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Connor Shea (he/they)

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Full-time cat dad moonlighting as a digital strategist in local government. Boston is home.

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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 10/12/2025
Grateful to my State Senator Liz Miranda who is advocating for action & protecting working families & long-time homeowners. We can’t lose focus of the real impact these increases will have on residents & families. Who will support these businesses if folks continue to leave an unaffordable Boston?
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State Sen. Brownsberger criticizes Boston tax proposal as public pressure increases
His comments come as the window to act on the proposal tightens.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom. Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?” Choices. Choices are more free than car dependency. It’s not a hard concept. I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport. I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Complex highway interchange from the air
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The American Academy of Pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children. Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
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"I remain open to vigorous discussions and debate," Prasad wrote to his team, adding that staff who did not agree with the core principles of his new approach should submit their resignations.
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 24/11/2025
😤
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Screw McBrainWorm's CDC - we've got the Boston Public Health Commission
You may have heard that under the leadership of a man with a fetish for dead bears and severed whale heads, the federal Centers for Disease Control now claims there might be a link between autism and ...
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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 16/09/2025
In Boston, we’re working hard and making progress helping those in recovery feel safe, supported, and seen. Learn more about our work to address substance use disorder and find help at boston.gov/recovery. #RecoveryMonth
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Paul @pawlbologna.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Good morning Boston
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Mayor Michelle Wu Wins Boston's Preliminary Election: Full Speech
YouTube video by Mayor Michelle Wu
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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Get out and vote TODAY, Boston! 🗳️ Check where you vote at wheredoivotema.com and find more voting info at michelleforboston.com/vote.
Purple and blue graphic with pictures of Mayor Michelle Wu and voters with text: It’s Election Day. Polling locations in Boston are open 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Find voting info at michelleforboston.com/vote.
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 19/08/2025
Horrifying. Predatory AI technology is already harming young people by putting their safety and well-being at risk. Invest in teachers. Invest in humans. Stop with the cheap, unregulated tech.
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The AI Chatbot Childhood Is Officially Here
What A Day · Episode
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 17/08/2025
Clearing encampments and throwing people in jail does NOTHING to actually get Americans off the streets. Homelessness is not a personal failure, it’s a policy failure. Congress must pass my Housing Not Handcuffs Act with @frost.house.gov. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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A New Study Proves Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Reduce Homelessness
"The deterrence logic doesn’t hold": A recent analysis finds that encampments bans and other local ordinances aimed at unhoused populations don't actually lead to decreased homelessness.
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 06/08/2025
Burning through millions like it’s nothing to them. Oh, wait…
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab. Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us. It’s time to fight back.
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 15/07/2025
Love the opportunity to learn from Bostonians on how we can improve the digital experience for all! Consider taking our survey below, please and thank you! ⬇️
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 10/07/2025
New favorite rainy day activity unlocked: Journaling and enjoying a sandwich and iced coffee sitting by the window of a local shop in the neighborhood 🤗
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 10/07/2025
This post was the sign for me to delete my Amazon account 🥳
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 25/06/2025
I like REALLY wish super PACs weren’t a thing, smh.
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 24/06/2025
Shoutout @act-on-mass.bsky.social and everyone who advocated for more transparency from our state government. We deserve to know how our elected officials vote in committee. We, the people who put these officials in their seats, must continue to hold them accountable. Now, let’s pass some bills.
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Mass. Democrats reach rules deal they say will make lawmaking more transparent - The Boston Globe
The Legislature has long been criticized for operating with a level of opacity that keeps residents from knowing what's really going on at the State House.
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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 19/06/2025
May Juneteenth be a reminder of those who carried the flame of justice before us, and a celebration of the Black joy, freedom and community that has been built and nurtured through a revolutionary legacy.
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Boston Public Health Commission @publichealth.boston.gov · 14/06/2025
A person with measles visited Boston. We're working with local partners to notify those who may have been exposed to measles. Unvaccinated individuals who have been exposed should contact their healthcare provider immediately. Learn more at boston.gov/measles.
