Sam Theosmy
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What if I told you 10 years from now your life would be exactly the same? I doubt you'd be happy! So why are you afraid of change?
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Have you seen her? Boston police are searching for a 16-year-old girl last seen Nov. 22 in Mattapan. on.nbcboston.com/33azQ13
Boston police seek missing Mattapan teen
Police in Boston are searching for a teenager from Mattapan who has been missing since last month. Authorities said Monday that 16-year-old Kaleah Bailey-Cannady was last seen around 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, in the Rugby Road area. She is described as being about 5’1 and 110 pounds. When she was last seen, Bailey-Cannady was wearing a black jacket and…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Have you seen her? Boston police are searching for a 16-year-old girl last seen Nov. 22 in Mattapan. on.nbcboston.com/33azQ13
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Happy 110th Birthday, Ms. Beatrice Busby! 🎂
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happy 110th Birthday, Ms. Beatrice Busby! 🎂
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
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Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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NEW: The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
With @startribune.com
With @startribune.com
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
NEW: The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
With @startribune.com
With @startribune.com
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MISSING CHILD — Gabrielle, born June 25, 2015, was reported missing on October 29, 2025, from Margate, Florida. She was last confirmed seen with her mother on June 30, 2025, after they got off a Greyhound bus near the Florida Mall in Orlando. 👇🏾
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
MISSING CHILD — Gabrielle, born June 25, 2015, was reported missing on October 29, 2025, from Margate, Florida. She was last confirmed seen with her mother on June 30, 2025, after they got off a Greyhound bus near the Florida Mall in Orlando. 👇🏾
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Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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A nice obituary for Alice, who was going to be recognized as one of The Post 50.
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
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I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
#GiftLink
wapo.st/49WOdx1
Alice Wong, disability rights advocate and wordsmith, dies at 51
Alice Wong, a transformational leader for disability rights and justice, who founded the Disability Visibility project to magnify disabled culture, died Nov. 14.
wapo.st
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A nice obituary for Alice, who was going to be recognized as one of The Post 50.
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
#GiftLink
wapo.st/49WOdx1
I hate that we now have to live without this phenomenal woman.
#GiftLink
wapo.st/49WOdx1
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Millennial candidates made sweeping gains in rural towns and small cities — making history and achieving several firsts. capitalbnews.org/rural-electi...
Black Women Sweep Local Elections in Small Towns
Millennial candidates made sweeping gains in rural towns and small cities — making history and achieving several firsts.
capitalbnews.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Millennial candidates made sweeping gains in rural towns and small cities — making history and achieving several firsts. capitalbnews.org/rural-electi...
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Open Enrollment is here, and so are we.
Boston residents can still get health insurance through the Massachusetts Health Connector. Contact our Mayor’s Health Line if you need help applying. Don't let federal threats and chaos stop you from getting the coverage you need.
Boston residents can still get health insurance through the Massachusetts Health Connector. Contact our Mayor’s Health Line if you need help applying. Don't let federal threats and chaos stop you from getting the coverage you need.
Boston Public Health Commission Encourages Residents To Apply For Health Insurance During Open Enrollment
BOSTON - October 31, 2025 - Federal changes are threatening access to health care nationally and in Boston. For many residents, it is already challenging to navigate the health insurance system and ma...
www.boston.gov
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Open Enrollment is here, and so are we.
Boston residents can still get health insurance through the Massachusetts Health Connector. Contact our Mayor’s Health Line if you need help applying. Don't let federal threats and chaos stop you from getting the coverage you need.
Boston residents can still get health insurance through the Massachusetts Health Connector. Contact our Mayor’s Health Line if you need help applying. Don't let federal threats and chaos stop you from getting the coverage you need.
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
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Wastewater data for October 28 is now available:
• Citywide COVID-19 level: Very Low
• Citywide COVID-19 trend (compared to 2 weeks ago): Stable
You can find COVID-19 neighborhood data, data on flu and RSV, and more at boston.gov/bphc-wastewater.
