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Matt Karolian

@mkarolian.bsky.social

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Building new things at Boston Globe Media. 80th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard. Teach digital journalism at HarvardEXT. Non-Journalist.

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · Mar 8

"Boston doesn't back down" a quote from Mayor @wutrain.bsky.social, was projected on the Old State House

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Here's what's up with those anti-tyranny messages projected on the Old State House

Under the pseudonym "Silence Dogood," a group of artists projected anti-tyranny messages onto the Old State House in Boston Tuesday.

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · 2d

It’s kind of shocking just how bad Starbucks coffee is

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · 2d

@wutrain.bsky.social to ‘headline’ major anti-Trump protest in Boston

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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.

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · 4d

There are so many headlines on FP that are virtually indistinguishable from @theonion.com

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · 4d

One of the most upvoted posts in the /r/Portland subreddit is praising Portland PD for their professionalism despite ICE's behavior.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 5d

If you’re worried people don’t care and aren’t watching, they are.

Our YouTube audience is primarily young men. Don’t let the fascism get to you, that’s the point.

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t think they give Irish Rolexs to toddlers

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · 6d

Hey Boston folks who saw #DavidByrne last night, was the pit standing room or was seating enforced?

It has been like a decade since seeing a show at the Wang.

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Boston.com @boston.com · 14d

Red Sox rally from a 3-run deficit to walk off the Tigers and secure a playoff spot trib.al/HPppO3A

Red Sox rally from a 3-run deficit to walk off the Tigers and secure a playoff spot

The Red Sox celebrated their return to the postseason on Friday night after a 4-3, walk-off victory over the skidding Detroit Tigers.

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · 14d

a mascot holding a flag on a baseball field with a mgm sign behind him

ALT: a mascot holding a flag on a baseball field with a mgm sign behind him

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · 17d

Vermont with the boys shot on #35mm and poorly developed in my basement

Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · 19d

One person dead and two wounded in New Hampshire country club shooting, witness says gunman yelled “free #Palestine”. Investigators were still working to determine a motive, New Hampshire Senior Assistant Attorney General Peter Hinckley said.
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One person dead and two wounded in New Hampshire country club shooting; suspect in custody - The Boston Globe

A gunman opened fire at a New Hampshire country club during a wedding on Saturday, killing one person and wounding two others, authorities said.

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · 20d

You are incorrect.

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Bringing Home Americans Detained in China

There are more Americans detained in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) than anywhere else in the world. Following the high-profile release of Americans unjustly jailed in Russia, attention to the c...

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · 20d

The freak out over the US having access to the TikTok algo from the left is kinda mind boggling given who controls it now.

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Aaron Collins @masknerd.bsky.social · 25d

Passionate about clean air, environmental justice, and community-based participatory research? The OSLUV Project(501c3 non-profit) is hiring for a Grant Project Manager position for a state funded air quality research effort. You also get to work with me 😂
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The OSLUV Project hiring Grant Project Manager in St Paul, MN | LinkedIn

Posted 9:01:10 PM. Organization: The OSLUV Project, Saint Paul, Minnesota.Status: Immediate OpeningDuration: Summer…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · Jul 7

My daughter just asked me to put this #TaylorSwift record on 🤣

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · Jun 21

10th anniversary weekend off to a great start

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · May 27

how it started vs how its going

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · May 10

Me, telling you to subscribe to your local newspaper.

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · May 7

A police department choosing to cast themselves as the Empire instead of the good guys was a choice.

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Matt Karolian @mkarolian.bsky.social · Apr 25

Took the day off to run around Boston with the kiddo. We hit up Cafe Beatrice for breakfast, checked out the giant American Flag at the Boston Harbor Hotel, rode the Greenway Carousel, stopped at every fountain...