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North Shore Progressives @nsprogressives.bsky.social · 12h
If you want to keep #datacenters out of #SalemMA, contact City Council ASAP about the Planning Board’s suggested revision to Mayor Pangallo’s proposed ban. Please also attend tomorrow’s meeting & give public testimony. For sample email & details: www.northshoreprogressives.org/act-now-to-k...
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Act Now to Keep Data Centers Banned in Salem
A suggested revision to a proposed data center ban in Salem has the potential to permit data centers that draw less than 2 megawatts of power. This would be a major step backward since data centers ar...
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North Shore Progressives @nsprogressives.bsky.social · 12h
A good way to remember how to vote on this year’s ballot questions: 3 + 5 =8 Vote NO on questions 3, 5, & 8 Vote YES on all other questions. I am fully in agreement with @progressivemass.bsky.social & am very disappointed that @lwvma.bsky.social is agnostic on Questions 3 & 8.
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Wednesday Walkouts for Health @wedwalkouts4health.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In the fading fall light, we showed up in #BostonMA for a healthcare agenda that recognizes health as a human right and science as the foundation of sound health policy. #SOSForHealth
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Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition @miracoalition.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Beginning September 15, people held at ICE detention centers who are subject to final orders of removal will no longer be listed in the Online Detainee Locator System. Read more live-americanimmigrationcouncilorg.…
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ICE Begins Electronically 'Disappearing' People in Custody: What You Need to Know - American Immigration Council
People held in ICE detention who are subject to final orders of removal will no longer be listed in the Online Detainee Locator System.
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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In New Bedford and Fall River, ICE has ripped apart families, disrupted schools and businesses, and deliberately created a climate of fear. It’s reckless and it does nothing to keep our communities safe. We will continue to protect immigrant rights and hold ICE to account.
Legal resources if you have been detained by ICE
MACI hotline: (508) 505-4588 

Legal Representation Fund: (617) 637-8195 (for detainees) or (617) 396-7143 (hotline for family and friends) 

Habeas Project: immigrationhabeasproject@gmail.com (for Massachusetts residents currently detained in New England)
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Indivisible Acton Area ❌👑 @indactonma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#FreeHer #mapoli @massgovernor.bsky.social #StopThePrisonPlan www.progressivemass.com/issues/stopp...
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Go ahead, ask me about Vote Yes on 9 for a Safe Massachusetts… So glad you asked! Voting Yes on 9 keeps our strong gun laws protected from the NRA’s repeal effort. MA friends, help us spread the word and make sure all of your folks are voting for gun violence prevention this November! 1/2
A picture of me (a small white woman with salt and pepper hair and round blue glasses) smiling at the camera and wearing a button that says vote yes on 9 for a safe ma
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
ICE is terrorizing the immigrant community of New Bedford, MA. Fear does not make this country great. Violence does not make our communities safer. And the systematic hunting down of immigrants is a moral stain on the soul of this country.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Experts say that after nearly three years of war, the environmental consequences of the destruction in Gaza are now spilling back into Israel." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Israel facing water shortages caused by destruction of Gaza’s treatment plants
Five desalination plants shut down for days, while Gaza remains in grip of severe water and sanitation crisis
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Yes on 3 campaign (jungle primaries) keeps saying that Q3 will lead to more candidates running. They fail to understand the actual barriers potential candidates face and will make those barriers even greater.
I have been volunteering for candidates up and down the ballot for 14 years, and what I always tell people is that the two biggest barriers for any candidate considering running for office are TIME and MONEY. 

If you want to see more people run for office, you need to tackle the barriers of TIME and MONEY. Both are barriers that hit  working-class candidates, grassroots candidates, women, and people of color especially hard. 

Question 3 (all-party primaries/jungle primaries), by contrast, would increase the TIME and MONEY involved in running for office. That doesn't increase competition: it artificially constrains it by limiting who will even consider running for office in the first place.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza.  May peace be our future.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I continue to be appalled that any Democratic town committee is platforming Yes on 5, the right-wing corporate lobby group trying to undermine Fair Share. It's just not something any Democratic group should be "both-sidesing."
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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
MA has 9 statewide ballot questions this year. Be an informed voter! #mapoli www.progressivemass.com/2026ballot/
This November, Massachusetts will see *9* statewide ballot questions, a historic number. But we’ve got you covered. 

✅VOTE YES ON 1 to expand the public records law to cover the Governor and the Legislature. We’re the only state in the country that doesn’t do that already. Let the sunlight in.

✅VOTE YES ON 2 to enable public defenders to collectively bargain. Every worker deserves to have a union, and public defenders, who are often overworked and underpaid, should be no exception. 

❌VOTE NO ON 3 to prevent private equity billionaires from rigging our election system in their favor. Top-two primaries empower corporate PACs and self-funders, disadvantage grassroots candidates, and turn MAGA voters into election kingmakers. 

