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Let’s Not Make This Political
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A retro-modern political publication from Massachusetts — dissecting the serious, the stupid, and the strategic with the irreverence this era (and this state) deserves.
The government shutdown has lasted so long that we’re staring down Week Six like, “Do we get a prize? A badge? A tote bag that says I survived the world’s dumbest hostage situation?”

#Massachusetts #MaPoli #MassPoli #Mass #SNAP #Government

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SNAP-POCALYPSE NOW: AMERICA’S #1 ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM, CURRENTLY ON AIRPLANE MODE
The government shutdown has lasted so long that we’re staring down Week Six like, “Do we get a prize?
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November 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
In an ambitious regional survey of transparency, Let’s Not Make This Political asked forty South Shore Select Board members a simple question: “What is the Open Meeting Law?”

#MassachusettsNews #MaNews #MassPoli #LocalGovernment
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We Asked 40 Select Board Members Across the South Shore What Open Meeting Law Meant. 39 Said “We’ll Get Back to You in Executive Session.”
In an ambitious regional survey of transparency, Let’s Not Make This Political asked forty South Shore Select Board members a simple question: “What is the Open Meeting Law?”
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November 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Winthrop, MA has announced a bold new economic strategy: Sabotage the town to own the state.

#WinthropMA #MBTACommunitiesAct #Mass #3A #MaPoli

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Winthrop Tries To Stop Development By Rejecting Housing Plan, Accidentally Triggers MORE Development
Winthrop, MA has announced a bold new economic strategy:
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November 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#Massachusetts
#FoodInsecurity
#MAPoli
Hunger isn’t a small problem — it’s a systems failure we keep pretending is someone else’s.
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Government Reminds 40 Million Americans That Hunger Builds Character (Resources, How to Help, and Other Fun Info)
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Canada made a $75,000 ad and somehow we're the ones paying $75 more for tea, cars, and couches. Read the full diplomatic meltdown before your next grocery trip costs you foreign policy money
#TrumpTradeWars #Tariffs #Massachusetts #Canada #MatchaComeHome
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The $75,000 Ad That Broke NAFTA, Raised Your Rent, and Made Your Matcha $12.99
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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