“NO KINGS!” SLOGAL EPITOMIZES A COUNTRY, A CITY THAT’S LOST THE MIDDLE
A Venn diagram template
BY DAN VALENTI
PLANET VALENTI NEWS AND COMMENTARY
(FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, MONDAY SEPT. 15, 2025) — Rod Serling said it best: “There is a middle ground, between light and shadow, between science and superstition, between things and ideas. It lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge.”
That middle ground–in media res–defines the intersecting space in a Venn diagram. This graphical configuration, developed by John Venn in the late 19th century, depicts the logical relationship between and among sets or classifications of various objects. In politics, the Venn area describes the most reasonable position of compromise. Think conservative President Ronald Reagan and progressive House Speaker Tip O’Neill, working from both sides of the aisle, avoiding the radical perimeters of the right and left, and getting things done, for example :
- Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981
- Legislation to save Social Security, 1983
- The tax reform bill of 1986.
None of this happens without bipartisanship.
When a would-be assassin’s bullets felled Reagan, one of the president’s most fervent visitors was O’Neill. Can you imagine Joe Biden of Kamala Harris visiting Donald Trump after he was shot in July of last?
Of course, as we all know by now, the common space, the political Venn, is the on empty. The red warning light has come one, flashing this time with the murder of Charlie Kirk. We in the United States have lost the ability to reason with each other. True debate, honest deliberation, and free discussion are relics of the past. Words have become barbed wire and bullets.
We’ve lost the middle.
Reagan and O’Neill: In the middle.
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It’s telling that Kirk’s murder took place on a college campus. THE PLANET wonders what in Bog’s name is taking place in these cradles of “higher education?” A national survey conducted by the Foundation of Individual Rights (FIRE) finds that one-third of all students polled agree that violence, the kind that led to Kirk’s death, is justified to silence what they deem “offensive” speech.
Let that sink in.
How could so many young people believe such a thing?
The middle has been lost.
In a less dramatic but equally symptomatic example, think of the current “No Kings!” slogan. Another “f’rinstance” of this stifling of alternative views is the one-party politics of Massachusetts. In Two-Pete Bitchfield, this cyclops has produced a dysfunctional school system still bound in scandal, a destruction of the middle class, and the highest taxes in the Commonwealth once one factors in discretional spending. It’s also why citizens did not have a September preliminary election. No normal, well-adjusted people want to be lumped with the critters currently holding office.
Such a city stifles opposition, limits citizen input to three minutes, and rigs elections by an active suppression of the electorate. It does this through policies designed to turn civic apathy into personal survival. When you have to decide whether to pay your health insurance premiums or put food on the table, the last thing you will do is think about elections.
“No kings,” indeed.
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“I think I know, I mean, uh yes, but it’s all wrong; that is I think I disagree“–John Lennon, “Strawberry Fields.”
“OPEN THE WINDOW, AUNT MILLIE.”
LOVE TO ALL.
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Dan, Recent news about Larry Bossidy is of interest to all of us. You and I have often discussed Larry and his accomplishments and his friendship to us. This is a huge loss to our area as well as the entire country.
AWAY
Sure is. I was saddened to hear the news. Larry was a great athlete but above all a great man. May he rest in peace.
94 percent of population under 60 don’t know Larry and don’t care.
Yes, but they SHOULD care. Great men have always been object lessons in “mensch”… or haven’t you heard of such a thing as biography and autobiography?
Perhaps you would care f you knew Larry gave Pittsfield $1 million dollars to be spent on parks and Pittsfield youngsters. Of course it was squandered by local officials.
The author said 94. It didn’t say he-she cared. If the Generaal hit the streets and asked this question to a hundred homeless or north street under sixties, it’d probably an be even higher percent.
On the donation which by the way was tax deductible but still a very good gesture,that was basically squandered and exposed the committees and futility representing the donation.
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Do people know he was born, brought up, educated in Pittsfield schools, always thought of himself as a Pittsfield kid. You do not know this, but I do. This city will miss him. He is a tremendously successful Pittsfield kid. Graduate of Redfield elementary 6th grade. My goodness, we will seriously miss this great man.