Blue banner at the top with a feint public health shield and a blue outline around the edges of the graphic. Text reads, “June 13, 2025, A person with measles visited Boston. Here’s what you need to know. The person with measles visited Boston from June 7 - 8. Unvaccinated individuals who have been exposed should contact their healthcare provider immediately. Unvaccinated exposed individuals  need to avoid public places (school, work, public transit, stores, etc.) and monitor for symptoms for 21 days (through June 29, 2025). Measles vaccination is 93%-97% effective in preventing measles and protecting against severe disease. Vaccinated individuals are at low risk for contracting measles. Learn about measles prevention, symptoms, and frequently asked questions at boston.gov/measles” The Boston Public Health Commission logo is at the bottom. Blue banner at the top with a feint public health shield and a blue outline around the edges of the graphic. Text reads, “June 13, 2025, A person with measles visited Boston. Here’s what you need to know. The person visited several places in Boston while infectious. Any individuals who spent time in the following locations at the specific dates and times may have been exposed to measles: Westin Boston Seaport District Hotel (including restaurants in the hotel) between 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 7 and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 8; The Museum of Fine Arts Boston between 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 8; Logan Airport Terminal C between 5 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. on Sunday, June 8; On June 8, the person then flew on JetBlue flight 639 to Miami on a flight that departed at 9:12 p.m. Learn about measles prevention, symptoms, and frequently asked questions at boston.gov/measles” The Boston Public Health Commission logo is at the bottom.
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NBC10 Boston @nbcboston.com · 14/06/2025
RIGHT NOW: Health officials say a person with measles was in Boston June 7-8, giving a list of where and when people may have been exposed. trib.al/Se5ts2s
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 12/06/2025
We must speak out against a federal administration who is putting the health and well-being of Americans at risk in order to further their conspiracy-filled agenda.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 04/06/2025
Billionaires are trying to buy this campaign for nepo baby Kraft from their shop outside of Boston. If these billionaires truly wanted to serve their communities instead of their personal interests, I’m sure plenty of local orgs could use that $2M to help families and residents across Boston.
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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
The only way to solve Boston’s traffic is to get cars off the road. Encouraging mode shift by getting some people out of their cars and onto public transit or walk/bike as able is the best way to do that. Anything else is just hollow political rhetoric.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Boston giving more than $2M to immigrant groups in the face of federal crackdown www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
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Boston giving more than $2M to immigrant groups in the face of federal crackdown
Amid a crackdown on immigration and slashes in federal funding, the city of Boston is looking to support immigrants through a series of events and with new grant money.
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 27/05/2025
Booooo, tomato tomato.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 20/05/2025
Is it too much to ask for an IRS Commissioner who understands the law?
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 18/05/2025
Also awesome to learn about the great work @beccarausch.bsky.social is doing to give towns/cities more autonomy to implement legislation that impacts their local communities 👏🏻
Excerpt from an article about ranked choice voting that reads, “Alongside refiling the ranked-choice voting bill, Rausch has filed a more comprehensive piece of legislation this session that would reduce the need for legislative review of local home rule petitions including but not limited to enabling ranked-choice voting. 

“There is very good policy behind the concept of wanting state legislative review for local work that has statewide impact,” Rausch said. “We should keep it for those types of home rule petitions. But those types of home rules are very few and far between.””
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 18/05/2025
Stoked to see ranked choice voting in Boston move forward! We can’t let false beliefs in the ability of voters stop us from implementing more representative ways of voting. Believe in Boston voters. We are resilient, and can learn and adapt! Full article: commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/bos...
Excerpt from an article about ranked choice voting that reads, “Critics decry ranked-choice voting as too complicated for people to understand, arguing that it undermines the intuitive principle that a person would like to vote for a single favored candidate. If a voter only feels strongly about one candidate, but that candidate gets the fewest number of first choice votes, opponents say the voter’s choice is essentially thrown away after the first round of counts.”
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
MA folks: Call your mayor, your city council, your state rep, your congresspeople, and Governor Healey and ask them what their plan is to keep Mass residents safe. This threatens *everyone's* civil rights. Find all their #s at reps.fyi.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
At which point she will have spent nearly two months behind bars for the crime of writing an op-ed.
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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 30/04/2025
GoFundMe for the family of Lens Arthur Joseph, the 5-year-old struck and killed in Hyde Park on Monday. www.gofundme.com/f/xt9rcm-sup... #Boston
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Donate to Support Our Family in This Tragic Loss, organized by Ricardo Joseph
Sadly, we recently lost our lovely boy to a horrific accident. This unexpected t… Ricardo Joseph needs your support for Support Our Family in This Tragic Loss
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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Streets are not “closed” when they’re free of cars; they’re car free. They’re safer. They’re full of people. They aren’t “closed” Language matters.
