Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance. And you know why? Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.

I spent 5 years at OPRE. Its work is highly rigorous, and staff draw conclusions carefully. And its work illuminates. One project showed that common assumptions about the relationship between TANF and SSI were simply not borne out in data. And now OPRE is being gutted. An attack on knowledge.

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Governor Healey is the only New England governor with a statewide 287(g) collaboration agreement with ICE. Healey is using our tax dollars to do ICE's work. Health care cuts when we are subsidizing ICE every day? We say no way. Call her at 617-725-4005. #mapoli

A reminder that Maura Healey is the ONLY Democratic governor in New England governor to have a collaboration agreement with ICE. Healey, despite her words, continues to use OUR tax dollars to provide free labor to ICE. Let her know it's time to de-ICE MA. www.mass.gov/info-details...

The Chelsea salt pile is my favorite Massachusetts seasonal attraction

JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Republicans like to talk about "masculinity crisis," but if you think that "masculinity" is better captured by a masked man shooting a woman in the face rather than a dad doing ICE watch outside of a preschool, the crisis is you.

"I know that speaking up is essential to prevent people from ending up in a state of screaming fear." In her own words, Rümeysa Öztürk writes about her hopes that one day, no one will have to scream like she did when she was unlawfully arrested by ICE, or endure ICE's horrific detention conditions.

Last night I learned something from my activist mom. She's been working town halls for her senator, and he told her that all our calls & emails, positive and negative, are the ammo he needs to help persuade his colleagues to take action.

Teaching two sections of the same course back to back... each section has 48 students. pero why? why not just combine into one 96-student section? what do students get from a class with as many as 48 students that they don't in 96 lol

We need to pick up this Overton Window and throw it as far as we can. Stop waiting for shit to “be popular” and start advocating for what is transparently right.

ICE cannot be reformed. It must be abolished.

You thought your NYE was bad... Stephen Miller's wife posted video of her husband and Kristi Noem dancing to Vanilla Ice and singing: "ICE, ICE, baby" as if their master plan to harm other human beings is somehow a punchline.

They did not just fuckin put my kid’s daycare on a vigilante map

Other states have taken action to protect court houses, and MA should too. #mapoli www.wbur.org/news/2025/12...

This is really important reporting from @wbur.org about the scale of the kidnapping and deportation infrastructure across New England as well as the local and regional partnerships that have made it possible.

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It’s an unprecedented time on the immigration beat. We want to answer your questions about President Trump’s mass deportation policy and how it is playing out in New England.

This is a wildly unethical study that would be illegal to conduct in the United States. Have you heard of the Tuskegee experiments (crimes against humanity)? This sounds like that.

You can do this right now: Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better. Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.

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I am so excited to share the official website launch of the Asian American Critical Consciousness Project wp.nyu.edu/aaccproject/. This project is an introductory resource that presents key critical theories, concepts, and historical and contemporary examples from Asian American Studies.

Stand Up & Speak Out for Immigrants in Massachusetts! Join us and allies this Thursday at 12:30 pm in Boston City Hall Plaza! #mapoli #bospoli

Sadly, the @nytimes.com keeps writing deeply irresponsible, dangerous headlines like this one. It’s incredibly damaging.

A majority of Massachusetts residents were not old enough to vote in 1994, 31 years ago, when rent control was banned. And those residents are disproportionately impacted by a system that places virtually no limits on rent gouging. It’s time for them to also have a say in how they’re treated

ICE has gone too far - It's time for lawmakers to take action. We are calling on elected officials to pass reforms to address ICE's unaccountable actions: ❌DON'T assist ICE. ❌DON'T turn police into ICE agents . ✅DO fund legal help to fight deportations. action.aclu.org/send-message...

A bad thing is unfolding at NIH this week: It looks like the Trump administration is trying to replace key civil servant scientific leaders, the Institute Directors, with political hires. These directors control the NIH budget, tens of billions. A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪

Cuts to federal research will harm my majority-immigrant Environmental Justice community, Chelsea MA. Dr. Madeleine Scammel of @busph.bsky.social and I wrote op-eds in our local paper about the crisis. #standupforscience @standupforscience.bsky.social chelsearecord.com/wp-content/u...

Are you connected to the international development sector? Do you want a quick dose of depression? Just open your LinkedIn!

With all the excitement about the election I don’t want this story to get lost. This morning 8 car wash workers in Boston were kidnapped by federal agents in the largest workplace raid in the area in recent memory. The details are horrifying. 🧵 www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/m...

#Boston joins teachers, social workers and immigrant-rights groups in suing over regime bid to declare them illegal and to screw workers www.universalhub.com/2025/boston-... #lawsuits

It’s so obvious when people use ChatGPT for social media captions. Just give me something messy and real! Might be slightly grammatically incorrect but Ill know you’re alive!

Downtown trick or treating 💯

New York State Has a portal where people can send photos and videos of ICE raids AG James is having staff investigate to see if the laws protecting people have been broken Protecting human rights That's America

This isn’t a focus in the Discourse because the loudest voices with the biggest platforms are people who have never worried about their next meal. I’ve needed SNAP; I’ve used SNAP; I’ve lost it when it mattered. This is going to be a wave of mass starvation beyond living memory in this country.

After adding new data to our spreadsheet, our central estimate of turnout for the No Kings Day protests yesterday has risen to 5.5 million, with an upper bound of 8.7 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

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so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

Trump & ICE are terrorizing our communities to the point that students are too afraid to go to school. Absolutely shameful. Criminalizing immigrant families does nothing to keep our communities safe, and our students, parents, & educators deserve better. www.wbur.org/news/2025/09...

Massachusetts folks: Regular reminder to please call LUCE at 617-370-5023 if you suspect ICE is in your area. Even if you see someone get snatched, call and report vehicle details and plate numbers. Cataloging vehicles used by ICE can make future verification and warning easier.

I was interviewed by @wbur.org about this really critical issue - border policy and ICE has caused a 300-student drop (5%) in Chelsea Public Schools' enrollment, which could mean losing $6 million in state funding next year. We desperately need the state to use Fair Share funding to fill this gap.

Chelsea City Councilor @robertoj.bsky.social talks about how our voter registration cutoff disenfranchises renters. No eligible voter should be turned away. #mapoli

The current #ICE surge in #Massachusetts hit #Milford hard this weekend when #GustavoOliveira, a 16 year old boy with no criminal record, was abducted. His #community showed up for him! If you live in MA, please consider getting #LUCE trained and if you see ICE, call 617-370-5023.

Why in gods name was this important enough to send me a push notification Boston Globe

According to @massgovernor.bsky.social Healey, the Democratic Party is all about cutting taxes. What world is she living in? This is why we fail and the GOP keeps cutting into our numbers. Meanwhile when we come up short what gets cut is programs helping low and middle income families. 😡

I hate how the prevalence of AI makes me judge acquaintances for writing social media posts that I suspect to be AI. It’s not even that I’m annoyed that they’re using AI, I’m annoyed that now I’m always thinking about the possibility