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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 37m

More like he grunted while looking for somebody who wasn't me

Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 40m

On "Java with Jimmy," Mayor Wu says she has taken a look over last year at the "big speeches" that mayors give annually

(Boston Chamber, Boston Muni Research Bureau etc)

She notes she declined BMRB after dispute

In its place she is planning speech on investments in schools and public education

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 52m

Apologies in advance if some "Gabby's Dollhouse" references make their way into tomorrow's MASSterList

Toddler's got a cold and the prescription calls for Netflix

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 1h

Markey email blast from campaign manager Cam Charbonnier responding to Moulton's entry

Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 3h

Moulton v. Markey

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Moulton’s US Senate run kicks off with ad taking aim at Markey’s age

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 3h

Pairs well with this write-up on the inherent weakness of the FCC chair
puck.news/brendan-carr...

The Miseducation of Brendan Carr

F.C.C. chairman Brendan Carr, who held up Shari Redstone’s Paramount sale and isn’t done antagonizing Disney over Jimmy Kimmel, has never seemed more emboldened. But a closer reading of the situation ...

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 4h

"the long-existing bipartisan enthusiasm for exploiting the fact that no First Amendment exists in American broadcasting"
theconversation.com/the-limits-o...

The limits of free speech protections in American broadcasting

Pressuring broadcasters by leveraging the powers of the Federal Communications Commission occurs no matter which party controls the White House.

theconversation.com

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 18h

Mayor Wu is now running unopposed but President Trump apparently wants to set a record for in-kind contributions

cc: OCPF

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 5d

Uncontested in Lynn
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Without mayoral rivals, Lynn’s Nicholson could be a contender for Congress

Plus: RNC chair swings through, 10 years of Wilder Strategies and more

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 5d

Fiscal straitjacket
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New report says cities and towns struggle with property tax limit, shrunken state aid

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 7d

Golden's political opportunity
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Brian Golden, former Boston redevelopment chief, poised to win in Newton

Plus: The city haul for September

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 7d

Finally, an interesting take on CBS

linttrapofhistory.substack.com/p/bari-weiss...

Bari Weiss's Greatest Challenge at CBS

It's not the Murrow-Cronkite Legacy. It's not the newsrooms & bureaus filled with journalists more experienced than her. It's not the scale of the operation. It's David Muir's incredible dominance.

linttrapofhistory.substack.com

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 8d

Baker $110K cash on hand

Louijeune has $188K

Nobody else cracks $30K.

Santana has $11K

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 8d

💰💰💰 SEPT. CITY HAUL: Frank Baker in his City Council comeback bid raised $96K, his best month ever

Next closest is Ruthzee Louijeune, who raised $23K

Henry Santana, who saw fundraising assist from Mayor Wu, pulled in $14K

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 8d

Wu’s big personnel move
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Wu taps government relations aide as next chief of staff

Plus: Healey gathers with fellow guvs in Boston’s Seaport

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: The militarization of American cities isn’t happening with a parade of tanks. It’s a slow drip of troop deployments that are probing courts’ willingness to give unlimited deference to the commander in chief — and testing workarounds when they don’t.

www.politico.com/newsletters/...

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 9d

NEW: Mayor Wu elevates Clare Kelly, director of intergovernmental relations, to chief of staff

Kelly starts in new job Nov. 17

Tiffany Chu, chief of staff since Feb. 2022, transitioning out, plans sabbatical and spending time with family

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Gintautas Dumcius @gintautasd.bsky.social · 12d

We made it to Friday, folks

In today's @MASSterList:

🗳 Recall denied
🗞 Political Intel
📺 Who's on the Sunday shows
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