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Frontrunners Boston @frontrunnersboston.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hey Frontrunners! Tomorrow is our weekly Wednesday Jamaica Plain run! Meet outside of the Stony Brook Orange Line station near the Blue Bikes at 6:30 PM. 🍂🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #JamaicaPlain #Boston #Run #Frontrunners #OrangeLine
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The government should be accountable to elected officials who are accountable to voters. With the poll, the city government attempted to be accountable to all city and neighborhood residents, not just the privileged, who could make their views known through meetings, letters, media appearances, etc.
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The city took used an alternative method. They took a poll, which was a representative sample of residents in the city and each neighborhood listed in the crosstabs. The poll found a plurality (48% pro vs 31% against) of Mattapan and Dorchester residents supported the Blue Hill Ave project.
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“These are crazy disparities,” said Einstein, who studies local politics. “Far worse than disparities in voting demographics. Far worse than representation in Congress.”
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“The people who show up to these meetings are overwhelmingly opposed to construction of new housing, in ways that are way out of whack with public opinion,” said Katherine Levine Einstein, “And, socioeconomically, they are not representative of their communities.” www.bostonglobe.com/business/201...
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BU researchers examine the NIMBY factor - The Boston Globe
Local commenters at zoning and planning meetings around Boston tend to be older, whiter, and wealthier than their neighbors. And they’re often present to speak out against new projects.
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You're advocating that people should have to go to community meetings, protests or be interviewed by the media to have their views represented in government decisions. This favors one group of people over another and it's not democratic.
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
So only retired people with lots of free time should get a say? People with multiple jobs, single parents, disabled people can go to hell? No thanks.
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's a problem for democracy when the loudest, wealthiest, and most connected voices in a community have the most influence over outcomes, instead of the majority.
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Unpublicized City Hall Polling Reveals Broad Support for Bike Projects, Blue Hill Ave. Bus Rapid Transit - Streetsblog Massachusetts
StreetsblogMASS has obtained internal City of Boston polling documents that show a strong majority of city residents support the proposed Blue Hill Avenue bus transitway project, and that a plurality ...
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Are you referring to some residents representing a small fraction of neighborhood residents? And no, this isn't the same street.
Poll crosstabs for the question: Blue Hill Ave is getting a major redesign... Do you support this project? 

Differences by neighborhood: 