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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Here in Boston, we don't back down.
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TQNC – queer joy, advocacy & arts for Boston and beyond @tqncboston.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
They cannot take our joy. We are here. We exist. We refuse to be erased. #handsoff
An inclusive pride flag alongside a sign that said “ the handmaid‘s Tale is not a fucking instruction manual”A picture of a sign that says hands off LGBTQ+ rights in front of the Parkman bandstand in BostonA crowd holding signs with a pink white and blue sign in the middle that says “trans people will always be here”
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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Today I launched our campaign for re-election—because Boston families deserve a Mayor who fights for them. Here in Boston, we stand up. We fight. We win. And we show the world that when we work together, anything is possible. Head to michelleforboston.com to join us.
Portrait of Mayor Michelle Wu standing at a podium.Photo of Mayor Michelle Wu waving with her husband, Conor Pewarski, and three kids, Blaise, Cass, and Mira.Michelle Wu stands at a podium in front of hundreds of supporters waving Mayor Wu signs.
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 05/04/2025
Neighbors coming together to re-elect a leader who will fight for all of Boston. We got your back @wutrain.bsky.social! #MichelleForBoston
Connor with neighbors holding signs in support of Mayor Wu.Mayor Wu on stage at her re-election launch. Neighbors cheer and hold signs in support.
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 02/04/2025
Grateful for team meetings in community! Today’s location: Parker Hill @bpl.boston.gov! ☀️
Connor takes a selfie with Isabella, Annika, Ian, Andrew, Batanai, and Pai En on the steps of the Park Hill branch of the Boston Public Library.
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Boston Public Health Commission @publichealth.boston.gov · 01/04/2025
These cuts are meant to be cost savings for our country, but it's actually the money we invest in public health that leads to the cost savings at the end of the day. As public health folks, we see that as counterintuitive.
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CDC cuts $1 million from Boston community health programs
The city’s eye is on the “very concerning threat” of larger funding cuts, Boston’s public health commissioner says.
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Meg Tirrell @megtirrell.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
A CDC spokesperson told @propublica.org the agency decided against releasing a measles assessment that warned the risk of catching the virus is high near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging “because it does not say anything that the public doesn’t already know.” www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/h...
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The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations | CNN
Leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered staff this week not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where...
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 29/03/2025
This week, my Somerville constituent Rümeysa Öztürk was abducted in broad daylight by DHS officials and sent to Louisiana to be locked in a detention center. She has not been charged with any crime.
A graphic that reads Free Rümeysa Öztürk with a photo of her.
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 26/03/2025
About 60% of Natick voters chose to protect our schools and our town, with nearly 30% of registered voters turning out for yesterday’s election. Thank you to all our volunteers, supporters, and organizers for helping pass the tax override! So proud of my hometown. #YesOn1 #Natick #NatickReport
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Natick 2025 election results: $7M override passes; Incumbents retain Select Board & School Committee seats; 1 newcomer on School Committee - Natick Report
About 60% of Natick voters approved a $7M operating budget override at the polls on Tuesday, a result that will save town and school jobs and allow investment in more […]
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Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 @mayorwu.boston.gov · 19/03/2025
4 years ago, racial health disparities had deepened. Today, @publichealth.boston.gov is making progress tackling disparities through targeted intervention on drug overdoses, infant and maternal health, and chronic disease. Thank you, Dr. Ojikutu and all our health equity partners. #BostonSOTC
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 18/03/2025
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Connor Shea (he/they) @connorshea.com · 14/03/2025
In the midst of the chaos, our incredible public health nurses and professionals are making sure Boston’s parents, caregivers, children, and babies have access to the resources they deserve ❤️ #PublicHealth #Nurses #Boston
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Nicole Tersigni @nicsigni.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu demolished the Republicans in the House here: "If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our cities safe."
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Antonio Cabán @antonio-caban.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
On the day Mayor Wu strongly defended the city in the face of relentless GOP attacks, her opponent in the Mayor’s race invites people to “reimagine Boston” using an illustration of the NYC skyline… No comment is necessary.
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