quick reminder that NT's production of The Importance of Being Earnest, starring human ray of sunshine Ncuti Gatwa, will be streaming FOR FREE on YouTube this weekend www.radiotimes.com/movies/ncuti...

Current status: searching the house for my copy of Jimmy Carter's 1970 Crisis of Confidence speech.

it's the 256th anniversary of the Boston Massacre.

Let's see if we can raise $10,000 today for red state or national queer orgs. Post proof here in the replies that you donated to a red state or national queer organization and I will share. Who's with me? (I can't donate myself because I'm a journalist who covers these orgs)

Big ups to Flavor Flav's personal assistant who is probably drowning in logistics right now thanks to the generosity of their boss.

I still can't get over that Alysa Liu won with a program using MacArthur Park. What an icon.

Because it's an important skill? MIT requires every student to know how to swim. But why? | GBH share.google/ZXlKTTaJQfFu...

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

Electrical equipment, you don't say? ⚡⚡⚡

Crying a bit thinking about all the work we did under Secretary Granholm to bring better power infrastructure to PR ❤️

Introducing my husband to the D.A. Pennebaker Company documentary, and it's just so striking how much Elaine Stritch is acting while recording every take.

The politics of the our local senior center: -Canasta ladies are telling my mom about how Jeff Bezos ruined the Post and to stop using Amazon -Pinochle men are complaining to my dad about the Bad Bunny halftime show

i am just suspicious of any knitting company/influencer that hasn’t mentioned the $5 red hat pattern that has raised $650k+ for immigrant support!!!!!!

Never attribute malice to what can be easily explained by incompetence.

My new insomnia habit is to ask Qobuz to acquire musical cast albums from semi-forgotten, short-lived productions. Yes, it's important that the people have access to the 2015 Encores Off-Center production of A New Brain.

The Los Angeles Police won’t enforce California’s mask ban on ICE because it’s only a misdemeanor. Entering the USA illegally is also merely a misdemeanor. But that’s the “crime” for which we’ve unleashed a secret army of armed MASKED goons to brutalize supposed infractors

My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti Absolutely heartbreaking

Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.

I understand that this is "wanting what you don't have" syndrome, but I'm really enjoying Switzerland's use of a pretzel everywhere in lieu of the US bagel. More pretzel breakfast sandwiches, please!

This is a gorgeous essay. “So much of politics is taking action but not getting what you want.”

In Switzerland for the first time. Despite everyone telling me it's extremely cold and extremely expensive here, it mostly feels like Boston, only with more extensive public transit. 🤷‍♀️

I'm always happy to be a Masshole, but I'm increasingly pleased to be in ISO-NE (and maybe not in PJM).

Want to get involved locally to keep democracy going? See if your city/town Board of Registrars has any vacancies. I joined mine this year for a 3-year term. I oversee the elections to help make sure they're smooth, free, and fair. P.S. you get a cool stamp with your signature!!

Reminder that you and your family should have a plan in place. Emergency phone numbers, contacts for elected officials, information for immigration lawyers. I just went over it with my (white) parents. They didn't respond well (that #adoptee life, but you need to have a plan.

Happy “Brick” by Ben Folds Five Day to all who celebrate

As someone from the Wyoming Valley, this bit of historical lore never ceases to entertain me.

Just saw a local production of the Nutcracker, and I don't think gentle parenting Fritz after he breaks Clara's toy really translated well via ballet.

USPS subsidizes a *lot* of shipping in the united states and characterizing it in terms of profit and loss is fundamentally a bad faith exercise given how many of it’s benefits are truly universal in a way that not all federal agencies are

RIP to one of the greatest, and this new factoid basically explains my whole personality.

Just when you think you can't get more angry...

I fucking love bookmatch season, there are always questions that make me genuinely crack up, but this is an all-timer forever.

This morning in WBUR Today: SNAP users account for 20% of grocery sales in Mass. Stores are bracing for a hit Plus: — Family of detained 13-year-old seeks "voluntary departure" — Quincy mayor proposed scaled-down $66k raise — Star Market over Pike closed www.wbur.org/news/2025/10... @wbur.org

New AP/NORC poll finds: - 47% of U.S. adults are “not very” or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to - 36% say electricity bills are a "major" source of stress; 50% say the same about grocery prices apnews.com/article/poll...

Go Tech!

I was judging Jean Piaget for this and then I realized this is how the number of tabs I have open looks to my laptop

I’m trying to figure out the right way to say this, because: Look, the CPB closing is devastating, and I don’t in any way want to blow even a wisp of smoke that it isn’t. But twice today, I’ve seen people express how sad they are that all of public television and radio is over. Not true! (1/3)

Theater producer/managing director of a theatre

With both South Park and Wicked back in the general consciousness, a reminder that You and Me from the Book of Mormon is a perfect satirical take on Defying Gravity.

PJM capacity prices cleared at $329.17/MW-day (UCAP) RTO-wide for delivery year 2026/27, hitting the price cap approved by FERC after prices rose nearly 10-fold in the July 2024 auction. See Full Story: ow.ly/SbTC50WtEEt Writer: Devin Leith-Yessian and Rich Heidorn Jr.

Look, I just want to be on this app without having to engage in discourse about the other app. Is that too much to ask?

I....what??

Everyone be careful out there, international adoptee fam. www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...

8:40 on a Saturday night, and everyone is watching C-SPAN.

it’s pretty wild that the nation’s first climate law is headed towards a chainsaw and the only people talking about it here are wonks

Congrats to Vamsi Chadalavada, the next CEO of ISO-NE! www.iso-ne.com/static-asset...

We’re about to release a new Forecast Analysis app, and we're looking for users to test it out! If you have experience analyzing forecasts or enjoy beta testing new data tools, comment or shoot us a DM for the link 🔌💡 we've been using it to watch PJM's load forecasts for the heatwave next week

If you're a trans person in Massachusetts, know that @massequality.bsky.social is out there fighting for you every day. Even with the inhumane treatment at the federal level, know you can find space in our little Commonwealth.