Far, far across Part of me does not like it, but the pragmatic response to a divided country must include some outreach to the other side. But that does not mean Mitch McConnell or any of the deranged opportunists who have fed the … [Read more...]
Ron Mariano for Speaker, huh? BMG (and the internet) remembers!
The name "Ron Mariano" and "Capital Grille" are joined in my mind, like "dental plan" and "Lisa needs braces" ... Why? I knew there was something. And friends, this is why we have "institutional memory", so that at the moment of … [Read more...]
Quick hits
Hello everyone. Been a while, since I've been neck-deep in my program at Tufts. My energy class (more on that later) got an extension on a paper, and it's a snow day, so I'll duck in and highlight a few stories that shouldn't be … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Will Have a New Speaker [maybe]
Update: A spokesperson for DeLeo now denies that he is leaving for Northeastern. But you know how these trial balloons work. Maybe, could be. Supposedly Ron Mariano would be next in line, which sounds like more of the same if not worse. -- … [Read more...]
Harvard’s Danielle Allen explores a 2022 Governor bid.
Danielle Allen seems like an interesting person, with a compelling message, but I know little about her.. What's her party affiliation? Does she have a history in Mass politics? News story here. Her site here. She wrote that … [Read more...]
12/14/20 – Biomimicry Restoration: Healthy Oysters for Healthy Coasts, Oceans and Climate
Biomimicry Restoration: Healthy Oysters for Healthy Coasts, Oceans and Climate Monday, December 14, 2020, from 5 - 6 p.m. EDT Register for free at … [Read more...]
I was just thinking
So, it’s a grift after all, not a coup. Why don’t I feel better about that? Trump’s Plan B is his 2016 Plan A. Wouldn’t someone actually in favor of policing want to fix what is broken? It will be fun to see how the Biden Bros … [Read more...]
Time to Get Rid of the Electoral College
The blogger digby once told a story about a meeting of progressive organizers in about (but, I think, before) 2000. They asked for suggestions about which issues to focus on. “Get rid of the Electoral College,” she said, and they … [Read more...]
Julie Su’s Uber Ruling Hurt Disabled Workers Like Me
California Labor Secretary Julie Su is under consideration for a promotion to US Labor Secretary once Joe Biden takes office. As a disabled worker who would be harmed by nationwide adoption of the policies she has pushed in California, I am … [Read more...]
Some Fun With the Internet
It happens that I was alerted to a couple of websites today which succinctly explain what is going on in politics these days. First it turns out that Joe Biden did in fact steal this election and this website has the insightful, … [Read more...]
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