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Ben Edwards

@bostonhistory.bsky.social

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Private tour guide in Boston, children’s book author, Revere House board member, marketing guy. Passionate about history, fitness, and plant-based nutrition. walkingboston.com

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Ben Edwards @bostonhistory.bsky.social · Jul 7

To learn more about Walking Boston, you can also follow us on IG. To date we've posted over 800 photos, sharing what a private guided walking tour of the Freedom Trail with Ben Edwards, a relative of Paul Revere, is like. instagram.com/bostonhistory. #Boston #BostonHistory #PrivateTour #FreedomTrail

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 14h

Great point from @mjtoma.bsky.social: Millions of us absolutely do see what's happening to the USA.

"We are horrified, shocked, enraged, and ashamed. We are acting, in a thousand ways, to oppose it. This cannot, and will not, be how the United States ends."

newrepublic.com/post/201625/...

Memo to Future Historians: This Is Fascism, and Millions of Us See It

From Chicago to Portland, James Comey to Letitia James, and so much else—this is no longer America.

newrepublic.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 12h

"It is truly sickening to speak to somebody who raised three boys to go into the Marines because of how much he loved and believed in this country, only to be treated like that."

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social discusses Narciso Barranco, ICE, and more with @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Pod

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 13h

So Trump accepts the gift of a $400 million jumbo private jet and now the Qataris are ... building an air-force base for themselves in Idaho??

This cannot be real.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 9h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Mike @mikethewander1.bsky.social · 5h

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone.bsky.social · 5h

Dear Chicago who I love. I'm so proud of your resistance to the horrors of authoritarianism. Remember who you are. Stay strong, and thank the frog for me.

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Ben Edwards @bostonhistory.bsky.social · 5h

WATCH THIS NOW!! F**king Madness! Is THIS the America you want? IS IT?? #Resist

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8h

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

Ben Edwards @bostonhistory.bsky.social · 5h

WATCH THIS NOW!! F**king Madness! Is THIS the America you want? IS IT?? #Resist

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h

"She said to me after that - Samantha, 21 years old - all my life I've prepared for this moment. All my life, my mom, 53 years old, who was just going to get meat for a stew, has told me one day this could come."

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social talks ICE with @timmiller.bsky.social on The Bulwark Pod

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10h

The house just extended their vacation!

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 8h

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 6h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Ben Edwards @bostonhistory.bsky.social · 5h

Boston Mayor Wu to headline ‘No Kings’ protest amid sanctuary battle with feds www.bostonherald.com/2025/10/07/b... #Boston #NoKings

Boston Mayor Wu to headline ‘No Kings’ protest amid sanctuary battle with feds

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is set to headline a “No Kings” protest on Oct. 18, roughly a month after the city was sued by the Trump administration over its sanctuary policies that the feds see as thw…

www.bostonherald.com

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Every American who believes in the rule of law should see this for what it is: An attack on our democracy from a man who wants to rule, not serve.

We will not be intimidated or silenced. We stand with democracy and against tyranny. Let’s make it clear there are still NO KINGS in the USA. #NoKings

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Ben Edwards @bostonhistory.bsky.social · 5h

Mayor Michelle Wu to ‘headline’ major anti-Trump protest in Boston - A "No Kings" rally will be held on Boston Common on October 18. www.boston.com/news/local-n... #Boston #NoKings

Wu to 'headline' major anti-Trump protest in Boston

At a "No Kings" rally on Boston Common on Oct. 18, Mayor Michelle Wu will once again speak to a crowd of anti-Trump demonstrators.

www.boston.com

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jeanned4.bsky.social @jeanned4.bsky.social · 11h

My husband and I will go from paying $400 a month to not going to happen! ($2431 a month). It's going to devastate us to be without insurance, but it would be more devastating to not pay our mortgage.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.

I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 15h

We don't bow.

We don't kneel.

In America, we decide, not dictators.

No thrones. No crowns. #NoKings social.demcast.com/s/Z1fEFSb8

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

REMINDER: American businesses and consumers will pay the 100% import tax www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/t...

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Ben Edwards @bostonhistory.bsky.social · 10h

Trade War Trump. He's SUCH a JACKASS!

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11h

Breaking news: President Trump will impose a new 100 percent tariff on goods from China, escalating tensions after Chinese leader Xi Jinping issued new export restrictions that upended months of trade negotiations between the two countries.

Trump announces new 100 percent tariffs on China

President Donald Trump said he is unhappy about China’s “hostile” move to limit access to rare minerals and may cancel an upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 17h

So Trump gave Argentina a $20 billion bailout and is now building a Qatari military facility in Idaho.

While Americans can’t afford groceries.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 11h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 17h

Video shows moment Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Corina Machado learns about honor

www.cbsnews.com/news/video-n...

Video shows moment Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Corina Machado learns about honor: "I am just one person"

An emotional Maria Corina Machado can be heard saying she was honored, humbled and grateful "on behalf of the Venezuelan people" to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

www.cbsnews.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h

We've all heard that there is no free lunch.

Well, guess what?

There is no free 747 either.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12h

This is what ice is doing

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 14h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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