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Mara Dolan
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Public defender, family lawyer, Governor’s Councillor, MA Dems State Committee Woman, #mapoli MaraDolan.com No meanness.
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Joyous to join the Woburn Dems to help feed over 500 families this Thanksgiving, thanks to a lot of great work by Woburn’s Council of Social Concerns. #mapoli #endhunger
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The leading Republican for Elise Stefanik’s seat will self-fund, has a history of making outlandish false accusations, including accusing the NY Conservative Party Chair of trying to kill him. #NY21 #flipit Gift article. www.timesunion.com/churchill/ar...
Churchill: Republicans may have an Anthony Constantino problem
Some Republicans worry that Constantino could implode in the general election, potentially putting the deep-red 21st congressional district in jeopardy.
www.timesunion.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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It's time to bring home this bust that was stolen from the Massachusetts State House ...

The sculpture is in storage at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Tell them we are coming to get it ...

binj.news/2025/11/23...

#StolenArt
#GardnerHeist
#ArtRecovery
#PublicArt
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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This is important.
This is Red State Ohio.
Page One in Cincinnati:

“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”

#ICE
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.

🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.

This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Multiple references in the military code of conduct address illegal orders, orders in conflict with the Constitution. Statements made by Sen. Mark Kelly and other honorably discharged individuals are in no way actionable. This effort to discredit any true hero(ine) is not just wrong, it's shameful.
Defense Department says it's opening an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly
The investigation is related to the Arizona senator's participation in a video Democratic lawmakers made urging members of the military not to comply with "illegal orders."
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November 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."

They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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BREAKING: DOJ CASES AGAINST JAMES COMEY AND LETICIA JAMES DISMISSED
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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"While elite journos and businessmen kiss the ring of Trump, people in jammies and slippers confront ICE in the street. The courage of ordinary people has been stunning compared to the elite."

On the pod @amandamarcotte.bsky.social is good on Trump's downward spiral:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Trump Is a Weak, Failing President, and the Media Is Finally Saying So
As Trump’s downward spiral starts producing harsher media coverage, a writer who regularly dissects MAGA and political media explains why he’s entering a tailspin that will be very hard to reverse.
newrepublic.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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As soon as the feature appeared live for users, X was flooded with viral posts showing that numerous high-engagement, MAGA-branded accounts that present themselves as those of patriotic Americans appear to instead be based overseas in Eastern Europe, Thailand, Nigeria and Bangladesh, NBC reported.
X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts
The function, which shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was create...
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Sweater weather.
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Terrific Brighton Elks Club Thanksgiving breakfast with @lizbreadon.bsky.social and @lew-beck.bsky.social! #mapoli
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.

“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"

time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Good morning!
Because I love the genre, I’ll be posting songs and artists that exemplify the traditional American spirit of spitting in the eye of fascism, greed and the overreach of power.

That said, here’s Jesse Wells performing, “The List”. ☮️❤️🖖🇺🇸

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

youtu.be/KYbb_e6NHWU?...
The List
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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September 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Why would the NYT be trying to normalize having close ties to Epstein? Well, what do you think? #Epstein
Oh look, a @nytimes.com story on more guys who only “stayed close” with Jeffrey Epstein for the articles. See what I did there, dating myself. #Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
The Professors Who Stayed Close With Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Oh look, a @nytimes.com story on more guys who only “stayed close” with Jeffrey Epstein for the articles. See what I did there, dating myself. #Epstein www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
The Professors Who Stayed Close With Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Trump and Prince Had ‘Disturbing’ Call After Khashoggi’s Murder, Lawmaker Says
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Great discussion with the Waltham Dems about national politics, the press, the persuasive power of abortion stories, and why showing up for #NoKings is huge. #mapoli
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
U.S. Coast Guard no longer classifies swastikas, nooses, and confederate flags as hate symbols. #endhate www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Swastika No Longer Hate Symbol Under New U.S. Coast Guard Policy: Report
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
First Ice, 2025
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM