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Regime change – in Moscow, not Kyiv

March 1, 2022 By Andrei Radulescu-Banu

Kindergartens and high risers destroyed. Civilians killed with impunity. Half a million evacuees, women and children. Charred wrecks of Russian tanks and trucks. And a determined will of Ukrainians to resist to the end. How did it come … [Read more...]

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Monopolies, advertising, and speech

March 28, 2021 By Andrei Radulescu-Banu

Here is an interview about censorship and social media (this is the old Section 230 discussion that I, for a long time, could not make sense of). You have to get past a (pardon me) sexual organ joke in the prelude. The URL above skips all … [Read more...]

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The 2016 and 2020 Polls, and a Crisis of Social Trust

March 21, 2021 By Andrei Radulescu-Banu

The 2016 election polls showed Hillary Clinton beating Trump handily. This is an old story, but worth a closer look. David Shor spoke about this on the Bill Maher show. Shor is the shy, self effacing boy genius who entered college at 13, … [Read more...]

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The Super Tuesday primary that broke the nomination process

April 26, 2020 By Andrei Radulescu-Banu

A lot of faith, these days, is put in candidate Joe Biden. But a couple of things have happened since he effectively ran away with the nomination. One, he is confined to his basement - given his age and risk of COVID. His health … [Read more...]

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“This time, we join with all nations across the globe in a common endeavor”

April 5, 2020 By Andrei Radulescu-Banu

The video address from Queen Elisabeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2klmuggOElE A message of unity and strength unlike anything from our leaders. And Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who continues to not be well, is now in … [Read more...]

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Farewell, NATO friends

April 5, 2020 By Andrei Radulescu-Banu

...It's been good when you had our back, but now, in #COVID times, it's America First. So get out of our way! President Donald, or his staff, or whoever, ordered 3M to stop shipping masks to Canada and Latin America, and hijacked a … [Read more...]

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Warren and Buttigieg made money as corporate consultants. So what.

December 9, 2019 By Andrei Radulescu-Banu

The two front runners in the Dem primary asked each other to be forthcoming about work they did as corporate consultants many years … [Read more...]

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Shift away from caucuses gives advantage to Biden, Bloomberg

December 7, 2019 By Andrei Radulescu-Banu

The big money, big name recognition candidates do better in primary elections than in caucuses. When Obama ran against Clinton 12 years ago, Clinton tended to beat him in primary election states, and Obama did better in caucuses. But back … [Read more...]

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Understanding Turkey

March 3, 2018 By Andrei Radulescu-Banu

For those interested in foreign policy - a very good essay explaining what is happening in Turkey today draws parallels with Pakistan's trajectory between 1978 and 1988, under military dictator Muhammad Zia ul-Haq. Whenever you try to … [Read more...]

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The Stealth Costs in Healthcare

February 8, 2018 By Andrei Radulescu-Banu

It took me a second pass to read this WSJ editorial by a professor emeritus of law at Duke University... but it was perspective-changing. Why do health costs keep going up, out of control? Mr. Havighurst argues it's because the costs are … [Read more...]

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progressivemass Progressive Mass @progressivemass ·
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Starting soon! Our roundtable with @CommonStartMA on parents and child care/early. Join us!

#mapoli #MARunsOnChildcare

Sign up at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpce-orjkoEtfpNYy9fXw99r72x9PRAh3v

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rachelnmiselman Rachel Nicole @rachelnmiselman ·
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I think that you mean *Atkinson* Street. 😉 @seroxbury

#bospoli #mapoli

South End - Roxbury Community Partnership @seroxbury

The public health approach is to contain people on Akitson Street living in tents!

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dspangallo Dominick Pangallo @dspangallo ·
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“‘It’s a pivotal moment for #SalemMA, and I feel strongly that we can’t go backwards,’ Dominick told GBH News Wednesday. ‘We have a strong foundation to build on and keep moving our city forward as a place that works for everyone.’”

#mapoli

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2023/03/29/pangallo-harrington-move-ahead-in-salems-special-mayoral-preliminary

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mysteriousrook Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook ·
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I support trans rights, yet I can’t help notice the growing and historically new and weird trend of protesting at your statehouse for because of what other state legislatures are doing, things that your legislature is firmly on record being against. #mapoli

SenRobynKennedy @senrobynkennedy

The message is simple: Protect Trans Kids.

We must ensure that our kids feel safe and protected as they pursue a life free of discrimination and danger because of who they are.

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mysteriousrook Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook ·
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Let me just say loud and clear - to transit twitter, to the governor, to the legislature, and everyone else in #mapoli: Transit Matters has been wrong for years in their predictions of what is and is not possible at MBTA.

TransitMatters @transitmatters

"Let me just say loud & clear—to him, to the governor, to the legislature—if [Phil Eng] only has the resources that he has today, he will fail because they're not enough."

Tune in to our Board Member @JimAloisi on @GreaterBoston ↓ https://twitter.com/GBHNews/status/1640750597069570051

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lydiamedwards Lydia Edwards @lydiamedwards ·
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Thank you @SenJohnVelis for inviting me to speak with Housing Authorities in your district! #mapoli #bospoli

Senator John Velis @SenJohnVelis

Grateful to my friend and @MA_Senate Housing Chair, @LydiaMEdwards, for taking the time today to meet with Housing Authorities in my district.

We had a productive conversation on how we can improve CHAMP (MA Common Housing Application) and support our Public Housing Authorities.

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