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Grist @grist.org · 1d

New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule.

Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.

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#Coal #Energy #Solar #Wind #Climate

New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule

Poor economics drove the aging New Hampshire plant offline three years early, even as the Trump administration pushes to revitalize coal.

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 21h

As the nor’easter slowly winds down the John Hancock Building weather beacon reports rain ahead.

"Steady blue, clear view;
Flashing blue, clouds due;
Steady red, rain ahead;
Flashing red, snow instead."

#Boston

Buildings in Boston viewed from the rail line next to the Turnpike

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American Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 1d

The only thing that ever felt threatening to me in Chicago is all the cars.

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 1d

DJT peeks in the cockpit: How high can this thing go? Take us up to 100,000 ft. That’s a nice big number.

Pilot: Yes sir, right away.

Co-pilot: But we can only go to-
Pilot: SHUT UP AND SMILE!

Co-pilot: … 😬

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 1d

‘Tis the season

Sarah Graley 🌈🍕💫 @sarahgraley.com · 1d

🎃✨

A four panel comic!

Stef stands behind Sarah who is working at their desk, he's holding an empty shopping bag.
STEF: I'm just gonna nip to the shops for some essentials!
SARAH: OK!

Stef has left the panel, Sarah is looking down at their phone that has started buzzing with many notifications.
SFX: BZZT BZZT BZZT

Looking over Sarah's shoulder as they read messages from Stef on their phone. Little speech bubbles shoot off the phone showing lots of Halloween goodies.
PHONE TEXT: Do you want this? THIS?! Oooh! What about these?! Skulls? SKULLS!!

Stef has returned, two full bags of Halloween goodies, a small pumpkin on his head.
SARAH: "ESSENTIALS", huh?|
STEF: I'M THE KING OF HALLOWEEN!!

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been thinking about moving away from Evernote because they haven’t fixed the text selection bug on mobile for months. It’s so frustrating.

I sometimes switch to Apple notes but I’ve been thinking of using OneNote for personal notes much like I do for work notes.

Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 1d

I think it is encouraging that this may also allow the hotly-debated Chickatawbut Road roundabout proposal to change from two lanes to one, which would make it less hazardous for people hiking and biking in the Blue Hills.

Aerial view of the intersection (left) before the change in 2018 shows Rt 28 (vertical) with four lanes north of Chickatawbut Rd (horizontal). A conventional proposal (center) would have added turn lanes. The recent proposal planed for construction would have a two-lane roundabout with pedestrian crossings a short distance from the roundabout.

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 1d

I checked it out last week and it appeared that the rush hour traffic backups had already adjusted to normal levels (Thanks Waze!) and people were driving safely. Plus, neighbors were able to pull out of side streets into traffic more easily.

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 1d

Rt28 in Milton has been one of the most dangerous stroads in metro Boston. It had four lanes; drivers speed and caused many severe crashes. A couple years ago CTPS and the town coordinated on a study of the corridor, and last week MassDOT implemented a 6 month pilot program to evaluate a road diet.

MassDOT rendering showing two road diet sections of Route 28 in Milton. At top is a view with two lanes separated a wide median and flex posts, and below is a view with two lanes and a center turning lane

A photo of the intersection of Chickatawbut Road and Route 28 in the Blue Hills Reservation. Where once Route 28 had four lanes it now has two with a center turn lane

A photo of Route 28 showing an intersection with 'do not block the box' striping to allow neighbors to pull out into the roadway

A photo by a person riding a bicycle showing the bicycle handlbar while traveling in the shoulder of the roadway. Presumably the shoulder is not marked as a bike lane because the road speeds are too high. However, the road does have sidewalks on both sides.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes I think about how absolutely wild it is that drivers think they're being oppressed when they get punished for breaking the law

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 2d

Open Streets Boston Mattapan (Blue Hill Ave.) happening this Saturday, October 18th from 10:30 am to 3 pm!! 🎉🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏻‍♀️🚲🛴🛹

boston.gov/open-streets

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 2d

Simple repaving not enough to make Hyde Park Avenue safe, Forest Hills residents say
www.universalhub.com/2025/simple-...
#Boston #JamaicaPlain #Roslindale #HydePark

Walkers pause at horrible Ukraine Way intersection

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 3d

Actress Diane Keaton

#RIPDianeKeaton

Photo of a woman riding a cruiser bicycle in front of a corrugated metal wall.

