Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT confirms ProPublica story. WOWWWWWWnytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 021
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Wowwwwwwpropublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 030
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So proud to have worked with this guy. I'll miss you, Bill!bostonglobe.comHe’s retiring after decades on the Globe photo staff. Take a look back at some of his legendary work. - The Boston GlobeDirector of photography Bill Greene is retiring after a remarkable career at The Boston Globe. After 41 years, take a look at 41 of his photos. 0206
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 07/08/2026If you haven't read the series I wrote last year, I hope you'll take a look now.bostonglobe.comA mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing ‘the crazy card.’ - The Boston GlobeLatarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should. 000
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Mine on the SJC decision to grant Sanders a new trial. I spent years working on this horrific story after Sanders, who killed two of her children, was convicted of first degree murder despite her severe mental illness. Now the whole family gets another chance at better justice.bostonglobe.comThe state’s highest court just overturned Latarsha Sanders’ murder convictions. It’s a second chance she shouldn’t have needed. - The Boston GlobeThe hardest cases deserve a fair trial. That’s true of Sanders, and of Lindsay Clancy, too. 120
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Last year I wrote a series on Sanders, the insanity defense, and the fact that justice was not done in this awful case. I'm so grateful she and her family will get another chance.bostonglobe.comA mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing ‘the crazy card.’ - The Boston GlobeLatarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should. 110
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Amazing news!bostonglobe.comBrockton woman who killed two of her children granted new trial by state’s highest court - The Boston GlobeThe SJC found Latarsha Sanders was denied a fair trial because her psychiatric history was not shared with the jury who convicted her of first-degree murder in the deaths of two of her children. 120
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Seems bad.bostonglobe.comThe AI bubble could burst — and take the economy with it - The Boston GlobeWashington is loosening financial safeguards just as risks tied to artificial intelligence are mounting. 020
Reposted by Yvonne AbrahamRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/07/2026www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/25/m...bostonglobe.comThe Trump administration wants you to believe SNAP is broken. Tell that to 62,000 kids in Mass. who lost it. - The Boston GlobeWe’ve had one of the steepest declines in Massachusetts, which should give the president a frisson of delight. 711874692
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I sure hope there is a hell.nytimes.comFaced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food StampsArizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties. 081
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 03/07/2026So proud of this! Spend a little time with the Globe today! 1307
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Great, and long overdue, news. Today's column:bostonglobe.comFinally, Mass. legislators close the loophole that gave cover to sexual predators - The Boston GlobeCan a 17-year-old consent to sex with her 47-year-old teacher? At long last, this state will say no. 020
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Working on this has been so much fun!bostonglobe.comSomething is coming soon. And it’s not the British. - The Boston GlobeOn Friday, we’re taking you back to 1776 to show you what it was really like to live through one of the most consequential moments in Boston and this country. Sign up to be alerted. 181
Reposted by Yvonne AbrahamThe Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 21/05/2026In today’s Starting Point, Globe columnist @yabraham.bsky.social looks at how a one-of-a-kind story came together about a fifth grader who hated her teacher and later saved his life.trib.alHow the Globe reported a one-of-a-kind story about a student, a teacher, and a saved life - The Boston GlobeEvery now and then, a story seems to drop from the sky. A smart fifth-grader. The teacher she hated — and whose life she saved. Here’s how we got that story. 062
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Today's column:bostonglobe.comYou’re headed to work. A man lies at the bottom of a T station escalator. What do you do? - The Boston GlobeYou want to think you’d do more. 053
Reposted by Yvonne AbrahamThe Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 19/05/2026More than 40 years after Montana Miller left her fifth-grade nemesis behind, she gave him a gift that she hoped would save his life, writes Globe columnist @yabraham.bsky.social.trib.alShe hated her fifth-grade teacher. Decades later, an unexpected reunion unfolded at the edge of life and death. - The Boston GlobeMore than 40 years after Montana Miller left Mr. Grosky behind, she gave him an unexpected gift. 0102
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I got to spend time getting to know these two remarkable people, who allowed me to tell their incredible story.bostonglobe.comShe hated her fifth-grade teacher. Decades later, an unexpected reunion unfolded at the edge of life and death. - The Boston GlobeMore than 40 years after Montana Miller left Mr. Grosky behind, she gave him an unexpected gift. 1172
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 01/05/2026SNAP has 645 case workers to answer 20,000 calls per day. One woman called FIFTY times. This is a travesty. WTF are we doing here? By @ktkjohnston.bsky.socialbostonglobe.comDisconnected SNAP calls contribute to thousands losing food assistance - The Boston GlobeAs hunger rises, the inability to reach state SNAP case workers contributes to thousands losing food assistance 022
