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massandra
👤 About massandra
About Me
Hello! I’m a Bostonian engineer with a passion for writing, a fascination with how words are used, and a drive to share it with others.
My Goal
I aim to write content that pushes toward a goal. Every post should either serve as a foundation for ideas to come, or build upon the ones that came before. I hope you can use the roots and branches to see how ideas grow over time.
Engage!
I invite civil disagreement at every junction from all ends of the spectrum, whether further left, further right, or some other direction. I’m always looking to be proven wrong so I can do better next time.
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Newton, MA
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October 24, 2025
Advocating for transparency alone isn’t the endgame, it’s the start of accountability. Whether it’s a candidate obscuring their views or Beacon Hill’s leaders, when critical information is obscured... (Read more)
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October 23, 2025
Elections aren’t just about policies; they’re also about trust and consent to lead. When candidates hide what they believe to fit the district they’re running in, voters lose the ability to make an... (Read more)
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October 22, 2025
I created a Beacon Hill compliance tracker to track legislative compliance in Massachusetts state government! You can view it at https://BeaconHillTracker.org/. I’ve been wanting to contribute to t... (Read more)
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October 21, 2025
Policies don’t work in fragments. When considering the impact of a bill, it’s important to take all its aspects into account, not just the appealing pieces. More than that, we have to be honest abo... (Read more)
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October 20, 2025
Sometimes, journalists can’t challenge a protest’s ideals, so they poison the well before the first step. Last week, I talked about my experience at the “No Kings” rally in Boston—specifically, how... (Read more)
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October 19, 2025
Yesterday, I attended the “No Kings” protest in Boston. Though I don’t support the current administration, I had to grapple with a critical question: Why attend a “No Kings” protest when Trump won ... (Read more)
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October 17, 2025
John Bolton’s surrender to the Justice Department should be a warning to Republicans everywhere: you’re only on “the inside” until you’re not, and if John Bolton can be ousted from “the inside”, no... (Read more)
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October 15, 2025
ErinInTheMorning, a trans rights blog, recently posted about Fenway Health (Boston-based non-profit LGBTQ health center) kowtowing to the demands of the executive branch: In a move that shocked fam... (Read more)
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October 12, 2025
Massachusetts State Committeewoman Kathleen Lynch (R) recently sent out an email to constituents hammering the transparency issue on Beacon Hill. I myself have written a few posts here about some o... (Read more)
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October 11, 2025
Today, I stumbled across an opinion article on the Boston Herald by right-wing Massachusetts commentator Howie Carr about a person who punched a cop during a protest. The Boston Police report detai... (Read more)