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Caroline 🍊

@amaicaroline.bsky.social
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Somerville lady who loves dogs, walks, and coffee. Please be kind to pigeons.

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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Spotted a good boy today 🐕
Dog on a leash waiting for his family to get out of a parked car on a Boston street
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
seeing a lot of "higher gas prices won't affect me because I don't drive very much" and unfortunately it is my sad duty to inform you that your food does not teleport to the grocery store
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for
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UC @thisdudeabides.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Boston gets it…
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Marty Suncreme @martinobeat.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Restorative Masculinity 2026 let’s do this
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English” my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
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Mad Dr. A-boo-ly (she/he) @amuly.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This is the hardest thing I’ve ever heard a citizen say at one of these holy fucking shit
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Sam Halpert @samhalpert.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
"I'd like to share a story from a local paper in Coldwater, Michigan dated to the 9th of April, 1945. It tells how the US Army, under General Patton--the US 3rd Army--came onto what you might call a detention center just outside the village of Ohrdruf, Germany. 

The US Army brought the leading citizens of Ohrdruf to tour the facility, which turned out to be part of the Buchenwald network of concentration camps. A US Army colonel told the German civilians who viewed the scenes, without muttering a word, that they were to blame. 

One of the Germans replied that what happened in the camp was (quote) 'done by a few people, and you cannot blame us all.' And the American, who could have been any one of our grandfathers, said, 'this was done by those that the German people chose to lead them, and all are responsible.' 

The morning after the tour, the Mayor of Ohrdruf killed himself. And maybe he did not know the full extent of the outrages that were committed in his community, but he knew enough. And we don't know exactly how ICE will use this warehouse. But we know enough. 

I ask you to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf might have thought before he died. Maybe he felt like a victim. He might have thought, 'how is this my fault? I have no jurisdiction over this.' Maybe he would have said, 'this site was not subject to local zoning, what could I do?' 

But I think, when he reflected on the suffering that occurred at this camp, just outside of town, that those words would have sounded hollow even to him. Because in his heart he knew--as we do--that we are all responsible for what happens in our community. 

I urge the council to take action to stop, or stall, or at the barest minimum to think creatively about how to exercise oversight over this proposed ICE facility. Thank you."
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Creepy Jazz Enthusiast 🎃 @cicadaqueen.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
For more context behind his comment you can read about Ohrdruf and its mayor here: arolsen-archives.org/en/news/faci...
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Facing the guilt | Arolsen Archives
Allied forces reached the first concentration camp on Reich territory on April 4, 1945 – the Ohrdruf sub-camp of Buchenwald. The US soldiers found piles of charred corpses. There were barely any survi...
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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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Chris Dwan (he/him) @somershade.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
We live in a society where an unwise kiss, caught on a sports arena Jumbotron, can get a CEO fired, but shooting a peaceful protester in the face on video doesn’t even get ICE agent Jonathan Ross suspended or investigated. 1/?
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Spotted this while walking the dog earlier today #SomervilleMA
Electrical box art with quote: "At times we fail to realize just how far we've come... But take a second to reflect on where you're coming from." - Michael T.

Text at the bottom of the electrical box: A Somerville Arts Council Project.
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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Like books and/or libraries? Friends of the Somerville Public Library is having a book sale. Saturday Dec 6th 9:15-3pm Sunday Dec 7th 1:15-3pm SPL Central Branch Auditorium, 79 Highland Avenue 95% of donations & sales directly fund library programs & cultural passes.
Friends of the Somerville Public Library SEMI-ANNUAL BOOK SALE!

Saturday December 6th 9:15 am-3:00 pm
Sunday December 7th 1:15 pm-3:00 pm

SPL Central Branch Auditorium
79 Highland Avenue

Books & Media $1-$2 | Tote bags $10
stuff-a-bag power hour 12/7 2-3pm

95% of donations & sales directly fund library programs & cultural passes.

