David E. Sullivan
@dsulliva2.bsky.social
Dem voting rights lawyer/organizer; former MA & Cambridge govt, still working for housing, tax, and immigrant justice; striving husband, dad, friend, puppy’s human, Catholic social democrat, boomer, slow runner and cyclist, citizen
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UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen said it best: "when it seems like a group’s primary focus could harm the organization you represent, it’s hard to justify sticking around." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/06/b... #mapoli
Mass. High Tech Council is losing higher-ed members amid its income tax rollback push. Why? - The Boston Globe
Several have left or not renewed memberships to the influential business group, including UMass Lowell, Bridgewater State, and Bunker Hill Community College.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
UMass Lowell Chancellor Julie Chen said it best: "when it seems like a group’s primary focus could harm the organization you represent, it’s hard to justify sticking around." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/06/b... #mapoli
Amazing speech by GA Sen. Jon Osoff. We badly need to re-elect him, and elect more Dems like him, to take the Senate and save our country this year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzQY...
Full Speech | Jon Ossoff in Atlanta | Rally for Our Republic | 02.07.2026
YouTube video by Jon Ossoff
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February 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Amazing speech by GA Sen. Jon Osoff. We badly need to re-elect him, and elect more Dems like him, to take the Senate and save our country this year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzQY...
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" If the safety net for low-income residents gets weakened, she says, fewer would have the luxury of time to study in the first place." #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/06/b...
Mass. High Tech Council is losing higher-ed members amid its income tax rollback push. Why? - The Boston Globe
Several have left or not renewed memberships to the influential business group, including UMass Lowell, Bridgewater State, and Bunker Hill Community College.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
" If the safety net for low-income residents gets weakened, she says, fewer would have the luxury of time to study in the first place." #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/06/b...
What an awful disaster this "top 2" jungle primary has proven to be in CA. (and for many other reasons not mentioned here) Yet it has a real chance to pass on the November ballot this year in #MApoli Just VOTE NO! prospect.org/2026/02/09/c...
The Nation’s Most Democratic State Might Elect a Trump-Friendly Governor - The American Prospect
California’s nonpartisan primary pits eight Democrats against two Republicans; only the top two finishers advance. Do the math.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
What an awful disaster this "top 2" jungle primary has proven to be in CA. (and for many other reasons not mentioned here) Yet it has a real chance to pass on the November ballot this year in #MApoli Just VOTE NO! prospect.org/2026/02/09/c...
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
by Amanda Gorman: For Alex Jeffrey Pretti
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amandascgorman on Instagram: "Verse structure inspired by the shape of MinneapolisView all 442 comments"
Verse structure inspired by the shape of Minneapolis
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February 1, 2026 at 9:41 PM
by Amanda Gorman: For Alex Jeffrey Pretti
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
This guy belongs on the Supreme Court -- listen to him!
🚨"The Ku Klux Klan used to call themselves the invisible empire, and they wore masks, and they used to raid immigrant communities—much like ICE is right now," -one of THOUSANDS of Minneapolis ICE protesters marching in -10 degrees as part of statewide generals strike. LIVE NOW⬇️
January 25, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This guy belongs on the Supreme Court -- listen to him!
Will DOJ be investigating him for “sedition” too?
January 20, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Will DOJ be investigating him for “sedition” too?
Broglio,who is pretty conservative, urged soldiers to disobey immoral orders, such as Greenland www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Editorial: The church speaks out. A new era has dawned.
It is a new level of opposition for American cardinals to formally question the fundamental morality of an administration's engagement with the world.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Broglio,who is pretty conservative, urged soldiers to disobey immoral orders, such as Greenland www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...
Elizabeth Warren Is Right About the Democrats’ Big Problem newrepublic.com/article/2053... via @newrepublic.com
Elizabeth Warren Is Right About the Democrats’ Big Problem
The Massachusetts senator is right that her party is too beholden to the donor class. How on earth could anyone dispute that? And yet …
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January 16, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Elizabeth Warren Is Right About the Democrats’ Big Problem newrepublic.com/article/2053... via @newrepublic.com
"Either we politely nibble around the edges of change, or we throw ourselves into the fight.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
With Democrats at a Crossroads, Elizabeth Warren Urges a Left Turn
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January 13, 2026 at 1:16 AM
"Either we politely nibble around the edges of change, or we throw ourselves into the fight.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
Boston’s broken land use system blocks the homes we desperately need commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/bost...
Boston’s broken land use system blocks the homes we desperately need - CommonWealth Beacon
Rather than reflecting some sort of democratic ideal of local control, Boston’s process empowers those who already have housing to block housing for those who do not.
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January 11, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Boston’s broken land use system blocks the homes we desperately need commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/bost...
Warning to MA voters: the CA experience shows what a disaster the MA "top 2" nonpartisan primary ballot question would be. In a blue state like ours, could mean Rs picking their favorite D winner, or a R winner in a solid blue race. Vote NO this November! www.zocalopublicsquare.org/california-n...
California Needs to Allow Write-Ins on Our November Ballot | Connecting California
Otherwise, the Top-Two Primary System Makes Our Democracy Vulnerable to Trumpism
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Warning to MA voters: the CA experience shows what a disaster the MA "top 2" nonpartisan primary ballot question would be. In a blue state like ours, could mean Rs picking their favorite D winner, or a R winner in a solid blue race. Vote NO this November! www.zocalopublicsquare.org/california-n...
Some of us still remember working to pass these reforms the last time www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...
After Watergate, the Presidency Was Tamed. Trump Is Unleashing It.
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Some of us still remember working to pass these reforms the last time www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/u...