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Nothing works in America anymore. Author Marc Dunkelman tells Contrarian Boston why | As scores plunge and third graders struggle to read, literacy bill gains traction on Beacon Hill | Election news | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #mapoli #bospoli #localnews @universalhub.com #YIMBY
Nothing works in America anymore. Author Marc Dunkelman tells Contrarian Boston why | As scores plunge and third graders struggle to read, literacy bill gains traction on Beacon Hill | Election news |
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November 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Nothing works in America anymore. Author Marc Dunkelman tells Contrarian Boston why | As scores plunge and third graders struggle to read, literacy bill gains traction on Beacon Hill | Election news | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #mapoli #bospoli #localnews @universalhub.com #YIMBY
Yes, good question - we did it Friday.
This was really interesting. Thank you. I’m leaning towards this conversation took place before Sunday’s 60 Minutes’ Interview by Nora O’Donnell was released.
(Bc unfortunately this plus that reinforces my sad opinion about what the merger and change in management means for the future of CBS).
(Bc unfortunately this plus that reinforces my sad opinion about what the merger and change in management means for the future of CBS).
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Yes, good question - we did it Friday.
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Without Ed Markey:
Seth Moulton 29%
Ayanna Pressley 24%
Michelle Wu 19%
Joesph P. Kennedy 11%
Jack Auchincloss 6%
Alex Rikleen 6%
Not sure 5%
Seth Moulton 29%
Ayanna Pressley 24%
Michelle Wu 19%
Joesph P. Kennedy 11%
Jack Auchincloss 6%
Alex Rikleen 6%
Not sure 5%
Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary poll
Ed Markey 51% (incumbent)
Seth Moulton 28%
Alex Rikleen 6%
Not sure 13%
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With Ayanna Pressley
Ed Markey 35% (incumbent)
Seth Moulton 25%
Ayanna Pressley 21%
Alex Rikleen 5%
Not sure 12%
www.wcvb.com/article/umas...
Ed Markey 51% (incumbent)
Seth Moulton 28%
Alex Rikleen 6%
Not sure 13%
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With Ayanna Pressley
Ed Markey 35% (incumbent)
Seth Moulton 25%
Ayanna Pressley 21%
Alex Rikleen 5%
Not sure 12%
www.wcvb.com/article/umas...
Poll examines how Sen. Markey fares against Democratic challengers
A new and exclusive poll reveals the state of the closely watched U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts.
www.wcvb.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Without Ed Markey:
Seth Moulton 29%
Ayanna Pressley 24%
Michelle Wu 19%
Joesph P. Kennedy 11%
Jack Auchincloss 6%
Alex Rikleen 6%
Not sure 5%
Seth Moulton 29%
Ayanna Pressley 24%
Michelle Wu 19%
Joesph P. Kennedy 11%
Jack Auchincloss 6%
Alex Rikleen 6%
Not sure 5%
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Here's a treat for you: @scottvv.bsky.social has posted a video interview with Emily Rooney of "Beat the Press" fame about the Skydance takeover of Paramount. Topics include Bari Weiss' takeover of CBS News and CBS affiliate WBZ-TV's layoff of Jon Keller. scottvanvoorhis.substack.com/p/what-in-th...
What in the world is happening with CBS News and Bari Weiss? Emily Rooney sits down with Contrarian Boston to dig into the biggest media story of the year.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Here's a treat for you: @scottvv.bsky.social has posted a video interview with Emily Rooney of "Beat the Press" fame about the Skydance takeover of Paramount. Topics include Bari Weiss' takeover of CBS News and CBS affiliate WBZ-TV's layoff of Jon Keller. scottvanvoorhis.substack.com/p/what-in-th...
