Yvonne Abraham
@yabraham.bsky.social
Boston Globe columnist. Cannot effing believe we are doing this again.
What the hell happened to the Fourth Amendment? Search me!
‘They know what they are doing is wrong.’ ICE now says they can force their way into our homes. - The Boston Globe
Gutting the Fourth Amendment just as America marks 250 years of independence is a little too on the nose, even for this administration.
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January 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
What the hell happened to the Fourth Amendment? Search me!
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It’s important to note that this is guy very much appears to be on-duty, which would make this a violation of the Hatch Act.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
It’s important to note that this is guy very much appears to be on-duty, which would make this a violation of the Hatch Act.
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Governor Janet Mills challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time arrest numbers, and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in Maine.
Maine Governor Janet Mills demands data on immigration arrests as fear spreads amid enforcement surge - The Boston Globe
Federal officials have said about 50 arrests were made the first day and that roughly 1,400 people are targets of the operation in the mostly rural state of 1.4 million residents.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Governor Janet Mills challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time arrest numbers, and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in Maine.
Today's column. Mainers like Susan Collins because she brings home the bacon. What use is bacon when fascists are on the march?
In the Maine Senate race, only the future of the Republic is at stake - The Boston Globe
Toppling US Senator Susan Collins is crucial to Democrats’ plan to bring America back from the brink.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Today's column. Mainers like Susan Collins because she brings home the bacon. What use is bacon when fascists are on the march?
Today's column:
This is what this country is now. It has always been a place where cruelty and racism could flourish. But it’s been a long time since the bigotry was this open, and had the full weight of the federal government behind it.
This is what this country is now. It has always been a place where cruelty and racism could flourish. But it’s been a long time since the bigotry was this open, and had the full weight of the federal government behind it.
‘When I came here, it was beautiful’: The cost of Trump attacks on the Somali community - The Boston Globe
Somali immigrants put their faith in what this country stood for. The president is destroying it.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Today's column:
This is what this country is now. It has always been a place where cruelty and racism could flourish. But it’s been a long time since the bigotry was this open, and had the full weight of the federal government behind it.
This is what this country is now. It has always been a place where cruelty and racism could flourish. But it’s been a long time since the bigotry was this open, and had the full weight of the federal government behind it.
Trump to blue states: Drop dead.
Today's column:
Today's column:
Trump is waging war on Democrat-led states - The Boston Globe
Minnesota is just the latest and most violent front in a much wider campaign of aggression Donald Trump and his administration are conducting in blue states.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Trump to blue states: Drop dead.
Today's column:
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Yay! Finally, we have a president who is looking out for our poor, put-upon oil tycoons!
Yay! Finally, we have a president who is looking out for our poor, put-upon oil tycoons!
Trump’s oil obsession will cost New England thousands of jobs. Well, we all need to sacrifice, right? - The Boston Globe
The president is looking after his friends in oil and gas, at the expense of New England’s wind industry.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Today’s column:
Yay! Finally, we have a president who is looking out for our poor, put-upon oil tycoons!
Yay! Finally, we have a president who is looking out for our poor, put-upon oil tycoons!
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.
Prosecutors built a narrative that Latarsha Sanders was ‘evil.’ 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?
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December 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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.
Reposted by Yvonne Abraham
Years after Latarsha Sanders killed her two sons, jurors at her trial saw dozens of gruesome crime-scene photos.
But they didn’t see crucial records that would have shown how severe her mental illness was back then, writes Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham.
But they didn’t see crucial records that would have shown how severe her mental illness was back then, writes Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham.
A jury had to decide Latarsha Sanders’ fate. The full story was kept from them. - The Boston Globe
From the beginning, it was clear the prosecution’s strategy was to deny Latarsha Sanders’ mental illness and demolish her character.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Years after Latarsha Sanders killed her two sons, jurors at her trial saw dozens of gruesome crime-scene photos.
But they didn’t see crucial records that would have shown how severe her mental illness was back then, writes Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham.
But they didn’t see crucial records that would have shown how severe her mental illness was back then, writes Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham.
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.
‘The red flags were there’: 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.
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December 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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.
Part 2 of my series on Latarsha Sanders and the insanity defense.
Latarsha Sanders’ 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.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Part 2 of my series on Latarsha Sanders and the insanity defense.
I hope you'll take a look.
What Latarsha Sanders did to her two little boys inside their Brockton home was horrific, writes Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham. So was what came after.
But her story poses a question: What does justice look like when a mentally ill person takes a life?
But her story poses a question: What does justice look like when a mentally ill person takes a life?
A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was ‘playing the crazy card.’ - The Boston Globe
Latarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should.
trib.al
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I hope you'll take a look.
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.
A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing ‘the crazy card.’ - The Boston Globe
Latarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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.
Reposted by Yvonne Abraham
The Trump administration’s mass deportation push has upended life in New England. Immigrants detained at work. Families dragged from cars by ICE. Teenagers arrested.
Our newsletter “Immigration Unmasked” examines how this is playing out in your community. globe.com/immigrationunmasked
Our newsletter “Immigration Unmasked” examines how this is playing out in your community. globe.com/immigrationunmasked
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The Trump administration’s mass deportation push has upended life in New England. Immigrants detained at work. Families dragged from cars by ICE. Teenagers arrested.
Our newsletter “Immigration Unmasked” examines how this is playing out in your community. globe.com/immigrationunmasked
Our newsletter “Immigration Unmasked” examines how this is playing out in your community. globe.com/immigrationunmasked
Mark Wolf in his own words.
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Mark Wolf in his own words.
I hope Hell is real.
‘I wasn’t letting go of my wife’: 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.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I hope Hell is real.
Photograph is CHEF'S KISS:
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.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Photograph is CHEF'S KISS:
Fantastic!
Cuomo Blasts Mamdani for His Rent-Stabilized Unit. But He Had One, Too.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Fantastic!
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...
Same folks blowing up boats they claim are carrying narco traffickers...
The DEA said it arrested 171 ‘high ranking’ Sinaloa Cartel members. A Spotlight investigation found that’s 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...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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...
Same folks blowing up boats they claim are carrying narco traffickers...
Gee, I'm sure there is a lesson in here somewhere. BUT WHAT COULD IT BE?
Duke Was Paring Back Diversity Programs. Trump Targeted It Anyway.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Gee, I'm sure there is a lesson in here somewhere. BUT WHAT COULD IT BE?
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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 | Trump Has No Mandate to Destroy America
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October 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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)
When Silence Is the Only Logical Choice, Are We Really Free?
Opinion | When Silence Is the Only Logical Choice, Are We Really Free?
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October 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
When Silence Is the Only Logical Choice, Are We Really Free?
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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September 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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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Our @devrafirst.bsky.social is just really, really good:
What is it like to dine out in D.C. right now? - The Boston Globe
Dangerously delicious, as it has been for years.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Our @devrafirst.bsky.social is just really, really good: