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Jeff Raymond

@jeff.masstransparency.org
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Old prospector-looking Millbury MA native. Dad, husband, writer/columnist, occasional public servant, chronic overstarter, music/book nerd, all-around pain in the butt. pfp: George Smith masstransparency.org / ifitstooloud.com

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 8h
The guy we wanted to call up to replace the guy who had been injured all year and then injured himself again was injured, so we had to call up a guy who got injured in his second at bat and is now hopefully no longer injured.
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Quantian @quantian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
LMFAO the official America.gov AI website uses a Chinese open source model
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Brian Grubb @briancgrubb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i hate this stupid thing type-click-type.ghost.io/liberty-bibe...
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Liberty Biberty Is My Enemy
Get it out of here.
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Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
a few years ago, references to Simon of Trent or Leo Frank trutherism were a sign that someone was an intensely Christian and/or Neo-Nazi right-wing antisemite but now formerly-normal lefty politics influencers who stayed on Twitter casually reply to Mamdani with 15th century blood libel posts
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 30/09/2026
Can confirm that this is real and.... weird.
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 29/09/2026
awoke this morning with a Vision
that diagram showing  the SUV blind spot in the front but it's lowly worm driving his little applemobile
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Fr Chase 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 @kalanthropos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NEW for @binjdotnews.bsky.social: Thomas “Tommy” Rosa was exonerated due to DNA testing and research about the unreliability of eyewitness testimony. At one point in his decades-long fight for freedom, prosecutors declined to call on their own DNA expert whose findings skewed from their narrative.
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Prosecuted By The DA, Exonerated By DNA
At one point in his decades-long fight for freedom, prosecutors declined to call on their own DNA expert whose findings skewed from their narrative
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 29/09/2026
I, too, identify as too insecure.
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 29/09/2026
bold and wildly inexplicable photo choice here
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 28/09/2026
Taking bets on which Western Mass towns get flooded out of existence this time.
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nathan @nathan.nathanielstory.com · 27/09/2026
Working on a new project. It's a database of ethics disclosures filed by Massachusetts officials. ethics.statereference.com
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StateReference Ethics Database
Conflict of interest law disclosures and statements of financial interests from Massachusetts officials
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 27/09/2026
I'm a weirdo who enjoys music charts even though they're basically meaningless. The only reason I know of "Choosin' Texas" is because of this, & I still don't believe I've heard the entire song all the way through bc I had to actively seek it out. This isn't a brag, it's just how music works now.
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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
its true nasa has footage
venus with cartoon eye eating moon like pac man
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Revolutionary War 250 @revwar250.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
26 SEPTEMBER 1776, HARLEM, NEW YORK: Colonel Rufus Putnam writes to George Washington urging the Continental Army to create a dedicated corps of engineers, equivalent to the Royal Engineers, for the construction of fortifications. founders.archives.gov/documents/Wa...
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https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-06-02-0312
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Lex Roman @lexroman.com · 25/09/2026
Watch what you post because Threads just might pretend you're the guy who masturbated on the plane. What just happened to Peter Shankman is a warning for all of us using Meta products.
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jeopardy Zaireeka opens next year at MoMA
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Eric Raglin @ericraglin1992.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you're a newish writer eager to learn more about writing and submitting short horror fiction, I'm running a month-long class this November that's just for you! Half of the spots cost $100, and the other half are completely free, covered by scholarships. Details: ericraglin.com/classes-and-...
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Classes and Editorial Services
Cursed Classroom: Open for applicants through October 31st, 2026 What is Cursed Classroom? This month-long horror-writing bootcamp is aimed at writers on a budget. The ideal participant for this co…
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K. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
anyway look there is one and only one lesbian bar story I’m interested in m.youtube.com/watch?v=qTLs...
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I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar
YouTube video by Jonathan Richman - Topic
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 24/09/2026
So much of Pinkerton aged like milk, but "The Good Life" is probably Weezer's best song, and "Pink Triangle" has a chorus that rivals anything else out for its time.
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BARO @baro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Yeah like you hear that the top TV shows by viewership are: -Victim Crime NCIS Nights -Jim & Cathy -War Angels -Dating in the Culture War 7 - Island Paradise -SWAT Heroes -Baby Sheldon -The Husband Show -Ranchers and you've never even heard the name of a single show in passing from anyone
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Acting the Fulemin @actingthefulemin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
there are 70 million people for whom this is the biggest song in the world. they watch comedies called like "Wives of Jim" that have run for nine seasons. they're usually pretty affable in person. in 2024 they severed the fate of humanity because of egg prices
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s really rare how few contemporary politicians are talented at doing what I am calling “Mayor Quimby shit”
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 22/09/2026
"You're right--I did overfeed Floyd. He meowed and I responded with more food. I understand this may have caused discomfort and worry, and I should have confirmed his schedule more carefully. "I’ll monitor the bowl closely and correct the problem to prevent it from happening again."
