Rachel Poliner
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Progressive politics, civil civic activist & organizer, Boston & MA based; retired educator
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Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale
1 day ago
#Boston
voters, have you met Marvin Mathelier yet?
@marvinforboston.bsky.social
#bospoli
Our members chose him for our 4th City Council At-Large endorsement for lots of reasons. Just look!
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Michelle Wu å³å¼
25 days ago
Itās Boston vs. the billionaires, and Iām with Boston.
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Wow, great interview with Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner about being ready to prosecute invaders who commit crimes. Blue city mayors, take note!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMtK...
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Trump RUNS into BIGGEST FEAR as CITY Pulls NUCLEAR OPTION
YouTube video by Legal AF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMtK5oNgejk
27 days ago
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley just spoke the TRUTH on
@msnbc.com
about sex trafficking, Trumpās current victimization of the Epstein victims, & Oversight steps.
@pressley.house.gov
about 1 month ago
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Standing up for
#Boston
today against federal lies, threats, inhumane treatment & overreach, it was striking who was absent: Ed Flynn, Erin Murphy. The rest of Boston City Council showed courage & solidarity.
#bospoli
about 1 month ago
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The Bulwark
about 1 month ago
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: āUnder the Trump administration, groceries are less affordable, housing is harder to build, cures for cancer are farther away, and good news on our economy has been as hard to find as the Epstein list.ā
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The Bulwark
about 1 month ago
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu: āSilence in the face of oppression is not an option. The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response by today. So here it isā¦Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration's failures.ā
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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu å³å¼
about 1 month ago
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations. The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administrationās failures.
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Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale
about 2 months ago
What a moment to remind ourselves and others to be brave! If you're in or near southwest Boston on Friday afternoon, join in the visibility.
#democracy
#BeBraveDay
www.mobilize.us/progressivew...
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"Be Brave" Rally at the Rotary Ā· Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale
We're joining with Visibility Brigade groups across the country on Friday, August 15th, to celebrate #BeBraveDay. We don't have an overpass, but we certainly have a rotary. We all need to be reminded:...
https://www.mobilize.us/progressivewestroxburyroslindale/event/826096/
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Senator Ed Markey
about 2 months ago
Businesses small and large are being forced to raise prices to survive. Obliteration Day and reckless tariffs arenāt just a burden on businesses. Itās an all-out assault on the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/b...
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After a Lag, Consumers Begin to Feel the Pinch of Tariffs
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/business/trump-tariffs-consumer-prices.html?searchResultPosition=3
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Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale
about 2 months ago
We're endorsing three candidates so far for Boston City Council At-Large. The 4th will go to either Marvin Mathelier or Alexandra Valdez.
#bospoli
Three endorsements: Ruthzee Louijeune
@ruthzee.bsky.social
Julia Mejia
@juliaforboston.bsky.social
Henry Santana
@clrhenrysantana.bsky.social
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Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale
about 2 months ago
Endorsement announcement for Boston City Council District 6 - Ben Weber
@ben4district6.bsky.social
#bospoli
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Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale
about 2 months ago
Endorsement announcement for Boston City Council District 5 - Enrique PepƩn
@enriquepepen.bsky.social
#bospoli
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Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale
about 2 months ago
First of six endorsement announcements: Michelle Wu for re-election as Boston's Mayor
@wutrain.bsky.social
@mayorwu.boston.gov
#bospoli
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Universal Hub
about 2 months ago
Judge bars regime from canceling grants to disaster-proof specific areas, including Everett, Chelsea and Cape Ann
www.universalhub.com/2025/judge-b...
#Lawsuits
#FEMA
#flooding
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Another on-target cartoon from Nick Anderson
@andertoon.bsky.social
nickanderson.substack.com/p/quick-action
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Quick Action
Progressive editorial cartoons, musings and sketches from a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.
https://nickanderson.substack.com/p/quick-action
about 2 months ago
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Happy to support effective, creative, caring leaders for
#Boston
@wutrain.bsky.social
@ruthzee.bsky.social
@juliaforboston.bsky.social
@clrhenrysantana.bsky.social
@ben4district6.bsky.social
about 2 months ago
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Went to a
#TeslaTakedown
protest today w/ a few dozen protesters, lots of honks & thumbs up. A 30-something man in a truck who was the only vocal negative driver yelled, "Trump is your daddy! Trump is your daddy!" Really? Are you sure you want to push people to think about
#Epstein
even more??
about 2 months ago
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Asha Rangappa
about 2 months ago
Trump was impeached, twice. Considering posting this every day until the Smithsonian corrects its exhibit. Feel free to join me.
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I donāt like it when
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
is on vacation. Well deserved for him. Harder to make it through the week for me.
about 2 months ago
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We need to lift up the voices of the Trump-Epstein victims. This video from Tim Miller of The Bulwark does exactly that:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiPP...
Release the files. Investigate the money trail. Lift up the victims. Call out the cover-up.
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Trumpās Epstein Connection: Stacey Williams Speaks Out
YouTube video by The Bulwark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiPPbfFAISY
2 months ago
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Happy to see
@pressley.house.gov
aide here to testify on the damage of book bans.
2 months ago
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Stop the
#BookBans
bill hearing in MA State house - full house, standing room only remains.
#democracy
needs freedom to read, learn, discover & capacity to serve on library & school boards without coordinated attacks.
2 months ago
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Crimson Courage
2 months ago
Weāll be rallying at the Moakley Courthouse in Boston today from noon to 2:30 and canāt wait to see MA-based Harvard alums there, as well as faculty and students, many representing their unions. Hereās some background on todayās hearing from The NY Times.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/u...
