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Islamic Terror and Reckless Rhetoric on the Far Right

January 21, 2015 By steven-j-gulitti 12 Comments

The recent terror attacks in Paris thrust the issue of terrorism, its relation with Islam, and how to defeat it back into the forefront of national debate. At the same time, it has created a wave of reckless rhetoric on the far right. That … [Read more...]

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Accountability for Torture, Part Two

August 24, 2009 By driendeau_aclu Leave a Comment

It's a major news day here at the ACLU of Massachusetts - we just found out that Attorney General Eric Holder going to go forward with the previously reported CIA prisoner abuse cases, and he's already appointed a prosecutor. John Durham, a … [Read more...]

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Senator Kerry Requests Asylum for Brazilian Husband of Massachusetts Man

March 22, 2009 By Laurel 22 Comments

Related:  Washington Post Editorial calls for passage of UAFA. Cross-posted at Pam's House Blend. … [Read more...]

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Distorting Holder’s comments about race

February 25, 2009 By hubspoke 2 Comments

I hate to draw readers' attention to Jeff Jacoby but his column about Eric Holder today is so full of bull... Distortion #1 - Holder did not say we are a nation of cowards. He said we're a nation of cowards when it comes to dealing with … [Read more...]

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Recipe for Good Race Discussion: What Eric Holder Left Out

February 22, 2009 By hubspoke 30 Comments

Although frank talk on race calls for structured dialogue, lest anyone think "structured" means "straightjacketed," it's quite the contrary. Once you've agreed to ground rules for respectful dialogue, it actually frees people up to say … [Read more...]

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bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
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This won't do at all.

John Lerner 🌲❄️🌎🌹🗽⚖️🌲@johnflerner

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This is horrible

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/national-guard-troops-vacate-capitol-461220

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bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
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They did the same with Obama and the economy in January '09.

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Yesterday Hannity was ranting about how it’s awful that Biden hadn’t solved the COVID crisis yet, hours after he was inaugurated https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-attacks-president-biden-not-having-covid-pandemic-under-control

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amywesterveltAmy Westervelt@amywestervelt·
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My mother is very proud that I’m the one dropping an f bomb in this bitch. Seriously though, it’s time to widen the lens of climate accountability. Big Oil relies on enablers, and they shouldn’t escape scrutiny https://twitter.com/billmckibben/status/1352389540334481410

Bill McKibben@billmckibben

Ad agencies and PR agencies are renting themselves to the fossil fuel industry, supplying the creative juice necessary to wreck the planet. Please--do something different with your talents!

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brianr2600Brian RIstuccia@brianr2600·
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@BostonDotCom Seventeen speeding tickets, at least 7 wrecks, and 6 license suspensions. Why do we need to wait until someone dies before permanently revoking the license of a driver who has repeatedly demonstrated that they can't be trusted to operate an automobile safely? #mapoli #ZeroVision

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erik_griswoldErik Never Forgets@erik_griswold·
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@bluemassgroup @BostonGlobe More details not behind a paywall:

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