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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Really shameful behavior from Cornell, and I wonder how many of the guys here just have well-connected parents. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...

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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will

The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ok but can we trsnslate some of this anti Robert Kraft energy into an actual campaign against him (and his $$$)

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …

What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I am addicted to sitting out on the porch being a nosy neighbor and no I won’t come inside!!

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD NATIONWIDE FREE UNIVERSAL SCHOOLS MEALS DURING THE PANDEMIC BECAUSE I SURE DO

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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 25/08/2026

all rise for the international anthem of workers of the world www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxU...

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Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (Official Video)

YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO

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maria_from_ga @mariafromga.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It’s not talked about enough how devastating the Medicare cuts will be. Dems will need to fix it immediately in 2029

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

next year I will take a ferragosto in Maine

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

When will my job stop rage baiting me

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

i think probably the most undercovered story in the united states right now is how many of the draconian HR1 cuts to SNAP and Medicaid don't even start until 2027 and the devastating effect that will have on poorer communities.

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 31/07/2026

I've been fighting to prevent the stealing of SNAP benefits for years & I'm thrilled to see Massachusetts lead the way. These first-of-its-kind EBT cards will make it safer & easier for folks to access their essential benefits to feed their families. TY Governor Healey for your leadership.

A MassLive article titled: Mass. becomes first state to launch chip-enabled EBT cards to combat benefit theft.

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Ellie Saurus @elliesaur.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Complaining about being "defunded" when the police budget jumped 16% from 2025 to 2026, and the department still overspent that budget by a further 22% is rich. Police budget is also ~level from 2026 to 2027 in a year when the overall messaging has been that we need to do more with less.

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I mean my ward committee man literally will not let me join my local democratic ward committee and is a transphobe but sure go off

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

it’s a big club and you ain’t in it

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C.M. Lewis 🦬⚔️ @thehousered.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

graham platner is an asshole, the people that recruited him are assholes, the people that defend him are assholes, and the people playing politics instead of saying this asshole needs to go away are assholes

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Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Can't imagine why anyone would have any objections to these lovely homegrown additions to the neighborhood 🏡 🚗 🌲 ☠️

A quiet suburban block shadowed by a MASSIVE WALL OF NIHILSTIC ABYSSAL VOID which is a data center in Lowell MA

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Chris Dwan (he/him) @somershade.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Ungh. Somerville Workers United reached their card signing goal earlier this month and submitted a request to @mayorjakewilson.bsky.social for voluntary recognition. They got the slow roll until the layoffs had been completed. Not a great look. 18/?

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 21/05/2026

This is what having a job is like

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What is Somerville @whatissomerville.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Somerville Porchfest (2026)

A couple holds hands in a marriage ceremony in front of a large crowd

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

i hate her so much oh my god

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JT Scott @jtforward2.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Did you know that @mayorjakewilson.bsky.social has proposed adding $430k/yr to the Police budget to start a bodycam program both A) before having any civilian oversight, and B) during a budget year in which he's asked the Schools to identify $1M in cuts? Tell your neighbors. See what they think.

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Eyal Press @epress.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Excellent reporting here on the Trump administration’s successful assault on the food stamp program, undertaken as the ranks of hungry Americans desperate for assistance include more and more “working families who cannot keep up with the cost of living and inflation.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/u...

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The Trump Administration Has Changed Almost Every Aspect of Food Stamps

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

It Has To Happen At Some Point Right?

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

New USDA data released today: H.R. 1 enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history last July. By January, more than 3 million fewer people were receiving food assistance. Nationwide, SNAP caseloads fell by more than 8% in just 6 months — despite no improvement in economic conditions.

Change in SNAP participation between January 2024 and January 2026, showing a sharp decline after H.R. 1 enactment in July 2025.

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

If you’re going to text me and ask me for all the intel the least you could do is not do passive aggressive bullshit back at me after I give you all the fucking intel

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The Massachusetts House, folks!

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Massachusetts Land Court has affirmed at Somerville ISD permit is good to go. The case, Becker et al. v City of Somerville ZBA and Somerville Homeless Coalition, had blocked the shelter from opening. First Congressional Church of Somerville will finally be able to open to people who have no housing

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

emotional about Her (the moon)

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 03/04/2026

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

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Godspeed You! BOOsky Emperor @andrewpaul.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

hey stop what you're doing, take a deep breath, and enjoy the first photo of Earth snapped from this vantage point in decades it'll make you a better, more wondrous, more humane person, i promise www.popsci.com/science/eart...

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Artemis II crew snaps stunning portrait of Earth on their way to the moon

The new, awe-inspiring image even features two auroras.

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

One of the stupidest and most subtly disastrous culture war battles we lost to the right was that caring about nature is pussy shit and the only respectable way to engage with the earth is to extract from it

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BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service

The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Would be cool if the MA legislature made the T free in response like EVERY OTHER REGIONAL TRANSIT AGENCY IN THE GODDAMN STATE

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becca @becca-comrade.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

fuck single family home owner west cambridge resident liz warren

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