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  • April 24, 2018

The torches are coming – and there are THREE dead in Virginia – and Trump blames those who demonstrate against hate

August 12, 2017 By AmberPaw 32 Comments

The torches are coming – and there are THREE dead in Virginia – and Trump blames those who demonstrate against hate

The premier White Suprematist Site loves Trumps comments. Okay. Where is your candle light vigil. More to the point, I dealt with this stuff back in Michigan. I remember the pool around the corner that said "No Jews, dogs, or N------" … [Read more...]

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Protecting the health care of those who cannot protect themselves in Massachusetts – thank you Senator Spilka

July 29, 2017 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

Protecting the health care of those who cannot protect themselves in Massachusetts – thank you Senator Spilka

Good for State Senator Karen Spilka who protected those who cannot protect themselves, and here I quote the SHNS* "The Gentlelady from Ashland took her own turn in the spotlight at Tuesday's hearing when she was anything but gentle. Senate … [Read more...]

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BREAKING NEWS: SJC holds ICE Detainers are not warrants and not sufficient to hold anyone

July 24, 2017 By AmberPaw 2 Comments

Here is the link to the first story I saw flash by while doing electronic service on a motion. [I don't have time to follow up right now but rely on commenters to flesh this out - post a link to the decision, etc. Or I will do so later … [Read more...]

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Abysmal voting percentages, the “Rushing 17” and why the ranks of the unenrolled are swelling in Massachusetts

July 15, 2017 By AmberPaw 42 Comments

(ed note: Added video of old Markey ad: "The bosses can tell me where to sit, but they can't tell me where to stand." - C) For a time "The 17" voted as a block and drew strength from one another, standing up to Thomas Finneran. I worked … [Read more...]

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Line item for private counsel representation underfunded by $60 million for FY2018 #paythebar

July 7, 2017 By AmberPaw 17 Comments

By "level funding" line item 0321-1510 at $96,000,000 [same as FY 2017], where FY 2017 was "short" over $50 million, with a case load growth of about 38%, the FY 2018 is deliberately and severely underfunded. Payless months and delayed … [Read more...]

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#paythebar Pot bill holding solo attorneys who do indigent defense as financial hostages in a sleight of hand game by the legislature?

July 6, 2017 By AmberPaw 6 Comments

Our Legislature wants us to believe “We balance the budget.” So they do a kind of carnival slight of hand where they deliberately underfund accounts, and pretend in the press and to voters to have fully funded those accounts. One of those … [Read more...]

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Time to stop talking about that large tantruming child and get on with fixing the country

July 2, 2017 By AmberPaw 4 Comments

Time to stop talking about that large tantruming child and get on with fixing the country

Seriously. Any good parent knows that giving attention - positive OR negative - to a tantruming child only guarantees more tantrums. In this case negative attention is "positive" 'cause all those who are in the audience 'cause they like … [Read more...]

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Private attorneys who accept court appointments including to represent children to wait months for payment – again!

June 30, 2017 By AmberPaw 25 Comments

Here is the latest communique from the "semi-independent agency" that manages line items 0321-1510 [payment for private attorneys who accept court appointments] and line item 0321-1520 - vendors to such attorneys, such as copy shops and … [Read more...]

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Looks like a “squeaker” to me

June 28, 2017 By AmberPaw 9 Comments

Looks like a “squeaker” to me

The voter turnout in Burlington and in Billerica was appalling. Neither candidate connected well in those towns, and the "win" in them is at default level in my view. Sean Garballey won Arlington by a good thousand votes - but lost the … [Read more...]

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Arlington Joins the ranks of Trust Act Communities in a 173 to 19 vote [10 abstentions]

May 9, 2017 By AmberPaw Leave a Comment

Arlington Joins the ranks of Trust Act Communities in a 173 to 19 vote [10 abstentions]

Today 173 Town Meeting Members voted in favor of Warrant Article 59, 19 against, and 10 abstained. For me, the heart of this non-binding resolution - for which I voted as a matter of my sacred honor - in support of liberty and humanity was … [Read more...]

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