McKay Coppins
Staff writer at . Author of THE WILDERNESS. 'Sort of handsome.' - Donald J. Trump
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The Moderate House Women Who Want Voters to Know They Exist Too
Elaine Godfrey - The Atlantic 5d 2 tweets
Centrism is notoriously unsexy, even if it’s pervasive within the Democratic Party.
Mireya’s Third Crossing
The Atlantic 5d 2 tweets
The first time, she was raped. The second, she nearly drowned. In order to live in the United States legally, she had to leave her family and attempt to cross the border once more.
The Telltale Signs of a Fake 'Atlantic' Article
Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic 6d 6 tweets
A look-alike story was briefly publicized as part of a 2017 disinformation campaign.
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McKay Coppins The Atlantic was one of the news organizations targeted by an Iran-linked disinformation campaign. explains how to spot a fake article 5d
McKay Coppins Among other things, no one here would get away with a lede this bad 5d
The New Abortion Bills Are a Dare
Emma Green - The Atlantic 5d 5 tweets
State legislators in Alabama and Georgia know that abortion bans will likely be overturned in lower courts. They are aiming higher.
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McKay Coppins "With the political and legal landscape finally tilting in their favor, anti-abortion legislators feel empowered to move beyond abortion restrictions and take a shot at full bans," reports 5d
Ignoring Trump’s Orders, Hoping He’ll Forget
The Atlantic 6d 21 tweets
Slow-walking or flat-out disobeying Trump’s fleeting obsessions has become common practice across various sectors of government.
There’s No Such Thing as Breakfast Food
The Atlantic 6d 15 tweets
You’ve been lied to.
McKay Coppins Don't miss 's breakfast liberation manifesto. 6d
Stop Talking About Coups!
Katherine Miller - BuzzFeed News 6d 3 tweets
Somehow, a segment of the population has chosen not to dismiss Trump's coup stuff out of hand, and instead push it as a realistic possibility to worry about.
McKay Coppins hmm these factors do seem like they would make a coup difficult (via ) 6d
Can Democrats Bend Their New Coalition Without Breaking It?
Ronald Brownstein - The Atlantic 11d 6 tweets
The voters who flipped the House aren’t uniformly on board with an ambitious progressive agenda.
McKay Coppins "The voters who flipped the House aren’t uniformly on board with an ambitious progressive agenda," writes 11d
Kyrie Irving's failed leadership tells the story of the Celtics' failed season
ESPN.com 12d 3 tweets
It started with a qualified promise to stay. It ended with a failed promise to be better in the playoffs. In between, Kyrie Irving slowly eroded what seemed like a promising season in Boston.
McKay Coppins can we just fast forward to the part where kyrie leaves and we get to hear all the really good stuff? 12d
What Does It Mean to Be ‘Ready’ for a Relationship?
Julie Beck - The Atlantic 12d 3 tweets
You don’t have to love yourself before you can love someone else.
Jerry Falwell Jr. denies report of Michael Cohen's help sought in alleged 'racy photo' matter
Fox News 13d 1 tweets
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. has denied asking former Trump attorney Michael Cohen to intervene in a case where someone reportedly claimed to possess racy "personal" photos that were potentially embarrassing to Falwell and his...
McKay Coppins Falwell: "While we have a long-standing friendship with Michael Cohen, we never engaged or paid Cohen to represent us in any legal or other professional capacity, and Cohen did not ever resolve any legal matter on our behalf. This report is not accurate." 13d
Salt Lake Tribune seeks to become a nonprofit ‘community asset,’ a first for a legacy newspaper
The Salt Lake Tribune 13d 8 tweets
After years of heavy financial losses, The Salt Lake Tribune is pursuing federal approval to become a nonprofit operation sustained by donations large and small.
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McKay Coppins "After years of heavy financial losses, The Salt Lake Tribune is pursuing federal approval to become a nonprofit operation sustained by donations large and small." 13d
Trump’s Grievances Are His Governing Agenda
The Atlantic 13d 2 tweets
The president still hasn’t learned to compartmentalize—a liability that will become more pronounced heading into the 2020 election.
McKay Coppins Two years in, President Trump still hasn’t learned to compartmentalize—a liability that will become more pronounced heading into the 2020 election, writes 13d
Exclusive: Trump fixer Cohen says he helped Falwell handle racy photos
U.S. 13d 50 tweets
Months before evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr.’s game-changing presidential ...
McKay Coppins "The Falwells, through a lawyer, declined to comment for this article." 13d
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McKay Coppins Months before evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. endorsed Trump for president, Falwell asked Trump fixer Michael Cohen to help deal with someone who had come into possession of what Cohen described as racy “personal” photographs, reports 13d
A Former Alt-Right Member’s Message: Get Out While You Still Can
BuzzFeed News 19d 59 tweets
Once notorious for her racist and bigoted tweets, Katie McHugh saw the dark insides of the white nationalist movement.
Learning My Father’s Language
The Atlantic 21d 11 tweets
I made a vow to teach myself Irish, the language my mother struggled to learn, so that my daughters may learn it too.
McKay Coppins I found this bit from 's book (excerpted here in The Atlantic!) resonant 20d
We Asked All Of The 2020 Presidential Candidates Their Thoughts On Vaccines. Here's What They Said.
Claudia Koerner - BuzzFeed News 20d 10 tweets
It's the worst year for measles since the disease was declared eliminated in the US in 2000.
BYU Valedictorian's Powerful Speech Goes Viral: "I Am Proud to Be a Gay Son of God"
LDS Living 21d 1 tweets
One Latter-day Saint's powerful valedictorian speech has been gaining traction as it reaches headlines across the nation. During his speech, political science major Matt Easton stated, "I stand before my family, friends and graduating class today to...
EXCLUSIVE: Full interview with BYU valedictorian who came out gay during graduation speech
KUTV 21d 3 tweets
Brigham Young University valedictorian Matt Easton is making headlines across the country this weekend after he came out of the closet while delivering his graduation speech on Friday. Easton's speech, which he gave to BYU’s College of Family, Home,...
McKay Coppins I sat next to at a BYU banquet earlier this month where I was speaking. He was impressive, thoughtful, gracious, and widely adored on campus. Proud of him, and of the classmates who embraced his message. 21d
Workers Love AirPods Because Employers Stole Their Walls
The Atlantic 24d 10 tweets
In the open-plan office, wireless headphones are the new cubicles.
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McKay Coppins I’ve heard tell of this utopian arrangement described by —read about it in books, seen it depicted in television shows—but I always thought it was a myth. 24d