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Tyra Penn

@tyrapenn.bsky.social
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Musician & municipal planner

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Protesters barricade road to Vermont ICE facility with ‘community gardens’ - The Boston Globe
About 40 protesters built flower boxes in the middle of a road to block access to ICE facilities in Williston on Tuesday.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Congratulations to Backpack, a most magnificent bear.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The spotted lanternflies have reached Biblical-plague status at the Millbury retail complex. Utterly revolting.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Happy Primary Day, Massachusetts. Looking forward to hearing that Seth Moulton has left the building.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Amazing. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/a...
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6 Feet Under in Art Coffins That Are Over the Top (Gift Article)
Elaborate coffins, produced by Ghanaian artisans, are the centerpieces of funerals that celebrate the life of the deceased and get them to the afterlife in style.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Don't Dream It, Be It
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
More words about John Crowley: stephenfrug.substack.com/p/john-crowl...
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John Crowley (1942-2026)
…the snake’s-hands in a story can be the best part.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/b...
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John Crowley, Whose Fantasy Novels Blurred Reality and Dream, Dies at 83 (Gift Article)
The eminent critic Harold Bloom called his 1981 book “Little, Big” a “neglected masterpiece” and one of the best novels of the 20th century.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Curiously, although not for the first time, there is a dead bat in my fridge.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Totally gutted to learn that John Crowley died over the weekend. He was my favorite author, and graciously both gave me permission to adapt some of his prose as part of my first record, which was based on his great novel "Little, Big"; and contributed a blurb to the liner notes. R.I.P., John.
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Welcoming Neighbors Network @welcomingneighbors.us · 13/07/2026
Getting into Stuyvesant HS is harder than getting into Harvard. Getting its students to care about zoning reform? Apparently easy. The future of the movement looks good. 🙌
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The Teens of Stuyvesant High Who Want to Build, Baby, Build
Studying the ABCs of ADUs and lobbying in Albany between classes and Starbucks Refreshers.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I keep seeing posts decrying a 5-4 ruling in SCOTUS birthright citizenship decision, but NYT says it was 6-3 to preserve the Constitution as written. Did I miss something?
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250 to 250 @250to250.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Jim Obergefell is a leading LBGTQ+ activist, speaker, producer, author, and wine entrepreneur. Here he stories the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case, which guaranteed the marriage rights of same-sex couples across the United States. #WeAreAmerica250
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NPR @npr.org · 15/06/2026
The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid. n.pr/3SqTar7
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Abdullah Ibrahim, quiet giant of the jazz piano, has died at 91
The South African musician's "Mannenberg" was often called his country's unofficial anthem during the final years of apartheid.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The hummingbird dogfights are pretty epic this afternoon.
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NPR @npr.org · 08/06/2026
The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career. n.pr/4ximlwq
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James Blood Ulmer, avant-garde electric guitarist and singer, has died at 86
The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The NYT needs to preach this to neighboring CT, as well. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/o...
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Opinion | Upward Mobility May Begin in a Smaller Backyard
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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"Local government can keep property tax rates down while maintaining healthy balance sheets when more housing is built in established areas." @pewtrusts.bsky.social www.pew.org/en/research-...
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Building Homes Near Jobs, Stores, and Transit Saves Public Dollars
Amid a national housing shortage, momentum is growing at the state and local levels to make it easier to build more homes—a proven way of reducing unaffordable rents and home prices. A key question fa...
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CommonWealth Beacon @cwbeacon.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
New in OPINION: Cranky, perhaps. But Barney Frank’s accessibility and honesty were a breath of fresh air. commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/cran...
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Cranky, perhaps. But Barney Frank's accessibility and honesty were a breath of fresh air.
THERE'S LITTLE in the news business that bothers seasoned political reporters. We deal with personalities, egos, partisan attacks, attempts at
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This guy. www.marbleheadindependent.com/he-asked-if-...
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He asked if Marblehead was 'kind of being pricks.' Then the internet found him.
David Modica did not plan on speaking at Town Meeting, yet his brief remark exposed confusion over housing compliance and local candor.
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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
So I think it would a) be ineffective to demonize them, but b) I don’t want to—they’re my friends and neighbors! Giving them a veto over who gets to live in their neighborhood or build a new home was a world historical mistake. We can undo that! ctmirror.org/2024/05/01/c...
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Opinion: CT local control prevents new homes for your friends, family
CT housing advocates have a positive, future-oriented vision of a state that is growing and maintaining everything that makes it great.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
He spells with seashells by the sea shore.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
There is hope for me! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/w...
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Have a Canadian Great-Great Grandparent? It Could Make You Canadian.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/o...
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Opinion | Americans Have Fled to Red States. Blue States Can Win Them Back.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Shout out to my friend Jess Bolte for putting this issue in front of the Governor. ctmirror.org/2026/04/20/c...
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House Speaker 'confident' schools will get $170M boost this year
It's significantly more than the $100M floor Gov. Ned Lamont has offered, which was itself an upward shift for the fiscal moderate.
