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Alec MacGillis

@AlecMacGillis

Reporter @ProPublica. Author of FULFILLMENT and THE CYNIC. Drawing by Baxter Knowlton, on cigarette pack liner.
alec (dot) macgillis (at) propublica (dot) org

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Don Van Natta Jr.(@DVNJr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Imagine working 25 years for The Washington Post, helping the paper win not one... but TEN Pulitzers. And before you leave, the paper tells you: 'Take a Last Look at The Post Store. You will not be able to access discounted rates after your last day at The Post.'

Imagine that.

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Lenore Skenazy(@FreeRangeKids) 's Twitter Profile Photo

TALK TO STRANGERS!

'A growing body of research shows that even the most casual contact with strangers and acquaintances can be beneficial to our mental health.'

STRANGER DANGER is a corrosive myth, sowing distrust and fraying society.

view.nl.npr.org/?qs=0782431ee5…

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Elissa Silverman(@tweetelissa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As The Washington Post cuts Metro reporting to the bone, 40 miles up the road they are investing reporters in local news, culture and sports, things local readers care about.

Head of the Economist to take the reins at the Baltimore Banner wapo.st/4auBi34

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Sarah Fritz(@sarahfritzwritr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m just super glad MAESTRO employed musicians for all its live music scenes—literally HUNDREDS of us were able to pay rent from this movie.

I’m just super glad MAESTRO employed musicians for all its live music scenes—literally HUNDREDS of us were able to pay rent from this movie.
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Alec MacGillis(@AlecMacGillis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A 35-year-old teacher's assistant 'had discovered her bag was missing and called or texted the principal of the West Baltimore charter school. 'I may have lost my licensed gun and dropped it on my way into the school campus,' she told Harris.' thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

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Matthew Yglesias(@mattyglesias) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yeah if this is how you feel please seek:

(a) Actual treatment
(b) A real change in your day to day life

Don’t try to find a different podcast or a better ideology.

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Alec MacGillis(@AlecMacGillis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'According to a new study by Pew, Black and Hispanic teenagers ages 13 to 17 spend far more time on most social media apps than their white peers...It's important to discern the reasons behind these differences and explore the implications.'
nytimes.com/2023/12/21/opi…

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h schwab(@helenschwab) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Amazing. Remind me: Unless schools guarantee a low-cost living alternative, why do we let them be in the housing business at all?

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Bijan Salehizadeh(@bijans) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Universities are a lot like hospital systems. Distorted finances from massive federal subsidies. Armies of administrators making massive salaries. And construction and new cranes are somehow proxies for board and leadership success. All leading to price growth way in excess of…

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Anthony LaMesa(@ajlamesa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The U.S. economy is defined by chronic upselling -- and it's a major problem. Want a humble studio apartment without a huge fridge or dishwasher? Too bad! Want a normal-sized croissant for $1.25 instead of a disgusting monstrosity for $5? Too bad!

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Joshua Green (JoshuaGreen.bsky.social on 🟦)(@JoshuaGreen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Alec MacGillis piece convinced me some brave state needs to be the Kirkland/store brand of State U's: great education and spartan dorms/campus, but at half the price of other schools

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