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The Dem nomination race is much closer than reported

April 2, 2016 By kirth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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_katedineen Kate Dineen @_katedineen ·
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So grateful to stand with @SenMarkey & @MassGovernor—fighting for expanded abortion access, reproductive freedom, & bodily autonomy in the Commonwealth and beyond! #sotu2023 #mapoli

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Tonight, I would like to extend a full congratulations to James Devine for his victory to become next Ward 4 City Councilor position here in Quincy.

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We can and must do more in every election, every year and at every level of government, to prevent her harmful hopes for America's future from being actualized.

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Gov. Huckabee Sanders' GOP response to the #StateOfTheUnion fanned flames of division and bigotry, appealing to our worst fears instead of our highest ideals. Her remarks were an assault on transgender Americans, and her hatred of our families must never go unchallenged. #mapoli

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Gov. Huckabee Sanders' GOP response to the #StateOfTheUnion fanned flames of division and bigotry, appealing to our worst fears instead of our highest ideals. Her remarks were an assault on transgender Americans, and her hatred of our families must never go unchallenged. #mapoli

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zeldamacgregor Zelda MacGregor @zeldamacgregor ·
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So let me get this straight: MAsen is taking up the option to get rid of term limits for our (current) union busting Senate President and our dem super majority might be okay with it do I have the right?

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So let's talk about why term limits for the Senate Presidency are important. A thread. (1/x) #mapoli

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Let's all be assured, just about every word from Misinformation Bagdad @SarahHuckabee was a lie! She lies every time she opens her mouth.🙄🤦🏾‍♂️

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TONIGHT — @GOP has the LYINGEST republican on the planet next to @Santos4Congress providing the republican response. As @PressSec, @SarahHuckabee showed up and lied to the American public on a daily basis. 🙄🤦🏾‍♂️#SOTU #SOTU2023 #SOTU #SOTU2023 #BOSpoli #MApoli https://twitter.com/NotoriousVOG/status/1623139316737114113

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