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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 15h

Come one, come all, please spread the word to help make this event a success for me, Jess, and Marianne!

RSVP to Candidate meet & greet / fundraiser | Partiful

Join us for a candidate meet & greet and fundraiser with ward 3 school committee candidate Jessie Ratey and at-large council candidates Marianne Walles and Jon Link! Meet the candidates, nosh on piz...

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 1d

My wife, a doctor who cares for pregnant women, has a new challenge. Some women are now taking NSAIDs like ibuprofen because of this road-kill eating knucklehead. NSAIDs are unsafe for pregnant women, especially during the later stages of pregnancy.

RFK is a huge danger to public health.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 1d

It is pretty galling that the Supreme Court spent four years telling Biden "you can't do that without Congress" then allowed Trump to seize a once-unthinkable amount of power from Congress within nine months and concentrate law-making authority almost entirely in the executive branch.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

🚨BREAKING: The Republican Party’s top mapmaker testified in federal court Wednesday that while he’s been instructed in the past to preserve minority congressional districts protected by the Voting Rights Act, he received no such direction when drawing Texas’ new gerrymander this summer.

Top GOP Mapmaker Describes a Texas Gerrymander Ordered Up By Washington

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve known for a while now that Fetterman is no longer an ally. He has no backbone and no principles. Not going to speculate why, but he needs to be voted out.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 2d

Trump has been illegally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff forced a vote on reasserting Congress's role over war powers and ending this reckless
warmongering.

It failed 48-51.

Murkowski and Paul voted yes.

Fetterman voted no.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7d

NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 2d

Proud to announce I've been endorsed by the UAW—my union while I was a grad student teacher at UMass Amherst where I taught while I studied. The UAW fought to get us good pay and health benefits. It's such a joy to help advocate for their work supporting working families.

a graphic relating the news that Jon Link has been endorsed by the UAW in his bid for City Councilor at-large

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 2d

I still do most of the door knocking myself, because talking directly with neighbors is one of the best parts of this campaign. But over the long weekend, I could use some help getting the word out. If you’re interested in joining me (or know someone who might be), sign up here!

Canvass for Jon Link!

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Tim Heidecker @timheidecker.bsky.social · 2d

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 2d

At the ward 5 community meeting last night the opening of Junction Park came up.

Like many, I’m eager to enjoy it. The pause in work came from needing to remove contaminated soil (and getting the state permit the city needed to do that).

The hope is it opens in a month or two

Temporary Construction Pause

Construction work on Somerville Junction Park is currently on hold due to the need to remove contaminated soil. This process must comply with state regulations and requires approval from the Massachus...

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely cannot happen. Public education is such an essential part of government.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

NEW: Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools.

It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.

www.propublica.org

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 3d

Correct! This would be from Dunkin Donuts to Buk Kyung (the Korean restaurant).

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 3d

I like housing. Commercial is important too if we ever want, as a city, to see our tax revenue shift from deep dependence on residential to a more even mix. I’ll be watching this one closely, and I see how the proposal evolves.

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 3d

The idea was all very nebulous. They’ll need to get the zoning changed from commercial to mixed use. The USNC has concerns about how this would impact the US2 CBA… which from my understanding hasn’t been followed very closely already.

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 3d

Last night at the Union Square Neighborhood Council meeting, there was an interesting update on The Hamilton Co’s proposal from a few years ago. Their lab idea is dead (shocking, I know).

The new idea is mixed-use residential with a park and potential library in Union Sq.

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 3d

This poor man was arrested abducted simply because he was not white. He was in an impossible situation.

Until ICE is abolished we have to look out for our neighbors in our community.

Rachel Hands @rachelhands.com · 13d

regular-posting for those with reposts turned off: contribute for the Somerville neighbor who was kidnapped for “matching the description of the problem” gofund.me/fd3a45829

Donate to Fighting an Unlawful ICE Kidnapping in Somerville”, organized by Family And friends

On September 20th at 11:15am, Magdaleno Pineda Avelar(Walter ) … Family And friends needs your support for Fighting an Unlawful ICE Kidnapping in Somerville”

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Rachel Hands @rachelhands.com · 13d

regular-posting for those with reposts turned off: contribute for the Somerville neighbor who was kidnapped for “matching the description of the problem” gofund.me/fd3a45829

Donate to Fighting an Unlawful ICE Kidnapping in Somerville”, organized by Family And friends

On September 20th at 11:15am, Magdaleno Pineda Avelar(Walter ) … Family And friends needs your support for Fighting an Unlawful ICE Kidnapping in Somerville”

gofund.me

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Jeff Byrnes 🚰 🏙️ @thejeffbyrnes.com · 3d

As others have said, it’s a losing strategy to “politically moderate” on folks’ humanity. The people who want this are a rounding error.

Stand up for people, be principled, call out fascists for what they are, and be a leader that we need in these dark times.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 4d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 4d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

Just as a reminder, Bondi’s origin story in Trump world is that she said she was going to investigate Trump University, Trump sent her a $25K check and the investigation disappeared. She later became Trump’s personal defense lawyer. So yeah, don’t challenge her integrity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

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David Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 3d

Offsets can't cut carbon *even in theory*

The whole point of offsets is to create permission to *not* cut carbon.

So when they don't even live up to their own standard, they are so much worse.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 3d

One of my favorite bits of data is: "Data from New York City shows that when protected bike lanes are installed, injury crashes for all road users – drivers included – typically drop by 40% to 50%"

Protected Bike Lanes: Safety Benefits, Design Challenges, and Real-World Results

Across the United States, city streets are undergoing a transformation. One of the most visible and debated elements of this change is the protected bike lane. It represents a modern approach to trans...

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 3d

In Somerville, with our neighborhood schools, we have parents and small children walking around our city every day right in the middle of people cutting through the city to get to work.

Safe routes to school and safe streets around senior centers are imperative.

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jonlink @jonlink.bsky.social · 3d

I thankful for the work Somerville has done to increase road safety. Articles like this remind me what's at stake. The elderly are the most at risk of being hurt of killed on our streets. Traffic calming and bike lanes dramatically reduce crashes for _all_ road users.

Boston Police Respond to Two Fatal Crashes Within 12 Hours - Streetsblog Massachusetts

Both of the killings occurred on streets that City Hall had previously identified as high-risk areas in need of safety improvements.

mass.streetsblog.org

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