HeyJaredSofia Kinzinger
Former White House and congressional staffer exploring politics through personal experience. Passionate about Latin America and immigration. Proudly married to Adam Kinzinger and mother to my son, Christian.
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UNGA, As Seen by a White House Comms Staffer (opens the original)
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Every September, you see the same images.The motorcades. The flags. The iconic room with the booths and that famous podium. Presidents and foreign leaders walking into the United Nations while New York City somehow continues functioning around them.But if you have ever worked UNGA from inside the White House, you know that what the public sees is maybe five percent of what is actually happening.Because behind every one of those perfectly staged photos is an absolutely insane logistical operation
So… How Are We Supposed to Process the Whole “AI Could Kill Us” Thing? (opens the original)
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A few years ago, in 2020, a television series called neXt premiered on Fox. The plot was terrifying — but also, at the time, completely ridiculous. An artificial intelligence becomes so advanced that it can infiltrate virtually every connected device around it. Phones. Computers. Cameras. Cars. Anything connected to a network becomes something it can access, manipulate, or use. And slowly, this machine becomes something its creators can no longer fully control.A threat to humanity.I remember wat
Is Bullying a Bully Right or Wrong? (opens the original)
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Note to reader: I hope you’ll read this one all the way to the end. My intention is not to defend anyone or excuse anyone’s behavior, but to reflect on where we are right now when it comes to political rhetoric—and what I believe our mindset should be when evaluating it. I especially encourage you to stay with me until the end, because the conclusion may not be what you expect. These are my personal views, and I’d genuinely love to hear what you think and how you interpret this moment for yourse
When You Realize You Are the Sacrifice (opens the original)
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To work in politics requires a lot of sacrifice.Not just from the people who hold office, but from the staffers who work behind them. It’s a career that asks a lot from you: long hours, hectic schedules, instability, very little room for a personal life, and almost no control over what the next day will look like.You learn to adapt.Most people make those sacrifices because they believe there is something bigger on the other side of them. There is a sense of purpose that comes with public service
The Weight War Carries (opens the original)
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Since Adam and I met, we've exchanged countless stories we inherited from our grandfathers. We hold and treasure the small archive of war they left behind: medals, photos, handwritten notes, documents, and books — the physical residue of two brave men who left home with so much passion and love for their country and came back with that same feeling, but changed. Both grandfathers carried these things quietly for the rest of their lives, never once bragging about what they meant or what they cost
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