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Maurice T. Cunningham

@masspolprofmo.bsky.social
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Author, "Dark Money and the Politics of School Privatization."Phony "parents" and "moms" groups expert. substack.com/@mauricecunningham153

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 7h
Big Money Continues to Roll into Massachusetts Coalition for a Stealthy Oligarchy mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/latest-fro...
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Big Money Continues to Roll into Massachusetts Coalition for a Stealthy Oligarchy
The October 5 reports have dropped from Office of Campaign and Political Finance and add to what we’ve seen from the Coalition for Healthy Democracy 2026.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 12h
Yes. He waylaid the party establishment which mostly opposed him in 2016. Now Trump decides. He is the party. We shall see what it looks like when he is gone. I suspect money, Christian nationalists, and tech bros (see money) will decide.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sure, why not? What could possibly go wrong?
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Massachusetts Ballot Question # 3, ‘government of the rich people, by the rich people, for the rich people’ gets some unwanted attention from Boston Globe mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/massachuse... #mapoli
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Massachusetts “I (Heart) Rich People” Ballot Question Gets Some Unwanted Attention from Boston Globe
Chris Buskirk of the Boston Globe has a very good piece Why is the investment world financing a Mass.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The party primary system may be frustrating. But giving devoted party workers a smidgen more influence in choosing candidates may lead to avoiding tragic outcomes. Like Donald Trump. mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/massachuse... #mapoli
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Massachusetts “I (Heart) Rich People” Ballot Question Gets Some Unwanted Attention from Boston Globe
Chris Buskirk of the Boston Globe has a very good piece Why is the investment world financing a Mass.
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Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Why has there never been an investigative look in any US media into Leonard Leo and Opus Dei influence at the highest levels of US Government? youtu.be/g8FdEvyyZhs?...
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I Uncovered Abuse in the Catholic Church. Why Was it Ignored? | ‘Almost Famous’ by Op-Docs
YouTube video by New York Times Opinion
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Jim Aloisi @jimaloisi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The dangers of dark money are growing in #mapoli as @adrianwalkerboston.bsky.social points out today www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/03/m... We’ve seen this before with the dark money “Boston Policy Institute” . Who’s bankrolling the ads? And why?
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‘Dark Money’ comes for the Boston Public Schools - The Boston Globe
The education advocacy group claims its mission is to bring awareness to what it says is the sorry plight of the city’s public schools.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fortunately I was not drinking my morning coffee when I read the Globe story where she praised herself as a great organizer. Organizing the Harvard club?
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@bostonglobe must be so proud
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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I joined Tara Devlin for her tremendous podcast @tarabuster.bsky.social to discuss Midterm Madness. Watch it on my Substack page and subscribe while you're there. bradbannon.substack.com/p/brad-on-ta... @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @willrobinson1776.bsky.social
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Brad on TARABUSTER: Trump, the Midterms and What Comes Next for Democrats
9-22-26
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ICYMI. Ronald Regan reportedly said :If you agree with me 80% of the time, you are my 80% friend not my 20% enemy. That makes Susan Collins a 96% friend of Donald Trump. The media should report that. mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/a-plea-to-...
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A Plea to Media for Better Coverage of Donald Trump’s 96% Friend, Susan Collins
Susan Collins is Donald Trump’s 96% friend.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You mean the Linda McMahon who allegedly turned a blind eye to her employees at WWE sexually abusing minor "ring boys"? www.publicnotice.co/p/linda-mcma...
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The media can and should do a better job covering our political crisis, including Donald Trump's 96% friend Susan Collins mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/a-plea-to-...
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A Plea to Media for Better Coverage of Donald Trump’s 96% Friend, Susan Collins
Susan Collins is Donald Trump’s 96% friend.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As we used to say back in my layering days, ASU is trying to bag this case. What a disgrace. Those players are heroes for standing up.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Margaret Sullivan at American Crisis has a great call for better media coverage of elections at American Crisis today. The media should follow Sullivan’s advice in covering Donald Trump’s 96% friend, Susan Collins. mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/a-plea-to-...
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A Plea to Media for Better Coverage of Donald Trump’s 96% Friend, Susan Collins
I subscribe to Margaret Sullivan’s American Crisis Substack and this week’s post is extremely important.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I guess Florida man did not fall in love with old Cape Cod
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thank you General.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
this thread is why I 🧡posts from academics
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I suppose one glimmer of hope with an authoritarian government is that the personnel are so incompetent. Here is yet another example. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job
Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good luck it is a tight market, and expensive. But a great place.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ICYMI. Sure she may be involved graft and corruption but it's Susan Collins legal donors like Musk, Leo, & Thiel we should worry about www.pressherald.com?p=7727913&uu...
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Susan Collins’ donors are the people we need to be worrying about | Opinion
While the recent reporting on the senator is disturbing, let's stay focused on the real threat to American democracy.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The pay for play allegations against Susan Collins are serious. But it is her donors who threaten our democracy. My op-ed in the Portland Press Herald. Susan Collins' donors are the people we should be worrying about. Like, Musk, Thiel, and Leo. www.pressherald.com?p=7727913&uu...
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Susan Collins’ donors are the people we need to be worrying about | Opinion
While the recent reporting on the senator is disturbing, let's stay focused on the real threat to American democracy.
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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Bad moon rising over GOP and it gets darker every week. Read my new Midterm Madness Memo and subscribe for free to my Substack page at bradbannon.substack.com/p/bad-moon-r... @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @markgrimaldi.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social @willrobinson1776.bsky.social
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Bad Moon Rising for GOP
My Poll and Message Memo for 9/17/26
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No on 3 @voterrightsma.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@masspolprofmo.bsky.social follows the money ⬇️
Big money owns the Coalition for a Healthy Democracy 2026. Berkshire Partners is down for $1,310,000. The biggest overall giver, David Peeler of Berkshire Partners, has so far kicked in $1,050,000. Bain Capital is in for $382,605, $250,000 from Bain chair John Connaughton. Blue Haven Initiative, Charles River Ventures, Charlesbank Capital Partners, Cove Hill Partners, Edmus Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Highland Capital Partners, etc. The Coalition for Capital has raised about $5.1 million, and $4.2 million of that comes from finance.

