Mackenzie (Issler) Rigg
@mackrigg
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(3/3) In a statement, #PurduePharma, which is based in #Stamford, Conn., rejected suggestions of wrongdoing by the company or members of the Sackler family, describing the court filing as “littered with biases and inaccurate characterizations.” nytimes.com/2019/01/15/hea… @nytimes
(2/3) “We have to hammer on abusers in every way possible,” Mr. Sackler wrote in an email in 2001, when he was president of the company, #PurduePharma. “They are the culprits and the problem. They are reckless criminals.” nytimes.com/2019/01/15/hea… @nytimes #opioid #oxycontin
(1/3) Members of the Sackler family, which owns the company that makes #OxyContin, directed years of efforts to mislead doctors & patients about the dangers of the #opioid painkiller, a court filing citing previously undisclosed documents contends. nytimes.com/2019/01/15/hea…
Cold, clinical spreadsheet on mass murder; notes on pedophilia-themed script; grievance lists; Lanza’s inner sanctum courant.com/news/connectic…
“That no-contest, or nolo contendere, plea is like a guilty plea and results in a conviction. It means the defendants don’t admit guilt, but accept a guilty verdict.”
First two Whiting patient-abuse defendants plead no contest to felony cruelty charges; eight other criminal cases still pending; twin civil lawsuits, one state, one fed, allege torture of patient William Shehadi; it's a name Ned Lamont will come to know courant.com/news/connectic…
UPDATE: As of 4pm today, all classes & activities on both campuses are canceled. Continue to shelter in place at Westside. The process of securing the Visual & Performing Arts Ctr is continuing & nothing has been found. We will continue to update as more info becomes available.
Connecticut's Gov.-elect Ned Lamont: "My door is open. And any good idea, let’s go with it." ctmirror.org/?p=856226 via @ctmirror
Jahana Hayes was elected last night to be the first black woman to serve in Congress for Connecticut. She rose from poverty and teen motherhood to become an educator in Waterbury, a National Teacher of the Year, and now, a representative in Congress.
Arriving at the Hilton Hotel in Hartford, Susan Bysiewicz gives staff a fist bump celebrating her victory with Ned Lamont #ctpolitics
An update on my campaign: A few moments ago, I called Ned Lamont to concede the race for governor and congratulate him on a hard-fought victory. I wish both Ned and the state of Connecticut success over these next four years.
Health care proved important but apparently not pivotal in the midterm elections as voters gave Dems control of the U.S. House, left GOPs in charge in the Senate & appeared to order an expansion of Medicaid in at least 3 states long controlled by GOPs. khn.org/news/midterm-r…
Another ICYMI: @JahanaHayes, with her kids, husband, & mother by her side, declares victory in the 5th Congressional District race. #Connecticut #Midterms2018
#Democrats make solid gains in General Assembly in #Connecticut, via @jacquelinerabe & @jakekara. ctmirror.org/2018/11/06/out… @CTMirror #Midterms2018
In a live call to a supportive morning radio team, GOP @bobforgovernor publicly conceded the CT governor’s race to Dem Ned Lamont, saying after a long night of slow returns, “He won fair and square.” ctmirror.org/2018/11/07/ele… @CTMirrorPaz @CTMirror #Midterms2018
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