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Matthew Terrill @matthewterrill.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This is rare coverage for being thorough and unflinching at the community cost of losing someone like Louisa to traffic violence. I can’t help but wonder (doubt) if any of the Globe’s editorial board will write apologies for stoking anti-bike lane sentiment the last 18 months
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“That is a lie." This is how one of the men who were in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo -- who was killed by immigration agents in Houston -- characterizes ICE's account of how the tragedy took place. His two companions back him up, via their attorney. Gift link: wapo.st/4ydn1Ux
wapo.st
Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers
Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This morning a driver struck and killed Louisa Gag, a biking advocate and transportation planner. Gag had coauthored a Vision Zero Action plan: visionzeronetwork.org/wp-content/u...
bostonglobe.com
Boston transportation planner fatally struck by car near Roxbury Crossing, family says - The Boston Globe
Louisa Gag, 36, "was a dedicated public servant to the City of Boston and passionately advocated for safer streets,” her sister said.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Statement from @bikeboston.bsky.social, @streetsboston.bsky.social, and @walkmass.bsky.social about Louisa Gag, who was hit and killed by a driver today. Yet another life taken because our society and leaders refuse to address the destruction wrought by cars.
We are devastated by the loss of Boston resident and transportation planner, Louisa Gag. On Thursday morning, a driver struck and killed Louisa on her bicycle commute to city hall along Tremont Street near Roxbury Crossing.
Louisa Gag is not just a number on a spreadsheet; she was a champion for safer streets, a vibrant part of the planning and advocacy community, and a person dedicated to fixing the very system that failed her.
MASSACHUSETTS VISION ZERO COALITION
Prior to joining the city of Boston's Transportation Department, Louisa graduated with a masters from the Tufts Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy program and worked at Livable Streets Alliance. Our hearts are with Louisa, her family, and all her colleagues and friends at BTD, UEP, and in the advocacy community.
Fatalities are a heartbreaking reminder of the safety gaps in our infrastructure. Inaction and needless delays have consequences. Changes must be made to dangerous streets before we lose a community member, not after.
We need safer streets now.
MASSACHUSETTS VISION ZERO COALITION
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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching for a different person, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman.
nytimes.com
Mexican Man Killed by ICE in Houston Was Not the Target
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Once you kill a child, or your policies and actions lead to the death of children, whatever the case may be, it doesn't matter how many satellites you put into space, what anyone says you are or aren't, or how much wealth you amass. At the end of the day, you are a child killer.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/07/2026
New York City's new tax on expensive second homes has owners and buyers scrambling for loopholes with little success.
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Mamdani’s New Pied-à-Terre Tax Leaves Wealthy With Few Loopholes
Second-home owners are repricing, renting out and quietly recalculating. Many will just have to pay up.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026
Folarin Balogun, who is a US citizen because he was born here, scores a go-ahead goal for the US team in a knockout game. Score one for birthright citizenship.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Very thankful for this letter to Becky Pepper-Jackson (the 16 year-old trans girl SCOTUS ruled against yesterday) from James Dale, a gay man whose expulsion from the Boy Scouts was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000.
medium.com
To the Trans Girl Who Just Lost at the Supreme Court: So Did I 26 Years Ago
A letter to Becky Pepper Jackson about her trans sports case defeat at SCOTUS yesterday
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/07/2026
The American experiment has been infected by oligarchs.
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The American experiment has been infected by oligarchs
How our tax system guarantees extreme wealth concentration.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
When oligarchs talk of “personal liberties and free markets” they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful. When oligarchs speak of “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability. Know the truth.
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Tier Ranking Dem’s Chances in competitive Senate races: Will Win: Ossoff (GA) Abdul El-Sayed (MI)* Roy Cooper (NC) Pelota (AK) Should Win: Brown (OH) Platner (ME) (Seat 51) Dan Osborn (NB)** Definitely Doable: Talarico (TX) Josh Turek (IA) Longshots: Angie Nixon (FL)* Adam Hamilton (KS)*
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 01/07/2026
Looks like Trump admitted to violating the Stock Act. Again. $200 fine. (p. 1, bottom) Can't image why he hasn't learned his lesson. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ www.citizensforethics.org/wp-content/u...
"The filer paid late filing fees related to transactions not previously reported on 278-Ts. DJB 6/30/26"
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It‘s just insane to me that a sitting president has made MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS peddling fucking fairy dust with no intrinsic value beyond his stature and power AS president, and it’s not treated as the biggest corruption scandal in American history.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The two most plausible explanations for this most dangerous move are: 1) Trump plans to sell this extremely valuable information to foreign states and make billions and billions. 2)The US is run by an agent of a foreign country that desperately needs this information.
