Remnick puts a fine point on it: ‘so many of the leading tycoons and V.C. geniuses have a way of convincing themselves that because they have made a fortune, because they know one big thing, they know everything. Everyone else is a Luddite or a dewy-eyed fool.’

You've seen the mess out there in Boston - even worse for folks with disabilities or parents with strollers @wbur.org @andreaperdomoh.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Scoop from @evezuckoff.bsky.social: Mayor Michelle Wu says White Stadium rebuild will cost $325 million; city will foot $135 million of that bill www.wbur.org/news/2026/02... @wbur.org

Mayor Wu: new estimate for White Stadium is $325 Mil. Taxpayers’ portion is $135 mil - 3x earlier estimates @wbur.org @evezuckoff.bsky.social @mayorwu.boston.gov www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Bill from @massgovernor.bsky.social to curtail ICE activity in courthouses, churches, schools could face federal challenges, legal specialists say @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Trump claims grocery prices are down. Not true, according to the data. @wbur.org has tracked the numbers and talked to Mass. shoppers www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

After the Lily Jean sinks in Gloucester - a community grieves @wbur.org's @agbrooksradio.bsky.social takes you there www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Judge blocks end of TPS for Haitians www.wbur.org/npr/g-s1-108...

Gloucester fishermen… www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Todd Lyons ran ICE in Boston before being named acting national ICE director in DC. He's taking a harder line under Trump 2.0 than he used to, reports @wbur.org @debbecker10.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Can't get a law passed on Beacon Hill? Float a ballot question - that's what a record number of groups in Mass. are doing this year @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/02...

Anti- ICE protest in Boston @wbur.org nhttps://www.wbur.org/news/2026/01/30/ice-protest-boston-common

An 8-yr-old American girl was about to be sent to Guatemala by DCF/Lynn juvenile court. But the court has vacated the order, after learning more about the biological father she was being sent to @wbur.org @rachellss.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

The Somali community was terrorized in Maine this week, as ICE swept through. @wbur.org's @agbrooksradio.bsky.social takes you to Lewiston to hear the people -- a good listen and read here www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Boston lawsuit aims to stop 'warrantless home invasions' www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org @simonfrios.bsky.social

Worth a watch www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...

@massgovernor.bsky.social files bill to keep ICE out of Mass. courthouses, schools, hospitals, churches and more. @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

On the day Alex Pretti was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis, the White House hosted a black-tie screening of “Melania” for a group of CEOs...(Guests were given commemorative popcorn boxes, cookies and a copy of memoir.) @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/29/a...

DCF is about to send an 8-year-old girl to Guatemala, to a biological father she doesn't know well. She's a U.S. citizen and her foster parents are fighting to keep her in Mass. Her fate lies in the hands of a federal appeals court @wbur.org @rachellss.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Gov. Healey's new $63 million budget, up 3.8%, would cut coverage for popular weight loss drugs. Spending rise draws heat from Republican rivals @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Boston homeowners are facing a big property tax hike. @mayorwu.boston.gov is still battling it - but state lawmakers control Boston taxes. @wbur.org @evezuckoff.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Protecting workers from ICE in Maine www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

ICE chief Todd Lyons (Boston guy) called to appear in fed court in Minneapolis. Judge: 'This Court has been extremely patient with respondents, even though respondents decided to send thousands of agents to Minnesota to detain aliens' w/out plans for legal aftermath www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

12 Olympians from Mass. to keep an eye on in the Games @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Even gun rights groups are going after FBI chief Kash Patel for his inaccurate comments about Pretti carrying a gun. An FBI press person said Patel "wasn't speaking to the letter of the law, per se" www.axios.com/2026/01/25/n...

@massgovernor.bsky.social and Bristol County Sheriff Heroux add to chorus of leaders calling on DHS chief Kristi Noem to resign. Healey says she's 'got to go' & sheriff calls ICE actions in Minneapolis 'amateur hour' @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Obama weighs in: “many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.”

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

If you want the short take on last night's Mass. state of the commonwealth, with reporting from inside the room, here you go - @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Here's what 6 political observers with an array of different views hope to hear @massgovernor.bsky.social talk about tonight at State of Commonwealth @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

State Sen. @senatorledwards.bsky.social files bill to curb ICE at Mass. courthouses @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Hundreds of thousands of soccer fans will converge on Boston in June for World Cup. The @mbta.com is still working out transit for crowds. Foxboro train station is under construction until a couple week before matches start @wbur.org @andreaperdomoh.bsky.social #WorldCup www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

More good times www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

A Bulgarian tourist in Canada says his GPS took him too close to the U.S. border - then ICE held him for almost 3 months @wbur.org @simonfrios.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Good listen here on what residents, biz leaders and lawmakers are saying about Wu's 2nd-term challenges. She needs to deliver, while continuing to battle Trump @wbur.org @evezuckoff.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Boston Mayor @mayorwu.boston.gov has a lot on her plate as her 2nd term starts. Get behind the scenes here with @wbur.org @evezuckoff.bsky.social -- (a great listen too - will share shortly) www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Cautionary tale: dont jump to conclusions or rely on AI to ID people. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...

The Fed received grand jury subpoenas from the Justice Department on Friday that threaten a criminal indictment relating to Chair Powell’s testimony last summer about the central bank’s building renovation project

Boston protests ICE killing in Minnesota @wbur.org @allyjar.bsky.social @rlub.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

@massgovernor.bsky.social calls on charter flight cos to stop doing ICE flights out of Hanscom @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Gov. Healey releasing $250 mil to help Mass residents who’ve lost Obamacare subsidies @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

As Mass Inspector General probes sheriffs over last year's $100mil+ cost overruns, he's seeking their communications with the Legislature, among a long list of other things @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Terrible to see: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Announces It Will Cease Operations www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...

Venezuelans in Boston welcome Maduro's ouster...but what's next? Good listen & read here from @simonfrios.bsky.social @wbur.org www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

The @mayorwu.boston.gov camp raised $1.1 million for Wu's inaugural festivities from the likes of the Red Sox, big developers and businesses @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Republican U.S. Sen. candidate John Deaton paid off $346k in MassGOP debt - just weeks after the party gave him a key endorsement @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Criminal justice advocate Andrea James says she'll run as an independent for Gov. of Mass. She has spent time in jail herself @wbur.org @bychrisvan.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...

Last minute drama/surprise in picking a new Boston City Council president....the winner: Liz Breadon of Brighton (and N. Ireland) @wbur.org @evezuckoff.bsky.social www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...