· by newenglandledger.bsky.social ·12h ago · view on bsky.app ↗

Boston homicides are down 17%. Shootings near a five-year low. Ed Flynn wanted the National Guard anyway. $110M a year. Taxpayers would have paid for all of it. Read more at newenglandledger.com

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New England Ledger politics graphic featuring a close-up of a bald man in a light sweatshirt, seated outdoors in a city park at dusk. Headline: “Five Alarm Flynn at it again. Pleas for the guard at a cost of $110 million, but runs for the hills in 24 hours.”

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1 comments — live from bluesky

The Fort Pointer · 2 · 12h ago

I’d like NEL to consider disclosing names of publisher(s) and reporters. Your work appears to be fact-based, not unfounded claims like MDN. It’s important to distinguish yourself from MDN et al.

The Fort Pointer · 0 · 10h ago

I just undid my retweet. While I appreciate data-driven reporting you’ve been posting, until I know names of publishers and reporters, I’m wary of supporting your work with retweets. One datapoint that’s odd: @theNELedger tweets on X.