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Community Pedal Power @communitypedalpower.org · 30/06/2026
That’s a lot of e-bikes! Did you know we have a second branch of our E-Bike Lending Library? It’s in Roslindale! All these bikes went out to families this afternoon. This is WE do politics #ebike #cargobike #nonprofit
Cargo bikes in a grassy backyard
Cargo bikes in a grassy backyard
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Cars ruin cities
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Air pollution is a fixable problem – just look at how London and New York have cleaned up their acts
We’ve shown that rapid, measurable progress is achievable in our cities. Here’s how that can now be replicated worldwide, say Sadiq Khan and Michael Bloomberg
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
What if the things we love about the cities we visit on vacation weren’t illegal in OUR city? #UrbanTruth
Image of pedestrianized, walkable street that removed cars in central Barcelona, Spain. Part of the “super-block” initiative. Text reads “What if vacation cities were legal everywhere?”

By the Urban Truth Collective.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This is an outrageous story. A farmer donated 87 acres to a small Texas city on the condition it be used as a public park. Years later, the farmer has passed away, the city sold the land to a developer, and now it will be the site of a 135,000 square foot data center www.404media.co/a-farmer-don...
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A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead
In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas town to use as a park. The town sold to a data center developer for $10 million.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The world’s first wind-powered underwater datacenter, a 24-megawatt facility off the coast of Shanghai, has begun operations. Powered by a nearby offshore windfarm, it uses less power and water than land-based datacenters due to natural cooling from seawater.
theguardian.com
World’s first wind-powered underwater datacentre starts operating in China
Datacentre off Shanghai coast uses less power and water than land-based equivalent
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"To understand the potential health risks from tire pollution, researchers exposed human immune cells to a mixture of tire-derived pollutants as well as 6PPD-quinone on its own. The mixture caused rapid cell death, among other harms..."
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Tire Pollution May Threaten Human Health, Study Finds
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Eos @eos.org · 03/06/2026
"This is not a routine regulatory update...What it actually does is restructure the foundational rules of US science funding—with cascading impact for global collaborators—to serve political priorities rather than the public good." -@agu.org Pres. Brandon Jones. fromtheprow.agu.org/a-rule-that-...
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A Rule That Would Rewrite the Terms of U.S. Science
The Office of Management and Budget has proposed sweeping revisions to the regulations that govern all federal grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of federal financial assistance.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner. This is a danger to us all.
pbs.org
Fact-checking U.S. military boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific as death toll passes 200
The U.S. military on May 30 struck another boat it said was engaged in "narco-trafficking operations" in the eastern Pac
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 04/06/2026
Relatedly: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/02/19/m...
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Mass. Law Enforcement Data Show Dramatic Decline In Speeding Tickets - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Massachusetts police are writing significantly fewer speeding tickets compared to a decade ago, even as speeding has been cited as a contributing factor in an increasing number of lethal crashes over ...
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StreetsblogMASS @mass.streetsblog.org · 04/06/2026
SCOOP: We've obtained a police report that shows Junming Zhu, the driver accused of killing a man on the Paul Dudley White Bike Path in Cambridge in fall 2024, had caused another serious crash in Melrose less than two months before the homicide: mass.streetsblog.org/2026/06/04/a...
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A Deadly Warning, Unheeded: Driver Accused In Memorial Drive Homicide Had Caused Another Wreck Less Than Two Months Earlier - Streetsblog Massachusetts
We asked the Middlesex District Attorney's office whether they have policies to identify high-risk drivers and reckless driving incidents to try to prevent vehicular homicides before they happen; a sp...
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A Boston bike commuter posted a video on reddit of nearly being killed by a speeding pick-up truck driver racing to a red light. Something non-cyclists probably don't realize is that it's not uncommon for riders to have multiple encounters like this on a ride. Source: www.reddit.com/r/bikecommut...
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
READ THIS: “The Highway Lobby has been shaping transportation policy conversations for decades in its interests.” And they spend MILLIONS buying car dependency, to make sure all of us have to spend BILLIONS. #UrbanTruth Via the Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org. blog.ucs.org/kshen/the-hi...
Image of highway filled with cars stuck in car congestion. Text reads “The highway lobby spends millions to make sure we spend billions.“ Via the Union of Concerned Scientists. Lower text reads “Their profit, your cost.“ By the Urban Truth Collective. #CarDependency #1HourCityConspiracy
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has vetoed the state’s groundbreaking law banning surveillance pricing. That’s a big win for shady corporations — and a major loss for your privacy and wallet. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
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The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 04/06/2026
"Everyone in those ancient societies thought it was fine and they were going to live on forever; but it didn't." "We blithely go through life and get our warnings of climate crisis & warfare…but assume we're going to be here tomorrow and living just like we do today-until it happens."
cbc.ca
Deep in the Amazon, researchers have uncovered a complex of ancient cities — using laser technology | CBC Radio
Researchers have found the ruins of huge, ancient cities in the Ecuadorian depths of the Amazon, using airborne laser sensors to see what’s hidden in the dense vegetation.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Last year, Trump and DOGE gutted funding for thousands of USAID programs, including monitoring and containing New World screwworm in Central America. Now, the parasite has moved north and infected American livestock. "Efficiency."
forbes.com
Screwworm Is Back In Texas Cattle—Is DOGE To Blame?
