Jimmy Pimentel
@jimpimentel.bsky.social
Survey Party Chief • Devoted spouse, proud ⚓ Rhode Islander, comic strip enthusiast • I value practical solutions and real progress.
Was happy to be out in defense of our Constitution and immigrant neighbors. It was lovely to meet other kind folks while we were out, who share the same love for everyone in our community.
January 31, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Was happy to be out in defense of our Constitution and immigrant neighbors. It was lovely to meet other kind folks while we were out, who share the same love for everyone in our community.
Made these two calls in just a few minutes. Call our Senators and let them know we do not stand for a police state that targets our immigrant neighbors and hampers our freedom of movement as citizens. They must hold the line.
All Senate Democrats (and independents) must vote tomorrow against the DHS appropriations bill.
Please call your senators today and say NO more funding for ICE: 202-224-3121.
Here's more about what you should know: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/dems-must-stop-ice-funding-heres
Please call your senators today and say NO more funding for ICE: 202-224-3121.
Here's more about what you should know: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/dems-must-stop-ice-funding-heres
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Made these two calls in just a few minutes. Call our Senators and let them know we do not stand for a police state that targets our immigrant neighbors and hampers our freedom of movement as citizens. They must hold the line.
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EPiC members attended the City Council meeting tonight to learn more about the proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. We’re feeling inspired by the mix of practical short-term recommendations and long-term goals that will make our streets safer for all road users. (1/3)
January 28, 2026 at 1:51 AM
EPiC members attended the City Council meeting tonight to learn more about the proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. We’re feeling inspired by the mix of practical short-term recommendations and long-term goals that will make our streets safer for all road users. (1/3)
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Well done Providence General Assembly for getting this to Mayor Smiley!
We would love to see East Providence take a similar step to protect residents on city property.
We would love to see East Providence take a similar step to protect residents on city property.
Providence Mayor Smiley signs Executive Order prohibiting the use of city property for civil immigration enforcement activities
"With this executive order, we are making clear that city property will be used to serve our community, not to carry out civil immigration enforcement," said the Mayor.
"With this executive order, we are making clear that city property will be used to serve our community, not to carry out civil immigration enforcement," said the Mayor.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley signs Executive Order prohibiting the use of city property for civil immigration enforcement activities
"With this executive order, we are making clear that city property will be used to serve our community, not to carry out civil immigration enforcement," said Mayor Smiley.
steveahlquist.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Well done Providence General Assembly for getting this to Mayor Smiley!
We would love to see East Providence take a similar step to protect residents on city property.
We would love to see East Providence take a similar step to protect residents on city property.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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Our city is filled with these unregulated surveillance cameras! We strongly encourage our members to join @riaclu.bsky.social for this important webinar.
Have you seen the “automated license plate reader” cameras (aka ALPRs) being installed across RI? Spoiler: They can do more than just read license plates, and they're basically unregulated.
Register for our webinar on Monday, Feb. 9, at 6pm to learn more about privacy + this technology ⬇️
Register for our webinar on Monday, Feb. 9, at 6pm to learn more about privacy + this technology ⬇️
WEBINAR More than Just License Plates: Surveillance in RI - ACLU of Rhode Island
Have you seen the “automated license plate reader” cameras (aka ALPRs) being installed across the state? Spoiler alert: They can do more than just read license plates, and there are essentially no laws regulating their use.
www.riaclu.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Our city is filled with these unregulated surveillance cameras! We strongly encourage our members to join @riaclu.bsky.social for this important webinar.
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"To build a strong city, we need to massacre the red tape, starting with ending mandatory parking minimums. It’s time to prioritize homes over subsidized asphalt. ✂️📜"
— @jimpimentel.bsky.social
— @jimpimentel.bsky.social
We need more housing, but this project is a perfect example of why our zoning codes are broken. To play by the current rules without seeking a variance, the majority of this valuable land has to be used for a parking lot instead of people. 🚗🏘️ 1/3
www.eastbayri.com/east-provide...
www.eastbayri.com/east-provide...
