Jonathan Gerhardson

Jonathan Gerhardson

@jongerhardson.bsky.social

"Award winning"..."journalist" in "western Massachusetts" https://jongerhardson.github.io jon.gerhardson@proton.me https://jonathangerhardson.substack.com/ He/him's opinions This bot is my fault: @massgovupdatesbot

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Jonathan Gerhardson
@jongerhardson.bsky.social

In case you missed it, my latest reporting got into a bunch of emails Hampden County Sheriff's Office sent me in response to a public records request. I'm grateful to @theshoestring.bsky.social for sticking with this after Cocchi's office asked that the name of their police captain not be printed.

The Shoestring@theshoestring.bsky.social

Emails @jongerhardson.bsky.social obtained show that for more than two years, Sheriff Nick Cocchi’s office routinely sent ICE agents the personal information of people held in its custody. It has discontinued the practice after the PROTECT Act took effect, but it's continuing a partnership with HSI:

theshoestring.orgRecords: Hampden sheriff’s office regularly shared data with ICEAn attorney for the department said it has discontinued the practice after the PROTECT Act took effect last month, but that it will continue its partnership with Homeland Security Investigations.

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Kate Ross
@kateross.bsky.social

I’m living next to a military installation most tenants are contractors, members and veterans. We chit chat when they smoke and I walk my dogs. The genetically engineered dogs in combat gear spread same day with disgust since they already have machine dogs.

Jonathan Gerhardson
@jongerhardson.bsky.social

Did you vote early? Damn, I feel sorry for you because @theshoestring.bsky.social now has the same article I wrote for @binjdotnews.bsky.social earlier this week up on their site too. theshoestring.org/2026/10/22/t...

theshoestring.orgThere is no easy answer to Massachusetts Ballot Question 3The private equity-backed initiative would scrap party primaries in state elections. But would it solve the problem of apathy and Democratic dominance?
Jonathan Gerhardson@jongerhardson.bsky.social

Who are these people using chatbots to decide how to vote I can't get anything election related that isn't a link to the Secretary of the Commonwealth's website.

Jonathan Gerhardson
@jongerhardson.bsky.social

Chart shows number of third party candidates appearing on November ballots in Massachusetts compared to California and Washington, which both have primary systems similar to that proposed by Q3

Jonathan Gerhardson
@jongerhardson.bsky.social

I recognize there's more important problems but the two-factor-authenticization of the federal government must be stopped. I just had to let them run facial recognition on me to download patent filings. I am not joking it was literally easier for me to download patent data from Israel.

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Jennifer Smith
@jenndotsmith.bsky.social

Hello all! Our newsroom staff is unanimously in favor of unionization, and we’re so pleased to announce the CommonWealth Beacon Guild. We’re hopeful that our management will voluntarily recognize us in the coming days to start a collaborative discussion toward a fair contract! #mapoli

CommonWealth Beacon Guild@cwbeaconguild.bsky.social

The staff of CommonWealth Beacon is thrilled to officially launch our union! We believe our mission of providing high-quality journalism can only be fully realized when we have a seat at the table.

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Drew Starr
@thedrewstarr.bsky.social

Our governor's staff are soft. Blocked a literal child on Instagram for dragging her ass. Also, this blog made me laugh out loud multiple times

Jonathan Gerhardson@jongerhardson.bsky.social

Posting jonathangerhardson.substack.com/p/youth-agai... #mapoli

jonathangerhardson.substack.comYouth against Maura Healey: Gov. blocks teen on social media following anti-ICE; pro-Palestine ‘disruptions’Bro mogged her for being a larper and she crashed out 6-7 no cap skibidi before GTA 6
Jonathan Gerhardson
@jongerhardson.bsky.social

Is this common? I think if someone asked me for the raw transcript of an interview I did and they weren't actively editing or fact checking the story I wrote from it I would tell them to fuck off.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

Just an update here: I tried emailing multiple USA Today editors, reporters and PR people numerous times for more clarity about the use of @nbedera.bsky.social's quotes, and received zero replies. They did, however, give this vague statement to @wamc.org: www.wamc.org/news/2026-10...

Jonathan Gerhardson
@jongerhardson.bsky.social

citizenlab.ca/research/how... "Devices at international news network Al Jazeera were infected with mercenary spyware from Candiru (rebranded as “Integrity Labs”) via targeted online advertisements."

citizenlab.caExposing AdFection: How Discover-Tech Turned Targeted Ads Into a Pipeline for Zero-Click Mercenary Spyware - The Citizen LabThis is the first-ever public confirmation of zero-click mercenary spyware delivered via targeted ads. We call the technique AdFection, and show how it was used to infect devices at Al Jazeera with Ca...
Jonathan Gerhardson
@jongerhardson.bsky.social

In case you missed it, my latest reporting got into a bunch of emails Hampden County Sheriff's Office sent me in response to a public records request. I'm grateful to @theshoestring.bsky.social for sticking with this after Cocchi's office asked that the name of their police captain not be printed.

The Shoestring@theshoestring.bsky.social

Emails @jongerhardson.bsky.social obtained show that for more than two years, Sheriff Nick Cocchi’s office routinely sent ICE agents the personal information of people held in its custody. It has discontinued the practice after the PROTECT Act took effect, but it's continuing a partnership with HSI:

theshoestring.orgRecords: Hampden sheriff’s office regularly shared data with ICEAn attorney for the department said it has discontinued the practice after the PROTECT Act took effect last month, but that it will continue its partnership with Homeland Security Investigations.
Jonathan Gerhardson
@jongerhardson.bsky.social

On that note I am realizing the story doesn't include the names of the two Boston ERO officers who were the recipients of the afformentied data. My bad! Those people are Brian Sullivan and Nathan Campbell. xoxo

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Chris Dwan (he/him)
@somershade.bsky.social

I'm beginning a long, slow journey through the surveillance footage that the MA state police were kind enough (*) to send me. The first file is from May 31, 2020 - in the absolute depths of early-pandemic - people took to the streets to protest George Floyd's murder just six days earlier. 1/?