What's going with habeas and ICE kidnappings is a perfect example of what I mean when I say courts won't save us. Recently, ICE/the BIA made up a rule, saying nearly everyone ICE kidnaps is subject to "mandatory detention" (ie, no bail/bond). 282 out of 288 of judges to hear habeas cases disagree.

It's hard for me to determine which huge takeaway from this article is most stupendous

@sanders.senate.gov and @warren.senate.gov and @markey.senate.gov should tell any Senator considering a cave that they'll happily host stadium stops with @aoc.bsky.social and any other rising star that wants to primary them in their districts if they can't hold the line for people's basic needs.

Without LGBT New Yorkers, Cuomo might’ve won. Mamdani’s genuine and relentless support of trans rights was not only morally correct, but an electoral necessity.

Seriously contemplating changing my bsky handle to "Felony Footlong"

this is such a great encapsulation of why this race feels existential even to people outside NYC. Cuomo as the final boss of everything wrong with the current Democratic Party, Mamdani happily grabbing the third rails everyone’s told are too dangerous to touch (trans people, Muslims, socialism)

Shutdown is very uncomplicated. Trump & Republicans will starve 42 million Americans unless Democrats agree to kick 20+ million Americans off of any healthcare insurance. Kicker is that Republicans intend to do both, regardless of what Democrats choose to do at this particular hostage situation.

This is local reporting about the recent incident in Evanston that you may have seen pics/videos from. This is worth reading, and there's a few points I want to highlight from it: evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...

I was fighting fascism with the power of love and kindness and just really getting my ass handed to me. proteanmag.com/2025/11/01/w...

I venerate the Classic Diner Waitress, and my Temple is "Tresca's Eating Place" in Watertown, where several of them have been serving up Breakfast Special w Ham for over 30 years. I make an annual pilgrimage. Tresca's is one of the few good reasons to leave Somerville.

@jonlink.bsky.social is on bsky too!

Hey Somerville! If you haven't voted early or by mail, your last chance to do so is TUESDAY. Please go out and do democracy while we still have it. I've been thinking a lot about state power recently, and wanted to share a few of those thoughts. 1/?

Massachusetts has an $8 BILLION with a B in its rainy day fund. Gov. Healey could be demanding Democratic legislature backfill at least for Nov. 1st SNAP benefits. She dismissed doing so, saying $248 million is too much. I think we can afford it. IT'S RAINING. #mapoli

The PTA at the Winter Hill Community School are holding an emergency fundraiser to provide free food and gift cards to families who are losing their SNAP benefit on Saturday. If you have the capacity, please donate to help keep our neighbors from going hungry. givebutter.com/qmnqus

I'd estimate over 10,000 of our neighbors here in Somerville will be hungry when SNAP ends this weekend Here is one way you can work with neighbors to help

A witness in our case had ICE reject all her documents after using facial rec on her. For her, tho, it seemed like nothing could make them accept that she has a right to be here. Either way, a gov policy of not trusting gov-issued docs is going to violate lots of people's rights.

This is neither accurate nor definitive Using this to imprison citizens and refusing to believe even a valid birth certificate is a nightmare No good comes of this, I promise you This, like ICE itself, must be abolished

"According to his running club, the man, who is a U.S. citizen, was returning from a team run when agents pulled him out of his vehicle, tackled him to the ground and kneeled on top of him, allegedly breaking six ribs and causing internal bleeding"

I'm grateful for the endorsement of Senator @edmarkey.bsky.social in this race & to know that as Somerville's next mayor I will have the federal support necessary to best serve our community. This colloboration will be critical to defend our rights, fully fund our schools, & improve city services.

I want Somerville's next mayor to be someone who can send a version of this letter to the SPD, and truly begin a long overdue conversation about how to actually protect our neighbors. Mayors ***can*** do this. And ours absolutely should.

The DC ACLU is suing on behalf of a man who was arrested by a National Guardsman and MPD officers for playing the Imperial March (from Star Wars) as an act of protest. www.acludc.org/app/uploads/...

Protest is fun! It feels good and reminds us that we are in this together! Afterwards, we have to take that energy and let it sustain us as we work in our neighborhoods towards justice and safety for our neighbors. Get inspired, get connected, and get to the work ahead.