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 2d

I enjoyed a few minutes of #OpenStreets Morrissey Boulevard this morning as the Firefighters 5k/10k road race was winding down

Selfie in a bike helmet on a stroad highway beside Boston Harbor

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Neponset River Greenway Council @neponsetgreenway.bsky.social · 3d

The fall foliage appears to be at or a bit past peak, so check it out soon if you haven’t already!

#NeponsetTrail #HarvestRiverBridge #foliage #NewEngland #Boston #RailTrail

Colorful foliage behind the Harvest River Bridge linking the Neponset River Greenway trail between Milton and Boston Massachusetts

Colorful foliage behind the Harvest River Bridge linking the Neponset River Greenway trail between Milton and Boston Massachusetts. A person is riding a bicycle across the bridge

Colorful foliage and sunset skies behind the Harvest River Bridge linking the Neponset River Greenway trail between Milton and Boston Massachusetts

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Neponset River Greenway Council @neponsetgreenway.bsky.social · 3d

It’s twenty minutes before high tide and Tenean Beach is mostly underwater

High tide floods the Neponset River Greenway trail

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 3d

Greetings from Shawmut Station in Dorchester - on the walls they display a bit of local agricultural and industrial history

#MBTAbyBicycle

A pink Brompton bicycle in front of a subway station sign in Boston

A subway station sign - Shawmut - in Boston, describing local farming and industrial history

THE FIRST GRIST MILL WAS STARTED ON THE DORCHESTER BANK OF THE NEPONSET RIVER BY ISRAEL STOUGHTON IN 1634;
OTHER MILLS FOLLOWED INCLUDING WALTER BAKER & Co., THE CHOCOLATE MANUFACTURER. SHIPBUILDING BEGAN ON THE RIVER AS EARLY AS 1640.

A new subway car approaches a station, with a bicycle leaning against a wall in the foreground

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 4d

First frost - a few frames from this morning’s #bikecommute here in scenic Massachusetts

Crystals of ice dot small green leaves on a chilly morning

A colorful roadside scene where the morning sunlight peeks through the trees and sidelight a frosted grassy area

Grass, some of which has gone to seed, is frosted on a chilly morning. It is illuminated by the morning light against the dark background of the trees behind it.

Crystals of ice line the edges of an oak leaf and the grass around it

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 4d

Lake Cochituate in Natick

A view of seats in a passenger train, with a lake and trees visible through the windows

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 4d

‘Holy Hydrophilic Empire’ 😂
Also, might as well add in Ceuta and Melilla and buffer zones around them too

Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 5d

Today’s status update on the South Station fare gates installation process.
#MBTA #MBTACR #Boston

Stainless steel fare gates partially installed at South Station in Boston

Fenced off areas of the South Station platform beneath the South Station Tower arches, illuminated in purple light before dawn

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 6d

The President of the United States is living in an alternate reality and it's long past time for media outlets to start talking about it.

We're beyond "Trump said without evidence." Trump is governing a world that only exists in his warped mind.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 6d

The literal reading of this statement is Pam Bondi is planning extrajudicial executions of random protesters.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 6d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 6d

Posobiec claim: Antifa is so clearly real that it “has been going on for almost 100 years … going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany.”

Analysis: it’s… difficult to position yourself as the good guys if you’re aligning yourself with the Nazis in your historical analogy.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 6d

ANALYSIS | Trump just hosted an ‘Antifa roundtable’ at the White House ... it was so much worse than you’re imagining

Trump’s ‘Antifa roundtable’ was so much worse than you’re imagining

www.independent.co.uk

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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 6d

(or someone just like him)