As relevant as ever

I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home. But did you look at the judge's order? It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept." Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

granular, practical, well organized info here: www.wired.com/story/how-to...

#iceout #boston #today The city is representing In Copley Square in front of BPL. Gives me #hope!

Just gave to Womens Foundation of Minnesota (WFM) Immigrant rapid response fund. Charity Navigator gives them 100% for being well managed. Suggested by @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social - #hope #help www.wfmn.org/funds/immigr... Charity Navigator link: www.charitynavigator.org/ein/411635761

Nurses are pissed. This is on the front page of the nursing subreddit, along with many discussions about it on several other posts.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA hospital. Dr. Dimitri Drekonja, a colleague of Pretti's, said Pretti was capable, competent and friendly. The kind of person who cared deeply about his work and his patients. "He was a really great colleague and a really great friend."

According to Wikipedia, there are ~500k non federal police in US. They could protect themselves and us from #ice.

#boston #stopice #now 7 degrees didn’t stop this crowd. @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org #somervillehigh #cambridgerindgelatin: The kids are out. Impressive.

#boston #stopice BPL #now - Despite freezing temperature: #50501 #indivisible and kids from CRL giving speeches: Minneapolis we see you

From the NYT Editorial Board: @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Nice list of cities in California that have events planned for Tuesdays walkout at 2pm.

Daily reminder from now until Jan. 20, the day of the nat'l "Free America" walkout, sponsored by Women's March. Find an event in your community and participate--preferably w/the largest gathering in your area. Large masses of protesters have maximum impact. www.womensmarch.com (www.womensmarch.com)

executive director of the Women’s March calls for Jan 20 at 2pm action: “ Where we are withdrawing our labor. Where we’re refusing. no shopping, no working, no commerce.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Incredible stuff here. You could lose hours.

Ahhh… to be an oligarch in this administration. #corruption www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

This guy is #great. More of this!

We are definitely living in the dumbest timeline!

Some well needed #hope from @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social . Successes in Public Health from 2025. Yes there were a bunch!

“.. Again and again, Mr. Trump dares the system to stop him. He does so knowing that the same system that failed to hold him to account for Jan. 6 is unlikely to do so now. .. “.. In Mr. Trump’s second term, he has governed as if Jan. 6 never ended.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...

"If you want your vote to count, which I assume you do because you're putting it in the mail, don't put it in the mail on Election Day" if you're more than 50 miles from a USPS regional processing facility, California Attorney General Rob Bonta

This might be the most wholesome business story you’ll read all year: A small-town Louisiana company sold for $1.7B — and the owner gave $240M to his employees. 540 people. Average bonus: $443K. Homes paid off. Retirements unlocked. Tears shed. Leadership like #BlueSky #NewsSky #MedSky

I just learned some #wisdom: If you have a teenager and they aren’t complaining, that’s a thank you. #fromkentucky

My 20yo daughter just told me that she will start to exercise regularly when she is old like me... sigh

Oct 2025 #News (2 months ago)… should we have paid more attention? Dominion sold and we don’t know anything substantive about the buyer. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Awesome! Feel the #hope!

Anybody know why Boston MA isn’t striking? Go here to see which picket line i closest to you: www.nocontractnocoffee.org#map

#NEWS #HOPE #RESISTANCE Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus replaced by a sign that says "ICE WAS HERE" in nativity scene at the St. Susanna Parish in Dedham MA. Little sign in front of the manger says: "The holy family are safe in the sanctity of our church". www.bostonherald.com/2025/12/05/a...

“…after 15 years, gross domestic product per head tends to be 10% lower in countries run by populist leaders“ But… “despite their economic costs, [they] tend to be good at holding on to power” lasting on average 8 years, compared with 4” Charisma vs Reality www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

More of this !!

TODAY IS THE DAY! GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM WE GOT THIS!!!!!!

#NEWS Krugman thinks #trump #pardoned Pres Hernández the coke kingpin bc of the for-profit city of Próspera off Honduras’s coast which is exempted from Honduran law and funded by Thiel, Altman and Andreesen. A bitcoin haven. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug... www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/m...

I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...

#news #now #alert If you are flying on an Airbus 320 plane this weekend, check the status of your flight. Some might be cancelled or delayed, because of a required software update. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

“We ain’t buying it”. Boycott Amazon, Target and Home Depot. Starting on Thanksgiving Thursday thru Cyber Monday. Buy local instead! #50501 #nokings #boycott www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

#boston #today #news #ai

In researching Alexa+ (device prompts me endlessly to activate), I found that Amazon is now uploading echo recordings to their cloud and you can’t opt out… sigh #news #security #privacy www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...

@washingtonpost.com It's official, my Washington Post sub is #cancelled. Most articles and every editorial seems edited for an audience of one. Bsky any suggestions for what independent media org gets my money?

Some #hope for those that prefer text to audio or video. The #NEWS is… even for depression therapy, text is as effective as audio or video. No more feeling antisocial about my 45 years of text only team chats. (gift article from The New York Times) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/h...

Today’s tiny ray of #hope That things (like iPhone security) can get a little better…

This is the darkest timeline for sure. #trumphunger www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ever want a working time machine?Get @sanebox.com and live happily with your Inbox as if it were 1998 again..

This analysis would be more impactful, if SCOTUS weren’t eliminating stare decisis at every opportunity in favor of vibes… @strictscrutiny.bsky.social

Want to feel some #hope? This could be us, after 2028… @volts.wtf

#news #now Greater #Boston Food Bank filling in for missing federal assistance. This is what leadership looks like! If you or someone you know in Mass is at risk, go here to find food resources: www.gbfb.org/2025-governm...

REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”

#NEWS #NOW #IRL Looks like #UPenn has been #hacked. I just got 5 emails from official upenn.edu addresses that say :

#Lawfare Update from #MA Attorney General Office: the Trump admin placed 3.24 billion of Mass funding at risk. To date, AGO lawsuits have protected 3.012 billion or 93% of the funding. #GoodNews that should provide some #hope! willbrownsberger.com/litigation-w...

Fascinating. Gives me #hope for the #future. Approved in US in 2023