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Brendan Salisbury @brendanws90.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I wish this were actually true, but NYC has a budget roughly 8x larger than the entire state budget of MA. It's an economic powerhouse with a unique capacity that was underutilized for a long time. Also, NYC's ability to self-govern is significantly greater than many places.
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 18/09/2026
1) I saw Duncan Sheik in NH sometime in 2009. Opener Holly Brook later co-wrote that Eminem / Rihanna song. He also played "Barely Breathing," which he apparently rarely played live. 2) Pre-"Spring Awakening," he had three tremendous albums that were very underrated. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHWY...
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Mr. Chess
YouTube video by Duncan Sheik - Topic
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Shana @shanamd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I am SORRY for sharing something that was posted on the other place, but this is too good.
The future pope at a party with a caption “they don’t know I’m the future pope”
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autumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hershey's Kisses were molded from William Howard Taft's nipples. Few know this.
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 17/09/2026
Related to last skeets - I 100% believed some dumb, dumb stuff 30 years ago, 20 years ago, 10 years ago. Probably even 10 months and 10 weeks ago. If you aren't growing and learning, that's when you're a failure.
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 17/09/2026
1) The Republican Nazi problem is one of the (many) critical reasons why I am not a Republican anymore 2) The Republican Nazi problem is more recent than a lot of the pundit class has wanted to acknowledge, partially bc of the crying wolf over Bush, Romney, etc as fascist Nazi-adjacent politicians
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Tracy O’Connell Novick @tracynovick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Decker said her bill would classify recess as instructional time, and count it toward the minimum hours of learning required by state law. It also would not allow schools to use scheduled recess time for interventions or other programming." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/17/m... #MAEdu #mapoli
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In a high-tech moment, advocates say: More recess for kids. Maybe a lot more. - The Boston Globe
Some parents are pushing to increase the amount of unstructured outdoor time kids have at school — even if it means tradeoffs.
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Elizabeth Sandifer @eruditorumpress.com · 15/09/2026
The problem is that "while you weren't looking the tech industry was comprehensively taken over by a cult based around a piece of Harry Potter fanfic" is self-evidently an absolutely ridiculous claim that can't possibly have happened, which is a real problem given that it 100% did happen.
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 15/09/2026
I think I might have tripped up on some random AI / botnet public records activity.
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Dan 🍂 @danorz.com · 15/09/2026
just updated the onboarding handbook for new hires at my software startup
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dillo saint dillo @dillo.media · 14/09/2026
this is gpt6 astra btw
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 14/09/2026
The fact that Goshen, a town with fewer than 1000 people, would need any sort of access to any of these networks is insane.
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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Worth noting, as Macklemore was banned by NFL owners in what will be dubbed "fighting antisemitism", that Kanye, who - sold merch with swastikas - said on Alex Jones that he idolizes Hitler - tweeted he was "going Defcon 3 on Jewish people" is currently on a multi-city tour of NFL stadiums
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 14/09/2026
I think it was USA Network that would play this and / or the cartoon olympics and it was genuinely the highlight of my cartoon watching as a kid.
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 14/09/2026
This is why I'm generally skeptical of "more regulation," because the desire is not to constrain the firm asking for the regulation but instead to constrain other firms and make it more difficult to compete. Of course OpenAI and Anthropic want "more regulation," they're already at the top!
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The Onion @theonion.com · 14/09/2026
God Horrified To Find Humans Eating Sacred, Omniscient Potatoes theonion.com/god-horrified-to-find-…
God Horrified To Find Humans Eating Sacred, Omniscient Potatoes
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 14/09/2026
Shot in the dark: does anyone following me have online access to Sabin's Americana?
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 13/09/2026
Peyton Tolle for President, I don't care if he's not old enough
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
*clears throat* Baby Gaga
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Exclusive | Lady Gaga welcomes first baby with fiancé Michael Polansky
The singer previously spoke about wanting to become a mom someday.
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.ajgenerated @clone.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I mean yeah
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Was thinking more this morning about the "we can't crack The Muppet Show" when one of the best bits in the special was "Sabrina Carpenter dances with chickens" and it really doesn't need to be more complicated than that? In fact, it shouldn't be more complicated than that?
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Ryan Broderick @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I had to check if this was real and oh my god
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 11/09/2026
Hey #historysky or whatever, does anyone in New England have a useful resource on the Overseers of the Poor and "Removal of Paupers?" Digging through some old docs and I'd love some more detailed / in-depth reading.
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Joey McAllister @joeymcallister.com · 10/09/2026
I’m sorry, but this has been in my head all day.
The “We’re just innocent men” meme. There is a woman on the left and a puppet dog on the right. They are looking into each other’s eyes and their faces are very close to each other. 

The caption reads “I’m engaging with you as a human being. Why would I deceive you? There’s no reason for me to do that,” which is a like Elizabeth Holmes says in the trailer for Nathan Fielder’s documentary about her, You Can See Everything.
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Jeff Raymond @jeff.masstransparency.org · 10/09/2026
A casual reminder that these systems can cost municipalities upwards of six figures.
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