MrRural
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Chesterfield, MA www.mlbresearch.com
@jeromiewhalen.bsky.social McGovern has a credibility problem here.
Jim, I love you man, but you're silent when it comes to calling out Rep. Richard Neal (D-MassMutual) for the fact that he hasn't held a town hall since 9/15/17 in Pittsfield. His constituents can't get face time yet corporate special interests who fork over campaign $ get all the access they want.
December 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
@jeromiewhalen.bsky.social McGovern has a credibility problem here.
Yup: If you lose a presidential election and refuse to examine why, you are not leading—you are hiding.
www.chattanoogan.com/2025/12/22/5...
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No Autopsy, No Accountability: How the Democratic Party Is Repeating Its Worst Mistakes
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December 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Yup: If you lose a presidential election and refuse to examine why, you are not leading—you are hiding.
www.chattanoogan.com/2025/12/22/5...
www.chattanoogan.com/2025/12/22/5...
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December 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
@refugeassociation.org FYI: Trump admin plans to review (with the intent to remove or eliminate) some of the NWRs/fish hatcheries. FWS Dir.Nesvik ordered officials to identify refuges/hatcheries whose purpose the administration claims “no longer aligns with the mission.”
www.fws.gov/policy-libra...
www.fws.gov/policy-libra...
Requirements and Expectations – Review of the National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Sec. 1 What is the background and purpose of this Order? a. The National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) and National Fish Hatchery System (NFHS) are national treasures providing wildlife habitat for th...
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December 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
@refugeassociation.org FYI: Trump admin plans to review (with the intent to remove or eliminate) some of the NWRs/fish hatcheries. FWS Dir.Nesvik ordered officials to identify refuges/hatcheries whose purpose the administration claims “no longer aligns with the mission.”
www.fws.gov/policy-libra...
www.fws.gov/policy-libra...
This attack on our national wildlife refuges must be stopped.
WTF! The Trump administration plans to review (with the intent to remove or eliminate) some of the nation’s wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries. Agency director Brian Nesvik ordered officials to identify refuges/hatcheries whose purpose the administration claims “no longer aligns with the mission.”
Requirements and Expectations – Review of the National Wildlife Refuge System and National Fish Hatchery System | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Sec. 1 What is the background and purpose of this Order? a. The National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) and National Fish Hatchery System (NFHS) are national treasures providing wildlife habitat for th...
www.fws.gov
December 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
This attack on our national wildlife refuges must be stopped.
Very few governors around today that have the stature and talent of Hunt www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
James B. Hunt Jr., N.C. Governor Who Kept State Blue, Dies at 88
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December 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Very few governors around today that have the stature and talent of Hunt www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Is anyone at all surprised by this? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
The D.N.C. Is Scrapping Its Report on What Went Wrong in 2024
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Is anyone at all surprised by this? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
@nytimes.com Where is Maureen Dowd? Have not seen her columns in a while.
December 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@nytimes.com Where is Maureen Dowd? Have not seen her columns in a while.
This is by far the best analysis I've seen on the TN-7 race
www.theleafchronicle.com/story/opinio...
www.theleafchronicle.com/story/opinio...
The one factor that could've changed Dems' fate in TN-07 | Opinion
Reports after the TN-07 race suggest that Democrats made political progress, but the data reveal a hard truth — and Dems lack of strategy.
www.theleafchronicle.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is by far the best analysis I've seen on the TN-7 race
www.theleafchronicle.com/story/opinio...
www.theleafchronicle.com/story/opinio...
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Packer Pete stands with Tyson.
December 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Packer Pete stands with Tyson.
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We're investigating the Coast Guard for stocking Trump alcohol at their retail stores that give discounts to federal employees.
The public should know how much Trump is profiting from these sales.
The public should know how much Trump is profiting from these sales.
CREW requests records on selling Trump Wine and Cider at Coast Guard Exchanges - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
CREW requested records from the U.S. Coast Guard concerning the sale of Trump-branded alcoholic beverages at Coast Guard Exchanges.
www.citizensforethics.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We're investigating the Coast Guard for stocking Trump alcohol at their retail stores that give discounts to federal employees.
The public should know how much Trump is profiting from these sales.
The public should know how much Trump is profiting from these sales.
@nbcnews.com Great tribute tonight to Rehema Ellis who I grew up watching at WHDH-TV in Boston!
December 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
@nbcnews.com Great tribute tonight to Rehema Ellis who I grew up watching at WHDH-TV in Boston!
And the bill has no guaranteed collective bargaining rights for DoD civilians.
@jeromiewhalen.bsky.social Yesterday Richie voted for a $900.6 billion NDAA - $8 billion more than Trump requested, w/no provision to require the Pentagon’s TRICARE health insurance program to cover fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization, for active-duty troops & their dependents.
December 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
And the bill has no guaranteed collective bargaining rights for DoD civilians.
