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The DPH has fought BINJ on releasing opioid settlement spending data. It’s part of an opaque pattern that reflects a flawed Massachusetts public information law ...

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New from ace BINJ prison and parole reporter Jean Trounstine: How executive indifference, an overburdened board, and a sensationalist media are failing the promise of parole in the commonwealth ...

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Grokipedia And Me Elon Musk’s new “AI”-generated “encyclopedia” just published its version of my biography … with predictable results

Grokipedia And Me: Elon Musk’s new “AI”-generated “encyclopedia” just published its version of my biography … with predictable results. The latest Apparent Horizon column from BINJ.News' @jasonpramas. binj.news/2026/01/15/g... #TechCritique #criticsm #AI #technology

Homeland Security Investigations searched a Lesley U dorm in Cambridge earlier today.

The federal search of the building has sparked a debate over police cooperation and transparency ...

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On Venezuela, On Minneapolis, Protest Matters … Keep It Up Running a news weekly as I do, it’s always interesting to watch the narrative around developing stories that I might comment on as a journalist change quickly over days or even hours. Such is the case...

On #Venezuela, On #Minneapolis, Protest Matters … Keep It Up: More public pressure can blunt the Trump administration’s authoritarian ambitions. The latest from BINJ.News' Jason Pramas. binj.news/2026/01/08/o... #commentary #analysis #protest #democracy

Cambridge’s Comedy Studio Hosts Hump! Festival Much More Than Homemade Porn

Cambridge’s Comedy Studio Hosts Hump! Festival: Much More Than Homemade Porn binj.news/2026/01/08/c... #sex #film

Massive File From J6 Insurrection Trials Goes Live On Internet Archive Three terabytes of raw material passed along by lawyers at five-year anniversary of Capitol attack

Massive File From #J6 #Insurrection Trials Goes Live On Internet Archive: Three terabytes of raw material passed along by lawyers at five-year anniversary of Capitol attack binj.news/2026/01/08/m... #transparency #data #democracy #MAGA @archive.org

NEW: How the secretive procurement teams approving hundreds of millions for Mass surveillance are incentivized to spend

Our first piece of 2026 following the money ...

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If you read one thing this week ...

“The systems that refuse to evolve, that cling to nearly 100-year-old faith-based pseudoscience … are a huge part of why we can’t seem to solve this problem”

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Salem Police May Have Requested Federal Anti-Terrorism Monitoring At Pro-Palestine Encampment

The department also planned for the possibility of mass arrests, but won’t confirm the surveillance request

READ THE NEW FEATURE HERE: binj.news/2025/12/11...

A lot of you have asked why it is so important that this #stolenart returns to #Boston

It’s more than just the simple reason that it belongs to #Massachusetts and is sitting in storage at LACMA in #LosAngeles

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Portugal. The Man’s New Album ‘SHISH’ Is All Things Alaska But PTM’s John Gourley says their second home is Boston

Portugal. The Man’s New Album ‘SHISH’ Is All Things Alaska: But PTM’s John Gourley says their second home is Boston. (PTM plays Roadrunner tonight at 7!) binj.news/2025/11/29/p... #interview #music

NEW FEATURE: How Hub PTC, the commonwealth’s first dedicated #parkour gym, jumped from YouTube inspiration to its newly revamped destination for international competition

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#ParkourGym
#Massachusetts
#SportsInMassachusetts

It's time to #BringTheBrooksBustBackToBoston

Read more about the sculpture that was stolen from the Massachusetts State House and is currently in storage at LACMA in Los Angeles ...

Read more here: binj.news/2025/11/23...

#stolenart
#PublicArt
#MassachusettsHistory
#mapoli

It's time to bring home this bust that was stolen from the Massachusetts State House ...

The sculpture is in storage at Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Tell them we are coming to get it ...

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#StolenArt
#GardnerHeist
#ArtRecovery
#PublicArt

Thanks to everyone who made it to our 10-year anniversary comedy show fundraiser:

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If you couldn't make it, we really hope that you consider supporting us this season. Every dollar is matched: binj.news/give-to-bi...

