Paul Schlichtman
@schlichtman.org
School board member; retired urban educator & principal. My passions are public policy (especially education & transportation), local governance. Oxford commas, Daf Yomi. (he/him) #mapoli #maedu #ArlingtonMA Arlington, Massachusetts
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country." ~Fmr. President Theodore Roosevelt, 1918. Roosevelt was born OTD in 1858. Image: NPS/Sagamore Hill collection.
We are extremely grateful to the @bostonglobetoday.bsky.social Editorial Board for endorsing NO on Question 5 for the MA state ballot. buff.ly/Pa7BLPs The ❓️ aims to create a more restrictive tax cap for our state, taking precious resources from programs residents rely on.
According to Claude, Washington's first top-two primary was in 2008. California’s was in 2012. Here are the four or five instances when the dominant party was locked out of the general election. #mapoli
According to Claude, Wisconsin's first top-two primary was in 2008. California’s was in 2012. Here are the four or five instances when the dominant party was locked out of the general election.
Donald Trump (or the federal treasury) just sent me $90. I want to pay it forward, so I am reinvesting it in America by sending $18 to these deserving candidates: @drannieandrews.com @angieforfl.bsky.social n @ginafortexas.bsky.social @scolom.bsky.social Bale Dalton (FL-07)
Hey @floridadems.bsky.social -make sure your candidates are on bsky!
Paul Schlichtman@schlichtman.org · 6d agoDonald Trump (or the federal treasury) just sent me $90. I want to pay it forward, so I am reinvesting it in America by sending $18 to these deserving candidates: @drannieandrews.com @angieforfl.bsky.social @ginafortexas.bsky.social @scolom.bsky.social • Bale Dalton (FL-07) who needs a bsky account.
Vote NO on question 5! This terrible proposal would hurt Massachusetts, forcing cuts to programs our communities need & resulting in layoffs of teachers, firefighters, nurses. @raiseupma.bsky.social @seiu509.bsky.social @mass.1199seiu.org @massteacher.bsky.social @aftmass.bsky.social #mapoli
Donald Trump (or the federal treasury) just sent me $90. I want to pay it forward, so I am reinvesting it in America by sending $18 to these deserving candidates: @drannieandrews.com @angieforfl.bsky.social @ginafortexas.bsky.social @scolom.bsky.social • Bale Dalton (FL-07) who needs a bsky account.
Exciting, talented challengers shouldn’t be shut out of the election during a low-turnout, low-attention summer primary. Vote YES on 3 by November 3rd to shake up our system and give power back to the people. #mapoli
“The Mar-a-Lago mafia really has taken American corruption to spectacular new heights. This corruption is why nothing works for ordinary people.” via @politicalwire.com politicalwire.com/2026/10/18/j...
Jon Ossoff Attacks Trump and GOP on Corruption
"Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) staged the largest rally of his reelection campaign near Atlanta, repeatedly painting President Donald Trump as a 'crook' whose policies have made life unaffordable for…
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If Dick Tuck was still alive, he would be driving around Massachusetts planting Donald Trump lawn signs next to every Mike Minogue sign he could find. #mapoli www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/o...
Dick Tuck, Democrats’ Political Prankster in Chief, Dies at 94 (Published 2018)
He bedeviled Goldwater, Nixon and other Republican candidates with campaign-trail tomfoolery as a consultant and advance man for the Democratic Party.
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On the first day of early voting, I recommend: ✅ Markey – Senate ✅ Healey & Driscoll – Gov/LG ✅ YES on Question 1 ✅ YES on 2 ✅ YES on 3 - unless you like uncontested insiders on most MA ballots ✅ YES on 4 ❌ NO on 5 - THIS is the billionaire ballot question. ✅ YES on 7 ❌ NO on 8 ✅ YES on 9 #mapoli
He will give back the goods unswallowed; The value of the riches, undigested. Because he crushed and tortured the poor, He will not build up the house he took by force. Job 20: 12-19
He sucks the poison of asps; The tongue of the viper kills him. Let him not enjoy the streams, The rivers of honey, the brooks of cream.
Though evil is sweet to his taste, And he conceals it under his tongue; Though he saves it, does not let it go, Holds it inside his mouth, His food in his bowels turns Into asps’ venom within him. The riches he swallows he vomits; God empties it out of his stomach.
“Mr. Sparklepants and 29 Flamingo Friends Rode Out Isaias in the Bathroom” — ok yes I give up, I will read this. 😂 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...
Flamingos at a Florida Zoo Rode Out Hurricane Isaias in the Bathroom (Gift Article)
ZooWorld in Panama City Beach, Fla. squeezed a group of 30 flamingos into a bathroom to shelter them from Hurricane Isaias, which hit the Gulf Coast.
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President Donald Trump has not done enough to ‘make a deal’ to end the war with Iran and bring down diesel prices. I think it's time for the United States to get a new president. Trump Calls for Zelensky’s Removal via @politicalwire.com politicalwire.com/2026/10/10/t...
Trump Calls for Zelensky’s Removal
"President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian citizens to replace Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he has not done enough to 'make a deal' to end the war with Russia and bring down diesel prices," the Washington…
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There’s sort of this defeatist attitude you encounter, both in town and beyond it. If people think that it would be a nice thing to have, but it’ll never happen, it’ll never happen. So what I set off to do is let people believe it. This is doable. #ArlingtonMA www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/09/m...
A changed Arlington reconsiders the Red Line - The Boston Globe
The town has changed a lot over the last half-century. So much that many wish the subway could run there after all.
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"These people voted for Trump in 2024, when this kind of messaging was a regular part of the Trump experience. Now they’re repulsed by it." www.thebulwark.com/p/voters-in-...
‘I Need Some Pepto-Bismol’: Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Ad Bombs in Focus Group
It’s not *just* the corruption that bothers them. It’s the actual content, too.
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More people turn out to vote for the general election in November, when many of our races are already decided, than turn out for the primary election in September for the decision. Question 3 would help to change that so that more of us are involved in choosing our government.
"There was spectator interference and no home run." THE YANKEES LOSE! THE YANKEES LOSE! www.mlb.com/news/fan-int...
Volpe's potential game-tying homer waved off due to fan interference
NEW YORK – Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: There was fan interference on an apparent home run ball at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night. On a seemingly game-tying home run, hit by a Yankee, i...
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US Senators have no plans to return to work until after the November 3 midterm elections. Daylight Saving Time ends on November 1, when we will turn back our clocks in persuit of our 4:11 winter sunset. Donald, why didn't you pull this stunt two months ago? www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
Trump ramps up pressure on US Republicans to end US clock switching
The US president published a lawmaker's cell phone number as he called for the passage of a bill making DST permanent.
aljazeera.com
US Senators have no plans to return to work until after the November 3 midterm elections. Daylight Saving Time ends on November 1, when we will turn back our clocks in persuit of our 4:11 winter sunset. Donald, why didn't you pull this stunt two months ago? www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
Trump ramps up pressure on US Republicans to end US clock switching
The US president published a lawmaker's cell phone number as he called for the passage of a bill making DST permanent.
aljazeera.com