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OFF TOPIC
Pittsfield school system seems to be having a teacher shortage. Many left and more looking for openings elsewhere. I wonder why. Trying to sell it as a problem everywhere but looks like teachers are bailing Pittsfield to teach elsewhere.
As you sow so shall ye reap. Burying the investigation report burned bridges for many in the system, a system they no longer feel rewarded by and no longer wish to be associated with. Those who fought hardest to keep secrets caused this problem. And they know who they are.
I feel bad for the new hires who may have been unaware of what they were walking into because it may not be an easy situation to fix. At least with truly qualified people. They will probably say they need millions more to hire teachers, enough to make it worth their while to come here. Look for all kinds of dodges and excuses from those in charge but keep in mind what triggered this latest fiasco.
Teacher’s wouldn’t sit on this district if they had one of the investigated admins snatch they were sitting on.
It’s a well known joke. It’s not just the admins, the school cultures are clique and disgusting
I agree Dan. When I see how many have celebrated the death of Charlie Kirk, it’s obvious this country is going dark very quickly. There is no easy solution because what we are seeing is the result of years of our schools, our culture, politicians, and the media all colluding to destroy the family unit and encourage dependence on government and violence when people disagree. The free speech that Charlie Kirk was encouraging and that was welcomed by many students on campus was seen as interfering with the transgender and far left politics indoctrination. Now we have an “assassination culture” so that any conservative who wants to speak on campus needs counter snipers. The first step toward bringing morality back to this country is for everyone to speak out like Charlie Kirk was trying to do.
Dan, I remember when You were an excellent impartial moderator for political debates in the Berkshires.
I can’t imagine any of the current crop of political misfits, would be willing to defend their actions, positions, or visions for the future.
Those being slimy Local, State and Federal Creatures who try to rule, rather then govern.
What I liked most was when Dan wouldn’t let them slip n slide away with non answers when questioned.
Dan is what they call. Blackballed.
True day. I have blackballed THEM.
Dan is that true Healy had illegals policing homeless shelters?
I don’t know.
D-Healey quick as shit called in the NG/Military to remove “migrants”, er CRIMINAL ALIENS, from Migrants , er Martha’s (Obama’s) Vineyard.
Barry didn’t have any extra empty rooms in his MV mansion? She tried to get citizens elsewhere to take them in…..
Where did she “deport” them too? Did the Berkshires get some? She was kicking out Homeless Veterans to make room for them. Also giving them better FREE benefits, than US citizens. TFB was giving them FREE drivers licenses citizens have to pay for.
D-Healey illegally gave the invaders close to 1 BILLION in US Taxpayer funded: shelter, clothing, food/EBT, living expenses………while cutting benefits to the citizens of mASSachusetts.
Thanks, TRAP. I would do them as job interviews, turning up the hot seat equally and fairly, to see how well they would think on their feet. Today’s current crop of pols are scared to death of that situation. I thrive in it.
Are flags lowered in Berkshire County for Charlie Kirk? The Berkshire Eagle has not made this a major story. There is a commentary by Thomas Friedman in the BB begging President Trump to make peace in America so we don’t begin civil war over the Charlie Kirk assassination, but conservatives don’t burn down cities, loot, and riot. Is that what the left expected would happen?
DJT immediately called for peace. FRIEDMAN is just politicking.
Or he doesn’t stay current.
Fox News reports an explosive device found under a news van in Utah.
Pat – LMFAO. Go sit down.
Right-wing riots & violent unrest since 2000 (just a few examples):
We can cut the fake ones out, combine the neo nazis with “leftists because they the same satanic types. Then add the self proclaimed left wing violence and your list is very tame.
Cannot cut out Jan 6th. Over a billion people worldwide watched it live on tv and were horrified. You will always have the brainwashed who refuse to believe their own eyes but it will be indelible in history unless it is wiped from all history books and sadly that is in process as we speak. Free speech being gradually eliminated.
