Christina Prignano Deering
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Multimedia editor 📈 @bostonglobe.com. Rhode Island native ⚓
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“If you’re just an average citizen, you can’t even get in the line,” said a lawyer rep'ing a man seeking a pardon for decades-old tax crimes.
“I told my guy he’d probably be better off if he broke into the Capitol or made a major donation to Trump’s inauguration.”
“I told my guy he’d probably be better off if he broke into the Capitol or made a major donation to Trump’s inauguration.”
How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“If you’re just an average citizen, you can’t even get in the line,” said a lawyer rep'ing a man seeking a pardon for decades-old tax crimes.
“I told my guy he’d probably be better off if he broke into the Capitol or made a major donation to Trump’s inauguration.”
“I told my guy he’d probably be better off if he broke into the Capitol or made a major donation to Trump’s inauguration.”
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
open.substack.com/pub/dandiamo...
open.substack.com/pub/dandiamo...
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
open.substack.com/pub/dandiamo...
open.substack.com/pub/dandiamo...
“Some people left their property, their work permits in their lockers here,” he said. “I could bring it to them and get them released. But I don’t know where they are.”
Immigration agents detain several workers after raid at Allston car wash - The Boston Globe
Many of them held legal status, but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents, according to their manager.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“Some people left their property, their work permits in their lockers here,” he said. “I could bring it to them and get them released. But I don’t know where they are.”
Massachusetts mandates insurance coverage for IVF. But nearly a quarter of women in the state likely have no coverage. Jess Bartlett explains why: apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/busi...
Informative graphics by @kirklandan.com & @lrendon.bsky.social. Beautiful photos by Suzanne Kreiter
Informative graphics by @kirklandan.com & @lrendon.bsky.social. Beautiful photos by Suzanne Kreiter
Massachusetts' IVF insurance law leaves many out
The Massachusetts mandate has helped tens of thousands of people have children. But for an untold number of others, it has not been nearly enough
apps.bostonglobe.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Massachusetts mandates insurance coverage for IVF. But nearly a quarter of women in the state likely have no coverage. Jess Bartlett explains why: apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/busi...
Informative graphics by @kirklandan.com & @lrendon.bsky.social. Beautiful photos by Suzanne Kreiter
Informative graphics by @kirklandan.com & @lrendon.bsky.social. Beautiful photos by Suzanne Kreiter
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Parking lot drug exchanges. A $300,000 baby. In Massachusetts, fertility coverage shortfalls cost patients dearly.
Massachusetts is known as the promised land for fertility coverage. So why are so many women left out?
Important story from Jess Bartlett
apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/busi...
Massachusetts is known as the promised land for fertility coverage. So why are so many women left out?
Important story from Jess Bartlett
apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/busi...
Massachusetts' IVF insurance law leaves many out
The Massachusetts mandate has helped tens of thousands of people have children. But for an untold number of others, it has not been nearly enough
apps.bostonglobe.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Parking lot drug exchanges. A $300,000 baby. In Massachusetts, fertility coverage shortfalls cost patients dearly.
Massachusetts is known as the promised land for fertility coverage. So why are so many women left out?
Important story from Jess Bartlett
apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/busi...
Massachusetts is known as the promised land for fertility coverage. So why are so many women left out?
Important story from Jess Bartlett
apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/busi...
A federal judge in Mass. just sided with pro-Palestinian protesters in ruling the Trump admin violated the free speech of noncitizens. The judge led the ruling with a copy of a postcard containing a threat he received, and his response: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/30/n...
September 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A federal judge in Mass. just sided with pro-Palestinian protesters in ruling the Trump admin violated the free speech of noncitizens. The judge led the ruling with a copy of a postcard containing a threat he received, and his response: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/30/n...
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"Food destined for starving people in Sudan, Bangladesh, Gaza, Syria and Myanmar rotted in warehouses. Clinics rationed HIV treatment to control and prevent transmission to newborns in Kenya. Medicine never made it to conflict-ridden Sudan, leaving sick people to die of preventable diseases."
