Wow. The ICE shooter in Maine asked his ex-wife to "to lie for him and to cover for his character." She said he was abusive and had previously reported concerns about him to his military superiors. He was also a volunteer firefighter, but was removed after several spats with department leadership.

white house teleprompter guy betting on speeches is killing me

“We cannot replace all that Louisa would have contributed to our communities in the years ahead, but we can take collective responsibility for carrying her work forward and honoring her legacy,” says Maha Aslam of @streetsboston.bsky.social mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/16/v...

"Somerville has lowered speed limits all over..., repainted and shortened crosswalks..., added new speed humps, fixed sidewalks, expanded its bike-lane network, installed new bus stops and bus lanes and stepped up ticketing for distracted driving" AND ITS WORKED www.governing.com/infrastructu...

Some really underhanded stuff from Seth Moulton's campaign on social media. The campaign launched a "fact checker" account without disclosing that it's campaign operated. They're claiming to be a "journalist." All of the account's Instagram followers are Moulton staff.

At this point I'm essentially convinced that something like 80% of the "Markey Old" posts on the MA and Boston subreddits are a campaign op.

Some really underhanded stuff from Seth Moulton's campaign on social media. The campaign launched a "fact checker" account without disclosing that it's campaign operated. They're claiming to be a "journalist." All of the account's Instagram followers are Moulton staff.

stepping out into the yellow

Amer Rabee was a 14 year-old American boy from New Jersey. But to the IDF, he was a terrorist. He was accused of throwing rocks, which should not come with a death sentence. Listen to his father, Mohammed, wiping away tears, sharing how they still have Amer's bedroom unchanged.

the sky is fuckin crazy man

2026, when the smoke pollution cools off your heat wave

My sense is that a lot of Massachusetts and Boston Twitter moved to Bluesky.

Boston humidity at levels never before seen

At this point, it's basically a monthly thing where the NY Times has some boomer Dem write a piece saying the party should abandon trans people.

When I criticize Dems in the United States who waffle on transgender issues, its because I don't want them turning into Labour UK, who pretty much has fully espoused transphobia and is enacting extreme harm on trans people in that country far worse than the conservatives had done.

@weatherishappening.com the big hot blorb is smoky red again

Boston Herald in 2019: *lets ease into this bike lane thing* Boston Herald in 2026: “put the pedal to the metal” on bike lanes.

At NACTO, our work is driven by the people in our community working to make the world kinder. Unfortunately, last week we lost one of our own: Louisa Gag. Louisa, a lifelong resident of Boston, was struck and killed by a truck while riding her bike to work.

In 1976, Mattapan seven-year-old Michael Platt watched the Tall Ships stream into Boston Harbor with his US Navy grandfather. On Saturday, he helped lead the Parade of Sails as a U.S. Coast Guard admiral who commands the Northeast region. Story: www.dotnews.com/2026/07/14/u...

NEW: A 28-year-old man died Tuesday morning following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents in St. Augustine, marking the third death involving ICE in a week.

CURRENT SKY SITCH OVER BOSTON: SMOKE

Our statement on the killing of two cyclists in the last week

Ride In Peace, Louisa.

i wonder sometimes what the reason behind Bluesky taking off (comparatively) over Mastodon was

I think the early wave of folks, which skewed heavily towards shitposters, queer activists and artists, and a handful of early journalists and writers, really just made it a smaller version of the breadth I was used to on Twitter. Whereas the Masto folks I found were mostly in my corner of tech.

new hampshire is the wario to massachusetts’ mario

hot dog

Another day, another ride.

There's a particularly busy intersection I often go through on morning rides and it really is bananas to see the unhinged stuff drivers do while I'm there for a minute at the light: Running reds, speeding through yellows, dangerous passing, tailgating, road rage. All normalized and barely noticed.

shoutout the chucklefuck pundit who insisted once that “environmental racism” was a nonsense term

What would you ask Seth Moulton at a debate? Anyone can submit questions for the next Markey / Moulton debate by emailing [email protected] or commenting on this instagram post: www.instagram.com/p/DavTHbWCuJ...

Someone is editing Seth Moulton’s Wikipedia page to remove the fact that he sought AIPAC’s endorsement. The editor calls Jewish Insider “alt right”. It’s a conservative publication for sure, but this reporting is accurate and reported elsewhere.

What would you ask Seth Moulton at a debate? Anyone can submit questions for the next Markey / Moulton debate by emailing [email protected] or commenting on this instagram post: www.instagram.com/p/DavTHbWCuJ...

As far as I can tell my friend Elise here goes around her neighborhood installing benches at will and that's cool as hell.

Your friendly neighborhood bench builders were back at it this weekend 🥳

Someone is editing Seth Moulton’s Wikipedia page to remove the fact that he sought AIPAC’s endorsement. The editor calls Jewish Insider “alt right”. It’s a conservative publication for sure, but this reporting is accurate and reported elsewhere.

"He was bleeding profusely from the head ... He was talking. He said, ‘I tried to stop.'”" There needs be full and transparent investigation. There also has to be that A word - accountability. Mainers won't get accountability w/ Susan Collins as their Senator. www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/b...

Vigil to honor Louisa Gag at Boston City Hall and Call for Urgent Street-Safety Action. Thursday July 16 at 5:30pm Attendees are encouraged to wear yellow in support of Vision Zero.

A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds:

ICE murdered a 26 year old father in Biddeford, Maine. It's the second ICE murder in less than a week—and just the latest in a series of attacks from Trump’s thugs. Horrific. Abolish ICE now.

everytime i see someone shit on seth moulton in the rMassachusetts subreddit my heart soars a little

Just had someone knock on my door to try to encourage me to vote for Seth Moulton in Dem. primary against incumbent Ed Markey. I appreciate Seth's youth. However, I think I'm going to go with Ed Markey who is more aligned with progressive Dems.

Reporters got no response from Seth Moulton's campaign when they asked how he felt about privatizing veterans' healthcare.

Authorities say ICE shot and killed a person this morning in Maine. www.wmtw.com/article/signific...

/ BOSTON U MITE BE IN 4 A 5 DAY HEATWAVE / IF TEMPS R 90 OR ABOVE ALL WEEK LONG / W/ NO RAINBLOBS IN SITE / JUST THE HOTNESS / & THE DANKNESS / THO THAT DANKNESS IS MOSTLY LIMITED 2 MON - WEDNES DAYS W/ DEW PTS THOSE DAYS IN THE 60S / THURS & FRI DAYS WILL BE LESS DANK

Red Sox 3, Mets 2 (10) Sox finish a 9-0 road trip and have won 14 of 16. They are 46-48 and the hottest team in baseball going into the break. Anybody who says they saw this coming is lying.

Senator @edmarkey.bsky.social has been a reliable and consistent champion for #SalemMA and all MA. He has the experience and values we need in our U.S. Senator. A joy to stand with so many of my fellow Salem leaders to kick off today’s canvassing event here in our community! www.edmarkey.com

Thanks for coming to #SalemMA for today’s rally and canvass kick-off, Senator!

Zohran Mamdani is Italian

Read this. It’s a big deal. www.cnn.com/2026/07/11/m...