@JohnRussell99

Semi-retired journalist specializing in health care, life sciences, energy. Bylines in Chicago Tribune, WaPo, Boston Globe, Miami Herald, Indy Star, @IBJNews.

 Indianapolis, IN
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Joined June 2010
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OK, @USATODAY, did the Guardians win or lose on Monday? Your headline writer and sportswriter have different opinions.
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The last time a U.S. Army firing squad executed an American soldier was on January 31, 1945, when Private Eddie D. Slovik was shot in France for desertion during World War II.
Acting Secretary of the Army
@SecArmyOct 7
The execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will take place at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, December 3rd, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT.
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The execution of Nidal Hasan by firing squad will take place at Fort Hood, Texas on Thursday, December 3rd, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT.
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LBJ breaks ground for JFK's national memorial-- the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts--December 1964, a year after President Kennedy's assassination (Robert Kennedy stands in rear):
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Jack Shafer@jackshaferAug 11
NYT correction today: "An article on Aug. 5 about the people and restaurants in Provincetown, Mass., that helped shape Anthony Bourdain misstated the type of clam Howard Mitcham kept as a pet. It was a quahog, not a sea clam."
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Getting chosen to operate the filmstrip projector (just once, bc I kept messing up)
Thrilla the Gorilla@ThrillaRilla369Aug 5
Without naming your age , what’s something you remember from school that totally dates you?
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Mary L Trump
@MaryLTrumpJul 25
Thanks to the White House Correspondents Association for allowing this man, who has done more harm to American journalism than any other president, to continue spreading his lies and propaganda.
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This seems big, from the president of Indy City-County Council.
Maggie A. Lewis@MaggieALewisJul 10
Replying to @MaggieALewis
In close collaboration with the Council's leadership team, I will introduce an amendment to that proposal establishing a moratorium on the approval of new data centers.
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Who is the black commuter surrounded by masked white nationalists in this Reuters photo? Has anyone interviewed her to see what she was thinking/feeling?
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Beautiful tribute to Greg Andrews, an Indy journalism giant-slayer, from my friend @hayleighcolombo indystar.com/story/opinion/c…

Indiana lost a journalism giant. More should know who he was. | Opinion

Greg Andrews quietly shaped how Indianapolis understood its own business community. Few outside the industry knew his name.

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Gregg Nunziata
@greggnunziataMay 13
We should never get used to this being the official voice of our government.
Steven Cheung
@StevenCheung47May 12
You have no idea what you’re talking about you slope-brained, mouth breathing moron. Stop calling yourself an expert in anything, aside from sucking. Anyone that hires you (not many!) should get an immediate refund and payment for wasting their time.
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Mediaite
@MediaiteMay 8
Susie Wiles’ Email Demanding WH Staffers Stop Leaking to Press Is Leaked to Press mediaite.com/media/news/susi…

Susie Wiles’ Email Demanding WH Staffers Stop Leaking to Press Is Leaked to Press

One person familiar told Politico that Wiles had become “generally very frustrated with leaks,” though the directive was not tied to any single incident.

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Tony Cook@indystartonyApr 24
ICYMI: The city of Carmel refused to disclose a settlement agreement that shows the city paid $500K to a city employee who accused the former city attorney of harassment. @indystar sued for the records and won. Now the public knows. indystar.com/story/news/loca…

Carmel broke Indiana public records law over $500,000 settlement, judge rules

The City of Carmel infringed on state law while withholding public records showing it paid $500,000 in a settlement, according to a court ruling.

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Ron Fournier@ron_fournierApr 20
Journalists: Trump mocks you, sues you, and targets you for prosecution. He calls the truths you’ve dedicated your lives to reporting “fake news” and orders devastating budget cuts to your colleagues at NPR, PBS and VOA. AND YET YOU INVITE HIM TO DINNER? open.substack.com/pub/convul…
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Ron Fournier@ron_fournierApr 5
EDITORS: If the full “Fuckin’” quote is not in the lede of your story today, you’re not doing it right. Stop editing for this guy.
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Happy “Agony of Defeat Guy” Day if you’re observing it. 56 years ago today, March 21, 1970, a 22-year old Slovenian ski jumper Vinko Bogataj took the iconic spill at the World Ski Jumping Championships in West Germany. ABC stoped running Wide World of Sports in January 1998.
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With the prime minister of Japan sitting right next to him. 🙄
Kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollinsMar 19
Asked why he didn't coordinate with allies before going to war with Iran, Trump says, "We didn't tell anyone about it. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor, OK?"
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In 1974 State of the Union, Nixon exhorted Congress to shut down its Watergate investigation, saying, "One year of Watergate is enough!"
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President Truman gave his 1951 State of the Union address to a Congress that included future Presidents JFK, LBJ [top, third from left], Nixon, Ford:
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