The government cut funding for the New World screwworm monitoring program and then reportedly ignored ranchers warning the parasite was working its way to the U.S.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 02/06/2026
The idea that only nuclear or gas can provide "firm power" -- the last line of defense against the relentless advance of clean energy -- is going the way of the dodo. There are no arguments left. The only reason to fight progress now is corruption & raw political power.
canarymedia.com
24/7 renewables could happen sooner than you think
Grouping wind, solar, and batteries together can already be more affordable than building a coal or gas plant in prime locations, new report finds.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I'm old enough to remember @hillaryclinton.bsky.social's "3am phone call" ad during the 2008 presidential primary season
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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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a man in a white shirt is standing in a field of corn .
ALT: a man in a white shirt is standing in a field of corn .
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
NEWS: A @lawfaremedia.org report finds that *97* Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the attack were arrested, charged, or convicted of subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported. Incredible work by @katherinepomps.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
lawfaremedia.org
The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026
Trump has no public events on his schedule again today. The last time he was seen publicly for something other than a pre-taped interview was six days ago -- Wednesday, May 27 -- for his cabinet meeting. (He went to Walter Reed the day before.)
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 03/06/2026
The Supreme Court showed beyond a doubt Tuesday that it will never again put a stop to Republican states snuffing out the Black vote.
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SCOTUS Cobbles Together Excuse to Let Alabama Discriminate Against Black Voters in New Order
The Supreme Court showed beyond a doubt Tuesday that it will never...
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John Light @johnalight.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
"The Supreme Court showed beyond a doubt Tuesday that it will never again put a stop to Republican states snuffing out the Black vote."
talkingpointsmemo.com
SCOTUS Cobbles Together Excuse to Let Alabama Discriminate Against Black Voters in New Order
The Supreme Court showed beyond a doubt Tuesday that it will never...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/06/2026
New York moves fast — our buses should too. The new 34th Street busway will relieve bus congestion on one of our City's busiest corridors, delivering faster, more reliable bus service and a safer, more efficient street for everyone who depends on it.
nytimes.com
Mamdani Advances a Bus Lane Plan That the Trump Administration Blocked
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This is so outrageous. Roberts Court said in Callais finding of intentional discrimination could invalidate gerrymandered maps. Lower court found Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black voters. SCOTUS still allowed map eliminating majority Black district to go through
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Jaime Harrison @jaimeharrison.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
History will not remember this Court as conservative. It will remember it as the Court that dismantled some of the most important civil rights and democratic safeguards of the last century.
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Polly-O @polly-o.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Autocracy, Inc
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 03/06/2026
Congress has failed to adopt legislation to enable workers to build their own power because workers do not have enough power to force Congress to do so, writes @lowellpeterson.bsky.social.
commondreams.org
Working People Need Power, Not Promises
If we want the Democrats, or the Republicans, or any political party to enact a political agenda that effectively addresses the real concerns of working Americans, we must build a movement that enhances and applies the power of working Americans.
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Adam @adampdotcom.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
At this point it is safe to assume that @wutrain.bsky.social has either been kidnapped and replaced with an evil doppelganger or is being actively and several blackmailed. Nothing else makes sense but we have to help #FreeTheWuTrain www.reddit.com/r/bikeboston...
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From the bikeboston community on Reddit: Instead of installing the planned two-way protected bike lane on Dartmouth street the city installed a one-way door zone bike lane for two blocks instead, with...
Explore this post and more from the bikeboston community
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This is pretty unusual
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Lynnae Terrill @lynnae.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Ride and bike through here regularly, and it continues to be a disaster. Horrible signage, extremely poor road surface that forces cyclists into dangerous positions, infrastructure that encourages reckless driver behavior…the works. It needs a safety-focused redesign ASAP.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
my friend and legendary dad @lanrickbennett.bsky.social wearing The Expense tee. 🔥
 black and white sticker on a city pole that says we’ve made it so that automobiles can go everywhere at the expensive children going anywhere
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 21/05/2026
Full story:
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Trump DOJ loses in Maine, Wisconsin as courts rebuff demand for voter rolls
Thursday’s dismissals bring the DOJ’s record to 0-8 out of 31 lawsuits brought against states and Washington, D.C.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
“.. American officials did not learn of the outbreak until Thursday, nine days after the World Health Organization did, and almost a month after the first person died.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/h...
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 21/05/2026
The $100 million figure was not “made up.” It was a reported estimate of potential liability if Trump lost a long-running IRS audit fight.
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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 21/05/2026
This is how corruption flows from autocracy. Power stops serving the public interest and starts insulating the ruler, his family, and his allies from ordinary accountability. zurl.co/ZmKhj
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