New in Contrarian Boston: What in the world is happening with CBS News and Bari Weiss? Emily Rooney sits down with Contrarian Boston to dig into the biggest media story of the year. open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... @universalhub.com #localnews #CBSNews @thefreepress.bsky.social #bospoli #mapoli
What in the world is happening with CBS News and Bari Weiss? Emily Rooney sits down with Contrarian Boston to dig into the biggest media story of the year.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM
New in Contrarian Boston: What in the world is happening with CBS News and Bari Weiss? Emily Rooney sits down with Contrarian Boston to dig into the biggest media story of the year. open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... @universalhub.com #localnews #CBSNews @thefreepress.bsky.social #bospoli #mapoli
New in Contrarian Boston: Top state safety chief toothless tiger when it comes to the calamity-prone MBTA | Another story you saw first in Contrarian Boston | Quick hits | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... @emilyrooney.bsky.social #LocalNews
@universalhub.com #mapoli #bospoli #Boston #MBTA
@universalhub.com #mapoli #bospoli #Boston #MBTA
Boston Globe can't stop gushing over Wu | Top state safety chief toothless tiger when it comes to the calamity-prone MBTA | Another story you saw first in Contrarian Boston | Quick hits |
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October 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New in Contrarian Boston: Top state safety chief toothless tiger when it comes to the calamity-prone MBTA | Another story you saw first in Contrarian Boston | Quick hits | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... @emilyrooney.bsky.social #LocalNews
@universalhub.com #mapoli #bospoli #Boston #MBTA
@universalhub.com #mapoli #bospoli #Boston #MBTA
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“One in six Massachusetts residents, or about 667,000 households, receive SNAP benefits — including children, the elderly, and residents with disabilities.” - @bostonglobe.com
Can you imagine what the coming weeks will be like for the communities where 1/3 or more of its residents are on SNAP?
Can you imagine what the coming weeks will be like for the communities where 1/3 or more of its residents are on SNAP?
October 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
“One in six Massachusetts residents, or about 667,000 households, receive SNAP benefits — including children, the elderly, and residents with disabilities.” - @bostonglobe.com
Can you imagine what the coming weeks will be like for the communities where 1/3 or more of its residents are on SNAP?
Can you imagine what the coming weeks will be like for the communities where 1/3 or more of its residents are on SNAP?
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It’s just Tulip now .. and she always wanted to rule the roost. Ever since a kitten
October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It’s just Tulip now .. and she always wanted to rule the roost. Ever since a kitten
New in Contrarian Boston: State House bosses face staff revolt | Board of conservative bigwigs pulls plug on right-wing Harvard student magazine | Top Democrats in hiding during Biden's Boston visit | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #LocalNewsMatters #LocalNews #Harvard #Biden #mapoli #bospoli
State House bosses face staff revolt | Board of conservative bigwigs pulls plug on right-wing Harvard student magazine | Top Democrats in hiding during Biden's Boston visit | Quick hits|
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October 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
New in Contrarian Boston: State House bosses face staff revolt | Board of conservative bigwigs pulls plug on right-wing Harvard student magazine | Top Democrats in hiding during Biden's Boston visit | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #LocalNewsMatters #LocalNews #Harvard #Biden #mapoli #bospoli
New in Contrarian Boston: North Shore sheriff blows thousands of dollars in public money at upscale restaurants from Danvers to Florida | Quick Hits | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
#mapoli #Massachusetts #bospoli #boston @universalhub.com #LocalNews
#mapoli #Massachusetts #bospoli #boston @universalhub.com #LocalNews
North Shore sheriff blows thousands of dollars in public money at upscale restaurants from Danvers to Florida | Quick Hits |
Contrarian Boston depends upon your support - we can’t do it without you.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
New in Contrarian Boston: North Shore sheriff blows thousands of dollars in public money at upscale restaurants from Danvers to Florida | Quick Hits | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
#mapoli #Massachusetts #bospoli #boston @universalhub.com #LocalNews
#mapoli #Massachusetts #bospoli #boston @universalhub.com #LocalNews
Some Free Press subscribers dismayed as Bari Weiss sells to Paramount | Unbelievable housing production stats | Wu to headline No Kings! protest | Happy 30th Boston Guardian | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... @universalhub.com #localnews #NoKings
#mapoli #bospoli
#mapoli #bospoli
Free Press subscribers dismayed as Bari Weiss sells to Paramount | Unbelievable housing production stats | Mass. schools fail students | Wu to headline No Kings! protest | Happy 30th Boston Guardian |
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October 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Some Free Press subscribers dismayed as Bari Weiss sells to Paramount | Unbelievable housing production stats | Wu to headline No Kings! protest | Happy 30th Boston Guardian | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... @universalhub.com #localnews #NoKings
#mapoli #bospoli
#mapoli #bospoli
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Fuck social media
read books
read books
October 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Fuck social media
read books
read books
New in Contrarian Boston: Indicted Suffolk County sheriff burned through tens of thousands in taxpayer cash on everything from pricey restaurants to bras open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #MApoli #massachusetts #bospoli #Boston #bostoncity #SteveTompkins #SuffolkSheriff #localnews
Breaking News: Indicted Suffolk County sheriff burned through tens of thousands in taxpayer cash on everything from pricey restaurants to bras
Power independent journalism and reporting.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
New in Contrarian Boston: Indicted Suffolk County sheriff burned through tens of thousands in taxpayer cash on everything from pricey restaurants to bras open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #MApoli #massachusetts #bospoli #Boston #bostoncity #SteveTompkins #SuffolkSheriff #localnews
New in Contrarian Boston: Emily Rooney on 9/11 | The problem with media people urging Kraft to quit | Mindboggling T still not collecting all fares | School reading crisis | Cannabis greed backfires on towns | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #Localnews #mapoli #bospoli @universalhub.com #cannabis
Emily Rooney on 9/11 | The problem with media people urging Kraft to quit | Mindboggling T still not collecting all fares | Lawmakers eye school reading crisis | Cannabis greed backfires for towns |
Power independent journalism and reporting.