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."

There is another rally at Fenway Health planned for Monday at 3PM. @protecttransfutures on IG

Chicago's Mayor Johnson said General Strike youtu.be/XPoqUrWnqI0?...

I see we have reached the "North Korean missile test" phase of the federal government's approach to dealing with protest and opposition

After this regime is gone and those who committed atrocities are held accountable, it will be crucial to build these types of museums in our country to continue reminding future generations of how insidious evil can be, and to remove any whiff of exceptionalism: this happened on our watch.

I am simultaneously (a) wishing the MA-06 a very happy No More Seth Moulton (b) hoping someone willing to protect trans kids runs for this Senate seat (with Markey's support), and (c) thinking that @beth4ma.bsky.social may feel pretty pleased to have chased this guy out of the district already

Fenway Health cutting off access to medical treatment for trans youth is shameful and unnecessary. There is no need for this. Cis folks, please use these numbers below to tell Fenway and the AG what you think about abandoning trans youth.

Happy HONKfest to all who celebrate

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE Truth: No cars rammed ICE Claim: She boxed ICE in Truth: ICE boxed her in Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE Truth: She did not have a rifle Claim: ICE returned fire Truth: Only ICE fired Claim: She drove herself to the hospital Truth: Paramedics found her

hi, cis folks! trans people need your help! the FY26 budget gets a vote by 9/30. GOP wants a ban on funds for ALL health services that provide trans care for ANY AGE. they're trying for other bans, too. we need you to call senators like chuck who don't get it: reps.fyi info & script in the🧵⬇️

Is this is the birth of "tactical municipalism"? I've heard worse ideas.

There is a GoFundMe for legal fees here: gofund.me/6eefe8da4

Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district. The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps." www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...

NEW: ICE agents violently arrested a man in a busy Hyattsville, MD intersection this week, at one point brandishing guns and pointing them at bystanders. I spoke to multiple witnesses—including a local priest whose church is a sanctuary for undocumented people: www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...

Oh no, Trump says protest is illegal. I guess police will continue teargassing, beating, and pepper spraying us at protests now.

Pretty sure nothing in the founding of this country enshrined "border control" or "respect for law enforcement" as foundational values. (That said, the USA did have one successful violent revolution against a dictator back in 1781.)

The public testimony being given to the MA Special Commission on Antisemitism couldn't be more different from that of their handpicked guests. Many speaking out against IHRA definition of antisemitism. Follow the livestream here: malegislature.gov/Events/Heari...

It is not our job to determine if resistance is hopeless. It is our duty to render it effective, at all possible points, while we are alive. It is the future that will determine if our efforts were victorious, not the present. To act fully in the present means to never face defeat.

ICE killed a father of three in Franklin Park a few days ago. They are snatching people at gas stations, at bus stops, and from their homes and cars, leaving screaming, panicked children in their wake. It is a nightmare, and when ICE has amassed 10,000 new agents, it could be the new normal.

Legacy media and cable news reduced Trump's aggression against Chicago to a question of whether troops would be sent immediately. When he said he was taking his fascist military spectacle elsewhere, those media players declared the situation over—while waves of federal agents attack our neighbors.

Thank you to @cambridgeday.com for their coverage of this abduction. Now let's bring Magdaleno home.

This entire article was a really good read for this Monday morning www.thenation.com/article/acti...

Never been so happy to have my dumpster getting emptied again! Congratulations to Teamsters Local 25 on the new contract!

If you're losing sleep over ICE abducting our neighbors, there is a protest tonight at the hotel where ICE agents are reportedly staying. Let them hear about it.

Photos of some of our amazing neighbors enjoying a beautiful day! #fluff

In happier news, COME TO FLUFF FEST! Today is Somerville's BEST Street festival, loads of fun activities and vendors here in Union Square!

Thank you to the neighbors who mobilized in response to early reports. Let's find this man and bring him home.

This morning at 11am, corner of Hathorn and Broadway in Somerville MA. 3 ICE vehicles idling on nearby corners. I was following two ICE cars that were cruising around the neighborhood. This person was just walking down the sidewalk when two ICE vehicles stopped and officers jumped out to stop him.