Once again #mapoli Senators Collins and Brownsberger defeat property tax relief for Boston homeowners. Neither deserves reelection. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/m...

What ICE and Homeland Security are doing to Native people isn’t so much revenge for all of our tribes banning her from stepping foot on our reservations in South Dakota as it is a continuation of her long standing reign of terror against Native people.

I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.

Hey Cantabrigians (and other MA-5 voters): I wrote to City Council, asking that they consider a resolution to request a town hall with @whipkclark.bsky.social so she can hear what her constituents think about ICE.

A friend gave me a fountain pen with no obvious way to load the cartridges. There’s a card in the box with a QR code instead of instructions but scanning the code brings me to a Facebook page demanding that I download the Messenger app. FTN, so I search for the company’s website & find instructions

Reports say ICE told leaders of the Oglala Sioux Tribe they would get fuller information about four detained tribal members only if the tribe signed an immigration agreement. Tribal officials rejected the demand, citing sovereignty and treaty rights. Ransom, basically.

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

To every individual American: You aren't expected to make a difference on your own. You are expected to combine your small and individually inconsequential efforts with millions of other small and inconsequential efforts. You aren't the main character, but your participation is everything.

Congress members care about getting reelected. You have power as a constituent. They want your vote in the future. They are supposed to represent you in Congress. Call them! Then call them again tomorrow. www.congress.gov/members/find...

Wednesday is TRANSPHOBES ARE TRASH DAY! Congratulations to those who celebrate this wonderful day. Also, every other day is also Transphobes are Trash Day, I forgot to mention that.

this is who bsky banned for life

some of y'all continue to not get it the disability community is a marginalized group in our own right, that also exists within every other marginalized group there is no collective safety nor liberation without us. & if y'all want real change, then you can't leave marginalized ppl behind (2)

It's worth reminding each other every couple days that every delay you create, every horrible opportunity you deter means someone gets home to their family, might even mean someones actual life is saved. All of it is worth it.

Sunset today, With Boston skyline

Last year, we laid out bold priorities for the FY26 state budget. Today, we’re proud to share our progress. From $180 million for School Meals for All to the full restoration of HIP, and investments to strengthen SNAP, MA is taking concrete steps to end hunger. projectbread.org/news/dc-cont...

I know I'm super late, but I really wanted to start the year with a drawing of a horse

Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help: Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org. Please donate what you can. www.2harvest.org

Our lawmakers have a responsibility to do everything in their power to rein in ICE. The abuses won't stop without our collective action. Silence is complicity. Demand that Massachusetts lawmakers take a stand and pass urgent reforms to rein in ICE. www.aclum.org/ICE

Happy Monday! Have you contacted your legislators yet about taking action to protect our immigrant communities and prevent collaboration with ICE? #mapoli actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-n...

ICMYI: Project Bread established a Community Power Fund to invest in grassroots organizations that are tackling the root causes of food insecurity. Get to know the grantees: projectbread.org/news/communi...

The earl is going to discover that wallflowers can fight back. /jb Amazon: www.amazon.com/Unloc... Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/... Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c... Kobo: http://store.koboboo... #HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #Novella #TurnerSeries

I highly recommend “sound on” for this new angle

This story ran in the @bostonglobe.com on the front page on New Year's Eve. How have @mayorwu.boston.gov @wutrain.bsky.social @massgovernor.bsky.social and @massago.bsky.social still not publicly acknowledged a presumed innocent man killed in Boston by COs charged with his care? #mapoli #bospoli

Two men try to kill each other. And then they don't. "Heartwarming and humorous." — Library Journal, starred review /jb Amazon: www.amazon.com/Pursu... Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/... Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...

Q: anyone familiar with #COVID safety that knows the answer to this I'm #immunocompromised but also in NYC it's winter time & so I could wear my covid mask, a thin balaclava & then a thicker one + a face shield & be quite comfy. I want to go to protests so bad. Is this 100% safe? #disability

Don't forget transcripts for video and audio. These will help blind users and low-vision users, deaf and hard-of-hearing users, people with ADHD, people with audio-processing disorders, and beyond. Transcripts also benefit search engines, people in quiet spaces, and people in a hurry.

36 people have died at ICE's hands in the past year may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it

He's going to start bombing Mexico. I know it's only one thing — and many of our elected leaders are cowards — but keep calling them anyway. If you can get to a town hall with one of them, go, ask them to do something against this madness.

New Scientist on the art of hiding from AI (including important info for artists): www.newscientist.com/article/2490...

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, could you please establish an official NYC Mayor account on Bluesky and post everything your office is currently posting on X over here? And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site? No money for Musk, ever, please.

Sebastian has been scandalizing polite society with his scientific theories of sexual inheritance. But there’s one small problem. They’re not his theories. They’re Violet’s. /jb Amazon: www.amazon.com/Count... Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...

I just want everyone to step back and realize how often it's a trans woman getting bullied off social media.

"Pablo" sent this from Tulare County CA telling us "A full 900lb mandarin box earns us $60. To fill it, we carry and dump 70-lb bags over and over throughout the day." #WeFeedYou

Jeremy Wentworth has been in love with Chloe Fong for as long as he can remember. Maybe it’s time he mentioned that he’s actually a duke? /jb Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0... Apple: books.apple.com/us/b... Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...

It is very important that your federal electeds hear not only from you on social media, but through direct contact as well. Tag them and then Call and email. Do both. Tell them to move to immediately impeach and remove for an unconstitutional war of aggression.

Did you know that corporations in MA, while the effective tax rate is high, actually pay a very low amount of taxes per capita because of all the loopholes they can use? If corporations paid an average amount per capita, it would mean an extra $1-2 billion/year in revenue. And we need it. #mapoli

Go get vaxxed, Massholes

Hi! I write historical (and some contemporary) romances. Here's a list of my books by series in reading order. www.courtneymilan.co... /jb #HistoricalRomance #ContemporaryRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA

I dumped spotify and switched to qobuz in 2025. I was able to transfer all 200+ playlists (which was important to me) and not only is the sound quality better, but I am not giving money to companies who support fascism

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you: I’m a dude in a bar who decided to start shooting people. My middle name is a 3-speed bike with brakes that failed halfway down a steep hill with a truck approaching the intersection

Psst. Hey, come closer. No, closer. I have a New Year’s secret for you. It’s this: If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.

In her New Year's message, UFW President Teresa Romero shares that farm workers are facing many challenges with the current administration. The UFW will continue to fight for the men and women who are out there harvesting our food and asks you to stand with them. Si Se Puede!

#OtD 1 Jan 1804 Haiti became an independent republic, the culmination of the Haitian revolution abolishing slavery and freeing itself from French rule. It began as a rebellion of the enslaved in 1791. Learn more about this and other Black revolts here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/a-h...

Stop paying for or using Spotify until the ICE recruitment ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky

Fundraising texts are out of control. I’m now getting more than 6/day, the latest being a multi-screen-long “we must fight Donald Trump” screed that at no point identifies the person or organization spamming me via text asking for my $ 🤬

Gerry James, deputy director of the Sierra Club’s Outdoors for All campaign, is working to combat efforts to remove references to Black Americans’ historical achievements from public spaces. https://capitalbnews.org/black-communities-preserve-history-trump/

As we experience a huge surge of flu cases, a reminder that the widespread usage of masks at the start of the COVID pandemic wiped out a strain of the flu. If you haven’t been masking up lately, now would be a great time to restart.

So, librarians, do you have a contingency plan for when these goons enter your facility? You might not be able to block access to a public building, but how are you alerting your patrons? Do you have a plan to get them out safely? Because you should.