Merry Christmas from our family to yours! 🎄

The Trump administration has deployed the National Guard to a group of large metropolitan cities, though some deployments have been blocked by federal judges.

Day five with the new #Sony #a7v on a walk around the block on a somewhat dreary Tuesday; shots are #sooc in a variety of settings and modes. #Photography

New from me, for @ms.now: "Having lived in Providence for most of my life...I say with certainty that the people here don’t want President Donald Trump using this tragedy to fuel his anti-immigrant agenda. It would be harmful and disrespectful to hijack our heartbreak for this purpose."

One Courageous Correspondent open.substack.com/pub/steady/p... "Alfonsi is the definition of courage."

youtube.com/watch?v=ov7n... Bono is just the best!

Had Bari Weiss just ran the story, it would have been seen by a couple million people tops. The bootleg has now gone viral, and may end up being the most-watched 60 Minutes segment ever. It might be time to rename the Streisand Effect.

Open Late #Photography

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

Some of the first photos with my new Sony A7 V camera. I think the 33mp files are going to overwhelm my 5 year old MacBook Pro. #photography #Sony #A75

Best news of the day? Week? Year?

Truth

We're getting there! #Hanukkah

"We got him," said the FBI's Ted Docks, of Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 58, a one-time physics PhD candidate who took his own life at a storage unit in Salem, New Hampshire. Authorities believe he killed two students at Brown University, wounding nine others, and killed an MIT professor. 1/2

Providence people - I’m working on a story about how residents first learned about the Brown shooting. Word of mouth, social media, official alerts? Feel free to DM me if you’re willing to share your experience (would need to use your full name)

A memorial continues to grow outside the building at Brown University where two people were killed and nine others shot by an unknown gunman Saturday. Officials appealed to the public in an extended area to check doorbell or other cameras for the suspect, or another person seen walking in the area.

"When journalism is treated as a crime, press freedom is no longer guaranteed." Read NPC President @mikebalsamo.bsky.social's full statement on Jimmy Lai's conviction at the link: www.press.org/newsroom/nat...

The City of Providence issues a list of resources for those affected by Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University: www.providenceri.gov/communityres...

Prayers for everyone affected by the attack at Brown University today, including, students, staff, neighbors and first responders.

My compliments to Mr. Bartley! #food #burgers #photography

I've written about new CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil exactly once. And I'll stand by what I said then: We need more contentious interviews, and Ta-Nehisi Coates had no problem giving as good as he got. dankennedy.net/2024/10/08/l...

A terrific story brings us up to date on the Touro Synagogue saga

The FACTS about January 6 (Bookmark, as needed) youtube.com/shorts/7AEbO...

“It was kind of ridiculous” - the jurors from the trial of the “DC sandwich thrower” speak about the proceedings youtube.com/shorts/G-nQF...

MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours° Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"

The Westerly School Committee is caught in a bigoted, Christian nationalist time loop A small number of loud bigots (and at least one school committee member) pound away at the rights of transgender, gender-diverse, and transitioning students. steveahlquist.substack.com/p/the-wester...

I was happy to join my friend and colleague Bill Bartholomew to review top stories of 2025, changes in the media landscape in the past year and much more. Bill's podcast is always a good listen - you'll want to put it on your list! www.buzzsprout.com/163601/episo...

Q. Who could have foreseen this? A. Absolutely everyone

Some scans from Tri-X black and white film in the trusty old Nikon F camera, photographed at various points around New England. #film #photography #nikon #blackandwhite #bnw

Come for the chuckles Stay for the comments

‘It’s the season… …to revisit one of America’s favorite movies: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Rest In Peace

Oh, really?

Trade union members staged a vocal picket this morning, demanding a new contract agreement outside Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston.

Jim Messina played a slew of old favorites at the Narrows Center - November 22, 2025. After the show, he fielded questions from the audience, many asking about his time and his partnerships with Buffalo Springfield, Poco and Loggins and Messina.

Why do I love living in Boston? Yo-Yo Ma playing the Bach cello suites before bringing Mayor Wu out to duet for an encore, that’s why.

It’s always right to “do the right thing” jimacosta.substack.com/p/the-trump-...

It’s been a week. Who can clean up this country?

#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️

Michelle Saylors at the Tipsy Toboggan in Fall River, Massachusetts tonight - November 20, 2025

It’s really quite amazing when critical thinking and strategic analysis are brought to bear.

Don't give up the ship

Don't give up the ship

"Mr. Khashoggi’s death was a tragedy and a crime. His life and work deserve truth, transparency, and unwavering recognition of the principles he upheld." Read our full statement on President Trump's remarks on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the link: www.press.org/newsroom/nat...

Great reporting by This Week in Worcester. thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-tr...

US Senator @reed.senate.gov denounces President Trump’s threats to the press and excuses for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, saying, “President Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth should remember that in America, unlike Saudi Arabia, the press serves the public -- not the government."