Exclusive: In the first half of the year, upheaval from the Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze delayed the delivery of hundreds of USAID shipments of antimalarial and HIV medical supplies to regional warehouses in dozens of countries.
The consequences were deadly.
The consequences were deadly.
Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.
USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...
www.washingtonpost.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"Food destined for starving people in Sudan, Bangladesh, Gaza, Syria and Myanmar rotted in warehouses. Clinics rationed HIV treatment to control and prevent transmission to newborns in Kenya. Medicine never made it to conflict-ridden Sudan, leaving sick people to die of preventable diseases."
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More from the Suffolk University poll: www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suff...
Do you support or oppose "defund the police"?
Support - 21%
Oppose - 74%
Would you support or oppose cutting some of the police budget and using the money for social services?
Support - 54%
Oppose - 41%
Do you support or oppose "defund the police"?
Support - 21%
Oppose - 74%
Would you support or oppose cutting some of the police budget and using the money for social services?
Support - 54%
Oppose - 41%
September 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
More from the Suffolk University poll: www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suff...
Do you support or oppose "defund the police"?
Support - 21%
Oppose - 74%
Would you support or oppose cutting some of the police budget and using the money for social services?
Support - 54%
Oppose - 41%
Do you support or oppose "defund the police"?
Support - 21%
Oppose - 74%
Would you support or oppose cutting some of the police budget and using the money for social services?
Support - 54%
Oppose - 41%
Very cool interactive playoff scenario simulator by the great @daigofuji.bsky.social: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/23/s...
Which teams will make the American League playoffs? Use our simulator to see the possibilities. - The Boston Globe
The teams fighting for playoff spots have six games remaining. Our simulator allows you to see how the outcomes of those games will affect the playoff race.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Very cool interactive playoff scenario simulator by the great @daigofuji.bsky.social: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/23/s...
Somerville's incumbent mayor won just two precincts in Tuesday's prelim. #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/18/m...
via @kirklandan.com
via @kirklandan.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Somerville's incumbent mayor won just two precincts in Tuesday's prelim. #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/18/m...
via @kirklandan.com
via @kirklandan.com
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Trump's approval rating and favorability by age. www.pbump.net/o/tracking-h...
September 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Trump's approval rating and favorability by age. www.pbump.net/o/tracking-h...
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Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
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NYT on the alleged messages on the shooter's weapon:
September 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NYT on the alleged messages on the shooter's weapon:
Michelle Wu won 264 of the 275 precincts in Boston's mayoral prelim Tuesday. Josh Kraft took a handful of South Boston & Neponset precincts. #bospoli
Some of her strongest pockets of support were in JP & Fenway.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/11/m...
via @johnhancock.bsky.social
Some of her strongest pockets of support were in JP & Fenway.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/11/m...
via @johnhancock.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Michelle Wu won 264 of the 275 precincts in Boston's mayoral prelim Tuesday. Josh Kraft took a handful of South Boston & Neponset precincts. #bospoli
Some of her strongest pockets of support were in JP & Fenway.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/11/m...
via @johnhancock.bsky.social
Some of her strongest pockets of support were in JP & Fenway.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/11/m...
via @johnhancock.bsky.social
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Inequality is going in the wrong direction: while the richest millennials are wealthier than the richest boomers were at their age, the average millennial is worse off.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Inequality is going in the wrong direction: while the richest millennials are wealthier than the richest boomers were at their age, the average millennial is worse off.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
Josh Kraft pours another $3.5 million into his campaign, bringing his total to $5.5 million as he trails Michelle Wu by double digits in a July poll.
Josh Kraft puts another $3.5 million into his campaign, as Boston mayor’s race shatters campaign finance records - The Boston Globe
Josh Kraft is putting another $3.5 million into his campaign for Boston mayor, crashing through local fundraising records as he seeks to make up ground in his bid to unseat Mayor Michelle Wu.
www.bostonglobe.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Josh Kraft pours another $3.5 million into his campaign, bringing his total to $5.5 million as he trails Michelle Wu by double digits in a July poll.
