The polls are open until 8 PM in Massachusetts. Let’s go!!! #mapoli

Jake Auchincloss‬⁩ is our guest today on OTR with ⁦‪Ed Harding and ⁦‪@sharmantv.bsky.tv Ginny Buckingham‬⁩ and I discuss Jake’s political prospects, loss of SNAP, Trump demolition of the White House, NH Senate race and more! Please join us 11 AM ⁦@wcvb5.bsky.tv‬⁩ #mapoli #wcvb

"ICE has also purchased spyware in recent weeks that enables it to remotely hack into smartphones and extract data, even if the phones are locked or communication is over encrypted apps."

That’s seven. @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us/uni...

Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom. n.pr/48AUON2

Personal observation and from friends around the country: The high turnout for No Kings Day in suburbs within red states should set the Trump admin back on its heels: www.cnn.com/webview/poli...

He said it wouldn’t impact the existing structure at all. So now we’re talking about something other than the Epstein files: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…

The Hill Julia Manchester story about Moulton v. Markey with my analysis and lots of #mapoli voices…Moulton tests age as campaign issue with Markey challenge thehill.com/homenews/cam... thehill.com/homenews/cam...

b-b-b-but i was reliably told this was a gathering of antifa's top terrorists. how could this be?????????

#NoKings #CapeCod

I will be joining BBC News to discuss the US government shut down tonight 9 PM EDT in Washington and 02.00 BST in London. Please join us…#USPolitics #usshutdown #BBCNews

Dominick Pangallo mayor of Salem is our guest today on OTR with Ed Harding and Ben Simmoneau. Andrew Goodrich and I discuss Israel- Hamas deal, “car meetups”, government shutdown, MA GOP gubernatorial primary and more. Please join us 11 AM @WCVB. #mapoli #wcvb

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Wow.

This National Banned Book Week, we’re celebrating the freedom to read stories that reflect the diverse communities that make up our country. You can try to ban books, but you can't ban ideas - enjoy some of my personal recommendations.

It’s wild the agents who have videographers following them never seem to have footage of what they claim those they are arresting did

Trump is at Walter Reed for the second time since April with little coverage while everyone is covering the indictments of Leticia James and possible indictment of John Bolton on Friday afternoon of a holiday weekend…Seems like a plan…

Will the Trump-Hegseth “esprit de corps” meeting today include a discussion of a loyalty oath to Trump?

Caitriona Perry, Lewis Vaughan Jones, RodneyDavis and I will discuss UN General Assembly, @tiktok_us deal, US government shutdown prospects, and more on BBC World The Context 4 PM in Washington and 2100 in London. Please join us! #bbc

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Fact Check: True

It was refreshing to hear @KamalaHarris tonight addressing what we face as a country head on and especially all those *leaders* and institutions who have surrendered to Trump. She was unsparing and saying I told you so without saying it. More people should do the same.

“When summer gathers up her robes of glory, and like a dream of beauty glides away.” Sarah Helen Whitman

To everyone who stood up for free speech and against Trump congratulations. There are more people who oppose what he is doing to this country than support it and today is proof. The cancelled products, channels, trips and more worked. The more that is done the sooner it will stop.

Trump is handing out stakes in the TikTok deal to his allies like candy, or a mafia boss. There is no normal bidding process. He is once again acting alone, and out of his jurisdiction. GOP says and does nothing.

"I have spent the last few weeks addressing and preparing for a military invasion by the President of the United States. No, I’m not a soldier or a foreign adversary. I’m the Governor of Illinois"

Russian State TV: “Let’s give Trump a Nobel Prize from us…our Trumpushka is being mistreated… you’re wrong not to love our Trump… 🇺🇸 is moving away from its fundamental principles…” They praise him for getting Kimmel fired, sending the military to our cities, etc rooting for our democracy to crumble

“When summer gathers up her robes of glory, and like a dream of beauty glides away.” Sarah Helen Whitman

MBTA Phil Eng is our guest today on OTR with Ed Harding and Erika Tarantal. Rob Gray and I discuss Trump v. ABC and benching Jimmy Kimmel, political discourse in the wake of Charlie Kirk murder, and more please join us 11 AM @wcvb5.bsky.social #mapoli #wcvb

This is not sexy. But if Dems can cultivate blocks of 4 Senators or 8 House members to oppose Trump on discrete issues, we can begin to chip away at his power in Congress. RFK is close to that.

I watched Kash instead of Monarez today. But RFK is a bit more interesting bc 5 GOPers have ALREADY come out against RFK's attack on vaccines, including not just Cassidy, who is deftly managing this, but also Barrasso.

Saturday in Springfield…#mapoli #413

Turns out, murderous dictators don’t trust murderous dictators. Go figure. 🤷🏽‍♂️

It’s Election Day in Boston! The polls are open and it’s time to vote! #bospoli #Election2025

Rep. Lori Trahan is our guest today with Ed Harding and @sharmantv.bsky.social. Rob Gray and I discuss the latest poll @joshkraft.bsky.social v. @wutrain.bsky.social and Kraft campaign shake up, Maura Healey vaccine program, @harvard.edu court win and more! Join us 11 AM @wcvb5.bsky.social

You guys see where this is going? Right?

Trump limits National Guard assignments to 29 days at a time to keep the called up service members from getting healthcare and housing benefits while on duty. And the NG troops are catching on. Stereotypical Trump. Don't give those losers and suckers an extra dime. www.rawstory.com/trump-infuri...

Labor Day…and snorting… #dogs #CapeCod #LaborDay

This was incredible, important lawyering from National Immigration Law Center (@nilc.org) over the past 24 hours. Here's their case page: www.nilc.org/litigation/l... Here was the statement from Efrén Olivares, NILC VP of litigation, from earlier today regarding the TRO:

Doctors discovered a bullet fragment in the neck of a 10-year-old boy who went viral for recounting how his friend jumped on top of him to shield him during the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church.

Illinois is currently exploring the possibility of purchasing Covid-19 vaccines in bulk straight from manufacturers to make sure everyone will still have access.

Pour one out for Judge Sparkle Sooknanan’s clerks this Labor Day weekend

Tulsi Gabbard is *very obviously* a foreign intelligence asset and I hope we all live long enough to see her tried and convicted for it.

Pardons weren’t good enough. Now they want a payout (like Ashley Babbit’s family got).

Pete Hegseth in December on military training: “We’re bringing a war-fighting ethos back to the Pentagon. Everything else that distracts from lethality shouldn’t be happening.”