#GivingTuesday
#IndependentJournalism

Start your week off with an awesome light read about heavy metal. The latest from Nate Homan: #Medieval beatdowns with Boston’s North Horde, the region’s fearless #armoredcombat and #steelfighting paladins ...

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#KnightLife
#MedievalTimes
#CombatSports

A Few Points On Strategy For Left Activists At Boston University The “BU Snitch” handed pro-immigrant students on that campus a great opportunity to grow their ranks, but they might consider focusing on out-organizing their opponents rather than attempting to cance...

A Few Points On Strategy For Left Activists At Boston University: The “BU Snitch” handed pro-immigrant students on that campus a great opportunity to grow their ranks, but they might consider focusing on out-organizing their opponents rather than attempting to cancel them binj.news/2025/11/20/a...

Appalled By The “BU Snitch?” Organize! Building a strong movement for democracy in the US is the only way to ensure that random reactionaries can’t harm immigrants anymore

ICYMI: Appalled By The “BU Snitch?” Organize! Building a strong movement for #democracy in the US is the only way to ensure that random reactionaries can’t harm immigrants anymore binj.news/2025/11/13/a... #immigration #highereducation #Boston

New from ace BINJ prison and parole reporter Jean Trounstine ...

Inside Clark University’s program to leverage education’s proven power to cut recidivism ...

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#Worcester #reentry #prison #independentjournalism #Recidivism #PrisonReform

The #Massachusetts #opioidsettlement spending for FY25 isn't public yet, but we have the numbers ...

Jon Gerhardson impugns the unpublished report, including spending on services and equity grants, and millions of dollars unaccounted for:

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#OpioidCrisis

BINJ reporter C. Scott Morris talks about his recent feature on immigrants and social services in #Somerville under the threat of #ICE raids

From our #BINJLive show on YouTube

Article here: binj.news/2025/10/16...

Full interview: youtube.com/live/sj8...

#ICERaids #Immigration

TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET! BINJ Live with Chris Faraone & Jason Pramas. Our guest is Jonathan Gerhardson, a BINJ reporter! We'll be discussing whether Mass municipalities are finally starting to use opioid settlement abatement funds! On YouTube Live: youtube.com/live/Uik... #Opioid

Hey there goes BINJ Editorial Director Chris Faraone hitting open mics around town prepping for Saturday's 10-Year Anniversary Roast in #Cambridge (Nov. 8 from 2-4pm)

More info and tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/roa...

#supportlocalnews

big news!

thanks for sharing! and, yes, folks, join us on Nov. 8!

BINJ Live #7 with featured guest C. Scott Morris and hosts Chris Faraone and Jason Pramas YouTube video by BINJ

TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET! BINJ Live with Chris Faraone & Jason Pramas. Our guest is C. Scott Morris, Boston-based reporter! We'll be discussing his recent BINJ article on #SomervilleMA #immigrants' struggle to access social services! On YouTube Live: www.youtube.com/live/sj8bazc...

Late Legal Challenge To Somerville’s Question 3 Remains Unresolved With Early Voting About To Start After the Somerville Elections Commission rejected an opposition group’s challenge in that venue, the group took its fight to kill the question to a Woburn court

Late Legal Challenge To Somerville’s Question 3 Remains Unresolved With Early Voting About To Start: After the Somerville Elections Commission rejected an opposition group’s challenge in that venue, the group took its fight to kill the question to a Woburn court horizonmass.news/2025/10/27/l...

Editor’s Note: Our Last Week As HorizonMass New BINJ news brand to launch next week … just in time for our big annual fundraiser!

Editor’s Note: Our Last Week As HorizonMass. New BINJ news brand to launch next week … just in time for our big annual fundraiser! horizonmass.news/2025/10/23/e... #journalism #news #Boston #Massachusetts

thanks for the signal boost, Luke!