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September 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
New in Contrarian Boston: Emily Rooney on 9/11 | The problem with media people urging Kraft to quit | Mindboggling T still not collecting all fares | School reading crisis | Cannabis greed backfires on towns | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #Localnews #mapoli #bospoli @universalhub.com #cannabis
New in Contrarian Boston/by Maggie Mulvihill: Nation's highest court to review appeal from thousands of victims of Bay State's drug lab scandal open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... @universalhub.com #mapoli #bospoli #druglab #supremecourt #localnews #localreporting @dankennedy.net
Special Report: Nation's highest court to review appeal from thousands of victims of Bay State's drug lab scandal
Power independent journalism and reporting.
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August 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
New in Contrarian Boston/by Maggie Mulvihill: Nation's highest court to review appeal from thousands of victims of Bay State's drug lab scandal open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... @universalhub.com #mapoli #bospoli #druglab #supremecourt #localnews #localreporting @dankennedy.net
New in Contrarian Boston: In Ukraine peace proposals, echoes of the 1930s | For lead investor in embattled Boston soccer stadium plan, a Celtics sale bonanza | Raytheon to expand Andover defense factory open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #mapoli #bospoli #localnews @universalhub.com #UkraineWar
In Ukraine peace proposals, echoes of the 1930s | For lead investor in embattled Boston soccer stadium plan, a Celtics sale bonanza | Raytheon to expand Andover defense factory | Quick hits |
Power independent journalism and reporting.
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August 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
New in Contrarian Boston: In Ukraine peace proposals, echoes of the 1930s | For lead investor in embattled Boston soccer stadium plan, a Celtics sale bonanza | Raytheon to expand Andover defense factory open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #mapoli #bospoli #localnews @universalhub.com #UkraineWar
New in Contrarian Boston: Become a News Defender | Celebrity pitchman for sham life insurance gets statue in Trump's heroes garden | Billions failed to boost student scores | Battle rages over Newton's Italian Street | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #localnews @universalhub.com #mapoli #bospoli
Become a News Defender | Celebrity pitchman for sham life insurance to get statue in Trump's heroes garden | Billions failed to boost student scores | Battle rages on to save Newton's Italian Street |
Power independent journalism and reporting.
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August 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
New in Contrarian Boston: Become a News Defender | Celebrity pitchman for sham life insurance gets statue in Trump's heroes garden | Billions failed to boost student scores | Battle rages over Newton's Italian Street | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan... #localnews @universalhub.com #mapoli #bospoli
Embattled sheriff netted tens of thousands in campaign contributions from staffers | Emily Rooney on some strange mayoral race ads | Tentative winner in battle for pivotal Mass. Lottery contract |
open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
#mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnews @universalhub.com
open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
#mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnews @universalhub.com
Embattled sheriff netted tens of thousands in campaign contributions from staffers | Emily Rooney on some strange mayoral race ads | Tentative winner in battle for pivotal Mass. Lottery contract |
Power independent journalism and reporting.
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August 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Embattled sheriff netted tens of thousands in campaign contributions from staffers | Emily Rooney on some strange mayoral race ads | Tentative winner in battle for pivotal Mass. Lottery contract |
open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
#mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnews @universalhub.com
open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
#mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnews @universalhub.com
New in Contrarian Boston: T sure knows how to spend money | Emily Rooney on Copley Square's costly and mystifying redesign | Check out Contrarian Boston's energy crisis forum | Quick hits | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
@universalhub.com #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnews
@universalhub.com #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnews
T sure knows how to spend money | Emily Rooney on Copley Square's costly and mystifying redesign | Check out Contrarian Boston's energy crisis forum | Quick hits |
Power independent journalism and reporting.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
New in Contrarian Boston: T sure knows how to spend money | Emily Rooney on Copley Square's costly and mystifying redesign | Check out Contrarian Boston's energy crisis forum | Quick hits | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
@universalhub.com #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnews
@universalhub.com #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnews
Will mainstream media swallow up The Free Press? | Emily Rooney on the Copley Square redesign muddle | Fenway tower flop bad news for Wu | Boston rental market gets tougher | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
@universalhub.com #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnewsm#localjournalism
@universalhub.com #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnewsm#localjournalism
Will mainstream media swallow up The Free Press? | Emily Rooney on the Copley Square redesign muddle | Fenway tower flop bad news for Wu | Boston rental market gets even tougher |
Power independent journalism and reporting.
