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Tal Kopan
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Deputy D.C. Bureau Chief, @BostonGlobe
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Tal rhymes with fall, not pal.
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Tal Kopan @talkopan.bsky.social · Jan 31
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A Massachusetts parent caught his public school district intentionally estimating exorbitant fees for public records requests to dissuade people from making them:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
Lexington man exposes school district for intentionally overestimating costs of public records - The Boston Globe
“Hopefully, when I let them know the cost, they will not want to do it," an official wrote in an email.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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‘Could be the first domino’: Greene surviving her blowup with Trump may be a hint of MAGA’s possible future
by @sambrodey.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/n...
‘Could be the first domino’: Greene surviving her blowup with Trump may be a hint of MAGA’s possible future - The Boston Globe
Chatter is swirling around the future of the lightning-rod Georgia congresswoman, but some believe she has her eye on shaping the GOP's post-Trump era.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
The year is 2010. Republicans oppose Obamacare, but have not offered up a comprehensive alternative.
The year is 2017. Republicans oppose Obamacare, but can't articulate a clear alternative.
The year is 2025 ...

Story from @jimpuzzanghera.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/17/n...
With enhanced health care subsidies set to expire, Trump again wants to replace Obamacare. He still doesn’t have a plan. - The Boston Globe
The inability of Republicans to produce a comprehensive proposal further complicates the effort to address the subsidies before they expire on Dec. 31.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
Trump can’t make Epstein go away. A statue of the two in Washington, D.C., won’t scram either.
by Julian Sorapuru
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/n...
Trump can’t make Epstein go away. A statue of the two in Washington, D.C., won’t scram either. - The Boston Globe
A sculpture of the two men, much like the political controversy surrounding their relationship, refuses to die.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
The president of the Boston University College Republicans says he called ICE ‘for months’ prior to Allston Car Wash raid
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/m...
BU student says he called ICE ‘for months’ prior to Allston Car Wash raid - The Boston Globe
“This week they finally responded to my request,” Zac Segal wrote on Nov. 8. “As someone who lives in the neighborhood, I’ve seen how American jobs are being given away to those with no right to be he...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
House members return to Washington and end the shutdown — but the partisan animosity rages on
from @jimpuzzanghera.bsky.social & Julian Sorapuru
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/12/n...
House members return to Washington and end the shutdown — but the partisan animosity rages on - The Boston Globe
Democrats and Republicans still must try to address expiring healthcare subsidies and a new Jan. 30 funding deadline.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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"On the first question, several jury members struggled to stifle laughter as Lairmore expanded on the hoagie’s alleged explosive properties. 'It was like, Oh, you poor baby,' the juror told me." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Inside the Sandwich Guy’s Jury Deliberations
Can a flung sandwich cause bodily harm?
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Her departure, along with the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein in late 2023, marks the end of a historic chapter for female political leadership in California.
Nancy Pelosi will retire after historic 20-term career in Congress
Her departure, along with the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein in late 2023, marks the end of a historic chapter for female political leadership in California.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Details here on how exit polling/poll of election voters! For the in-the-weeds details on methodology, see: ssrs.com/wp-content/u...
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This year, for the first time since 2016, CNN, ABC, CBS, Fox News, NBC and the Associated Press are working together to produce exit polls, in collaboration with SSRS, a nonpartisan research company that also conducts CNN’s polling. https://cnn.it/48TVi0W
November 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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After a series of damaging revelations about Graham Platner, @sambrodey.bsky.social went to Maine and found his campaign seemingly undiminished:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/n...
Despite damaging revelations, Susan Collins challenger Graham Platner is resilient - The Boston Globe
“Look, I know it’s a dirty game. I also know that I am trying to do politics in an extremely different way," Platner told the Globe.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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this is insane.

