Posts by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
(DIR) Post #AR9z77vaNlVf3DjdZY by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2022-12-31T02:59:20Z
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Barbara Walters will be dearly missed. I spoke to her nearly 20 years ago for The New York Times, and have never forgotten my day with her.https://virginiaheffernan.substack.com/p/when-barbara-walters-left-on-top
(DIR) Post #ARV0ZB0uLO6z4gWPse by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-01-09T20:29:30Z
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I have started an oral history of January 6th by those who were there, beginning with my interviews with peerless Reps. Hakeem Jeffries and Jamie Raskin. Their words are unforgettable. (Free trial subscription available.) https://open.substack.com/pub/virginiaheffernan/p/well-this-is-about-to-go-down?r=6gy7&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
(DIR) Post #ARV0ZBcU5gAYxE6QS0 by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-01-09T21:28:24Z
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Here is the transcript, with updates, including about the MRI Rep. Raskin mentions: https://open.substack.com/pub/virginiaheffernan/p/well-this-is-about-to-go-down?r=6gy7&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
(DIR) Post #ARvYZeBRCtweztqcDI by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-01-23T01:10:52Z
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incredibly irresponsible business reporting on plant-based meat. “ It was supposed to save the world. But it’s a flop.” Does everyone just love this kind of schadenfreude story when it comes to climate initiatives? IT DID NOT FLOP https://apple.news/ApCY2W7GTTNKUQoG72bcwyw
(DIR) Post #ARvYZep8pHhiz2QK6C by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-01-23T01:12:37Z
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First: that insane photo of a poisonous burger that doesn’t look like Beyond or Impossible. Second: the numbers:
(DIR) Post #ARvYZfQ0cDC8pNflZ2 by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-01-23T01:15:40Z
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So for Beyond, which went public in 2019, there was a “surge” during the pandemic ( so 2020-2021?) and then “plunged” 14% in supermarkets and 9% in restaurants? And that’s a flop.
(DIR) Post #ARvYZfzSUPYEbKG4oq by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-01-23T01:17:13Z
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And Impossible has “fared better “ — and has had a 50% INCREASE in sales in 2022
(DIR) Post #ARvYZgYCPFLAL4Voy8 by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-01-23T01:19:00Z
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And then it speculates about what meat eaters did with the ingredient list, which — SURPRISE — is what the *meat industry* told people to do. And then with no evidence Businessweek quotes someone (?) saying people “weren’t that into it”
(DIR) Post #ARvYZhE1tiniQo5EAa by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-01-23T01:22:08Z
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I realize that everyone is cheering for startups to fail since it’s a disaster to fall in love with phony world changers and neolib TED confolk but to pendulum in the direction of “every company with good intentions is a flop and a fraud “ when the numbers don’t bear it out is really such a drag
(DIR) Post #ARwCiKUxlGjciZfvZw by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-01-23T14:34:19Z
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At a go, this Florida law has delegitimized the state's public schools & stigmatized all graduates. Miami-Dade, Florida A&M, etc need to offer HS students library access & courses for audit or they'll lose their pipeline. Who would admit or hire students from schools without books?
(DIR) Post #ASVnB4qoPb9mTsM81I by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2022-12-10T16:43:56Z
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You know, I see Trump’s point. If he or his factotums had to apologize every time they broke bread with Nazis they’d never be able to stop. Merry Christmas, Brett Kavanaugh, you fraud liar freak
(DIR) Post #ASce2BV2ulJv8wTE5Q by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-02-13T00:38:39Z
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Reminder that the Jesusy “He Gets Us” campaign now playing on the Super Bowl has far-right donors. Don’t be drawn in by social justice dressing.
(DIR) Post #ASce2D6ewP0A7t4mLw by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-02-13T01:06:33Z
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The foundation behind it has been labeled a hate group. Please, please spread the word. "He Gets Us" is akin to the "pregnancy centers" that throw women seeking abortions into prison.
(DIR) Post #ASce2EkOq8NtDQg1w0 by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-02-13T01:07:36Z
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Here's the whole story: https://jacobin.com/2023/02/christian-super-bowl-ads-he-gets-us-servant-foundation-abortion-gay-rights
(DIR) Post #ASce2GJszgMe5mHssy by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-02-13T01:55:42Z
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The NYT is now on it: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/12/business/media/he-gets-us-jesus-commercial-super-bowl.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
(DIR) Post #ASlHRmHck4dDwS4BJQ by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-02-17T00:21:00Z
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You start by hating the lattes and avocados the snobs next door enjoy. Then it’s their elite colleges. Then it’s gender studies, gay rights, and trans rights. Then—for those vulnerable to propaganda, overly stimulated by culture wars, or drawn to QAnon—it’s all of liberalism, including human rights. https://virginiaheffernan.substack.com/p/oh-no-even-boris-johnson-gets-it
(DIR) Post #ASlHRnvicUIX35piRk by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-02-17T00:24:26Z
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As Boris Johnson, yes Boris Johnson, points out, Republicans now condemn democracy as woke.
(DIR) Post #AT94aeXOH3PAumNgfY by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-02-27T21:35:23Z
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Until people pay .01 percent of the attention to the dangers of incredibly common and sometimes ghoulish interventions to shrink the body — like keto, ozembic, and weight-loss surgery —that they pay to rare and mild hormonal treatments for teens, I will not believe the trans “inquiries” are well-intentioned. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/health/zero-calorie-sweetener-heart-attack-stroke-wellness
(DIR) Post #AVLvlYPH7126sporFg by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-05-05T18:08:37Z
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Times A1 today
(DIR) Post #AWG1onXye4vYzHDmkK by virginiaheffernan@journa.host
2023-06-01T17:08:32Z
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A good title for a stalled piece of writing: "You Often Open Around This Time."