Mindy Domb
@mindyforma.bsky.social
Representing the 3rd Hampshire. Amherst, MA
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Why Mass. gas bills are rising — and what we need to do about it - The Boston Globe
Most of what customers now pay each month no longer goes toward fuel, but toward rebuilding and maintaining a gas network that is larger than is necessary to meet future needs.
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Reminder: @masscultural.bsky.social Cultural Facilities Fund application process is open and the deadline is December 11. More info here: massculturalcouncil.org/organization...
Cultural Facilities Fund – Mass Cultural Council
Provides major improvement grants to nonprofit cultural organizations, in recognition of their profound economic impact on communities across Massachusetts
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Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts
Budget plan would kill two CDC journals, while U.S. prosecutor accuses some nongovernmental publications of being “partisans”
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ICYMI First, the FBI posts this, and today I hear they are also cutting ties with @splcenter.org. Breaking ties with orgs who fight neoNazi groups & monitor racist & anti-Semetic hate activities, while remaining cozy with white supremacists.... Look what they do, not what they say @maddow.msnbc.com
In one historic speech, Trump eviscerated decades of civil-military restraint and proclaimed the U.S. armed forces as his weapon of choice against domestic "enemies."
Trump's MAGA-fied military prepares for "war from within"
In one historic speech, Trump eviscerated decades of civil-military restraint.
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NEW: FDA OKs new generic abortion drug, outraging conservatives
Conservatives rage after FDA approves generic abortion drug
The decision adds to conservative scrutiny of the agency and Commissioner Marty Makary.
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Apple is removing from its App Store apps that alert the presence of Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) in people's local areas, the tech giant announced this evening.
Apple drops ICE tracking apps from its store after Trump DOJ demand
Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded ICEBLOCK be removed from the App Store today "and Apple did so," she told Fox News.
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"The White House has discovered there are limits."
Trump's push for executive control runs into a hurdle: economic independence
On Tuesday, the White House withdrew E.J. Antoni's nomination to run the BLS.
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The image of the so-called "public safety emergency" is a person who throws a sandwich? The threat that needs to be met with armed masked troops in our cities is a sandwich? Fill in the blank: The emperior has no _________.
Politico@politico.com · last yr.The man charged for throwing a sandwich at a federal officer was a DOJ employee. “This is an example of the Deep State we have been up against for seven months as we work to refocus DOJ,” Pam Bondi wrote on X.
Massachusetts has a history of leading in public health. We can't allow efforts to break our national vaccine policy & replace it with one based in fear, conspiracy, and imagination vs. fact, science, and reality to jeopardize the health of the commonwealth. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/m...
Massachusetts mulls break with CDC as Kennedy disrupts vaccine guidelines - The Boston Globe
Health providers throughout Massachusetts say keeping up with vaccine recommendations is difficult enough without conflicting messages from Washington.
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Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...
Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? | NEARI
While more than $1.5 billion in federal grant money has been terminated by the Trump administration, the consequences at state universities and community colleges are particularly dire.
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Think about this for a second. It’s grotesque and dangerous. White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a...
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
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Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...
Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? | NEARI
While more than $1.5 billion in federal grant money has been terminated by the Trump administration, the consequences at state universities and community colleges are particularly dire.
neari.org
Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
DDavid Wessel@davidmwessel.bsky.social · last yr.
And now the census
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is targeting a lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s rapid deportation.
Trump admin targets lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s deportation
DOJ’s move comes after Trump directed the department to seek to sanction lawyers “who engage in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation.”
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The attack on higher education is real. And it's not just on a sector or an institution, it's an assault on learning, questioning, facts, science, understanding, discovery, and inclusion, equity, and diverse thought and experience.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · last yr.Trump plans to sign an executive order mandating universities turn over applicant data to prove they’re not carrying out affirmative action. Despite colleges already reworking their processes post-SCOTUS' 2023 decision—this would go even further, ceding enormous control to the state.trib.al/BOP15TX
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As climate change accelerates, summer is only getting longer – and hotter. Though the extreme heat can be difficult for anyone to deal with, it seems that it can be particularly arduous for people with certain mental health conditions. ⤵️
Do SSRIs Cause Heat Intolerance? The Answer Is More Complex Than You Think
There's an interesting connection between body temperature and mental health.
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Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social We will follow you wherever you go. Looking forward to all the funny between now and next year. Go for it!
Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · last yr.Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
This photo & its context are historic. In the aftermath of defunding PBS, the pic shows the collusion of administration+ GOP Congress. We need political comics and truth tellers more than ever before ... BTW did you hear about @stephencolbert.bsky.social?
PBS News@pbsnews.org · last yr.A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
Summer office hours announced. Hope to see you this season.
Behind-the-meter solar flattening the peak in New England during this week’s heat wave. Now for a little more storage. media.wbur.org/wp/2025/06/6...
Miriam Wasser@miriamwasser.bsky.social · last yr.During this week's heat wave, behind-the-meter solar generated a lot of power in New England -- at times, it satisfied 18% of total electricity demand! www.wbur.org/news/2025/06... @wbur.org
#Scoop from WBUR: The full MA delegation is demanding answers from ICE about conditions inside an administrative building where arrested immigrants have been held, often for several days. #mapoli
WBUR@wbur.org · last yr.Lawmakers say they're "alarmed" by reports of inhumane and unsanitary conditions at the Burlington administrative office, where detainees have been held for days.
Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...
Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? | NEARI
While more than $1.5 billion in federal grant money has been terminated by the Trump administration, the consequences at state universities and community colleges are particularly dire.
neari.org