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Ed Lyons

@mysteriousrook.com

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US+MA+Boston politics posts. Carnivorous #NeverTrump ~GOP moderate, Charlie Baker fan, writer, programmer, mad scientist, chess, father of 4 little kids; pro-LGBT+ordain-women+Gothic+Latin Catholic; public radio pundit.

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Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · Oct 14

We are living in a chaotic political time. It will not be calm soon. To allies who want an inclusive, just America: We need you in the months to come, not just now. Be confident in what you know. Remember to take care of your mental health. Take a day off. Breathe. Stretch. Think. Rebuild. Return.

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Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 1h

Who is running the White House?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?

TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is

O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.

TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it

Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 7h

A majority of Christians across every denomination voted for this. Sure, the people who actually did this are more narrow. But a majority of my fellow churchgoing Catholics voted for this reign of terror. Sad, but true.

Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 7h

When you see the desperate people suffering who have lost their food supply, remember one thing:

Christians did this. Intentionally.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 9h

Trump and his Mar-a-Lago “friends” can party like it’s the Roaring Twenties while tens of millions of Americans face hunger from cut food assistance. But we remember what happened to that “immune” bunch in 1929.

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Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 9h

“My girlfriend lives in Canada.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Mike Johnson talks about the Republican "healthcare plan" like it's highly classified information: "We're not gonna be on a conference call explaining all our plans and strategies for healthcare reform, because they're leaked in real time."

Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 2d

When someone in power says your news organization should be thrown into a wood chipper - you are actually accomplishing the mission of “Journalism that holds power to account.” Go @propublica.org ! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

N.C. GOP spokesman urges reporter to drop news story, citing Trump ties

Communications director Matt Mercer later said in a social media post that Trump should “feed ProPublica to the USAID wood chipper.”

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Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 4d

I understand that mayors and governors need to make triumphant and inspirational speeches. But Mayor Wu's speech about BPS is not tied to reality, and has nothing concrete or bold to get at the real problems, some of which can't be fixed by mayors. #bospoli

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Wu uses ‘State of the Schools’ speech as call to make Boston Public Schools the best in nation - The Boston Globe

Wu spoke Tuesday night to a packed auditorium at Josiah Quincy Upper School in Chinatown.

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Angela Watercutter @waterslicer.bsky.social · 6d

Y'all. It's a HUGE day here on the ol' @wired.com because we have a giant package of stories on AI. Like deep, dark reporting on everything AI is doing to our world. I'll call out some favorite stories on subsequent posts, but for now—pick a card, any card

www.wired.com/ai-issue/

AI of a Thousand Faces

What happens now that AI is everywhere and in everything? WIRED can’t tell the future, but we can try to make sense of it. Behold: 17 readings from the furthest reaches of the AI age.

www.wired.com

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WIRED @wired.com · 6d

The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people.

Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points

The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6d

dickerson is one of the best broadcast journalists in the game, and someone who would clearly be a real asset to a new leader interested in strengthening the network's journalism. but, of course, we know weiss isn't actually interested in journalism as such.

John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners

John Dickerson, co-anchor of CBS Evening News who has been with the network since 2009, said that he is exiting at the end of this year.

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Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 9d

I stopped caring about GOP Senators’ private complaints 7 years ago. They do not matter.

Andrew Levesque @andrewlevesque.bsky.social · 9d

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Rand Paul Says 20 GOP Senators Are ‘Grumbling’ Over Trump Policy — But ‘Don’t Have the Guts’ to Criticize the President

In an interview released late on Thursday, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told Politico's Dasha Burns that 20 GOP senators are "grumbling" over President Donald Trump's trade war with China, but that they "...

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Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 9d

What? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Pentagon to use $130 million anonymous donation to help pay troops

The amount is less than a day’s worth of salaries. Fiscal policy experts say the move also raises legal questions.

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Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 10d

Uh…. You can pursue what you want but… maybe what *you think* isn’t going to be that important

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 10d

Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday a decision on whether to pursue the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination comes down to whether he thinks he can meet “both the challenge and the promise of tomorrow” and execute on it.

Rahm Emanuel points to record, trust with Republicans as he considers presidential bid

Former Chicago mayor and Japan ambassador Rahm Emanuel said at a City Club of Chicago luncheon he needs to have something unique to say and know he can execute on it to run for president.

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Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 10d

As it has now been illegally destroyed, let me say that I liked the East Wing of the White House. I have been there four times in my life.

If we ever are allowed to elect another president who opposes this fascism, I hope it is restored in some way.

Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 10d

Clearly, Mayor Wu's dominance of Boston politics has frightened a lot of older white men. #bospoli www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/23/m...

