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Typhoid Don may be losing his magic touch

As the saying goes, "Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story." Republicans never do.

Massachusetts House shows much-needed & much-appreciated leadership by defeating #mapoli governor’s gas tax giveaway gimmick www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/20/m.... We need to start investing in ourselves not giving money away to big oil.

Looks like this once powerful courtier has done something disloyal that has put him out of favor with King Trump the MAGA-nificent. Off to the Tower he goes. Justice Dept. Opens Inquiry Into Corey Lewandowski www.nytimes.com/2026/10/22/u...

“Together, we’ll finish the job,” Mr. Netanyahu wrote on social media. Does he mean "the job of ethnic cleansing?" Trump Endorses Netanyahu as Best U.S. Partner in Tight Israeli Election www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/u...

Imagine if in 1943 FDR had decided that the US would stop helping Britain and instead would side with the Third Reich. That's a bit like what President Trump is now doing by cozying up to Russia as it tries to destroy Ukraine. Utterly shameful. A humiliating moment for the US.

Would love reporters to ask Trump whether he is aware that his allying with Russia in its Ukraine war helps Iran in its fight with the US since Russia and Iran are allies. Or is his idea, the friend of my enemy is my friend?

Another Republican bites the dust. Mass GOP lieutenant candidate drops out after drunk driving arrest. www.wbur.org/news/2026/10...

Would love reporters to ask Trump whether he is aware that his allying with Russia in its Ukraine war helps Iran in its fight with the US since Russia and Iran are allies. Or is his idea, the friend of my enemy is my friend?

Hate to bring this up but our pestilential president continues to have his fingers on the nuclear code.

Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times, yes!

Wonder if Trump would consider self-deporting to Russia.

Nice piece from Boston's WBUR on how Trump's hold-up of billions of funds for mass transit is stalling vital projects including modernization of Boston's aging Green Line subway. www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

13-year-old Kseniia Pikalova might well have been outraged by the Starlink restrictions #Musk imposed without warning. But she never will be – because a Russian Smerch rocket attack killed her, her mother, and her grandmother on October 12.

Imagine living in a country where people thought of things like this.

Will someone, again, remind me why any decent human being on earth still posts on Twitter?

How about a pause to AI development for say, 10 years? Let's figure out how to use what's been created, and take our time in doing so. Really, what is the goddam rush?

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are like the direct opposites of role models. Like kids should be taught to not grow up to be them.

The administration might have been spared this embarassment had they not hired this patently unqualified person to represent us in Greece. Trump Has Asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to Resign, White House Says www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/u...

MA non-progressive Dem Governor delivers for the state’s utilities, and they deliver for her. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/09/s...

First they try to kill her, then they send her to get life-saving medical care, then they want to kill her again. Please tell me again, what country do we live in? Christa Pike Discharged From Hospital After Surviving Execution Attempt www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/u...

Great on-the-ground reporting by NYT's Sabrina Tavernise. This may be the first story I've read that indicates Trump's grip on his "base" might finally be slipping. ‘He’s Not Making Sense’: How Trump Has Alienated Voters for the G.O.P. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...

We literally live in a disgusting country.

Can the media summon the courage to ignore Trump’s stupid demand that AI be called Super Intelligence!

The man with the pulse on America. Trump Promotes Data Centers at Rally With Republican Facing Heat on Them www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...

Troy Jackson up by four points over Susan Collins in new #Maine senate race poll maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/midter...

Great question

Would adopting all-party primaries help democracy? Would it help elect progressives? A convoluted MA ballot fight offers no answers to these riddles. There are Dem and Republican leaders on both sides. All lofty talk. A frustrating muddle for voters. www.wbur.org/news/2026/10...

More evidence - this time posthumous - that despite his reputation as an outspoken progressive, Barney Frank was really at heart a don't-rock-the-boat moderate. www.wbur.org/news/2026/10...

Amazing to think we live at a time when many of the most loathsome people in our history sit the highest levels of US government and industry. I mean, Trump, Vance, Miller, Musk, Hegseth, Rubio, Vought, Zuckerberg, Bezos, RFK, Kushner, Don Jr., this is truly the age of powerful Dickensian villains.

I wonder, isn't this, just this alone, grounds for impeachment? Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

On a hike up the mountains at Sugarbush ski area in Vermont, amid a panoramic sea of fall foliage this tiny orange hawkweed shyly displayed its own distinct colors. The red maple was in full splendor.

Many people in Boston may not be aware that the city’s Public Garden is home to several redwood trees. These Dawn Redwoods are smaller than their California cousins, but still striking.

What's so striking about this catastrophic Trump term is that so much of the damage is intentional. Yes, they are utterly incompetent, but they behave like hooligan teens breaking into a school after hours and trashing it. Except unlike kids these are grownups and they are also stealing our money.

Your tax dollars at work. A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...

Looking forward to the day when the United States once again stands fully in support of #Ukraine.

Nice Commonwealth Mag piece by Mass transportation expert/advocate @jimaloisi.bsky.social about the irresponsible idea advocated by Governor Maura Healey and her GOP opponent to suspend the state gas tax. commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/susp...

As usual, James Bouie is spot on: "If A.I. promises to transform the entire society, then the entire society is entitled to have a say, even a decisive one, over the use, development and direction of the technology."

OK, now comrades Trump and Vance can return to the campaign trail to deliver the message that Democrats are communists. Trump-Xi Summit Ends With Tea and Tour but Little Visible Policy Progress www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...

Mass Governor Maura Healey's administration has made it more difficult for unemployed people to get benefits, and for the workers. Another example of poor leadership from a supposedly progressive governor. commonwealthbeacon.org/government/m...

Would any of us be surprised by this news story: Fresh from his meeting with Chinese president Xi, President Trump announced today that he plans to construct a Trump Great Wall of America around the White House. Trump said the gold wall is necessary for national security. “It will be fabulous.”

Stupid. Pandering. Self-destructive. The #mapoli governor who thinks disinvesting is the answer to the spike in gas prices. Suspend the gas tax, make it easier to drive more, is neither sustainable nor sensible. www.nbcboston.com/news/local/g...

So the media is showing some backbone at last, right? Then why are so many outlets showing Trump's UN speech? So discouraging to see the free press bow to our child king, again and again.

The proper headline for this story is "George W. Bush, once a Trump foe, allies with him by working to keep Senate Red." In case anyone ever thought George Bush put country before party, this proves otherwise. What a jerk.

Thank you, EU, for standing with Ukraine and for democracy at a time our country is doing neither.

It seems hard to sugarcoat just how disastrous the Panasonic-Warner merger is. I wish there was a silver lining, but I can’t think of one. This is a big victory for the far right and a huge loss for the rest of the country.

Will there be a bunker underneath?

Wishing Robert Kraft and others in the Israel-right-or-wrong crowd in the US would read this great column by @michellegoldberg.bsky.social on the new documentary about Israel's atrocities against #Palestinians. Why Israel Fears This Searing New Documentary www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...

Meanwhile, can the world start focusing again on helping Ukraine.

Really, an AI bot could be easily programmed to write Bret Stephens' columns. Pretend you think Trump is awful, then find a way to agree with his idiocy. Trump May Not Be Entirely Wrong About A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/o...