Reminder: We CAN elect decent people to the highest office in the land.

Marco Rubio and his family are literally refugees and migrants from the Caribbean, the same people the Trump regime is stalking, hunting, mass detaining, expelling and banning. The height of self-loathing hypocrisy from a man his own boss calls "Little Marco." Pitiful.

The vibe shift is so good

Episode one of the new season of DotLife just dropped!

I am calling on ICE to immediately release Seamus Culleton. It is appalling that Seamus has remained in detention for 5 months in dire conditions, away from his family. As a spouse of a U.S. citizen with strong Massachusetts ties, there is no justification for keeping him detained. Release him now.

Judge Ana Reyes is an American hero.

Only the best white supremacists... Jeremy, on behalf of white dudes who aren't insecure sad-sacks: Get a fucking life.

Holland Tech senior guard Caleb Florence notched his 1,000th career point during a game against English High on Feb. 2. Remarkably, the 17-year-old Grove Hall resident did not play high school basketball as a freshman. dotnews.com/2026/02/12/a...

Op-ed from Elnora Thompson, a Dorchester resident and garden coordinator of the Nightingale Community Garden and Andrew Sharpe, a Dorchester resident and the Founder and CEO of the Authentic Caribbean Foundation.

wow -- Bondi throws a fit in response to Nadler's question about how many of Epstein's co-conspirators, if any, she's investigating, aggressively pointing at him and yelling. The hearing then devolves into chaos and Raskin and Bondi start yelling at each other.

“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get,” is how Forrest Gump put it, but if the box is made at Phillips Chocolates on #Dorchester's Morrissey Boulevard, what you’re getting is guaranteed: quality, handcrafted, gourmet chocolates. dotnews.com/2026/02/11/d...

Great local reporting on an unprecedented, ominous situation in El Paso elpasomatters.org/2026/02/11/u...

Good to see such a strong statement coming from a US Catholic bishop rather than the mealy-mouthed "can't we call just get along" both-sider gruel that's been all-too-prevalent.

Reps. Massie and Khanna say they've found at least six names of individuals "likely incriminated" by their inclusion in the Epstein files after reviewing unredacted docs. Massie: "We found six men whose names have been redacted, who are implicated in the way that the files are presented."

Good. She's gonna lose.

The school hosts a dual language Vietnamese-English program for all students, and next year will expand that to the new sixth grade – giving a full K-6 dual language experience.

Burst pipe shuts dorm at UMass Boston umassmedia.com/40648/news/b...

City officials last week unveiled a plan to create a half-acre farm, tentatively called “River Street Farm,” to be built on Boston Public Health Commission land next to the Mattapan Heights campus. dotnews.com/2026/02/05/c...

BC High’s brand-new indoor swimming pool will be the scene for a gathering of young athletes who will participate in the school’s initial February School Vacation Swim Clinic later this month. #Dorchester dotnews.com/2026/02/04/b...

Trump's America. Culleton "said he has been locked in the same large, cold and damp room for 4½ months with more than 70 men. He said detainees are constantly hungry because meals served at tables in the centre of the room offer only child-sized portions."

From one natural-born US citizen to another, have a great Benito Bowl!

Tomorrow in Boston: A phone-bank to support extending TPS for Haitians.

New in the now-working-again DotNews.com : City plans working farm on River Street to help supply adjacent food pantry.

The feds killed Renee Good and then killed the investigation into her death. They sent a message to Renee Good’s family that her death meant nothing to them. And a message to ICE agents that they are free to shoot first because no questions will be asked later. 1/2

BREAKING: Trump says he 'didn't make a mistake' with his racist video post. Q:  "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?" Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake." He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."

You know, you can talk about what that POS Trump did without reposting his post or the image. Don't amplify his racist bullshit.

Why didn’t Karoline Leavitt initially say the video was wrong, was posted by a staffer, and apologize? She did none of those things. She just blamed Democrats for “fake outrage.”

Don't forget the shit-stained president who sent it.

Bravo, Leader Jeffries.

Yo, Robert Kraft, you better not have that racist POS in the Super Bowl box.

I don't want to hear about any more "condemnations." It's a one-word demand to Trump, our racist-in-chief. RESIGN.

The Reporter website —DotNews.com— is presently offline due to a technical issue. We are aware of the issue and our team is working to correct it. Thanks for your patience!

“When we say a health care partner, we are hopeful that one of the brand name hospital systems will run it or own it... We believe these health care systems want a new building like this, but struggle with the politics around the building process." - Thomas O'Brien, HYM Investments

Question: Is the Vice President a total and complete asshole? Answer:

The order lets Bostonians know that the city will seek to protect its residents and— if necessary— document and refer criminal cases against federal agents who use violence, injure Bostonians, or cause property damage in the city.

Donald Trump is a virulent racist. His sycophants—JD Vance and Kristi Noem at the lead—who’ve parroted his hateful slurs and attempted to expel Black and brown peoples are just as vile. It’s a great pleasure, then, to see and hear jurists such as Anna Reyes put them in their places.

But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.

A former state transportation official — @jimaloisi.bsky.social — is calling for emergency steps to break the impasse on long-awaited replacements for the Red Line’s aging trains, via @clovettboston.bsky.social

Neighbors and elected leaders are pushing state highway officials to alter plans for a $21-million repair project on a Dorchester stretch of the I-93 expressway that is set to start in April and continue during nighttime hours for the next two years. www.dotnews.com/2026/plans-f...

"The district’s budget is projected to be short by $53 million for this year – and more budget trimming could be on the way with the Trump administration expected to slash Department of Education funding..." via @yawumiller.bsky.social in DotNews.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Federal judge blocks the Trump administration from ending legal protections for 350,000 Haitians.

It's a great opinion by Judge Ana Reyes (and sound on the law—Noem was too busy posting to follow even the basics of the statute). Worth a read, and don't skip the footnotes.

Judge blocks racist, Constitution-ignoring regime from beginning to deport several hundred thousand Haitians tomorrow www.universalhub.com/2026/judge-b... #immigrants #TPS #lawsuits

Hmmm... Any wonder why Robert Kraft was a plus-one with the racist-in-chief at the Melania opener? The NE Patriots existed before him— and they'll survive him. Robert Kraft is a disgrace.

HUGE. DC District Court Judge Ana C. Reyes blocks the Trump regime's immediate end of TPS for Haitians set for tomorrow. Judge Reyes' 83-page ruling is an absolute banger. She eviscerates Krisit Noem and the regime's assault on the Constitution and decency. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Massachusetts leaders: Now do Massachusetts.

Absolutely. I don't want to see anyone from anywhere subjected to the cruelty of this White House and Trump's goon squads. But not enough folks understand how disruptive it will be here in Mass if 50k-plus Haitians who've moved here legally since 2010 are stripped of status, jobs, and removed.

🧵1/5 🗳️ Why I Sign Up as a Volunteer Poll Worker — and What I’ve Learned 🗣️ Prior to 2020, I never really thought about what it takes to run an #election. That changed when I saw the courage of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss—two election workers in #FultonCounty, Georgia. Despite being falsely accused…

Now is a great time to support Black-owned Boston restaurants... @lindadorcenaforry.bsky.social and I enjoyed wonderful, authentic Haitian cuisine at Little Haiti International in Hyde Park. 10/10 reccommend 🇭🇹

Really strong piece here from @rygraham.bsky.social about the disgraceful inciter-in-chief. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/01/o...