ISO-NE is developing a framework that will establish it as the independent reviewer of certain transmission equipment replacements in New England. 🔌💡 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qzHX4h

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Disgraceful. Can you imagine being a child of his or married to him? His abusive, bullying, degrading tactics have been honed over a lifetime. And no one stood up to him then- or now.

Holidays are coming up, a perfect time to remind your MAGA family members that Epstein is only part of the story, Trump has been importing foreign sex traffickers and giving them special protection. Then ask, "so did Trump bring the Tate brothers here as a replacement for Epstein's services?"

New MRI, please.

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Corporate media has completely ignored that since January, the number of 287g agreements between ICE & local police has gone up nearly 4X. We need to repeal these. I'm a human rights lawyer. I wrote this piece on how to protect ourselves from ICE fascists. www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-to-pro...

This 🧵. The Trump regime routinely lies, to aid its efforts to deepen authoritarian control. As @qasimrashid.com advises: "Stop relying on corporate media to keep you informed. They are serving Trump. Look to independent journalists, on the ground activists, & human rights lawyers"

Due to Tennessee’s abortion ban, Mayron Hollis was forced to continue a pregnancy that threatened her life. An emergency delivery left her without a uterus and her baby with medical issues. This was their first year in a post-Roe state (pub. Feb. 2024):

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

I believe Rep. @tanzister.bsky.social speaking up to critique RIDOT Director Alviti is more than merited at this point, and represents just the tip of the iceberg of how disgusted Rhode Islanders are with him. I hope more elected Democrats will speak up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQka...

Thank you to @tanzister.bsky.social for being vocal about the blatant conflict of interest having the DOT director serve as the head of the RIPTA board. I need all our state elected officials to be as concerned about this as she is

In Feb 2023, some of us RI transit riders opposed the renomination of Peter Alviti as RIDOT Director. We were not successful. Rep @tanzister.bsky.social has proposed that Mr. Alviti should be removed from the position of RIPTA Board Chair. I concur. Reported here open.substack.com/pub/steveahl...

EPI appreciates @rihouseofreps.bsky.social, @tanzister.bsky.social, @joeshekarchi.bsky.social, @rebeccakislak.bsky.social & Rep. Tina Spears for joining our conference this morning. And we appreciate the Speaker's ringing speech on confronting & solving big problems in the budget making process!

Easy to see why the AP history & civics students of East Prov. HS revered @greggamore.bsky.social/ @risecstate.bsky.social, because he showed his chops at our conf. this morning. His takeaway? Democracy is strong when we nurture it, but fragile when we take it for granted. @tanzister.bsky.social

Speaker @joeshekarchi.bsky.social, Rep. Mia Ackerman, and @tanzister.bsky.social attended this morning's @acscan.bsky.social Rhode Island Research Breakfast. ACS CAN highlighted cancer research, discussed existing gaps in screening/care & debated policy solutions to help cancer patients in RI.

Speaker @joeshekarchi.bsky.social, @tanzister.bsky.social, @rebeccakislak.bsky.social and Rep. Tina Spears attended @epi-ri.bsky.social's Annual Policy & Budget Conference recently. Speaker Shekarchi was one of the featured speakers, where he shared insight on the budget process in Rhode Island.

@tanzister.bsky.social joined the RI Dept of Environmental Management to celebrate the inaugural #RIGrownWeek earlier today, an event that spotlights local farmers and food producers. Rep. Cherie Cruz also participated in the event. More info about RI Grown is online at dem.ri.gov/ri-grown-week

“Musk’s data centers will probably bring in only a few hundred jobs to Memphis while consuming millions of gallons of water a day and more electricity than is needed to power all the city’s homes.” 1/2 www.wsj.com/tech/elon-mu...

Taxpayers and charities helped develop the gene therapy Zolgensma. Then it debuted at a record price of $2M+ per dose, ushering in a new class of wildly expensive drugs. Its story upends the widely held conception that high prices reflect huge industry investments in innovation. (Published Feb.)

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband. Today they attacked two journalists. We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

Kimmel is back, but many Americans won’t be able to watch. Two companies — Nexstar and Sinclair — control hundreds of local TV stations and have business deals pending Donald Trump’s approval. They won’t air Kimmel tonight. I’m pressing for answers on potential corruption.

