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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

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NON-PROPHETS: HARVARD ELITES LOOK TO ANALYTICS TO COME TO GRIPS WITH HISTORIC UPSET

Written by BRENDAN MCGUIRK Posted April 11, 2017 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

As the headlines and Trump’s scandals became increasingly unpredictable, Silver’s metrics provided a degree of reassurance. Until, of course, they didn’t.

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Alexandra Abrahams, Brendan McGuirk, Center for American Political Studies, Facebook, harvard, Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Karl Rove, Kathy Cramer, Matt Lackey, Michael Lewis, MIT, Nate Cohn, Nate Silver, RealClearPolitics, Robert D’Onofrio, Sean Trende, Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Washington Post

SWAT INC: THE COMMONWEALTH’S MOST INFAMOUS MILITARIZED POLICE FORCE CONTINUES TO FLOUT RECORDS LAW

Written by ANDREW QUEMERE Posted November 5, 2015 Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction

After nearly two months, seven in-person visits, numerous phone calls and emails, and a run-in with the Wilmington police, we finally received some of the records we requested.

Filed Under: FEATURES, Non-fiction Tagged With: ACLU, Andover, andrew quemere, bay state examiner, BINJ, Boston, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, Boxford, Cambridge, Carlisle, Concord, Dracut, FOIA, freedom of information, Gloucester, Haverhill, Law Enforcement Councils, lawsuit, Lowell, Massachusetts, Maya Shaffer, militarized police, Nahant, NEMLEC, New England. Lynn. Lynnfield, Newburyport, newton, North Shore, records, Rowley, Salem, Secretary of State, SOMERVILLE, Swampscott, SWAT, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Washington Post, Weston, Wilmington

SWAT STICKER: EXCLUSIVE DOCS REVEAL 34-MAN DEPLOYMENT TO DALAI LAMA VISIT PLUS OTHER COSTLY AND EXTREME POLICE TACTICS

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted July 7, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Whether the Lama requested a goon squad and an armored tank on wheels is unknown.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ACLU, ACLU Mass, Dalai Lama, Dunstable, FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, Kade Crockford, Law Enforcement Councils, lawsuit, LEC, MuckRock, NEMLEC, newton, nonprofit corporation, Radley Balko, Suffolk Superior, SWAT, transparency, Waltham, Washington Post

MADLIMPICS: DID THE SUMMER OLYMPICS IN BOSTON REALLY COST $50 BILLION?

Written by DIG STAFF Posted January 27, 2015 Filed Under: Uncategorized

MADLIMPICS is a satirical online series by DigBoston in which we take old articles about what an utter disaster former Olympics have been, and replace a bunch of the words ...

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Boston 2024, Madlimpics, No Boston 2024, No Boston Olympics, Sochi, Washington Post

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Can a veteran of the Wisconsin Uprising and former Can a veteran of the Wisconsin Uprising and former Mass union leader rescue the IAFF? https://digboston.com/a-firefighter-election/ #labor #firefighter #union #election #opinion #WisconsinUprising #Massachusetts #national
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“The gratuitous militarization of police forces “The gratuitous militarization of police forces across the United States facilitated by this program has helped to turn these agencies into brutal weapons of repression.” https://digboston.com/inbox-group-calls-for-biden-to-abolish-police-militarization-program/ #police #reform #criticism #Massachusetts
It’s the second time in less than a year that pr It’s the second time in less than a year that progressives have been dealt a bitter defeat in a crowded primary race. https://digboston.com/trump-guy-wins-the-democratic-primary-to-fill-deleos-seat/ #politics #election #Democrats #primary #legislature #Winthrop #Revere  #Massachusetts #MAGA #herp #derp
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