South Broadway apartment building approved in East Providence - EastBayRI.com
The East Providence Planning Board voted 4-0 to approve a plan to develop a long-vacant parcel of land located at the corner of South Broadway and Laura Street into a 17-unit apartment building.
www.eastbayri.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:09 PM
"To build a strong city, we need to massacre the red tape, starting with ending mandatory parking minimums. It’s time to prioritize homes over subsidized asphalt. ✂️📜"
— @jimpimentel.bsky.social
— @jimpimentel.bsky.social
We need more housing, but this project is a perfect example of why our zoning codes are broken. To play by the current rules without seeking a variance, the majority of this valuable land has to be used for a parking lot instead of people. 🚗🏘️ 1/3
www.eastbayri.com/east-provide...
www.eastbayri.com/east-provide...
South Broadway apartment building approved in East Providence - EastBayRI.com
The East Providence Planning Board voted 4-0 to approve a plan to develop a long-vacant parcel of land located at the corner of South Broadway and Laura Street into a 17-unit apartment building.
www.eastbayri.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
We need more housing, but this project is a perfect example of why our zoning codes are broken. To play by the current rules without seeking a variance, the majority of this valuable land has to be used for a parking lot instead of people. 🚗🏘️ 1/3
www.eastbayri.com/east-provide...
www.eastbayri.com/east-provide...
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People often ask what EPiC does. Today showed the answer: we show up.
Neighbors gathered at Crook Point Brewery to talk shop on everything from housing solutions to protecting our local environment. We’re building a city that works for everyone. (2/3)
Neighbors gathered at Crook Point Brewery to talk shop on everything from housing solutions to protecting our local environment. We’re building a city that works for everyone. (2/3)
January 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
People often ask what EPiC does. Today showed the answer: we show up.
Neighbors gathered at Crook Point Brewery to talk shop on everything from housing solutions to protecting our local environment. We’re building a city that works for everyone. (2/3)
Neighbors gathered at Crook Point Brewery to talk shop on everything from housing solutions to protecting our local environment. We’re building a city that works for everyone. (2/3)
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One year of EPiC! 🥳
From a handful of neighbors to an award-winning grassroots organization, we’ve spent 2025 fighting for more homes, inclusive schools, and a greener East Providence.
Heading into 2026 with more momentum than ever.
Join us: www.epicri.org/become-a-mem... 🩵✨ (1/3)
From a handful of neighbors to an award-winning grassroots organization, we’ve spent 2025 fighting for more homes, inclusive schools, and a greener East Providence.
Heading into 2026 with more momentum than ever.
Join us: www.epicri.org/become-a-mem... 🩵✨ (1/3)
January 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
One year of EPiC! 🥳
From a handful of neighbors to an award-winning grassroots organization, we’ve spent 2025 fighting for more homes, inclusive schools, and a greener East Providence.
Heading into 2026 with more momentum than ever.
Join us: www.epicri.org/become-a-mem... 🩵✨ (1/3)
From a handful of neighbors to an award-winning grassroots organization, we’ve spent 2025 fighting for more homes, inclusive schools, and a greener East Providence.
Heading into 2026 with more momentum than ever.
Join us: www.epicri.org/become-a-mem... 🩵✨ (1/3)
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🚨DATE CHANGED🚨
East Providence is finalizing its Bike & Pedestrian Master Plan!
Join EPiC and @pvdstreets.bsky.social to learn more at the next City Council meeting.
🗓️ Tuesday, Jan 27
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 East Providence City Hall
Let’s build safer, more connected streets together! 🚲🚶♀️
East Providence is finalizing its Bike & Pedestrian Master Plan!
Join EPiC and @pvdstreets.bsky.social to learn more at the next City Council meeting.
🗓️ Tuesday, Jan 27
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 East Providence City Hall
Let’s build safer, more connected streets together! 🚲🚶♀️
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🚨DATE CHANGED🚨
East Providence is finalizing its Bike & Pedestrian Master Plan!
Join EPiC and @pvdstreets.bsky.social to learn more at the next City Council meeting.
🗓️ Tuesday, Jan 27
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 East Providence City Hall
Let’s build safer, more connected streets together! 🚲🚶♀️
East Providence is finalizing its Bike & Pedestrian Master Plan!
