Chinatown will soon have its own permanent @bpl.boston.gov library branch for the first time in a generation. And the new branch will bring with it 110 units of affordable housing!

It’s really something to hear the GOP claim that disappearing immigrants is for the sake of public safety. After all, this is the same party that refuses to regulate guns and insists on cutting funding for violence intervention programs.

International students contributed $44 billion to the US economy in the last academic calendar, and now the administration is pausing all new student visa applications. I have no words.

Fun fact: telling a university to cancel visas because you don’t like what they teach is fascism

Getting a PhD is hard enough, but writing/defending a dissertation on *firearm injury and gun policy* in this climate is a nightmare.

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

To the jerks who stole my Amazon package of qtips and allergy medications- I hope they’re everything you needed and more. 😭

Oh. My. Celtics. No words. Actually I have many but it’s just a list of expletives.

I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but the orcas now have two F/A-18 Hornets

Every time I get a little tired and worn out, I remember that a *man* with a shitty spray tan and a *man* with a brain worm are trying to take away my future in science…and that fixes it for me. Because *a man* isn’t gonna be the reason I can’t be a scientist, so help me god.

The plane’s charter company works with the U.S. government to “move military personnel,” a spokesperson for the team owner’s company told HuffPost.

I don’t care if the plane is “available for charter in the offseason.” That entire aircraft is wrapped in the team logo and thereby insinuates their support for what they are being hired to do. Hey MA and Patriots fans- how do we feel about this???

Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute: The White House just said the quiet part out loud by targeting Amazon for wanting to publish what portion of prices are due to tariffs. Didn’t they tell the American public they don’t pay for tariffs?!? 🤡

Accidental deaths ranked No. 1 for people ages 18 to 25 in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Firearms were the "leading mechanism."

Registries for pregnant women and children with autism, but no registry for guns?

ACTION ITEM-----ACTION ITEM Implementation of Schedule F This is what a lot of us have been worried about. This allows for many civil service positions to replaced with political appointees. This could include NIH institute directors and even POs. BUT THERE IS A COMMENT PERIOD... 1/n

This isn't about saving money: the program costs just a fraction of the dept's budget. This isn't about making Americans healthier: over 2k people use the service every day. This is about scoring cheap political points by taking advantage of some of the most vulnerable members of society.

shots fired at harvard square t-stop, shelter in place in effect

Just put away my winter coats and boots. Fingers crossed I don’t jinx it but if there’s a random late April storm, Boston knows who to blame this year

Owing money to the federal government as a PhD student stings much worse this year.

Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process. Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.

Can I just take a minute to talk about how lucky I am- we ALL are- to have the one and only @christenrexing.bsky.social in our lives? Happy #SAVIR2025 friends.

Warning: a drive by from @christenrexing.bsky.social may result in swag #savir2025

Obligatory #SAVIR2025 poster pic! Day 1 ✅ Looking forward to more research, advocacy, hugs and I swear @christenrexing.bsky.social and I will finally get a pic together

The secret is out!! Deeply grateful to the MA AG for supporting my dissertation work on ERPO petitioner expansion. 🫶🏻 my rockstar dissertation committee & Dowling 2 family for their support, mentorship, love & a lot of laughs. @mattmotta.bsky.social (Lisa, Hillary & Dechert don’t have Bluesky…yet)

On average, 257 people die and 648 are wounded by gun violence in Massachusetts per year. Today, my office rolled out $1 million in funding for organizations working to prevent gun violence while providing trauma-informed care, supporting youth, and delivering community-driven solutions.

Public health is being attacked at an unprecedented level but being around my people in this moment is exactly what I need. #SAVIR2025 *this sign was supposed to be an 8.5”x11” sheet. I cannot stop laughing.

Grateful to be in NYC for SAVIR and even more grateful to be in one of my oldest best friend’s guest beds. It’s like a love cocoon

Yesterday, we rallied with unions from across the state in solidarity for Rumeysa Ozturk. Her detainment is an egregious attack on Massachusetts residents and our rights, and we don’t stand for it.

Watching my comfort show The West Wing on repeat for the foreseeable future. I could use a Josh Lyman of my own.

I do not have any words for what is happening today at the Department of Health and Human Services. It is a tragedy from the personal to the societal levels.

My heart is absolutely broken by the gutting of the CDC Divisions of Injury Prevention and Violence Prevention, along with so many more at HHS/NIH. We are less safe as a country for this, ignorance will be the farthest thing from bliss.

Public health saves lives, but DOGE just laid off thousands of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) workers—including CDC experts dedicated to tracking and preventing gun violence.

This morning, I was notified that I was being terminated from ASPE due to the ongoing reductions in force in HHS. It's sad to end this chapter, having worked on so many important projects. I'll be looking for new roles; please give me a shout if anything comes your way!

Massachusetts is a national leader on the issue of gun safety, ranking #2 in the country for gun law strength. Even so, our volunteers know there's much more work to be done to keep their communities safe from gun violence. #MAPoli

“The suffering of our patients motivates us to do research to prevent gun violence – and the suffering we witnessed during the pandemic-related surge of gun violence very nearly brought us to our knees. We want research to stop our patients from being shot. We want research to stop them from dying.”

Can we please remember that John Adams literally represented the Redcoats who did the Boston Massacre. Like, if you’re going to wave the goddamn flag and say that lawyers ought not to represent clients you disagree with or who are allegedly guilty, then you’re just confused about American lawyers.

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵

Dear Secretary Rubio, Hi, Tufts professor here. As someone who was on campus during the time in question, your claims about what Rumeysa Ozturk did bear no resemblance to reality. So did you just revoke her visa because she co-authored an anodyne op-ed that never mentioned Hamas? Sincerely, DWD

My face when I turn off DND after lecturing for 3 hours and see my notifications:

MASKED FEDERAL AGENTS ABDUCTED A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR ON A SOMERVILLE SIDEWALK. This is a sickening assault on student visa holders and the First Amendment. I will be at a 5:30 pm rally at Powder House Park to join with others in condemning this unlawful act.

please don’t text me war plans, because I’m actually at capacity right now and I don’t think I can hold appropriate space for you. do you have someone else you could reach out to?

🚨ATTENTION PUBLIC HEALTH ALLIES!🚨 We have power together. To see our strength and build community, we ask that you wear something 💚green💚 to work on WEDNESDAY to show solidarity and readiness to defend public health. Please spread the word! #courageiscontagious #spreadthecolor

Berkshire County, MA is overwhelmingly white. The implications for racial profiling are immense. With ICE agents running around looking for immigrants to terrorize, there’s no way non-white folks — citizen or not — are going to feel safe in the Berkshires. 1/ www.wamc.org/news/2025-03...

The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right. The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy. We must end that international embarrassment. Yes. We need Medicare for All.

‘No Way to Please Everyone’ Says Only University Where Students Are Regularly Kidnapped

Guess who tuned in for our State of the City last night…

BREAKING: Tomorrow, the Trump administration will take the first step to recklessly restore gun rights to people who can’t legally own firearms. An interim rule will give Attorney General Pam Bondi sole authority in the restoration process. This is flat out dangerous.