Free speech has been under attack by Democrats for many years and this has been going on for a long time so we have to face the truth of just who is responsible. Just look at colleges as a glaring example of the fight to keep college student open to all ideas not just those of their far left teachers. Nobody will forget January 6th so don’t worry about that, but neither will we forget the so-called “Summer of Love” when Democrats were looting, rioting, murdering, and burning cities.
Free Speech and HATE SPEECH are two different things.
Summer of Love was nothing to Black Wall Street.
But you know… you all try to erase history and pretend you haven’t always been filled with hate and violence.
Did You do a happy dance for the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Meanwhile?
I didn’t see any: weapons, burning, looting, carjacking, …etc on 1/6/2021.
Funny that unarmed citizens contesting the vote as granted by The US Constitution, are considered an “Insurrection” by the Left and MSM; the Left’s plot worked and the vote was never contested. Biden was installed, just like a toilet.
I did see two citizens murdered by Capitol Police 1/6/2021; Michael Byrd murdered an unarmed Ashli Babbit, another woman was beaten and suffocated. Those who came to her aid were incarcerated without due process.
The Leftists said the riots, arson, and looting, that was perpetrated during THE LEFT’S “Summer of LOVE 2020”, were just “PEACEFUL PROTESTS”. The whole world saw that months long chaos.
Yes, you want to cut that one out. False flag event.
Your opinion to the facts doesn’t make the facts any less true. The point is very clear. All humans are capable of being assholes. You prove it everyday.
When I enrolled in college, it was just becoming a thing that “everyone needs a degree”. Prior generation college grads were far fewer in number.
What we have now, perhaps for reasons of grammar-high school organized intrusion into the personal lives of children and breakdown of the predominance of parents, is a lot of kids who do not share moral and civic qualifications for a liberal mind.The objective of the humanities and balanced education exceeds their potential.
There is room for culling on the campuses.
This whole idea of equality is really hard for you to accept, huh? Who exactly made you the authority on who is “worthy” of an education? The whole “culling” argument is nothing but elitist nonsense. Education isn’t a private club for the self-appointed chosen few — it’s a right. College is where people develop civic responsibility and critical thinking, not some purity test for who already has it. Humanities don’t “exceed their potential” — they unlock it. You don’t get to decide whose future matters.
College by definition is inherently elitist – there are applications and testing requirements. Character assessments too. Not all applying are equal, and not all rank equally in the varied experiences. Some, as we said, even just suck at it. I was certainly not very highly ranked. It’s a fact of life that you may find yourself outranked.
You imply that rights exist that are not identified in the Bill of Rights. Questionable that all of a sudden we need these new ones, that the range of common human pursuit is requiring them
Yet, no where is it demonstrated that college education is required for financial success, creative success, or classical success with knowledge. It, do you believe that the art history grad student is becoming creatively freed with the study of provenance?
What evidence do you have that people develop civic responsibilty at college? I think they actually tend to weaken. Most Yale grads score poorer on basic knowledge tests than when tested in Freshmen years. The dominant school of thought is Skepticism that assumes critical thought is the key to disproving Common Sense.
How do humanities unlock potential? I hope so, but how does it work for the closed mind?
The closed American mind is not going to benefit strongly from liberal arts and it does appear to be damaging the institutions.
You should try rebutting me, but try not to be emotional or reactive.
The job market for recent college graduates is facing significant challenges, with many struggling to find full-time employment. According to the Cengage Group Graduate Employability Report, only 30% of 2025 graduates have secured full-time work in their fields, and nearly half reported feeling unprepared for the job market. The report highlights a wider gap between the skills taught in education and the job-specific skills sought by employers, leading to a tough entry-level labor market. Factors such as the rise of AI and automation, corporate cost-cutting, and a tightening labor market have contributed to this issue. Employers are increasingly valuing practical skills over just holding a degree, making it harder for graduates to find work.
Newsweek article.
Tough finding work when your major is Gender Studies.