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July 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Will mainstream media swallow up The Free Press? | Emily Rooney on the Copley Square redesign muddle | Fenway tower flop bad news for Wu | Boston rental market gets tougher | open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
@universalhub.com #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnewsm#localjournalism
@universalhub.com #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #localnewsm#localjournalism
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1,400 indigent defendants in Massachusetts without lawyers, numbers growing daily as public defender bar advocates refuse new cases over low pay. #mapoli #publicdefender www.masslive.com/news/2025/06...
Mass. lawyer work stoppage leaves nearly 1,400 defendants without counsel
Of the more than 1,300 people who have gone to court in Massachusetts and weren't given a lawyer, 32 of them have been held in jail past the legal limit.
www.masslive.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
1,400 indigent defendants in Massachusetts without lawyers, numbers growing daily as public defender bar advocates refuse new cases over low pay. #mapoli #publicdefender www.masslive.com/news/2025/06...
New in Contrarian Boston: Emily Rooney on Boston's bizarre bike lanes | No Kings demonstrates political savvy | Mass. teachers union and its bulging war chest
open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
@universalhub.com #localnews #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #bikelanes @dankennedy.net #localnews
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@universalhub.com #localnews #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #bikelanes @dankennedy.net #localnews
Emily Rooney on Boston's bizarre bike lanes | No Kings demonstrates political savvy | Mass. teachers union and its bulging political war chest | Wu administration's growing tax scandal |
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June 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
New in Contrarian Boston: Emily Rooney on Boston's bizarre bike lanes | No Kings demonstrates political savvy | Mass. teachers union and its bulging war chest
open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
@universalhub.com #localnews #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #bikelanes @dankennedy.net #localnews
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@universalhub.com #localnews #mapoli #massachusetts #bospoli #boston #bikelanes @dankennedy.net #localnews
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The agenda for 6/25 @bostoncitycouncil.bsky.social mtg is out & @edflynnforboston.bsky.social Docket #1286 jumps out, citing @bosbizjournal.bsky.social, @scottvv.bsky.social, & @bostonherald.bsky.social articles to ask for info abt charges City Hall is "illegally raising building values." #bospoli
June 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The agenda for 6/25 @bostoncitycouncil.bsky.social mtg is out & @edflynnforboston.bsky.social Docket #1286 jumps out, citing @bosbizjournal.bsky.social, @scottvv.bsky.social, & @bostonherald.bsky.social articles to ask for info abt charges City Hall is "illegally raising building values." #bospoli
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My friend Emily Rooney has written an essay for @scottvv.bsky.social's newsletter, Contrarian Boston, on bike lanes in the city. If you were expecting an anti-bike screed, you'll be surprised. Who could disagree with this? scottvanvoorhis.substack.com/p/emily-roon...
June 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
My friend Emily Rooney has written an essay for @scottvv.bsky.social's newsletter, Contrarian Boston, on bike lanes in the city. If you were expecting an anti-bike screed, you'll be surprised. Who could disagree with this? scottvanvoorhis.substack.com/p/emily-roon...
Contrarian Boston Exclusive: Chinese rail giant building T's new Orange and Red Line cars warns of production shutdown as parts held up at the U.S. border open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
@universalhub.com #MBTA #Trump #China #LocalNews #Construction #development #border #traincars
@universalhub.com #MBTA #Trump #China #LocalNews #Construction #development #border #traincars
Breaking News | Chinese rail giant building T's new Orange and Red Line cars warns of production shutdown as parts held up at the U.S. border
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June 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Contrarian Boston Exclusive: Chinese rail giant building T's new Orange and Red Line cars warns of production shutdown as parts held up at the U.S. border open.substack.com/pub/scottvan...
@universalhub.com #MBTA #Trump #China #LocalNews #Construction #development #border #traincars
@universalhub.com #MBTA #Trump #China #LocalNews #Construction #development #border #traincars