I thought this had to be satire, but it's not. Oh, and a friendly reminder, you would much rather have kids with autism than kids that are dead from vaccine preventable diseases.
July 23, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I thought this had to be satire, but it's not. Oh, and a friendly reminder, you would much rather have kids with autism than kids that are dead from vaccine preventable diseases.
One more thing, don't forget the MLO meeting about charter change on Monday, August 17 at 5 PM. This one is really important because we need two out of three votes to get any discussion of charter change out of committee. And yes, that's two nights in a row.
We get to do it all over again at the next meeting, Aug 18. Really strong showing tonight, thank you to everyone who came out!! I'll be adding to this with more scene from the meeting throughout the night.
July 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM
One more thing, don't forget the MLO meeting about charter change on Monday, August 17 at 5 PM. This one is really important because we need two out of three votes to get any discussion of charter change out of committee. And yes, that's two nights in a row.
Turns out that this is the year that Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, and Ed Markey all turn 80.
July 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Turns out that this is the year that Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, and Ed Markey all turn 80.
Anyone hear about Amtrak discontinuing the connecting bus between Worcester and Providence for the Northeast Regional rail? I don't see any way to book trips that would require this past July 31.
June 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Anyone hear about Amtrak discontinuing the connecting bus between Worcester and Providence for the Northeast Regional rail? I don't see any way to book trips that would require this past July 31.
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In 1992, Donald Shoup's ideas were correct but unpopular. The little band of reformers who agreed with him (like me) were lonely & frustrated. We're not lonely anymore!
After passing the North Carolina's House by a vote of 107-0, the "state Senate voted 44 to 1 to pass House Bill 162 on Tuesday."
After passing the North Carolina's House by a vote of 107-0, the "state Senate voted 44 to 1 to pass House Bill 162 on Tuesday."
June 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
In 1992, Donald Shoup's ideas were correct but unpopular. The little band of reformers who agreed with him (like me) were lonely & frustrated. We're not lonely anymore!
After passing the North Carolina's House by a vote of 107-0, the "state Senate voted 44 to 1 to pass House Bill 162 on Tuesday."
After passing the North Carolina's House by a vote of 107-0, the "state Senate voted 44 to 1 to pass House Bill 162 on Tuesday."
I see a whole lot of libraries are ending access to Hoopla lately. Is it resulting from IMLS funding cuts? Is there more to it? Just curious, it's great for reading through book series.
June 24, 2026 at 3:16 PM
I see a whole lot of libraries are ending access to Hoopla lately. Is it resulting from IMLS funding cuts? Is there more to it? Just curious, it's great for reading through book series.
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Lovely to see my state praised here, but Massachusetts does not put money behind their support for bilingualism, and Worcester is about to roll back their K-12 program.
www.the74million.org/article/busi...
#MAEdu
www.the74million.org/article/busi...
#MAEdu
Businesses Want Bilingual Workers, Families Want Bilingual Kids, So Why the Gap?
Conor Williams on what schools need to do to meet the need and face down a sustained federal assault on K-12 linguistic and cultural diversity.
www.the74million.org
June 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Lovely to see my state praised here, but Massachusetts does not put money behind their support for bilingualism, and Worcester is about to roll back their K-12 program.
www.the74million.org/article/busi...
#MAEdu
www.the74million.org/article/busi...
#MAEdu
Is Tim Horton's Canadian Dunks? Discuss.
May 28, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Is Tim Horton's Canadian Dunks? Discuss.
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This is Ken Paxton's mugshot.
He was indicted on 3 felony counts for investment fraud.
He was reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery.
He was impeached by his own party for corruption.
Now he’s the Republican nominee for US Senate in Texas.
Together we will stop him.
He was indicted on 3 felony counts for investment fraud.
He was reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery.
He was impeached by his own party for corruption.
Now he’s the Republican nominee for US Senate in Texas.
Together we will stop him.
May 27, 2026 at 1:52 AM
This is Ken Paxton's mugshot.
He was indicted on 3 felony counts for investment fraud.
He was reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery.
He was impeached by his own party for corruption.
Now he’s the Republican nominee for US Senate in Texas.
Together we will stop him.
He was indicted on 3 felony counts for investment fraud.
He was reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery.
He was impeached by his own party for corruption.
Now he’s the Republican nominee for US Senate in Texas.
Together we will stop him.
We've been saying this since 2015. And yet candidates that Trump likes get elected and candidates that lose favor with Trump no longer have political careers.
The GOP is going to implode around Trump like a dying star
Cassidy. Massie. Cornyn. Three longtime congressional Republican incumbents elbowed out by Donald Trump in primaries in a span of 10 days.
May 27, 2026 at 2:13 AM
We've been saying this since 2015. And yet candidates that Trump likes get elected and candidates that lose favor with Trump no longer have political careers.
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Dear #readers, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, the theme is “More Good Days, Together.” This is a good reminder that “having a good day” can be filled with small things that add up in the bigger picture.
