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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 11h

Hours after refusing to kiss the Presidential ring, #MIT wins court battle over Defense Department plan to slash its grant funding
www.universalhub.com/2025/hours-a...
#lawsuits

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 14h

MIT was MIT when Donald was a pup
And MIT will be MIT when Donald's time is up
And any fascist Son of a Bitch who thinks he's in our class
Can pucker up his rosy lips and kiss the beaver's ass

Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 19h

MIT declares it's not bowing down before the convicted felon in chief and his toadies
www.universalhub.com/2025/mit-dec...

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Matthew @imatthewi.bsky.social · 13h

Taking it all in. A still night at the CSC reflecting pool is a sight to behold. And a passerby pauses to peruse the perfect mirror image reflection of the Mother Church.

flic.kr/p/2ryr6LX

#photosky #photography #reflection #EastCoastKin #architecture #BackBay #Boston
cc: @universalhub.com

Color photo at night of the Christian Science Center Plaza and reflecting pool in Boston's Back Bay. With a passerby admiring the mirror image reflection of the illuminated Mother Church.

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 13h

Judges order more immigrants freed from #ICE clutches, including 13-year-old boy now locked up with men at ICE's office prison in Burlington
www.universalhub.com/2025/judges-...

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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 3d

Very trivial observation but Harrison Av has got to be the worst street in Boston. Both in terms of the condition and the absolute shitshow of trying to navigate it

Like there is a literal mogul in the street. wtaf

Huge lump of asphalt that mounds up like a ski jump and spray paint word "REMOVE" on it in pink

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Coach Julio @fitnessfoundry.bsky.social · 21h

🧵1/9
🚨My voice is not a threat to my country—it is a defense of it.

I’m a citizen, small business owner, volunteer poll worker, and a first-generation 🇺🇸🇩🇴Dominican American. I’d rather focus on health and fitness—but I love my country too much to stay silent.

📣When I speak out about the rise of…

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The Boston LOL 💜 🚲 ⚡ @thebostonlol.bsky.social · 20h

@ofsevit.bsky.social @universalhub.com @demonhusky.better.boston.ap.brid.gy @demonhusky.mas.to.ap.brid.gy is there any way to determine who is responsible for fixing a dangerous road condition at this location? The municipalities are playing "not it"

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 19h

MIT declares it's not bowing down before the convicted felon in chief and his toadies
www.universalhub.com/2025/mit-dec...

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 21h

Man learns the hard way that getting convicted for drunk driving in #Massachusetts means you lose your gun license for at least five years
www.universalhub.com/2025/man-lea...
#guns

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 21h

At least put some jam on it!

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 1d

It's always a good time for French toast!

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 1d

Sunrise charmer over Squantum Channel
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#Boston #Dorchester

Sunrise over Squantum Channel as seen from Dorchester

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Henry Santoro @henrysantoro.bsky.social · 1d

Worth noting:
2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado
attended the Dana Hall boarding school in Wellesley.
@gbhnews.bsky.social

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 1d

Nor'easter a-comin' - but it'll be rain, not snow
www.universalhub.com/2025/noreast...
#Boston #MorrisseyBoulevardDetourTime

Coastal storm that'll hit Boston was over the Carolinas around 9 a.m. Friday, as seen by GOES-East satellite

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NBC10 Boston @nbcboston.com · 1d

Once we get past this morning's freeze warnings and frost advisories, we're focused on this weekend's developing nor'easter.

Here's a closer look at the storms potential impacts, including gusty winds, heavy rain, high surf and coastal flooding. on.nbcboston.com/D1r3bJi

FIRST ALERT: Freezing start today, then all eyes on nor'easter this weekend

Here's a closer look at the nor'easter's potential impacts this weekend, including gusty winds, heavy rain, high surf and coastal flooding.

on.nbcboston.com

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 1d

Fucking hell. This sucks.

Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Lays Off 25% of HUCTW Staff | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard will lay off roughly 25 percent of staff represented by its clerical and technical workers’ union at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and reorganize several offices in response t...

www.thecrimson.com

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 1d

The Red Line gives up during rush hour, commuters find their prospects turn dour
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#MBTA #RedLine

Dead Red Line train at Harvard, with riders standing by

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 1d

#Boston judge orders immediate release of immigrant locked up since July
www.universalhub.com/2025/boston-...
#immigrants #ICE #lawsuits

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 1d

A thing I find incredibly weird is Massachusetts legalized cocktails to go on April 1st 2024, but almost every restaurant I ask about it says it's still illegal.

It was legal intermittently during pandemic, illegal for 4 months, and then legal again. You can buy drinks with your take out. Do it!

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 1d

Judge orders #ICE to return #Massachusetts man from the Mississippi hole they dumped him in
www.universalhub.com/2025/judge-o...

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 1d

He's an American citizen, so no.

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 1d

Serial gun felon who lost argument that even convicted felons had a Second Amendment right to pack loaded guns is sentenced to two years in prison
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#Boston #Roxbury #crime #guns

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social · 2d

MBTA, you are not helping the cause when trying to help people navigate Boston.

In WHAT WORLD is taking the 4 from South Station the “Most Direct” route here?

(Tagging @universalhub.com for the chuckle)

Proposed options for travel, with “MOST DIRECT” taking the 4 bus for 24 minutes, “EARLIEST ARRIVAL” being walking for 12 minutes, and the third option being the Red Line for 8 minutes.

A map of downtown Boston with a yellow line tracing the path of the 4 bus from South Station (marked with an A) up through the North End before coming down near the Old State House (marked with a B)

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James G @orth.ca · 2d

Vladdy: "DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!"

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 2d

#Boston judge refuses to halt case over Planned Parenthood funding just because of Republican shutdown of the government
www.universalhub.com/2025/boston-...
#lawsuit

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