Jim Aloisi
@jimaloisi.bsky.social
Former Massachusetts Transportation Secretary; board member TransitMatters; MIT DUSP & Mobility Initiative. I write, teach & advocate for a sustainable & justice based transportation system.
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By “sovreignty” he means “states should be weak enough so that billionaires like me should be able to treat them as feudal vassals” bsky.app/profile/lora...
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
By “sovreignty” he means “states should be weak enough so that billionaires like me should be able to treat them as feudal vassals” bsky.app/profile/lora...
Happy Caturday for those who celebrate.
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy Caturday for those who celebrate.
Downright Krafty.
So cringe. Worth mentioning that FIFA was waived the traditional $5 million Kennedy Center event fee. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/05/s...
France, Brazil, England among possible Foxborough visitors after garish World Cup draw sets field - The Boston Globe
France, Brazil, and England, ranked Nos. 3-5 in the world, top the list of who may appear, with Croatia and Morocco in the mix.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Downright Krafty.
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The discourse around Boston property taxes is so deeply uninformed. I think today's Globe story does a great job explaining what's happening and why, and in particular unraveling the political forces that are almost as influential as the economics in this case.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/03/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/03/m...
Property taxes on Boston single-family homes set to spike 13 percent in second consecutive double-digit increase - The Boston Globe
The prospect of a second year of double digit property tax increases for homeowners also prolongs a nearly two year battle Wu has fought with the state Senate over a bill that would mitigate that spik...
www.bostonglobe.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The discourse around Boston property taxes is so deeply uninformed. I think today's Globe story does a great job explaining what's happening and why, and in particular unraveling the political forces that are almost as influential as the economics in this case.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/03/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/03/m...
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Endorse. Emailed my guys Wednesday.
Time for Boston #mapoli to flood Karen Spilka and Nick Collins with calls and social media posts demanding action to support the mayor’s efforts to offer property tax relief to homeowners.
We’re fighting to lower residential property taxes in Boston and need your help.
Go to malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator to contact your state legislators and call on them to pass our plan for tax relief.
Go to malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator to contact your state legislators and call on them to pass our plan for tax relief.
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Endorse. Emailed my guys Wednesday.
Read the thread
We’re fighting to lower residential property taxes in Boston and need your help.
Go to malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator to contact your state legislators and call on them to pass our plan for tax relief.
Go to malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator to contact your state legislators and call on them to pass our plan for tax relief.
December 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Read the thread
Time for Boston #mapoli to flood Karen Spilka and Nick Collins with calls and social media posts demanding action to support the mayor’s efforts to offer property tax relief to homeowners.
We’re fighting to lower residential property taxes in Boston and need your help.
Go to malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator to contact your state legislators and call on them to pass our plan for tax relief.
Go to malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator to contact your state legislators and call on them to pass our plan for tax relief.
December 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Time for Boston #mapoli to flood Karen Spilka and Nick Collins with calls and social media posts demanding action to support the mayor’s efforts to offer property tax relief to homeowners.
This article is riddled with factual errors, misleading statements and downright stupid takes. It should be unworthy of any organization that wants to be taken seriously.
Sharp critic of the Illinois transit funding bill: “[A] transit fiscal cliff is a rare opportunity for customer-oriented reform. But the CTA and other systems would rather burn through more taxpayer funds to provide services that customers don’t want.” www.city-journal.org/article/chic...
Chicago Transit Doesn’t Need Another Bailout
Declining ridership shouldn’t be rewarded with more taxpayer dollars.
www.city-journal.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This article is riddled with factual errors, misleading statements and downright stupid takes. It should be unworthy of any organization that wants to be taken seriously.
Worth a read www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Opinion | We Have a Way to Pay for Free Buses. It Means Free Street Parking Is Over.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Worth a read www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
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Pentagon watchdog says Hegseth’s Signal use put troops at risk
Pentagon watchdog says Hegseth’s Signal use put troops at risk
The Pentagon inspector general has produced two reports on the Defense secretary’s use of the messaging app to discuss sensitive Yemen strike plans.
dlvr.it
December 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Pentagon watchdog says Hegseth’s Signal use put troops at risk
Unbelievable that this is allowed anywhere in the United States
Love to share the road with cars programmed to blast past speed limits
Tesla brings back 'Mad Max' 'Full Self-Driving' mode that ignores speed limits
Tesla has brought back its 'Mad Max' mode for 'Full Self-Driving (Supervised) that ignores speed limits amid several investigations.
electrek.co
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Unbelievable that this is allowed anywhere in the United States
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AI version of the Esplanade
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
AI version of the Esplanade
Inundate with complaints about Fox & Newsmax.
December 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Inundate with complaints about Fox & Newsmax.
It appears both BPI and Maynard have left this platform @fortpointer.bsky.social ?
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It appears both BPI and Maynard have left this platform @fortpointer.bsky.social ?
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
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Getting prouder of our country every day.
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Getting prouder of our country every day.
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Republicans should increase the pressure on Donald Trump "to fire the most unqualified secretary of defense in U.S. history," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now
A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Republicans should increase the pressure on Donald Trump "to fire the most unqualified secretary of defense in U.S. history," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
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NEW: Latoya Gayle, an early ed and childcare advocate, has opened a campaign account for the Senate seat currently held by South Boston's Nick Collins
She previously considered a District 3 City Council run in 2023
www.dotnews.com/2023/early-e...
She previously considered a District 3 City Council run in 2023
www.dotnews.com/2023/early-e...
Early ed and childcare advocate considers run for District 3 - Dorchester Reporter
Latoya Gayle, a St. Mark’s area resident who works for a nonprofit focused on early education and childcare issues, is considering a run for the City Council’s District 3 seat. “I’m being encouraged t...
www.dotnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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GALLUP poll: President Trump's job approval rating is 36% positive, 60% negative. It is down among Republicans and independents. One warning sign: just 69% of Republicans approve of his handling of health care, a major 2026 issue. And US approval of Congress has fallen to 14%.
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
GALLUP poll: President Trump's job approval rating is 36% positive, 60% negative. It is down among Republicans and independents. One warning sign: just 69% of Republicans approve of his handling of health care, a major 2026 issue. And US approval of Congress has fallen to 14%.
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Indiana GOP is going for it: They've released a proposed map that'd likely lock in a 9-0 GOP congressional delegation & flip the 2 currently held by Dems. Indianapolis would be cracked into GOP seats, and Gary would be drowned in red.
The big question: Will the Senate still stop it?
The big question: Will the Senate still stop it?
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Indiana GOP is going for it: They've released a proposed map that'd likely lock in a 9-0 GOP congressional delegation & flip the 2 currently held by Dems. Indianapolis would be cracked into GOP seats, and Gary would be drowned in red.
The big question: Will the Senate still stop it?
The big question: Will the Senate still stop it?
The behavior, in its entirety, is deeply repulsive and unAmerican.
First (Sep 5) the US Secretary of Defense agreed his job is really not defense. It’s war.
Then (Sep 30) he told the entire US military: No more “stupid rules of engagement.” Just “maximum lethality.”
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Then (Sep 30) he told the entire US military: No more “stupid rules of engagement.” Just “maximum lethality.”
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December 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The behavior, in its entirety, is deeply repulsive and unAmerican.