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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

WE LOVE STUDENT JOURNALISTS IN THIS HOUSE

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“It’s kind of damning that it has taken Massachusetts this long because it really is a policy that the Legislature should have passed,” Cohn said, noting that MA and RI are the only New England states that have not implemented same-day voter registration. www.boston.com/news/local-n...

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Question 4 could allow Mass. voters to register on Election Day. Here’s what to know.

Supporters say Question 4 would expand voting access, while opponents argue same-day registration jeopardizes election integrity.

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You know what's messed up is this is like the fourth time in twenty years I've read this exact headline

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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The torture and trafficking of immigrant kids continues apace, with plans to remove the 2,500 unaccompanied kids presently held captive. We need a relentless drumbeat: What are they doing to the children? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Trump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant children

Exclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist

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Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"The Boston Globe Spotlight Team found Mirlis fueled his breakneck ascent in Massachusetts with grim cuts to resident care while steering millions of dollars from his nursing homes’ revenue into a constellation of real estate and management businesses that he also owns."

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Outside chains like RegalCare transformed Mass. nursing homes. Quality fell.

RegalCare and other nursing home chains have rapidly expanded in Massachusetts. The Globe Spotlight Team found widespread problems and little state intervention.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving. No shortcut gets you there: the process leaves a trace." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Opinion | A.I. Shortcuts Are Ruining How We Think (Gift Article)

Anything worth remembering came from a person who did not know where she or he was going until arriving.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.

Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:

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Homan Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 people

Exclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It is so good to see @reportermatt.bsky.social, who was in like 80% of my classes in college, become the most influential reporter in Massachusetts. He just loves the place, and you can tell in everything he does. A truly wonderful man making the whole state better.

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Miles Grant @milesgrant.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

ICE observers arrested while filming in New Bedford, MA: “Agents then grabbed our team member, placing her under arrest- when asked why, the only response given was: ‘You'll find out’.”

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Create an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you.

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Apple "detectives" wanted to identify a gnarly old tree growing on a remote plot of land in Maine. What they discovered was the key to a centuries-old apple mystery.

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How apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruit

And how they might have helped save the future of American apples

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AG Andrea Joy Campbell @massago.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

BREAKING: Following my office's demands, Ticketmaster will refund tickets for Ed Sheeran's concerts at Gillette Stadium. You filed complaints, and we took action to get your money back. Act quickly and be sure submit refund requests at least 24 hours before showtime.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We just dropped a bombshell investigation into ChatGPT's role in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Incredible reporting from @markfollman.bsky.social that will have far-reaching effects...hopefully: www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...

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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals

OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

MA has 9 statewide ballot questions this year. Be an informed voter! #mapoli www.progressivemass.com/2026ballot/

This November, Massachusetts will see *9* statewide ballot questions, a historic number. But we’ve got you covered.

✅VOTE YES ON 1 to expand the public records law to cover the Governor and the Legislature. We’re the only state in the country that doesn’t do that already. Let the sunlight in.

✅VOTE YES ON 2 to enable public defenders to collectively bargain. Every worker deserves to have a union, and public defenders, who are often overworked and underpaid, should be no exception.

❌VOTE NO ON 3 to prevent private equity billionaires from rigging our election system in their favor. Top-two primaries empower corporate PACs and self-funders, disadvantage grassroots candidates, and turn MAGA voters into election kingmakers.

✅VOTE YES ON 4 to enable voters to register to vote or update their registration on Election Day. No eligible voter should be turned away due to a clerical error, and this reform is one of the most proven ways to increase voter turnout.

❌VOTE NO ON 5 to protect our state’s ability to invest in health care, transportation, and public education. The rich would get millions in tax rebates, while the rest of us suffer from underfunded public services.

⚪VOTE how you want on 6. Question 6 fell shy of our endorsement threshold: our members valued land and water conservation, but were worried about the dedication of existing funds as opposed to new ones.

✅VOTE YES on 7 to enable more starter homes across the Commonwealth. We have a housing crisis, and large lot size requirements mean fewer homes are able to be built.

❌VOTE NO on 8 to protect our state’s cannabis laws. We said NO to the war on drugs back in 2016, and we shouldn’t turn back time and destroy local economies.

✅VOTE YES ON 9 to protect our state’s landmark gun safety law, which cracked down on ghost guns, banned machine gun conversion devices, and strengthened gun violence data collection.

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Right before Netanyahu was set to address the UN in NYC, Zohran Mamdani preempts him with this moving video — He hosted Palestinians who were forced to leave or lost family in Gaza, and planted an olive tree with them at Gracie Mansion:

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New — I had the opportunity to see NAZA, the documentary freaking out the Israeli government because of its horrifying firsthand descriptions of the way the IDF has used AI to target and massacre Palestinian civilians. My thoughts on the film’s damning revelations, and the banality of evil:

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I saw the documentary the Israeli government doesn’t want you to see

'NAZA' dispels once and for all the myth that the IDF didn't target civilians in Gaza.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here's a neat thing! My mom retired after 25+ as a children's librarian at public libraries yesterday. (It was very cool! Hundreds of former Story Hour kids arrived, some as adults!) I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it!

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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"In 2016, Trump’s goal was to control the media. In 2026, it is to destroy the media. He recognizes it as a depreciated asset. Trump is a corporate raider doing what corporate raiders do. He seeks to destroy the media as he seeks to destroy the US itself." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/gutting-th...

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Gutting the Fourth Estate

The US media were willing cogs in Trump’s machine. Now he’s tearing it down.

