Elizabeth
@elizabethisreading.bsky.social
Reader. Knitter. Elder Millenial. Bostonian. Bad at writing descriptions.
Dear local news, sports team comes back from away game is not breaking news. It's not even news.
January 26, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Dear local news, sports team comes back from away game is not breaking news. It's not even news.
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10° and snowing in Boston and I've already seen 2 people out running and 1 guy with a giant iced Dunks
January 25, 2026 at 5:10 PM
10° and snowing in Boston and I've already seen 2 people out running and 1 guy with a giant iced Dunks
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Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
Text messages and a moved SUV: How the government’s case against a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent fell apart | CNN
A wide grin was plastered on Marimar Martinez’s face Thursday as she thanked her attorneys outside an Illinois courtroom and told reporters, “I’m just blessed. I’m happy.”
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
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So I was right folks posted that man being executed before his parents even knew they baby was dead I hope your breaking news was worth it
Alex Pretti's parents found out about his death when the Associated Press called them. They then had to make phone calls until they reached the county medical examiner. So heartbreaking. coloradosun.com/2026/01/24/c...
Colorado parents of man killed in Minneapolis urged him to be careful at ICE protests
Alex Jeffrey Pretti “loved this country, but he hated what people were doing to it,” his father said from Colorado.
coloradosun.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
So I was right folks posted that man being executed before his parents even knew they baby was dead I hope your breaking news was worth it
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
i feel like the viral bus thread resonates because at every step of the way you're like "ok surely this will be resolved shortly, any second now," which seems like what all the passengers are also thinking. then the fact that the situation doesn't resolve and the bus just keeps going is an Allegory
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It took me so long to figure out that thread was not a metaphor for the USA right now and was in fact someone live posting their own kidnapping.
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 AM
It took me so long to figure out that thread was not a metaphor for the USA right now and was in fact someone live posting their own kidnapping.
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In case you've never seen a Masshole before
January 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM
In case you've never seen a Masshole before
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Do not forget that people are GOOD.
People WANT to help.
People have evolved to be in community and do teamwork.
The jackasses in control of the government want us to forget that. Don't let them get what they want.
People WANT to help.
People have evolved to be in community and do teamwork.
The jackasses in control of the government want us to forget that. Don't let them get what they want.
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Do not forget that people are GOOD.
People WANT to help.
People have evolved to be in community and do teamwork.
The jackasses in control of the government want us to forget that. Don't let them get what they want.
People WANT to help.
People have evolved to be in community and do teamwork.
The jackasses in control of the government want us to forget that. Don't let them get what they want.
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I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I'm gonna say this with all the kindness in my heart: you aren't going to survive if you don't let your life have room for other things.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
This is not a short term fight where we can just go 24/7 and then it will be over. We've got YEARS ahead of us. Take a break. Hydrate. Go bake something. Breathe.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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They're about 6K away from goal right now. Keep sharing, keep giving 🙏🏾
GFM for Keith Porter, another ICE victim killed on 12/31. He should have been able to celebrate the new year. If you can help:
www.gofundme.com/f/justice-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/justice-fo...
Donate to Justice for Keith Porter’s Memory, organized by Lan smith
Keith porter was murderer by an off duty ice agent 12/31/25 leaving us to bury our truly … Lan smith needs your support for Justice for Keith Porter’s Memory
www.gofundme.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
They're about 6K away from goal right now. Keep sharing, keep giving 🙏🏾
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My mother's death was both slow and expected. Writing her obituary was still one of the hardest things I've ever done, and also it wasn't well written. In the midst of extreme trauma and shock, Becca Good has shown us who her wonderful wife was, and also who her killers are. That is so hard to do.
January 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
My mother's death was both slow and expected. Writing her obituary was still one of the hardest things I've ever done, and also it wasn't well written. In the midst of extreme trauma and shock, Becca Good has shown us who her wonderful wife was, and also who her killers are. That is so hard to do.
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The key quote:
January 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
The key quote:
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Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
archive.is/ur35j
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
archive.is/ur35j
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ICE Out of Massachusetts Protest. This Saturday, January 10. 2 pm. JFK Federal Building (next to Boston City Hall). www.lucemass.org #JusticeForReneeGood
January 9, 2026 at 12:39 PM
ICE Out of Massachusetts Protest. This Saturday, January 10. 2 pm. JFK Federal Building (next to Boston City Hall). www.lucemass.org #JusticeForReneeGood
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I wish people were as horrified about immigrants being kidnapped and killed in detention centers as they are about this shooting at the same time I am very glad there is finally some larger momentum building against this and I hope it sustains.
January 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I wish people were as horrified about immigrants being kidnapped and killed in detention centers as they are about this shooting at the same time I am very glad there is finally some larger momentum building against this and I hope it sustains.
It is absolutely outrageous to wait a week to block further action. It is absolutely outrageous to wait even a minute. We need to take action right now.
@warren.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social @ayannapressley.bsky.social
@warren.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social @ayannapressley.bsky.social
The Senate will hold a vote next week on another bipartisan resolution blocking the use of military force against Venezuela without the express authorization of Congress, Sen. Tim Kaine announced
U.S. Senate Will Vote To Block Military Action Against Venezuela Next Week
www.huffpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:39 PM
It is absolutely outrageous to wait a week to block further action. It is absolutely outrageous to wait even a minute. We need to take action right now.
@warren.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social @ayannapressley.bsky.social
@warren.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social @ayannapressley.bsky.social
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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Yeah it is cool when billionaires fund struggling public health outposts but you know what’s cooler? Them not existing and us funding them on the regular without them having to go begging constantly.
December 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Yeah it is cool when billionaires fund struggling public health outposts but you know what’s cooler? Them not existing and us funding them on the regular without them having to go begging constantly.
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I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
men’s loneliness gets “more airtime”?
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
Too far away from the shore to look at waves, too close to the shore for the good thunderstorms in summer and the real snow in winter. But I've been in my apartment for a long time, so it only costs me twenty six jillion dollars to live here.
The worst thing about living in Boston is that it costs twenty-seven jillion dollars to live here.
The second worst thing is that the geography sends all the good weather north of the city, so we never get the good storms :(
I HAVE SNOW FOMO
The second worst thing is that the geography sends all the good weather north of the city, so we never get the good storms :(
I HAVE SNOW FOMO
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Too far away from the shore to look at waves, too close to the shore for the good thunderstorms in summer and the real snow in winter. But I've been in my apartment for a long time, so it only costs me twenty six jillion dollars to live here.
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So hey. Pez is the GOAT, and things aren't going so hot for her right now. She could use some of our help.
www.gofundme.com/f/putting-th...
www.gofundme.com/f/putting-th...
Donate to Putting the Brakes on the Breakdown, organized by Linda T
Pez. Potato. PezNo. PezYes. To know Pez is to know joy and laughter and occasionally needi… Linda T needs your support for Putting the Brakes on the Breakdown
www.gofundme.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
So hey. Pez is the GOAT, and things aren't going so hot for her right now. She could use some of our help.
www.gofundme.com/f/putting-th...
www.gofundme.com/f/putting-th...
Good news? From this Supreme Court?
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case challenging its landmark decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide. The challenge to the ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision.
Supreme Court declines to revisit gay marriage decision
The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a const...
www.wbur.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Good news? From this Supreme Court?
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Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.