P.J. Joshi

@pjoshidc.bsky.social

@washingtonpost National Weekend Editor, Wife & Mom

Julie Z. Weil at @washingtonpost.com wants to hear from millennial & Gen Z homeowners out there about home ownership -- want to talk? If you're interested in a Washington Post story about the youngest homebuyers, email: julie.weil@washpost.com Thanks so much!

Your chest will tighten when you get to the woman crying in her car after receiving only $34 of a monthly $300 she relies on for food assistance. In MAGA stronghold, fury over SNAP but little blame for Trump in shutdown By @CleveWootson + @SidhomLydia www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

In MAGA stronghold, fury over SNAP but little blame for Trump in shutdown

People who use SNAP in Mike Johnson’s congressional district wonder why his power hasn’t protected them, but many lay the blame on Washington’s dysfunction.

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Democrats’ defiance on shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump. After eight months of getting battered by Republicans, the party has largely abandoned efforts at conciliation or outreach, by @NaftaliBendavid @yabutaleb7 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Democrats’ defiance on shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump

After eight months of getting battered by Republicans, the party has largely abandoned efforts at conciliation or outreach.

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EXCLUSIVE: The Pentagon has for weeks been planning a military deployment to Chicago as Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration. It's a model that could later be used in other major cities, via @danlamothe.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown

President Donald Trump said Chicago is his next likely target to crack down on urban crime. Military planning has been ongoing for weeks, officials say.

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Trump and the GOP portray cities as chaotic dystopias in need of occupation. The president describes cities as “blood-soaked” and “cesspools,” while military incursions in D.C. and L.A. show growing anti-urban sentiment on the right, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump, GOP portray cities as chaotic dystopias in need of occupation

The president describes cities as “blood-soaked” and “cesspools.” His military incursions into D.C. and L.A. culminate growing anti-urban sentiment on the right.

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WaPo asked me to pen an essay about K-POP DEMON HUNTERS and I wrote about why hybrid identities and respectful cultural crossovers fueled KPDH's explosive success—and are the superpower that made Hollywood the biggest force in global pop culture. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ became a global phenomenon

The hit film shows how remixing South Korean culture with an American eye can have universal appeal.

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Musk says he wants a new political party, and many agree. Can he pull it off? Would-be independent candidates have been searching for what they say is a sensible center of the electorate for a long time. No one has found it, by @danbalz www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | Musk says he wants a new political party, and many agree. Can he pull it off?

Would-be independent candidates have been searching for what they say is a sensible center of the electorate for a long time. No one has found it.

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He's used to trash talk but Grok's changes have made it way worse, like "we're on a roller coaster and he decided to take the seatbelts off." "Who wants to be known as a person who got sexually threatened by a robot?" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Grok’s Nazi tirade sparks debate: Who’s to blame when AI spews hate?

Antisemitic outbursts from the chatbot promoted by Elon Musk shows how AI companies often face minimal consequences when their projects go rogue.

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Trump officials who felt sidelined on liberal campuses are spearheading a federal crackdown on DEI at their alma maters. A deep dive into the people and power behind the push to change Harvard and U-Va. & others, via @emilydavies.bsky.social & @DanRosZiff www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The Trump staffers who set out to reshape their alma maters

Architects of pressure campaigns targeting U-Va. and Harvard were shaped by experiences as ideological minorities in liberal campus communities.

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