Mattapan- Lower Dorchester highlighted:
Strongly support: 31%
Somewhat support: 17%
Neither support nor oppose: 14%
Somewhat oppose: 9%
Strongly oppose: 22%
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Christopher Friend @friendchristoph.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
mayor wu’s efforts here to move a (proposed) center running bus lane to the curb stand in sharp contrast to mamdani’s bus efforts in nyc, which are 1) outcome-oriented, focused on faster bus speeds 2) are all about creating center running bus lanes www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/05/m...
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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I truly don’t understand this “transplant” nonsense. The whole THING about NYC is that ppl come here from other places to mutate into New Yorkers! TO SEE IF THEY CAN BE KING OF THE HILL, TOP OF THE HEAP! Imho a rando who moved here a year ago is the MOST NY person. Welcome Ohio rando, have a bagel
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 16/09/2026
BREAKING: The House is going home again—this time to avoid a vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s impeachment.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 13/09/2026
Early voting is a crucial tool for stopping election sabotage. Join your local No Kings event on October 17 to promote unprecedented early voting in the midterms: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 11/09/2026
Leah Greenberg: For the first three No Kings Days, we delivered a powerful message that we were not going to fold in the face of authoritarianism. And now we are taking on a new challenge together. We are turning our protest power into voting power.
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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
NEW: Nate Hochman was fired from the DeSantis campaign in 2023 after promoting a video with the Sonnenrad, a Nazi symbol embraced by white supremacists. He now works in Rubio's State Department, as deputy director of policy planning and chief speechwriter. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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For Fired DeSantis Campaign Staff Member, a Second Chance at State Dept. (Gift Article)
The hiring of Nate Hochman, who lost his job amid an uproar over a video containing a Nazi symbol, underscores the administration’s willingness to overlook past transgressions.
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Jamaica Plain folks! You may have noticed that Centre Street was recently repaved without putting in any improvements for either pedestrians or bikers. That's bc @wutrain.bsky.social cancelled the Centre Street improvements project Sign here @universalhub.com actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
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Refund the JP Centre/South Transportation Action Plan
Mayor Wu has quietly cut the funding for the Centre St./South St. redesign plan that would have helped improve the speed and efficiency of the 39 bus, the 4th highest ridership route, and the safety o...
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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Ugh: A new Massachusetts poll has a 51-32 lead for a ballot initiative to adopt the top-two “primary” system. This system has been a wreck in California. The majority party frequently risks getting shut out of general elections, so party organizations often pick favorites in primaries to avoid that
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All but two Mass. ballot questions likely to pass in November, poll finds
Nine statewide ballot questions will face all Massachusetts voters this November, and a new poll finds that all but two are likely to pass.
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Nithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Los Angeles’ housing crisis has gone on far too long. Rents have skyrocketed, homes are overcrowded, and working families are being pushed out of the city every single day. We have a moral imperative to build, and to build now.
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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Ok this is some wild shit, I was trying to look up the #BostonSafetySurge program on the city Vision Zero web page and IT'S LOCKED DOWN BEHIND A SIGN IN Why is the @streets.boston.gov scrubbing street safety programs like they are the Trump Admin going after DEI? www.boston.gov/transportati...
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Sign On
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The key is the blame ultimately lies with Mayor Wu.
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matthewdezii.bsky.social @matthewdezii.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
My friend is dead. A driver, through neglect, recklessness or malice, has killed Louisa. I’m beside myself with grief and filled with righteous anger at a city that has stalled and slow-walked safety improvements for all road users. Louisa should be here with us.
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
NIMBY alert!
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Tech 4 Housing @tech4housing.org · 08/07/2026
Our racist, exclusionary housing policies are also anti-trans.
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Justin S. @jsaif.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Remember when Councillor Zusy claims to support Just-A-Start and this project on Mass Ave that she supports Doug Brown’s zoning petition that would have a huge negative impact on this and all other proposals under the 100% Affordable Housing Overlay!
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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Scaling back housing a block from a major rail station is a terrible idea. We need so much more housing, particularly near transit. This continual pressure to scale back housing is a key reason why we have such a deep housing shortage.
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Wedge-shaped 24th St. housing project goes down to 6 stories, loses 15 units
Proposed housing project at 24th and Capp streets in the Mission got smaller after conversations with neighborhood groups.
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We in Boston will take something over nothing. 80%+ of the previously "protected" bike lanes have no protection now, not even flexposts after @wutrain.bsky.social instructed @streets.boston.gov to remove and not replace them this year.
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Brandon Stanaway @bstanaway.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
@mayorwu.boston.gov and @streets.boston.gov putting a moratorium on the safety of cyclists in Allston-Brighton (across the City). I've never seen a candidate win by such a wide margin and then adopt the policy of their challenger. The Mayor's land-use and transportation policies are disappointing.
