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Last update: 2026-01-21

Alexandra Petri

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I’m not in James Thurber’s attic any more! right now I’m home yay ! I’m the one who writes this column https://www.theatlantic.com/author/alexandra-petri/ and loves puns

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109,762

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30 days:691

Reported Followers by date

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Reported Following

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Actual Following

658

7 days:0

14 days:3

30 days:11

Actual Follows by date

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Blocking others

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Liking others

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Likes by date

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Own posts

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Likes earned

7 days:1,423

14 days:4,337

30 days:13,259

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Reposts earned

7 days:187

14 days:756

30 days:1,989

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Top 5 Most Liked Posts (14 days)

1.

if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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true collectors prefer a Nobel Prize in mint condition with the recipient’s name clearly visible but lightly-used in the original packaging is still pretty valuable

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I continue to be enraged by everything the secretary of health and human services is doing www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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The ceremony will feature light roadkill hors d’oeuvres, goblets of beef tallow, and a sewage plunge, and will include a memorial tribute to the parasitic worm that perished after eating a portion of his brain, but whose influence continues to be deeply felt.

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icicles hanging from my nose, my breath forming a cloud in front of me, fleece mittens shoved in my pockets, I stagger to the coffee shop barista: cold brew? me: (nodding through a gigantic scarf that muffles my whole face) cold brew.

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Top 5 Most Reposted Posts (14 days)

1.

if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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I continue to be enraged by everything the secretary of health and human services is doing www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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true collectors prefer a Nobel Prize in mint condition with the recipient’s name clearly visible but lightly-used in the original packaging is still pretty valuable

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4.

Trump Administration Officials Describe A Routine School Drop-Off

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The ceremony will feature light roadkill hors d’oeuvres, goblets of beef tallow, and a sewage plunge, and will include a memorial tribute to the parasitic worm that perished after eating a portion of his brain, but whose influence continues to be deeply felt.

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