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On Getting A Warning, Or, For Just One Day, I’ll Be The CIA

February 6, 2011 By fake-consultant 9 Comments

"...The fact that you have sent him here just goes to prove that you are the leading...asshole in the state." --From the telegram complaining about the new Sheriff, in the movie "Blazing Saddles" So before we go any further, if you're just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #jan-25th, #jan28th, #tahrir, congress, egypt, international-relations, middle-east, national, obama, politics, state-department

On The View From Egypt, Part Six, Or, Let’s Review Where We Are

January 31, 2011 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

You know, David, there, there is a joke that went around Egypt for many years about Mubarak that he was on his death bed and an Egyptian delegation came to see him of the people.  The nurse came in, said, "Mr.  President, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #jan25, #jan28, democracy, egypt, human-rights, international-relations, middle-east, politics, random

On The View From Egypt, Part Five, Or, The Emergency Is Here

January 28, 2011 By fake-consultant 51 Comments

"My grandfather knew the exact time of the exact day of the exact year that he would die." "Wow, what an evolved soul! How did it come to him?" "The judge told him." --From "Plato and a Platypus Walk Into A Bar...", Thomas Cathcart and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: #jan25, #jan28, democracy, egypt, human-rights, international-relations, law-and-lawyers, middle-east, politics

A Plan for Afghanistan

November 12, 2009 By robinson4senate 5 Comments

Attending Veteran's Day services at Harvard yesterday, and seeing all of the brave young men and women in uniform, coupled with the tragic news of yet another Massachusetts soldier killed in Afghanistan, brought home to me in a very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afghanistan, foreign-policy, jack-e.-robinson, middle-east, senate

No Umbrella, Please

August 27, 2009 By JimC 13 Comments

Cross-posted from Blue News Tribune. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ratcheted up bellicose US rhetoric against Iran Wednesday, accusing the country of funding "terrorism" and interfering in the internal affairs of states throughout … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, diplomacy, hillary-clinton, middle-east

What happens when “I stand with Israel” becomes “I stand against democracy in the Middle East”?

February 11, 2009 By Mr. Lynne 27 Comments

Once the two state solution is off the table, the international community is going to be confronted with the very real problem that there is a politically and economically repressed majority in Israel.  They will effectively be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: foreign-policy, hamas, israel, likud, middle-east, palestine

Obama, Starvation, and a New Foreign Policy

May 19, 2008 By joshvc 4 Comments

In the United States, the Bush administration and the pseudo-military group in Lebanon, Hezbollah, put "old" foreign policy goals onto the front pages. Bush went before the Israeli Knesset and appallingly condemned Obama in front of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: foreign-policy, horn-of-africa, middle-east, obama, starvation

The Story of Pedro Zapeta: How the U.S. Government Stole a Happy Home from Guatemala

October 1, 2007 By kyledeb 14 Comments

These are just a few of the commentaries on a story that has swept the internet. "Pedro Zapeta" was one of google's most searched terms over the weekend, and by my last count there have already been over 100 blog posts written about him on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: cnn, google, habitat-for-humanity, immigration, immigration-and-customs-enforcement, internal-revenue-service, janna, la-mariposa-en-la-pared, latina-lista, marisa-trevino, middle-east, migrant, military-spending, pedro-zapeta, robert-gershman, technorati, youtube

MA-05 Iraq Debate

May 24, 2007 By lynne 8 Comments

Also, if you want more concise thoughts on tonight or you just can't get enough, Dick's got his impressions up on his blog as well.Make sure you submit questions at the BMG thread dedicated to the Health Care debate which takes places a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afghanistan, debate, forum, iraq, ma-05, middle-east

Phoenix: Middle East war not Israel’s fault

July 29, 2006 By David 15 Comments

In an editorial published this week, the Boston Phoenix argues that "Hezbollah and Hamas, Iran and Syria — not Israel — are to blame for the unexpected war in the Middle East."  They start off:Like people of goodwill everywhere, we … [Read more...]

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Good story from @AlisonKuznitz on pay disparities in the state Senate: With #Massachusetts Senate unionization push in limbo, here’s what chiefs of staff earn on Beacon Hill https://www.masslive.com/politics/2022/05/with-massachusetts-senate-unionization-push-in-limbo-heres-what-chiefs-of-staff-earn-on-beacon-hill.html #mapoli

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Heather's on the ballot, but to be in the State House we need your help! Donate here: https://buff.ly/3ssRT3u

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Malden Teachers and community members out yesterday to protest the 100+ pink slips in handed out by the district this past week.

Many who were let go "for performance" haven't even received their annual performance reviews yet.

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I was proud to file a Resolution, with my colleague @LizBreadon, recognizing May 6-12, 2022 as "National Nurses Week" in the @CityOfBoston. Nurses are public health heroes who make our communities safer and healthier everyday.
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Cool, so... what are we gonna be a thought leader on next? I'm ready, and not sure I'm seeing enough effort at the state level. 🤔 #MAPoli

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Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage eighteen years ago today.

Today, same-sex marriage is legal in all states.

Between May 17, 2004 and December 31, 2004, nearly one in five marriages in Massachusetts was a same-sex marriage.

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