This is it. The last Platner post from me unless he does something new and stupid Excerpt from Monday's edition of The Attitude with @nharnie.bsky.social www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sta...

what they learned from minneapolis was not “don’t do this again” but “keep it quiet next time”

His previous physical was May 26, 2026 -- 46 days ago.

Shame was apparently the load bearing wall beneath our entire democratic experiment and the "has cancel culture gone to far" people blew it up. It turns out you can have democracy or say slurs but actually not both. And they chose the slurs.

Admired for its regal blue lace-like crest and mesmerizing red eyes. The Victoria Crowned Pigeon, native to New Guinea, is the world's largest living pigeon. Its graceful beauty and deep calls make it one of the region's most remarkable birds. Scientific Name Goura victoria 📷 B. Sharma

Most people in my orbit have stopped thinking about/reading about #COVID - but without raising too many alarms we should keep checking in on the data. There's a rising new omicron variant, not necessarily worse, except for those with chronic lung conditions respiratory-therapy.com/disorders-di...

One of the catalysts of second-wave feminism was the misogyny of many leftists and left organizations.

BREAKING: the clock struck midnight and our bipartisan housing bill is now law. Trump refused to sign it, but he couldn't stop it. This law is GROUNDBREAKING. It will build more housing, bring down costs, and for the first time, stop private equity from buying up homes.

this fuckin pos

The quick resegregation of higher education is particularly pronounced. In 1951, in the case of McKissick v Carmichael, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals compelled the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law to admit 4 black students. In 2025, they admitted 5. law.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

Has there been another large influx of new people?

July 10, 1978: World News Tonight premieres on ABC with Max Robinson, the first Black anchor on a network newscast in the USA.

"You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time." - Angela Davis

"Outlive your enemies. Stay alive another week." Write this on a post-it, put it on your mirror.

Whew. Now may he commit himself to reparative justice for all he has harmed and learning to support his beliefs without making himself the main character.

Nothing. Just dog & bun. Boyfriend mocks me for being "anti-condiment."

In the winter, wild ravens visit the ravens in the zoo exhibit in our town (Anchorage, AK), and the incarcerated corvids throw some of their rations through the bars to their kin.

Pete Hegseth toured a naval vessel, got upset that sailors had beard exemptions, and launched a Pentagon-wide crackdown. Iran hostilities just resumed with no end in sight. The Secretary of War's top priority is facial hair on Black men with a documented skin condition.

Hey y’all, I track rural policy news for a living, so I wanted to share a quick and easy explainer about what led to the current Cyclospora outbreak. In a nutshell, Trump and the wingnuts he tapped to lead the CDC are to blame: 🧵

ICE is ramping back up in Massachusetts over the past few weeks, and just sent 7 fucking cars to kidnap one person from Waltham district court. It’s a good time to re-engage with your local LUCE hub. www.lucemass.org

Two memorial bicycle rides for Louisa Gag this eve. One starts at 5:30 at Fern Triangle in Allston to the Trader Joe's in Coolidge Cor. at 6, down Longwood to Tremont and Parker for a vigil. The other leaves Adams Park in Roslindale at 5:45 and Forest Hills at 6 for the ride to Tremont and Parker.

“AI does more than compete for attention. It can shape emotions & influence decisions. In the eyes of regulators, that makes its addictive potential more alarming. But the anti-addiction goal sits in direct conflict with business logic of AI companionship products.” www.thexpin.com/p/china-new-...

really think that if democrats hold any chamber of congress next year that a condition of passing a budget is the removal of russ vought, who has a genuinely tyrannical vision of presidential power and is a focal point of the lawlessness of the trump administration

Under RFK Jr., the CDC made state reporting of Cyclosporiasis optional. The CDC itself was recently reported to be “running on fumes”. The result is a huge and growing outbreak across 29 states. For context, Michigan usually has around 50 cases per year. This year, they have 1250.

A driver killed a person riding a bicycle on Tremont Street in Mission Hill this morning. mass.streetsblog.org/2026/07/09/d...

“The news cycle has moved on. We have not.” In their own words, how people in Minneapolis, New Orleans, and Los Angeles are still showing up for their neighbors in the fight against ICE.

A cycling advocate and transportation planner for the city of Boston was identified as the cyclist who was struck and killed in a crash near Roxbury Crossing this morning.

at the senate bean soup museum

The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti

East Boston man sues over the way he says he was manhandled, thrown in a windowless cell and robbed by ICE www.universalhub.com/2026/east-bo...

They’re openly enacting white supremacist policies and our ostensible allies are still lamenting the dreaded Woke Times™️

this man is inadvertently is one of the biggest influences on my life. i salute him.

My statement regarding the tragic death of Louisa Gag-City Transportation Planner, and long-time street and bicycle and safety advocate.

U.S. troops aren’t supposed to be policing an American city just because the president thinks it’s enemy territory. There’s no reason for this guard deployment to Memphis and definitely no reason for them to be shooting or killing ANYONE there Out

The AI bailout is going to come from within the Fed!

WATCH LIVE: Sail Boston 2026 officially begins today and will welcome dozens of tall ships and military vessels from around the world through next week. You can watch the opening ceremony live here later this morning. on.nbcboston.com/rBJIsEQ

This week's print edition of The Reporter is in circulation across the neighborhoods. You can also read it here: www.dotnews.com/2026/07/09/j...

At least one lollipop.

Timeline cleanse: You're watching Mei & Kira, two sea otters (Enhydra lutris) at the Toba Aquarium in Japan, help clean the pool area after playtime. The reward is an ice treat. Enrichment activities like this promote mental wellness. Let's talk about the SUCCESS of sea otter conservation.

They didn't leave Boston. They didn't leave New York City. They didn't even stop buying empty apartments and houses in New York City when those got an extra tax. They're not going to leave California.

It really is wild, sad, bizarre, predictable. Not only is it not believable. It's no overstatement to say that when ICE says guy tried to run us over, tried to attack, threatened to shoot ... that's ICE for 'hey, our guys were pumped up and they shot the guy.'

Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching for a different person, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.

Statement from @bikeboston.bsky.social, @streetsboston.bsky.social, and @walkmass.bsky.social about Louisa Gag, who was hit and killed by a driver today. Yet another life taken because our society and leaders refuse to address the destruction wrought by cars.

Mexico will request criminal charges over 17 Mexicans who died in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump administration, officials said Thursday. https://to.pbs.org/44FPvsF

ICE agents must be tried for the murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

would love to see a hostile audit of Freedom 250. hell, would love to see hostile audits of everything even tangentially related to trump. this will produce endless material. you could conceivably bring the administration to an effective halt!

Mexico will request criminal charges over 17 Mexicans who died in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump admin.

I continue to find @andreapitzer.bsky.social one of the most brilliant minds out there. She always has common sense details on how to fight authoritarianism. Worth taking a few minutes to read this: degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/trumpism-a...

Oh god they used "milquetoast" in the dek. I can't stand this.