Julie Wernau
@wsjwernau.bsky.social
Journalist. I spend time with humans who use drugs, hear voices and the folks who care for them. Ask me about that time I got expelled from China.
Fantastic/horrifying story about drug rehab centers exploiting poor people with addiction issues by signing them up for ACA plans, providing crappy services, then dumping them on the street. by Zusha Elinson and @wsjwernau.bsky.social www.wsj.com/us-news/drug...
Drug Rehabs Lure In Patients for Insurance Money—Then Leave Them on the Street
Operators promise high-end treatment, help addicts sign up for insurance then pile on charges for little in return, say former patients and insurers.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro created a line of plant products for legal cannabis growers. With state after state legalizing weed, the decadelong bet looked like genius—until it didn’t. 🔗 on.wsj.com/41QsnpY
This story about my friends’ Hellmann’s-sponsored wedding is sending shockwaves through the wedding industrial complex. Some are just disappointed I didn’t use more puns. The more sanctimonious are threatening to switch to Duke’s. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
A Giant Tub of Mayonnaise Married My Friends
I was invited to a wedding sponsored by Hellmann’s. We were given two weeks to get to Vegas, a strict dress code and had to waive our ‘moral rights.’
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Much of what Americans will see Saturday will be a retrospective of military might, centered on hulking equipment weighing millions of tons.
On Display at D.C.’s Parade: Tanks, Drones and the Military’s Identity Crisis
On Display at D.C.’s Parade: Tanks, Drones and the Military’s Identity Crisis
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Plans to close Muppet*Vision 3D at Walt Disney World in Florida brought a steady stream of mourners who wanted one last look at Kermit and his crew. 🔗: https://on.wsj.com/43FSyRO
A lawyer whose struggle with psychosis captivated WSJ readers has returned to his childhood home.
A Lawyer Whose Struggle With Psychosis Captivated WSJ Readers Returns Home
Rob Dart always hoped a story he wrote would reach people all over the country. He never thought the story would be about him.
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Pueblo, Colo., aspired to become the “Napa Valley of cannabis.” Now it is grappling with the fallout of an industry in collapse.
The Rise and Fall of the ‘Napa Valley of Cannabis’
Pueblo, Colo., had high hopes for a marijuana boom. Now financial troubles plague the industry.
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"National Institutes of Health scientists were also told to stop purchases of supplies essentially bringing their research to a halt" @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social and several other colleagues on the govt grinding to a stop (Gift link) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Swaths of U.S. Government Grind to a Halt After Trump Shock Therapy
Rescinded job offers, delayed health updates and confusion over cutting government checks have upended business as usual across Washington.
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Just a reminder to the wide world that I cover health + D.C. for the Wall Street Journal You can chat with me securely on Signal at JournoLiz.80 (it's easy and free) SecureDrop info is here wsj.com/tips
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Americans and Chinese exhange cat memes 🐱https://restofworld.org/2025/tiktok-refugees-rednote-xiaohongshu-chinese-users/
U.S. TikTokers flock to Xiaohongshu, baffling and bonding with Chinese users
Americans are joining the Chinese social media app en masse to protest an imminent TikTok ban.
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ICYMI from me and @wsjwernau.bsky.social Highly concentrated marijuana that comes in the form of vapes, dabs, etc. is causing major problems for teens. Health authorities are starting to sound the alarm www.wsj.com/health/dabbi...
More Teens Are Using Dangerously Potent Pot for Intense Highs
Dabbing involves inhaling fumes from highly concentrated cannabis that is heated at high temperatures.
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Great story by @wsjwernau.bsky.social about one effective way to help treat the mental health crisis. www.wsj.com/health/schiz...
One Surprising Psychosis Treatment That Works: Learning to Live With the Voices
A classroom-style treatment teaches patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other illnesses to carry on their lives despite hallucinations and imagined voices.
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