Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
@heshan.bsky.social
Once almost an entire Olympic team. Hit all 146 MBTA T stops on 7.2.24. Visited both salt cathedrals. Runs up stairs, dances, skates. Comms, design, organizer, ed policy. GenX New Romantic QPR fan.📍10th Middlesex; Massachusett/Pequossette land. 👶🏾🇱🇰👦🏾🇬🇧👨🏾🇺🇸
Pinned
Hey there! I’ve missed you. Good to have you back, but here.
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
This #VeteransDay, those who have served are organizing and holding events across the nation to encourage other veterans to join them and speak out. Boston event link and flyer:
www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
National website: www.vetssayno.org
www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
National website: www.vetssayno.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This #VeteransDay, those who have served are organizing and holding events across the nation to encourage other veterans to join them and speak out. Boston event link and flyer:
www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
National website: www.vetssayno.org
www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
National website: www.vetssayno.org
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
Philanthropy will never be a replacement for the services that the government can and should provide. Which is why we should tax the shit out of wealthy people to pay for such services.
The SNAP Freeze Shows Charity Is No Substitute for Welfare
The Trump administration suspended funding for food stamps this weekend, and local food banks are already overwhelmed by hungry Americans — belying conservative arguments that private charities can fi...
jacobin.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Philanthropy will never be a replacement for the services that the government can and should provide. Which is why we should tax the shit out of wealthy people to pay for such services.
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
“Biden officials worried that attaching their names to a recommendation to limit American support for Tel Aviv would hinder their future career prospects, the former senior official said, ‘which is in itself appalling.’”
NEW: Inside the Biden administration debates in late 2024 that could have changed the course of the Gaza war
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
-top intel official sought to cut support for Israel but Brett McGurk pushed back
-talk of "very likely" US liability
-Blinken spoke of "ethnic cleansing"
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
www.huffpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
“Biden officials worried that attaching their names to a recommendation to limit American support for Tel Aviv would hinder their future career prospects, the former senior official said, ‘which is in itself appalling.’”
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
POLICE CHIEF ARRESTED: A Massachusetts police chief was arrested last week in a local school parking lot on a charge of soliciting sex for a fee. on.nbcboston.com/4onEbWP
Mass. police chief arrested in school parking lot for soliciting sex for a fee
A Massachusetts police chief was arrested last week in a local school parking lot on a charge of soliciting sex for a fee.
on.nbcboston.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
POLICE CHIEF ARRESTED: A Massachusetts police chief was arrested last week in a local school parking lot on a charge of soliciting sex for a fee. on.nbcboston.com/4onEbWP
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
Meet unlikely dining companions – Tytan the rhino and Notty the zebra! Rescued just a week apart, these two orphans are now inseparable. Where one goes, the other follows: during milk feeds, the two stand shoulder to shoulder, draining every last drop of their bottles. swt.bio/tytan
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Meet unlikely dining companions – Tytan the rhino and Notty the zebra! Rescued just a week apart, these two orphans are now inseparable. Where one goes, the other follows: during milk feeds, the two stand shoulder to shoulder, draining every last drop of their bottles. swt.bio/tytan
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
For reference. I might print this out and hang it in my house:
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
For reference. I might print this out and hang it in my house:
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
The funniest part of Elon spiraling out about this is that he isn’t responding with anything linked to others or relationships, just posting “great movie”
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The funniest part of Elon spiraling out about this is that he isn’t responding with anything linked to others or relationships, just posting “great movie”
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
Trump got booed so hard at the Commanders game he literally said, “I, state your name…” during the pledge.
Man short-circuited mid-sentence. The boos broke him.
Man short-circuited mid-sentence. The boos broke him.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trump got booed so hard at the Commanders game he literally said, “I, state your name…” during the pledge.
Man short-circuited mid-sentence. The boos broke him.
Man short-circuited mid-sentence. The boos broke him.