True that. Plus college never taught practical skills but provided employers confidence in the generosity and intelligence of a recruit. Hard to see it in someone flaunting a reactive and obscene display.
Young college kids getting their pic and names on public record behaving outrageously is also lowering their employability and damaging the brand value of their schools.
College isn’t “elitist” just because Harvard rejects people. Almost 40% of all US undergrads go to community colleges where anyone can walk in. That’s not elitism, that’s access.
And spare the Bill of Rights argument. The Ninth Amendment literally says we have rights beyond those written down. That’s why you have the right to privacy, to marry who you want, and to use birth c
ontrol, none of which are in your precious Bill of Rights.
“College isn’t required for success”? No one said it was. But the facts are clear: college grads earn 65 percent more on average, are half as likely to be unemployed, and are far more likely to vote, volunteer, and show up civically. That’s not opinion, that’s decades of data.
As for Yale kids “scoring worse” later? That’s cherry-picking nonsense. They stop taking freshman trivia tests because they’re studying advanced topics. It doesn’t mean they got dumber, it means they moved past the kiddie pool.
And skepticism “destroys common sense”? Please. “Common sense” once told people the Earth was flat, bleeding patients cured them, and interracial marriage was immoral. Skepticism is literally how we weed out garbage ideas.
Finally, the humanities. They don’t make you “closed minded.” They expose you to history, literature, philosophy, the stuff that actually built democracy. Studies show reading fiction increases empathy and understanding. If you can’t handle that, maybe the problem isn’t the humanities, maybe it’s your refusal to learn.
Oh, so you end with an insult – did you hurt your buttocks on the way out?
I obviously did not say anything you cited in rebuttal. No rejoinder forthcoming.
Maybe fiction does the opposite too. Some actually completely eschew fiction and theatre/movies as perversions of the Real. Citing Plato and the stressors of the High Renaissance which of course where Infinite Jest commences and relaunches Western Civilization. Not all were happy with it.
Prof, I see your back, but posting under a different name.
Same liberal nonsense as last time.
**This was the guy who thought Kamala was more than qualified to be President…..I’m laughing as I type this.
Do you still believe that Prof?
My last question for you, when you start getting your liberal ideology loving a$$ handed to you like last time you posted on here, are you going to quit and take your ball home again?
Prof was used to pontificating the liberal ideology to college students with no pushback. He learned on The Planet, we ain’t college kids dependent on a grade from the Prof and pushed back on him. Like a true liberal, he announced his departure from
The Planet and quit…..but here he is again. Welcome back Prof.
Trump is trying to cull all foreign students. Many engineer and scientist and medical health professionals who studied in America use to stay and contribute to Americas excellence. Going forward America is going to have to hope it can find enough intelligent students among its own pool to keep America great.
Not sure that is going to work. Not sure at all. In five years Panama will have a more advanced society and infrastructure than America. America gave all its infrastructure money to the billionaires in tax breaks.
Pray for the American children because their lot in life will be hard…very hard.
Home school your children to protect them from the Left’s indoctrination. Left your little girls and boys, grow up to be Women and Men.
Maybe Panama has a more developed educational system today, after 40years of DOE and Teacher Union mission of “The Academic Crises” which saw the conversion of liberal education into a broadcast of strictly topical content. The schools that excelled during and since Covid (which decimated school performance nationally, are restricted to Alabama and Mississippi.
Billionaires get tax breaks, maybe, probably you too, but we know crooks and incompetents get your taxes. That’s worse.
September 15, 2025
I attempted to post 2 entries on this blog, but they were not (yet) displayed.
I totally disagree with all of the conservative views praising the late-Charlie Kirk, who I view as a bigot who used pseudo-religion to justify his extreme views as a propagandist for Donald Trump’s conservative MAGA beliefs.
I praised Governor Maura Healey for her op-ed in The Boston Globe for wanting to end homelessness and helping Veterans in Massachusetts.
I hope that I was NOT censored. I hope that I am allowed to exercise FREE SPEECH.
It is bad enough that The Berkshire Eagle has blacklisted me – Jon Melle – for the past over 21 years, but the censorship cancer spreads all too easily in the world of journalism and blogs.
