I am shocked—in a positive sense—by the chorus of voices demanding that the status quo change, re this particular thing. I think it’s partly that we haven’t had massive snow in Boston in ~10 yrs; people forgot or are newly learning that the city just doesn’t clear sidewalks. bsky.app/profile/robe...
We’re basically trapping people with mobility issues in their homes and saying we’re ok w that as a city. We’d never accept requiring property owners to clear the street in front of their home, it wouldn’t work! So why are we ok w it for sidewalks, curb cuts, and crosswalks?
January 31, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I am shocked—in a positive sense—by the chorus of voices demanding that the status quo change, re this particular thing. I think it’s partly that we haven’t had massive snow in Boston in ~10 yrs; people forgot or are newly learning that the city just doesn’t clear sidewalks. bsky.app/profile/robe...
In my twenties, in Boston, I went dancing as often as possible, made friends with artists and musicians, worked in creative industries (*salutes NEC*), and generally had as much fun as I could. It formed the foundation of a full life.
This, OTOH 🤮
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
This, OTOH 🤮
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
January 29, 2026 at 1:18 PM
In my twenties, in Boston, I went dancing as often as possible, made friends with artists and musicians, worked in creative industries (*salutes NEC*), and generally had as much fun as I could. It formed the foundation of a full life.
This, OTOH 🤮
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
This, OTOH 🤮
bsky.app/profile/dunc...
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Kinda crazy to me that food media has essentially ignored the incredible work that protesters are doing to feed their neighbors in Minnesota, Maine, and beyond
There is no bigger story in food right now than this but yes of course let’s talk about Noma some fucking more
There is no bigger story in food right now than this but yes of course let’s talk about Noma some fucking more
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Kinda crazy to me that food media has essentially ignored the incredible work that protesters are doing to feed their neighbors in Minnesota, Maine, and beyond
There is no bigger story in food right now than this but yes of course let’s talk about Noma some fucking more
There is no bigger story in food right now than this but yes of course let’s talk about Noma some fucking more
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For those who are seeing it reported that the NBA is offering the WNBA players "70% of net revenue"... I report the textbook definition of net revenue.
The NBA's definition is made up.
Hard to negotiate with made up terms and made up numbers.
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/hard-to-ne...
The NBA's definition is made up.
Hard to negotiate with made up terms and made up numbers.
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/hard-to-ne...
Hard to Negotiate with Imaginary Numbers and Imaginary Words
On December 31st, ESPN reported the following about the offer being made by the NBA (i.e.
wagesofwins.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM
For those who are seeing it reported that the NBA is offering the WNBA players "70% of net revenue"... I report the textbook definition of net revenue.
The NBA's definition is made up.
Hard to negotiate with made up terms and made up numbers.
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/hard-to-ne...
The NBA's definition is made up.
Hard to negotiate with made up terms and made up numbers.
wagesofwins.substack.com/p/hard-to-ne...
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
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i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
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Hey, let’s go to Maine in the dead of winter, a time of year that certainly won’t make us more recognizable to a populace that has the ability to spot an out-of-stater from 500 yards away.
January 27, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Hey, let’s go to Maine in the dead of winter, a time of year that certainly won’t make us more recognizable to a populace that has the ability to spot an out-of-stater from 500 yards away.
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me: “surely he’ll become normal once he’s sworn in.”
Zohran: “no. I will never become normal.”
me: “ah. Very good, sir.”
Zohran: “no. I will never become normal.”
me: “ah. Very good, sir.”
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
January 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM
me: “surely he’ll become normal once he’s sworn in.”
Zohran: “no. I will never become normal.”
me: “ah. Very good, sir.”
Zohran: “no. I will never become normal.”
me: “ah. Very good, sir.”
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I may not know who the masked ICE agents are, but I can damn well make choices to challenge the technologists I know that are working directly or indirectly on the deportation and rendition machine, and who advertise as much on their LinkedIn pages.
June 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I may not know who the masked ICE agents are, but I can damn well make choices to challenge the technologists I know that are working directly or indirectly on the deportation and rendition machine, and who advertise as much on their LinkedIn pages.
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Unions and community members rallied in the cold in a Home Depot parking lot in Boston today in solidarity with strikers in Minneapolis
January 23, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Unions and community members rallied in the cold in a Home Depot parking lot in Boston today in solidarity with strikers in Minneapolis
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Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
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I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It feels like the only way to make the numbers work for developers in this city is to build "lab space" or offices that are guaranteed to bring a certain level of income, vs. housing or SMB-level retail. Sure seems like we should explore alternative models. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/13/b...
Boston to swap laboratory and affordable housing project for new Madison Park high school - The Boston Globe
It’s an abrupt change of course for the long-vacant parcel known as P3, where developers have struggled for decades to get anything built.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
It feels like the only way to make the numbers work for developers in this city is to build "lab space" or offices that are guaranteed to bring a certain level of income, vs. housing or SMB-level retail. Sure seems like we should explore alternative models. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/13/b...
