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The Hound 12/9

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  Hi there, It’s Tuesday. Today we’re tracking the lawsuit by former FBI agents fired after kneeling during 2020 protests, ongoing efforts by public-health agencies to weaken childhood vaccination programs, and more. And we’re also sounding the alarm on how some media outlets allow right-wing commentators to treat misinformation as business as usual. When network figures get a pass for unsubstantiated claims, and their networks promote those claims — unchallenged — journalism becomes a pay-to-play game rather than a public service producing facts. 🖊️  Add your name to demand that the media expose the right-wing media grift — and commit to truth, not partisan rhetoric. SUBSCRIBE AND JOIN CIVIC SHOUT TO PARTICIPATE WITH OTHERS TO SPEAK OUT! Read about this, and more, with today’s stories: FBI agents sue after being fired for kneeling during racial justice protest  (NPR) CDC’s Out of Touch Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Poised to Undermine Childhood Vaccinatio...

WBUR TODAY: The T's traffic problem

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  ❤️  Donate Friday, November 21, 2025 🌤️  Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Good Morning Boston, Happy Friday. Today's the  recommended deadline  if you're buying a frozen turkey for Thanksgiving next week. But first, let's get to the news: WHAT HAPPENED TO SLOW ZONE SHORTSLEEVE? DIDN'T HE SOLVE ALL MBTA PROBLEMS? SLOW ZONE SHORTSLEEVE & THE WHITE TOOTHED GOVERNOR LEFT DISASTERS AT THE MBTA FOR GOV. MAURA HEALEY & MBTA PHIL ENG TO ADDRESS...WHICH THEY ARE SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSING! Too fast too furious:   Anyone who rides the Orange Line has felt the dramatic improvement over the past couple of years. Slow zones have been  erased from the map . Trains are going  as fast as 55 mph  for the first time in recorded history. And this fall, the MBTA ran 422 scheduled trips a day — up from just 282 a year and a half ago. But in a slightly ironic twist, the Orange Line has a new problem: congestion. As T officials explained at a meeting yest...