The Trump administration is hinting about a federal takeover of South Station over crime concerns. The Globe looked at the data, and it tells a different story: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/03/d...
September 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Trump administration is hinting about a federal takeover of South Station over crime concerns. The Globe looked at the data, and it tells a different story: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/03/d...
High rip current risk along the New England shoreline today #Erin #Bostonwx www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/19/m...
August 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
High rip current risk along the New England shoreline today #Erin #Bostonwx www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/19/m...
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See the man circled here? That's E.J. Antoni, Trump's Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee, walking through a crowd of Capitol rioters.
#ICYMI, we've got an archive of 500+ Parler videos taken during Jan. 6. You can spot Antoni starting at around 1:41 here: projects.propublica.org/parler-capit...
#ICYMI, we've got an archive of 500+ Parler videos taken during Jan. 6. You can spot Antoni starting at around 1:41 here: projects.propublica.org/parler-capit...
August 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
See the man circled here? That's E.J. Antoni, Trump's Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee, walking through a crowd of Capitol rioters.
#ICYMI, we've got an archive of 500+ Parler videos taken during Jan. 6. You can spot Antoni starting at around 1:41 here: projects.propublica.org/parler-capit...
#ICYMI, we've got an archive of 500+ Parler videos taken during Jan. 6. You can spot Antoni starting at around 1:41 here: projects.propublica.org/parler-capit...
Please enjoy these dog photos:
On a hot summer day, give these dogs a dock, and they’re all eager to take the plunge - The Boston Globe
Some 250 very good girls and boys of a wide array of breeds, sizes, and skill levels lined up for three days, at American K-9 Country to participate in a North American Diving Dog certified event.
www.bostonglobe.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Please enjoy these dog photos:
Lots of smoke out there this morning from wildfires in Canada. 📈 via @johnhancock.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/07/m...
August 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Lots of smoke out there this morning from wildfires in Canada. 📈 via @johnhancock.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/07/m...
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How the information ecosystem works on X today: A random account aggregates my reporting, recounting scoops from our Media Matters story, and uses it to drive subscriptions to their Substack. Elon Musk sees it and endorses it, with apparently no idea he's reading the NYT, a publication he hates.
August 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How the information ecosystem works on X today: A random account aggregates my reporting, recounting scoops from our Media Matters story, and uses it to drive subscriptions to their Substack. Elon Musk sees it and endorses it, with apparently no idea he's reading the NYT, a publication he hates.
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“In recent months, a curious fixation has emerged in corners of academia: the em dash. More specifically, the apparent moral panic around how it is...
www.mcsweeneys.net
July 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
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For Catholics in the Ocean State, the divine feels a bit closer to home these days after Pope Leo XIV declared a miracle happened at a Pawtucket hospital in 2007.
"That something can happen here in Rhode Island is wonderful."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/21/m...
"That something can happen here in Rhode Island is wonderful."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/21/m...
After pope declares a miracle, Catholics rejoice: ‘That something can happen here in Rhode Island is wonderful’ - The Boston Globe
God “continues to work even in our little Ocean State,” said the Rev. Nathan J. Ricci, vice chancellor of the Diocese of Providence, after Pope Leo XIV declared a miracle happened at a Pawtucket hospi...
www.bostonglobe.com
July 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
For Catholics in the Ocean State, the divine feels a bit closer to home these days after Pope Leo XIV declared a miracle happened at a Pawtucket hospital in 2007.
"That something can happen here in Rhode Island is wonderful."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/21/m...
"That something can happen here in Rhode Island is wonderful."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/21/m...
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Why local news is a critical infrastructure: these cases are common and always local.
July 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Why local news is a critical infrastructure: these cases are common and always local.