Intestinal Fortitude
@parquetoverice.bsky.social
Local politics nerd. Houseplants. Typical.
Hot take: Petsi Pies isn't/aren't that good.
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hot take: Petsi Pies isn't/aren't that good.
*lookin' at tonight's City Council agenda*
Oh.
Uh, yeah, I think I'll skip tonight's meeting live and just catch the video at some point. I'm reading a good book anyway.
Oh.
Uh, yeah, I think I'll skip tonight's meeting live and just catch the video at some point. I'm reading a good book anyway.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
*lookin' at tonight's City Council agenda*
Oh.
Uh, yeah, I think I'll skip tonight's meeting live and just catch the video at some point. I'm reading a good book anyway.
Oh.
Uh, yeah, I think I'll skip tonight's meeting live and just catch the video at some point. I'm reading a good book anyway.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Wanna play a fun Black Friday game? Put some stuff you want or are planning to buy from Amazon in your cart now and watch the prices go up a bit before Friday.
(It's more fun when you start doing this earlier in November but I've been busy and forgot to tell you you should play too.)
(It's more fun when you start doing this earlier in November but I've been busy and forgot to tell you you should play too.)
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Wanna play a fun Black Friday game? Put some stuff you want or are planning to buy from Amazon in your cart now and watch the prices go up a bit before Friday.
(It's more fun when you start doing this earlier in November but I've been busy and forgot to tell you you should play too.)
(It's more fun when you start doing this earlier in November but I've been busy and forgot to tell you you should play too.)
This makes me so damn glad I canceled my subscription*.
*Full disclosure: I canceled it in 2022 because they were giving a platform to anti-mask, anti-COVID protection measure think pieces.
*Full disclosure: I canceled it in 2022 because they were giving a platform to anti-mask, anti-COVID protection measure think pieces.
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This makes me so damn glad I canceled my subscription*.
*Full disclosure: I canceled it in 2022 because they were giving a platform to anti-mask, anti-COVID protection measure think pieces.
*Full disclosure: I canceled it in 2022 because they were giving a platform to anti-mask, anti-COVID protection measure think pieces.
I'd probably use StoryGraph more if it would let me tag books I listen to as "audiobooks."
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I'd probably use StoryGraph more if it would let me tag books I listen to as "audiobooks."
And the federal contractors. And the federally-funded researchers.
As we celebrate the DOGE shutdown, take a moment to remember all the government employees who list their jobs....like my friends at NOAA.
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
And the federal contractors. And the federally-funded researchers.
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Just quick holiday shopping tip: DO IT NOW & if you can during a store's off hours. You'll get better service & have more selection than when it gets crazy later AND making the crazy times a little less crazy means better service then too!
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Just quick holiday shopping tip: DO IT NOW & if you can during a store's off hours. You'll get better service & have more selection than when it gets crazy later AND making the crazy times a little less crazy means better service then too!
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November 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Mark Niedergang would be so disappointed if he could hear how many leaf blowers have been going in my neighborhood throughout the day today.
(But seriously, why do we even have a leaf blower ordinance?)
(But seriously, why do we even have a leaf blower ordinance?)
November 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Mark Niedergang would be so disappointed if he could hear how many leaf blowers have been going in my neighborhood throughout the day today.
(But seriously, why do we even have a leaf blower ordinance?)
(But seriously, why do we even have a leaf blower ordinance?)
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16 NOVEMBER 1775, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS: Henry Knox, new head of the Continental Army’s artillery, departs Continental headquarters with his brother William on the mission that will take him to Fort Ticonderoga, to retrieve the cannon captured from the garrison there.
November 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
16 NOVEMBER 1775, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS: Henry Knox, new head of the Continental Army’s artillery, departs Continental headquarters with his brother William on the mission that will take him to Fort Ticonderoga, to retrieve the cannon captured from the garrison there.
