Travis
@travtufts.bsky.social
Bostonian by choice | BPS parent | Public Ed enthusiast | Bike rider | Occasional organizer | Personal Chef to three | Broadcast editor & colorist
Exclusion ≠ Excellence
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Travis
@travtufts.bsky.social
· Sep 26
Last night @bostonschools.boston.gov made recommendations to the school committee that will double down on exclusionary policies for the city's "exam schools".
We are *addicted* to the idea of merit – because it's easier to pick "winners" than provide an equitable education for all students.
We are *addicted* to the idea of merit – because it's easier to pick "winners" than provide an equitable education for all students.
Your Boston ENGLISH High School Eagles just beat BLS 40-30 in their 138th Thanksgiving Football matchup. 🏈🦅💙🎺
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Your Boston ENGLISH High School Eagles just beat BLS 40-30 in their 138th Thanksgiving Football matchup. 🏈🦅💙🎺
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56th annual National Day of Mourning
Thursday Nov. 27, 2025 - 12 noon
Plymouth MA
#nothanksnogiving #ndom2025
Thursday Nov. 27, 2025 - 12 noon
Plymouth MA
#nothanksnogiving #ndom2025
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
56th annual National Day of Mourning
Thursday Nov. 27, 2025 - 12 noon
Plymouth MA
#nothanksnogiving #ndom2025
Thursday Nov. 27, 2025 - 12 noon
Plymouth MA
#nothanksnogiving #ndom2025
“The thing that was hitting me so hard, it was my education,” Lopez Belloza, who is the first in her family to go to college, said.
And of course, her sisters at home back in Texas. I’m not going to see see them anymore, Lopez Belloza remembers thinking.
And of course, her sisters at home back in Texas. I’m not going to see see them anymore, Lopez Belloza remembers thinking.
“It really didn’t feel like it was real life because nothing made sense,” said Ricky Soto, a close friend of the family who was desperately trying to contact attorneys to help the family. “I can only imagine how terrifying that was for her.”
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“The thing that was hitting me so hard, it was my education,” Lopez Belloza, who is the first in her family to go to college, said.
And of course, her sisters at home back in Texas. I’m not going to see see them anymore, Lopez Belloza remembers thinking.
And of course, her sisters at home back in Texas. I’m not going to see see them anymore, Lopez Belloza remembers thinking.
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thinking of her today
November 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
thinking of her today
It’s fair to say that this is exactly what they have been for.
They are desperately looking for any possible pretext to ramp up the military occupation of American cities.
They are desperately looking for any possible pretext to ramp up the military occupation of American cities.
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It’s fair to say that this is exactly what they have been for.
They are desperately looking for any possible pretext to ramp up the military occupation of American cities.
They are desperately looking for any possible pretext to ramp up the military occupation of American cities.
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I can't think of any point in recent history when someone could reasonably say Haitians *wouldn't* meet requirements for TPS--the country has never really been allowed to develop a functioning government, and the last time it had something resembling one, the US helped overthrow it
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I can't think of any point in recent history when someone could reasonably say Haitians *wouldn't* meet requirements for TPS--the country has never really been allowed to develop a functioning government, and the last time it had something resembling one, the US helped overthrow it
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First off, this couple is hilarious and I want to subscribe to their podcast and be friends with them.
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
First off, this couple is hilarious and I want to subscribe to their podcast and be friends with them.
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
Their legal Mass “BORT” license plate is getting rung up with EZPass tolls from people who have Simpsons novelty plates. www.instagram.com/reel/DRfod3l...
Losing my mind that the Bush administration spent over a year pumping propaganda into US news to generate public support for invading Iraq.
And these guys are just gonna go for it with no public groundwork other than “hey, this is about getting that oil”.
And these guys are just gonna go for it with no public groundwork other than “hey, this is about getting that oil”.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Losing my mind that the Bush administration spent over a year pumping propaganda into US news to generate public support for invading Iraq.
And these guys are just gonna go for it with no public groundwork other than “hey, this is about getting that oil”.
And these guys are just gonna go for it with no public groundwork other than “hey, this is about getting that oil”.
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Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yes, HID headlights are very bright but the bigger problem is the proliferation of gargantuan vehicles with 5’+ hood heights so that if you’re driving a normal sized car their headlights are at your eye level rather than seat level like they’re supposed to be.
Boston folks: In classic @bostonschools.boston.gov fashion, BPS JUST RELEASED a survey on the school closures proposed LAST WEEK.
The survey runs this holiday-shortened week and ends next week (🙃), so please fill it out!
Even if your school isn't impacted now, it WILL be impacted in the future.
The survey runs this holiday-shortened week and ends next week (🙃), so please fill it out!
Even if your school isn't impacted now, it WILL be impacted in the future.
Panorama Education
surveys.panoramaed.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Boston folks: In classic @bostonschools.boston.gov fashion, BPS JUST RELEASED a survey on the school closures proposed LAST WEEK.
The survey runs this holiday-shortened week and ends next week (🙃), so please fill it out!
Even if your school isn't impacted now, it WILL be impacted in the future.
