Ed Lyons
@mysteriousrook.com
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.
Good for Governor Healey. That's she's now advocating "single stair" means she's listening to the housing activists. No - we don't need to study this. But at least this is finally underway. #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/b...
Maura Healey unveiled her latest plan to tackle Massachusetts’ housing crisis: Fewer staircases - The Boston Globe
Fire codes have long required two staircases in mid-rise apartment buildings. But advocates worry that drives up construction costs. So the state will study doing away with one.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Good for Governor Healey. That's she's now advocating "single stair" means she's listening to the housing activists. No - we don't need to study this. But at least this is finally underway. #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/b...
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I can't think of an attorney general ever showing this much open contempt for Congress before.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Bondi is now just straight up ignoring questions from Democratic members
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I can't think of an attorney general ever showing this much open contempt for Congress before.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
Not only would most of them think this kind of conduct was beneath them, they'd have known that the Judiciary Committee chair, whatever the party, would never stand for clownish antics like this.
A level of presidential corruption America has never seen - but is familiar in dictatorships:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Opinion | Here’s Where Trump Is Unrivaled
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
A level of presidential corruption America has never seen - but is familiar in dictatorships:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
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Swalwell plays Bondi a clip of Kash Patel *lying under oath* about how many times Trump's name appears in the Epstein files
February 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Swalwell plays Bondi a clip of Kash Patel *lying under oath* about how many times Trump's name appears in the Epstein files
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So, to wrap up today's insanity:
President Trump, who is deeply implicated in a pedophilia scandal involving his best friend, the sex trafficker, sent Attorney General Bondi -- who only has that job because Trump's first choice was also implicated in a separate pedophilia scandal -- to the House...
President Trump, who is deeply implicated in a pedophilia scandal involving his best friend, the sex trafficker, sent Attorney General Bondi -- who only has that job because Trump's first choice was also implicated in a separate pedophilia scandal -- to the House...
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
So, to wrap up today's insanity:
President Trump, who is deeply implicated in a pedophilia scandal involving his best friend, the sex trafficker, sent Attorney General Bondi -- who only has that job because Trump's first choice was also implicated in a separate pedophilia scandal -- to the House...
President Trump, who is deeply implicated in a pedophilia scandal involving his best friend, the sex trafficker, sent Attorney General Bondi -- who only has that job because Trump's first choice was also implicated in a separate pedophilia scandal -- to the House...
Of course Mayor Wu is for this. Rent control is extremely popular. It would be wholeheartedly supported by any group of average voters that were asked to weigh in. #bospoli #mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/10/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/10/m...
‘Something’s got to give’: Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu says she supports rent control ballot measure - The Boston Globe
Wu on Tuesday for the first time publicly backed a proposal that is moving toward the November ballot.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Of course Mayor Wu is for this. Rent control is extremely popular. It would be wholeheartedly supported by any group of average voters that were asked to weigh in. #bospoli #mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/10/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/10/m...
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Maybe the WashPo didn't understand Bad Bunny because they fired everyone who covered race in America
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Maybe the WashPo didn't understand Bad Bunny because they fired everyone who covered race in America
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Wow. Just wow. To all of the Americans in Puerto Rico, and immigrants from Central and South America here who finally felt seen by the whole country - what an overdue moment of joy in recognition. Maybe music *can* change the world.
BREAKING: Bad Bunny smashes MAGA haters with a record-breaking 133.5 million estimated viewers for his halftime show, making it the most-watched Super Bowl performance in history. Bad Bunny’s decision to perform solely in Spanish and proudly represent his Puerto Rican heritage. Take that Trump! 🏈🥳🥳🥳
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Wow. Just wow. To all of the Americans in Puerto Rico, and immigrants from Central and South America here who finally felt seen by the whole country - what an overdue moment of joy in recognition. Maybe music *can* change the world.
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Will Lewis: My work here is done.
February 8, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Will Lewis: My work here is done.
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Even as senior Trump officials cut vital foreign aid programs — in one case celebrating with cake afterward — they had been repeatedly warned that people would die.
Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of USAID.
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ProPublica Event: Inside the Destruction of the U.S. Agency for International Development
Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Even as senior Trump officials cut vital foreign aid programs — in one case celebrating with cake afterward — they had been repeatedly warned that people would die.
Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of USAID.
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Join ProPublica journalists for a conversation about the dismantling of USAID.
