Walter Mayne
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Walter Mayne
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Retired construction worker living in Arlington, Massachusetts. From Yellow Springs, Ohio. Graduate of Hampshire College.
Sophisticated discourse, yes, that's what comes to mind when I think of the communication ability of President Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
It's less direct but you can take the Minuteman to Lexington Center then Hancock Street to Adams Street before you have to deal with Lowell Street/Middlesex Turnpike. Or Grant Street with a little more navigating.
February 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Except in the cases where it’s the end of a human life.
January 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Reposted by Walter Mayne
While new technologies are transforming crimefighting and our national security, the president fired the Assistant Director of the Science and Technology Branch. Jacqueline Maguire joined the FBI as a special agent in 2000.
February 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Reposted by Walter Mayne
Money Talks looks at what happens after USAID disappears. Mary Childs and Felix Salmon examine how charities scramble to fill the gap, the real cost of saving lives, and how to give wisely this holiday.
Money Talks: Saving Lives Without USAID
Mary Childs learned about how places like ALIMA and Givewell are moving forward now that USAID is done.
slate.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Yes. I don't know about the specific small business letters she's talking about but the amount of paper arriving in my mailbox that to one degree or another lies about an apparent affiliation with the government.
January 18, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Suburban Boston no Service
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Donn Denman is a friend of mine. He was quite professionally upset by the Microsoft suppression of his work product.
January 12, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Yes, no thought about anything beyond the White House press release.
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 AM
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

This story is part of the same strategy.
Dyslexia and the Reading Wars
Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?
www.newyorker.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM