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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 18h

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 18h

The death penalty has gone on since time immemorial, but the means of execution in places where it’s allowed must be humane, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes. Far too often, executions are shown to be anything but.

Death penalty case paints clear high court divide - The Boston Globe

Exactly how much suffering is too much?

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 22h

“When I bring [a pro-Palestinian] voice, I don’t want the Israeli audience to be triggered by that, but I would love them to have more of an outside look of their own country,” Romy Neumark says on #SayMore.

Can better conversations heal the fractured Jewish-American family? - The Boston Globe

“When I bring [a pro-Palestinian] voice, I don’t want the Israeli audience to be triggered by that,” says Romy Neumark.

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Democrats are searching for a fighter, Carine Hajjar writes. But do they really need a guy with a Nazi tattoo in their ranks?

Graham Platner’s controversial past tests Democrats’ tolerance for imperfection - The Boston Globe

In politics, uncurated candidates come at a cost.

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Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 4d

Why I'm rooting for @torontobluejays.bsky.social in the World Series. My latest @globeopinion.bsky.social column.

Why I’m rooting for the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series - The Boston Globe

I'd like Canada to win because it is standing up to a bully.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 6d

Sadly, history suggests that recovering France’s royal bling will be a long shot, Tom Mashberg writes.

The Louvre heist: Why stolen jewels are rarely recovered - The Boston Globe

‘No collection, however secure, is entirely beyond reach.’

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 7d

Today’s teen fashion is missing the recklessness and imperfection of actual youth fashion trends, Catherine Enwright writes in #GlobeIdeas.

GenZ is mimicking my generation’s fashion perfectly. Too perfectly, in fact. - The Boston Globe

Students are avoiding the usual pitfalls of teen fashion, and it’s too bad.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 7d

The Supreme Court will take up the constitutionality of a federal law barring anyone who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” from possessing a gun, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes in #TheGavel.

Do potheads have a right to bear arms? The Supreme Court will decide. - The Boston Globe

In rare move, the Trump administration defends a federal gun regulation.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 9d

What was once considered the secular sanctity of the presidency has been usurped by Trump’s perversity, @rygraham.bsky.social writes.

Trump’s potty presidency - The Boston Globe

Long before he posted disgusting AI slop, Trump had already soiled this nation.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 9d

What makes business organizations effective is not raw talent but whether that talent can synchronize, Jon Levy writes.

Why the smartest workplaces usually have more women - The Boston Globe

This provocative finding doesn’t mean companies should exclude men. In fact, it highlights the superficiality of many corporate diversity efforts.

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Brown University School of Public Health @brownpublichealth.bsky.social · 10d

“If we are developing into...a fear-based society...that puts us in the danger of having inaction...as being more of the norm, which hasn’t been typical in America.”

Professor @dignityneurosci.bsky.social @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social @globeopinion.bsky.social
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To be free, you need to feel free. Right now, America isn’t feeling it. - The Boston Globe

What good are rights if people are afraid to exercise them?

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Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 12d

"Losing a mother is no ordinary pain. Even before we are born, mothers are literally the shield between us and the world. Who is left to protect us once they are gone?" My latest @globeopinion.bsky.social column.

Sara Foss @sarafoss.bsky.social · 12d

Moving column from @rygraham.bsky.social about the pain of losing your mother

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Kitty, Judy, Doris, Josephine, and the daughters they raised - The Boston Globe

The last of my closest friends has joined the sad sorority of motherless daughters.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 13d

Studies show Americans in 2025 do have friends; we just wish we were closer, Gwen Egan writes. And hosting house parties is a great solution — a way to create a sense of group belonging.

Get over yourself and throw a party - The Boston Globe

Why is getting a group together at someone’s place becoming so rare? I blame self-care culture.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 14d

Infantilizing young men for the sake of partisan loyalty could do more harm than any other societal plague, Eugene Scott writes.

Those racist and homophobic Young Republican texts aren’t what ‘kids do’ - The Boston Globe

Republicans are divided on how best to respond to this matter.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 14d

“Tylenol has been proven to be safe, and I feel like women should be discussing that with their doctors — not hearing it from the president,” says @thearcofmass.org CEO Maura Sullivan.

Tylenol, autism, and mom blame - The Boston Globe

"Tylenol has been proven to be safe, and I feel like women should be discussing that with their doctors — not hearing it from the president," says Maura Sullivan.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 16d

“For all the bicycle-versus-car debates raging in Boston and other cities, another conflict is growing on public and private lands, as users with different outlooks descend upon the same shared spaces,” Phil Primack writes.

How thrill-seeking mountain bikers are ravaging our shared trails - The Boston Globe

A favorite Medford stretch in the Middlesex Fells is a magnet for adrenaline-seeking mountain bikers who don’t realize or care about the damage they cause.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 16d

“Anxiety feeds on avoidance,” Alex Jordan and Ben Lovett write.

“As psychologists who’ve studied and treated anxiety for decades, we believe that this approach — eliminating whatever makes students nervous — is making the problem worse.”

Schools are accommodating student anxiety — and making it worse - The Boston Globe

Removing stressors robs students of growth opportunities.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 16d

In much of Boston, the race for the four at-large City Council seats is the only real contest on Nov. 4.

The Globe editorial board endorses these four candidates, who articulated the clearest, most persuasive visions for Boston and the council:

Globe endorsements for City Council: Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy, Marvin Mathelier, and Will Onuoha - The Boston Globe

Voters can pick up to four at-large candidates on the Nov. 4 ballot.

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Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 19d

Choosing one of the world’s biggest artists to perform for one of the world’s biggest television audiences is "controversial" only to those who believe that anything that refuses to deify America as a white, English-speaking nation is unacceptable. My latest @globeopinion.bsky.social column.

MAGA says Bad Bunny isn’t ‘unifying’ enough to perform at the Super Bowl. We know what they really mean. - The Boston Globe

The NFL needs to stand up to right-wing pressure to change the halftime show.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 22d

Pope Leo’s criticism of Trump’s immigration policies isn’t necessarily surprising. But add Zach Bryan to the mix, and two prominent people who you would not necessarily expect to be on the same page are singing the same tune, Joan Vennochi writes.

Pope Leo and Zach Bryan are singing the same song against Trump immigration policies - The Boston Globe

Could that strange and unexpected pairing of voices encourage others to speak out against the roundup of immigrants across this country?

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 22d

In the past at Harvard, considering conservative ideas — even if you disagreed with them — wasn’t seen as an educational exercise, Carine Hajjar writes. Platforming conservatives was seen as a tacit endorsement of hate.

But things have changed.

A new era at Harvard: Once shunned, conservative students are now welcome to share their views - The Boston Globe

Michael Knowles gets a warm reception.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 23d

For conservatives, the Oct. 7 attack has given new impetus to annex Gaza and Israel, James Dao writes. For liberals, it has brought a sense of powerlessness — but perhaps also renewed determination — to stop Israel from becoming what critics contend it has long been: an apartheid state.

Israel’s fractured soul - The Boston Globe

Everything shattered on Oct. 7, 2023. Two years later, Israelis and Palestinians are far from picking up the pieces.

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Boston Globe Opinion @globeopinion.bsky.social · 23d

“Communities of color have been removed from and denied access to the land ever since European settlers set foot on North American soil,” Mardi Fuller writes in #GlobeIdeas.

Explore the Wild Issue:

I belong in wilderness - The Boston Globe

Black and brown Americans are reclaiming, and reshaping, outdoor culture.

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Rebecca Ostriker @rebeccaostriker.bsky.social · 23d

Sox fans wanted to beat the Yankees, but that’s nothing compared to how Canadians feel: “The nemesis here isn’t Bucky Dent. It’s Donald Trump. And among Canadians, the two men share the same deprecating middle name,” says David Shribman www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/06/o... @globeopinion.bsky.social

Trump’s shadow looms over Blue Jays-Yankees ALDS showdown - The Boston Globe

In Canada the term “Yankees” stands as shorthand for the citizens of the country that twice sent Trump to the White House.

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