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The Dem nomination race is much closer than reported

April 2, 2016 By kirth 36 Comments

Because: Hillary Clinton's Support Among Nonwhite Voters Has Collapsed On February 27th, Hillary Clinton led Bernie Sanders among African-American voters by 52 points. By March 26th, she led Sanders among African-Americans … [Read more...]

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Clinton is the bigger risk

February 24, 2016 By kirth 65 Comments

According to Glenn Greenwald. With Donald Trump Looming, Should Dems Take a Huge Electability Gamble by Nominating Hillary Clinton? In virtually every poll, her rival, Bernie Sanders, does better, often much better, in head-to-head … [Read more...]

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War on Drugs victimizes innocents

November 9, 2015 By kirth 3 Comments

People innocent of any crime are having their money and property stolen by law enforcement agencies. Property seizures a windfall for police "Massachusetts has some of the worst civil forfeiture laws in the country," said Robert Everett … [Read more...]

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NEMLEC police consortium to release records to ACLU

June 18, 2015 By kirth 1 Comment

The North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, which had claimed it was not subject to public-records laws, has settled an ACLU lawsuit by agreeing to release its records. NEMLEC declined to release records, including policies … [Read more...]

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The other secret trade agreement that’s even worse than the one you know about

June 10, 2015 By kirth 7 Comments

The New Republic says it's even more secret, too: On Wednesday, WikiLeaks brought this agreement into the spotlight by releasing 17 key TiSA-related documents, including 11 full chapters under negotiation. Though the outline for this … [Read more...]

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Chicago Trib sees big trouble for Boston2024

March 24, 2015 By kirth 2 Comments

The Chicago Tribune says it looks like Boston's Olympic bid is foundering, and it reflects badly on Boston2024 and on the USOC. The current impression is Boston’s bid leaders sold the USOC a bill of goods, the USOC swallowed it, no one got … [Read more...]

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Massachusetts SWAT teams claim they’re private corporations, immune from open records laws

June 26, 2014 By kirth 60 Comments

SWAT teams aren't going to tell you when or where they've deployed, because they think they don't have to. As it turns out, a number of SWAT teams in the Bay State are operated by what are called law enforcement councils, or LECs. These … [Read more...]

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In the venerable tradition of regulatory capture

June 16, 2014 By kirth Leave a Comment

Case in point: "Dingo Tom" Wheeler.  According to John Oliver: “The guy who used to run the cable industry’s lobbying arm is now running the agency tasked with regulating it. That is the equivalent of needing a babysitter and hiring a … [Read more...]

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Gambling “regulator” Steve Crosby assists casinos in whining

June 1, 2014 By kirth 5 Comments

As expected, the casino industry loses no time in attempting to weaken regulations that they agreed to when applying for licenses. This will continue forever, unless the casino-enabling law is repealed. It's what they do. Crosby wants … [Read more...]

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Obama’s climate legacy

December 24, 2013 By kirth 7 Comments

Our President has said a lot of good things about climate change. Unfortunately, the things he's been doing have been ... not so good. Bill McKibben in Rolling Stone: If you want to understand how people will remember the Obama climate … [Read more...]

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This guy was released? https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/15/metro/holbrook-man-charged-after-allegedly-trying-run-over-black-children/

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The GOP-Big Business Divorce Goes Deeper Than You Think https://politi.co/3uTzdsa via @politico

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Moe Davis@ColMorrisDavis

.@RepCawthorn helped recruit and incite the mob that attacked the Capitol. You know who supports this #MountainMoron seditionist? Las Vegas casino billionaire Stephen Wynn who is also alleged to be a sexual predator like @CawthornforNC. Republican family values?

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TracyNovickTracy O'Connell Novick@TracyNovick·
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honestly, though, I'm just so dang tired of this.
We fought to get the foundation budget studied (for years).
We fought to ensure the foundation budget study was complete (for a year and a half).
We fought to get the foundation budget study implemented (for years).

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"The thought that the MBTA would be shopping for 25 diesel-powered locomotives – instead of efficient, less-polluting electric trains – for the commuter rail system is an idea right out of the last century." 👏👏
https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-look-to-electric-not-diesel-solutions-for-rail-lines/article_9fba9e47-c7da-5fbb-92af-ba7a99fbf7e7.html

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