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Spotlight: Ode to the tipster

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  March 27, 2026     Gordon Russell Deputy Spotlight Editor 📥  gordon.russell@globe.com One of the great joys of working on an investigative team is that people send in tips all the time — not cash, but leads, things that need to be looked into. And thanks to the reputation Spotlight has built over the decades, our tip jar is often overflowing. I'd be lying if I said all these tips were winners. Some are downright batty. But we read every one of them carefully, and some of them are freaking gems. One such tip came in quite a while ago, and it alleged startling corruption on the part of two former commuter rail conductors. The tipster, who was anonymous, seemed very knowledgeable, and we started investigating. It was a frustrating journey in many ways — largely because the MBTA and the private company that runs its commuter-rail operations, Keolis, refused to answer almost all of our questions.  But they did confirm the broad contours of...
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$93 billion for fruit baskets, $1 billion a day for war

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  SHARING FOR INFORMATION AND PERSSPECTIVE ABOUT OUTRAGEOUS EXPENSES   AND TRUMP'S SENSELESS WAR WITH IRAN, THE EXPLODING NATIONAL  DEBT  AND THE ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION OF THE NATION!  This month, we learned our government blew billions on fruit baskets… Blew $1 billion a day on a senseless war with Iran….. All while calling “affordability” a  Democrat scam.  That’s the Trump regime for you. It’s time to get these greedy, fascist pigs out of power for good. And that starts by taking back Congress this November.  Fuel the DDF’s mission to support races up and down the ballot in every corner of the country and pitch in $25, $50, or whatever you can ahead of our first major deadline of 2026 next Tuesday. It’s time to get rid of the circus for good — DDF   Democracy Defense Fund |  6723 WHITTIER AVENUE  SUITE 206B |  MCLEAN, VA 22101 US
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Ask Us Anything

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  Ask Us Anything Irreparable damage, Trump's mental health, investing in Texas, and voter suppression Matt Kerbel  and  Chris Bowers Mar 25, 20 If you have not already done so,  please become a paid subscriber to Wolves and Sheep and Bowers News Media for $8 per month or $80/year.  You will receive access to two paid articles per week, invites to our monthly briefings, opportunities to ask us questions in our Ask Us Anything series, and the ability to post comments on our articles. Trump has done irreparable damage to so much. He has caused major splits in families and friendships that won’t be forgotten or fixed. He has caused a life-altering decrease in funding for healthcare, education, SNAP, Social Security, Medicare, infrastructure, clean affordable energy and so much more. He has murdered American citizens in our streets with his ICE military. His tariffs have destabilized our relationships with our allies. His war on Iran has caused extreme damage in the...
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