More housing for people, which is the main thing, and as a bonus, safer street crossings for all! Call your counselors. I’m tired of drivers hitting me in my wheelchair, and parked cars at the side of the road block drivers’ view of me in my ♿️ until I’m in the main lane for cars.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 5h ago

Let the Boston City Council know that you support eliminating parking minimums. We need to build for people, not cars. action.betterparkingforboston.org

I hope seeing what happens when the GOP enacts its government-slashing fantasies unchecked is teaching us to vote for progressive government that WORKS. Air travel. Public health. Cyber security. Let’s use the moment to help neighbors connect how government makes our lives easier or much harder.

Seasonal Jive Turkey@crawdadding.bsky.social · 4h ago

Message discipline means that I get the facts without getting the lies and distractions.

It’s clear the American people can’t rely on Big Tech billionaire CEOs to put our national security above their bottom line. Congress needs to pass legislation now to keep advanced AI technology out of China’s hands.

Schumer allies have leaked a list of expected votes to the Hill. This smells like a pressure tactic to lock people in. If your Senator is on this list, call and check if they've actually committed to vote for Schumer. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

Parents are so afraid of their children getting autism that they brought back a deadly disease. Imagine a world where we embraced and loved autistic people and invested massively in science to eradicate disease.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 24h ago

I’m really grateful to journalists like @drjudystone.bsky.social for covering every aspect of RFK Jr.’s public health catastrophe. Here is yet another excellent piece from Dr. Stone on the disgrace of losing our measles elimination status.

Hidden deep in here is the little nugget that there was a vigilance zone to prevent them returning north of the Darein Gap till US funding to it was yanked by DOGE. Elon Musk has brought back screwworm

Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · yesterday

After 60 years, the screwworm has come back to the U.S. and cases are mounting. So what can we do about it? sciam.com/article/we-b...

LFG

legal cat 🐾@legalcat.bsky.social · 24h ago

(looking around nervously) it’s happeningggggg

The Trump admin is going to obstruct investigation by claiming all conversations anyone, even some rando influencer, has with Trump are covered by executive privilege. Here’s the memo they wrote in August to lay the groundwork, in case they lost control of Congress. www.justice.gov/olc/media/14...

Passing a law is only the start. Implementing it can be much harder. And since fewer people pay attention to the implementation vs. the advocacy to pass the law, inaction is an easy path to take. As is outright resistance. In this case, inaction puts lives at risk. Disarm domestic abusers.

Gregory Pratt@royalpratt.bsky.social · 2d ago

Chicago police aren't going after domestic abusers' guns despite state law. Very important work from @sophiesherry.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

“If every congressional map had been drawn fairly, with party-blind nonpartisan methods, (Dems) might have come close to winning a veto-proof two-thirds majority in the House, with the party winning nearly 20 additional districts in Texas, Florida and Georgia alone.” www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/u...

Did the Redistricting Wars Backfire on Republicans? In a Word, No.

The G.O.P. was able to avoid more House midterm losses — on top of the advantage it already had from gerrymandering.

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Of course it would be Kraft trying to build data centers here. Billionaires really make our lives miserable, don’t they?

WBUR@wbur.org · 2d ago

The Committee to Restrict Data Centers announced a campaign Thursday to put new restrictions before Massachusetts voters in 2028. The announcement came after news that the Kraft Group is pursuing a data center campus in Sutton that, if completed, would rank as the fourth-largest in the country.

Damn, he’s good! www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/n...

Mamdani Makes Deal With Trump to Delay SNAP Rules for Stores Across U.S.

Small businesses that accept food stamps will have another 90 days to comply with new rules for stocking food staples, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

nytimes.com

If you know anyone stranded in Boston due to the FAA situation, I have received much hospitality in my travels that I’m happy to pay forward. Message me for any such needs, and I’ll do my best to help.

CVS says it’s breaking up. Don’t be fooled. CVS could still own your health insurance, pharmacy middleman, doctor’s office, and specialty pharmacy. We need to break up Big Medicine once and for all.

Somewhere, there’s a group chat full of laid off Black air traffic controllers that is full of “welp” emojis “I tried to tell em” gifs.

