Jasiel Correia was 23 when Fall River voters elected him mayor over incumbent Sam Sutter, rejecting an experienced, proven steady hand to stick a thumb in the establishment's eye by electing someone who'd never won an election before and … [Read more...]
Another Record-Setting Heat Wave, More Boston Media Climate Silence
As meteorologists forecast this week's sweltering heat and humidity to finally break tonight, here's a recap of this week's late-summer heat wave: Boston had its second-hottest night ever, never going below 81 in the early morning of … [Read more...]
Progressive Activists on Verge of Huge Wins for Workers
Looks like progressive activists are on the verge of delivering a massive victory for the working class that would avert the need for ballot measures this fall, according to the Boston Globe's Joshua Miller: The compromise as it stood … [Read more...]
As 112-Year-Old Heat Record Melts, Boston Media Won’t Say Global Warming
Update 2/22: Boston reached 72 degrees on Wednesday, breaking the previous record for the date by 9 degrees, as 24 East Coast cities set all-time record highs for the entire month of February. Portsmouth, NH broke its record high … [Read more...]
Two Emails, One Way for MA Dems to Win in 2018
Just a short post about two political emails I got this week. Here's the subject line of the email I got from the Massachusetts Democratic Party: Now, I am not a political ad wizard, but right away I was annoyed that the party was … [Read more...]
My Local Paper’s Wall Street Owners Finally Force Me to Cancel Subscription
I've subscribed to the New Bedford Standard-Times since I moved back to Massachusetts in 2012, through round after round of layoffs, as the paper has literally gotten smaller for the same price, but today I finally canceled after getting a … [Read more...]
Who Won Storm’s Energy Reliability Test, Wind or Nuclear?
Former Dancin' With The Stars contestant and current U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has a bonkers plan to force ratepayers to subsidize coal and nuclear power in the name of "reliability." Not because Republicans are beholden to existing … [Read more...]
Scott Brown Tells Women They’re Hot, Should be Cocktail Waitresses
Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown and current US Ambassador to New Zealand & Samoa is under investigation by the State Department for ... well, I'll let Scott tell you: Brown said the official complaints related to comments he had … [Read more...]
September Was Miserably Hot. Blame Carbon Pollution.
Thankfully, our late September heat wave is finally ending. I woke up at 5:45am today and it was still 73 degrees and humid. Just miserable. Check out these incredible September temperatures compared to normal at stations across New … [Read more...]
Kraft issues statement [was: Kraft, Patriots Silent As Trump Attacks Black Athletes]
UPDATE: This morning, 36 hours after Trump's attack, Kraft finally put out a statement saying, "I am deeply disappointed by the tone of the comments made by the President on Friday." President Trump, who defended murderous white … [Read more...]
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