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Maggie WW @maggieww.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Grenell instructed me to “get rid of” the center’s permanent art collection. New art to adorn the building’s walls after its renovation, I was taken aback. If the donors of the works didn’t pay for their removal, he said, we could auction or give them away. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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What I Saw Inside the Kennedy Center
I spent 10 months working at the institution because I thought I could help protect it. What I observed there is far worse than the public knows.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
I am fairly amused to have been included in this report on parking reform. Not quite sure how the author got referred to me, but I'm always happy to yak about this stuff. pioneerinstitute.org/new-study-ca...
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New Study Calls for Reducing or Eliminating Parking Requirements for New Housing
Data show the requirements increase rents, reduce housing development
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NPR @npr.org · 15/04/2026
The moment you board, the music grabs you. These privately owned, brightly painted minibuses are moving canvases, mobile sound systems — rolling declarations of what young Nairobi finds cool. n.pr/4sFdBNJ
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Greetings from Nairobi, where taking a matatu is no ordinary bus ride
The moment you board, the music grabs you. These privately owned, brightly painted minibuses are moving canvases, mobile sound systems — rolling declarations of what young Nairobi finds cool.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
May the good people of Hungary be an inspiration to all.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The problem with going straight to positing that The Occupant might actually use nuclear weapons is that anything shy of that will be taken by him enablers as cover to claim everyone was overreacting, even as they simultaneously commit war crimes.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
For our greatest citizen. youtu.be/pud8UmB11ts?...
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Pride in the name of Love
YouTube video by OneLittleAcorn
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
More of this, please. www.remainplaces.com/nonconforming
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Nonconforming Conformity Act | re:MAIN
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o...
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Opinion | Trump Said This Policy Would Make Manhattan a ‘Ghost Town.’ He Was Wrong.
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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I will die on the dual hills of “apartments are homes” and “children who grow up in apartments deserve every bit as good an education as ones who grow up in single family homes” ctmirror.org/2023/03/09/c...
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Have you ever seen a more punchable face than either of the two DOGE Brats in the released deposition clips?
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Btw, in light of the reported Bondi subpoena, I think it is credible to posit that she and Noem will somehow get ousted, then MAGAworld will spin it to demonstrate that women aren't good at *stuff.*
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Holy s**t, I never thought I would be cheering on Thom Tillis.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
My shoes and I spent some time with my Congressman celebrating one of our pending economic development projects today.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
For the Year of the Horse, I'll return to my former life as a public radio dj and give you a bunch of songs about horses (below).
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Forgive me a moment of shameless own-hornblowing. Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the greatest grant writer of all? Shameless moment concluded.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Since we are a football-free household, I watched the halftime show today. In no particular order, here are my thoughts (as a performer, myself): 1. Bad Bunny is a great performer, whether or not the music is your particular cup of tea.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov…
VII. CONCLUSION
 There is an old adage among lawyers. If you have the facts on your side, pound the
 facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither, pound the table.
 Secretary Noem, the record to-date shows, does not have the facts on her side or at least has
 ignored them. Does not have the law on her side or at least has ignored it. Having neither and
 bringing the adage into the 21st century, she pounds X (f/k/a Twitter).
 Kristi Noem has a First Amendment right to call immigrants killers, leeches, entitlement
 junkies, and any other inapt name she wants. Secretary Noem, however, is constrained by both
 our Constitution and the APA to apply faithfully the facts to the law in implementing the TPS
 program. The record to-date shows she has yet to do that.
 By accompanying Order, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Renewed Motion for a Stay
 Under 5 U.S.C. § 705.
 Ara C. Regr
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 31/01/2026
The best tool we have to push CEOs to take on the president and prevent further erosion of the American brand is in our pockets — an economic strike that builds on calls for Apple boycotts that are already starting to emerge.
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Resist and Unsubscribe | No Mercy / No Malice
Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, was arrested today. Targeting journalists is not about enforcing the law, but shaping reality. History reflects a brutal truth: When you begin arresting journalists, ...
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Pro-housing peeps, behold! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...
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Opinion | How to Bring Back the American Dream
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Anybody who knows me, knows that I am essentially a Vulcan. I just wept after reading HCR's post on yesterday's Federally sponsored extrajudicial execution. I have conservative friends, decent people, who are still struggling to provide cover for these acts of fascism. What will it take to see?
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I don't see that Walz has any choice but to activate the MN National Guard to guard its civilians against this campaign of fascist violence.
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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
With arms linked and snow falling, Minneapolis ICE protesters dance as ICE agents retreat back. "Nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!" WATCH ⬇️
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bob barker 🍸 @insortediaboli.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Look at this absolute queen
When someone asked "Why would you as a business choose to piss off 1/2 of your potential customers? Just curious what sense that makes." the bakery responded with "I don't want those customers."
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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
"78% of Massachusetts voters support “allowing homes to be built on smaller lots,” and 72% support allowing the subdivision of large lots into smaller lots." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/10/o...
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A 5,000-square-foot solution to the Massachusetts housing crisis - The Boston Globe
A ballot measure to reduce lot-size requirements would open up more housing options in the suburbs, creating opportunities to build smaller, lower-cost homes.
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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
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Opinion | Venezuela, Renee Good and Trump’s ‘Assault on Hope’
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