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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah, like, Markey is fine and his politics are generally good (he has def moved left). And I'd take him any day over Moulton. I just think this would be a good opportunity for someone like Pressley to step up to Senate. Because then when Warren retires we can have two younger progressive senators.

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 14h

By every measure except age this would be a downgrade

WBUR @wbur.org · 17h

Rep. Moulton is challenging incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, saying it's time for a new generation of leadership in the Democratic party.

Congressman Seth Moulton announces run for U.S. Senate

Moulton is challenging incumbent Sen. Ed Markey, saying it's time for a new generation of leadership in the Democratic party.

www.wbur.org

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 16h

Even if we leave aside that their mandate is unethical and repugnant. These goons all need to be fired. By any standard they are unfit.

Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 16h

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 1d

Somerville folks, good opportunity to eat pizza with two large candidates for city council and one regular sized candidate for school committee (who I happen to be married to). Hang on, I'm getting a note...

Correction: The city council candidates are AT large, not large. @jonlink.bsky.social

RSVP to Candidate meet & greet / fundraiser | Partiful

Join us for a candidate meet & greet and fundraiser with ward 3 school committee candidate Jessie Ratey and at-large council candidates Marianne Walles and Jon Link! Meet the candidates, nosh on piz...

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 1d

I’m probably supposed to play it cool, but honestly, I geeked out a bit about this.

Ben isn’t just my ward councilor, he’s someone I deeply admire. I really appreciate his approach to city government and the work he’s done for our community. Getting his endorsement means a lot to me.

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to share Ben Ewen-Campen has endorsed me!

“Jon will be a great City Councilor - I’ve been so impressed by his genuine commitment to helping the Somerville community. He’s just a really good person, humble and smart and hard working, and it shines through. I’m very pleased to endorse him.”

Photo of Ben Ewen-Campen sharing his endorsement of Jon Link for Somerville City Council

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 1d

While Somerville doesn’t really have buses, I strongly support this and red light cameras… with caveats for equity and ensuring we don’t feed surveillance.

Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 1d

Here's video from the Hingham police showing a driver in a Tesla speeding by a stopped school bus. The driver blamed the self-driving mode. He still got a ticket.

www.masslive.com/news/2025/10...

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 1d

Here's video from the Hingham police showing a driver in a Tesla speeding by a stopped school bus. The driver blamed the self-driving mode. He still got a ticket.

www.masslive.com/news/2025/10...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Look, maybe not *all* ICE and CBP agents are bloodthirsty psychopaths, but there are plenty of stories like this one and the rest of them sure as shit don't seem to mind, so ...

Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸 @theswprincess.bsky.social · 3d

CBP agents knocked on an El Paso home at 7:15 a.m.

The owner asked to secure his Rottweiler, Chop, in the bathroom.

While he got his ID, agents opened the door and shot Chop.

The family tried to save him as he bled out on the kitchen floor.

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 3d

The rain held off for all of the parade. Saw some people I really like while supporting an org I really like: the Somerville Community Land Trust.

Jon Link marching with his kids at Honk for the Somerville Community Land Trust

Also pictured Ben Ewen-Campen, Ben Wheeler, and Courtney Pollack

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 3d

Bow Market?

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Got any good news? @gotanygoodnews.bsky.social · 3d

Ireland Passes Basic Income For Artists liveforlivemusic.com/news/ireland...

Ireland Passes Basic Income For Artists, Doubles Funding For Independent Music Venues In 2026 Budget

Ireland delivered a major win for working musicians, announcing plans to make permanent the landmark Basic Income for the Arts program.

liveforlivemusic.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

MAGA is a white supremacist death cult.

This doesn’t end until we say enough is enough, and we have tens of millions of people resisting in countless ways across the country.

Join us on 10/18 to say we reject this—and we demand the impeachment, conviction, and removal of this regime.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

NoKings.org

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d

New — Video shared with me shows ICE officers in DC detaining a man on Friday.

Bystander filming asks man for his name. ICE agent lies and says he’s not allowed to speak to him “by law” and another says “We’ve arrested American citizens for being too close…If he gets any closer, put him in cuffs.”

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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 4d

today in "predicted by 30 Rock"

Edie Falco on 30 Rock:
I MISSED THE VOTE ON A BILL TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL WHALE TORTURE.

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 5d

Come one, come all, please spread the word to help make this event a success for me, Jess, and Marianne!

RSVP to Candidate meet & greet / fundraiser | Partiful

Join us for a candidate meet & greet and fundraiser with ward 3 school committee candidate Jessie Ratey and at-large council candidates Marianne Walles and Jon Link! Meet the candidates, nosh on piz...

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 6d

My wife, a doctor who cares for pregnant women, has a new challenge. Some women are now taking NSAIDs like ibuprofen because of this road-kill eating knucklehead. NSAIDs are unsafe for pregnant women, especially during the later stages of pregnancy.

RFK is a huge danger to public health.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 6d

It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7d

🚨BREAKING: The Republican Party’s top mapmaker testified in federal court Wednesday that while he’s been instructed in the past to preserve minority congressional districts protected by the Voting Rights Act, he received no such direction when drawing Texas’ new gerrymander this summer.

Top GOP Mapmaker Describes a Texas Gerrymander Ordered Up By Washington