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I was reading an article about the cancellation of food aid to Minnesota, and it reminded me of a story about my dad. He was a vet, an organizer and very deeply involved in his church. And one day he stood up and asked a question: “what the f*ck’s the point of having a church?”
January 11, 2026 at 6:07 AM
I was reading an article about the cancellation of food aid to Minnesota, and it reminded me of a story about my dad. He was a vet, an organizer and very deeply involved in his church. And one day he stood up and asked a question: “what the f*ck’s the point of having a church?”
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In a @phillymag.com exclusive, here's the inside story of how Sasha Suda's reign at the Philadelphia Art Museum fell apart so spectacularly, and the board of directors who made it happen.
Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown
The exclusive story behind the brutal ouster of Sasha Suda and the new civil war at Philadelphia’s premiere cultural institution
www.phillymag.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
In a @phillymag.com exclusive, here's the inside story of how Sasha Suda's reign at the Philadelphia Art Museum fell apart so spectacularly, and the board of directors who made it happen.
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@gintautasd.bsky.social today: “None of them Mayor Wu’s.”
However one feels about Mayor Wu’s tax relief plans, Senator Nick Collins bears responsibility for repeatedly obstructing Wu’s proposals from being debated and voted on. With respect — and I mean that, Senator Collins, facts are facts.
However one feels about Mayor Wu’s tax relief plans, Senator Nick Collins bears responsibility for repeatedly obstructing Wu’s proposals from being debated and voted on. With respect — and I mean that, Senator Collins, facts are facts.
January 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
@gintautasd.bsky.social today: “None of them Mayor Wu’s.”
However one feels about Mayor Wu’s tax relief plans, Senator Nick Collins bears responsibility for repeatedly obstructing Wu’s proposals from being debated and voted on. With respect — and I mean that, Senator Collins, facts are facts.
However one feels about Mayor Wu’s tax relief plans, Senator Nick Collins bears responsibility for repeatedly obstructing Wu’s proposals from being debated and voted on. With respect — and I mean that, Senator Collins, facts are facts.
The slang-term-to-headline-usage cycle for the phrase "isn't beating the allegations" and its variants is complete, everyone can move on.
January 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The slang-term-to-headline-usage cycle for the phrase "isn't beating the allegations" and its variants is complete, everyone can move on.
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January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Not sure how I missed this documentary (which is free to watch on YouTube) by @sabbysabs2.bsky.social. If you're curious as to why and how Boston's Black population has so consistently been erased (in multiple ways!), check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krik...
REMOVED: BLACK ERASURE IN BOSTON | FULL DOCUMENTARY
YouTube video by Sabby Sabs
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Not sure how I missed this documentary (which is free to watch on YouTube) by @sabbysabs2.bsky.social. If you're curious as to why and how Boston's Black population has so consistently been erased (in multiple ways!), check it out. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krik...
I am getting inundated with tai chi ads. It's the weirdest thing. Why is Big Tai Chi after me?
January 2, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I am getting inundated with tai chi ads. It's the weirdest thing. Why is Big Tai Chi after me?
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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“For more than 14 years, I have represented the U.S. on several continents as a Foreign Service officer. I’m also blind,” @theblindhijabi.bsky.socialblueb writes.
“I wrote the memo Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed in January 2023 to move the department from Times New Roman to Calibri.”
“I wrote the memo Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed in January 2023 to move the department from Times New Roman to Calibri.”
Opinion | The State Department font change is about respect, not aesthetics
I’m a blind diplomat. Sans serif type can help millions of people with poor vision and disabilities.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“For more than 14 years, I have represented the U.S. on several continents as a Foreign Service officer. I’m also blind,” @theblindhijabi.bsky.socialblueb writes.
“I wrote the memo Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed in January 2023 to move the department from Times New Roman to Calibri.”
“I wrote the memo Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed in January 2023 to move the department from Times New Roman to Calibri.”
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there’s been some gut-wrenching reporting coming out about Shacoby Kenny’s murder by COs.
one of the most damning elements is that many of the interviewed incarcerated people seem to have been forced to recognize that violence by COs is normal and expected, but beating a man to death goes too far
one of the most damning elements is that many of the interviewed incarcerated people seem to have been forced to recognize that violence by COs is normal and expected, but beating a man to death goes too far
Some of those tax dollars are paying the Suffolk County Sheriff's Department to house people who get arrested before they ever see a judge in "Central Booking."
The contract says Boston pays $150 per arrestee, per day.
You know. The same Dept where COs just killed a man by *kneeling on his neck.*
The contract says Boston pays $150 per arrestee, per day.
You know. The same Dept where COs just killed a man by *kneeling on his neck.*
December 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
there’s been some gut-wrenching reporting coming out about Shacoby Kenny’s murder by COs.
one of the most damning elements is that many of the interviewed incarcerated people seem to have been forced to recognize that violence by COs is normal and expected, but beating a man to death goes too far
one of the most damning elements is that many of the interviewed incarcerated people seem to have been forced to recognize that violence by COs is normal and expected, but beating a man to death goes too far
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)