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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

but the broader reality: he is corrupt, he is incompetent, and he surrounds himself with people who are the same. It is all plain to see. That is the truth he can never outrun, and it is our job to ensure the American people don’t forget it.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

What matters is not just the latest embarrassment of his office—he has four years to keep humiliating it, and we likely haven’t even seen the floor of how low he’ll go

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Yes, his treatment of allies is disgraceful. Yes, he is doing exactly what we expected. And yes, media across the political spectrum—from Fox News to MSNBC—are predictably giving it endless oxygen. But we cannot let Trump dictate the news cycle.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Every day, their alliance drags down his poll numbers and those of his party. Districts once considered reliably red are beginning to look like swing districts. If that trend continues, Trump could soon face a Congress capable of holding him accountable and reversing his cruel agenda.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

The real story remains the dangerous, incompetent, and deeply unpopular actions of Elon Musk, his extralegal “department,” and Trump’s growing entanglement with them. Trump needs Musk financially, but he knows the optics are disastrous.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Of course Donald Trump is siding with Vladimir Putin over Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Of course he is abandoning another ally. We’ve seen this coming since November. The entire embarrassing spectacle was yet another example of Trump manipulating the news cycle.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Where is everyone going to park?

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Democrats run some of the wealthiest states in the richest country on earth, but we fail at the most basic task of human society: building enough homes. If we can’t solve this in places we govern, it’s no wonder voters are losing faith in the party.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Serving as President this year has been an honor, thank you to my colleagues for their dedication, character, and commitment to proving that local government can be a beacon of action, solutions, and respect. 📸 official council photographer Maureen

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Nobody is cancelling or silencing you. It’s not about you. It’s about our friends family and neighbors, and stepping up as elected officials to let them know that we will stand with them over these next 4 years.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Saying something hurtful about a victimized group days after an election that terrified them isn’t bravery, it’s cruelty. Writing an op-ed to decry the backlash only shows the backlash was the point. You’re using a wedge issue to score political points, then continuously stoking it.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

And yeah, there’s going to be mind boggling hypocrisy over these next four years. But we have got to ensure we’re never compared to them. We aren’t two sides of the same coin, and we SHOULD be held to a higher standard.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

we need to lead with a little more humility, get better at delivering tangible results and then message those results clearly and consistently. We can’t let Republicans drive the narrative or spend all our energy reacting to their nonsense.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

We (dems) claim higher principles and big policy goals, but often fall short. That gap between our ideals and what we deliver makes it easier for Republicans to drive the narrative. We can’t keep relying on pointing out hypocrisy, we have to give voters something real.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Yes, the hypocrisy is real. Republicans play by different rules, and Americans consistently hold them to a lower standard. MAGA thrives on outrage, not accountability. It’s unfair, but it’s a fact we have to accept if we want to change how the game is played.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

No. This entire ‘issue’ is a right-wing trap, using rare hypotheticals to distract from Republicans’ failure to address real problems like healthcare, housing, and wages. Trans kids aren’t a prop, and I guarantee Americans aren’t interested in Democrats handwringing over this.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

This entire ‘issue’ is a right-wing trap, using rare hypotheticals to distract from Republicans’ failure to address real problems like healthcare, housing, and wages. Trans kids aren’t a prop, and I guarantee Americans aren’t interested in Democrats handwringing over this.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Speaking of that, all 6 elected officials in this photo grew up in different communities, then chose Salem because of the community @kimdriscollma.bsky.social helped build. (LG Driscoll, Councillor Morsillo, SC Member Miranda, Councillor Stott, Councillor Varella, me)

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Congrats to @kimdriscollma.bsky.social on the unveiling of your portrait tonight. And thank you for always reminding us that Salem is for Everyone.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Incredible tenants. Horrible landlord

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Is there another downtown in Massachusetts as vibrant as Salem’s where a giant surface level parking lot abuts an equally massive garage?

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Church Street before and after urban renewal. It SHOULD be a historic downtown neighborhood with a mix of housing types from SROs to apartments, condos and single family homes, steps from the Commuter rail. Instead, it’s an asphalt parking lot abutting a parking garage and a neglected mall.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Absolutely. My parents just made the opposite move from a lifetime in rural Maine to downtown Salem. More services, amenities and people for them here, and FAR less driving. But I know they still miss the open space at times.

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

“…These changes will require all of us to take an open mind to rethinking the last 60 years of unsustainable sprawl and embrace more walkable, infill housing development (again!).”

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hope your morning is going better than Banks’

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

To many Americans, Democrats represent the system, and that system is failing. Some inside the system want us to believe it was “wokeness” or trans kids in sports that sunk the party. That’s a copout. The real issue is a broken system inefficient and out of touch with the needs of everyday Americans

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

If we’re looking for answers, here’s a good place to start. Institutions don’t work. But since the New Deal, Dems have defended them, and Republicans dumped on them. Dems need to become the truly progressive party again and fix them, delivering results like housing, high speed rail, and clean energy

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Ty Hapworth @tyhapworth.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, using marginalized groups for attention is so cowardly and when Americans get tired of this, which group is next?

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