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Big.bostonglobe.comSandra Birchmore’s manner of death changed from suicide to ‘undetermined,’ medical examiner says - The Boston GlobeBirchmore's death certificate now also says her cause of death was “asphyxia," not "asphyxia by hanging." 030
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 18/04/2026I wrote about the pope: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/18/m...bostonglobe.comWhat would Jesus do? Trump and Vance claim to know more about it than the pope. - The Boston GlobeJesus, we were taught, was a radical. 051
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Yeah, let's make it like the days of Ellis Island!history.comAt Peak, Most Immigrants Arriving at Ellis Island Were Processed in a Few Hours | HISTORYIn 1907, no passports or visas were needed to enter the United States through Ellis Island. In fact, no papers were r... 031
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 17/04/2026JMJ: The United States is still a nation of immigrants, he said in an interview. “It just needs to be like the days of Ellis Island.”bostonglobe.comTodd Lyons, ICE head, on why he’s leaving the Trump administration - The Boston GlobeLyons told the Globe in an interview Friday he is leaving "on my own terms." 200
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Every Christian toddler knows that is the Son of God's favorite fit. 021
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Australians all, let us rejoice!nytimes.comWhy Australia Enshrined ‘a Succulent Chinese Meal’ Rant in Its Archive 041
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Today's column: The monumental waste of this stupid war.bostonglobe.comJust six days of war in Iran cost us $11.3 billion. ‘What the [expletive] is wrong with us?’ - The Boston Globe“We spend pennies on everything else, yet when it comes to war, there’s no limit. How is this America First?” 073
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 17/02/2026"We’ve all got to do something to distract ourselves until we die, and acting is a great, fun thing to do that with.” Love this, by my always excellent friend Michael Paulson.nytimes.comDaniel Radcliffe Wanted a Break From Broadway. Then He Read This Play. 020
Reposted by Yvonne AbrahamDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 04/02/2026We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...gofundme.comDonate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel SiegelOn Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund 13532284
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Such a horrific, enraging day for the Post, and for all of us. Here's the Go Fund Me for laid off employees. Please help if you can. gofund.me/a1ead8b26gofund.meDonate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel SiegelOn Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund 111
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 29/01/2026But when the groups an authoritarian pits against each other begin to see how much they have in common, there’s a good chance democracy can make a comeback. 020
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Masked ICE goons have continued to terrorize residents in Minneapolis, arresting parents and gassing protestors. Agents still behave with shameless cruelty, because they know they have impunity. 120
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Still, this isn’t anywhere near over. This administration cannot allow decency to prevail. “Authoritarians can sometimes become even more brutal as they become desperate for ways to reclaim the narrative,” Merriman said. 110
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 29/01/2026“It has been a powerful lesson for the whole country, and really the whole world, to see people come together in their communities ... people who may not have been active before,” Said Hardy Merriman, an expert on pro-democracy movements. 110
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 29/01/2026The Trump admin and their lackeys simply cannot get their heads around the fact that ppl want to protect their neighbors, including those who don’t look like them. It is unfathomable to these tiny autocrats with their shrunken hearts that moral outrage could send ppl out, of their own will. 110
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 29/01/2026The citizens of Minneapolis have been showing us the way. For weeks, thousands of ordinary people have taken to the frigid streets, to bear witness to the excesses of a federal militia unconstrained by law or shame. 110
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Today's column:bostonglobe.comCracks are emerging in Trump’s power. The people of Minnesota show why. - The Boston GlobeAn expert on authoritarian governments sees where the US is going. And he knows what we need to do to fix it. 163
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 28/01/2026This is such a heartbreaking picutre of where we are right now. 061
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 24/01/2026“This is not a left or right issue any more,” said Rose. “It is a question of whether we want to live in a democracy or under an authoritarian dictator.” For our democracy to survive [we] must defend the right that kicked off this whole experiment. Unless we’ve already decided 250 years is enough. 030
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 24/01/2026But it would be a mistake to compare ICE agents to the soldiers who served King George, said Hiller Zobel, an expert on John Adams. “The correct analogy is to authoritarian regimes of the 20th century, in Germany and Italy... they have made themselves into a secret police." 110
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Gutting the Fourth Amendment just as America marks 250 years of Independence is a little too on the nose, even for this administration. 110
Yvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Is the US Constitution woke now? Once upon a time, the Republican party professed a devotion to that founding document that bordered on the religious. Now, not so much. 110
