compare waiting to post about @oliviarodrigo ’s Tiny Desk at @npr to when Hannah Montana revealed herself as Miley to a crowd in Tennessee and the whole state had to keep her secret
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This is p interestinggg! Frost's campaign and PAC is running a music festival "Raising money for year-round Organizing and to boost amazing central Florida orgs... The right-wing movement controlling our state has put an even bigger priority on local organizing."
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I’m so excited to announce the MadSoul 2024 lineup!!! Music, speakers, food, and community. Tickets are on a sliding scale and on sale now ->
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Happy 50th birthday @NPR !!! Getting to work here will always make me beam with pride! (Whether you can see it or not!)
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I want to be a bagel reporter
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3 years
Today I head back to @nprpolitics for a while! So excited to help produce the Politics Podcast 👏👏👏
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3 years
Hearing @rachelnpr say "more cowbell please" on @MorningEdition to mark Christopher Walken's bday may mark the earliest I've ever laughed in a day
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2 years
Young people may want student loan forgiveness, but looming over the midterms is the reversal of Roe. I talked to voters and organizers about what’s motivating them right now.
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Elena Moore
2 years
“Where in God's name is our backbone to have the courage to deal with and stand up to the lobbies,” ⁦ @POTUS ⁩ said tonight from the White House. “It's time to turn this pain into action.“
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4 years
RBG's Trainer of 21 Years Honors The Late Justice With Push Ups At Capitol Hill Memorial
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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To 34 Felony Charges @tamarakeithNPR @johnson_carrie @DomenicoNPR @AndreaBNYC break it down on today's @nprpolitics podcast
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*** a GA recount can only be requested after the state has undergone a "risk limiting audit" and a state certification of the vote *** Georgia Presidential Race Headed For Recount, Secretary Of State Says
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Elena Moore
4 years
Being an intern at @nprpolitics changed my life -- the @NPRinterns program is going remote this fall and I'm very thankful that the opportunity is continuing for students and recent post grads around the country Please consider applying! Link below:
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4 years
GA updates from @NPR 's results board (using @AP data) -- Trump and Biden are both at 49.4% -- Perdue is now at 49.9% (within the threshold for a runoff)
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lot going on here
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Elena Moore
4 years
Yeah Bloomberg qualified for the debate tomorrow but imagine how expensive plane tickets to Vegas are THIS short notice... I mean can he swing it?
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Elena Moore
4 years
I've said it before I'll say it again. Interning for @nprpolitics changed my life. You will learn so much and work with the best team ♥️ (and it's PAID!) Apply to the NPR Politics Internship here:
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2 years
This is the 1st year in 16 YEARS that Millenials aren’t the youngest generation eligible to run for U.S. Congress. 2 Gen Zers are on the general election ballot this time around. Veeeery curious to see how many will run in 2024, and then 2 more years after that and then and then
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It's inevitable that Gen-Z will take office in the masses—I call it the "Gen-Z Wave". We must prepare for it. That's why we need to encourage the Future to run, not dissuade them. The GOP is panicking because they're losing touch with the next generation. Keep that in mind.
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HEYYY @nprpolitics live show
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NEW 👏 Gen 👏 Z 👏 polling 👏 ! Gen Z's political power: new data gives insight into America's youngest voters
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Elena Moore
2 years
Even before his own primary a few weeks back, @RayReedMO told me how excited he was to get out and campaign for @MaxwellFrostFL . Another Gen Zer is on the ballot today
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Ray Reed 🗳️
2 years
No one embodies the promise of this generation, and represents all the hopes and dreams of Florida’s 10th congressional district better than @MaxwellFrostFL ! I’m honored to have been able to watch you on this historic journey bro and I can’t wait to see you In Congress! 🤞🏽🗳
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2 years
To Santiago Mayer from @VotersTomorrow , both student debt relief and abortion access are issues that can have similar messaging. The message: Republicans want to take away your rights.
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3 years
Actually got egged as I was biking home yesterday so take that world DC is BACK
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So grateful for the seasoned reporters and editors at @nprpolitics who stepped in as the day continued. But — as a super new fill-in reporter — I’ll never forget those initial first moments where I did my part.
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Have you ever been to a Meme training? Now I have This group trains left-leaning organizers to meme-ify politics
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organizermemes (panda era)
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EVERYONE TURN ON NPR!!!!!
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At the virtual kickoff rn, @MaxwellFrostFL gives advice to young organizers on the call: "Don't you know, disparage people because maybe they don't know if they're gonna vote or not, but inspire people. I'm always about giving people something to vote for and not against."