Even a stopped clock…
BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejects a call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Even a stopped clock…
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
The best part about SCOTUS refusing to overturn Gay marriage is that Kim Davis now needs to pay THREE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS in fines for refusing to issue marriage licenses. 😂😂🏳️🌈💪
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The best part about SCOTUS refusing to overturn Gay marriage is that Kim Davis now needs to pay THREE HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS in fines for refusing to issue marriage licenses. 😂😂🏳️🌈💪
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
(1) The vote doesn't mean anything if it is destined to fail.
(2) Big chump energy
(2) Big chump energy
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
(1) The vote doesn't mean anything if it is destined to fail.
(2) Big chump energy
(2) Big chump energy
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
THIS IS TONIGHT IN CANTON.
Here’s a Lynch refresher in case you missed it. The audio is REALLY something:
#mapoli
www.masslive.com/politics/202...
Here’s a Lynch refresher in case you missed it. The audio is REALLY something:
#mapoli
www.masslive.com/politics/202...
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
THIS IS TONIGHT IN CANTON.
Here’s a Lynch refresher in case you missed it. The audio is REALLY something:
#mapoli
www.masslive.com/politics/202...
Here’s a Lynch refresher in case you missed it. The audio is REALLY something:
#mapoli
www.masslive.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
We need to elect senators who don’t rely on Republicans’ good faith
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We need to elect senators who don’t rely on Republicans’ good faith
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
this stuff matters in itself, of course, but also the TERF-Industrial complex won't ever stop. Each "win" is just the new base camp for the next battle.
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
The International Olympic Committee is moving towards a blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
this stuff matters in itself, of course, but also the TERF-Industrial complex won't ever stop. Each "win" is just the new base camp for the next battle.
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
Palestinian woman Umm Zuhri Shweiki was forcibly expelled from her home in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli forces, who seized and emptied her house before handing it to Israeli settlers.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Palestinian woman Umm Zuhri Shweiki was forcibly expelled from her home in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli forces, who seized and emptied her house before handing it to Israeli settlers.
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
Trump grants pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, others linked to 2020 election efforts
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
The Trump war on the press has reached the UK too. The BBC is being torn apart because of a dispute over how a video of Trump speaking on Jan 6 was edited. The pro-Trump crowd say it makes it seem like Trump was egging on his supporters to go to the Capitol -- which is exactly what happened.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Trump war on the press has reached the UK too. The BBC is being torn apart because of a dispute over how a video of Trump speaking on Jan 6 was edited. The pro-Trump crowd say it makes it seem like Trump was egging on his supporters to go to the Capitol -- which is exactly what happened.
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
The Climate Conference #COP30 starts today in Belém 🇧🇷.
CIEL experts are joining the negotiations, monitoring the ambition gap between what States have promised & what is necessary to address the #ClimateEmergency.
READ: www.ciel.org/news/experts...
A 🧵
CIEL experts are joining the negotiations, monitoring the ambition gap between what States have promised & what is necessary to address the #ClimateEmergency.
READ: www.ciel.org/news/experts...
A 🧵
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Climate Conference #COP30 starts today in Belém 🇧🇷.
CIEL experts are joining the negotiations, monitoring the ambition gap between what States have promised & what is necessary to address the #ClimateEmergency.
READ: www.ciel.org/news/experts...
A 🧵
CIEL experts are joining the negotiations, monitoring the ambition gap between what States have promised & what is necessary to address the #ClimateEmergency.
READ: www.ciel.org/news/experts...
A 🧵
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
BREAKING: Federal appeals court says full SNAP benefits must be paid for November. The Trump administration is expected to appeal.
States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments
States are facing uncertainty about providing full monthly benefits for a federal food program serving 42 million Americans.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
BREAKING: Federal appeals court says full SNAP benefits must be paid for November. The Trump administration is expected to appeal.
Reposted by Heshan de Silva-Weeramuni
NEW: Gabriela Coletta Zapata says she has "more than a majority" of votes for the Boston City Council presidency
massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/keller-dea...
massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/keller-dea...
Keller: Deaton's Senate rerun almost set
Plus: Boston City Council presidency secured
massterlist.beehiiv.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW: Gabriela Coletta Zapata says she has "more than a majority" of votes for the Boston City Council presidency
massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/keller-dea...
massterlist.beehiiv.com/p/keller-dea...