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A Proposal: Actual Citizen Journalism

March 1, 2011 By JimC 25 Comments

Cross-posted locally. So, this blogging thing ... I've been struggling with it lately. What purpose does it serve? For example, should we engage in all-out message war with the likes of the Koch brothers? (Those guys make no bones about it … [Read more...]

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Bring Back “Tweet This”

November 13, 2010 By JimC 2 Comments

Yeah, it was inconvenient for me. But it was cool, and useful, and well-liked by people who are far more regular posters here than me. So bring it back. Just a suggestion. This is new media after all. Gotta keep moving forward. Plus you … [Read more...]

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Sabutai’s blogging GUT

June 15, 2009 By sabutai 24 Comments

I. Bloggers blog to increase influence I think most bloggers want others to adopt their opinion, whether it be on a sports team, fashion item, or political issue.  Sure, there is a thrill to shouting into the darkness, but bloggers … [Read more...]

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Rules update: disclose financial affiliations with candidates

June 12, 2008 By David 18 Comments

As campaign season heats up, we expect that people affiliated with political campaigns will post here with increasing frequency.  That's great -- we welcome those contributions to the site, which are often well-informed and helpful to … [Read more...]

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There’s diversity, and then there’s insanity.

April 8, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 102 Comments

On the subject of Bob's post in praise of diversity, a little story ...Ever heard of Immanuel Velikovsky? He was clearly a courageous, crusading, independent scientist. Using highly original research, he posited global disasters in the … [Read more...]

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A brief history of organizing (plus bloggity blog blog)

March 27, 2007 By Charley on the MTA 7 Comments

Josh Marshall points us to this brief history of political organizing, from veteran organizer Marshall Ganz. If you're reading this site, you need to read it.Here's one of many fascinating tidbits (my emphasis):... [T]he promise of … [Read more...]

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The Search Feature

March 23, 2007 By Ryan 3 Comments

I don't really know where to suggest this, so I thought it should be its own diary. Recently, I've been using the search feature on this site a lot and find it difficult to use. I don't know if there's a way to improve the search feature on … [Read more...]

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The Politics of Meta

February 20, 2007 By kbusch 31 Comments

What should be done about global warming?What should we do about Iraq? Will withdrawal cause a cataclysm? Can it be defunded constitutionally?What should be done about Massachusetts' budget deficit? What combination of taxes, cuts, and … [Read more...]

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Feeding the Trolls

February 7, 2007 By cos 76 Comments

Recently, we've had a bit of a kerfuffle over a troll comment, left by a new BMG user who's been trolling a lot of posts.  We haven't had a lot of trolling on Blue Mass Group, and as a community we seem to be quite vulnerable to it: … [Read more...]

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How to Use Comment Ratings on Blue Mass Group

February 6, 2007 By cos 20 Comments

5 - GoodThis is the basic "good comment" rating: A reasonably well written comment that is comprehensible, clear, and contributes to the discussion.6 - ExcellentIn addition to the qualities of a 5, a comment rated 6 brings in significant … [Read more...]

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For @TheAtlantic, I wrote about how we’re facing a doom loop of minority rule by white conservatives and the next two years may be our last chance to avoid slipping into it forever. Our leaders must treat this as the crisis that it is and act with urgency. https://trib.al/X0NAofi

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Transforming our commuter rail system into a ā€œregional railā€ system would make it more equitable, modern, and faster, write @transitmatters’ @jarjoh and @BosIndicators’ @lucschuster. https://trib.al/0EMk2mV

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Public summary execution for dangling air fresheners.

Police racism is stochastic terror.

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Massachusetts now has a commitment to 5600MW of wind power, equal to nearly 187 Block Island projects.

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The money National Grid earns from a transmission line for the nation's first offshore wind farm is ā€œappalling,ā€ ā€œunconscionable,ā€ and amounts to ā€œripping off ratepayers,ā€ RI regulators say.

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