JON MELLE
JON
Those posts were not published. They were TOO LONG and TOO repetitive. THE PLANET is the only local source for this kind of live free speech. We now have AI capability added to our AOR. You can’t send long, repetitive messages, especially after you’ve have already sent numerous, PUBLISHED, messages. Limit your posts to a couple a day.
Thank you Dan.
Bout time.!
.J try making it a limererack instead of the War and Peace version and not so damn repetitive. Going on ten years now. I have Nuci nightmares from time to time.
Yes, limericks will make him use a large piece of his brain he doesnt even realize he still has, unless he does this
“Nuciforo nucifor nuciforti
Nuciforo nuciforo nucifor
Nucifornu nucifor
Nucifornu nucifor
Nuciforo nuciforo marquetti.”
I agree….Less is more!!
And none is wonderful!
He really ought to stop cold turkey.
Thank you, Dan, for your reply post. Please keep up your good work fighting to be the voice of the little guy we all know and love named the fictional Kapanski’s.
Jon,
keep all your post this pithy please.
Curiously more people seem upset with Melle than with the genocide in Gaza. You must be a really bad dude Mr Melle.
No, he’s just a Commie a$$clown who hates America, much like you do.
We MAGA have just reach our limit with being called Nazi’s and every other hateful name in the book just because we don’t like or agree with your Marxist ideology.
Keep in mind, you still thought “Joe is sharp as a tack,” until Barry and Pelosi, orchestrated a non-violent coup to replace Autopen.
Do ya member dat Larry, err, I mean, Meanwhile. I sure do.
Gotten your clot-shot (COVID) recently? If not, you really should. Autopen, Fauci, and Bill Gates, all assure you won’t get COVID if you get their 9th booster shot.
Remember to mask up alone in your car. It truly means you have TDS and fellow democRATS will approve.
We laugh at you snowflakes crying about being labeled exactly what you are. Nazis and Fascists are your pronouns.
Trump spent years mocking everyone with names like Sleepy Joe, Crooked Hillary, Pocahontas, Lyin’ Ted, Little Marco, and Crazy Nancy. Bullying and name-calling was the whole MAGA brand.
So why cry now when you finally get treated the same way? What are you so mad about? You are getting everything you want under this administration. Division, Hate, Murder, Exclusion and disappearing people not like you. Again cry baby, what are you so mad about?
Wondering, would you personally prefer that the IDF cease warning civilians about attacks is that may incur casualties? It gives away the key fact of surprise and maybe you would rather have them.
Who cares if there is a delay. Eventually it gets in ? The script is maga anyway so you know there has to be a covenant anyway.
But everything else is open range. I think this is a great forum especially in Bitchfield…. there is no free speech on many other outlets and no call in shows or back and forth.
Thank you, Danno!!!!!!!!
Hallelujah!
Thank you Dan.
I’m not sure how a person who loved god, family and country is a bigot, can you be more specific? I think you should also let everyone know what Healey has done for the homeless and Veterans because the only thing I have seen is she made their lives worse,,,,
The late-Charlie Kirk said what?
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/youre-wondering-charlie-kirk-believed-130017574.html
Governor Maura Healey signed the HERO Act into state law to help Veterans in Massachusetts. She recently published an op-ed in The Boston Globe wanting to end homelessness and help Veterans.
I support Governor Maura Healey, while I oppose Donald Trump and his racist White Nationalist pseudo-Christian propaganda that uses hateful bigotry to “Divide and Conquer” us with his conservative MAGA beliefs that belies his own alleged personal scandals.
Lastly, Nuciforo has been a recurring nightmare for me for close to the past 30 years of my 50-year-old adult life. I know that I should NOT hate, but I openly admit that I hate Andrea Francesco Nuciforo Junior with all of my mind, heart and soul!
Same goes for – your words are now soaked in blood and are the stuff for apparitions and shadows. Not real.
You should honestly light your “Honorable Discharge,” on fire. You are an absolute disgrace as a Veteran.
