Update: Ach, now I see that only I can post a comment. Will get some help on this. Well, I updated the comments plugin and it was hiding a lot of comments. So I disabled the plug-in; you'll notice there are no up/down ratings. Sorry. Going … [Read more...]
Cooling-off period
So, we've had some recent departures of users from the site -- some self-imposed, some imposed by your editors. They are temporary. In response, I think upon reflection that we will not go dark until January as JimC has suggested. The … [Read more...]
Soaking the Rich to Help the Middle Class is Wicked Popular
This according to today's WBUR polls on the three ballot initiatives next fall to raise taxes on millionaires, lower the regressive sales tax, and guarantee paid family leave for all residents. All polling with comfortable majorities. Paid … [Read more...]
From the BMG Inbox: Climate Action at the Gov’s Office
11/16/17 For Immediate Release 26 Charged with Trespassing, Unlawful Assembly at Governor’s Office to Protest New Pipelines, Power Plants Craig Altemose, 350 Mass Action, 201-841-7105, craig@betterfutureproject.org Evan Seitz, UU Mass … [Read more...]
Alexandra Chandler May Break Open Congressional Race
(Video added -- Charley) Yesterday, Alexandra Chandler announced that she is a candidate for the seat vacated by Nikki Tsongas for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. Chandler is a trans woman who, until 2016, was the … [Read more...]
Did the House pass meaningful #cjreform?
I'll be interested to see the accounts of people who know more than I, but I'm surprised that the criminal justice reform bill passed by the House seems ... impressive! -- with some major gaps. It got rid of mandatory minimums for a number … [Read more...]
Notes from the Democratic State Committee
The DSC met tonight, and while it was a pretty straightforward meeting, here are a few highlights: We have one more election this year. It is on December 5th to fill the Senate vacancy in the Worcester & Middlesex District. It is … [Read more...]
Badinage and Raillery Open Thread
"More badinage and raillery, please. Less nastiness and personal beefs." -- Charley Mueller Immediately Closes Investigation After Hearing Putin Proclaim His Innocence Speaking later to reporters, Mueller said that, by disbanding his … [Read more...]
Toward a Blue Mass
The best part about the results in Virginia*, New Jersey, and Washington State, is that these states will now not only have Democratic trifecta (unified Democratic control) but progressive Democratic trifecta. The NY Times already had a … [Read more...]
When you’re a star, they let you do it
Some guys are indispensable. Talent is unique; and sometimes a person is simply irreplaceable. Some guys (guys) know that they’re the meal ticket, the vessel for the ambitions of a whole team of people, or a whole population, or … [Read more...]
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