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A major transition at BMG

May 8, 2017 By the-editors 12 Comments

You may well have guessed this was the case: After 12+ years, our co-founder, co-editor, and great friend David Kravitz has moved on from the blog. Here is his statement: If you had told me back in 2004, when we started Blue Mass Group, … [Read more...]

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Pat Jehlen for State Senate

August 12, 2016 By the-editors 22 Comments

Pat Jehlen represents the democratic wing of the Democratic Party in Medford, Somerville, Winchester, and Cambridge. We are are delighted to endorse her for re-election to the state Senate. Jehlen gets results. Her equal pay bill made … [Read more...]

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BMG Fundraiser Party Friday 1/23!

January 14, 2015 By the-editors 27 Comments

Dear BMGers: You are most cordially invited to our official, extra-special Blue Mass. Group 10th anniversary Propaganda Propulsion Pizza Party! It's Friday January 23rd, starting at 6:30 pm, at Bertucci's on Route 16 in Medford. Why there? … [Read more...]

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BMG’s ballot question endorsements: No, Yes, Yes, Yes

October 23, 2014 By the-editors 22 Comments

It's that time of year again, when everyone from newspaper editors to neighbors to your cranky uncle is telling you how to vote on November's ballot.  Herewith, your humble editors' submission with respect to the four statewide ballot … [Read more...]

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BMG endorses Don Berwick for Governor

September 5, 2014 By the-editors 80 Comments

Finally it's time for the BMG editors to show our cards in endorsing a candidate for Governor. It should come as no surprise that we're endorsing Don Berwick. He is prodigiously qualified, and evinces a universal humane empathy and passion … [Read more...]

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BMG endorses Marian Ryan for Middlesex DA

September 5, 2014 By the-editors 23 Comments

The most dispiriting race of this primary season is the one for Middlesex District Attorney. Middlesex County is huge, and the District Attorney’s job is crucial. He or she is on the front line of investigating and prosecuting actual crimes … [Read more...]

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BMG endorses Maura Healey for Attorney General

September 4, 2014 By the-editors 56 Comments

We want an attorney general who will concentrate as a priority on the professional, rather than the political, aspects of the position, which is why we endorse Maura Healey over Warren Tolman in the Democratic primary next … [Read more...]

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Passing the Hat for Charlotte

August 21, 2012 By the-editors 9 Comments

Massachusetts will be well-represented at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte this year. John Kerry, Deval Patrick, and Elizabeth Warren all have significant roles ...  and then there's BMG. We're sending only one of us this … [Read more...]

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BMG 3.0 is coming! Help us make it work.

February 28, 2011 By the-editors 68 Comments

Key Features of BMG 3.0 Pretty much everything that Soapblox does.  The whole point of this redesign was to improve and increase BMG's functionality, so we naturally didn't want to lose what we've already got.  To that end, we've … [Read more...]

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With government shutdown imminent, John Boehner … goes golfing??

February 25, 2011 By the-editors 7 Comments

Demonstrating that he is, among other things, colossally tone-deaf, Speaker of the House John Boehner decided to hit the links the other day during a trip to Florida.  This photo (HT Kos) is apparently not of that precise event, since … [Read more...]

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pplnotprisons #NoNewWomensPrison #FreeMsAngie @pplnotprisons ·
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This article could easily be about carceral feminists in MA who want to see a woman in a pretty pink cage instead of home. We say #NoNewWomensPrison, no old women's prison, no prisons! #mapoli

Truthout @truthout

A proposed "feminist" jail is just the latest in a long line of failed attempts to improve New York City women’s jails.

https://truthout.org/articles/nyc-activists-push-back-against-proposed-feminist-womens-jail-in-harlem/

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teambrandy617 Brandy Fluker Oakley @teambrandy617 ·
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Continuing to sing my community cabinet’s praises, here are a few more of the wonderful constituents who have been helping to make sure that all neighbors are represented! #CommunityMatters #YouMatter #Mattapan #MiltonMA #HydePark #Dorchester #TeamBrandy #MaPoli #BosPoli

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rwwatchma Trump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy @rwwatchma ·
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US Supreme Court plus Red States #mapoli

Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom

The Republican Party platform: Government mandated pregnancies for 10-year-olds. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3544588-10-year-old-girl-denied-abortion-in-ohio/

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cudney4ma Terence Cudney 4 MA Senate, North Shore (he/him) @cudney4ma ·
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I’ll be marching in the Horribles Parade in Gloucester in support of a cause that I care deeply about. Hope to see you there! #mapoli

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davidleboeuf Rep. David LeBoeuf @davidleboeuf ·
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I know many have focused on the wording of the headline, but this is a reminder that white supremacist movements are alive & active in MA. Worcester saw a spree of hate filled graffiti and symbols referring to Hitler. We all must take this threat seriously #MAPoli #MALeg

The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe

Marchers carrying flags for white supremacist group move through downtown Boston https://trib.al/0g6N9Kz

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rwwatchma Trump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy @rwwatchma ·
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#mapoli #nhpolitics

Robert Reich @RBReich

[Thanks Bill Bramhall, NY Daily News]

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