Did you forget the oath when you went into the US Army? In particular the part of the oath that mentions all enemies foreign and domestic.
In 2016, Barry Obama tried to overthrow the US Government, by illegally spying on an elected US President (Russian Hoax). President Trump was elected by the US Citizens, but that means nothing to you.
You just spew MSDNC talking points like, “bigotry to divide and conquer.”
Is it similar to when you and other democRATS call President Trump “Hitler,” and everyone who supports his MAGA agenda a “Nazi?”
Kind of like that Comadre Melle? Divide and conquer.
Try and shame me and all of MAGA supporters. Make us feel like we’re Nazi’s because we support our elected US President, don’t want adult men in little girl’s restrooms or reject communism.
FJM!!
You are a bigger fraud than D-Healey.
Shirley,
Specific? Sure. He was….
Racist
Sexist
Homophobic
Transphobic
Antisemitic
Xenophobic
Anti-diversity
Christian National
The fact that you don’t recognize that is a problem. A person who loves god, family and country does not walk this planet in hate. If you all want to cling to your bibles so hard, try reading and following its word for a change.
Demonic hate that. There’s blood on those words.
The truth cuts so deep you have to pretend it’s evil.
Charlie Kirk spent his life promoting hate and political violence and he then died by hate and political violence. Live by the sword, die by the sword.
He didn’t live by the sword. But he certainly had the courage to face those who did in honest and respectful debate.
His memory and :sacred honor” is the beneficiary of his courage which shares the company of our nation’s martyrs including Joseph Warren who volunteered and walked into musket fire on Bunker Hill. As head of the underground government 1775, he was pleased not to venture there – he was not a soldier- but he insisted he would go where others would under his directions. That embodies the ancient definition of Courage which is rooted in permanent memory of what you are.
You should thank Kirk. His life continues the victory of Liberty that was won in the hearts of American Patriots before the first man fell in Lexington Square April 19, 1775. The war for Liberty, Justice, and Self determination only answerable to G-d was won there, not on any battlefield, and it will only remain won so long as it is won in man’s chest today. Vigils in the hundreds in small towns throughout Vermont give testimony that he has revived the victory.
That’s the Mainstream Medias words you’re using. Must be a big fan of CNN, MSNBC and all the other useless outlets. Thankfully the American people know the truth. The Democrats are the party of hate and violence.They cheer the execution of a health care CEO. They cheer the shooting of our President and now they cheer the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Why would anyone be a Democrat?
Oh please. The “mainstream media” isn’t the one who made Trump’s entire brand bullying, name calling, and inciting violence. That’s straight from his own mouth and MAGA’s actions.
Democrats the party of hate and violence? Spare me. It wasn’t Democrats storming the Capitol with zip ties chanting about hanging Mike Pence.
It wasn’t Democrats sending pipe bombs to journalists and politicians. It wasn’t Democrats ramming cars into crowds in Charlottesville. It wasn’t Democrats plotting kidnappings of governors.
And nobody “cheered” assassinations, but MAGA sure laughed when Paul Pelosi was attacked with a hammer. You mocked George Floyd. You celebrated when kids in cages were “taught a lesson.” You still call women, LGBTQ people, Jews, Muslims, and immigrants slurs for sport.
So why would anyone be a Democrat? Maybe because we don’t want to be part of a cult that worships a twice impeached, 91 count indicted con man who thinks loyalty oaths matter more than the Constitution.
Did you know making a donation to the homeless is tax deductible?
The theme of the have nots is they don’t care about their lives and have nothing to lose. Thus the violence. On the other hand violence of a different kind is happening all over the world. Is it not genocide in the Middle East? If not,what.The way the country is going everyone will be subjected to violence. You can’t have it both ways when it comes to adding and subtracting to one’s wealth or poverty especially.
So from what one should see it’s the so called fascists and the radical liberals. Who’s right who’s wrong it’s on. The winner isssss. The Media.