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xxxtine @allston.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Hey @mayorwu.boston.gov this isn’t what you said on @wgbh.org’s BPR a couple of months ago. What do you mean a moratorium on the safety of cyclists @streets.boston.gov? Does Allston-Brighton not deserve the same protection as World Cup tourists downtown? This is upsetting.
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Boston Haitian @bostonhaitian.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A 4:30 p.m. gathering in front of the Massachusetts State House on Haiti TPS decision is planned, per IFSI, a Mattapan-based Haitian organization
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Scott @scottsthoughts.better.boston.ap.brid.gy · 25/06/2026
The “we shouldn’t have a bus lane down blue hill ave we should extend the orange line instead” is an insultingly disingenuous argument. The #Boston city councilors who proposed it (and presented it with a flippantly inaccurate AI generated map of the T) should be ashamed. Let’s not do anything […]
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doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social @doctoroctothorpe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This weekend I did a 133 mile/214 km #bike ride from Boston to Provincetown at the end of Cape Cod. Here's my write up: playingintrafficcommuting.blogspot.com/2026/06/clic... #cycling #bicycle #Boston #CapeCod #Provincetown
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Click click click kerchunk 2026 Outriders
Typical View from The Cape Cod Rail Trail Outriders! One day from Boston to Provincetown. Including the bike ride to the start it's about ...
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Frontrunners Boston @frontrunnersboston.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
EDIT: Meet at 6:30 PM at Mozart Park (corner of Centre and Mozart Streets) for a special edition Wednesday run! This run is hosted by Great Day (co-organizer of the June 5 Pride Run), who has partnered with Pioneer Run Crew. The event will feature drag performances and light bites. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🚇🪻 #Pride
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
But can they ride safely after the city removed all the bike lane protection?
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Seattle permitted just 4,000 homes in 2025, a third of its 2018–21 pace. With 35+ stalled projects totaling 6,700 homes unable to pencil, the city's affordable housing coalition is backing an 80% temporary cut to inclusionary fees to restart the pipeline. www.theurbanist.org/op-ed-to-sav...
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Op-Ed: To Save Mandatory Housing Affordability, We Have to Recalibrate It
Nonprofit housing leader Patience Malaba makes the case that a temporary, two-year recalibration of Seattle's Mandatory Housing Affordability program is critical to unfreeze the stalled-out housing…
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 23/06/2026
Build. More. Housing.
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Their names were Daphy Michel (age 31), and Nurul Amin Shah Alam (age 56). Daphy was a vulnerable adult suffering from untreated severe mental health issues, and Nurul was nearly blind — but ICE and CBP dumped both of them in the brutal cold, where they froze to DEATH.
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Death of Haitian immigrant in Pittsburgh days after she was released from ICE custody ruled a homicide
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday ruled a Haitian woman’s hypothermia death in March a homicide, pointing to the circumstances...
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
And the City is responsiblefor failing to hold them to any standard.
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
School bus drivers are consistently the worst "professional" drivers in Boston. Looks like Transdev is responsible for the lack of training and accountability.
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danaloulun.bsky.social @danaloulun.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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Frontrunners Boston @frontrunnersboston.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This Saturday June 6, we will meet for the run in the Public Garden at 9 AM - ONE HOUR EARLIER THAN USUAL, so folks have time to get ready before the Boston Pride Parade, which starts at 11 AM. We will watch the parade near the NE corner of Boylston & Arlington St (Public Garden side). #BostonPride
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Frontrunners Boston @frontrunnersboston.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Hey Frontrunners! Happy Pride! Tomorrow is our weekly Wednesday Jamaica Plain run! Meet outside of the Stony Brook Orange Line station near the Blue Bikes at 6:30 PM. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🚇 #JamaicaPlain #Frontrunners #Boston #Run
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Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem @burhanazeem.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Most of our district, including the triple deckers everyone loves, was technically illegal to build. That's not an accident. It's the result of decades of rules that quietly banned the cheapest housing we ever built. Cambridge changed it last year. Every city in Massachusetts can too.
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CommonWealth Beacon @cwbeacon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
HOUSING: Driscoll offers support for YIMBY legislation
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Driscoll offers support for YIMBY legislation
Bay Staters “need to remember that zoning and zoning laws are provided to municipalities from the state,” said Rep. Andy Vargas. So, he said, “if we're not building housing, it's time for the state...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/05/2026
Black text on white page that reads: 

Amazon is worth $2 trillion. But it didn't deign to pay the millions of dollars it racked up in unpaid fines as its’ trucks illegally polluted our air and forced New Yorkers to breathe in their exhaust. 

We collected every dollar they owe the people of this city — and will continue to hold them accountable. In New York, corporations are held to the same standard as everyone else. 

No company — no matter how large or powerful — is above the law.
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farterchild.bsky.social @farterchild.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
If you want to feed into his BS
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Trump doesn't care about the economic plight of the average American because he's too busy calling his broker His stunning 3,700 trades in just 3 months in firms like Palantir, Nvidia and Boeing should be another Watergate. Here's how to make it one My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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The E-Trade presidency: Trump trades stocks while America burns | Will Bunch
The tangled web between Trump’s stock purchases, his policies, and blatant promotion is a new low for a corrupt regime.
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