Tracy O’Connell Novick
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Yes, that Tracy Novick she/her/hers Education policy and finance I speak here only for me/ nullius in verba from the Heart of the Commonwealth Sometimes random photos of the cat linktr.ee/TracyNovick
Factories and ships pepper this bird’s-eye view of Boston in 1870. In the foreground on the right, the new Back Bay neighborhood is beginning to emerge; at the very bottom of the second slide, laborers are shown constructing new buildings on Clarendon Street.
she's deployed this strategy again and again, only deviating where her vote was a deciding one, a la Kavanaugh
Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · yesterdaySusan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
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They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.
The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 22h agoNew York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
this name shit would be the perfect time for obama and/or mamdani to do a hit for el-sayed. "we've heard a lot of people attacking dr el-sayed over his name. well, for eight years they called me PRESIDENT hussein obama. and i'm MAYOR mamdani. so maybe its time for SENATOR el-sayed."
Big tax results out of Missouri tonight: Voters statewide rejected by an huge margin a GOP ballot measure to phase out the income tax. They also renewed a sales tax to keep state parks free. And Kansas City approved a package of $1.7 billion of bonds for infrastracture.
bluesky is never beating the nerd allegations i fear. no other place you could find this many people who feel nostalgia for compactus shelving
alix e. harrow@alixeharrow.bsky.social · yesterdayi don't like to police genre, but it's not dark academia unless somebody gets squished in one of these bad boys
“All told, across eight separate agency accounts with funding that expired Sept. 30, 2025, the Education Department left more than $75 million unobligated last fiscal year. For the same eight accounts from fiscal years 2015 through 2024, the department left unspent a total of just $9.9 million.”
Trump's Education Department Is Letting Tens of Millions of Dollars Expire
Education Week found the agency didn't spend its full budget last year and appears on track to do so again.
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I think of the way I have seen my daughters deal with sexual harassment versus how I (I was 13 in 1986) was taught to. I wish that we had a world in which they didn’t have it at all. But the way in which the culture has taught them to respond is markedly different (and better).
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 22h agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
PSA: Primary polling is prone to huge errors and always has been. Voters often tune in late, see several candidates as acceptable, and many change their minds up to the last minute. Turnout varies enormously, meaning weighting is prone to a lot of imprecision.
But we still need to talk about dinner. Or more specifically, we need to talk about the things survivors need to do to keep the peace, get through the day, survive. And that includes getting dinner on the table. As always, this is for survivors. 3/3 dot-connecting.ghost.io/on/
On Max Miller’s dinner
Believing survivors means understanding that survivors do many things to keep themselves safe — including cook dinner for their abusers.
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You fell victim to one of the classic blunders. The most famous is "Never get involved in a land war in Asia." But only slightly less well known is this… "Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"
And the way local elected officials have been treated since 2020 is not helping.
William B. Fuckley@opinionhaver.bsky.social · 22h agothere actually isn't an infinite supply of charismatic people willing to have the most miserable year of their lives running for office, you have to actually find those people
Sometimes I imagine what would be possible if there was an actual effort to promote good government from a functional opposition party
Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · 23h agoAnd now we have AP calls in both contests, with the GOP's amendments getting trounced
Any local history teachers looking for a training before school starts again? American Ancestors has a cool genealogy program with a stipend! 🗃️
Melanie McComb@shamrockgen.bsky.social · yesterdayWe are accepting applications for a FREE teacher workshop in Boston, MA. Each participant will receive a $250 stipend. Feel free to share this opportunity with any classroom teachers or librarians who might be interested. Cost: Free + $250 stipend www.americanancestors.org/2026-three-d...
ICE looking to lease 249 parking spaces in downtown Boston for immigrant-grabbing purposes www.nbcboston.com/news/local/i...
ICE exploring plans to lease 249 parking spots in downtown Boston
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is exploring plans to lease hundreds of parking spaces in downtown Boston to stage vehicles used in federal immigration operations. This isn’t a done deal yet,...
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NEW: Judge Allison Burroughs in Massachusetts is *pissed* at DOJ. She does not hold back, calling out DOJ's bad-faith litigating in the TPS cases, in addition to the overarching "shameful cruelty" of what the Trump administration is doing. From her latest order in the Somalia TPS case:
![Leaving aside the shameful cruelty inherent in eschewing a “wind down period” for
people under threat of deportation, many of whom are productive members of our communities
who have lived here for years, built a life here, worked here and raised their families here, the
Court is mindful of both the Supreme Court ruling and the recent First Circuit judgment in this
case. That said, the Court will also not abdicate its responsibility to make thoughtful, wellreasoned decisions after affording all parties a full and fair opportunity to be heard. It is
therefore ORDERED that Plaintiffs respond to Defendants’ motion to lift the stay, [ECF No.
97], by 5:00 p.m. on August 5, 2026. The Court further amends the scheduling order on
supplemental briefing, [ECF No. 82]. Pursuant to the amended schedule, Defendants’ brief is
also due by 5:00 p.m. on August 5, 2026, and any reply brief by Plaintiffs will be due by
5:00 p.m. on August 6, 2026. The Court anticipates a decision on Defendants’ motion, which
will be accompanied by a decision on Plaintiffs’ emergency motion if the Court decides to lift
the administrative stay, early next week. Should Defendants return to the First Circuit prior to
that as they threaten in their motion, the Court will assume that it has lost jurisdiction, which will
delay its rulings.
SO ORDERED.
August 4, 2026 /s/ Allison D. Burroughs
ALLISON D. BURROUGHS
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I wrote about the Trojan horse, and what we can learn from her mouth about different cultural attitudes towards deception and violence. As someone comments below, the phrase GIFT ARTICLE is pretty scary in this context.
Chris Suellentrop@suellentrop.bsky.social · yesterdayTurns out @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social knows a lot about ancient epics www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
"Get away from me right now," King, a retired U.S. Army captain who served in Iraq and earned both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, can be heard telling the three male guard members in the video as they approach her on the bench. "You have absolutely no authority to detain me."
A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing
Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home.
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Need to talk with someone who knows USA Spending Dot Gov and/or federal contracts well. Totally off the record — just looking for background info. DM me here or reach out on Signal: jeaton.04 Thanks!!!
WE HAVE REAL CAMPS YOU CAN BE OUTRAGED ABOUT
Jonathan Howard@joho.bsky.social · yesterdayThese guys are freaking out over their own imaginations again.
It’s not quite right to say the Trump regime used up virtually all of America’s best missiles in the war on Iran this year, only to gain nothing (in fact, to lose valuable things). Because the Trump regime used up someone of America’s best missiles in a war in Yemen last year, only to gain nothing.
CNBC@cnbc.com · 2d agoU.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
This is still one of my favourite photos, mainly because he told the government "you'll have to arrest me" and FDR went "fine" and literally told the press where and when he was going to arrest him
Reconstructionist@unavaleable.bsky.social · 4mo agoFDR literally had the president of Montgomery Ward arrested and the company seized for not negotiating with his workers
It remains one of my greatest hopes that people who write about school in America come to understand that there's no such thing as an American education system. (Blue states CAN'T do book lists! Sometimes by because there is a literal law saying they can't!) www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
Opinion | What Blue States Can Learn From the Texas Book List (Gift Article)
Educational traditionalism is not the same as political conservatism.
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Not mentioned here is the cost, but I am sure there is money being made www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
The Evolving Vendor–School Library Ecosystem
Collection development continues to pose challenges for school librarians in an era of restrictive legislation and book bans.
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