#booksky #library #audiobooks #mentalhealth
www.libbylife.com/blog/feeling...
#booksky #library #audiobooks #mentalhealth
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May 16, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Dear #readers, May is Mental Health Awareness Month, the theme is “More Good Days, Together.” This is a good reminder that “having a good day” can be filled with small things that add up in the bigger picture.
#booksky #library #audiobooks #mentalhealth
www.libbylife.com/blog/feeling...
#booksky #library #audiobooks #mentalhealth
www.libbylife.com/blog/feeling...
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Gender is innate and immutable but also so fragile that it can be destroyed by drinking out of a straw 🤔
Rep. Tim Burchett told Fox News that he doesn't "drink out of a straw" because "that's what the women in my house do"
Congressman Tells Fox News, ‘I Don’t Drink Out of a Straw, Brother – That’s What the Women in My House Do’
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told Fox News on Thursday that he doesn't "drink out of a straw" because "that's what the women in my house do."
www.mediaite.com
May 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Gender is innate and immutable but also so fragile that it can be destroyed by drinking out of a straw 🤔
Is Noah Kahan the new Taylor Swift?
April 27, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Is Noah Kahan the new Taylor Swift?
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If anyone has any extra Amtrak points that they don’t plan to use in the near future, please feel free to message me! Thanks in advance! 🤗🚆
April 3, 2026 at 12:59 PM
If anyone has any extra Amtrak points that they don’t plan to use in the near future, please feel free to message me! Thanks in advance! 🤗🚆
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Can folks amplify this please.
The Northwestern DA’s office successfully convicted Etel Haxhiaj, a rapid responder to a Worcester ICE raid, of assault on a police officer. Haxhiaj declined a plea offer that would have required her to sign an apology letter. “I chose the truth,” she said. @billshaner.bsky.social reports:
Northwestern Assistant DA convicts Worcester ICE protester
theshoestring.org
February 14, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Can folks amplify this please.
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Thank you immensely @andrewjmarsh.bsky.social for this powerful beautiful analysis in @billshaner.bsky.social’s Worcester Sucks. ❤️
www.worcestersucks.email/p/criminaliz...
www.worcestersucks.email/p/criminaliz...
Criminalizing those who rush to help their neighbors
An op-ed from Andrew Marsh
www.worcestersucks.email
February 13, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Thank you immensely @andrewjmarsh.bsky.social for this powerful beautiful analysis in @billshaner.bsky.social’s Worcester Sucks. ❤️
www.worcestersucks.email/p/criminaliz...
www.worcestersucks.email/p/criminaliz...
When they do the police unions have them sentenced for assault.
You want to avoid civil unrest? Then leaders need to show people that they actually stand for something! Foremost, for *them!* For protecting their communities - including people convicted of crimes - from a masked paramilitary that has already proven lethally hostile to the community at large!
February 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
When they do the police unions have them sentenced for assault.
So if you try to fight ICE, do you get murdered or do local police trump up charges against you?
February 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
So if you try to fight ICE, do you get murdered or do local police trump up charges against you?
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At #Worcester District Court for the trial of @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social. Huge crowd here.
The Northwestern DA's Office is prosecuting a former #Worcester city councilor and another community member for allegedly assaulting Worcester cops who were aiding ICE while they used the children of a mother with a valid asylum claim as bait to lure her out and kidnap her.
#Massachusetts #mapoli
#Massachusetts #mapoli
Northwestern DA to prosecute Worcester ICE protesters
After pledging to prosecute illegal ICE activity in his district, David Sullivan is moving forward with assault charges brought by Worcester police against two civilian rapid responders.
theshoestring.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
At #Worcester District Court for the trial of @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social. Huge crowd here.
Please be aware of people at rallies and protests holding American flags. If people feel bold enough to open carry like that, I'm worried.
January 31, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Please be aware of people at rallies and protests holding American flags. If people feel bold enough to open carry like that, I'm worried.
Please forgive me if this is a stupid question, but doesn't ICE have to have a judicial warrant to arrest Don Lemon and wasn't that turned down and I don't see anything that states that it was later granted?
January 30, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Please forgive me if this is a stupid question, but doesn't ICE have to have a judicial warrant to arrest Don Lemon and wasn't that turned down and I don't see anything that states that it was later granted?
Watching forum on journalism and social media. Working on creating mediocre content today.
January 3, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Watching forum on journalism and social media. Working on creating mediocre content today.
I just found some pictures I took of the opening of Valley Metro light rail at the system opening at the Sycamore/Main station 17 years ago today. The light rail extends much further east than that now.
December 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I just found some pictures I took of the opening of Valley Metro light rail at the system opening at the Sycamore/Main station 17 years ago today. The light rail extends much further east than that now.
Why isn't it yet Trump, D.C. and the United States of Trump yet?
December 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Why isn't it yet Trump, D.C. and the United States of Trump yet?
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I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.