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A valedictory

December 5, 2022 By the-editors

UPDATE: A slight reprieve. The new date for shutdown will be 12/31/22. Plans are afoot for the site to be thoroughly crawled and archived. It won't just disappear. The site will stay up, at least for a while, but for the purpose of … [Read more...]

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Merrick Garland nails the coffin of the rule of law

November 18, 2022 By SomervilleTom

Merrick Garland announced today that he is appointing a "Special Counsel". He's decided to run out the clock rather than fight to save the rule of law. Two years after widespread evidence of a long list of crimes, Mr. Garland chooses to … [Read more...]

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Election Day Open Thread

November 8, 2022 By SomervilleTom

For perhaps the last time, here is the traditional election day open thread. I invite you to share whatever you like about your vote and polling place. I'm particularly interested in our collective response to the ballot … [Read more...]

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Primary Day is Upon Us!

September 5, 2022 By Christopher

It wouldn't be BMG without a primary day open thread so I figured I would start.  One of my favorite political websites has taken a nothing-to-see-here attitude, but there are other contested races.  For the statewide races my votes were … [Read more...]

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Eric Lesser for Lieutenant Governor

August 28, 2022 By Mark L. Bail

I support candidates first based on what they do or will do. Who they are comes after. What Eric has accomplished as state senator is nothing short of amazing. You can look up his record on Wikipedia or his website. Those sources, … [Read more...]

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Progressive Mass Shouldn’t Back Stupid Primaries

August 12, 2022 By jconway

Our own Tommy Vitolo (stomv) was a long time climate activist, systems engineer, and wonk blogger right here at BMG before he got into the state house. Since that time he has accumulated a lot of legislative accomplishments on housing, … [Read more...]

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Site issue: Unable to reply to comments

August 10, 2022 By SomervilleTom

The "Reply" button at the bottom of each comment is not working. Charlie and I (SomervilleTom) have looked into it briefly and don't see an easy fix. It is still possible to reply to a diary (top-level post), and those with access to the … [Read more...]

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Promises made, promises kept

August 8, 2022 By fredrichlariccia

Yesterday, Senate Democrats passed the $740B Inflation Reduction Act 51-50 with Vice President Harris casting the tie breaking vote. The IRA reduces the deficit to fight inflation, addresses climate change by reducing harmful greenhouse … [Read more...]

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It’s Not Too Early to Talk About 2024

July 28, 2022 By jconway

Ed Kilgore, a veteran Democratic strategist and progressive policy wonk, has a must read piece in NY Magazine. He coldly analyzes the pros and cons of Biden running for re-election and seems to pin his 80th birthday (Nov 20) as the day of … [Read more...]

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Cutting through the noise: Protecting Reproductive Rights

July 22, 2022 By joeltpatterson

We all know about the leaked decision to overturn Roe, and how Justice Breyer retired 3 days after the timestamp on that leaked document, and then the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization announcement, overturning Roe. As the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, Featured, User Tagged With: abortion, biden, Dobbs, RoeVsWade, scotus

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