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October 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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‘I don’t know what I’m going to do’: How one Boston mom is bracing for SNAP cuts
@bostonglobe.com
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‘I don’t know what I’m going to do’: How one Boston mom is bracing for SNAP cuts - The Boston Globe
Soup kitchens and food pantries across the city report a drastic rise in demand as 1 million Mass. residents brace for SNAP cuts amid government shutdown.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
As shutdown effects grow, so does pressure for a deal
with @jimpuzzanghera.bsky.social / Julian Sorapuru
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/n...
As shutdown effects grow, so does pressure for a deal - The Boston Globe
Some rank-and-file senators have been talking across the aisle about how to reach an agreement to reopen the government.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
The city of Sausalito sent out an official mailer to voters using city funds to counter a column in the @sfchronicle.com
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/emil...
Sausalito just sent every voter a mailer criticizing this Chronicle column. Here’s what the city got wrong
OPINION: Instead of confronting the unpopularity of their housing decisions, Sausalito officials decided to blame the Chronicle, columnist Emily Hoeven writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
What happens when an election skeptic runs elections? In this California county, they’re finding out
from @sfchronicle.com
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
What happens when an election skeptic runs elections? In this California county, they’re finding out
Limiting voting options, promoting secessionists and hiring elections deniers — Clint Curtis is causing a stir as Shasta County’s new registrar.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Florida's governor is telling public universities to stop hiring anyone on a H-1B visa. Expect other red states to follow suit.
Florida’s Public Universities Should No Longer Hire Foreign Employees, DeSantis Says
The Republican governor’s directive on H-1B visas comes as President Trump has initiated his policy of charging employers a new $100,000 fee to hire people from outside the United States.
www.chronicle.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
It's a redistricting fight, yes, but California Democrats also believe Prop. 50 has become their best chance yet to show the rest of the country that the resistance to Trump has, finally, gotten some teeth.
from @sambrodey.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/n...
Californians will soon vote on a ballot initiative that could boost Democratic midterm hopes - The Boston Globe
California Democrats believe Prop. 50 is their best chance yet to show the rest of the country that the resistance to Trump has, finally, gotten some teeth.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
The DEA said it arrested 171 ‘high ranking’ Sinaloa Cartel members. A Spotlight investigation found that’s not true.
from @globespotlight.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/m...
The DEA said it arrested 171 ‘high ranking’ Sinaloa Cartel members. A Spotlight investigation found that’s not true. - The Boston Globe
A Globe investigation found that the federal agency misrepresented the stature of its targets, claiming cartel ties at a time when the Trump administration is taking lethal military action against suc...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
Lede of the day: "A Springfield-based aide to Governor Maura Healey was arrested after ... police seized eight kilograms of cocaine that were slated to be delivered over the weekend to a state building downtown, where he worked."
by @samanthajgross.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/m...
Healey’s Western Mass aide arrested, police say cocaine was sent to Springfield state office - The Boston Globe
A Springfield-based aide to Governor Maura Healey was arrested after authorities said police seized eight kilograms of cocaine that were slated to be delivered over the weekend to the state building w...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
In 2023, RFK Jr.'s presidential campaign purchased a used RV and converted it into a campaign bus.
In March 2025, they sold it to a Kennedy-supporting advocacy group.
That group says they no longer own it.
But someone is driving it around. My story:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/n...
From Reno to D.C., RFK Jr.’s 2024 campaign bus is on a cross-country tour. But who’s behind the wheel? - The Boston Globe
The bus — actually a used converted RV — was purchased in Florida in 2023 for roughly $191,000.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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The RFK Jr. campaign is long gone ….but the bus lives and is roaming the country. @talkopan.bsky.social
delves into who is driving the bus?

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/n...
Who’s driving RFK Jr.’s 2024 campaign bus all over the country? - The Boston Globe
The bus — actually a used converted RV — was purchased in Florida in 2023 for roughly $191,000.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
RFK Jr’s 2024 campaign bus has been busy. It was in California. Then it went to Burning Man. It was in Reno. It popped up in DC, where it was last spotted.
So who is driving it?
Kennedy spokespeople say it’s not them.
I dug into the trail of clues:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/n...
Who’s driving RFK Jr.’s 2024 campaign bus all over the country? - The Boston Globe
The bus — actually a used converted RV — was purchased in Florida in 2023 for roughly $191,000.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
talkopan.bsky.social
Who’s driving RFK Jr.’s 2024 campaign bus all over the country?
Kennedy’s orbit say they don’t know.
I did some digging on the bus that recently popped up in DC:
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/n...
Who’s driving RFK Jr.’s 2024 campaign bus all over the country? - The Boston Globe
The bus — actually a used converted RV — was purchased in Florida in 2023 for roughly $191,000.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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While the Senate buzzes with normal activity, the House remains eerily silent as the shutdown drags on
By @jimpuzzanghera.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/28/n...
While the Senate buzzes with normal activity, the House remains eerily silent as the shutdown drags on - The Boston Globe
House Speaker Mike Johnson has kept the House out of session since Sept. 19, and the unfinished work is piling up as the shutdown drags into its sixth week.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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daviddarmofal.bsky.social
The pundit class thinks that elections turn on tactical decisions by campaigns, when, in fact, they’re largely determined by the electoral environment in which the candidates run. It is one of the biggest flaws of the punditocracy & it results from their anecdotal approach to politics.
October 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM