#Massachusetts

On this date in 1863, the War Department created the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment(yes, the one from Glory)The brave men who joined the all black 54th faced unequal pay,
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This Day in Labor History: December 5, 1894. Alabama repealed its child labor law in order to convince the Dwight Manufacturing Company, a textile corporation, to move its mill operations
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Tomorrow night we will livestream a historic Rally for a Livable Future with political leaders, activists, musicians, and organizers who are committed to passing a Green New Deal. Sign up
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Long thread: I'm not here to comment on the politics of reopening in my town. @NoreenMalone depicts it here-with a bit of snark and extra drama, but pretty accurately. 1/https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/12/school-reopening-teachers
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These two arguments that were made about the $15 minimum wage are both spectacularly wrong. There are plenty of arguments that can be made against raising the minimum wage, and
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THREAD: What sparks “The Great Awakening? The short answer is the Holy Spirit. A complicated answer is cultural shifts, local & global events, & the willingness of individuals to embrace
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Will be interesting to learn more about the role of MIT, which has done questionable China work. For example, CSAIL kept its partnership w/ iFlytek after it was listed for
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Today In History, 1675, New England: King Philip's War. This is one of the lesser known American wars. Many people probably never even heard of it. Matter of fact you
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THREAD One place after another is using "cases" as the metric to decide whether people are allowed to experience joy or not.So let's meet them on that ground. Yinon Weiss
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ANTISEMETIC DOGWHISTLES, SYMBOLS, AND SAYINGS: A THREAD the kek/ kekistan flagan alt right symbol, used by neo nazis, facists, etc. starting as a 4chan joke, now taken seriously NSC-131neo nazi
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The stationing of National Guard troops in the Capitol building is a reminder of the arrival of the first Union soldiers to defend the city in 1861. One of them
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The roll call has begun!#DemConvention Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Democrats Abroad District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana
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700 EPIDEMIOLOGISTS WALK INTO A BAR—jk, we would never do that now!Pro epidemiologists surveyed by NYT on #COVID19 risks (I was 1 of 700):Most risky:Indoor diningWedding/funeral/churchConcert/SportingIndoor playdatesShared office workhttp
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Beyond Justice Gorsuch's drive-by kneecapping of the Chief Justice, there are some interesting and, in my view, unfortunate items to take from Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo for those interested
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Massachusetts' COVID-positive test rate is climbing steadily https://www.mass.gov/doc/covid-19-dashboard-july-26-2020/download #mapoli New confirmed COVID cases in MA by date:7/26: 2737/25: 2107/24: 2147/23: 2707/22: 1927/21: 1657/20: 1
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For nearly a decade, @Latina touted @hilariabaldwin, a white woman with white parents from Massachusetts. During this time, the magazine has been accused of erasing black latinas, and publishing pieces
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