Hi low medium crazy. Crime no crime. High markets low market. High tariff lower tariff. Gas high gas low. Nobel peace promoter prize then destroy Gaza. Fox vs cnn msnbc.
Lefties supporting recent assasinations in millions. Everything has to stop. Good Luck. The shot wasn’t to Charlie is was to Trump. Cowardly yes.
But that’s the way radicals operate. It’s all about the power.
Won’t be long before an uproar here erupts. Pittsfield is not immune.
RIC
Thanks.
Let us hope your final two sentences are not eerily prophetic.
Must be artifacts of artificial intelligence. Sounds like the robot creation from Battlestar Galactica final episode.
Jonny is really afraid of Trump’s Project 2025 and Trump making him pray his gay away. Jonny supports Gov Maura Healey because she has done alot for the gay community and made it safer for guys like him.
Dan
Clinton and Newt ,accomplished “the contract with America ‘
Then we got the war criminals Bush2 and Cheney,who falsified”Weapons of mass destruction “to justify Iraq war.Obviosly to feed the Industrial war complex,and fatten their wallets
America was still united!
Then we elected the divider and chief Obama,who weaponized the government,for political reasons.
The fact is,the demonrat party,is solely responsible for the present conflict, precisely the same as civil war,with the same predictable result.The assassination of the truth teller.
The elitist credentialed bigots, through their hubris,are projecting/ gaslighting the youth, simple minded and morally depraved into blind faith.
Some are now so delusional,they believe Biden was fit to be president.
Those who can’t remember the past, are doomed to repeat it.”
Schools should go back,to education,and be forbidden from Indoctrination.
Fortunately our youth, recognize they were gaslit by government via civil. And are now wiser than parents.
Nobody but delusional liberals, believe Trump wants to be King,it’s just more projection and gaslighting,of useful idiots.
9/16)25@4:00
City of Pittsfield field has a ton of job openings for all kinds of positions. Why would these jobs be unfilled in the first place? City jobs with great health insurance and benefits used to be highly desired. You had to know someone to get them. What changed?
No one wants to go work for a company that may soon be out of business.
Why are they advertising for a City Solicitor? Thought they just hired Devon Grierson. Is he leaving or was he let go? He has pointed out several “mishaps” that the City has been incorrectly doing for years. Was he not going along with good ole boys?
There is a major issue with corruption inside the city, and it starts at the top. What has changed is the administration. Pete and RePete have cemented the status quo. Mayor Marchetti is rapidly losing support within city government because of corruption, retribution, drama, and a culture where, if you do not fall in line, you are ousted, humiliated, fired, bullied, pushed out, or forced into retirement.
This city has earned a terrible reputation as an employer. Other municipalities hesitate to hire anyone from Pittsfield because they know our employees often come from a government that lacks respect, professionalism, and proper training. Inside City Hall, there is no system for training, no crossover of duties, and no proper handoff when someone leaves. A new hire, even in a supervisory role, is left to sink or swim with no guidance. This is not leadership; it is negligence.
HR Director Michael Taylor is another glaring example. He has a long history of inappropriate behavior, including humiliating people by secretly photographing them. While employed at Stop and Shop, he created a “People of Stop and Shop” platform where he posted photos of people he decided didn’t belong, recruiting others to help ridicule them. This pattern has followed him into City Hall, where he has been caught taking photos at inappropriate times and sharing them in private groups to mock coworkers and visitors. There are even screenshots confirming this behavior. Mayor Marchetti has not only been aware of these incidents but has witnessed them, and in some cases, even participated.
On top of that, nepotism runs rampant. A review of city employees shows just how many family members are working within, sliding into jobs not through merit, but because of who they know. In Pittsfield, it is not about qualifications, it is about connections. This cycle of favoritism keeps the same power structures in place and shuts out real change.
And now the Mayor has made his political bias impossible to deny. Drive past his house and you will see campaign signs for Persip, Amuso, and White proudly on display. But where are the signs for Kalinowsky, Klein, Costa, or Hathaway? Mr. Mayor, thank you for being so bold as to show the city exactly who your puppets are.
