Tom McGinty
@mcgint.bsky.social
Wall Street Journal Reporter. Sorry for punctuating. Got an anonymous tip? http://wsj.com/tips
@bcdreyer.social I of course thought of you when I read this. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Cormac McCarthy’s Marriage Was Ending When an Editor Changed His Life
From his new biography of the author, Tracy Daugherty explores the grammatically eccentric manuscript and heated debates that led to the publication of McCarthy’s first novel.
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I love how a SAS data step discretely tucks an error alert into the useless reams of log output printed at the start of the operation, then spends hours happily running the code that doesn't work due to error.
@bcdreyer.social Re your latest "A Word About...", I always fail to conjure recto and verso when they come up in crosswords. But if I ever get them down, I realize now that I can also remember which is which by recalling that one starts with the same letter as its side of the book (recto = right).
I'm curious what @bcdreyer.social thinks about this.
The Author, Séamas O'Reilly@seamas.bsky.social · 2y agoBeen seven years since I first read this, on the English language's *completely universal but totally invisible* adjective hierarchy, and I can honestly say I've thought about it most days since.
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Private insurers collected billions for veterans' healthcare, while the VA delivered it, by @mcgint.bsky.social and crew. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Insurers Collected Billions From Medicare for Veterans Who Cost Them Almost Nothing
Taxpayers paid for their care at the VA—and for Medicare Advantage coverage that many didn’t use. ‘I don’t think I’ve used my Medicare in years,’ said one Air Force veteran.
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We've done a lot of reporting on Medicare Advantage plans this year, and our latest is out tonight: Insurers collected billions from Medicare for veterans who cost them almost nothing. (Gift link) www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Insurers Collected Billions From Medicare for Veterans Who Cost Them Almost Nothing
Taxpayers paid for their care at the VA—and for Medicare Advantage coverage that many didn’t use. ‘I don’t think I’ve used my Medicare in years,’ said one Air Force veteran.
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@bcdreyer.bsky.social I just came across this in a rereading of DE, and it reminded me of one my favorite Minnesotaisms I encountered after moving there at 15 from (way) upstate NY. "Can you borrow me a dollar?" I'm betting you would fight that stet?
