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Boston Globe columnist. Cannot effing believe we are doing this again.
Part 4 of my series on Latarsha Sanders and the insanity defense. After her arrest, Sanders and her family were reeling. And, in prison, Sanders' mental illness was named -- for the first time.
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Prosecutors built a narrative that Latarsha Sanders was âevil.â Her family felt powerless to stop it. - The Boston Globe
Even if Latarsha Sanders' family had the wherewithal to stand up for her publicly, would anyone have listened?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/metro/sanders-family-felt-powerless/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
20 days ago
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Yvonne Abraham
The Boston Globe
22 days ago
Years after Latarsha Sanders killed her two sons, jurors at her trial saw dozens of gruesome crime-scene photos. But they didnât see crucial records that would have shown how severe her mental illness was back then, writes Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham.
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A jury had to decide Latarsha Sandersâ fate. The full story was kept from them. - The Boston Globe
From the beginning, it was clear the prosecutionâs strategy was to deny Latarsha Sandersâ mental illness and demolish her character.
https://trib.al/80SLGqC
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Part 3 of my series on Latasha Sanders and the insanity defense. Though she was deeply irrational and completely compromised in her police interrogation a few hours after the boys' bodies were discovered, police continued to question her.
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âThe red flags were thereâ: The police interrogation of Latarsha Sanders was problematic - The Boston Globe
Latarsha Sanders was in no condition to understand the stakes as she sat in an interrogation room at the Brockton police station.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/metro/police-interrogation-latarsha-sanders/
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Part 2 of my series on Latarsha Sanders and the insanity defense.
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Latarsha Sandersâ paranoia was growing. But nothing hinted at how far over the edge she would fall. - The Boston Globe
As paranoid and obsessive as Latarsha Sanders could be, she had never hurt her kids. Now, her family rakes through their memories for signs.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/metro/latarsha-sanders-mental-illness-symptoms/
24 days ago
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I hope you'll take a look.
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Three years ago, I started reporting on the story of Latarsha Sanders, a mentally ill woman in Brockton who killed her two youngest children in 2018.
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A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing âthe crazy card.â - The Boston Globe
Latarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/04/metro/insanity-plea-latarsha-sanders/
25 days ago
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The Boston Globe
about 2 months ago
The Trump administrationâs mass deportation push has upended life in New England. Immigrants detained at work. Families dragged from cars by ICE. Teenagers arrested. Our newsletter âImmigration Unmaskedâ examines how this is playing out in your community. globe.com/immigrationunmasked
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Mark Wolf in his own words.
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Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/federal-judge-resignation-trump/684845/
about 2 months ago
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I hope Hell is real.
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âI wasnât letting go of my wifeâ: Video shows ICE agents in Fitchburg struggling with man having apparent seizure, holding toddler in car - The Boston Globe
A video of immigration authorities apparently trying to detain a man who is holding a toddler, while bystanders are yelling for his safety, has gone viral.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/07/metro/fitchburg-video-seizure-immigration/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
about 2 months ago
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Quincy mayor, already facing controversy, took thousands of dollars in illegal campaign donations, state says - The Boston Globe
Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch paid $55,000 under a resolution released Wednesday by the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/metro/quincy-thomas-koch-illegal-campaign-donations-controversy/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
about 2 months ago
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Fantastic!
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Cuomo Blasts Mamdani for His Rent-Stabilized Unit. But He Had One, Too.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/nyregion/cuomo-rent-stabilized-apartment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xE8.v1iZ._ROmS7SgCPog&smid=bs-share
2 months ago
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Great work by my colleagues! Big Trump admin Sinaloa cartel takedown turns out to have been very, very much not one. Same folks blowing up boats they claim are carrying narco traffickers...
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The DEA said it arrested 171 âhigh rankingâ Sinaloa Cartel members. A Spotlight investigation found thatâs not true. - The Boston Globe
A Globe investigation found that the federal agency misrepresented the stature of its targets, claiming cartel ties at a time when the Trump administration is taking lethal military action against suc...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/metro/sinaloa-cartel-dea-arrests-roundup/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
2 months ago
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Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility - The Boston Globe
The boyâs mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/metro/everett-13-year-old-arrested-by-ice/
3 months ago
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Gee, I'm sure there is a lesson in here somewhere. BUT WHAT COULD IT BE?