✅VOTE YES ON 4 to enable voters to register to vote or update their registration on Election Day. No eligible voter should be turned away due to a clerical error, and this reform is one of the most proven ways to increase voter turnout. 

❌VOTE NO ON 5 to protect our state’s ability to invest in health care, transportation, and public education. The rich would get millions in tax rebates, while the rest of us suffer from underfunded public services. 

⚪VOTE how you want on 6. Question 6 fell shy of our endorsement threshold: our members valued land and water conservation, but were worried about the dedication of existing funds as opposed to new ones. 

✅VOTE YES on 7 to enable more starter homes across the Commonwealth. We have a housing crisis, and large lot size requirements mean fewer homes are able to be built. 

❌VOTE NO on 8 to protect our state’s cannabis laws. We said NO to the war on drugs back in 2016, and we shouldn’t turn back time and destroy local economies. 

✅VOTE YES ON 9 to protect our state’s landmark gun safety law, which cracked down on ghost guns, banned machine gun conversion devices, and strengthened gun violence data collection.
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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The best (worst) part about this is all the loser sycophants cheering at the end
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Marco Rubio: “Iranians are radical religious lunatics.” Also: Have you met Paula White, the White House faith advisor?
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Marilyn Humphries @marilynhumphries.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
photos at tinyurl.com/368unvfv 9/23/26 Burlington MA Vigil at the ICE detention center about immigrants being held in unacceptable conditions. #standupforimmigrants #immigrantrights #Burlingtonma #noice #EndICERaids #dueprocess #protectourdemocracy #Resistance #AntiTrump #icedetentioncenter
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Sept. 23, 2026 Burlington ICE Vigil
Sept. 23, 2026. Burlington, MA. Vigil at the ICE detention center at 1000 District Ave, Burlington, MA. Protest about immigrants being held in unacceptable conditions, overcrowding, lack of basic nec...
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Progressive Mass @progressivemass.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Fair Share has delivered major wins in education and transportation. This is attack on the very idea behind it and on everyone who worked on that campaign. She doesn’t neutralize disingenuous MAGA attacks: she shows that they will work on her.
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Matthew W Nugent @n00ge8.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🗳️ Vote Yes ~ Save Lives ✔️ Ballot referendum in Massachusetts Protect gun safety laws Yes on Question 9 Election Day is Tuesday November 3rd Early in-person voting period October 17th - 30th 🗳️ Vote Yes on 9 For a Safe Massachusetts ✔️ 🔗 www.YesForaSafeMA.com #YesForaSafeMA #YesOn9 #VoteYesOn9
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Home | Vote Yes: Protect MA Gun Safety Law in 2026
Vote Yes in 2026 to protect Massachusetts’ new gun safety laws… Keep communities safes.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
hell yeah <3
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Indivisible Maynard Area @indivisiblemaynard.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
All who are profiting from ICE cruelty need to be called out. Feel free to tag them about their complicity to give them the PR they deserve: @gardaworld.bsky.social @signatureaviation.bsky.social Acquisition Logistics CSI aviation GeoGroup CoreCivic Tribalco MVM Paragon Prof services Palantir
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Indivisible Acton Area ❌👑 @indactonma.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is absolutely chilling. bklg.org/blog/newly-d...
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Over 90 Percent of Newly Detained Unaccompanied Kids Sent to Texas Facilities - bklg blog
We use publicly available immigration court data to find where ORR is holding 1,523 unaccompanied children as of the end of August 2026
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North Shore Progressives @nsprogressives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Want to learn more about this year’s ballot questions? Register for this online event hosted by @progressivemass.bsky.social scheduled for this Tuesday at 6:30 pm. actionnetwork.org/events/pm202...
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Learn about MA's 9 Statewide Ballot Questions
Join Progressive Mass to learn more about the 9 statewide ballot questions, who's behind either side, and what's at stake.
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North Shore Progressives @nsprogressives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank you, @evangreer.bsky.social. We agree. 🔥✊🏻 “Everyone should study the movement against Flock. Take notes. These ordinary people from all walks of life are teaching us how to seize back control of our future.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...
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Opinion | Why People Are Sabotaging Flock Surveillance Cameras (Gift Article)
The campaign against Flock shows that fighting to protect personal privacy isn’t a lost cause.
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North Shore Progressives @nsprogressives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Join @350ma.bsky.social this Wednesday at 1 PM to rally for affordable clean energy at the State House. For info, see: 350mass.betterfutureproject.org/affordable_e... #MaPoli #ProtectMassSave
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RALLY FOR AFFORDABLE ENERGY NOW!
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
People advocating for Yes on 3 are speculating and it's powerful to show how it can play out. They are suggesting that it will get the state further left with more diverse representation when it WILL get us a Newsome or worse. Conservatives and further right would love this. It's a Trojan horse.
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This was intentional. alt-text: Converse ad showing a woman wearing a white cotton dress holding a pair of black Converse sneakers. A shadow on her dress suggests a KKK hood and frames the sneakers as a person "hanging". She is standing on a 5 pt white star surrounded by 3 pairs of black sneakers.
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Even without any Black Americans working on the project to catch this, I'm surprised no one on staff found the image generically creepy and unsettling.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/09/2026
oh...this is bad
