Read a little more about our winning campaign to unseat highest ranking GOP member in Maine and how we need to find new ways to do politics in rural America. Thank you @wenstephenson for being so thoughtful and insightful. thenation.com/article/politi…

Massachusetts’s deep-blue reputation obscures a cynical political establishment that’s more interested in accruing power than in advancing progressive policies, Daniel Boguslaw writes. newrepublic.com/article/161406…

Why doesn’t MA have top-two nonpartisan primaries for state/local races? #mapoli

I’ve seen a bunch of viral tweets about boycotting Amazon in solidarity with the warehouse workers in Alabama. To be clear, the union involved in the election RWDSU has NOT called for a boycott and has nothing to do with this, a spokesperson confirms.

Great thread ⬇️

Hahaha I didn’t know about this paper genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

This piece rests on WaPo’s attribution of the recent surge in border crossings to Biden’s policy stances as the predominant driver of events and reticence to declare the Trump practice of expelling unaccompanied minors illegal, framing it instead as a useful but abandoned measure

once again i am pained to admit that i'm completing a project at the last minute, one that will take hardly any time at all to finish and has stressed me out for weeks, and yet i'll learn absolutely nothing from this process and will continue to repeat this pattern til i die

Great AOC interview from back in January. On left cynicism and the idea that “no progress” will be made under Biden democraticleft.dsausa.org/issues/spring-…

Baker: Rushes the elimination of restrictions on large gatherings and in-door dining Also Baker: Why are people doing what I told them to do? They are reckless. #mapoli

⁦The New Republic⁩ employs some of my favorite political writers, and consistently publishes some of the best & most well argued left-leaning commentary out there. Hopefully that doesn’t change. defector.com/incoming-tnr-e…

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More than 3 out of 4 Bostonians want 1) rent control, 2) housing next to transit. Give the people what they want! wbur.org/news/2021/04/1…

It’s #MarathonMonday in Boston! Except... not. Due to the pandemic, this year’s race was postponed to Indigenous People’s Day, overshadowing what should be a day of celebration, reflection, and commitment. Please sign on to demand they find a new date. chng.it/v7B7wkrW

M. Kaba from 2014: “Indictments won’t end oppressive policing... It’s impossible for non-oppressive policing to exist in a fundamentally oppressive and unjust society.” The problem is not bad cops avoiding punishment. The problem is what we ask cops to do. inthesetimes.com/article/darren…

In the wake of the Chauvin verdict, join SURJ and Mariame Kaba to learn more about defunding police and investing in our communities. Register: bit.ly/WhitePplDefund

Take care of the 7 first. 28+7=35, then piece of cake.

I absolutely LOVE the setting on outlook where follow-up email replies are, by default, sent to yourself and yourself only

This tool makes it very easy to call Dem party leaders with a simple ask: #LetPalestineSpeak at the DNC. Now is the time to call! ⬇️