Interested in becoming a Friend?
Email: friendssomervillepubliclibrary@gmail.com
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masspatriot.bsky.social @masspatriot.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Sure, and people like Mr. College Republican are just clamoring for those high paying car wash jobs, right? Just the other day, I heard a bunch of BU students on the T saying “Damn, these illegal immigrants are gonna keep us from getting those fruit-picking and custodial jobs we dream of.”
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Look at those numbers! And that sentiment! (that anyone who can read a room can sense from the news anchors) youtu.be/-AUBG-GF9hI
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New data shows how much Canadians are avoiding the U.S. | Power & Politics
YouTube video by CBC News
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Spotted in #Somerville
Parked car with German police text on it: "Polizei"
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
I had to get to a volunteer meeting that started at the *same time* as the ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE 🍀 I had to fight for my life to get off the train 😅 #MBTA #StPatricks #StPaddys #Parade #Green #Boston
MBTA Orange Line train packed like sardines for the St. Patrick's Day ParadeMBTA Orange Line train packed like sardines for the St. Patrick's Day Parade
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City of Somerville @cityofsomerville.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The Community Preservation Act (CPA) provides money that the City can use for open space and outdoor recreation facilities, historic preservation, and affordable housing. In 2024 Somerville voters increased the property tax surcharge that pays for this program so that more projects can be funded. 🧵
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
We were at #Michette this morning and was pleased to see another local fave pull up. 😊
Company car for Mem Tea parked outside of Michette Bakery
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Glad I wasn't in a rush to get anywhere... #GreenLine #MBTA #Boston
A lot of people waiting for or trying to squeeze onto an already crowded Green Line train at Government Center StationA lot of people waiting for or trying to squeeze onto an already crowded Green Line train at Government Center Station
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
This is what we were all here for. 🔥 #SuperBowl #KendrickLamar
Kendrick Lamar performs "Not Like Us" at Super Bowl LIXKendrick Lamar performs "Not Like Us" at Super Bowl LIXKendrick Lamar performs "Not Like Us" at Super Bowl LIXKendrick Lamar performs "Not Like Us" at Super Bowl LIX
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Heads up on this since most households buy milk! 🥛 #Somerville Community Growing Center is collecting gallon milk jugs.
Snippet of Somerville Community Growing Center's January 2025 newsletter, calling for donations of empty gallon milk jugs
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Somerville has become the second city in Massachusetts to eliminate all minimum parking requirements city-wide. "I think [parking reform] can be a difficult conversation to start, but I really do think that there’s a lot of value in pursuing it.” - Council President @benforward3.bsky.social
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Chris Dwan (he/him) @somershade.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Occasional reminder that if a driver hits a pedestrian while going 20 mph, the pedestrian usually lives, while at 40 mph the pedestrian usually dies. That’s why we focus so much on street layouts that make it hard to drive fast - especially in places with lots of pedestrians.
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
What a jolly sight! Turkeys 🦃 grazing outside @cambridgemass.bsky.social City Hall 😄
Seven turkeys grazing on the green outside of Cambridge City Hall.Turkeys grazing on the green outside of Cambridge City Hall; three are looking up.
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
The harasser still employed at the Somerville Public Library. This. I'm beginning to regret voting for Ballantyne. 😕
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Watched this by @hankgreen.bsky.social and it zapped any remaining bit of lingering attachment I had for Twitter (now known as X): youtu.be/D4ghgVq9z4M
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Twitter (and Threads) Have Made a HUGE Mistake
YouTube video by hankschannel
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline
View of a sleeping Greyhound dog's snoot resting on the center console in a car
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Watching this—there's a (Californian) city that BANS creation of sidewalks??? 🤯
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 11/02/2024
Amazing to watch a commercial funded by a right wing org promoting a version of Christianity they absolutely do not practice
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 12/02/2024
My husband looked it up and I was very disappointed to learn this. 😔
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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 11/02/2024
FUCK YOU CHRISTOFASCIST ASSHOLES, SPEND THAT SUPER BOWL AD MONEY ON ACTUALLY HELPING PEOPLE INSTEAD OF PROPAGANDA BULLSHIT I hope everyone involved with that commercial steps on a Lego every night for the rest of their lives
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/02/2024
If you joined Bluesky during the Beta, congratulations, you are now officially a Bluesky Elder! You will be assigned a rocking chair, a single cloud to shake a fist at, and a Chesty Gandalf Action Figure and/or Orca pool floatee while supplies last. Enjoy your new, completely inconsequential status!
Abe Simpson yelling at a cloud, with the caption "Bluesky Elder Yells at Cloud"
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 27/12/2023
If anyone needs me, you can find me on my farm in #StardewValley. 👩🏻‍🌾
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
After some time on #Threads and #Bluesky, it's somewhat startling to run into ads when on #X (RIP #Twitter). What's worse is that they legit look like cruddy infomercial ads but on X. I guess they let just anyone post and advertise on there. 👎
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Caroline 🍊 @amaicaroline.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
I find that a duck’s opinion of me is very much influenced over whether or not I have bread. - #MitchHedberg
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