Happy Monday, everyone. I hope you had a restful weekend. I sort of did, as yesterday was one of those dreary, rain-all-day Sundays that I love because it gives me license to stay inside and rest and catch up on desk work that has stacked up all week.
But Saturday? Saturday was election day here in Chester…in fact it was a special election to fill a few vacant positions, one of them being for the selectboard.
I ran before and lost narrowly … but this time was the charm and I won.
Here I am wondering if I actually wanted to catch this bumper:
Just kidding. I’ll do my best and hope to be able to offer something constructive as my small community gropes its way through what is sure to be a tough winter due to the explosive cost of heating oil.
In a larger sense, my state of MA represents what failed leadership can do, and it’s quite a lot. None of it is good.
MA ranks third highest for electricity costs, falling behind only Hawaii and California. We have extremely limited natural gas supplies because our esteemed leadership blocked gas pipelines to “save the climate,” meaning that, instead, my state mainly has to import gas via the Jones Act, competing with Europe for LNG shipments.
Jobs in MA have been dismal and falling for 30 months straight, handily beating the GFC record:
Massachusetts has now posted 31 MONTHS of year-over-year job losses since 2023 (private jobs, ex-health care)In contrast, the Great Recession of 2008-2010 saw 25 months of YOY lossesWith Governor Healey and the one-party supermajority, YOY jobs losses in every month of 2024… pic.twitter.com/U89kJFfSki
— RIP MASSACHUSETTS (@theripsnorter) September 20, 2026
But don’t worry! Our Governor Maura Healey is busy passing essential legislation to remedy the situation!
What in the fresh hell is this??
MA Governor Healey states that everyone with a new baby will receive a visit in their home by a state-appointed healthcare provider “to make an assessment”PREDICTION: They will report you/take away your baby if you refuse products from the Vaccine Cartel… pic.twitter.com/5EJqAklySW
— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) September 20, 2026
These abstractionists are not merely vexing; they are downright dangerous. I expect them to advance
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