I’m in my happy place … Jazz Urbane, Nubian Square, awaiting night 1 of 2 for Sweet Honey in the Rock!

I also wouldn’t be surprised if it were a credible threat or successful cyberattack — the FBI division tasked with cybersecurity was gutted by Trump and Patel. Losing skilled, experienced workers hurts the government — and all of us.

James Fallows@jfallows.bsky.social · 2d ago

One passage from that article. Again, no evidence yet of what the cause was.

Ditch your car! Save tons of money! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/11/13/m...

Boston ranks as 5th-best city to be car-free, national study finds - The Boston Globe

Nearly 23 percent of Bostonians take public transportation to work, while more than 13 percent walk. Just over 2 percent cycle and about the same number use a ride-hailing service.

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Shockingly, the DOJ has done a decent thing. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/11/10/b...

Justice Department sues Lyft alleging discrimination against riders with disabilities - The Boston Globe

The lawsuit is the latest from the federal government that targets ride-hailing companies for treatment of would-be riders with disabilities.

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Boston wants YOU to help decide what deserves a place in the city's history. The city is accepting public nominations for 25 new historic markers honoring people, places, events, and untold stories across Boston. Anyone can nominate! www.boston.gov/departments/...

Boston Historic Markers Program

We want to hear from you! The Boston Historic Markers Program is a new initiative from the City of Boston Office of Historic Preservation and the Commemoration Commission. This program seeks to increa...

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Now that they’ve won the governor’s race in Alaska, we can say that Democrats have flipped control of election administration in: - Georgia - Indiana - Ohio - New Hampshire - Texas - Alaska …while Republicans flipped election administration in zero places. boltsmag.org/election-adm...

“The Jig Is Up”: Voters Resoundingly Reject Republicans Who Wanted to Run Elections - Bolts

Democrats flipped secretary of state offices in Georgia, Indiana, and Ohio, defeated election deniers, and will run election administration in the vast majority of battleground states.

boltsmag.org

Mississippi Senator-elect Scott Colom on Sen. Chuck Schumer: "It's not accurate to say he recruited me. The people of Mississippi recruited me … You think I would listen to somebody who lives in Brooklyn when I was deciding to run for U.S. Senate?”

'A Proven Champion of Working People': Union With 600,000 Members Backs Van Hollen for Majority Leader www.commondreams.org/news/machini...

'A Proven Champion of Working People': Union With 600,000 Members Backs Van Hollen for Majority Leader | Common Dreams

A machinists union with around 600,000 members endorsed Sen. Chris Van Hollen's bid for Senate majority leader in the new Congress.

commondreams.org

It's not just Lutnick. It's not just Nvidia.

How Industry Insiders Are Running the Department of Commerce - Public Citizen

Executive summary  More than one in four senior Commerce Department officials appointed by President Donald Trump have apparent conflicts of…

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Being replaced as party leader in your mid-70s after a full decade in the role should be seen as the natural culmination and healthy turnover after a successful career, not an outrageously insubordinate insult you have to be dragged into kicking and screaming.

The Everywhere Millionaire is a really great description of how what's wrong with America isn't really the top 1%, but the top 5%. Fortunately, some simple changes to American tax law can close the exemption that allows owners of car dealerships, etc. to skip the taxes that other corporations pay.

CBS News Chicago@cbschicago.bsky.social · 4d ago

One of the white students at the center of a racist video at Ole Miss has a family connection to a major Midwest auto dealership chain.

Retired Navy Rear Admiral Laubacher beats Boebert — the Trump admin has lost a lot of seats in Congress to people they pushed out of their careers. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11...

Lauren Boebert Loses Re-election Bid in Colorado House Race to Eileen Laubacher

Ms. Boebert’s loss to Eileen Laubacher in a conservative House district represents a significant victory for Democrats.

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you think we have trade unions so construction workers can get better wages and health insurance? pensions? you think the union is just HR with a mobbed up history? people fucking die without them!

i was on the DOB page for the building that collapsed and wouldn't you know it way back in April they got a violation for continuing unsafe construction despite a stop work order. the fine was $10,000. so i guess it costs $10,000 to kill this man and his daughter and several other people

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 2d ago

fuck ICE fuck trump fuck stephen miller fuck all of this