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John Connolly
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Husband, Dad, & Recovering Politician; New Work: ; Love Football & Futbol #NEPats #EvertonFC #USMNT #USWNT
Boston, MAschoolfactsboston.orgJoined January 2009

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What if you had to choose between Boebert losing or D control of the Senate? D control of the Senate for the good of the many, right? But is it really a no brainer (the choice, not Boebert, well Boebert too)? Just saying… #mapoli #bospoli
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Russia used a cruise missile to attack a...pedestrian bridge in Kyiv today. This is the invasion plan Trump called 'genius;' these are the people Tucker Carlson says he's rooting for; this is the government Elon Musk is trying to bail out.
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Early in Never Trump days, I sometimes wondered if I was over-reacting to the threat of Trumpism. I was reassured in part by the character of many of those in whose company I found myself. So today: How much better to find oneself on the "side" of Justice Jackson than of !
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Marjorie Taylor Greene just called Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson “a communist” for defending the Voting Rights Act on her first day at the Supreme Court. Greene attacked Jackson for wanting to “give more, um, more rights to minorities.”
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Hey Brit. It’s been all republicans testifying. Definitely one sided, just not in how you think it is. And as you well know, Kevin McCarthy took his ball and went home. You all sound nervous.
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I’ve covered Washington for more than 50 years, including 11 years covering Congress specifically. I’ve never seen a committee all of whose members were chosen by one party, and where there is no cross-examination or any attempt to present both sides. twitter.com/ByronYork/stat…
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Texas Gov. Abbott says the Uvalde school shooter had a "mental health challenge" and the state needed to "do a better job with mental health" — yet in April he slashed $211M from the department that oversees mental health programs.
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The horrific murders in a grocery store on Buffalo's predominantly Black East Side were an act of domestic terrorism fueled directly by white supremacist conspiracy theories repeated by Tucker Carlson and supported by Republicans like Matt Gaetz. 1/
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Oh, the irony. Cruz “read a passage from another of Dr. Kendi’s books, “Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism and You,” which is also in the library catalog and on reading lists at the private school in Houston that Mr. Cruz’s children attend.”
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What’s the word to describe that feeling when you listen to a Republican elected talk about Putin being surrounded by yes men who won’t give him bad news or tell him the truth? Is it irony? I feel like there’s a better word…
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I am honored and excited to lead the Office for Black Male Advancement, and to continue to uplift Black men and boys under the administration.
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Excited to launch the new Office of Black Male Advancement led by @MrFrankFarrow, who has spent years organizing for @schoolfactsbos @ElevateBoston & more. Under his leadership, this office will work to dismantle economic & social barriers to empower Black men & boys in Boston.
Frank Farrow speaks at a microphone as Mayor Wu and community members look on.
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Mayor Wu, Frank Farrow, Councilor Julia Mejia, and 20+ community members gather on a large stairwell for a group photo.
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