Join EPiC and @pvdstreets.bsky.social to learn more at the next City Council meeting.
🗓️ Tuesday, Jan 27
⏰ 6:30 PM
📍 East Providence City Hall
Let’s build safer, more connected streets together! 🚲🚶♀️
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It's working! Policies making it easier to build new homes in Rhode Island are starting to get results. After the state expanded residents’ right to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), the number of permits issued statewide jumped from 11 in 2021 to 163 in 2024.
January 16, 2026 at 12:26 AM
It's working! Policies making it easier to build new homes in Rhode Island are starting to get results. After the state expanded residents’ right to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU), the number of permits issued statewide jumped from 11 in 2021 to 163 in 2024.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” ― Rev. Desmond Tutu
January 15, 2026 at 11:40 PM
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” ― Rev. Desmond Tutu
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Here's an important & timely analysis by @mjerzyk.bsky.social, "an attorney with many years examining law‑enforcement practices and excessive‑force analysis" who provides his thoughts on the shooting death of Renee Good.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Here's an important & timely analysis by @mjerzyk.bsky.social, "an attorney with many years examining law‑enforcement practices and excessive‑force analysis" who provides his thoughts on the shooting death of Renee Good.
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It took me a while to write this. Seeing the videos of Renee Good, a mother, a poet, & a beloved community member, have her life taken away by someone that taxpayers are supposed to trust with a gun, evokes the haunting memory of Daniel Shaver, who was killed by a Mesa cop 9 years ago. 1/5
January 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
It took me a while to write this. Seeing the videos of Renee Good, a mother, a poet, & a beloved community member, have her life taken away by someone that taxpayers are supposed to trust with a gun, evokes the haunting memory of Daniel Shaver, who was killed by a Mesa cop 9 years ago. 1/5
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Democrats cannot vote for a DHS budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency.
A witness shared this video with me showing an ICE officer shooting a driver in an SUV in south Minneapolis. DHS says the woman is dead.
ICE officer fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis
YouTube video by Minnesota Reformer
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Democrats cannot vote for a DHS budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency.
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“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.” 💔
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
www.advocate.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.” 💔
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
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Claudia from @neighborswelcomeri.bsky.social is right. Many of our urban centers are significantly less populated today than at their peak. By rebuilding our village centers via infill development, we can restore the vibrancy that defined our communities.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
Will RI's housing stock improve by 2050? Claudia Wack is optimistic.
25 years into the new millennium, we asked: "What will the next 25 years bring the Ocean State?'' For one, we need to address the housing crisis.
www.providencejournal.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Claudia from @neighborswelcomeri.bsky.social is right. Many of our urban centers are significantly less populated today than at their peak. By rebuilding our village centers via infill development, we can restore the vibrancy that defined our communities.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
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city centers," Claudia Wack, our President, for The Providence Journal:
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
Will RI's housing stock improve by 2050? Claudia Wack is optimistic.
25 years into the new millennium, we asked: "What will the next 25 years bring the Ocean State?'' For one, we need to address the housing crisis.
www.providencejournal.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
city centers," Claudia Wack, our President, for The Providence Journal:
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
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What will Rhode Island look like in 2050? "My optimistic vision is I think Rhode Island will actually do a good job, eventually over the next 25 years, of getting back to our roots and really allowing more housing and more vibrant walkable neighborhoods in village centers and
December 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
What will Rhode Island look like in 2050? "My optimistic vision is I think Rhode Island will actually do a good job, eventually over the next 25 years, of getting back to our roots and really allowing more housing and more vibrant walkable neighborhoods in village centers and
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❄️ ✨ 🌙 What a beautiful wintry night at Pawtucket Winter Wonderland. (1/2)
December 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
❄️ ✨ 🌙 What a beautiful wintry night at Pawtucket Winter Wonderland. (1/2)
Nothing beats waking up to a beautiful snowfall. ❄️ Garfield seems to think the snow looks better from the inside of the car.
December 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Nothing beats waking up to a beautiful snowfall. ❄️ Garfield seems to think the snow looks better from the inside of the car.