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Elena Moore
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Scoop: ⁦⁦⁦ @JoeBiden ⁩ campaign is launching Students for Biden-Harris, a program focused on building a large volunteer base of young supporters using different student-run groups nationwide — led by ⁦ @eve_levenson
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"It's not exaggeration to say America owes you, owes you all — I really mean this — a debt, a debt of gratitude," ⁦ @POTUS ⁩ said today, "one we can never fully repay unless we live up to what you did."
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4 years
woke up to no Iowa winner, as well as a twitter verification
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4 years
Omg 😍
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NPRmageddon
4 years
Elena Moore. Editorial Assistant for NPR's Washington Desk working as the researcher for the 2020 campaign. @ElenaMMoore @NPRPolitics @NBCNews @SMPAGWU #NPRmageddon
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Elena Moore
3 years
a whole article in a tiktok
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Dave Jorgenson (not JD Vance)
3 years
The House just passed the D.C. statehood bill. The Senate:
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I’m working at @NPR ’s New York bureau today and I think my quality of work has improved. I don’t know why?
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4 years
Very excited to be part of this incredible program ❤️🎉
@NatPress
National Press Foundation
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We are proud to announce our Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship 2021 class. Over the course of the year, these fellows will discuss politics and policy with regulators, lawmakers, experts and the best reporters in the business.
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I’m also real thankful I was able to work remote throughout the day. Sending so so much extra love to all the journalists who were actually out in the field, at the Capitol and reporting throughout the mobs outside that day.
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Product placement for @nprpolitics
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One year ago I started this job helping cover the 2020 election for @nprpolitics ♥️ and I could not be happier here. So thankful and proud to be part of this team.
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Elena Moore
4 years
Super Tuesday is upon us! Here's an explainer on how important today really is from me and @DomenicoNPR
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Elena Moore
1 year
Another Gen Z-focused PAC announced ahead of 2024!
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Victor Shi
1 year
NEW: Voters of Tomorrow just launched a PAC dedicated to supporting candidates who have the backs of Gen Z. We are making it clear that if you mess around with Gen Z, you will find out — and there is nothing Republicans can do to stop us.
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Wearing my first turtleneck of the season feels like when Mr. Incredible first put his super-suit on again
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Got to pick up my copy of the ⁦ @nprpolitics ⁩ briefing book today. Even standing outside HQ felt good. ❤️ So so so proud of all the work this team has done.
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On a press call with @ossoff he says he and his wife did not receive their absentee ballots until election day (yesterday.) He called Georgia's primary performance an "embarrassment."
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Elena Moore
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thank you brats for your dms In abt 100 written responses to NPR, young voters praised Biden’s decision to exit the race. But others remain cautious + undecided over how Harris’ message + platform may veer from Biden’s. read below
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Elena Moore
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hi fellow youngs/brats/voters under 30 what do you think of Harris's candidacy? dm me 💚
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5 years
The women on The Bachelor should unionize
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@samsanders I look at this way too much but this is a photo of one of the lil babies I fostered this fall
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Pretty packed showing at CPAC’s event called “How Conservatives Can Compete For - and Win- the Next Generation of Voters”
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4 years
Pitch for @Pixar : a movie starring all the plants I left at my desk
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Elena Moore
2 years
"Legacy media had a good time making a joke about TikTokers being invited to a White House briefing," V Spehar told @barbarasprunt . "It just showed how out of touch people are with what the current state of communication is for young people."
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cool cool cool cool cool cool
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It’s been 4 years since @BernieSanders dropped his presidential bid and began working with @JoeBiden on policy proposals. It helped Biden appeal to young voters. He’s now struggling with them again. I look at whether another unity moment is possible
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Elena Moore
4 years
Many states require that mail ballots be returned by election day. @pamelafessler & I found that in the primary elections held so far this year, at least 65,000 absentee or mail-in ballots were rejected because they arrived past the deadline
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Elena Moore
5 years
the stale smell of every fast casual eatery where you customize your own 1000 calorie bowl of non-healthy healthy food
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Teddy Amenabar
5 years
What does D.C. smell like?
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7 months
Harris will make the announce during an event today in Charlotte, NC focused on gun violence prevention
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4 years
Currently coloring with crayons in a “peaceful patterns coloring book” and my roommate is sitting next to me applying to LAW SCHOOL
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Elena Moore
3 years
a radio voice is cool, but a subway conductor voice is truly art
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1 year ago I interviewed @BernieSanders about memes and broke the news that he has only 1 PAIR of mittens. The journalism I was born to do.
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mom sent me some chocolate babka from Brooklyn and it's getting me through this overnight shift
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4 years
Sip your coffee, try to find something nice to look at out your window, and take a listen to a really powerful account of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s life from the fantastic @NinaTotenberg and then stick around for analysis from the @nprpolitics team
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