I'm so excited for Mayor Jake Wilson. Curtatone leading Transition Team 💪. And this quote: “...I’m a data guy. Everyone likes to say they love data. I really love data and I love centering data when we’re going about looking at how best to attack a problem.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/16/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/16/m...
As Somerville’s next mayor prepares to take over, he has familiar help: the city’s longest-serving mayor - The Boston Globe
As Mayor-elect Jake Wilson prepares to take office in January, he has tapped Joe Curtatone, the city's former mayor, to lead his transition team.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I'm so excited for Mayor Jake Wilson. Curtatone leading Transition Team 💪. And this quote: “...I’m a data guy. Everyone likes to say they love data. I really love data and I love centering data when we’re going about looking at how best to attack a problem.”
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/16/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/16/m...
I miss the days when the nastiness in Somerville politics was about if someone did cocaine with someone's sister and that the FBI was about to arrest the mayor or something.
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I miss the days when the nastiness in Somerville politics was about if someone did cocaine with someone's sister and that the FBI was about to arrest the mayor or something.
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.
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Best. Art. Crime. Costume.
(from Hailey Fuqua, a Boston coloratura soprano: www.instagram.com/p/DQhrnW9kpx...)
(from Hailey Fuqua, a Boston coloratura soprano: www.instagram.com/p/DQhrnW9kpx...)
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Best. Art. Crime. Costume.
(from Hailey Fuqua, a Boston coloratura soprano: www.instagram.com/p/DQhrnW9kpx...)
(from Hailey Fuqua, a Boston coloratura soprano: www.instagram.com/p/DQhrnW9kpx...)
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Healthcare is a human right.
Democratic Senators should fight for it like lives depend on it because they do.
Democratic Senators should fight for it like lives depend on it because they do.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Healthcare is a human right.
Democratic Senators should fight for it like lives depend on it because they do.
Democratic Senators should fight for it like lives depend on it because they do.
I am SO happy about this.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I am SO happy about this.
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Word from Willie Burnley Jr.'s party at the Crystal Ballroom in Davis Square: The councilor has conceded his run for Somerville mayor to Jake Wilson, who has 52.2 percent of the vote to Burnley's 46 percent in the latest figures from election officials. #Somerville
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Word from Willie Burnley Jr.'s party at the Crystal Ballroom in Davis Square: The councilor has conceded his run for Somerville mayor to Jake Wilson, who has 52.2 percent of the vote to Burnley's 46 percent in the latest figures from election officials. #Somerville
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Here are the latest incomplete initial results of tonight's election. 3 precincts are still outstanding and delayed- full results to come as soon as available.
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Here are the latest incomplete initial results of tonight's election. 3 precincts are still outstanding and delayed- full results to come as soon as available.
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Our team is here to help - if you need a ride to the rolls, send us a DM or head to jakeforsomerville.org/voting and we’ll will be happy to help you out
Voting in Somerville
Learn about voting in Somerville municipal elections.
jakeforsomerville.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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I try not to rejoice at any death, but…there are exceptions to every rule.
November 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I try not to rejoice at any death, but…there are exceptions to every rule.
I turned on the heat.
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I turned on the heat.
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There's such a fascinating, frustrating tension around suing over your work being used in LLMs and how the settlements in these things normalize the idea that companies can do this anyway and just get a slap on the wrist for it.
My Book Was Stolen by an AI Company. Why Does Suing Them Feel Wrong? | The Walrus
The courtroom isn’t where this fight belongs—each lawsuit legitimizes the very system artists oppose
thewalrus.ca
October 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
There's such a fascinating, frustrating tension around suing over your work being used in LLMs and how the settlements in these things normalize the idea that companies can do this anyway and just get a slap on the wrist for it.
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Incredibly honored to have received the endorsement of the Boston Globe Editorial Board @bostonglobe.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Incredibly honored to have received the endorsement of the Boston Globe Editorial Board @bostonglobe.com
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Sports are meant to be endured, never enjoyed.
October 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Sports are meant to be endured, never enjoyed.