On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.”
A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees.
The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
13.02.2026 19:40
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I'm going to write one long thread over the next couple of days about the people I worked with at the Post. They deserve the extra time and attention. I'll start with someone you likely know well: @roncharles.bsky.social 1/TK
12.02.2026 17:56
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I cannot imagine better news. Hank is the best I’ve ever worked with. My hometown newspaper is so lucky to have him, and he’s so lucky to get to work with an awesome crew down there.
13.02.2026 01:46
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The final Sunday arts section I worked on. (It’s a lovely one.)
08.02.2026 18:46
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lol
07.02.2026 23:04
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A good shot at the facts — Mr. Dan Zak
Ten years ago today I first reported for work at The Washington Post. Deep Throat had come out a couple days earlier. I might have been wearing a tie. My pants sure as shit didn't fit.
I left The Washington Post last year, but wrote my love letter in the middle of my time there, in 2015.
Everything changed, over my 1st decade there. Then everything changed again, in the decade after this was written. But there were 2 constants: the work & the people. www.mrdanzak.com/blog/10years
05.02.2026 13:56
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Definitely worth noting since it wasn't announced in that way.
04.02.2026 17:41
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It is worth noting the Post slashed the bulk of its arts coverage, including most of the critics, ending a great tradition in journalism.
04.02.2026 17:03
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Don Winslow is soft-spoken. His fiction smashes you in the teeth.
The author of the Cartel Trilogy planned to retire. But it turned out he had more to say.
As summer 2025 ended, Don Winslow took me on a safari around South Kingstown, Rhode Island, where much of his excellent new collection, "The Final Score," is set. The book is out tomorrow.
The book is out tomorrow. I highly recommend reading it. My latest:
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2026/0...
26.01.2026 15:17
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Too kind — thank you! And the little one is doing great!
25.01.2026 22:36
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Thank you so much!
25.01.2026 22:25
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Oh thank you!
25.01.2026 19:33
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There's something magical about print, especially when someone smarter than you nails the headline. Excited to have my essay on fatherhood leading The Washington Post's Style section today. If you missed it, here's a link. Might make a good snowday read: wapo.st/4sXY3WvT
25.01.2026 14:39
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Béla Fleck on dropping his Kennedy Center shows: ‘Not canceling is taking a side’
The acclaimed banjoist says playing at an arts institution remolded by President Donald Trump would be a political statement, and he didn’t want to make one.
I had an interesting, nuanced conversation with Bela Fleck about why he isn't playing at the Kennedy Center. "Not canceling is taking a side," he says, and he wants to be nonpolitical.
Here's a gift link to the piece: wapo.st/49szcRI
07.01.2026 20:11
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If Rose Byrne doesn’t win an Oscar for “If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You” then we should finally retire the awards show forever.
06.01.2026 04:19
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Thanks for sharing out story, @jimmykimmel.com! For anyone interested, here's a gift link to the piece: wapo.st/49yu548
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Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover
Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.
EXCLUSIVE: After Trump took over the Kennedy Center in Feb, he vowed to make it "hot" again. So, how's it doing? @jeremybmerrill.com and I used data from the center's ticketing website to find out. Ticket sales are lowest they've been since the pandemic.
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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