Powerful words from Mayor Wu today, looking at Boston, past & future. And a stirring conversation about America w/ Ta-Nehisi Coates and Imari Paris-Jeffries. Final thoughts by spoken word artist / poet Amanda Shea. 🔥 Proud of Boston on this 250th anniversary, recognizing there’s much work ahead. 🇺🇸

No team has ever surprised the world more, and it's not just the final score. They were technically and tactically excellent all tournament. Incredible performance by every player and a really well coached team 👏 🇨🇻

Beat the heat this week and all summer long at one of our 16 community pools open across Boston—now including the Hennigan in Jamaica Plain! Visit boston.gov/pools to find your nearest pool or splash pad.

Thank you for shifting the energy, Jaylen 🙏 Even as you’ve become an NBA Champion, Finals MVP, and Celtics great, you never stopped showing up for Boston.

Here in Boston, we honor the greats that come through—especially those that are homegrown. That’s why I was thrilled to declare Monday as AJ Dybantsa Day in the City of Boston. 🏀

“If a patient like Lynn can’t get care in an urban center like Austin, then who knows what’s happening in places like Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley,” Duane added, referring to more remote areas of Texas.

To our Haitian residents and immigrant communities: You belong here. @boston.gov will do everything we can to ensure you have accurate information, access to trusted legal support, and resources to understand your rights. We will never back down from protecting all of our neighbors.

Statement on Supreme Court Temporary Protected Status Ruling: The City of Boston condemns this decision by Donald Trump’s enablers on the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the administration to end protections for TPS holders. This ruling is as cruel as it is lawless.

JP, this one’s for you! 🫵 Please join us in welcoming Zavia Dickerson as the new Neighborhood Liaison for Jamaica Plain! 🎉 We can't wait to see her impact at the City of Boston and in the Jamaica Plain community! ❤️

"Did Lalas enjoy an elite playing career? No. But does he do the background reading that could compensate for his relative lack of standing in a conversation with titans like Henry and Zlatan? Also no. But is he charming or funny or charismatic or otherwise magnetic on screen? Eh, no."

The lede graph in this article is everything I aspire to be as a writer. I need to up my game when talking about SCOTUS

If you're a fan of Thierry Henry and the English language, enjoy this beautifully written piece. @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...

We are devastated by the senseless act of violence on Blue Hill Avenue yesterday that took a woman's life, left others injured, and has shaken the Mattapan community and our City. Our hearts are with the victim's family, friends, and loved ones, as well as everyone impacted by this terrible tragedy.

Mayor Wu is one fierce ambassador for Boston. FIERCE 🔥😈🔥

Rebecca: "Chaps, Alexi left us" Zlatan: "Who? Rebecca: "Alexi will be back, Alexi will be back with us very soon" Thierry: "Your plan worked, Rebecca" Rebecca: "Don't you bring me into this, no chance" Zlatan: "America, you're welcome" lmaooooooooooooooooo

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We’ve fallen in love with the energy the Tartan Army has brought to Boston. I was honored to sign this Letter of Intent with Glasgow—a commitment to strengthening the friendship between our two cities. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Boston’s FIFA World Cup™ community watch parties begin today! ⚽ See the full schedule and find your nearest watch party at boston.gov/summer.

From the Financial Times: Boston leads across the board as friendly to business & strong at attracting a diverse & talented workforce. This doesn’t happen on its own. It requires the leadership we’ve been lucky to have in #mapoli from @wutrain.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/3fb8...

☕ Join us at Mayor Michelle Wu’s North End Coffee Hours! Enjoy coffee and treats from Star Market and the North End's own Ducali as you get connected to City services! 🍩 🗓️ Tuesday, June 9 ⏰ 9:30-10:30 a.m. 📍 Langone Park, 529-543 Commercial Street #coffeehours #Boston

No young person should have to choose between supporting their families and exploring their passions. In collaboration with partners across the City, Boston will support at least 2,000 learn-and-earn opportunities for high school students this school year.

Last Saturday night, Boston firefighter Bobby Kilduff, Jr. gave his life making sure his neighbors got another day. For nearly a quarter century, Bobby worked on Rescue 2, the company sent in to save firefighters in distress.

subtle.

I try to reserve my complaining about tone-deaf headlines and social-media posts for special occasions. This is a special occasion. Dear @npr.org: What is this shit?

Oh is that how it works? One candidate is such a corrupt criminal that his own party tried to purge him, a crook who pardoned a pedophile and is loathed wide and far. But he plays the man card and now it's "front and center" in the race? "Sorry, folks, the crook said we have to talk gender!"