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Gov. Healey's popularity is at a very good 62% approval. Further reinforcing that in a blue wave year, the idea that the most anti-Trump state in America will for the first time in state history, replace an incumbent governor - with an unknown Trump supporter? - is a sign of mental illness. #mapoli
February 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Gov. Healey's popularity is at a very good 62% approval. Further reinforcing that in a blue wave year, the idea that the most anti-Trump state in America will for the first time in state history, replace an incumbent governor - with an unknown Trump supporter? - is a sign of mental illness. #mapoli
Well, I guess we should pause for a moment of silence to mark the disastrous reign of Will Lewis at The Washington Post. And what a great kicker! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Well, I guess we should pause for a moment of silence to mark the disastrous reign of Will Lewis at The Washington Post. And what a great kicker! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Brought to you by the pro-life movement.
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Brought to you by the pro-life movement.
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NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
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I am in Milan. It’s work. I help with safety planning for big events.
My take from in the room. VP Vance was heckled by the crowd when he appeared on screen. But I want to point out that the same crowd was loud and supportive when Team USA came out. It was lovely to hear. And quite a juxtaposition.
My take from in the room. VP Vance was heckled by the crowd when he appeared on screen. But I want to point out that the same crowd was loud and supportive when Team USA came out. It was lovely to hear. And quite a juxtaposition.
February 7, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I am in Milan. It’s work. I help with safety planning for big events.
My take from in the room. VP Vance was heckled by the crowd when he appeared on screen. But I want to point out that the same crowd was loud and supportive when Team USA came out. It was lovely to hear. And quite a juxtaposition.
My take from in the room. VP Vance was heckled by the crowd when he appeared on screen. But I want to point out that the same crowd was loud and supportive when Team USA came out. It was lovely to hear. And quite a juxtaposition.
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Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
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This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
Since Emperor Nero is uninterested in doing anything to make himself and his Congress more popular, and since they are all headed for a loss in November, any horrific idea that stops us from electing different people will seem better than accountability. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump wants to ‘nationalize the voting,’ seeking to grab states’ power
Trump, who continues to falsely claim that he won the 2020 election, has baselessly alleged widespread fraud.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Since Emperor Nero is uninterested in doing anything to make himself and his Congress more popular, and since they are all headed for a loss in November, any horrific idea that stops us from electing different people will seem better than accountability. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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This is huge.
Massachusetts is home to tens of thousands of hardworking Haitian TPS recipients who enrich the culture of our state, contribute to our economy, and help ensure we meet the needs of elders and patients in our health care and elder care industries - this victory belongs to them.
Massachusetts is home to tens of thousands of hardworking Haitian TPS recipients who enrich the culture of our state, contribute to our economy, and help ensure we meet the needs of elders and patients in our health care and elder care industries - this victory belongs to them.
BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 3, 2026 at 1:00 AM
This is huge.
Massachusetts is home to tens of thousands of hardworking Haitian TPS recipients who enrich the culture of our state, contribute to our economy, and help ensure we meet the needs of elders and patients in our health care and elder care industries - this victory belongs to them.
Massachusetts is home to tens of thousands of hardworking Haitian TPS recipients who enrich the culture of our state, contribute to our economy, and help ensure we meet the needs of elders and patients in our health care and elder care industries - this victory belongs to them.
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I think this year we will see moltbots or other AI agents:
- break out of centralized containment and coordinate outside of preset channels
- start inflicting serious real world damage, starting with meme coins
- be (partially) shut down by a coordinated and creative human effort.
- break out of centralized containment and coordinate outside of preset channels
- start inflicting serious real world damage, starting with meme coins
- be (partially) shut down by a coordinated and creative human effort.
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I think this year we will see moltbots or other AI agents:
- break out of centralized containment and coordinate outside of preset channels
- start inflicting serious real world damage, starting with meme coins
- be (partially) shut down by a coordinated and creative human effort.
- break out of centralized containment and coordinate outside of preset channels
- start inflicting serious real world damage, starting with meme coins
- be (partially) shut down by a coordinated and creative human effort.
Thank you @scotlehigh.bsky.social! I wish there was some other writer who could carry on your carry on your priorities, ethics, and habits. I will remember the times you spoke eloquently when those in power dismissed those who had none. (p.s. I'm remaining a customer and will buy your next book.)
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Thank you @scotlehigh.bsky.social! I wish there was some other writer who could carry on your carry on your priorities, ethics, and habits. I will remember the times you spoke eloquently when those in power dismissed those who had none. (p.s. I'm remaining a customer and will buy your next book.)
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
We are bleeding, but they are losing. Thank you to everyone speaking out, acting, supporting fact-based media, and aiding the victims.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
We are bleeding, but they are losing. Thank you to everyone speaking out, acting, supporting fact-based media, and aiding the victims.
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A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story. www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
He Leaked the Secrets of a Southeast Asian Scam Compound. Then He Had to Get Out Alive
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 AM
A source trapped inside an industrial-scale scamming operation contacted me, determined to expose his captors’ crimes—and then escape. This is his story. www.wired.com/story/he-lea...