• Citywide COVID-19 level: Very Low
• Citywide COVID-19 trend (compared to 2 weeks ago): Stable
You can find COVID-19 neighborhood data, data on flu and RSV, and more at boston.gov/bphc-wastewater.
Boston Wastewater Monitoring
Wastewater is a new tool to help warn communities about the presence of viruses like flu,
boston.gov
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Wastewater data for October 28 is now available:
• Citywide COVID-19 level: Very Low
• Citywide COVID-19 trend (compared to 2 weeks ago): Stable
You can find COVID-19 neighborhood data, data on flu and RSV, and more at boston.gov/bphc-wastewater.
• Citywide COVID-19 level: Very Low
• Citywide COVID-19 trend (compared to 2 weeks ago): Stable
You can find COVID-19 neighborhood data, data on flu and RSV, and more at boston.gov/bphc-wastewater.
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
I was today's year old to learn that the people of Iceland have never met mosquitoes in their land until recently.
#mindboggling #science #climatechange
#mindboggling #science #climatechange
October 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I was today's year old to learn that the people of Iceland have never met mosquitoes in their land until recently.
#mindboggling #science #climatechange
#mindboggling #science #climatechange
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You know it’s bad when the Dept of Labor says immigration raids are “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
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@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
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October 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
You know it’s bad when the Dept of Labor says immigration raids are “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
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@opinion.bloomberg.com #CPI
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Lead poisoning doesn’t always show symptoms, but even small amounts of lead can affect a child’s growth.
This National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, talk with your health care provider about testing kids ages 9 months – 5 years old for lead.
Learn more at boston.gov/bphc-LeadPoisoning.
This National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, talk with your health care provider about testing kids ages 9 months – 5 years old for lead.
Learn more at boston.gov/bphc-LeadPoisoning.
Lead Poisoning Prevention
boston.gov
October 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Lead poisoning doesn’t always show symptoms, but even small amounts of lead can affect a child’s growth.
This National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, talk with your health care provider about testing kids ages 9 months – 5 years old for lead.
Learn more at boston.gov/bphc-LeadPoisoning.
This National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, talk with your health care provider about testing kids ages 9 months – 5 years old for lead.
Learn more at boston.gov/bphc-LeadPoisoning.
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NEW: I lost to Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics coaches by 53 points in a Media vs Coaches scrimmage at the Auerbach Center today.
It was probably the most lopsided basketball game I ever played in.
But it was also the time of my life:
www.celticsblog.com/articles/122...
It was probably the most lopsided basketball game I ever played in.
But it was also the time of my life:
www.celticsblog.com/articles/122...
I lost to Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics coaches by 53 points — and it was the time of my life
Joe Mazzulla challenged the Celtics beat reporters to a very humbling game of 5-on-5 basketball. It was a memory I’ll never forget.
www.celticsblog.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
NEW: I lost to Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics coaches by 53 points in a Media vs Coaches scrimmage at the Auerbach Center today.
It was probably the most lopsided basketball game I ever played in.
But it was also the time of my life:
www.celticsblog.com/articles/122...
It was probably the most lopsided basketball game I ever played in.
But it was also the time of my life:
www.celticsblog.com/articles/122...
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We’re experiencing sewage discharge due to rainfall. Avoid contact with affected water bodies for at least 48 hours after sewage discharge or overflow, during rainstorms, and for 48 hours after rainstorms end, due to increased health risks.
Learn more at boston.gov/cso.
Learn more at boston.gov/cso.
Combined Sewer Overflow Health Alerts
The following is a public health warning related to recent sewage discharge, also known as a combined sewer overflow (CSO). State regulations require local public health departments to provide notice ...
boston.gov
October 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
We’re experiencing sewage discharge due to rainfall. Avoid contact with affected water bodies for at least 48 hours after sewage discharge or overflow, during rainstorms, and for 48 hours after rainstorms end, due to increased health risks.
Learn more at boston.gov/cso.
Learn more at boston.gov/cso.