This is a news org agreeing to one candidate's bigoted framing and then telling us it's what really matters. Shame on NPR for playing into this bullshit.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by Elliot Norton Park for our Chinatown and Bay Village Coffee Hour this morning—the first Coffee Hour of the year! It was a beautiful and warm day to connect over coffee and share neighborhood updates.

As we prepare to welcome the world to Boston for the 2026 World Cup, I stopped by Suya joint in Roxbury to learn how our small businesses are preparing to celebrate, and how we can uplift them all summer long.

We just signed a major agreement with @bostonlegacyfc.com detailing the transportation plans and team commitments for Boston’s new White Stadium. I hope you’ll join us to help finalize key details at a community meeting at the Franklin Park Club House on June 11 at 6 p.m.

Boston knows the fight for workers rights is critical. May Day is a celebration of the power of working people, and the effort to advance the rights and well-being of workers everywhere. Thank you to all of the union employees who make sure we can continue to connect residents with dignified work.

During Small Business Month, we’re highlighting the local businesses that shape our neighborhoods. Thank you to Murl’s Kitchen in Dorchester for bringing your best to Boston! Visit boston.gov/smallbusiness to see all the ways we’re celebrating and supporting Boston’s small businesses this May.

👋 So excited to welcome our next @parks.boston.gov Commissioner and first-ever Deputy of Open Space, Diana Fernandez Bibeau, to the team!

We are so excited to welcome our next @parks.boston.gov Commissioner and our first-ever Deputy Chief of Open Space, Diana Fernandez Bibeau! Diana will oversee our 2,200 acres of parkland and the more than 300 public servants who care for it.

Boston is a union city. We’re sending that message loud and clear this May Day all across our city and all the way to Washington D.C. Our union workers work hard, take care of their families and communities, and make this city who we are.

I just signed Boston’s Transfer Fee Home Rule Petition, a proposal to place a 2% fee on real estate transactions over $2 million (with the first $2 million exempt to limit impacts on middle-class homeowners). Transfer Fee revenue would fund the creation and preservation of affordable housing.

Please welcome Boston’s next Fire Commissioner, Rodney Marshall! Born and raised in Boston, and having served our city for decades, Commissioner Marshall represents the very best of our city. We are honored to have him lead the country’s oldest and best fire department.

Isaiah is a Boston student working a paid job supporting his community with Mothers for Justice and Equality. We’re helping more young people find great jobs this summer at boston.gov/futureBOS. Applications are open now.

Joined @pressley.house.gov and @ocasio-cortez.house.gov for a morning with the staff and families of Horizons for Homeless Children. Horizons provides year-round early education to 200+ infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who live in shelters in Greater Boston, free of charge.

Optimistic view on City loss today: the team sheds the defensive mindset and start attacking like goal difference is on the line so we can win and be entertained again

Our budget proposal provides excellent city services for the highest quality of life, invests in our communities, and protects our financial health as a city during tough economic times. With years of careful management and decision-making, we are uniquely positioned in Boston to weather the storm.

City government is where we find a way to get things done and do what matters most. Our proposed budget funds city services for the highest quality of life, delivers significant savings, and protects Boston’s progress in tough economic times.

every time i write about wage theft i do a double take because it's so crazy corporations steal more than $50 bn from workers' paychecks each year, illegally paying workers less than they earned for their labor that significantly exceeds the combined losses from larceny, burglary, & vehicle theft

We really are entering a golden age of scams

The New York Times deleted Trump’s “open the fuckin’ strait” line to make him look less insane Their write-up falsely says his post says only “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” and “Praise be to Allah”

The NYT literally rewrote Trump saying “open the fuckin’ strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in hell” as: “Mr. Trump issued a new ultimatum to Iran to end its chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz”

Two years ago, we guaranteed a paid summer job to every young person in Boston who wanted one. Since then more than 10,000 worked paid jobs each year—the most in the history of Boston’s summer jobs program. 2026 summer youth jobs are available now. Find jobs and apply at boston.gov/futurebos!

Getting some Qs on this—why are we canceling it & why no explanation? Both not true. I’ve done a few long interviews on streets vision lately that got cut down to a quote on “consensus” not reflecting full convo. Didn’t get to interview here, but we did send a statement that wasn’t shared in full…

This is misleading. Here's how much the MA Millionaire Tax raised vs the most generous possible assumption of how much combined revenue was lost from millionaire movers.

Serial Liar Says Words To Make Himself Look Good With No Actual Commitment, Media Outlet Parrots Words As If Follow-Through Doesn’t Matter

Whoa whoa whoa. WSJ reports that Trump *personally* pushed the Justice Department to settle its antitrust case with Live Nation. Several sources for my NYT column speculated this was the case. The Journal says it's a fact. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...