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A modest proposal on DC statehood

April 22, 2021 By Trickle up

Opponents of ending taxation without representation for the majority-minority District of Columbia argue that the District is too small (pop 700k) to deserve two votes in the U.S. Senate. This criticism is, of course, absolutely right, … [Read more...]

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RIP Vice President Walter Mondale

April 19, 2021 By Christopher

He was VP when I was born and one of my earliest political memories is of him being the 1984 Democratic presidential nominee. I remember hoping he would win, not because I had real political views at age 6, but because that is the age we … [Read more...]

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Kudos to President Biden for Ending the Forever War

April 18, 2021 By jconway

Maureen Dowd has a must read op-ed praising President Biden for his decision to end the war in Afghanistan. It’s worth reading. Hindsight is 20/20, and while I haven’t gotten to that part of his book yet, I’m sure President Obama regrets … [Read more...]

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Your Blue Mass. Group: Handing it off, or shutting down

April 18, 2021 By Charley on the MTA

Well, it's come to this. I do apologize for my long absences this year. After 16+ years, I'm going to be either handing off the blog, or shutting it down. My grad program is taking up most of my time; I don't have the time to put into … [Read more...]

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How many crimes can a society endure before it collapses into utter chaos?

April 17, 2021 By Steve Consilvio

At America’s southern border there are thousands of refugees from societies that have collapsed into utter chaos. In America, we can see the same collapse occurring. Acts of violence, anger, lies, misrepresentation and plotting and plodding … [Read more...]

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Kind people are suffering from cruelty sickness

April 9, 2021 By fredrichlariccia

First, I apologize to my BMG community friends for being AWOL as I've been immersed in my local Wakefield April 27 town election, consulting/volunteering/organizing for our progressive slate of four candidates for Council/School Committee … [Read more...]

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Happy Wednesday, April 7th.

April 7, 2021 By johntmay

More than 57,000 kids applied to Harvard this year, competing for one of the 1,600 available seats for the Class of 2025.    The application fee is $75.   Over four million dollars was spent on this and one can only guess how many labor … [Read more...]

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Zero Net Energy – March 24, 2021

March 24, 2021 By gmoke

Making a wooden solar insolation visualization https://youtu.be/PvcvY4ToFaQ https://www.makingdatatangible.com/solar/ - program to help you make your own https://pysolar.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ - a collection of Python libraries for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: building codes, buildings, construction, ecology, efficiency, energy, environment, housing, renewables, solar, sustainability

Charley Blandy for Arlington Town Meeting, Precinct 6

March 24, 2021 By Charley on the MTA

Update: I survived. Another three years of meetings! Woot! - CB Dear readers: Please indulge this instance of self-promotion. Hopefully it will only happen once every three years. - Charley Vote April 10, 8am-8pmHardy School or early … [Read more...]

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The 2016 and 2020 Polls, and a Crisis of Social Trust

March 21, 2021 By Andrei Radulescu-Banu

The 2016 election polls showed Hillary Clinton beating Trump handily. This is an old story, but worth a closer look. David Shor spoke about this on the Bill Maher show. Shor is the shy, self effacing boy genius who entered college at 13, … [Read more...]

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