What in the fresh hell is this? $1.3 million on robot dogs, modified with military grade add-ons including a robotic arm, thermal camera, and sensors for explosives @bostondynamics.bsky.social, why let Radeco turn Spot into Cerberus, and then sell to ICE?! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/29/b...

ICE to buy modified Boston Dynamics robot dogs in $1.3 million contract - The Boston Globe

The agency inked the deal with Connecticut company Radeco, which modifies the original machines with military grade add-ons that include a robotic arm, thermal camera, and sensors for explosive materi...

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I voted! Less than 30 days to go to Primary Day. Get to know the candidates on your ballots and be an informed voter on or before September 1. #mapoli #vote #voting

The primary ballots are arriving! This one is significant, independent of the names appearing on it. For many years, Dem ballots in MA have been red, while GOP ballots have been blue. Result? Voter confusion. I filed legislation this term to fix that problem, and here we are. #mapoli #vote

The confirmed #measles case count so far this year is now 2371, in only 7 months, compared to 2289 in all of 2025. Only 7 states haven't reported cases in 2026. Only 16 of these cases were imported, #CDC reports. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...

Three days. Three headlines. Meteoric fall for a candidate that never should have run in the first place and a campaign that should have ended many months prior.

Well it’s about time. The fact that it took him this long speaks volumes about his actual motives. The fact that it didn’t happen over the Nazi tattoo (and he never actually got rid of it) speaks volumes too. #ByeGraham Via @bostonglobe.com: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/08/n...

After his support collapses, Graham Platner ends scandal-plagued Senate campaign - The Boston Globe

Platner's departure comes after most of his prominent endorsers in the Democratic Party rescinded their support for his troubled candidacy.

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Yeah, @grahamformaine.bsky.social’s candidacy was never and will never be about defeating Susan Collins or winning back the Senate.

The fact that @grahamformaine.bsky.social has not yet withdrawn tells you everything you need to know about why he got into the race in the first place. And it was never about ousting Susan Collins. PS it should’ve ended with the Nazi tattoo

Amanda Litman@amandalitman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Graham Platner shouldn't be a United States Senator -- and neither should Susan Collins -- and I really really hope there's a way for both of those things to be true.

Second time in as many days that @grahamformaine.bsky.social says “categorically false”

Princess Bride: I Do Not Think It Means

ALT: Princess Bride: I Do Not Think It Means

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The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3mo ago

Exclusive: An ex-girlfriend of Senate candidate Graham Platner told The Post that he repeatedly removed protection without her consent during sex. Lyndsey Fifield is the second woman this week to allege that Platner engaged in nonconsensual sexual conduct.

Exactly how many disqualifiers will it take? @grahamformaine.bsky.social says he’s “taking time” to assess but it doesn’t actually require any time at all. DROP OUT. And don’t come at me with the hideous misdeeds of others. The fact that the GOP’s bar is 6’ under doesn’t mean ours should be.

The utter incompetence and economic ineptitude of Trump and his Administration truly know no limits

Do go on.

ELM is grateful to Chair @beccarausch.bsky.social for her leadership in offering and advancing Amendment #370 in the FY27 #GreenBudget.

Sometimes you file a bill and it becomes law. Other times you file a bill and then it happens by executive action. (I filed this back in January.) #mapoli #ice www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Healey bars ICE from getting undercover license plates for civil arrests

“Massachusetts is not going to allow state resources to be used to help ICE operate in secret while they are violating people’s rights and making us all less safe,” said a state spokesperson.

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This should worry everyone (via today’s @bostonglobe.com) #separationofchurchandstate #mapoli

To my fellow moms: happy Mother’s Day. You are loved and appreciated. 🌸

Good luck to all the athletes running today’s 130th Boston Marathon! You got this! Huge thank you to all the staff, volunteers, public safety, and medical personnel. #BostonMarathon #bostonstrong

Good morning from New England! It’s snowing again. ❄️

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Megan Kate Nelson 📚@mkn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

We’re off! Started this Day of Democracy in #Attleboro at the DCC annual breakfast with incredible colleagues and friends. #mapoli #nokings #dayofdemocracy #solidarity @massdems.bsky.social

Still wondering if inequality is out of control?

Saturday. See you out there. #nokings #RaiseYourVoice

Overjoyed and incredibly honored to be invited to tonight’s preview performance of “She Persisted” by the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus. Such an impactful, powerful program about strength, courage, love, loss, and allyship. Feeling so much gratitude right now. #mapoli #arts #music

Huge congratulations to my friend and newest MA Senate colleague Vanna Howard, the first Cambodian-American State Senator in the entire nation! Her story is one of resilience, dedication, and perseverance. She’s made history, right here under the golden dome. What a privilege to see it. #mapoli

Synagogues should be places of celebration, not sites subjected to hate-fueled shootings. My heart is with the Temple Israel community in MI, and all Jewish communities across the country. We have faced this too many times. Thank you to the public safety and security personnel for your swift action.

The Independent@the-independent.com · 7mo ago

LATEST | Shooting suspect dead after reportedly ramming car full of ‘mortars’ into Michigan synagogue

This is fine ❄️🥶 #noreaster #blizzard #stayinside #snow #newengland #massachusetts #mapoli

YES Madam Governor! What we're seeing from ICE in MN, ME, and across the country defies both democracy and safety. Thank you @massgovernor.bsky.social for filing legislation today to keep ICE out of schools, hospitals, houses of faith, and other sensitive spaces. www.mass.gov/news/governo...

Another person dead by the hands of Trump’s ICE agents. Horrifying and heartbreaking. May Alex Pretti not have died in vain, and may his memory be a blessing. Trump’s ICE in communities brings nothing but danger, fear, harm, and death.

Cutting costs and common sense… deep dedication and real energy from our Governor Maura Healey @massgovernor.bsky.social at tonight’s State of the Commonwealth #MASOTC #mapoli

I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.