Chart showing Coalition for a Healthy Democracy donors: 
38.5% Bain Capital Execs
25.7% Berkshire Partners Execs
8.6% Execs at other investing firms
7.9% Execs From Other Private Equity Firms
6% Education Sector Executives
4.5% Billionaires and their spouses
3.7% Insurance or financial services execs/founders
3.3% All Others
1.9% PACs and Corporations
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Why, thank you very much!
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Jonathon Bernstein takes up that question, linked in my post. He and Jerold Duquette understand jungle primaries, both crosslinked.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
my thought exactly
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You know what we really need right now? The opinions of two guys who don’t know anything about AI and who have been wrong about many or all of the most consequential events of the past quarter century. NYT: coming right up!
Opinion
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
It's Already Too Late to Stop the A.l.
Threat
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BRET STEPHENS
Trump Might Not Be Entirely Wrong
About A.l.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Here is @welcometeam.bsky.social poster boy Joe Manchin endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. so great to see these centrist Democrats pulling their weight
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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
CNN Military Analyst, Col. Cedric Leighton (USAF Ret,) just joined me on Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon for a full hour special discussion of the world at war and the prospect for peace. Watch the podcast at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tohn... @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social
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Colonel Leighton Talks Iran War, North & South Korea, Ukraine-Russia, AI & the Military
YouTube video by Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
that, and you don't have to think much.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Really, a good symbol of our legislature in action
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
UniParty
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Something else about the Oligarchs underwriting #mapoli Q3 to make party primaries more donor-friendly. Almost all the big donors are male. Maybe we should rename it "The Testosterone Primary"? mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/boston-oli...
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Boston Oligarchs Fund Another Hostile Takeover of Our Democracy
Welcome to OligarchPalooza2026!
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Boston's financial Oligarchs would like more say over who makes the ballot in Massachusetts. Here is the big money behind Q3 on the ballot, the "jungle primary" question. mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/boston-oli...
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Boston Oligarchs Fund Another Hostile Takeover of Our Democracy
Welcome to OligarchPalooza2026!
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
the family business
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
America is being led by nepo-babies
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I love the Irish.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In the 25 years since 9/11, the United States has spent $8 trillion+ on wars that have taken millions of lives in the name of fighting "terror." Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds here on climate, health care, housing, and education?
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our mentally unfit president has been posting again. Here's one he forgot
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
makes me miss our students all the more more.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Donald's tribute to Jeffrey Epstein, his bestie
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"COED AT THE TIME." Good grief. Great posts John.
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Brad Bannon @bradbannon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If you're tired of Democrats fighting each other instead of battling Trump, read the new Bannon Ballot Blast & subscribe to my Substack page at bradbannon.substack.com/p/the-democr... @lesliemarshallshow.bsky.social @markgrimaldi.bsky.social @politicussarah.bsky.social @masspolprofmo.bsky.social
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The Democratic Big Tent
Democrats have enough enemies on the right. We don’t need a family feud on the left.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Canada returns fire.
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Sane? Our president is perfectly sane. Why do you ask?
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Yes bu think of all the 5 year olds they can stun
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Doctors say that sunscreen can reduce your chances of getting skin cancer. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats and drives around with dead bear cubs in his car says it can give you autism. For busy beachgoers, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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