These sorts of things annoy me. Eversource is doing a good thing _here_, however people struggled with bills last winter because Eversource price gouged its customers via “delivery” fees. They are not saviors, they contributed to food insecurity and will eagerly hike prices again when allowed.

I would like to know who at the Boston Globe thought it was appropriate to give a platform to this eugenicist Nazi. How does this serve Boston Globe readers?

For those who want to feel GOOD about our state, I’ve now heard that this bill got killed today. Nice work state reps!

For those who want to be mad about federal AND state actions (inactions), may I present a bill that doesn’t just curb climate goals, but also makes it harder to stop pollution…

Ok, so maybe you're not ready to commit to 8 or 12 books in a bundle either for a gift for someone or for yourself, well, we've got a whole bunch of 3 book bundles to choose from as well. (But I'm still gonna drop a link to our Holiday Bundles at the start of this thread anyway. Gotta hustle!) 1/7

Foreman: did everyone get their company issued protective flip flops?

It's so enraging that -- given how little our Legislature does -- *this* is something the House wants to move forward.

🐟Watch our Resolution on sewage overflows here👇 Cities across MA are being put in an impossible position: asked to build infrastructure that doesn’t solve the sewage problem, at costs that local residents can’t afford. We need the MWRA to help fund & design regional stormwater & infrastructure

More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, farmland and neighborhoods. Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how. (Published Dec. 2024)

Like books and/or libraries? Friends of the Somerville Public Library is having a book sale. Saturday Dec 6th 9:15-3pm Sunday Dec 7th 1:15-3pm SPL Central Branch Auditorium, 79 Highland Avenue 95% of donations & sales directly fund library programs & cultural passes.

Good morning. This is your reminder to get to the gym so that you can beat up racists if you have to.

Matching donations to help with food insecurity with school kids.

Cusack's bill is a corporate wish list that will harm our climate, harm clean energy development, and harm consumers. This comes as no surprise. Use this corruption as a reminder to contact your state rep to oppose this MAGA energy bill. #mapoli commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/energ...

Ice Cream Advent Calendar! 24 days of tasty ice cream, fun activities, and gratitude. Pick up 11/30. THESE KITS ARE LIMITED. gracies-ice-cream.square.site/product/icec...

This woman has no place in the free press.

Giving MAGA the votes they want just allows them to keep taking away or reducing all the social services and safety nets and attack things we hold dear.

Shameful that our 80+% Democratic House of Representatives is trying to gut our state's climate commitments commonwealthbeacon.org/energy/house...

Healthcare is a human right. Democratic Senators should fight for it like lives depend on it because they do.

Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once.

Did you know that in Canada, if a budget doesn’t pass the government doesn’t shut down? Federal workers aren’t furloughed. Funding for social services doesn’t dry up. Failure to pass a budget triggers an election. It puts the politicians jobs on the line. They get the budget passed.

So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!

Why doesn’t Trump focus on affordability NOW by telling Republicans in Congress to prevent skyrocketing premiums by extending ACA tax credits and repealing Medicaid cuts? This can’t wait until next year.

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

Interesting looking work here for anyone interested in promoting more sustainable transportation in our cities.

There must be repercussions for all of this evil work

That's murder.

The Zohran Mamdani method can work beyond New York. Take the fight to the right | Aditya Chakrabortty

Woke up this morning to find that the people of New York City have re-lit the torch of the Statue of Liberty, sending a signal out to the rest of America that Trump's bullying tactics that seek to divide and debase any notion of solidarity among diverse communities can be defeated #TurnUpTheVolume

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

Hours now until the polls open for Somerville Election Day. I’ll be racing around the city to thank people holding signs and make sure they are warm. Looking forward to seeing the results—no matter the outcome, I couldn’t be more thankful for everything I learned and everyone I met.

@jonlink.bsky.social is on bsky too!

Abolish ICE

“'As a matter of fact, never in the history of the United States has SNAP been allowed to lapse like this,' [Sen. Ben Ray] Luján said." We can't accept a government that will allow people to go hungry to score political points.

Children, seniors, the disabled, underpaid working people all deserve better leadership.

Hundreds of Somerville families are set to be impacted by the SNAP shutdown. Every school in Somerville has put together a fundraiser in record time and are collecting grocery store gift cards and money to buy more gift cards. If you’re able to help, please pick up a couple gift cards...

"...a male correspondent was initially included on the layoff list but was removed after he appealed directly to the new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, leading to another female correspondent being added to the list at the last minute."

Thank you, Erika! Erika has been a great ally and taught me so much. She’s also such a strong and reliable ally for the people of Somerville.

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

These untrained and uneducated goons do not belong on US streets.

Happy to report that Erika Uyterhoeven, Massachusetts state rep., has endorsed me in my run for city council.

Just to get ahead of my own political scandal. I’ve been referred to as an “uncle” by people that I am not related to by blood. I apologize.

The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

Early voting in Somerville started today! Regular voting is in November 4th Find your polling place here: VoteSomerville.org

Central Street Studio is putting on a show this Thursday at Sacco’s Bowl Haven in Davis. Money goes to helping purchase the central street studio so that the city has permanently affordable studio space.

Last day to register to vote is today! • Early voting starts on Tuesday (10/28) • Election Day is November 4th Use Vote Somerville to register and find your polling place.

Revolutionary advances in campaign advertising happening here. I really think I have a future in this. Jessie Ratey for Ward 3 School Committee Jon Link for City Council At Large (@jonlink.bsky.social) Somerville, today’s the last day to register to vote. Head to City Hall!

Everyone said the Massachusetts millionaires tax would result in them all fleeing. That’s proved to be demonstrably false.

REMINDER: This Friday (Oct 24) is the last day to register to vote!

As horrible as this is at first glance, it is even worse when you consider how poorly educated, trained, and vetted these goons are. They should absolutely not have an arsenal at their disposal.