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Duke Was Paring Back Diversity Programs. Trump Targeted It Anyway.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/us/duke-university-dei-diversity-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk8.LKfv.A47Oihy3VShI&smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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jamelle
3 months ago
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)
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Opinion | Trump Has No Mandate to Destroy America
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/opinion/trump-2024-election-maga.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE8.-98N.qWp9cEeazEAj&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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When Silence Is the Only Logical Choice, Are We Really Free?
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Opinion | When Silence Is the Only Logical Choice, Are We Really Free?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/opinion/charlie-kirk-media-truth-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE8.zU6p.U8KcvVC9BpjO&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
3 months ago
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Iâve 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. 1/
3 months ago
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Our
@devrafirst.bsky.social
is just really, really good:
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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.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/24/lifestyle/dc-restaurants-trump-2025/
3 months ago
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M. Gessen, always:
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Opinion | I Look at This Country and I See a Stranger
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/opinion/trump-kirk-trans-people-russia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nk8.yfni.FmoINALD3mbg&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
3 months ago
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Another great column by my spectacular friend and colleague
@rygraham.bsky.social
. The Globe, and our readers, are so lucky to have her!
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The joyful perseverance of Ketanji Brown Jackson - The Boston Globe
While itâs increasingly difficult in this political climate, to foster joy is to hold on to hope.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/17/opinion/ketanji-brown-jackson-joyful-perseverance/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
3 months ago
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Well, this is very interesting.
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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.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/15/metro/sandra-birchmore-stoughton-robert-devine/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
4 months ago
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Yvonne Abraham
Jason Leopold
4 months ago
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
www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Opinion | They Donât Want to Live in Lincolnâs America
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/opinion/lincoln-schmitt-trump-vance-citizenship.html?unlocked_article_code=1.k08._v8Y.aRmcetYw2ItG&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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âAn unfathomable tragedy.â Lloyd Young, Globe photo editor and avid athlete, dies at 57. - The Boston Globe
Several years ago, Mr. Young jotted four words of advice for his sons and anyone else⊠though he also taught by example.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/04/metro/boston-globe-photo-editor-lloyd-young-dies-at-57/
4 months ago
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Great reporting from my colleagues.
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A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of âindifference to antisemitism.â As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitlerâs perspective. - The Boston Globe
Michael Velchik once also told a peer that "Mein Kampf" was among his favorite recent reads.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/metro/trump-harvard-doj-lawyer-antisemitism-hitler/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
4 months ago
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A huge loss for the Globe, and for all who loved him.
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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.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/27/metro/globe-photo-editor-killed-while-bicycling-rural-illinois/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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If not for these two incredible women, he would still be teaching there.
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Miss Hallâs 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.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/19/metro/miss-halls-school-sexual-abuse-former-students/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
4 months ago
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Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during the war. âConsider that for a moment. A whole classroom of children killed, every day for nearly two years."
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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.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2025/israel-gaza-war-children-death-toll/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f013
5 months ago
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Are you kidding me? Arenât they supposed to be smart over there?
5 months ago
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Hi, this is FASCISM.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
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Trump Escalates Attacks on Mamdani
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/politics/trump-zohran-mamdani.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TU8.0lOV.-vk9a8P5jAly&smid=bs-share
6 months ago
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Hi, this is a CONCENTRATION CAMP.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/24/n...
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Trump toured Floridaâs immigration detention center in the Everglades. Hereâs 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.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/24/nation/alligator-alcatraz-florida-everglades/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
6 months ago
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Hi, this is a BRIBE:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/02/n...
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Paramount to pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over â60 Minutesâ interview - The Boston Globe
Paramount told media outlets the money will go to President Trumpâs future presidential library, not to the president himself.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/02/nation/paramount-donald-trump-60-minutes-interview-settlement/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
6 months ago
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Please not JRUE!!!
6 months ago
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M. Gessen, brilliant as always:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...
