Bob Shaffer

Educator in Chicago | Former journalist @WBUR | history/politics/cartography nut | @BUWheelock '21 | @UMassLowell '15 grad.

[Bob Shaffer @Bob_Shaffer1]

.@nprpolitics just had to rewind the first 1:30 of Friday’s podcast just to appreciate everything I was hearing. Voices of poll workers, excited voters, a first-time voter (with their parent!) — making me feel all the civics feels! Nicely done to everyone who made that happen.

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Blowing off the dust of my Twitter profile to say that: SRB was the only other person I’d ever want sitting next to me at 4am to write the news. A great friend and teammate, and an outstanding journalist. Good luck!

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@laneyruckstuhl Miss you all, too! And clearly he is a new member of the Bob’s Club. Haven’t met him yet. I’ll try to find him at the next meeting.

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@laneyruckstuhl Ok but like did you record the voice memo and can you send it to me? Also, hi.

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Cannot possibly state how amazing our Morning Edition crew is. @DGQuoVadimus @sara_rose37 @laneyruckstuhl @miketoda @bob_oakes -- you make waking up and working at 4am an absolute joy. Thank you for everything and I'll miss you all.

(Done with the feelings. For now.)

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Surreal but exciting news: today marks my last day at @WBUR. My six years here have been an experience of a lifetime. I started as a newscast intern straight out of college -- I'm leaving as a licensed teacher living in Chicago. Life is pretty crazy, I'm just enjoying the ride.

[NPR @NPR]

JUST IN: U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee has won Olympic gold in the marquee individual competition of women's gymnastics.
https://t.co/ZfQm8o1QQ0

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Request for #mapoli: can someone do a supercut of how many times Gov. Baker has said the phrase "with respect to" during his time in office? Because I think that would be a very long supercut.

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When asked what he was fighting for on January 6th, one Capitol police officer says: “…democracy, it was for the men and women of the House and Senate, it was for each other, and it was for the future of the country."

https://t.co/CbkPzsP2SX

[WBUR @WBUR]

NEW: Suffolk Country District Attorney Rachael Rollins is among eight new leaders for U.S. attorney positions that President Joe Biden is nominating across the country. She would be the first Black woman to serve as U.S. attorney in Mass. https://t.co/83kCOYZrki

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Administrator Gulliver says he is "hoping" that the work is done by 5am Wednesday, but that it would not surprise him if it took longer.

"People need to be prepared that tomorrow morning's commute could also be impacted...but for now, it's going to be a really difficult day."

[NPR @NPR]

A jury has found the Capital Gazette gunman criminally responsible for the massacre of five people in 2018 — rejecting his defense that he didn't understand his actions because of mental illness.
https://t.co/dJhukKNSq7

[Kelvin L. Brooks @kelbrooks]

What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. - Frederick Douglass

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⬇️ One of my favorite parts of the year -- when NPR reads the Declaration of Independence on-air and the internet promptly freaks out.

[NPR @NPR]

🧵 245 years ago today, leaders representing 13 British colonies signed a document to declare independence.

It says "that all men are created equal" — but women, enslaved people, Indigenous people and many others were not held as equal at the time. https://t.co/dtE0z2Uabc

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@francesmargaret Wow, that's really sweet, Frannie. Thank you! I feel lucky to have been here for as long as I have been. Happy to call you a colleague!

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As they say on here, some ~personal news~

After 6 amazing years at @WBUR and in journalism, I'm getting ready to switch careers & head into education! I received my MAT in social studies education this spring from @BUWheelock & am planning on being a history teacher👨‍🏫🗺️ 📚 1/4

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@asheaarts Thank you, Andrea! That feeling will be mutual!

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@DonBlais85 @joshuatclark Happy to be joining the club!

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@drcdobbs So true! Here’s to getting the work done. Thank you for helping me get to this point!

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@JohnDavidow John, I'm not sure I ever knew you taught middle school! That is some high praise, coming from you. Thank you!

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@benswasey Thanks, Swaze!