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emmaplatoff.bsky.social @emmaplatoff.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
ICE says it evaluates "all available info." But before hiring David Brouillette, ICE didn't call the 2 ex-wives who've accused him of abuse. And amid ICE's hiring surge, it may have relied on years-old vetting from a different federal agency, per a former official www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/24/m...
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Maine ICE agent David Brouillette had red flags. ICE hired him anyway. - The Boston Globe
The Maine native showed red flags long before the deadly shooting of a 25-year-old Colombian immigrant in Biddeford.
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emmaplatoff.bsky.social @emmaplatoff.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
New: @daniel-lander.bsky.social, a Wu aide, will challenge state Sen. William Brownsberger next year “The state Senate is a problem,” Lander told the Globe. "I’ve seen good ideas go up to the state Senate year after year and get killed.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/15/m...
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Daniel Lander, senior aide to Mayor Michelle Wu, will challenge state Senator William Brownsberger - The Boston Globe
The primary challenge comes at a moment of escalating tension between Boston City Hall and the state Senate.
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emmaplatoff.bsky.social @emmaplatoff.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The nonprofit leader and billionaire’s son entered the race for Boston mayor with name ID, momentum, and effectively unlimited money. How did it all come apart? Breaking down the rise and fall of Josh Kraft's campaign, with @nikigriswold.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/16/m...
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How the Josh Kraft campaign unraveled - The Boston Globe
Kraft carried significant advantages for a challenger in a Boston mayor’s race, but his campaign was marked by repeated missteps and stumbles.
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emmaplatoff.bsky.social @emmaplatoff.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Money has already become a major theme of this year's race for Boston mayor. Want to see which major candidate has more money — or more out-of state donors? Check out this analysis (plus maps!) from @daigofuji.bsky.social and me www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/11/m...
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Money, money, money: Take a look at who has raised the most in the Boston mayoral race - The Boston Globe
This analysis is based on data as of the end of June, the most recent monthly reports available.
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emmaplatoff.bsky.social @emmaplatoff.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
She's a local progressive pushing for radical change. He's a state powerbroker who sometimes blocks it. Yet they are undeniably close and often aligned. How this unlikely 15-year friendship could become the region's most important political partnership: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/26/m...
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Mayor Wu has a powerful ally in the state House’s likely next leader. Their partnership could reshape Boston politics. - The Boston Globe
Wu and Aaron Michlewitz make up something of an odd couple who share a genuine friendship that is not rooted in political expediency.
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emmaplatoff.bsky.social @emmaplatoff.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
There's no shortage of issues to debate in this year’s Boston mayor’s race. But so far, the one taking center stage is money: who’s giving it, who’s spending it, whose dad has a lot of it, and how much of it is funding attack ads. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/30/m... with @nikigriswold.bsky.social
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Personal wealth, outside spending take center stage as Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft compete in fiery Boston mayor’s race - The Boston Globe
Outside spending and immense private wealth are hardly new concepts in Massachusetts politics. But the sums reported so far could set the city on a course to its most expensive mayor’s race yet.
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emmaplatoff.bsky.social @emmaplatoff.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
He joined the college GOP & the Federalist Society. He celebrated Trump's defeat, backed "Team Joe" Biden, and authored a legal brief supporting transgender kids. Now, 28-year-old Jeremy Lewin is helping Trump & DOGE dismantle USAID. w @sambrodey.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/02/n...
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From the Ivy League to working for Elon Musk’s DOGE, meet the 28-year-old Mass. native turning the lights out at USAID - The Boston Globe
Jeremy Lewin worked on Donald Trump's impeachment and celebrated his 2020 defeat. Now he's helping the president dismantle USAID.
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emmaplatoff.bsky.social @emmaplatoff.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Michelle Wu, who just delivered her third child, is one of just a few women politicians who have not only led and legislated while raising young kids, but delivered them while in office. “There are barriers,” one fellow mayor-mom told me, “if we allow it.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/14/m...
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Very few women have delivered babies while serving in elected office. Here’s what a few had to say. - The Boston Globe
Wu is one member of a tiny but growing group of prominent women politicians who have delivered children while serving in office.
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emmaplatoff.bsky.social @emmaplatoff.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Mass. has a full time Legislature. But we found that at least half of our 200 state lawmakers have a second job, outside business interest, or side hustle—raising questions about how much time they commit to their jobs, as well as potential conflicts of interest. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/19/m...
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Massachusetts lawmakers are paid to be full-time legislators. So why do so many have second jobs and side hustles? - The Boston Globe
About two dozen lawmakers — or roughly one in eight of all 200 — reported earning more than $100,000 in addition to their legislative pay.
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