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Opinion | The Attacks on Zohran Mamdani Show That We Need a New Understanding of Antisemitism
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/opinion/antisemitism-new-york-city-mayor.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
6 months ago
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This is heartbreaking, and so well-told, by
@iamjohnhilliard.bsky.social
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As questions linger, family and school grieve for Boston 5-year-old killed in April bus crash - The Boston Globe
There have been few answers in the nearly two months since a Boston Public Schools bus struck and killed Lens Joseph on April 28.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/23/metro/bps-bus-crash-5-year-old-lens-joseph-killed/
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Former Stoughton police officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore did not father her unborn baby, DNA shows - The Boston Globe
Matthew Farwell is accused of killing Birchmore to prevent her from implicating him in her rape when she was a teen.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/12/metro/sandra-birchmore-baby-matthew-farwell/
7 months ago
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Open it up.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/04/m...
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Ex-Stoughton deputy police chief in Sandra Birchmore case faces secret hearing over alleged misconduct - The Boston Globe
A retired Superior Court judge closed the hearing, citing that there is âno reasonable methodâ for holding any part of the hearing in public âwithout a substantial risk of disclosing confidential evid...
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/04/metro/sandra-birchmore-case-robert-devine-hearing-closed-/
7 months ago
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The Trump administration wants to destroy Harvard. The sooner we recognize what is actually happening here, the more hope we have of stopping this lawless regime and its authoritarian power grab.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/24/m...
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Trump wonât stop attacking Harvard. We need to treat it like an emergency. - The Boston Globe
The sooner we recognize what is actually happening here, the more hope we have of stopping this lawless regime and its authoritarian power grab.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/24/metro/trump-administration-attacks-harvard-university-funding-cuts/?p1=BGSearch_Overlay_Results
7 months ago
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Yvonne Abraham
Society for Features Journalism
7 months ago
GENERAL COMMENTARY PORTFOLIO, DIV 3 Three columns or essays by the same writer on any human interest or specialty topic. đ„ 1st Place:
@yabraham.bsky.social
đ„ 2nd Place:
@laurayuen.bsky.social
đ„ 3rd Place:
@jaymichaelson.bsky.social
đ Honorable Mention:
@gustavoarellano.bsky.social
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Thank you! So honored to have this work recognized. It was a joy to work with Laura, and an honor to tell Sandra's story.
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7 months ago
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This House budget is an immoral document.
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With the big, ugly bill, the rich get richer and everybody else pays - The Boston Globe
The Republican dilemma: Should their cuts to Medicaid be downright evil, or just unspeakably cruel?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/22/metro/evil-big-ugly-bill-opinion/
7 months ago
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Is anyone surprised? Jesus Christ.
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8 months ago
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Today I wrote about the administration's crusade against trans people and how very many people are harmed by it, including those who think it has nothing to do with them.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/08/m...
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The ânightmareâ at the Liberty Hotel shows that state-sponsored cruelty to trans people was never going to stop there - The Boston Globe
The Trump administration's crusade against trans people is a cruel test of American tolerance.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/08/metro/supreme-court-trump-administration-transgender-rights/
8 months ago
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Yvonne Abraham
Boston Globe Spotlight Team
8 months ago
Read through all of our reporting on the Steward Health Care crisis in Massachusetts and beyond.
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Inside Steward Health Care: A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report
A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.
https://apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/investigations/spotlight/2024/09/steward-hospitals/?s_campaign=audience:bluesky
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8 months ago
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Today I wrote about the federal agents smashing a car window to drag out a Guatemalan immigrant in New Bedford. If you haven't seen the video yet, you should.
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Federal agents in President Trumpâs anti-immigrant campaign seem to be reveling in brutality - The Boston Globe
Nobody involved seems to care how cruel they appear.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/17/nation/new-bedford-immigrant-arrest-video-trump-brutality/?p1=Article_Feed_AuthorQuery
9 months ago
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"I really thought things would change after this administration, when we have Mr. Trump in office, things would change to the better," Atallah said. "Things actually changed to the worse."
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âTreated like a criminal': US citizen says he was detained returning from Canada
Bachir Atallah, a real estate attorney from New Hampshire, says he and his wife, Jessica Fakhri, were stopped crossing from Canada into Vermont
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/politics/treated-like-a-criminal-us-citizen-says-he-was-detained-returning-from-canada/3686188/
9 months ago
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Hellelujah!
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9 months ago
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Oh nothing, just watching the end of everything play out in a Maryland courtroom, skeet by skeet...
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