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Petula Dvorak @petulad

Columnist for The Washington Post, off-balance mother of two, forever searching for comfortable heels and really good tomato soup.

Joined May 2008
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'My name is Bill, and I'm a Persister' open.substack.com/pub/petula…
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This Memorial Day tribute hits hard — right at home. open.substack.com/pub/petula…
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America's 'Most Dangerous Woman' was an Irish immigrant open.substack.com/pub/petula…

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What part of the Olympics are we 'f**king talking about'? (Find this on my "Persisters" Substack)
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Petula Dvorak@petulad
28 Dec 2025
The post-mortem on this will be epic. And appalling.
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@NewYorker
27 Dec 2025
We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/wK…
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Petula Dvorak@petulad
11 Nov 2025
See how this World War II veteran made Gene Simmons cry…
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Petula Dvorak@petulad
11 Nov 2025
Thank you, veterans.... A rock icon and a 100-year-old WWII veteran tell America’s story wapo.st/4nL9xZx

A rock icon and a 100-year-old WWII veteran tell America’s story

Kiss front man Gene Simmons paid tribute in D.C. to a man who helped liberate a concentration camp where his mother had been held.

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Sept. 2, 1925 — The listing of everyone’s income taxes were on the front page of The Washington Post #100yearsagotoday! Three times in U.S. history, income taxes were made public. It was published from 1864-1870, then…🧵
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, after rural America called for transparency in 1913, the elites’ taxes were made public in 1924 (overturned 2 years later); then early years of the New Deal briefly saw voluntary publicity, which the wealth class quickly quashed . #history #taxes
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Petula Dvorak@petulad
11 Aug 2025
His first year in power, Hitler deployed more and more Nazi troops to German city streets. Berliners were surprised by the array of Nazi uniforms occupying their city. #hitlerhistory
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Petula Dvorak@petulad
11 Aug 2025
Aug. 11, 1925 — The federal budget director wanted say over running D.C. #100yearsagotoday. The District has been “neglected” and deserves more money for improvements as it becomes “an ideal residential city” and is “growing even faster than any other front-rank city”. #history
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August 8-9, 1925 — The nation’s capital was overwhelmed by the massive KKK march #100yearsagotoday. After D.C. mandated that the klansmen march unmasked, thousands lined the parade in civilian clothes, suspected sympathizers who left their robes at home, but cheered alongside.
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Petula Dvorak@petulad
29 Jul 2025
July 29, 1925 — Giving up an $8 job to become a bootlegger was grounds for divorce #100yearsagotoday . The divorce column was long, detailed and daily. #retropolis
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Dan Eggen@DanEggenDC
22 Jul 2025
In 1965, the government tried replacing migrant workers with high-schoolers. It was a disaster, by @petulad washingtonpost.com/history/2…

In 1965, the government tried replacing migrant workers with high-schoolers. It was a disaster.

When the migrant-worker bracero program expired in 1965, the government recruited groups of high school male athletes to step into the fields. It was a disaster.

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Joe Nathan@JoeNathan9249
22 Jul 2025
1960's unsuccessful experiment to replace migrant farmworkers with high school athletes, described by @petulad in @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/history/2…

In 1965, the government tried replacing migrant workers with high-schoolers. It was a disaster.

When the migrant-worker bracero program expired in 1965, the government recruited groups of high school male athletes to step into the fields. It was a disaster.

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Petula Dvorak@petulad
21 Jul 2025
In 1965, the government tried replacing migrant workers with high-schoolers. It was a disaster. wapo.st/3ICnXfQ

In 1965, the government tried replacing migrant workers with high-schoolers. It was a disaster.

When the migrant-worker bracero program expired in 1965, the government recruited groups of high school male athletes to step into the fields. It was a disaster.

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Petula Dvorak@petulad
19 Jul 2025
July 19, 1925 — Don’t worry, folks! A USC study done #100yearsagotoday showed that a college education didn’t steer women away from marriage! #retropolis
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Petula Dvorak@petulad
18 Jul 2025
July 18, 1925 - A new trend in bootlegging was discovered beneath a Maryland cabin’s trap door #100yearsagotoday — underground stills. The culprit? A former Baltimore cop. #retropolis
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