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Isa Leshko @isaleshko.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The MA State House must pass the most robust privacy bill possible to protect residents from having their personal data sold to ICE. Write your state legislators & tell them to get this bill across the finish line NOW. Script here: www.northshoreprogressives.org/contact-your... #MApoli
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North Shore Progressives @nsprogressives.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
We need to educate fellow progressives who are enamored with #AllPartyPrimaries about why they are so dangerous. Watch this fantastic video from @jonathancohn.bsky.social. 💡 Hot tip: any campaign bankrolled by private equity firms is NEVER good for democracy. #NoOn3 #MaPoli
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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Something else about the Oligarchs underwriting #mapoli Q3 to make party primaries more donor-friendly. Almost all the big donors are male. Maybe we should rename it "The Testosterone Primary"? mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/boston-oli...
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Boston Oligarchs Fund Another Hostile Takeover of Our Democracy
Welcome to OligarchPalooza2026!
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ACLU @aclu.org · 08/09/2026
We shouldn't have to escape to the woods to hide from mass surveillance. It's time for our leaders to follow Vermont's lead and ban automatic license plate readers.
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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How does your local government actually work? Here's what you need to know. Check out Advocates Academy to learn more: www.aclum.org/local-govern...
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BlackJew 🏳️‍⚧️ @blackjew.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
When no one believes a country can pay back its debts, people stop buying its bonds. And if that happens, it starts to mean the currency or money is worthless because the markets stop believing it has value. The belief that the US was a stable country meant we could basically spend what we want.
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The bond market is signaling trouble ahead. This is why you should pay attention
Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy.
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North Shore Progressives @nsprogressives.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is beautiful.
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Another great endorsement for our campaign to keep our gun laws strong in Massachusetts! Join the Boston Teacher’s Union and Vote Yes on 9 this November!
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Last week I debated the leader of the campaign to repeal our strong gun laws in Massachusetts. You can watch a clip here. This work has always been — and always will be — about safety. Every shooting is a crisis and a call to action. And we will continue to take action to stop gun violence.
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AFT Massachusetts @aftmass.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This year’s Annual Massachusetts Educator Survey results are out, and they report exactly what AFT Massachusetts members have been saying all along: educators need more resources and time, and the public education funding crises NEEDS to be remedied. Immediately.
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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Spread the word! 📢
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Swing Blue Alliance @swingbluealliance.org · 16/09/2026
Join Northshore Indivisible's No Kings: Vote Early Rally Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 am - 12 pm at the Swampscott Monument and surrounding areas. It will be a rally, a standout, and a celebration of democracy.
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Wednesday Walkouts for Health @wedwalkouts4health.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
On Wednesdays, we SHOW UP for HEALTH in Lynn, MA! -September 16, 2016- Join us next week! #LynnMA: mobilize.us/s/BNqy16 Everywhere else: See pinned posts @wedwalkouts4health.bsky.social #WednesdayWalkoutsForHealth #Medsky #Resist @nsindivisible.bsky.social @nsprogressives.bsky.social
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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Someone’s desperate to avoid regulation.
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North Shore Progressives @nsprogressives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Now Ed Sheeran should back out as well.
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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Supreme Court’s decision means that all 50 states can continue to use their existing processes for mail voting, which have proven for decades to be safe, secure, and reliable. Every eligible voter has the right to exercise their constitutionally protected right to vote. Period.
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North Shore Progressives @nsprogressives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Have you written your state legislator yet asking them to pass a strong #Privacy bill? Check out our coverage here👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 www.northshoreprogressives.org/contact-your...
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UAINE @mahtowin1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil. Scientific colonialism meant that the people there received nothing. Here's what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied. ca.news.yahoo.com/billion-doll...
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A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what scientists and companies owe the Indigenous people they studied
Cancer. Diabetes. Aging itself. Rapamycin’s potential to treat an array of diseases has been a source of scientific fascination. But many aren’t aware of its origins – and its complicated legacy.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026
HOLY SHIT - Tapper plays Johnson footage of GOP candidate Brandon Herrera describing moms as "cum trophies," mentions he called Nazi machine guns "the original ghetto blasters," & asks Johnson how he can support him. Mike says "he has run a very effective campaign ... that was his persona online"
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Omnicidal www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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North Shore Progressives @nsprogressives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please take a few minutes and write the Burlington ICE Field Director to advocate for a stay of removal for our friend & neighbor, Blanca Martinez. We have a sample letter & other ways to support her in our coverage. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
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