If residents truly want answers, stop relying on rumor and start requesting public records. The truth is all there, in black and white. The problem is not a lack of evidence; it is a lack of will to confront it. Too many people prefer gossip to facts. And until people demand better, Pittsfield will remain exactly what it has become: a city government built on corruption, favoritism, and abuse of power.
MA Department of Children and Families, hard at work violating constitutional rights of its citizens……
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/16/parents-say-massachusetts-plans-to-take-away-their-foster-daughter-because-they-are-christians/
And this is the group that “investigated” the PHS scandals!
God help us all.
Christians are under attack everywhere. It’s what radical terror groups and the far left Democrats have in common….both hate Christians.
Dan still censoring content,by intentional delay – to delay is to deny.
To buttress my previous delayed post
A quote from Charlie Kirk – about demonrat weaponizeation of government.
BREAKING: Biden DHS paid $40 MILLION on ‘Anti-Terrorism’ program comparing TPUSA, Heritage, Prager U to Nazis, using Antifa propaganda https://t.co/2JvnaYaNgI
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 25, 2023
9/16/25@9:10 am
Suprised you didn’t see this Tom.He is censoring. How do you know? Thumbs up is up,Thumbs down is up. Doubt you’ll receive this.
My advice to anyone who wants to create a fiction of THE PLANET’s “censoring” should try to get their (multiple) comments published elsewhere locally. Good luck! IT also might help to stop obsessing over “censoring.”
“I’m transitioning from a normal quiet dude to a pissed off guy”
From the top down the bitch admin are failed hacks and are only in it for the bread.
September 16, 2025
Hello blogger Dan Valenti,
I had breakfast this morning with my Veteran friend who, like myself, used to live in Pittsfield (Massachusetts) many years ago, but we both live in southern New Hampshire now.
He asked me what happened to Pittsfield Mayor Peter Marchetti’s proposed encampment ban that would fine homeless people for sleeping on public property.
I told him that, once again, and as always, the Mayor’s encampment ban was not voted on, but rather, the Pittsfield City Council voted to send the proposed ordinance to the city’s Board of Health (BoH).
I said that the upcoming election on November 04th, 2025, played a part in the City Councilors not voting on the proposed encampment ban. He said that the elected officials did not want to risk losing any votes.
What does this tell us? Answer: The politicians put themselves first. They do NOT care about the homeless, the panhandlers, the fixed income Senior Citizens they tax and fee the Hell out of, and the no- to low- to moderate-income residents. It is always all about themselves, their public pay plus perks, and their status.
I wish to ask: How in the Hell did sleeping become a crime?
I wish to ask: How, in good conscience, does a city fine a homeless person – with little to no money – for sleeping on public property?
The answers: Put a roof over the heads of the homeless people. Use targeted assistance to help the Underclass get out of their misery. Ask the 2-Pete’s to please resign their elected offices. Elect new politicians to City Hall and up. Enough is enough with all of the bullshit in politics and government already.
Pittsfield politics has hit ROCK BOTTOM with the 2-Pete’s pounding people’s purses and persecuting people!
Best wishes,
Jonathan A. Melle
Lanesboro employee found to have embezzlement issues. Amazing what an audit can uncover.
(If ya do one) If ya don’t want to know bout dat stuff don’t be doing audits OK?
Mayor Marchetti loves to sell himself as the “numbers guy.” He talks about his 30-plus years in banking, how he worked his way up from teller, and how his background in finance is supposed to be one of his greatest strengths.
But here’s the problem: if he really is the numbers guy he claims to be, then why hasn’t he ordered a full forensic audit of Pittsfield’s finances? That should be the first step for someone who wants accountability and transparency. Instead, he’s avoided it completely.
Krol was right — we needed outside intervention, fresh eyes on the books, and professional accountability to show the city where it’s failing and how to improve. A true banker and finance professional would have welcomed that. Marchetti shut it down.
If you brand yourself as the numbers guy, then you should be the first to put the numbers on the table. The fact that he hasn’t tells the whole story.