Ben Ewen-Campen
@benforward3.bsky.social
City Councilor, Somerville MA - Ward 3. Affordable housing, safe streets, good jobs, public transit, fighting climate change (also, biologist at Harvard Med School) https://www.benforward3.com
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
🚶♂️Apply to join the Somerville Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee! Seeking new members - learn more here:
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November 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
🚶♂️Apply to join the Somerville Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee! Seeking new members - learn more here:
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🐓New Union Square restaurant alert🍗
The wonderful family who run Reliable Market is JUST about to open K-BOK, Korean Fried Chicken, in the space that was once La Cantina. STAY TUNED!
The wonderful family who run Reliable Market is JUST about to open K-BOK, Korean Fried Chicken, in the space that was once La Cantina. STAY TUNED!
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🐓New Union Square restaurant alert🍗
The wonderful family who run Reliable Market is JUST about to open K-BOK, Korean Fried Chicken, in the space that was once La Cantina. STAY TUNED!
The wonderful family who run Reliable Market is JUST about to open K-BOK, Korean Fried Chicken, in the space that was once La Cantina. STAY TUNED!
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Reminder! Large section of Somerville Ave closed for paving tomorrow (Monday 11/24)
On Monday, November 24, at approximately 7 a.m., City contractors plan to pave the roadway on Somerville Avenue between Park Street & Beech Street. While paving is underway, Somerville Avenue between Lowell Street & Park Street will be closed to through motor vehicle traffic in both directions.
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Reminder! Large section of Somerville Ave closed for paving tomorrow (Monday 11/24)
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
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This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This story is nuts.
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
"ICE agents then surrounded the judge’s car and demanded everyone to exit the vehicle, threatening to smash in the windows if they did not comply."
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very big story here: apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
very big story here: apnews.com/article/immi...
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🏠SO PROUD to be at the State House today in support of Somerville’s Rent Stabilization home rule petition.
Powerful testimony from Public School Superintendent Carmona on the effects of displacement on families, and especially from tenants who lost their homes due to rent gouging.
Powerful testimony from Public School Superintendent Carmona on the effects of displacement on families, and especially from tenants who lost their homes due to rent gouging.
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🏠SO PROUD to be at the State House today in support of Somerville’s Rent Stabilization home rule petition.
Powerful testimony from Public School Superintendent Carmona on the effects of displacement on families, and especially from tenants who lost their homes due to rent gouging.
Powerful testimony from Public School Superintendent Carmona on the effects of displacement on families, and especially from tenants who lost their homes due to rent gouging.
🏠SO PROUD to be at the State House today in support of Somerville’s Rent Stabilization home rule petition.
Powerful testimony from Public School Superintendent Carmona on the effects of displacement on families, and especially from tenants who lost their homes due to rent gouging.
Powerful testimony from Public School Superintendent Carmona on the effects of displacement on families, and especially from tenants who lost their homes due to rent gouging.
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🏠SO PROUD to be at the State House today in support of Somerville’s Rent Stabilization home rule petition.
Powerful testimony from Public School Superintendent Carmona on the effects of displacement on families, and especially from tenants who lost their homes due to rent gouging.
Powerful testimony from Public School Superintendent Carmona on the effects of displacement on families, and especially from tenants who lost their homes due to rent gouging.
🤝“$975,000 from the Community Benefits Stabilization Fund to address rising food insecurity.”
Our goal has always been to ensure the benefits of development in Somerville flow to those in need, not just the well-off.
Here’s what this looks like in reality: $$ from big developers to feed people.
Our goal has always been to ensure the benefits of development in Somerville flow to those in need, not just the well-off.
Here’s what this looks like in reality: $$ from big developers to feed people.
$975,000 to be allocated to food security programs amid growing community needs
By The Times Staff A lot of people are going hungry, and that has city officials taking swift action to cope with the crisis. Following the government shutdown and food aid benefits lapse, the city is...
www.thesomervilletimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🤝“$975,000 from the Community Benefits Stabilization Fund to address rising food insecurity.”
