Reminder: When fires ravaged southern California, Canada sent firefighting crews to help battle the blazes.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3w agoTrump says he is going to increase tariffs on Canada due to the wildfires
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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3w ago
I'm sure the CDC will track down the source soon... Oh wait, MAGA decimated the CDC. Are we great yet?
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4w agoCyclospora, a parasite that causes intestinal illness, is sickening many people across the U.S. Health experts have tips for avoiding infection.
As a reminder for everyone saying, "The US had never before scored four goals in a World Cup" that they mean the men's team had never before scored that many. The women's team has absolutely scored more than four goals in a world cup, including in the final. And they also wins things.
Lots of honks from passing cars at the #Bedford MA #flagday standout. How to get those folks to do more than honk? @indivisible.org @indivisiblelab.bsky.social
We have a fisher in Lexington (probably more than one, but only one sighted in our back yard).
Celeste Ng@pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 2mo agoAlso have you heard about the Arlington bear a couple years ago or the moose in Melrose?
Here’s a message for members of Congress. For everyone else: The brave and courageous people on hunger strike inside Delaney are asking for an in-person meeting with Gov. Sherrill, and demand the safety, dignity and freedom to be with their families. Call, email, or tag @mikiesherrill.bsky.social.
Nobody should face this kind of violence anywhere, and certainly not in a place of worship.
Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 3mo agoWe’re heartbroken by the reports of a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Nobody should have to fear entering a place of worship. Our hearts are with our Muslim brothers and sisters.
My Asus BE5000 mesh routers, which I bought at Best Buy, have been working for over a year, suddenly lost contact with the outside world.
❌👑 Pavlik Mintz@mintz.net · 4mo agoI'm probably shouting into the void because with the demise of Twitter it has become harder to reach customer service for any company. But I have had a horrible experience with Asus and BestBuy, and need to vent somewhere. (thread 1/?)
I'm probably shouting into the void because with the demise of Twitter it has become harder to reach customer service for any company. But I have had a horrible experience with Asus and BestBuy, and need to vent somewhere. (thread 1/?)
Folks still paying attention to COVID19 will want to read this thread. Time to mask up again if you have relaxed.
Michael Olesen@molesen.bsky.social · 4mo ago1-3 I think our relatively calm period with COVID is coming to an end. Below, I've plotted percentages of variants with the percentages of lab confirmed COVID hospitalizations (dotted line).
"ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps."
ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina
As the U.S. continues to fight the war in Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, passports or birth certificates to access any sites.
nbcnews.com
The Handmaids of Nashville, carrying signs with the names of the men who are in the Epstein files.🔥🗽
We need volunteer marshals for No Kings Day Boston 3/28! Get trained to support the rally and then sign up as a marshal. Join this virtual training to learn nonviolent tactics to help keep the rally and events like it safe and effective.
Training: Protest Safety 101/Marshal Training · Indivisible Somerville
Protests, rallies, and marches are important tactics to fight back against the Trump Administration. Volunteer marshals help ensure the intended message is delivered by keeping the event safe. Marshal...
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Also, if you expect Americans to sacrifice, you need permission in advance from their representative. Senate anyone?
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5mo agoI don’t remember Trump campaigning on Americans needing to make financial sacrifices for foreign wars. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Republicans just OBJECTED to funding FEMA, TSA and the Coast Guard. They’re holding them hostage to extract more $$$ with no accountability for Trump’s rogue ICE/CBP operations. No doubt now who’s responsible.
Apparently the answer is yes, according to the NYT: Tens of thousands of people across Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana have gone a week without power or heat after a brutal ice storm. At least three dozen people have died in connection with the storm, officials have said.
❌👑 Pavlik Mintz@mintz.net · 7mo agoSo, is this the storm that is going to demonstrate what happens when you decimate your national emergency response capacity? #weather #snow #ice
Are Jewish space lasers coming back? Because I'd like to be able to wear this button again
Asha Rangappa@asharangappa.bsky.social · 6mo agoAmd in case you need a refresher diagram on where fhe Italian satellites and Hugo Chavez fit in (I forgot Chinese bamboo, too)
Nature in action. It seems a Cooper's Hawk made a meal of one of our resident rabbits, and may have buried the unfinished part in the snow for later consumption.
Hey NRA, are you good with this? THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
Shining a light in Lexington, MA, in support of Minneapolis. Posting it here since not many people will see it in person. Abolish ICE. Reign in CBP.
Journalists, please remember that repeating obviously false statements is not balance or fairness. It is actively participating in deception.
Unbelievable. This is exactly what ICE/CPB is doing. How can someone think itemizing is a denial?
Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 7mo ago“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
It occurs to me that a person could give me the pin they earned when they graduated from nursing school. That would not make me a nurse. The same principle would seem to Nobel prizes…
Thank you @bostonglobemag for publishing my Perspective piece on attempts to return prayer to schools. Read the article in today's Globe, online here: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/08/m... or in this post. #religionandpublicschools #schoolprayer #FirstAmendment www.instagram.com/p/DTYWe2FicL...
Trump wants prayer back in schools. Boston has a cautionary tale. - The Boston Globe
History has long shown that public schools and prayer are incompatible.
bostonglobe.com
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
ncronline.org
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day. Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me. 🧵
I believe the original sin Democrats, and especially the Biden administration, made after January 6th was viewing January 6th as the *end* of something, rather than the *beginning* of something. My post on how to remember this somber anniversary for democracy: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...
Five Ways To Remember January 6th
Too many people saw January 6th as the final aggrieved death throes of Trumpism. We can now understand it was the start of something much darker.
doomsdayscenario.co