The survey runs this holiday-shortened week and ends next week (🙃), so please fill it out!
Even if your school isn't impacted now, it WILL be impacted in the future.
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My grand unified theory of suburbia is that camera doorbells are like SUVs, they provide an illusion of security while making you more paranoid
“Camera doorbells are social cancer as a technology, breaking down social solidarity and further encouraging people to see strangers with suspicion.”
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My grand unified theory of suburbia is that camera doorbells are like SUVs, they provide an illusion of security while making you more paranoid
Thought I had purchased bad hummus only to realize that I accidentally bought "Hot Honey Hummus".
Is there nothing this fad will not blight!?
Is there nothing this fad will not blight!?
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Thought I had purchased bad hummus only to realize that I accidentally bought "Hot Honey Hummus".
Is there nothing this fad will not blight!?
Is there nothing this fad will not blight!?
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love.
It presaged our post-9/11 era of mass-surveillance and data harvesting. Plus Regina King kills it in her few minutes of screen time.
It presaged our post-9/11 era of mass-surveillance and data harvesting. Plus Regina King kills it in her few minutes of screen time.
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love.
It presaged our post-9/11 era of mass-surveillance and data harvesting. Plus Regina King kills it in her few minutes of screen time.
It presaged our post-9/11 era of mass-surveillance and data harvesting. Plus Regina King kills it in her few minutes of screen time.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
That Simpsons scene where newly divorced Kirk Van Houten is showing off his race car bed to Homer, who replies "I sleep in a big bed with my wife".
However, if I *didn't* sleep in a big bed with my wife I could probably roll with a camping hammock full time. That is about as comfortable as it gets.
However, if I *didn't* sleep in a big bed with my wife I could probably roll with a camping hammock full time. That is about as comfortable as it gets.
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
That Simpsons scene where newly divorced Kirk Van Houten is showing off his race car bed to Homer, who replies "I sleep in a big bed with my wife".
However, if I *didn't* sleep in a big bed with my wife I could probably roll with a camping hammock full time. That is about as comfortable as it gets.
However, if I *didn't* sleep in a big bed with my wife I could probably roll with a camping hammock full time. That is about as comfortable as it gets.
I'm remembering how Kamala Harris proposed expanding Medicare to cover in-home health aides, and instead we removed TPS and threatened to deport the amazing people who do that work day in & day out.
We saw the tidal wave of aging parents hit us and decided it was time to restrict visas for nurses.
We saw the tidal wave of aging parents hit us and decided it was time to restrict visas for nurses.
Every person I know who is roughly my age is dealing with something like this right now www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | ‘We Had No Idea What Was Coming’: Caring for My Aging Father
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm remembering how Kamala Harris proposed expanding Medicare to cover in-home health aides, and instead we removed TPS and threatened to deport the amazing people who do that work day in & day out.
We saw the tidal wave of aging parents hit us and decided it was time to restrict visas for nurses.
We saw the tidal wave of aging parents hit us and decided it was time to restrict visas for nurses.
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Breaking News: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae artist known for songs including “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” has died. He was 81.
Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon, Dies at 81
The Grammy Award-winning singer and star of the movie “The Harder They Come” died of pneumonia, his wife said.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Breaking News: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae artist known for songs including “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” has died. He was 81.
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Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Renate Reinsve is somehow able to compress 14 stops of emotion into 6 stops on screen.
A ★★★★ review of Sentimental Value (2025)
I’m always a sucker for stories about the therapeutic power of art. In this case: how writing, theater, and film might bridge gulfs of generational trauma between parents, children, and places. Skarsg...
boxd.it
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Renate Reinsve is somehow able to compress 14 stops of emotion into 6 stops on screen.
KIDNAPPING IS NOT A CAREER
It's true, the only job available in the United States is kidnapping restaurant and daycare workers
November 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
KIDNAPPING IS NOT A CAREER
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Nov 23rd 1984 - Jack Ryan came to the conclusion that the rogue Soviet naval captain, Ramius (Sean Connery), plans to defect to the United States.
📽️📅 The Hunt for Red October (1990)
📽️📅 The Hunt for Red October (1990)
November 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Nov 23rd 1984 - Jack Ryan came to the conclusion that the rogue Soviet naval captain, Ramius (Sean Connery), plans to defect to the United States.
📽️📅 The Hunt for Red October (1990)
📽️📅 The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Saved by supporting cast and sharp photography.
A ★★★½ review of Rental Family (2025)
This nearly veered into a ditch of schmaltz, but somehow director Hikari managed to steer the movie out of the crash. Excellent supporting performances by Akira Emoto, Mari Yamamoto, and the young Sha...
boxd.it
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Saved by supporting cast and sharp photography.
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Omar El Akkad's One Day, Everyone will have Always Been Against This has won the National Book Award. This is a deserving, necessary win. His words need to be on all of our minds and in all of our hearts.
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Omar El Akkad's One Day, Everyone will have Always Been Against This has won the National Book Award. This is a deserving, necessary win. His words need to be on all of our minds and in all of our hearts.
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
Carrie Coon knows what’s up.
November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Carrie Coon knows what’s up.