Yvonne Abraham

Duke Was Paring Back Diversity Programs. Trump Targeted It Anyway.

Gee, I'm sure there is a lesson in here somewhere. BUT WHAT COULD IT BE?

Opinion | Trump Has No Mandate to Destroy America

my latest is expanding on the observation that your view of the politics of opposition to the administration depend largely on your view of the election (gift link)

Opinion | When Silence Is the Only Logical Choice, Are We Really Free?

When Silence Is the Only Logical Choice, Are We Really Free?

Young often tells jurors they’re “the most vital expression of direct democracy that exists anywhere on the planet." I’ve never forgotten that lesson.

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I learned so much that day, as he gently questioned potential jurors about their reservations and viewpoints from the bench. They were real people, with responsibilities, difficult experiences, and hard lives they were willing to put on hold to do their civic duty.

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He was gently pointing out that jury duty was hard and heroic, and that jurors try their very best to do the right thing. He invited me to spend some time in his courtroom to see for myself who ends up deciding cases.

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Second: In 2012, I wrote a column decrying a jury’s decision to find a defendant not guilty on an earlier murder charge, after he went on to kill someone. Afterwards, I got a note from Young.

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It was beautiful and jarring, and I’ll never forget it.

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But here was a federal judge standing below a giant painting of Daniel Webster defending the Union, saying *he* was grateful to *us*: "This is a short ceremony, but you have walked long roads to get here. I want to thank you ... on behalf of all citizens."

Until then, my overwhelming sense from years of dealing with the immigration bureaucracy was that I didn’t deserve to be let in here, that this whole deal was all to my benefit and not America’s, that I should be grateful, above all else.

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"It's my privilege to welcome you to citizenship,” he told us. "You, make no mistake, are what makes this country great." I could feel the pride rising in me, in the whole crowd.

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First: In 2008, he swore me in as an American citizen. There were 417 of us, from 75 countries, in Faneuil Hall that day. And all these years later, the thing I remember most clearly is how grateful Young was that we had chosen the United States.

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I’ve had two very formative interactions with William Young, the federal judge who authored today's remarkable decision in AAUP v Rubio. Nothing about his courageous decision surprises me. This guy is the real deal.

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What is it like to dine out in D.C. right now? - The Boston Globe Dangerously delicious, as it has been for years.

Our @devrafirst.bsky.social is just really, really good:

Opinion | I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger

M. Gessen, always:

The joyful perseverance of Ketanji Brown Jackson - The Boston Globe While it’s increasingly difficult in this political climate, to foster joy is to hold on to hope.

Another great column by my spectacular friend and colleague @rygraham.bsky.social. The Globe, and our readers, are so lucky to have her!

Ex-Stoughton police supervisor contacted Sandra Birchmore on the day she died - The Boston Globe The former Stoughton deputy police chief retired from the force in 2022 during an internal investigation over his interactions with Birchmore.

Well, this is very interesting.

“Question,” Epstein wrote to Maxwell on May 23, 2008. “Which one do you prefer,,, lewd and lscivious conduct ,, or procuring minors for prostituion.” At the time, he and his star-studded team of defense lawyers were closing in on a generous plea deal with federal and state officials in Florida, and Epstein was trying to negotiate the state charges to which he’d plead guilty. Maxwell’s response was matter-of-fact: From: gmax <gmax[REDACTED]> To: J. Epstein <jeeproject@yahoo.com> Date: Fri, May 23 2008 3:22 PM Subject: Re: I suppose Lewd and lecivious conduct..I would prefer lewd and lescivious conduct w/a prositute if possible

EXCLUSIVE/BOMBSHELL: @bloomberg.com has obtained **18K** previously unreported emails from Jeffery Epstein's personal Yahoo account. The emails are disturbing & revelatory & reveal new details about Ghilaine Maxwell's role

FREE to read

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Opinion | They Don’t Want to Live in Lincoln’s America

Spectacular:

This was never about anti-Semitism. And it will never end as long as Trump and his cronies are in power. Or until Harvard is destroyed.

A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. - The Boston Globe Michael Velchik once also told a peer that "Mein Kampf" was among his favorite recent reads.

Great reporting from my colleagues.

Globe photo editor killed while bicycling in rural Illinois - The Boston Globe Lloyd Young, 57, of Boston, was struck and killed Saturday in McLean County in Illinois.

A huge loss for the Globe, and for all who loved him.

Miss Hall’s School failed to stop teacher from sexually abusing five students over 20 years, independent investigator finds - The Boston Globe The investigation also discovered that seven other former employees allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with students dating back to the 1940s.

If not for these two incredible women, he would still be teaching there.

60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names. Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during the war. “Consider that for a moment. A whole classroom of children killed, every day for nearly two years."

Are you kidding me? Aren’t they supposed to be smart over there?

Trump Escalates Attacks on Mamdani

Hi, this is FASCISM.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...

Trump toured Florida’s immigration detention center in the Everglades. Here’s what to know. - The Boston Globe The site can currently house 3,000 people in dormitories corralled by chain-link fences and topped with barbed wire, and state officials say it can be expanded to ultimately house 5,000.

Hi, this is a CONCENTRATION CAMP.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/24/n...

Paramount to pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ interview - The Boston Globe Paramount told media outlets the money will go to President Trump’s future presidential library, not to the president himself.

Hi, this is a BRIBE:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/02/n...