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Charlie Baker Wakes Up….in the Twilight Zone!

February 1, 2021 By johntmay 2 Comments

One morning, Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts and a former private health insurance high raking executive, wakes up in the Twilight Zone,  a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind.  A journey into a wondrous land whose … [Read more...]

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Senator Cassidy: Demagoguery won’t reopen our schools

February 1, 2021 By paul-schlichtman 56 Comments

The latest congressional outrage is from Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who went onto Fox News Sunday (January 31, 2021) with this pile of televised ignorance that begins at 02:34 into the video: One area where we decrease. He [Biden] has … [Read more...]

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Does anyone else see a problem with this picture?

February 1, 2021 By fredrichlariccia 14 Comments

Robert Reich U.S. billionaire wealth in 2010:  $1.5 trillion                                                                                                                                                                              … [Read more...]

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Credentialism Disguised as a Skills Gap

January 28, 2021 By johntmay 30 Comments

Watching MSNBC this morning, as I do most mornings,  I heard Stephanie Ruhle , Senior Business correspondent and anchor of MSNBC Live mention the infamous skills gap and ask her guest how the Biden Administration was going to address the … [Read more...]

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Crisis, What Crisis?

January 26, 2021 By Steve Consilvio 21 Comments

In 1759, Voltaire published the novel Candide, which featured a character Professor Pangloss. Though a great many calamities follow Candide and the Professor in their travels, Professor Pangloss never alters his philosophy of life. Nor does … [Read more...]

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Recognizing Black Contributions to America

January 25, 2021 By SomervilleTom Leave a Comment

Kingsford "Preserving the Pit" promotional image CNN is reporting an initiative launched today (25-Jan-2021) by Kingsford (the charcoal brand) to honor and encourage the role Black Americans played in creating the American barbecue … [Read more...]

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs or How to Talk about Climate

January 22, 2021 By gmoke Leave a Comment

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/fastest-growing.htm) says wind turbine service technician jobs should grow 61% over the next decade, the #1 fastest growing job for the next decade. Solar photovoltaic [PV] installer* … [Read more...]

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City Agriculture – January 21, 2021, the Happy Inauguration Issue

January 21, 2021 By gmoke Leave a Comment

A rooftop forest for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Editor, User Tagged With: agriculture, cityplanning, ecology, energy, environment, farming, food, gardening, logistics, sustainability

In the end…

January 21, 2021 By fredrichlariccia 10 Comments

America chose the boy that stuttered over the bully. … [Read more...]

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Well, this is interesting…

January 20, 2021 By Christopher Leave a Comment

...and certainly counterintuitive.  For all our griping about inert politics and governance in this state it seems we stand out among states for liking our elected officials.  Not just in the mine is great, but everyone else stinks, but we … [Read more...]

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Look, people confused Charlie Baker "not being Donald Trump" with "trustworthy verging on infallible."

Well gosh that was never true, to say the least. #StockholmSyndrome

Kevin B. Gilnack@kgilnack

👀 https://twitter.com/bill_shaner/status/1365100351502880770

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Sydney Rachael Levin-Epstein@SYDNEYRACHAEL_

is #mapoli pronounced

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“Utter breakdown ... *it’s just not okay*” [emphasis original]

Cindy Friedman@CindyFriedmanMA

Earlier, I spoke at the #MACOVIDOversight hearing and voiced my concerns & the concerns of my colleagues and constituents. I then asked @MassGovernor what I believe was a straightforward question...and received a not-so-straightforward response.

Read my full statement below: 2

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In 2014, I was a clerk for the ME legislature's enviro committee and I'm flabbergasted by the arguments by progressive Reps (many of whom I respect) against making committee votes and testimony public. /1 #mapoli @act_on_mass @byChrisVan @statehousenews
https://www.masslive.com/boston/2021/02/massachusetts-house-democrats-push-for-transparency-attracts-gop-support.html

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What conditions accounts for this?

H/T @carboncounts

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