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Massachusetts Court Blocks Rent Regulation - Attorney General's Campaign Committee Funded By Real Estate Industry Execs

article related to real estate industry execs using court decision and donations to campaign committees of government officials in Massachusetts to block enactment of rent stabilization law in Boston or restoration of rent control ordinance in Boston in 2026.

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u/Background_Dish_6806 — 9 days ago
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Why I’m grateful some people called my last post “AI slop”

A few folks pushed back hard on my recent Massachusetts literacy post because I openly used LLMs to help organize data and context.

Some called it “AI slop.”

I actually want to thank those people.That criticism forced me to think more deeply about the difference between lazy AI spam and using these tools as a genuine research accelerator. It led to this piece:

The 24/7 Citizen: How to Stop Guessing and Start Auditing Your Government (No Law Degree Required)

In it, I walk through how anyone can use free tools to read bills, understand the literacy crisis, and move past headlines — without needing a law degree or full-time staff.

Would love your honest thoughts — especially if you’re skeptical of AI-assisted work. The goal isn’t to replace thinking, but to supercharge it.

u/SpyderMonque — 7 days ago
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The Literacy Crisis Sitting on Governor Healey’s Desk: A Super-Majority Problem Democrats Need to Own

With Democrats holding a super-majority for, a bill to shift toward phonics-based reading instruction is now sitting on Governor Healey’s desk.

The data on 3rd grade literacy (the critical transition from “learning to read” to “reading to learn”) has been troubling for over 15 years — especially in non-white and ESL communities. Many families with resources have compensated. Many others haven’t.

The current bill is a step forward, but it still doesn’t fully address English language learners or the thousands of older students who already fell behind.

I dug into this in a longer piece: Is this a system failure… or is it quietly working as designed by limiting competition and feeding downstream social systems?

Full post here: The Literacy Crisis Sitting on Governor Healey’s Desk: A Super-Majority Problem Democrats Need to Own

I’m posting this in good faith for discussion — especially in communities that have been hit hardest. What’s your take?

Is phonics the main missing piece, or is it more complicated?

Why did it take this long under one-party dominance?

Should we be looking at legislator track records on this?

Open to pushback and data. Let’s talk.

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u/SpyderMonque — 8 days ago