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  • February 20, 2019

When in the course of human events…

July 4, 2017 By David 17 Comments

  (Ed note - Re-upping from 2013, re-upped from 1776. --  CB) Read it and weep.  Seriously.  Happy 230th 231st 232nd 233rd 234th 235th 236th 237th 238th 239th 240th 241st, America.  An image of the original document is in the … [Read more...]

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Bob Massie may jump into 2018 race for Governor

February 13, 2017 By David 14 Comments

From long-time BMGer Bob Massie's Facebook page: So: it is true, I am considering a run for governor of Massachusetts. What do you think? Both our democracy and our planet stand at the most dangerous moments in our history; we need to … [Read more...]

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Dump the Trump Slump

January 31, 2017 By David 6 Comments

I originally posted this on my Facebook page, in response to seeing despair from a lot of friends.  Maybe it can do some good here as well. You’re exhausted by the news. You’re by turns baffled, angry, and weepy about the things that are … [Read more...]

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Want to work for Elizabeth Warren?

January 11, 2017 By David 5 Comments

Here's your chance. Senator Elizabeth Warren seeks a digital aide to join her Senate office’s digital communications team. Ideal candidate will have at least two years’ work experience in a Hill office or on a political campaign (or … [Read more...]

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Hoping for the best…

January 9, 2017 By David 7 Comments

We seem to be back up again.  We're working on the problems, which are quite stubborn.  At the moment, comments are disabled, but posting appears to be working normally. Stay tuned. UPDATE: We've enabled comments.  As of this moment … [Read more...]

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We’re back…?

December 26, 2016 By David 9 Comments

Well, that was distressing.  As you probably know, BMG has been down for several days.  We're not sure exactly what happened, nor are we sure that the problem has been resolved.  But, at the moment, we seem to be running normally … [Read more...]

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Swing state exit polls show Hillary won “economy” voters

December 4, 2016 By David 84 Comments

So, this is interesting. According to a broad swath of popular understanding, Donald Trump will be the next president because he narrowly won three critical states -- Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin -- powered by working class voters … [Read more...]

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Newt Gingrich endorsed the National Popular Vote proposal two years ago

November 11, 2016 By David 13 Comments

As you might know, there is a proposal floating around to guarantee that the winner of the popular vote becomes president.  It involves states with enough electoral votes to control the presidency (270) agreeing (via an interstate compact) … [Read more...]

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Some non-optimistic thoughts on what’s coming

November 10, 2016 By David 38 Comments

We don't know for sure what's coming.  But I'm afraid we can be fairly confident that a lot of it won't be good.  Here are a few thoughts on what seems likely. Life is going to get noticeably worse for a lot of good people.  This hurts … [Read more...]

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Early Stammtisch: come see a comedy show Wednesday night!

October 24, 2016 By David 1 Comment

Thanks to the good people at Laugh Boston, BMGers can get half price tickets for "Trump Takes On Boston" this Wednesday, Oct 26, at 8 pm.  Use the code "LBBlueMass" when ordering to receive this exclusive discount!  The banner ads at the … [Read more...]

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