Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Starting to put lil vids of my vintage merch on youtube. Subscribe if you want first peeks at what I’m up to & slinging! youtube.com/shorts/Z-2Eg...

All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”

London is fast becoming a cycling city. As each new piece in the network appears—which has more than quadrupled from 90 to 431 km since 2016—so do new cyclists. Its infrastructure now sees a stunning 1.5 million daily users—a 43% spike since 2019—moving nearly half as many people as the Tube below.🧵

www.instagram.com/reel/DRzaXze... Sneak peek of latest Unpredictable Finds vintage drop at Chartreuse Microbus Collective in Cambridge, MA

Kiddo pleaded for a nasal mist for covid like there is for flu vaccine. Had to gently explained it’s in works but may be delayed due to current admin.

Major update out of Tennessee:

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

New in PN: This is what a white supremacist administration looks like "The Republican Party of today, embodied as it is in Donald Trump and the administration he leads, is no longer so worried about being called racist, because it has unashamedly taken white supremacy as its cause."

In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of food stamps are employed, half of them full-time. Nearly 2,500 work for Amazon and another 2,300 work for Walmart. Uber, DoorDash and Tempus Unlimited each have more than 1,400 workers who rely on SNAP www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...

The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time." Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...

How does a 1 person shop maintain spaces in 2 storefronts, online, and occasional pop up markets? Lots of driving & little sleep. Shop Unpredictable Finds for the holidays at Chartreuse Microbus Collective in Cambridge MA and at Rhode Island Antiques Mall in Pawtucket RI.

Hegseth issued an illegal Caribbean strike order: “Kill them all.” SEAL Team 6 hit the boat and saw survivors clinging to the wreckage. Commanders then ordered a second strike to finish them off. Killing survivors is blatantly illegal. #WarCrimes

In a functioning society, this is where Congress would step in…

I am the top seller for Nov at one small business collective shop I’m at. I still haven’t earned enough to cover groceries & other bills. Support your small local businesses! They need your $$ more than the billionaires!

This Thanksgiving I’m liking & commenting on all my small business friends social posts so the algos give em more love.

The magic secret to sweet potato pie is to roast whole skin on sweet potatoes for it.

🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Yikes. (via @steverattner.bsky.social)

Whatever dollars you have, spend it w/local, small businesses.

A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway. www.wired.com/story/trump-...

I’m not watching the new season of Stranger Things til after Thanksgiving. Do I have to avoid social media to avoid spoilers? Probably right?

Unregulated companies can and will choose profits over human trafficking.

New Yorkers are tired of being asked to believe in a system that has delivered little for them. They want a politics that can see the scale of the crisis, and actually start to tackle it.

In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.

Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.” www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

I love being surrounded by 30+ trees until I need to use a snow shovel to move leaves from my sidewalk & parking lot. Providence missing my 4 full leaf bins for last week pickup ain’t helping the situation. 4 bins & 5 bags later - I still have lots of leaves on asphalt.

Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

X is still used by 21% of U.S. adults, Pew found, only down from 23% in 2021, despite increased competition from Meta, startups, and decentralized social media.

Didn’t realize RI had killed all its turkeys by the 1800s, only reintroducing them in the 1980s. One visted my yard back in June & sampled my berries & admired itself in my car’s reflection.

Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago. She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media. All charges against her have been dropped. In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.

Listening to Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams. It’s a triggering read as it brings me back to some of the personalities & types & tropes of startup workd as I knew it in Boston early 2010s.

NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.

In the richest city on Earth, 40% of NYC families can’t afford weekly food costs, and food prices are up 33% over the past decade. It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.

Can't wait to vote in RI leaders who get that transit is essential to RI's growth. No amount of marketing and promotion can overcome the fact customers can't easily get to local city markets unless they drive. It suppresses turnout. Poor decisions by McKee and Smiley force businesses out of RI.

This story is nuts. "ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."

This is still super messed up.

In 1974, a demo of Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ was recorded in a Providence apartment. Now, it’s finally being released. Drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/m...

Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat. It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here: newrepublic.com/article/2034...

I wanted to see just how much better Boston is doing vs Providence at supporting small businesses w/transit options to bring in customers. I compared Charles River Speedway in Brighton to Farm Fresh in PVD. The difference is bananas.

Only got around to planting my garlic today. Hope it establishes & makes it.

Early in person voting for the Ward 2 general election is open late today! Vote until 7pm Th 11/20. There’s special 9am-1pm Sunday 11/23 hours too! My spouse & I voted for @jilld.bsky.social this AM! General Ward 2 election is on 12/2 w/early voting til 4pm on 12/1.

“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.” Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter

Driving violations seen on short AM errand jaunt in Providence: 2 delivery trucks & 1 cop parked in S Water St bike lane, car on S Main St nearly mowing down person in crosswalk, cars way past stop line inching forward at red light at N Main St, van parked in Olney St bike lane. A typical AM.

“In my work with cities, one of my messages that resonates most is that the truth about the cities aspirations isn’t found in its plans and visions. It’s found in its budget. A budget may be the most powerful public policy lever a Council has, and the most authentic one because It reveals so much.”

Sometimes I think about how on J6 Trump told the rioters “We love you, you’re very special.” Then he pardoned all the convicted criminals as one of his first acts as president.

Advocates rally for lower speeds and safer streets in Providence "We have the tools and know-how to prevent traffic violence and severe injuries. We can save lives by investing in safe road and vehicle designs and by prioritizing safety over speed." steveahlquist.substack.com/p/advocates-...

In which Gus plays the license plate game on the way to pre-K, and I speculate on the state of on-street parking around Brown University in Providence. ianw.org/posts/the-li...

Rally and food drive calls attention to SNAP cuts, food insecurity, and the strain on local food banks "They aren’t just cutting SNAP, they’re raising rents, underfunding schools, and making healthcare unaffordable. This isn’t about saving money; it’s about them getting a thrill..."