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Jim Aloisi

@jimaloisi.bsky.social

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Former Massachusetts Transportation Secretary; board member TransitMatters; MIT DUSP & Mobility Initiative. I write, teach & advocate for a sustainable & justice based transportation system.

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@jimaloisi.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 1:56 AM

I look forward to looking at Husted’s behind as he leaves the stage conceding to Sherrod Brown.

@dimitridrekonja.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:58 PMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

The silence from the GOP is deafening…

AAaron Rupar@atrupar.comOct 10, 2026, 4:53 PM

“Zelenskyy could’ve stopped this war many times, and he chose not to … he better damn well stop” — Trump is no longer trying to conceal that he’s fully on Putin’s side

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@fortpointer.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:53 AMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

This anonymous news site has rankled Wu and other progressives. Meet the Boston man who runs it. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/10/b... @aidanryan.bsky.social

@jonathancohn.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:56 PMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

MA has a historic number of ballot questions. Here's a handy guide for the 9 statewide ballot questions this year.

✅VOTE YES ON 1 to expand the public records law to cover the Governor and the Legislature. We’re the only state in the country that doesn’t do that already. Let the sunlight in.

✅VOTE YES ON 2 to enable public defenders to collectively bargain. Every worker deserves to have a union, and public defenders, who are often overworked and underpaid, should be no exception. 

❌VOTE NO ON 3 to prevent private equity billionaires from rigging our election system in their favor. Top-two primaries empower corporate PACs and self-funders, disadvantage grassroots candidates, and turn MAGA voters into election kingmakers. 

✅VOTE YES ON 4 to enable voters to register to vote or update their registration on Election Day. No eligible voter should be turned away due to a clerical error, and this reform is one of the most proven ways to increase voter turnout. 

❌VOTE NO ON 5 to protect our state’s ability to invest in health care, transportation, and public education. The rich would get millions in tax rebates, while the rest of us suffer from underfunded public services. 

⚪VOTE how you want on 6. Question 6 fell shy of our endorsement threshold: our members valued land and water conservation, but were worried about the dedication of existing funds as opposed to new ones. 

✅VOTE YES on 7 to enable more starter homes across the Commonwealth. We have a housing crisis, and large lot size requirements mean fewer homes are able to be built. 

❌VOTE NO on 8 to protect our state’s cannabis laws. We said NO to the war on drugs back in 2016, and we shouldn’t turn back time and destroy local economies. 

✅VOTE YES ON 9 to protect our state’s landmark gun safety law, which cracked down on ghost guns, banned machine gun conversion devices, and strengthened gun violence data collection.
@jimaloisi.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:27 AM

Rancid & morally bankrupt use of AI to manipulate the #mapoli political debate is exposed www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/10/b.... Hopefully this will spark an effort to expose the dark money behind BPI and other right wing media manipulators.

@jimaloisi.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 2:24 AM

A great actress who made magic every moment she was onscreen

@jonathancohn.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 10:49 AMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

"People who suddenly pour big money into something like that aren’t just trying to “raise awareness” — whatever that really means. They are trying to influence public policy. And the public has a right to know who they are, and what they really want."

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/03/m...

@jimaloisi.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 11:43 AM

The dangers of dark money are growing in #mapoli as @adrianwalkerboston.bsky.social points out today www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/03/m... We’ve seen this before with the dark money “Boston Policy Institute” . Who’s bankrolling the ads? And why?

@yonahfreemark.comOct 2, 2026, 4:56 PMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

Also in September: 42% of new car sales in France were fully electric.

@richraho.bsky.socialSep 29, 2026, 8:19 PMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

The SCOTUS ruling in favor of resuming deportations of migrants to unknown countries is an abomination. As Pope Francis often said: “Migrants are not pawns of the chessboard of humanity; they are people with stories who deserve our love and care.”

@gtconway.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 10:05 AMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

💯

Joe Scarborough: It’s important we now have documentation that the Republican Party has corrupted itself to this degree. Republicans now support the Centralized State stealing taxpayers’ money to run ads for their political party.
@mattyglesias.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 11:15 AMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

I would simply feed the chameleon.

www.slowboring.com/p/feed-the-l...

@dankennedy.netSep 27, 2026, 1:19 PMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

Looks like Gov. Healey and Mike Minogue have one thing in common: pandering on the gas tax. @jimaloisi.bsky.social explains. #mapoli commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/susp...

@jonathancohn.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 11:51 AMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

"Massachusetts needs to invest in its residents, in order to promote the public good and public safety. That doesn’t happen at no cost. Tossing away $120 million in vital funding to score election year points is not the answer to rising gas prices."

commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/susp...

@jimaloisi.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 12:03 PM

Is there any reporting or study of this?

@jimaloisi.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 2:04 AMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

My thoughts on the recent #mapoli political posturing: Suspending the gas tax would be a shortsighted election year stunt commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/susp...

@jimaloisi.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 2:04 AM

My thoughts on the recent #mapoli political posturing: Suspending the gas tax would be a shortsighted election year stunt commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/susp...

@nikdecostaklipa.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 12:47 PMReposted by @jimaloisi.bsky.social

Blocking the bus lane? The MBTA is rolling out a new program that will use cameras to send you a ticket in the mail: www.wbur.org/news/2026/09...

@jimaloisi.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 12:59 PM

In response to reporting from #mapoli's Katie Lannan: let's be clear, there is no "new way to fund" a gas tax giveaway. All the governor is doing in her proposal is taking much-needed resources away from worthy transportation needs. There is nothing "net new" about this.

@jimaloisi.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 12:05 PM

I’m all in for @nigella.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/w...

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