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Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"We have used our words, music, and arts to speak for ourselves and others for centuries. If you can’t stand by your convictions, if you can’t stand for something, to most people now you’re not worth your salt and you’re certainly not Irish.”

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How Ed Sheeran let down Ireland with the Macklemore Palestine row

The singer-songwriter is in the middle of arguably the biggest test of his career to date, amid controversy over the axing of support act Macklemore for his remarks on Palestine. Roisin O’Connor looks...

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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Fair Share has delivered major wins in education and transportation. This is attack on the very idea behind it and on everyone who worked on that campaign. She doesn’t neutralize disingenuous MAGA attacks: she shows that they will work on her.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is an attack on public education, on public transportation, on everyone who worked on Fair Share, and on the will of the voters.

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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

ICE is terrorizing the immigrant community of New Bedford, MA. Fear does not make this country great. Violence does not make our communities safer. And the systematic hunting down of immigrants is a moral stain on the soul of this country.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Stanford University...is facing criticism for using generative AI to change the photo of a Hispanic male student into a non-existent Black woman for a campus banner." feels like a South Park episode. what are we doing here yall www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

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Stanford violated its AI policy by turning a Hispanic student into a fake Black woman in ad

Stanford University is facing criticism for using generative AI to change the photo of a Hispanic male student into a non-existent Black woman for a dining hall advertisement.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If a product kept leading to suicides or homicides like this, it would face a recall. Why should ChatGPT be allowed to evade the same responsibility? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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British Columbia sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over Tumbler Ridge mass school shooting

Canadian province alleges deadly attack could have been prevented if company had warned police of shooter’s ChatGPT use

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

There is no "platform" and no one on this site can honestly say that they know what they would do if they win the House and/or Senate starting in January. What's the immediate first order of business, for example? No voter can say. It has not been communicated to anyone.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Approval ratings don’t matter when democracy is being intentionally dismantled, opposition is captured, and there’s already an intraparty sect being prepared that will just disavow the unpopular leader and move discourse even further into fascism.

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Archaeologists discovered 3,400yr-old fragment of world's oldest known peace treaty...signed c.1269 BCE by Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II & Hittite king Hattusili III...the fragment contains text...related to treatment of refugees...It reminds us of our responsibility to protect human life & dignity"

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Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This ongoing saga is wild along with the comments of others who've endured this kind of bonkers scenario. I hope these passengers get home soon. Wow.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Another OCPF filing, and the same pattern: More than 95% of the money raised by the Yes on 3 campaign in the first half of September came from just six corporate executives in private equity, venture capital, and investment banking. Don't let them buy our elections.

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Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Gov Healey can and should do more than demand answers.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I know that some people don't think these types of things are important but I really do. Cultural change precedes political change. When you don't have the culture, it's more difficult to win politically or to sustain political wins. newrepublic.com/post/215697/...

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MAGA Festival With Kid Rock Canceled After No One Wanted to Go

The “Freedom Fest” is no longer happening after dismal ticket sales.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"The Trump administration has agreed to pay at least $410 million to facilitate its so-called “third-country deportations” for immigrants." The combination of cruelty and fiscal irresponsibility -- and something that should just be flat-out illegal newrepublic.com/post/215679/...

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Trump Sends Millions to Authoritarian Leaders in Deportation Crackdown

The deals were made at the behest of Stephen Miller.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

While ICE agents were shooting Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in Austin on Sunday, their colleagues were violently detaining a US citizen in Evanston, IL who "resembled" a person they were seeking. The victim reported "injuries to his head, neck and teeth":

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Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now

Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.

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Terry Bouton @terrybouton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The article is brutal. Great student reporting. The chef's kiss is that the reporters found that the provost's letter defending his use of AI for witting op-eds and academic papers was 100% written by AI.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor.

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Persisting @persistingiam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"One of the members of that board is Kraft’s wife, Dr. Dana Blumberg, who Trump appointed in February 2025. Her only apparent qualification for service — other than a willingness to follow even the most disgusting orders — is being married to Trump’s buddy Kraft."

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If the Kennedy Center dies, Robert Kraft will be a willing accomplice - The Boston Globe

Because the courts won’t allow Trump to put his name on the Kennedy Center, he is doing everything in his power to shut it down.

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NPR @npr.org · 21/09/2026

KUT News spoke to two people who work at a business nearby, who said they heard two gun shots and went to see what happened. One witness encountered an ICE agent and a man in a car who had been shot in the back.

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Man injured in shooting by ICE officer in North Austin

The shooting happened Sunday afternoon near Anderson and U.S. 183.

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Andrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Even if having comfort dogs in schools is a good idea, why are these programs being run by police instead of actual mental-health professionals? Every idea for improving mental health is turned into a scam to funnel money into police departments.

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Worcester County wants more comfort dogs, thanks to a federal grant

Worcester County police departments are about to get a whole lot of comfort dogs thanks to a federal grant.

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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

oh hey, an ACTUAL threat to women's sports!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.

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Federal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, Texas

The person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Trump is historically unpopular, launching an illegal war no one wants, doing everything he can to increase prices, and breaking records for corruption. Any Democrat running for office who embraces transphobic talking points is acting like a loser in a defensive crouch. Nobody likes losers.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The difference between, say, the opioid epidemic and shoving gambling apps in front of everyone is that no-one has plausible deniability about the effects of gambling. It will absolutely ruin lives and families. They may as well be promoting cigarettes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...

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How DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose

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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The horror has come to our city: ICE has shot a person in Austin this morning. As the facts emerge, I am demanding a full, independent investigation, immediate release of the body camera footage, and accountability for any ICE officer who broke the law.

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