Joel Abrams 🍵

Spreading fact-based journalism from @ConversationUS. Formerly: @BostonGlobe @BostonDotCom @Crux @CSMonitor. Fueled by tea.

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Glad to get the chance to talk to the @LocalMediaAssoc along with @BethBDaley about why news organizations should republish @ConversationUS's great content (and not just because it's great and available for free) https://t.co/JPWPk1JQtt

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A farewell to @BostonTeresa in the @BostonGlobe newsroom - an amazing 40 year run for a legend (who guided the creation of the first Globe Twitter account)

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A good explainer on #immigration https://t.co/IpTYmt0ATU

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Election anxiety doesn’t need to win − here are 3 science-backed strategies from a clinical psychologist to rein in the stress https://t.co/KuSXook4K7

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Choices by publishers who modified the images of the “Harold” books throughout history likely influenced the casting of a white Harold in today’s film, but it’s good to remember that Harold is meant to be racially ambiguous for a reason.

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Jake Nelson, a wonderful journalism prof in Utah, says here I overplayed media's influence re Biden dropping out. He has a point; big media is much smaller. Media like to think they have influence until it comes time to take responsibility for what they say. But in the case of the market, cause and effect is murkier given that it is such a creature of bullshit vibes. 3/

https://t.co/2TRF9P8HAT

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I scored 88% on The Boston News Quiz! https://t.co/dKGyKngveO

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On this day in 2011 (apols for the typo)

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I dreamed that I was appearing on the new "Amanpout at Home" show, and debating health care costs with Dick Cheney In Christiane's kitchen

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@afertig You mean a magic minyan?

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Yay, @smithcollege class of ‘24!

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A march by Edward Elgar is the soundtrack for college commencements and high school graduations. It’s stirring music but perhaps an odd choice, given its roots as a celebration of the British king.

Here’s a brief history of how it happened:
https://t.co/GnUxv7TvxJ 🎓🎉

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I scored 88% on The Boston News Quiz! https://t.co/dKGyKngveO

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@afertig It is ironic that such a self-hating Jew could inspire so much anti-Semitism

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Yep.

(It's why we do what we do, @sarahksilverman).

We have a whole newsroom that helps scholars who are experts share their knowledge with the public:
https://t.co/T894IutbaM

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While the basic process of carbonation is relatively simple, a variety of factors – from temperature to surface tension – can affect the taste and quality of beverages

https://t.co/g2p4CdUaOx

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Does chicken soup really help when you're sick?
tl;dr: YES

https://t.co/a6A6pE14Hq

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https://t.co/u4aoPXRbI6 #RenameAB2

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Happy 9th birthday to us! 🎂🎉

Since we launched in 2014, we’ve published almost 19,000 articles by over 13,000 experts.Thank you to our authors, donors, university members, staff – and especially to you, our readers.

🧵of some of our most popular stories:

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Why are American politicians so old? You know who we're talking about.

We're doing an AMA on @reddit with political scientist Charlie Hunt of @BoiseState #Feinstein
https://t.co/vVHUvEW9li

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If you want comprehensive coverage of who talked more during the #GOPdebate, look elsewhere

And if you think more analysis of issues is important, repost this
https://t.co/jEBeycoLMS

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