..and Brooklyn bridge is for sale.

Ending fuel emission standards when gas prices are sky high is a super way to show you don't understand how painful filling up is for regular people. This is a big "screw you" from the admin that keeps screwing us.

This article may not break the comment section at the @bostonglobe.com like some good old fasioned drama, but it is such a nice reflection of the cool things happening in the Valley (of which there are many). www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/23/a...

In arty Northampton, tiny art makes for a different kind of festival - The Boston Globe

Fun Sized gives viewers clues and a map to find installations no bigger than a square foot in alleys and sidewalks around downtown.

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Other countries ensure every resident has access to health care. In the US, a VP - whose own mom was on Medicaid before buying a plan on the ACA - spends his days figuring out how to kick people off plans that they pay for. Cue the inevitable stories of people improperly losing coverage...

Because we're Massholes, not assholes Virtually the entire state voted for trans rights back in 2018 - with a 2:1 margin state-wide. Only 6 out of 351 cities and towns voted against trans rights, and by slim margins.

Katelyn Burns@katelynburns.com · last mo.

Everywhere he went, Ed Markey's biggest applause line was about protecting trans people. The Massholes yearn for trans liberation.

So thrilled that the Senate race has been called for @edmarkey.bsky.social. Massachusetts stuck with our progressive leader!

This week, we took up a bill that I filed with Rep. Christine Barber to remove arbitrary limits on abortion care. Pregnancy is complex and no two situations are alike. The law has to take all situations into account and the best way to do that is to leave the choice to a patient and their doctor.

Decisions about pregnancy belong between patients and their doctors. Thank you to members of the House that voted to pass this bill expanding access to abortion later in pregnancy, Christine Barber, @sabadosama.bsky.social, Marjorie Decker, Aaron Michlewitz, and Mike Day for your leadership!

Massachusetts has an opportunity to lead by preventing surveillance pricing in grocery stores: the practice of using personal data to charge different customers different prices for the same item. I'm glad to be leading on this bill and to share this important article.

Hal Singer@halsinger.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A bill in Massachusetts, H.99, would ban grocers from using biometric data collected on their premises to personalize prices. In my latest with Gavin Sicard, we make the economic case in support of a such a ban. The only winners from personalized pricing are the companies engaged in the practice.

Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds:

I saw this and thought they were ICE. Same difference, I guess.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"

I love this so much. In a dark world, we can celebrate Mr Rogers, Big Bird, and spring on the same day? Sold!

GBH@wgbh.org · 7mo ago

Today is: Mister Rogers' birthday ✅ Big Bird's birthday ✅ The first day of spring ✅ What a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

I feel this more and more. What are we doing?

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 7mo ago

Attended a meeting with the ministers of Ethiopia and Uganda governments on the state of refugees and learned that little girls (6-8 y/o) are being raped in schools in masses.. What is this world. What are we doing. Also, this ⬇️

When someone tells you we cannot afford health care, food benefits, education, student loan forgiveness, or any other social program that helps people, reread this headline and tell them they are full of it. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

Iran War Live Updates: First 6 Days Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says

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The Unitrd States is trying to regime change in Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba. Where we need a new leader though is here, one who does not put our nation in danger.

Massachusetts once again ranked the best state to raise a family. Shame that groups like the Massachusetts Opportunity Alliance are trying to reverse that trend w/ their ballot question that is just a money grab for the wealthy. Let's keep MA great for all! wallethub.com/edu/best-sta...

Best & Worst States to Raise a Family in 2026

Best & Worst States to Raise a Family in 2026

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Apparently those twenty years and all that food did not give him a sense of humanity.

X2Y@handle.invalid · 8mo ago

SAM ALTMAN: “People talk about how much energy it takes to train an AI model … But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart.”

Is there anyone left watching Chump discussing tariffs who does not think he is just a crazy old man who should spend his days golfing and eating overcooked meat, not handling geopolitics?

Don't congratulate John Roberts or the Supreme Court. Congratulate Rick Woldenberg, the Chicago-area leader of Learning Resources, an educadtional toy company that had the courage to sue the president of the United States to save his family business. As well as everyone else who stepped up.

Patients deserve accurate information about their health care. If the person giving you an ultrasound has no idea what they are doing, the state should *of course* be able to tell you that.

Universal Hub@universalhub.com · 8mo ago

Judge rules #Massachusetts has the right to warn people about anti-abortion 'pregnancy resource centers' www.universalhub.com/2026/judge-r... #lawsuits

The fuck is the military going to do with coal stockpiles?!

Reuters@reuters.com · 8mo ago

Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO

Reading the advances and Chump is having a press conference to tout... coal. Apparently that press conference is happening in 1880.

Did AI write this? Because there is no way a journalist watched this performance and went "Whelp, not political!"

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 8mo ago

Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event. But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.

Wait, so if Chump is truth socialing about the Bad Bunny performance, that means *even he didn't watch Kid Rock.*

I remember when American Idiot came out and I thought Bush was the worst president we would ever have. 20+ years later, the song is still relevant and the current administration is the worst we have ever seen. Maybe *this* actually be the bottom of the barrel.

Except that there are hundreds of videos showing that he does. The "JD skies in jeans" sign in VT as he was booed on the slopes is still a personal favorite.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Reporter: Did you see that the VP Vance got booed at the Olympics? Trump: That’s surprising because people like him. He doesn’t get booed in this country.

Super curious what justification there would be to having ICE at the polls other than obvious voter intimidation? But when "Kavanaugh stops" are allowed, this is a clear effort to keep people of color home. I would say I hope this keeps the Justices up at night, but this is exactly what he wanted.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚨BREAKING: The White House Thursday refused to rule out the presence of immigration enforcement at voting locations this November, a response that follows extremist rhetoric about placing federal forces at the polls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A constituent stopped by my district office today and, as he was leaving, said, “I love how budget conscious you are around here.” Not entirely sure whether it was a compliment or a gentle jab at my thrifted decor and shared workspace. I am choosing to take it as the former. 🤷‍♀️