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Hump Day News @humpdaynews.bsky.social · 24d

Willie Burnley, Jr. is your general election pick. See you in November, @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social

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Kris @kriscritter.bsky.social · 26d

RT if you're voting for @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social tomorrow!!!!

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Miiiiiike Gutierrrrrrrrrez @mikesunra.bsky.social · 29d

Fest Willie-delphia, born and raised! @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social

Cambridge Day @cambridgeday.com · Sep 11

A French pop primer as Lulu Van Trapp makes it over the barricades from Paris to Davis Square

In honor of French electropop outfit Lulu Van Trapp’s show at The Rockwell on Sunday, part of its first tour of the United States, here are a few highs and lows in the history of French pop music – a real mixed bag.

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Willie Burnley Jr 🌹 @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social · Sep 8

With early voting starting tomorrow, it's great to have the support of @somervilleyimby.org in my race to become the next Mayor of Somerville! We can elect a pro-housing movement focused on ensuring Somerville has economic diversity and housing stability. Join us: linktr.ee/WillieforSomerville

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Boston DSA @bostondsa.org · Sep 4

Last year, @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social and @votejivan.bsky.social passed home rule petitions in Somerville & Cambridge and, collaborating with other municipal & statewide electeds, pushed our legislature and governor to ban forced brokers’ fees-Now tthey’re working to lift the ban on rent control.

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Ben Ewen-Campen @benforward3.bsky.social · Aug 31

If these folks want to know why Jews like me won’t silence ourselves in the face of what Israel is doing, please just read the news. NYT front page today: double-tap attack on a hospital & journalists. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Here is my full statements on why I refuse to shut up about this:

S4P statement

Dear Somerville for Palestine: I’m writing these words during the third week of July, 2025. Below are several headlines and quotes, published just in the last few weeks in The Guardian: “More than 1...

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Willie Burnley Jr 🌹 @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social · Aug 28

We actually could not do that, legally, with an ordinance. What we can do, and what I have advocated for during multiple budgets, is hire an Invasive Species Manager to organize invasive plant removal on private property with the support of homeowners. Unfortunately, mayor hasn't taken me up on it.

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · Aug 27

This is the same playbook Trump has used to criminalize immigrants and activists who center the dignity & humanity of all people.

Xóchitl must be released immediately and reunited with her family.

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · Aug 27

Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago is a farmworker, DACA recipient, & beloved community organizer who helped undocumented immigrants get drivers licenses in Massachusetts.

She was unlawfully detained while boarding a flight for work & is being targeted for deportation.

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Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler @votejivan.bsky.social · Aug 23

Excited to canvass for @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social after the @bostondsa.org General Meeting tomorrow!

I’ve organized with Willie since his 1st campaign.

From ending forced brokers’ fees to curtailing surveillance tech, he’s been a partner.

And he’ll be a great Somerville Mayor.

Prelim is 9/16!

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DSA National Electoral Commission @dsaelectoral.bsky.social · Aug 23

Join our phonebank tomorrow to support our Nationally-endorsed candidates!

@kelseabondatl.bsky.social @jakeephros.bsky.social @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social @north.dsanj.org @detroitdsa.bsky.social

Join us at our next phonebank tomorrow, Sunday, August 24th at 2pm pacific, 5pm eastern. Visit DSAUSA.US/socialist-cash to RSVP.

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DSA National Electoral Commission @dsaelectoral.bsky.social · Aug 17

Who wants to know how much socialist cash we raised at Convention?? 🫰🧐

Join us at our phonebank tomorrow afternoon! ☎️😏

We're supporting incredible DSA candidates across the country including @kelseabondatl.bsky.social @jakeephros.bsky.social @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social

dsausa.us/socialist-cash

Join the NEC at our August phonebanks, Sundays the 17th and 24th at 2pm Pacific, 5pm Eastern. Visit DSAUSA dot US slash socialist hyphen cash.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · Aug 16

🚨 BREAKING: After far-right influencer Laura Loomer raged online about a few severely injured Palestinian children arriving in the U.S. for life-saving medical interventions, the State Department announced it has suspended all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza.

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Willie Burnley Jr 🌹 @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social · Aug 16

I'm proud to have earned the endorsement of @somervilleyimby.org as the housing candidate for Mayor. As Mayor, I will continue to fight for renters, to build more housing, and to ensure affordable and accessible units are available to keep our neighbors in this place we call home!

Somerville YIMBY @somervilleyimby.org · Aug 15

Somerville YIMBY’s 2025 election endorsements are here! We’re pleased to endorse these candidates:

@willieburnleyjr.bsky.social
@scottistvan.com
@benjiwheeler.bsky.social
@wilfredmbah.bsky.social
Jon Link
@benforward3.bsky.social
Naima Sait
Emily Hardt

Read on: somervilleyimby.org/elections/20...

Somerville YIMBY 2025 Election Endorsements and Voter Guide

Somerville YIMBY endorses Willie Burnley Jr. for Mayor, emphasizing his leadership and housing initiatives. Other endorsements include Scott Istvan, Ben Wheeler, Will Mbah, and Jonathan Link for Ci…

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Alex P 🌹 @perniexanders.bsky.social · Aug 15

Huge congratulations to @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social for winning the mayoral endorsement from @somervilleyimby.org !! It means a lot that housing justice groups recognize that he's the best candidate. Now let's get him in office!

somervilleyimby.org/elections/20...

