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Facebook’s independent Oversight Board on Wednesday announced it has ruled in favor of upholding the

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Facebook's independent Oversight Board on Wednesday announced it has ruled in favor of upholding the platform's suspension of former President Donald Trump's account.

"The Board found that the two posts by Mr. Trump on January 6 severely violated Facebook’s Community Standards and Instagram’s Community Guidelines," reported the board in their announcement.

Finneran: This Is London

Tom Finneran, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

Edward Murrow often began his legendary broadcasts to America with the words “This is London”. What an opening. And what a city. I...

Horowitz: Twitter Provides a Distorted Window into American Public Opinion

Rob Horowitz, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

Generalizing about what the American public believes from what you see on your Twitter feed is a big mistake, according to a recently released national...

The Kentucky Political Derby, (Not!) – “Sunday Political Brunch” November 10, 2019

Mark Curtis, GoLocalWorcester Contributor

We tend to cover politics like it’s a horse race, and often it is. So, it was only fitting that we would have...

Horowitz: Senate Republicans Calibrate on Impeachment

Rob Horowitz, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

If one only looked at the action in the House of Representatives last week where the vote to formalize and set rules for the impeachment...

The Launching of Impeachment 1, 2, 3 – “Sunday Political Brunch” - November 3, 2019

Mark Curtis, GoLocalWorcester Contributor

For the fourth time in U.S. history, the nation finds itself on the road to a presidential impeachment. It’s a checkered history....

NEW: Warren Releases $52 Trillion “Medicare-For-All” Healthcare Plan

GoLocalWorcester Political Team

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren released the details of her healthcare plan on Friday. The “Medicare-for-all” plan would cost just under $52...

Finneran: It’s Worse Than You Thought

Tom Finneran, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

The headline startles. They really could not be that crazy, could they? Then, upon further reflection, you shrug your shoulders and concede that the lunacy...

Horowitz: Getting al-Bhaghdadi is Great; But No Substitute for a Coherent Policy

Rob Horowitz, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

Even President Trump’s decidedly un-presidential performance, riddled with falsehoods, boasts, and demonstrated ignorance of the key issues at stake, could not detract too...

John Conyers, Longest-Serving African-American Congress Member, Passes Away

GoLocalWorcester Political Team

John Conyers, the longest-serving African American member of the U.S. Congress, passed away at the age of 90 on Sunday.

As the Presidential Campaign Turns – “Sunday Political Brunch” October 27, 2019

Mark Curtis, GoLocalWorcester Contributor

Remember the old TV soap opera, “As the World Turns?” It aired for 54 years from 1956 to 2010. That’s most of my lifetime!...

Finneran: The Crime of the Century

Tom Finneran, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

Take a moment to consider the lunacy of our age, where the posing and lecturing of perpetually angry fools is taken seriously. A few weeks...

Horowitz: High Trust in Principals, Police & the Military—-Not Congress or Tech Executives

Rob Horowitz, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

Public school principals, police officers, and military leaders are highly trusted by the American public, while members of Congress and leaders of technology companies are...

“On Wisconsin!” Why Badger State is Critical in 2020 – “Sunday Political Brunch” October 20, 2019

Mark Curtis, GoLocalWorcester Contributor

I am on the road this week in my native State of Wisconsin where I grew up and cultivated my love of politics. “America...

Finneran: NBA Nonsense

Tom Finneran, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

Irrefutable proof arrived this week that rapacity has no bounds and moral decency has no home in the NBA.

Curt Schilling Decides Against Running for Congress in Arizona

GoLocalWorcester Political Team

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher and 38 Studios founder Curt Schilling has decided against a run for Congress in Arizona. “The things that have been...

Horowitz: Wheels Are Off at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Rob Horowitz, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

People who truly believed or at least comforted themselves with the thought that while President Trump’s communications style was often off-putting and decidedly...

Potential Potholes & Pitfalls of Impeachment – “The Sunday Political Brunch” - October 13, 2019

Mark Curtis, GoLocalWorcester Contributor

All the clamor from Washington, D.C. over impeachment is raising a lot of questions and concerns. As someone who covered President Clinton’s...

Finneran: Billionaire Toadies

Tom Finneran, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

Just in case you have amnesia, or that you live your life in the fog of delusion, along comes yet another sports league demonstrating its...

Horowitz: Some Republicans & Trump Supporters Speak Out

Rob Horowitz, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

While President Trump and some of his most virulent defenders stick to the old witch-hunt, hoax narrative that they believe worked for them in the...

Sen. Moore Seeks Applicants for Openings on MA Commission on Status of Women

GoLocalWorcester Political Team

Senator Michael Moore is calling for applications from those who are interested in serving on the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW).

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Facebook’s independent Oversight Board on Wednesday announced it has ruled in favor of upholding the

Finneran: This Is London

Horowitz: Twitter Provides a Distorted Window into American Public Opinion

The Kentucky Political Derby, (Not!) – “Sunday Political Brunch” November 10, 2019

Horowitz: Senate Republicans Calibrate on Impeachment

The Launching of Impeachment 1, 2, 3 – “Sunday Political Brunch” - November 3, 2019

NEW: Warren Releases $52 Trillion “Medicare-For-All” Healthcare Plan

Finneran: It’s Worse Than You Thought

Horowitz: Getting al-Bhaghdadi is Great; But No Substitute for a Coherent Policy

John Conyers, Longest-Serving African-American Congress Member, Passes Away

As the Presidential Campaign Turns – “Sunday Political Brunch” October 27, 2019

Finneran: The Crime of the Century

Horowitz: High Trust in Principals, Police & the Military—-Not Congress or Tech Executives

“On Wisconsin!” Why Badger State is Critical in 2020 – “Sunday Political Brunch” October 20, 2019

Finneran: NBA Nonsense

Curt Schilling Decides Against Running for Congress in Arizona

Horowitz: Wheels Are Off at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Potential Potholes & Pitfalls of Impeachment – “The Sunday Political Brunch” - October 13, 2019

Finneran: Billionaire Toadies

Horowitz: Some Republicans & Trump Supporters Speak Out

Sen. Moore Seeks Applicants for Openings on MA Commission on Status of Women

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