I had my own reasons for despising that essay and did so here a few days ago, but it's heartening to see Congressman Casten, who's got a lot of expertise in both the energy issues and the politics, kick it to the curb his way.

So great!

If Trump announces a new and illegal regime change war against Venezuela tonight pay attention to which elected Democrats stay silent and don’t vociferously oppose and condemn him for it - and then make sure those Dems are subjected to primary challenges next year.

PVD Police seeking help

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Definitely sums up the mood in PVD @chrislhayes.bsky.social

may be biased because she's a friend, but this piece by @h-lev.bsky.social is the best piece I've read summing up the mood in Providence right now www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Please only share official videos and photos. There’s a lot of folks that are taking it upon themselves to “enhance” or otherwise manipulate the images which are giving a false identity of the POI. If it’s not from official channels, it’s not worth sharing - and could be actively harmful.

This piece by @jamellebouie.net is so good: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...

December 13, 8:28pm: BrownUAlert: The Brown campus continues to be in lockdown, and it is imperative that all members of our community remain sheltered in place. This means keeping all doors locked and ensuring no movement across campus.

Donate Blood - Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) share.google/c7Pnt3H4l4rE... Rhode Island needs help

"This #GunViolence is a result of [Republican] policy. Congress must act." Rhode Island Democrat Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov @msnowreports.bsky.social

Thank you for providing accurate, ongoing info: www.browndailyherald.com/article/2025...

We need to vote OUT every senator & congress member who is accepting money from gun manufacturers & gun supporting companies. Lets vote for people who want rational gun laws.

Smiley: We know there will be misinformation available online. Please, when it comes to official updates, go to the city of Providence's social media channels… so you know you are getting an accurate and official update.

December 13, 5:27pm: BrownUAlert: Urgent: Report of shots fired near Governor street. Continue to shelter in place. Stay clear. Law enforcement responding.

ALERT: Active shooter warning. Brown University/Providence, Rhode Island. Shooter is NOT in custody. Continue to shelter in place.

@whitehouse.senate.gov please listen to people on this and change course.

Lol. Look at this part of Google's AI answer:

Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.

The Senate is expected to vote TODAY on potential extensions for ACA subsidies. If the credits expire, millions will see premiums skyrocket, and 4 million will lose coverage. GOP leaders need to stop playing games with our health care and vote for a clean extension NOW.

Camera Werks on Hope Street in Providence is now among the retailers selling 2 Feet 2 Bucks postcard maps! See their collection of local artist greeting cards and buy the Delightful Sightseeing 8-pack - all 7 maps plus an extra Heart of Providence. thecamerawerks.com/index.html

Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night. Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim. Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen. Authoritarianism hurts all of us.

Since we can’t ever expect Mike Johnson to do the right thing, we’re forcing a vote on extending ACA tax credits. And we only need four more members to sign the petition to make it happen. Help us move the needle!

all of a sudden every service i used this year wants to hit me with emails and push notifications like ‘this is everything you bought online in 2025’ ‘this is every restaurant reservation you made.’ can you guys all just talk to me less. the only thing i want from any of you is to talk to me less

Speaking of lingering issues, anybody seen a guy skulking around with $50k in a CAVA bag? It's been nearly 15 months! Today would be a good day for the FBI to reveal what happened to the taxpayers' money that Tom Homan apparently took in exchange for propsective official favors.

Jacob Frey: "If they're just indiscriminately going after people, due process is violated, habeas corpus is violated, the entire Constitution in and of itself is being thrown in the garbage. So you want to use the term 'garbage,' that's exactly what Trump is doing right now to the Constitution."

Trump’s attempts to force @risecstate.bsky.social to share RI’ers most sensitive personal information is an abuse of power. This is just Trump’s latest scheme to usurp the constitutional authority of states. Thank you, Secretary Amore, for standing up for privacy and free & fair elections.

Another great article and map from @2feet2bucks.com 🚶‍♀️🚍🚌 🚲 @ripta.com #RhodeIsland motifri.com/category/lif...

The emperor… has no clothes can’t stay awake is a child rapist hired a SecDef who gleefully murders fishermen is a Russian asset hates women hates black & brown people destroyed the East Wing of our house abuses the Constitution… HAVE YOU CALLED YOUR REPS TODAY? 202-224-3121 #RemoveTrump

Thanks for joining me to greet voters, @sueanderbois.bsky.social! And thanks to all of the voters who are braving this less than perfect weather to cast your votes, and the poll workers who are making all of this happen. Truly grateful!

Congress needs to demand Hegseth resignation. @whitehouse.senate.gov @reed.senate.gov @schumer.senate.gov

Thank you to all the volunteers! Rep. Aftyn Behn reported that more than 600 volunteers turned out and knocked on 13,000 doors. Let’s flip TN’s 7th District! And if you’ve got time, they still need help!

The first strike was also murder. You can’t just up and kill civilians on the high seas and then claim you were at war with them.

Kevin Hassett to head the Federal Reserve? A disaster waiting to happen. You can't put a political sycophant in charge of the money supply and there's no bigger butt kisser than Hassett. Our economy will be crushed if he is put in charge. He'll do whatever the tariff king wants him to do.

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New Yorkers kept telling me the same thing: they’re thinking of leaving because they can’t afford to raise their kids here. Universal childcare isn’t just a promise — it’s how we make this a city for everyone.

just hearing about this small business saturday thing. i think this means you should subscribe to @talkingpointsmemo.com

Happy #Caturday from Beatrix, who is loving her catnip sachet 🩷😻🐈‍⬛😻🐾

Your Black Friday reminder that in 75% of U.S. industries, a smaller number of companies now control more of the business than they did twenty years ago. We must stop the monopolization of America. Shop small if you can, please.

Your Black Friday reminder that Amazon... -Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine -Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.

Especially when it's JDV.

Don’t shop at Home Depot, Target, or Amazon over the next week. During the busiest shopping period of the year, let’s make our dollars count by refusing to support corporations complicit in Trump’s authoritarian power grab: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky

New 2 Feet 2 Bucks map: ❤️ of Providence! Buy it or buy all 7 @weirdpvd.bsky.social in downtown's landmark Arcade. Proving there's more to see in #RhodeIsand when you are on foot or a bike than when you're in a car.

Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call. I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.

Mike Johnson is big mad that we forced through a petition and forced a vote on releasing the Epstein files. So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:

Where's the best place to get info on Roblox?