And a huge thank you to the more than 100 #RhodeIsland residents, incl. @dawneuer.bsky.social, @tanzister.bsky.social and @jenniferboylanri.bsky.social who showed up in #Newport earlier this month to support Revolution Wind. We won't win this fight unless we show up, and you did. Thank you./4/end

Cheering on our home team @rhodeislandfc.bsky.social 🌊⚓️💙💛 ⚽️ with @tanzister.bsky.social

Crisis-level chaos and corruption.

This is going to be devastating to many of the riders of these nearly 80% of routes. All over $5m.

Great to see 100-150 people show up last night in Newport, #RhodeIsland to support the Revolution Wind #offshorewind project that the Trump Regime has illegally ordered to stop work. #Trump is making war on our ability to decarb & contain high power prices & people in our state are mad as Hell. /1

This perfectly describes both the Trump presidency and the Republican Congress. The only true thing he said today.

RI State Rep. @tanzister.bsky.social brought up the imbalance between funding for RIDOT & RIPTA at this afternoon's RIPTA service cuts public hearing in South Kingstown!

thank you @tanzister.bsky.social for your impassioned testimony at today's special RIPTA board meeting 🚌🚏 real leadership for transit riders and Rhode Islanders!

Agreed. An engaging, lively and accurate video ... #CyclingLife #ShareTheJoy

Montreal has been THE North American model of smart, strategic street transformations into people-places. Each year has seen ambitious new moves that build on the years before — incremental, but NOT “slow” because they’ve been making big moves step-by-step. Permanent Ste Catherine is a GREAT move.

#RhodeIsland supports Revolution Wind. Outrageous that Republicans shut down this important project, wasting tax payer money, & jeopardizing our progress towards energy independence #ClimateAction #CleanEnergy #ClimateJobs @climateactionri.org @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @riaflcio.bsky.social

Here's a cool view you won't often see in NYC on Eastern Parkway, unless it is the one day a year car-free Summer Streets is taking place! Saturday was amazing!

STUDY: “Traffic simulations on large urban networks prove that emission reductions of over 10% can be achieved in the case of a well-chosen speed limit policy.” In other words, smartly lowering speed limits in cities not only saves lives & improves quality of life…it can also reduce emissions.

The design of your city can help make you healthier, study finds. “A new study in Nature found when people moved from less walkable U.S. cities to more walkable ones, they increased their levels of physical activity and saw health benefits.”

Trying to cast a wide net for sourcing on this one, but has anyone in the Boston area found a new apartment since the broker fee change went into effect? I'm curious to see how it's been going for people for a piece in the Globe. Is this you or someone you know? #bostonsky #bospoli #mapoli

The American people deserve to know exactly how much they are spending to have federal agents patrolling DC so that they can decide for themselves whether the benefits outweigh the costs. We're investigating.

Orlando wasn’t having what DeSantis did. They recolored the Pulse Memorial crosswalk.

61 years ago today Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer one of the most courageous activists of the Civil Rights Movement posed the question that echoes today with every migrant round-up by masked officers, as federal troops converge on D.C.,as institutions are threatened: “IS THIS AMERICA?” youtu.be/DFC1nc3IXBM

Nicole O'Loughlin: Seven reasons raising bus fares makes no sense "...if a service is being degraded and the cost is raised... more riders are sure to seek other means of transportation, triggering a downward spiral of more service cuts and lower ridership."

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🚭R.I. casino workers have waited years to inhale in a smoke-free workplace. The wait continues🚭. rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/07/14/r... 🚭 We won’t give up until these workers are no longer get exposed to deadly carcinogens. Fewer that 12% of RI’ers smoke, there are simply no excuses. 🚭

keep thinking about two things from a recent panel on anti-fascism: - people united to fight fascists didn’t need a shared definition of fascism first (they needed each other) - not everyone in the group wanted to fight the same way, but they agreed not to denounce one another over those differences

According to a new report, defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon have raked in over HALF of Pentagon spending since 2020. Trump's new $1 trillion annual DoD budget will pad their pockets even further as he cuts the social safety net. War is a racket.

Rhode Island has lost a creative giant and an inspiring, dedicated philanthropist in my friend, Alan Hassenfeld. Thank you for the legacy you’ve left, rest in peace, we will miss you.

Doocy tries to get Trump to react to a John Fetterman quote, but Trump has some trouble understanding it and has Doocy read it again

I hoped never to see concentration camps like the ones I grew up in appear again in this country. Reading this breaks my heart.

Also: Joseph Boakai, the President of Liberia, took coursework at Kansas State University on a USAID fellowship, the agency Trump just demolished.