Andrea Yakovakis
@dealane.bsky.social
Twitter refugee. Childless cat lady. I aim to be kind but I reserve my right to kick ass when it's deserved. Vintage barware collector.
This is honestly amazing. If you told me yesterday State Street would stand up like this, I would have laughed out loud. Good on you, Old Money Bank!
State Street Bank -- the embodiment of New England Old Money, founded in 1792 -- lights up their sign for the Transgender Day of Remembrance:
From the boston community on Reddit: State street pastel?
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November 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is honestly amazing. If you told me yesterday State Street would stand up like this, I would have laughed out loud. Good on you, Old Money Bank!
Another human I'm grateful for. Helping folks to access and understand what our local legislators are doing. Thank you @jonathancohn.bsky.social!
Really happy with how this site turned out.
Curious to see how the MA State House is following the new rules they adopted this summer? This site allows you to find out.
beaconhilltracker.org
Curious to see how the MA State House is following the new rules they adopted this summer? This site allows you to find out.
beaconhilltracker.org
Beacon Hill Compliance Tracker
Track Massachusetts legislative compliance with transparency requirements
beaconhilltracker.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Another human I'm grateful for. Helping folks to access and understand what our local legislators are doing. Thank you @jonathancohn.bsky.social!
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I want everyone, but especially the media, to understand that Trump has made it acceptable to call someone "Piggy". It's fine, in fact I think we need to call Trump "Piggy" to his face. It will be chanted at him whenever he appears in public, but folks saying "Quiet Piggy" to his face? Even better.
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I want everyone, but especially the media, to understand that Trump has made it acceptable to call someone "Piggy". It's fine, in fact I think we need to call Trump "Piggy" to his face. It will be chanted at him whenever he appears in public, but folks saying "Quiet Piggy" to his face? Even better.
I have no words. Holy hell.
South Carolina lawmakers debate abortion bill that could imprison people who receive the procedure
A few lawmakers are holding a hearing to discuss the controversial bill.
abcnews.go.com/Health/south...
A few lawmakers are holding a hearing to discuss the controversial bill.
abcnews.go.com/Health/south...
South Carolina lawmakers debate abortion bill that could imprison people who receive the procedure
South Carolina lawmakers are holding a hearing on a near-total abortion ban that removes exceptions and could send pregnant people who receive an abortion to prison.
abcnews.go.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I have no words. Holy hell.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is the vile pig who got famous for chasing around teenagers who survived a school shooting, harassing them with a camera crew so she could be Facebook famous.
Just remember: Never interrupt your enemy when they’re helping you.
Just remember: Never interrupt your enemy when they’re helping you.
November 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene is the vile pig who got famous for chasing around teenagers who survived a school shooting, harassing them with a camera crew so she could be Facebook famous.
Just remember: Never interrupt your enemy when they’re helping you.
Just remember: Never interrupt your enemy when they’re helping you.
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According to the news
the acting administrator
of FEMA has resigned,
so if it feels to you
as though we are in an age
of emergencies
but that there is no one
taking responsibility
for managing them,
know that in this moment
that feeling you have
is particularly accurate.
the acting administrator
of FEMA has resigned,
so if it feels to you
as though we are in an age
of emergencies
but that there is no one
taking responsibility
for managing them,
know that in this moment
that feeling you have
is particularly accurate.
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
According to the news
the acting administrator
of FEMA has resigned,
so if it feels to you
as though we are in an age
of emergencies
but that there is no one
taking responsibility
for managing them,
know that in this moment
that feeling you have
is particularly accurate.
the acting administrator
of FEMA has resigned,
so if it feels to you
as though we are in an age
of emergencies
but that there is no one
taking responsibility
for managing them,
know that in this moment
that feeling you have
is particularly accurate.
I can't. I have been aware of this guy for years. I was disgusted by the evidence of his sexual predatory but not surprised. But this? This is another level.
It isn't just the sex crimes and racism. There is also this side to the man:
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I can't. I have been aware of this guy for years. I was disgusted by the evidence of his sexual predatory but not surprised. But this? This is another level.
Yes!
I'd like to see @warren.senate.gov challenge Schumer for leadership. She'd be an excellent Majority Leader once we take back Congress.
a woman in a red jacket is saying " i am ready to get back in the fight "
ALT: a woman in a red jacket is saying " i am ready to get back in the fight "
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Yes!
Very thoughtful analysis with solid ideas on how to proceed. I'm eternally grateful for @somershade.bsky.social and others who help us understand the grey areas in governance and how to navigate them.
I wrote a blog post on the practical next steps that Somerville should take to boycott and divest from the world’s worst companies if we don’t want it to become a fiasco.
medium.com/@fdmts/doing...
medium.com/@fdmts/doing...
Doing Divestment Right
Somerville’s ballot question number three passed last week with 55% of the votes. It instructs the Mayor and City Council to “end all…
medium.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Very thoughtful analysis with solid ideas on how to proceed. I'm eternally grateful for @somershade.bsky.social and others who help us understand the grey areas in governance and how to navigate them.
Very thoughtful analysis with solid ideas on how to proceed. I'm eternally grateful for @somershade.bsky.social and others who help us understand the grey areas in governance and how to navigate them.
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Very thoughtful analysis with solid ideas on how to proceed. I'm eternally grateful for @somershade.bsky.social and others who help us understand the grey areas in governance and how to navigate them.
Such an excellent question.
My question is who is doing all the Epsteining for these powerful wealthy men now?
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Such an excellent question.
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Here's a teenager who understands that bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise.
