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Amy MacKinnon

@AmyMacKinnon

Former Deputy Op-Ed Page Editor, @bostonglobe / @globeopinion I’m listening.

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Joined September 2008
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@RonanFarrowJan 31
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort have been released. But the procedural history now emerging is unusual. Before the arrests, a federal magistrate judge found no probable cause to arrest them. The government appealed anyway. Here’s why that matters—and what it signals more broadly.
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@bluesteinJan 30
In the aftermath of Wednesday’s raid, two Republican-appointed members of the State Election Board told the @ajc they aren't ruling out the prospect of a takeover of Fulton's elections. It's "on the radar as an avenue we could take" says one. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/01/cou…
FBI raid raises fears of takeover of Fulton County elections

FBI raid raises fears of takeover of Fulton County elections

Critics say the Trump administration's investigation into Fulton County could pave the way for the State Election Board to take over the heavily Democratic county's voting.

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@KarenAttiah15 Sep 2025
Some news: I've been fired from the Washington Post. But my work will continue anyway. api.omarshehata.me/substack-…
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NEWS: More than 200,000 subscribers have canceled their digital subscriptions to the Washington Post after the revelation that owner Jeff Bezos blocked an endorsement of VP Harris. That's about 8 percent of WaPo's subscriber base - a staggering sum MORE npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-516…
Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement

Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement

Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate.

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Some powerful side-eye from the @washingtonpost newsroom. washingtonpost.com/business/…
Some billionaires, CEOs hedge bets as Trump vows retribution

Some billionaires, CEOs hedge bets as Trump vows retribution

With the race tight, some business elites are toning down past criticism of the former president.

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David Daley@davedaley313 Aug 2024
Boston! Join me and @AmyMacKinnon of @globeopinion in conversation about ANTIDEMOCRATIC on Thursday at Harvard Book Store harvard.com/event/david_dale…
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Colorado is now reporting 5 #H5 #birdflu human cases among workers culling poultry on an infected farm. All had mild symptoms; no hospitalizations. ⁦@CDCgov⁩ has confirmed 4 so far. CDC is on the ground helping the state investigate. cdphe.colorado.gov/press-rel…
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Colorado reports the 4th human infection with the #birdflu virus circulating in cows. Farmworker. Symptoms like cases 1 & 2 — conjunctivitis. At this point it's clearly an #H5 infection; @CDC will be testing to see if there is enough virus to confirm the N type. Not surprising.
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Neela Banerjee@neelaeast28 Jun 2024
Trump is leaning into the fact that CNN won't fact check the most basic assertions he's making. Like Charlottesville.
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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin128 Jun 2024
30 minutes in, not one question about trying to overturn a free and fair election. Not one question about 34 felony counts.
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It's been 3 months since @USDA confirmed #H5N1 #birdflu was spreading in dairy herds. Scientists watching the situation are startled by the lack of urgency in the response. “It’s not [being] managed as a zoonotic disease that is a potential dynamic threat." statnews.com/2024/06/26/bird…
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8. The herd list has been separated from the main @USDA #H5N1 #birdflu landing page. Found this interesting info on the landing page proper. How many farms have enrolled in the Voluntary H5N1 Dairy Herd Status Pilot Program so far? Four. usda.gov/media/press-release…
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.@NEJM paper: H5N1 bird flu virus can survive pasteurization The more virus there is in milk, the longer/hotter pasteurization needs to be to kill all the virus. We don't know what % of dairy cows have no/minimal symptoms from bird flu & whose milk is entering the milk supply.
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Steve Inskeep
@NPRinskeep6 Jun 2024
Wow. @davidfolkenflik: “In several conversations, Lewis repeatedly — and heatedly —offered to give me an exclusive interview about the Post’s future, as long as I dropped the story about the allegations.” npr.org/2024/06/06/nx-s1-499…
'Washington Post' CEO tried to kill a story about himself. It wasn’t the first time

'Washington Post' CEO tried to kill a story about himself. It wasn’t the first time

The Post's new CEO Will Lewis tried to stop the paper from publishing a story about allegations he faces in Britain. It wasn't the first time he's attempted to head off unwanted coverage. I know,...

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The state of the #H5N1 #birdflu outbreak in dairy cattle as of Friday, 5/25. Total includes 2 herds Michigan has announced but #USDA hasn't yet confirmed. 65 confirmed herds since late March, reported by 9 states.
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In 1990, 13 works of art, now estimated to be worth around half a billion dollars, were taken from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in a matter of 81 minutes. Where are the masterpieces? How It Really Happened examines at 9p ET/PT on CNN. #HIRH

Who Was Behind The Audacious Gardner Art Heist?

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Breaking news from @statnews, @HelenBranswell et al statnews.com/2024/04/23/h5n1…

H5N1 bird flu virus particles found in pasteurized milk but FDA says commercial milk supply appears...

Testing conducted by the FDA on pasteurized commercially purchased milk has found genetic evidence of the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency confirmed Tuesday.

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Strange but true #MBTA story: in 1955 my grandfather fell onto the tracks at Park Street station and touched the third rail. But thanks to his wooden leg, he wasn't electrocuted. The crazy story of his “lucky leg” appeared in newspapers across the country.
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"Welcome to our world. Welcome to our lives. The business model for journalism is in shambles ... yet there’s a newsroom filled with committed writers and editors and so many others who see their work more as a mission than a job." - Brian McGrory bostonglobe.com/2024/03/04/m…
Dan Shaughnessy was scheduled for emergency heart surgery. Writing on deadline, he still got the...

Dan Shaughnessy was scheduled for emergency heart surgery. Writing on deadline, he still got the...

What this is about is the 16 or so hours between when he was told he needed heart surgery and when he was wheeled into the OR. That stretch of time pretty much captures Dan Shaughnessy to perfection.

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