@jeromiewhalen.bsky.social Yesterday Richie voted for a $900.6 billion NDAA - $8 billion more than Trump requested, w/no provision to require the Pentagon’s TRICARE health insurance program to cover fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization, for active-duty troops & their dependents.
December 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
@jeromiewhalen.bsky.social Yesterday Richie voted for a $900.6 billion NDAA - $8 billion more than Trump requested, w/no provision to require the Pentagon’s TRICARE health insurance program to cover fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization, for active-duty troops & their dependents.
“When the DSCC intervenes, that’s the wrong person putting their thumb on the scale,” said Mary Jo Riesberg, Iowa’s Lee County Democrats chair, who hasn’t yet endorsed in the primary. “It really rubs Iowans the wrong way."
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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DSCC struggles to reign in messy Democratic primaries
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is triggering backlash among fellow Democrats for its interventions in various Senate races.
www.politico.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“When the DSCC intervenes, that’s the wrong person putting their thumb on the scale,” said Mary Jo Riesberg, Iowa’s Lee County Democrats chair, who hasn’t yet endorsed in the primary. “It really rubs Iowans the wrong way."
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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@trenni.bsky.social I'm fuckin pissed over the Sox whiffing on Alonso after they could not sign Schwarbs. Boston fans are fed up with the stream of lies from Henry and Breslow.
December 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
@trenni.bsky.social I'm fuckin pissed over the Sox whiffing on Alonso after they could not sign Schwarbs. Boston fans are fed up with the stream of lies from Henry and Breslow.
@blondeyankee.bsky.social Go Megan!
Thank you, Megan, for speaking truth. More of this please!!! #MSM
December 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
@blondeyankee.bsky.social Go Megan!
Good piece here!
Check out my article in the @us.theconversation.com today, co-authored with Tim Slack.
6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
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6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
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6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong
Many people understand rural America through stereotypes. Two scholars who study rural communities bust 6 of those myths, complicating the conventional wisdom.
theconversation.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Good piece here!
@jeromiewhalen.bsky.social Neal is powerless to stop an $87 million grant from being cancelled gazettenet.com/2025/12/08/h... So where is this clout he's supposed to have?
Holyoke’s bid for next-gen cement plant derailed by lost federal grant - Daily Hampshire Gazette
HOLYOKE — In June, officials at Sublime Systems said they hoped to reverse the Trump administration’s decision to cancel an $87 million award for a low-carbon cement plant on Water Street. Plans to ke...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@jeromiewhalen.bsky.social Neal is powerless to stop an $87 million grant from being cancelled gazettenet.com/2025/12/08/h... So where is this clout he's supposed to have?
Love it that 11th Hampden and 12th Hampden districts have competitive primaries!
Next year, #11thHampden State Rep Bud Williams will face a familiar candidate. Johnnie McKnight has launched a fresh primary challenge to the longtime #Springfield pol after coming close to defeating Williams in 2024. #mapoli #spfldpoli wmasspi.com/2025/12/brie...
Briefings: All the Story of McKnight Told Over…but Now with a Stronger Hand…? — Western Mass Politics & Insight
Johnnie McKnight announced Monday he is trying to run for State Rep again, but he might get a much warmer reception this time.
wmasspi.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Love it that 11th Hampden and 12th Hampden districts have competitive primaries!
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Larry Ellison, the world’s 2nd-richest man, predicts an AI surveillance state where “we’re constantly recording & reporting everything.”
Are we headed toward a future where every call, text, email & search is tracked by billionaires?
That's not democracy. It's authoritarianism.
Are we headed toward a future where every call, text, email & search is tracked by billionaires?
That's not democracy. It's authoritarianism.
December 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Larry Ellison, the world’s 2nd-richest man, predicts an AI surveillance state where “we’re constantly recording & reporting everything.”
Are we headed toward a future where every call, text, email & search is tracked by billionaires?
That's not democracy. It's authoritarianism.
Are we headed toward a future where every call, text, email & search is tracked by billionaires?
That's not democracy. It's authoritarianism.
Of course @neal.house.gov who has 3,284 farms in his district (2nd-most among the 9 MA CDs) didn't sign this letter urging small & specialty crop farms be included with any federal effort to provide economic relief for farm losses due to President Trump’s trade wars delauro.house.gov/media-center...
DeLauro Leads 32 Members in Letter Urging Additional Support for Small & Specialty Farmers
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December 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Of course @neal.house.gov who has 3,284 farms in his district (2nd-most among the 9 MA CDs) didn't sign this letter urging small & specialty crop farms be included with any federal effort to provide economic relief for farm losses due to President Trump’s trade wars delauro.house.gov/media-center...
DeLauro Leads 32 Members in Letter Urging Additional Support for Small & Specialty Farmers
delauro.house.gov
December 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Of course @neal.house.gov who has 3,284 farms in his district (2nd-most among the 9 MA CDs) didn't sign this letter urging small & specialty crop farms be included with any federal effort to provide economic relief for farm losses due to President Trump’s trade wars delauro.house.gov/media-center...