"Kathi Roy (district E) is requesting that the district acquire volunteers to operate elementary school libraries."
Yikes
Absolutely not
#WorcPoli
Yikes
Absolutely not
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February 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Kathi Roy (district E) is requesting that the district acquire volunteers to operate elementary school libraries."
Yikes
Absolutely not
#WorcPoli
Yikes
Absolutely not
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Cc #WorcPoli
AI is not inevitable. resistance works!
Mamdani issues AI moratorium in NYC schools
Kids "need to wrestle with tough problems on their own,” New York's mayor said Wednesday.
www.motherjones.com
September 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Cc #WorcPoli
April 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
May 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"Benches are where optimistic visions of civic life meet reality. To remove them, or to curate who gets to sit, is to abandon the work of defining a civic ideal and determining, together, how to live up to it."
NEW: Why benches are slowly disappearing from public spaces — and why we need them back:
NEW: Why benches are slowly disappearing from public spaces — and why we need them back:
The Disappearance of the Public Bench
Benches are microcosms of an expansive debate about who belongs in urban public spaces. When they are removed or made uninviting, we lose more than just a place to rest.
placesjournal.org
April 23, 2026 at 12:43 PM
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Boston stands with the people of Minneapolis.
January 8, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Unfortunately, politicians and sports broadcasters keep convincing gullible citizens that stadium deals are economic drivers for the region. We keep getting scammed.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/taxpaye...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/taxpaye...
Taxpayer-Funded Sports Stadiums Are a Massive Scam
With daily life getting more expensive for working-class people, why are sports owners still being handed subsidies for publicly-funded stadiums?
www.currentaffairs.org
June 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM
March 17, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Protected bike lanes have a near-magical ability to produce cyclists.
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
June 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I am genuinely worried that Worcester leaders don't understand or care what this means for colleges like WPI.
#WorcPoli
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Now with alt text!
23% drop in student visas to US in 2025
57% drop from India alone
catastrophic for research and learning, here and abroad
www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
23% drop in student visas to US in 2025
57% drop from India alone
catastrophic for research and learning, here and abroad
www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
August 27, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I am genuinely worried that Worcester leaders don't understand or care what this means for colleges like WPI.
#WorcPoli
#WorcPoli
We destroyed our kids' teeth for over a decade so you can all have a case study. You're welcome. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.1166
Projected Outcomes of Removing Fluoride From US Public Water Systems
This cost-effectiveness analysis evaluates a large sample of US children to determine the associations of fluoridation cessation with oral health and national dental care costs.
jamanetwork.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This will be devastating to local economies, too.
Worcester underestimates how important international students are.
#WorcPoli
Worcester underestimates how important international students are.
#WorcPoli
There will probably be far fewer foreign students on college campuses nationwide this fall following the Trump administration’s crackdown on international visas.
A new report predicts international enrollment will decrease by 9.5 percent this fall.
A new report predicts international enrollment will decrease by 9.5 percent this fall.
Foreign student enrollment will fall nearly 10%, report predicts
A report released this week forecasts a decline of about 111,000 international students at U.S. colleges and universities.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This will be devastating to local economies, too.
Worcester underestimates how important international students are.
#WorcPoli
Worcester underestimates how important international students are.
#WorcPoli
Any of the officers who flagrantly broke the law and public trust going to be fired? It's just words so far.
#WorcPoli
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Nothing in City Manager Batista’s statement deals with the internal issues that created this problem.
Internal or accountability, professional standards, leadership, training, and discipline appear nowhere in his statement.
www.worcesterma.gov/announcement...
Internal or accountability, professional standards, leadership, training, and discipline appear nowhere in his statement.
www.worcesterma.gov/announcement...
City Manager Eric D. Batista Statement on Department of Justice Report | City of Worcester, MA
Welcome to the official governmental website for the City of Worcester, MA. Here you will find all city administration, services and information related to Worcester.
www.worcesterma.gov
December 10, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Any of the officers who flagrantly broke the law and public trust going to be fired? It's just words so far.
#WorcPoli
#WorcPoli
All the hysteria and rhetoric that consumed a community around these bike lanes ended and now no one talks about them and people use them (including those with mobility devices) all the time for work, school, play and everything in between. Change is hard for some people but we all adapt.
August 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Pretending the issues at hand are "national" so that they can wash their hands of it is as cowardly as it is inaccurate.
#WorcPoli
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“I share in the public’s frustration of what is happening at the national level…”
Eric. My man. You HAVE to know that last night’s protest was about what you and your police have done at the LOCAL level.
Like, please. You do understand that, right? Right???
Eric. My man. You HAVE to know that last night’s protest was about what you and your police have done at the LOCAL level.
Like, please. You do understand that, right? Right???
June 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Pretending the issues at hand are "national" so that they can wash their hands of it is as cowardly as it is inaccurate.
#WorcPoli
#WorcPoli
extremely funny to me that Rob Pezzella was pamphleting in Shrewsbury this morning and had to be told they can't vote for Worcester City Council
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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