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Here's a teenager who understands that bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise.
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Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
My heart breaks. She was just 11 years old, but I can see such joy and sass in her smile. We lost that and so much more.
12 November 1931 | German Jewish girl, Paula Rössler, was born in Cologne. She emigrated to the Netherlands.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1943 and was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
My heart breaks. She was just 11 years old, but I can see such joy and sass in her smile. We lost that and so much more.
So, now the House has to vote, right? The senate votes and then it goes to the house. Am I missing something?
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
So, now the House has to vote, right? The senate votes and then it goes to the house. Am I missing something?
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Dorothy Vaughan | NASA mathematician, programmer & manager died #OTD in 2008
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Dorothy Vaughan | NASA mathematician, programmer & manager died #OTD in 2008
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
First Black female supervisor at NACA (precursor to NASA), expert programmer, Scout Launch Vehicle Program contributor & more. #WomenInSTEM
Learn more about this "Hidden Figure:" nasa.gov/people/dorot...
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The “Bootstraps” idiom was originally meant to refer to the literally impossible. It was co-opted.
Idiom Origin
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
“pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
This was originally *sarcasm* & meant to convey that the act was impossible.
A boot strap is a loop used to help put your boot on.
This 1921 cartoon from the “Nonpartisan Leader” showcases that you can’t pull upward on your boots to levitate.
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The “Bootstraps” idiom was originally meant to refer to the literally impossible. It was co-opted.
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We need another NoKings Protest
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
We need another NoKings Protest
Do this! It felt really good to say WTF @schumer.senate.gov Do not cave!
Call Chuck Schumer!
Don't let him do this!
202-224-6542
Don't let him do this!
202-224-6542
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Do this! It felt really good to say WTF @schumer.senate.gov Do not cave!
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@jaketapper.bsky.social considering how much you like to cover old presidents and cognitive decline, hope you're covering this extensively.
November 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
@jaketapper.bsky.social considering how much you like to cover old presidents and cognitive decline, hope you're covering this extensively.
I remember watching this as a young girl. It definitely had an impact. And @lyndacarter.bsky.social continues to inspire me. I'm grateful.
50 years ago today, the world was introduced to @lyndacarter.bsky.social as the perennial Wonder Woman.
A lot of has changed over the years but our need for the heroes of truth & justice has only grown stronger.
A lot of has changed over the years but our need for the heroes of truth & justice has only grown stronger.
a woman in a black dress is dancing in front of a red explosion .
Alt: a woman in a black dress is dancing in front of a red explosion .
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November 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I remember watching this as a young girl. It definitely had an impact. And @lyndacarter.bsky.social continues to inspire me. I'm grateful.
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If people on bikes show up to the polls like they do at Prospect & Hampshire at 8:29am, Nov 3rd, 44F out, we got tomorrow’s #CambMa city election.
Please vote for candidates on the @cbsiepac.bsky.social slate, and tell a friend! www.cambridgebikesafety.org/election/
(16 people on bikes, 3 cars)
Please vote for candidates on the @cbsiepac.bsky.social slate, and tell a friend! www.cambridgebikesafety.org/election/
(16 people on bikes, 3 cars)
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
If people on bikes show up to the polls like they do at Prospect & Hampshire at 8:29am, Nov 3rd, 44F out, we got tomorrow’s #CambMa city election.
Please vote for candidates on the @cbsiepac.bsky.social slate, and tell a friend! www.cambridgebikesafety.org/election/
(16 people on bikes, 3 cars)
Please vote for candidates on the @cbsiepac.bsky.social slate, and tell a friend! www.cambridgebikesafety.org/election/
(16 people on bikes, 3 cars)
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Two people killed in the Boston area in car crashes today.
This is buried down at the bottom of the homepage since driving is so dangerous it's not really news.
This is buried down at the bottom of the homepage since driving is so dangerous it's not really news.
October 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Two people killed in the Boston area in car crashes today.
This is buried down at the bottom of the homepage since driving is so dangerous it's not really news.
This is buried down at the bottom of the homepage since driving is so dangerous it's not really news.
Please consider volunteering. The stronger we get the more prepared we'll be when the 💩 hits our community.
Things in Massachusetts are not as bad as they are in Chicago, but ICE is in our communities. The stories you see on the news don't accurately reflect the daily terror ICE is inflicting on immigrants. Please consider donating to or volunteering with LUCE.
Also, save their number: 617-370-5023
Also, save their number: 617-370-5023
LUCE Immigrant Justice Network of MA
www.lucemass.org
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Please consider volunteering. The stronger we get the more prepared we'll be when the 💩 hits our community.
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NYC Mayoral Debate
MAMDANI: I want to make NYC a better place to live
CUOMO: I want Mandala over here to admit he can't do anything, because I can't do anything
SLIWA: I would drink a $27 Moscow mule from Andrew Cuomo's skull
MAMDANI: I want to make NYC a better place to live
CUOMO: I want Mandala over here to admit he can't do anything, because I can't do anything
SLIWA: I would drink a $27 Moscow mule from Andrew Cuomo's skull
October 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
NYC Mayoral Debate
MAMDANI: I want to make NYC a better place to live
CUOMO: I want Mandala over here to admit he can't do anything, because I can't do anything
SLIWA: I would drink a $27 Moscow mule from Andrew Cuomo's skull
MAMDANI: I want to make NYC a better place to live
CUOMO: I want Mandala over here to admit he can't do anything, because I can't do anything
SLIWA: I would drink a $27 Moscow mule from Andrew Cuomo's skull