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“Net zero is not a practical goal in New England”

February 26, 2014 By gmoke 10 Comments

Peter Wilson [in a Cambridgewickedlocal with news from the Chronicle and Tab LtE http://cambridge.wickedlocal.com/article/20140220/NEWS/140229717/2014/OPINION] wrote that "Net zero is not a practical goal in New England" and that may or may … [Read more...]

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23 Million Years of Data Per Year: Why The Surveillance State Cannot Meaningfully Assess Terrorism Risks

April 30, 2013 By marthews 9 Comments

[Cross-posted at Digital Fourth] The NSA has just vigorously denied that their new Utah Data Center, intended for storing and processing intelligence data, will be used to spy on US citizens. The center will have a capacity of at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: border security, Data Valdez, drones, electronic wiretaps, facial recognition, fbi, fusion centers, marathon, massachusetts, NCTC, nsa, overcriminalization, surveillance, tamarlen tsarnaev, terrorism, usaf, warrants, waste

Palin’s porky $26 million Gravina road to nowhere

September 20, 2008 By Pablo 1 Comment

Joyously cross-posted at Red Mass Group. Sarah Palin was for the Bridge to Nowhere (linking Gravina Island to Ketchikan) before she was against it.  The access road is another story.  According to the LA Times, the death of the … [Read more...]

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Earth Day 2007 in 3-Ply

April 21, 2007 By lori 20 Comments

And now another treasure from Italy not seen in any museums, but certainly zipping all around them.  Cozy and adorable although at first glance for us Americans, they're freakishly small. As I took in great works of the last couple … [Read more...]

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Big Dig Culture marches on

October 10, 2006 By Charley on the MTA 2 Comments

Affordable housing under 40B: No oversight, no accountability, big profits for private business:Inspector General Gregory W. Sullivan's staff has spent the past year examining records from state offices and town halls and financial … [Read more...]

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thereminderma Reminder Publishing @thereminderma ·
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Six candidates have secured a position on the ballot for #SpringfieldMA's Ward 5 City Council seat.
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Spotted in Falmouth: “Vote Bill Galvin Sept 6” airplane banner. #mapoli

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milesperhoward Miles Howard @milesperhoward ·
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If towns in Massachusetts refuse to open their beaches to the general public, the state should not subsidize the cost of managing and restoring these beaches. If a town wants to privatize the coast, they should have to pay for it alone. #mapoli
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rwwatchma Trump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy @rwwatchma ·
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"A president's duty is to protect America, not plan armed revolt."

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A president's duty is to protect America, not plan armed revolt. “I overheard the president say something to the effect of, ‘I don’t care that they have weapons, they’re not here to hurt me,'” - @GOP operative Hutchinson.
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🖋 Sign “Abortion Rights” and I’ll deliver a copy to your officials: https://twitter.com/messages/compose?recipient_id=835740314006511618&text=sign%20PAKVPI

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Oooft. Hundreds of people have gathered in Sydney in the pouring POURING rain to stand in solidarity with abortion rights protestors in the United States following the overturning of Roe v Wade. @abcnews

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