No Kings from Swampscott today. #nokings #fuckice

It’s been frustrating watching the Swampscott Historical Society and local journalism ignore the irony that they are trying to celebrate the man who created the first racially integrated military unit while not asking why we are not as racially diverse today. swampscotttides.org/featured/swa...

The headline should read “Despite strong words in the previously issued proclamation, Swampscott does not signal intent to do much of anything.” swampscotttides.org/news/swampsc...

New from the AG. www.mass.gov/forms/report...

It’s great that the Swampscott Police Department will honor their legal obligation to not assist the DHS in any immigration enforcement activities. We are at the point though, that stating you will follow state law is met with adulation. #mapoli

How school districts like Swampscott remain relatively segregated medium.com/p/how-school...

The Swampscott Select Board discussed potential actions around immigration enforcement at last night's meeting. Summary in thread. The big takeaway is that local PDs do not see themselves as the entity that is there to protect residents from federal harm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OVH...

There has been lots of discussion on social media and in the news lately about the role of Private Equity in the housing market. But what effect does PE have in Swampscott? The answer may surprise you... #mapoli swampscottrjag.medium.com/private-equi...

Protests against ICE happening today at 12 in Salem and 3 in Marblehead. Get out there. Hey, hey, ho, ho, These fucking chads have got to go! Link to all events and locations: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...

Though it was viewed as “radical“ in 2018, “Abolish ICE” has now become a fairly moderate position with over half of Americans surveyed saying ICE has gone too far. maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/u...

Asking basic questions on whether the district is continuing metrics from its CORE program is going about as well as one would expect… sites.google.com/swampscott.k...

In previous years there have been reported gaps in levels of inclusion and belonging amongst students, but with all this talk of metrics, that seems to have just disappeared from the Swampscott School District’s focus areas. swampscotttides.org/featured/swa...

Fuck ICE and Fitchburg PD. We have laws in this state that say cops are not supposed to assist ICE. Nevermind that they did nothing to help that man during a medical event.

Again, the person who attacked him seems to be a fan of Trump and not even remotely “liberal” by all accounts, but his entire identity seems wrapped up in being a victim to “the violent left” at this point so he’s just going to try and post through it.

Because this story is making the rounds and because people are trying to pin this on the No Kings attendees… it is pretty easy to find the man who attacked the other man in the inflatable trump outfit on social media. He appears to also be a Trump supporter. www.wcvb.com/article/man-...

The great thing about local Facebook group posts casually posting something like a picture or video of the No Kings rally today in Swampscott is that it gives you a good block list in that group to make your online experience better.

No Kings Swampscott is underway at the Monument.

Racism is a political policy choice. This is why those here on the North Shore of MA who descended from Irish and Italian immigrants do not find themselves oppressed despite historic discrimination. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

It’s worth a reminder that what bigoted social media influencers and their followers call “debate” is really just a way to create, often highly edited, hate-based content for like-minded viewers. We have had this show up in our history here in Swampscott. jewishjournal.org/2022/11/23/s...

Violent events are always tragic, but maybe our local governments shouldn’t put our flags to half mast for a victim of it who often encouraged violence and had no redeeming qualities. Cc @massgovernor.bsky.social

Why is it important to allow for more housing, especially multi-family housing, to be built in your town? Well part of it is to save democracy, and unfortunately that isn’t hyperbole or “partisan” to say right now. #mapoli www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...

People sure like to complain about bike lanes. “Bike lanes” have become code for “woke liberal nonsense” and to some they are even part of a global conspiracy focused on evil communist control (sadly, not a joke).

The executive summary from Swampscott’s DEI consulting engagement (or at least the slides portion) is now available to the public via the town’s website. This is 3 months after it was presented to the Select Board. www.swampscottma.gov/sites/g/file...

Only the classiest individuals in the Swampscott area follow this account.

In Swampscott, we only allow housing with 4 or more units on 0.5% of our land. With the MBTA Communities Act, we might raise that to 1%. The state average is a paltry 4%. Tedesco takes up 7.4% of our land in Swampscott. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/17/b...

“Swampscott is just the buffer between Marblehead and Lynn” is an old joke people used to say as a way to denigrate people who live in Lynn. To be clear, the subtext of the joke is racist and classist. #mapoli marbleheadcurrent.org/2025/07/08/b...

The Swampscott Police Department is starting a “Peace Officer” training program soon in a perhaps well intentioned, but misguided effort to improve the department.

Christ, I just went down this rabbit hole and there is a LOT

As if climate activists didn’t have enough overwhelming anxiety about the future. #mapoli www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...

Just Swampscott and the boys doing town things back in the early 1900s. #yimby #systemicracism