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Production editor for americamagazine.org. BA in poli sci, former editor at Boston Phoenix, Boston Business Journal, CommonWealth mag and the New York Blade (LGBTQ weekly). Decided the "Top 100 Sitcom Episodes of All Time" in 2012. UWS resident.
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"In 2019, Phoenix Police Officer Kristopher Bertz shot Harris in the back, killing him. Prosecutors cleared Bertz of all charges. He is still on the force. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office instead charged three friends traveling with Harris at the time with murder."

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"But I didn't think he was going to dissolve MY state government." www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/t...

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I picked up an old Navaho woman who needed a ride. She saw a brown bag on the seat and asked what was in it. I answered, “a bottle of wine for my husband.” She replied, “Nice trade.”

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<The White House statement quoted Trump as saying, "We want more babies, to put it very nicely."> www.ncronline.org/news/trump-o...

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Writers and reporters: If I say that someone's quote is confusing or incomprehensible, do not respond with "But that's what they said." You do not want to experience my reaction to that.

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"He wasn’t the person ICE was looking for. He works as a painter and, records show, had just one prior interaction with law enforcement, a dismissed charge of driving without a license in 2021." www.wbur.org/news/2025/02...

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among the many insane things about this "terminated approval," it claims that the congestion-pricing toll was set at an amount that wouldn't "reduce congestion," even though the program … demonstrably reduced congestion by a *lot* in just a matter of weeks. there is no need to abide by this pablum

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"New Yorkers will be particularly infuriated that Duffy and Trump are siding with New Jersey, whose [Democratic] governor called on (literally) President Trump to end congestion pricing, over New York..." nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/02/19/b...

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The fact that Washington, DC, has no political representation has always been evidence that we’re a rotten nation. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

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<"I don't concede, and I don't think it's correct, that even if there was a quid pro quo, there would be any issue with this motion," Bove told Judge Dale Ho.>

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"The CDC staffer wondered if DOGE’s unelected and seemingly unaccountable leadership, including Musk, might simply want to sell the public-health data the CDC collects." That seems to be the <best-case> scenario. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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Time for some traffic problems in lower Manhattan www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/n...

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"the toll had been challenged by many powerful opponents, including Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey, who wrote a letter to Mr. Trump on Jan. 20 — the day of his inauguration — urging him to stop the tolls." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/n...

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Newsletters can help writers make a living, but I’m sorry if you want to call something reporting it needs a robust editing process

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Don't worry, the Nixon library still seems to be open. www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

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"Made-up bad guys are fun and they’re easier to write well, but maybe we could use a few more George Baileys and Andy Taylors."

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"Because the deported migrants are no longer on U.S. soil, Washington is not legally obligated to make sure they are treated humanely or have the chance to seek asylum."

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Can you be a person with any integrity if Elon Musk doesn’t want to see you in prison? 🤔

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“The departure of Mr. Parker is particularly pointed because he is the deputy mayor for public safety who has been deeply involved in issues around the city’s role in the president’s deportation plans.”

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"There is almost universal agreement on a diagnosis of the party’s problem with the working class. The question is if there will be any consensus on a treatment plan." One option: Change nothing and blame the media. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...

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The subtitles on BBC keep saying “and the Bathtub goes to…” #baftas

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This kind of situation is why DOGE isn't yet massively unpopular. Mass. would benefit overall from a housing czar who could order approvals for housing where it is needed. But there would be collateral damage, and this slower approach is probably the best option. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/u...

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Never thought I'd need a "go bag" for when the US Dept of Health bangs on my door and drags me to an anti-antidepressant farm.

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The Washington Post reportedly rejected a wraparound ad that said "Fire Elon Musk." Here it is. dankennedy.net/2025/02/17/t...

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Kudos to the @nytimes.com editors who kept themselves amused by juxtaposing news about what’s going on in Wales with news about what’s going on in whales.

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The point of all this: <Mr. Holden said he regretted having promoted the conservation programs on his popular TikTok account, vowing to “never do anything with any government agency ever again.” > www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...

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Taking in the sites: Local-news outlets respond to Trump, Musk and authoritarianism. New at Media Nation.

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Informative discussion of USA federal employees: how many, doing what, for how much money? From @pewresearch.org Relevant for obvious reasons. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

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Unreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...

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