Our goal has always been to ensure the benefits of development in Somerville flow to those in need, not just the well-off.
Here’s what this looks like in reality: $$ from big developers to feed people.
Our goal has always been to ensure the benefits of development in Somerville flow to those in need, not just the well-off.
Here’s what this looks like in reality: $$ from big developers to feed people.
“Does your local police department use License Plate Readers?” If you live in Somerville, the answer is no.
Thanks to our Surveillance Oversight Ordinance, we have full transparency & accountability for any surveillance equipment used by the City: online.encodeplus.com/regs/somervi...
Thanks to our Surveillance Oversight Ordinance, we have full transparency & accountability for any surveillance equipment used by the City: online.encodeplus.com/regs/somervi...
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 AM
“Does your local police department use License Plate Readers?” If you live in Somerville, the answer is no.
Thanks to our Surveillance Oversight Ordinance, we have full transparency & accountability for any surveillance equipment used by the City: online.encodeplus.com/regs/somervi...
Thanks to our Surveillance Oversight Ordinance, we have full transparency & accountability for any surveillance equipment used by the City: online.encodeplus.com/regs/somervi...
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Thank you to my constituents who’ve raised concerns with the climate and energy bill. I share your concerns and have been advocating to House Leaders to stop this bill from coming to a vote this week. I’m pleased to report our collective advocacy is making a difference. We can’t retreat on climate!
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.
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C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
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November 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
SCOOP: CDC officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah and Arizona, a finding that could end America’s status as a nation that has eliminated measles.
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When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Welcome aboard to Somerville’s newest City Councilor, Emily Hardt, representing Ward 7! Very glad to be back to 11 people around the horseshoe :)
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Welcome aboard to Somerville’s newest City Councilor, Emily Hardt, representing Ward 7! Very glad to be back to 11 people around the horseshoe :)
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force. Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building.
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force. Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building.
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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Important to understand the issues but also the cost burden implications
🐟Watch our Resolution on sewage overflows here👇
Cities across MA are being put in an impossible position: asked to build infrastructure that doesn’t solve the sewage problem, at costs that local residents can’t afford. We need the MWRA to help fund & design regional stormwater & infrastructure
Cities across MA are being put in an impossible position: asked to build infrastructure that doesn’t solve the sewage problem, at costs that local residents can’t afford. We need the MWRA to help fund & design regional stormwater & infrastructure
November 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Important to understand the issues but also the cost burden implications
🐟Watch our Resolution on sewage overflows here👇
Cities across MA are being put in an impossible position: asked to build infrastructure that doesn’t solve the sewage problem, at costs that local residents can’t afford. We need the MWRA to help fund & design regional stormwater & infrastructure
Cities across MA are being put in an impossible position: asked to build infrastructure that doesn’t solve the sewage problem, at costs that local residents can’t afford. We need the MWRA to help fund & design regional stormwater & infrastructure
November 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🐟Watch our Resolution on sewage overflows here👇
Cities across MA are being put in an impossible position: asked to build infrastructure that doesn’t solve the sewage problem, at costs that local residents can’t afford. We need the MWRA to help fund & design regional stormwater & infrastructure
Cities across MA are being put in an impossible position: asked to build infrastructure that doesn’t solve the sewage problem, at costs that local residents can’t afford. We need the MWRA to help fund & design regional stormwater & infrastructure
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This article makes me want to be The Best Recycler I Can Be.
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This article makes me want to be The Best Recycler I Can Be.
"Does our plastic actually get recycled?" The #CamberVille newsletter is always excellent, but this one is truly a must-read: a deep dive into the recycling processing plant where all of Somerville's recycling winds up: mailchi.mp/bostonglobe....
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"Does our plastic actually get recycled?" The #CamberVille newsletter is always excellent, but this one is truly a must-read: a deep dive into the recycling processing plant where all of Somerville's recycling winds up: mailchi.mp/bostonglobe....
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...