A super PAC with ties to former mayor Marty Walsh makes late entrance into city elections - The Boston Globe

A group dubbed “A Balanced and Better Boston” filed paperwork showing it has enlisted people with direct ties to Walsh to shepherd it ahead of Election Day.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11d

All of the Clinton-era conservative pearl clutching about the sanctity of the White House and the Democrats’ disrespect seems like it’s from another world now.

There was a whole scandal because Al Gore made fundraising calls from inside the building. They investigated the Clintons’ cat!

Ben Alpers @benalpers.bsky.social · 11d

I'm old enough to remember when Republicans claimed to believe that the White House was such sacred space that getting a blow job in the Oval Office was grounds to remove a president from office.

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Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 11d

How ridiculous for the Globe editorial board to go deep into the Newton school committee races, delve into education issues where they have taken clear positions in the past, and then just throw up their hands at the end about the obvious choices. #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/22/o...

Candidates offer two distinct paths for Newton School Committee - The Boston Globe

The majority of the board will turn over in the November election, giving voters a big opportunity to weigh in on the city’s schools.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13d

Media outlets who refuse to describe in plain terms what the president did because they find it objectionable are lying to their audiences and running cover for the president. It's as simple as that.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 13d

The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 14d

Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]

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Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 14d

*ending ceasefire

When you fire, you are no longer ceasing to fire.

Ok?

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 14d

BREAKING: Israel strikes southern Gaza in test of ceasefire.

Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire

Israel said it struck Hamas militants in Gaza on Sunday after they shot at Israeli soldiers who were inside the area that is still under Israeli control, according to the conditions of the Oct. 10 ceasefire.

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Ed Lyons @mysteriousrook.com · 14d

Wow. The Washington Post continues to publish original and damning investigative stories about the terrible things The Emperor does. This is why I didn’t cancel my subscription. The news section is still finding the truth. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal

To secure U.S. access to President Nayib Bukele’s notorious CECOT prison, Rubio agreed to turn over several MS-13 leaders central to a long-running Justice Department investigation.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 14d

Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Apr 10

In April of 2009 I observed the Tea Party rally in Salem. As this front page story says, there were a couple hundred people there. This past weekend in Salem there were roughly 2-3000 people at the Hands Off rally. Yet the Tea Party coverage seemed to take that event far more seriously.

StatesmanJournal.com
SERVING SALEM, KEIZER
AND THE MID-VALLEY
"If you don't say anything, you're accepting it."
Mari Jensen, McMinnville resident
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LOUR
WALLET
CHOICES
LIMIT GOVERNMENT
Oregon Taxpayers United
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TIMOTHY J. GONZALEZ | Statesman Journal
Alan Grosso (center) of Happy Valley joins in chanting under the window of the speaker of the House on Wednesday during the Salem Tea Party protest at the Capitol.
Protesters slam Fed spending
Hundreds gather at Salem Tea Party to rally against bailouts, state-level taxes
BY DENNIS THOMPSON JR.
Statesman Journal
Hundreds of people uneasy over the future of their country gathered on the state Capitol steps on Wednesday to protest federal spending and state-level taxation.
Oregon State Police estimated more
SCRAP THE CODE
than 1,000 people attended the Salem Tea Party protest, which ran from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organizers placed attendance at more than 2,000 people.
The rally was passionate but peace-ful, although many people carried handmade signs bearing stark and angry messages. A fake wooden pitchfork read "Politicians take note. We the people are about to revolt." Anoth er sign read "200+ years to build the Republic, 3 mos. to destroy it."
Many attendees said they were motivated to protest by the billions in stimulus spending and bailouts that have been doled out in recent months.
Willy Lowman of Falls City wears a label on his head that reads "Scrap the Code" at the tea party protest.
West Salem resident Steve Albin said he
came to protest federal bailouts of banks and automakers.
"They need to fail. That's what capitalism is all about," said Albin, who had a tea bag dangling from the brim
See Protest, 2A
Inside
Protesters take part in Tea Party events across the nation, Page 2A
Supporters to push for immigration reform, Page 2A
• ONLINE: See photo galleries and a video from the protest at StatesmanJournal.com.

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 15d

It is a scandal totally unprecedented in history that the Vice President has shared a video depicting the President as king. It’s an obscene violation of every founding American principle.

And nothing will come of it. It makes me physically sick.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15d

Pritzker: Throughout history we've learned that tyranny doesn't arrive with dramatic proclamations. Most times it comes quietly wrapped in the language of law and order, with fingers pointed at someone who doesn't look like you, promising safety while demanding that we sacrifice our neighbors.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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