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Trump Administration and Harvard Face Crucial Court Test
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/us/trump-administration-harvard-hearing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YE8.ciXq.Ws-gJCgkJ9lm&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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@wbur.org
article clarifies differences between
@wutrain.bsky.social
and Kraft on housing. Overall theme: proactive policies versus trickle-down theories.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/07...
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Where Wu and Kraft stand on housing issues
The median price for a single family home in Boston is nearly $900K. Here are four key housing policies where Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and challenger Josh Kraft differ, from affordable housing require...
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/07/18/where-wu-and-kraft-stand-on-housing-issues
2 months ago
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2 months ago
#GoodTrouble
Adams Park, Roslindale. āThe people of Boston have shown repeatedly- we expect democracy, respect the Constitution and are willing to stand up for both.ā Resolution read by Councilors
@ben4district6.bsky.social
@enriquepepen.bsky.social
@brianworrell.bsky.social
@prowroxroz.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Warren
2 months ago
CBS canceled Colbertās show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump ā a deal that looks like bribery. America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons. Watch and share his message.
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Representative Jim McGovern
2 months ago
Grateful to
@massago.bsky.social
Andrea Campbell for leading this effort. We are fighting back because every kid in Massachusetts and across the country deserves a quality education!
www.telegram.com/story/news/p...
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'We're going to win:' MA AG Andrea Campbell sues Trump over withheld education funds
Massachusetts was supposed to receive $108 million in funding for education that the Trump administration has now put on hold.
https://www.telegram.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/14/ma-ag-campbell-sues-trump-over-100-million-in-funds-for-schools/85197646007/
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We made
#GoodTrouble
in Roslindale (southwest Boston) with 160 people,
@brianworrell.bsky.social
@enriquepepen.bsky.social
and Councilor Ben Weber.
#democracy
#JohnLewis
#NoKings
2 months ago
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3 months ago
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Oh, this is on point. And here we are (in Boston) trying to pass a Resolution in support of the Constitution and separation of powers.
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/a-hi...
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King George III and President Trump: āA history of repeated injuries and usurpationsā
With the occupation of LA, President Donald Trump mimics King George IIIās actions in Boston.
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/a-history-of-repeated-injuries-and-usurpations/
3 months ago
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Allston-Brighton Progressives
3 months ago
Exciting news! AB Progressives are co-hosting a candidate forum for the At-Large City Council race, put together by our friends and neighbors in Westie and Roslindale (hi there
@prowroxroz.bsky.social
!). Join us tomorrow, 7/9, at 7PM. Zoom link below!
bit.ly/BosAtLargeJu...
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AG Andrea Joy Campbell
3 months ago
A federal judge just allowed our case to proceed against the Trump Administration for trying to halt offshore wind development. Wind energy is critical to lowering electricity bills, maintaining reliable energy, and securing green jobs here in Massachusetts. We're not backing down.
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Democrats
3 months ago
Thank you, Leader Jeffries, for standing up for the American people.
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Democracy Now!
3 months ago
The Republican budget bill working its way through Congress would massively increase funding for immigration enforcement. "If the House votes for this bill, you will see ICE now being the single largest federal law enforcement agency in the history of the nation," says
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell
3 months ago
@warren.senate.gov
: Republicans want to cut health care, food assistance for ātax give-awaysā to the rich
youtu.be/D6dHMoQSoF8?...
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Senator Ed Markey
3 months ago
Republicans are trying to pass the most destructive climate bill ever proposed by Congress. This bill isnāt just recklessāitās a direct attack on our health, our wallets, and our future.
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@jenpsaki.msnbc.com
#RankedChoiceVoting
isn't as complicated as you said last night, gives greater choice & voice to voters, lets voters vote their true preferences, makes sure a winner has majority support. Our current system is broken; plz don't dismiss improvements!
3 months ago
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News Eye
3 months ago
Holy shit, New York! Hereās the full view.
#NoKings
#50501Movement
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Lauren McKenzie
4 months ago
Look at downtown LA right now
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#nokings
Needham MA last count 1300. They were expecting 300! All ages, all committed to democracy.
4 months ago
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MoveOn
4 months ago
No thrones. No crowns. No kings. Just umbrellas, rain jackets, and the power of the people in Freeport, Maine š
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Amy Siskind
4 months ago
Mt. Kisco, NY. A purple district where Mike Lawler serves, but is about to lose his seat in 2026!
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Murshed Zaheed
4 months ago
Thousands out in ācuse already. š
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Tom Watson
4 months ago
If 102-year-old Kurt Goldschmidt, a survivor of the Holocaust, says "no kings" you'd best get up and stand up for your rights before it's too late. Mr. Goldschmidt knows all too well what he's seeing in Trump's America. It was an honor to stand with him today.
#NoKingsInAmerica
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Ezra Levin āš
4 months ago
Raskin takes the stage at No Kings Philly.
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Sherrilyn Ifill
4 months ago
Who was MN Rep. Melissa Hortman in the MN Legislature? READ about her consequential leadership in this THREAD by
@taniel.bsky.social
. Take the time.
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Despite the rain, 5000 patriots in Newton MA standing for truth, democracy, justice, compassion
#nokings
(Glad I have my sign in a plastic menu cover!)
4 months ago
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One of MANY segments of
#nokings
in Newton MA. Did my best to count both sides of Centre St & around corners on Beacon. Seems like 5000.
4 months ago
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