Claire Wadlington
@wadlington.bsky.social
Travel, entrepreneurship, family, cats, hikes, laughs, education, economic self-sufficiency.
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Public defender bar advocates deserve to be paid a fair wage for the work they do. Look how MA compares to other states, when we have the highest cost of living. #mapoli
May 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Public defender bar advocates deserve to be paid a fair wage for the work they do. Look how MA compares to other states, when we have the highest cost of living. #mapoli
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Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?
April 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?
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This is Linda Martin. A few years ago, the FBI seized her life savings: $40,200.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
April 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is Linda Martin. A few years ago, the FBI seized her life savings: $40,200.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
The kicker: She was never charged with a crime—and the government couldn’t tell her why it took her money.
Martin is far from the first. But she is trying to make sure she is the last. A thread.
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it really is astounding that a presidential administration crashed the growth trajectory of the wealthiest country on the planet in basically two months
April 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
it really is astounding that a presidential administration crashed the growth trajectory of the wealthiest country on the planet in basically two months
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Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104
Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
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Free! This Saturday! Ideas, Invention, and Imagination: A Guided Tour of Cambridgeport
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April 26: Ideas, Invention, and Imagination: A Guided Tour of Cambridgeport - History Cambridge
Saturday, April 26, 20252-3:30 pmFree; registration requiredLimited space availableWeather date: Sunday, April 27 at 2 pm About the tour Join authors Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta for a series of...
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April 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Free! This Saturday! Ideas, Invention, and Imagination: A Guided Tour of Cambridgeport
historycambridge.org/events/april...
historycambridge.org/events/april...
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Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
April 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Dear senators who think you can’t do anything,
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT.
~ All of Us
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In today’s atmosphere, it’s obvious why a book warning of totalitarian censorship would be in the American Library Association’s list of most commonly challenged books
April 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In today’s atmosphere, it’s obvious why a book warning of totalitarian censorship would be in the American Library Association’s list of most commonly challenged books
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Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
April 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Not a single word to help the 33m small businesses in this country. Not from anyone in the administration.
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
So many buy from China, and don't have alternatives.
So many didn't have the cash to front run the tariffs and buy inventory
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On 3/25/15, 30-year-old Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by 6 plainclothes agents of the DHS in Massachusetts with no cause. Her hearing is Monday. Show up at 9 AM at the Federal courthouse - 11 Elmwood Ave, Burlington Vermont to protest this injustice.
April 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
On 3/25/15, 30-year-old Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk was detained by 6 plainclothes agents of the DHS in Massachusetts with no cause. Her hearing is Monday. Show up at 9 AM at the Federal courthouse - 11 Elmwood Ave, Burlington Vermont to protest this injustice.
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I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.
apnews.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...
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Great explainer on the importance of the National Weather Service. @streets.boston.gov relies on their forecasts, data, and models to plan salting and plowing during snow storms, and to predict flooding.
With cuts happening at NOAA/NWS, I wanted to share some thoughts on what NWS data means for everyone and what may be impacted by these changes ->
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u58Q...
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Possible impact of NOAA and NWS cuts: Analysis
YouTube video by CBS Boston
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March 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Great explainer on the importance of the National Weather Service. @streets.boston.gov relies on their forecasts, data, and models to plan salting and plowing during snow storms, and to predict flooding.
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Somehow MAGA can't see the irony of their "1776" hats and "We The People" tattoos while they celebrate Trump as a "king". Maya and Rick dive into Republican hypocrisy and bootlicking on a new episode of The Breakdown, tonight at 7 PM EST. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FmI...
TRUMP WANTS TO BE A KING
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Somehow MAGA can't see the irony of their "1776" hats and "We The People" tattoos while they celebrate Trump as a "king". Maya and Rick dive into Republican hypocrisy and bootlicking on a new episode of The Breakdown, tonight at 7 PM EST. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FmI...
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Turns out Musk and DOGE are wildly unpopular. Even Republicans are concerned that this unelected, foreign billionaire has too much influence on the White House. reut.rs/41t8XYQ
Americans worry Musk's campaign to slash government could hurt services, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
The poll also found a majority of Americans believe that billionaires have too much influence on Trump's administration.
reut.rs
February 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Turns out Musk and DOGE are wildly unpopular. Even Republicans are concerned that this unelected, foreign billionaire has too much influence on the White House. reut.rs/41t8XYQ
Wow! Pots and Kettle stuff here. Social media is a wicked big rock to wield - and it is easy for people yo pick up their own rocks and join in based on one post.
Snowflakes
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D.C. U.S. attorney probing Democrats over alleged threats, documents show
Analysts say Ed Martin’s ‘Operation Whirlwind,’ which targets statements by Democrats and others about Elon Musk and Supreme Court justices, is meant to stifle criticism.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Wow! Pots and Kettle stuff here. Social media is a wicked big rock to wield - and it is easy for people yo pick up their own rocks and join in based on one post.
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And there it is: Pay or else www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | X Hinted at Possible Deal Trouble in Talks With Ad Giant to Increase Spending
Interpublic Group recently signed an advertising agreement with the social-media platform; other agencies are also in negotiations.
www.wsj.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
And there it is: Pay or else www.wsj.com/business/med...
House on a lake on a sunny 5 degree (feels like 15 degrees) day.
February 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
House on a lake on a sunny 5 degree (feels like 15 degrees) day.
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Acacia’s Unaccompanied Children Program provides legal rep to over 26,000 children in/released from Office of Refugee Resettlement custody, protecting children from trafficking, abuse and exploitation, helping immigration courts run smoother, and ensuring a modicum of due process. #Vermont
Attorneys for immigrants have lost a federal grant, and with it, the ability to take new cases - VTDigger
“This population, their rights are being violated,” said Jill Martin Diaz, executive director of the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project. “Now, we're really seeing a systematic dismantling of the people...
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February 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Acacia’s Unaccompanied Children Program provides legal rep to over 26,000 children in/released from Office of Refugee Resettlement custody, protecting children from trafficking, abuse and exploitation, helping immigration courts run smoother, and ensuring a modicum of due process. #Vermont
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New England farmers can now apply for funding in exchange for leaving their hayfields alone in the early summer. The funds come from the Bobolink Project, which started as a research study and now makes grants through Audubon chapters in Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire.
Want to get paid to leave your hayfield alone? This project to help birds has a grant for you
New England farmers can now apply for funding in exchange for leaving their hayfields alone in the early summer. The funds come from the Bobolink Project, which started as a research study and now mak...
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February 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New England farmers can now apply for funding in exchange for leaving their hayfields alone in the early summer. The funds come from the Bobolink Project, which started as a research study and now makes grants through Audubon chapters in Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire.
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This is an institutionalized effort to undermine critical thinking and enable discrimination in New Hampshire, the third whitest state in the U.S., following our neighbors, Maine and Vermont. Who thinks this is a good idea? Quick show of hands.
February 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is an institutionalized effort to undermine critical thinking and enable discrimination in New Hampshire, the third whitest state in the U.S., following our neighbors, Maine and Vermont. Who thinks this is a good idea? Quick show of hands.
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Today we lost a warrior for a woman’s right to choose. #CecileRichards. She was the face & voice of Planned Parenthood & all women’s rights
January 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Today we lost a warrior for a woman’s right to choose. #CecileRichards. She was the face & voice of Planned Parenthood & all women’s rights
Twenty something children favor sleep over presents - or maybe they know that with our simple celebrations there isn’t a horde of presents…
It Happened to Me: I woke up before my children on Christmas morning
December 25, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Twenty something children favor sleep over presents - or maybe they know that with our simple celebrations there isn’t a horde of presents…