Mara Pellittieri (@mpellittieri) profile picture

Writer, editor, and queer about town. Director of writing @UrbanInstitute, formerly @TalkPoverty and @AmProg. Views my own.

Washington, DC
Joined August 2012
Emerging from semi-Twitter retirement to say that this project is restoring a little of my faith in the Internet and it needs your money to get off the ground. kickstarter.com/projects/and…
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I almost texted you to ask this 😬
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Unexpected side effect of Trump’s mugshot being released is that I now have a pretty comprehensive list of which friends: 1. Think fat bodies are disgusting. 2. Think that being fat is worth more derision than trying to overthrow the government.
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Biggest problem I saw when I was caretaking was nausea from anesthesia, so just insist on zofran.
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Not fully ready to delete yet, but I plan to spend more of my time over there.
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If you’re enjoying Barbenheimer, which could bring in as much as $200 million in ONE WEEKEND, supporting the strike fund for the people who made it will help them in their fight to get paid fairly. Here’s some info on the funds that could use your help. laist.com/news/arts-and-ente…
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Curious to hear what the “queers should just move to places with better laws” crowd has to say about the fact that a mile away from me, in the town that we picked for its legal protections and queer families, someone burned 15+ pride flags. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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This year, my husband and I took our kid to her first Pride parade. We also did something that I haven’t had to do in 15 years: We prepped by planning escape routes and hiding places. michelletea.substack.com/p/a…
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This sweet little essay on why poor people are “asylum seekers” but rich men are “explorers” made me tear up by the second paragraph. homeculture.substack.com/p/t…
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