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Boston Cyclists Union @bikeboston.bsky.social · Aug 11

In wake of the 3 recent micro-mobility crashes we want to make our point clear:

We need less people in cars, and safer streets. Fear mongering & calling for bike regulations does neither.

bostoncyclistsunion.org/statement-we...

Statement: We need safe streets, not bike regulation after tragedies - Boston Cyclists Union

On August 6th there was a crash involving a delivery worker on an e-bike and a pedestrian, in the area of Dartmouth and Huntington near Copley Square where safety infrastructure…

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Willie Burnley Jr 🌹 @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social · Jul 30

Tom, the Safety Sticks are already being used for ticketing illegal parking in bus lanes. Our fines haven't changed. The money pays for the Safety Sticks, then the rest goes to the general fund, which is us keeping it. This article is about state fines rendered through cameras on buses.

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Willie Burnley Jr 🌹 @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social · Jul 25

I'm sorry that happened to you, Siobhan. It sounds as terrifying as it is infuriating. Do you happen to remember what street you were on or what neighborhood when this happened?

We certainly should be doing more to increase street safety, including through structural changes.

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · Jul 19

Fun politics fact: Zohran Mamdani got 2.4 times as many votes in the mayoral primary as Hakeem Jeffries got in the highest-turnout general election of his career

Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · Jul 19

Are these guys high

And a top Jeffries adviser this week issued a pointed warning: Target the House minority leader and he won’t just beat them; he’ll respond by going after the democratic socialists from Brooklyn elected to the state legislature, whose primaries would be on the same day next year.

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Willie Burnley Jr 🌹 @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social · Jul 10

So grateful to join the Pragmatic Optimists crew to talk about how local & state governments can do more to protect the trans community. Not only have I led this charge on the Somerville City Council by passing laws & changing policies; as mayor, I will continue to invest in our inclusive values.

Legal AF @legalafmtn.bsky.social · Jul 8

RI Sen. @mackdistrict6.bsky.social, attorney @cohen489.bsky.social, & Somerville City Council member & mayoral candidate Willie Burnley Jr. talk LGBTQ protections, local/state policy tools, and the evolving political landscape shaping Willie’s campaign. New episode of Pragmatic Optimists below!

The BLUEPRINT to Building a FIREWALL Against Trump & MAGA

YouTube video by Legal AF

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Crystal Huff (they/them) @crystalvisits.mas.wrong.tools.ap.brid.gy · Jul 10

Folks on here who are in #somervillema ... do you know about Justin Klekota doubling down on transphobia and stuff?

He's been texting some list of Somerville voters he's got, and his replies are super offputting. I haven't gotten a reply from him myself, but I've seen several screenshots like […]

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Sam @sltrmn.bsky.social · Jul 10

This is your semi-annual reminder to not vote for Justin Klekota, who continues to attack trans Somervilliens as "extremists" for telling him that it was bad to require everyone to identify as either male, female, or "transitioning" to run for a position on the Ward 7 Democratic committee.

bradley babendir @therealbradbabs.bsky.social · Jul 9

not too many people from somerville follow me here but i’m in the middle of an unhinged text exchange with city council candidate justin klekota. don’t vote for this guy!!!

him: Hello Bradley. Justin Klekota here, your Democratic State Committeeman.
Thank you for your past support! I'm running for Somerville City Council At-Large to increase funding for our schools & new housing, to reduce our carbon footprint, and to hire more emergency responders so we use less police overtime. My 25 years of experience have prepared me to serve (electjustin.org). Can I count on one of your four at-large votes? Stop2end

me:
cynical trans hating losers will never get my vote i hope you lose by so so so much

him: Hello Bradley. I'm a member of the LGBTQIA community and have consistently defended our community against hate groups like DSA.
The trans community has no ally stronger than me.

me: so you've retracted your defense of the transphobic bylaw language and apologized to the trans community and their allies who faced your attacks when they criticized you?

him: I use the same language that our legal community uses. Sex discrimination laws are the legal basis for non-discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. I will vigorously defend the language that protects our community.
DSA spread a lot of misinformation sadly.
you can't call it misinformation when you didn't even dispute what i said

me: Imao. you just don't think the transphobic language is a problem because you're a transphobic loser. i will be advocating against you in every campaign you run until you retire. you're an embarrassment to our city. i truly hope you fix your hateful heart.

him: You are attacking a member of the
LGBTQIA community and the legal language that protects us. Please educate yourself: https:// en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Bostock_v._Clayton_County

me: do you have the ability to read to the part of your little Wikipedia page that clearly states this existing legal framework leaves trans people extremely vulnerable because it fails to define its terms? if you willingly outsource your moral and linguistic framework to this debauched supreme court and needlessly deploy their discriminatory language and expect prospective constituents to take that seriously as reasoning, you're an even worse candidate for the council than i thought.

him: This language is all we have. We can't afford to lose it. Yes. SCOTUS is making terrible rulings and specifically targeting gender affirming care which is dangerous.
If Bostock is overturned it will set our legal protections back decades.

me: so it's your serious contention that if you had used trans inclusive language instead of transphobic language in the bylaw, that would have somehow endangered the existing legal precedent? and that obviously infinitesimally, incalculably small theoretical "risk" (which did not at all exist) was more important than actually listening to the trans members of our community?

him: DSA was orchestrating a homophobic attack against my household around the clock over Twitter: litigating anything over Twitter is pointless. DSA does not speak for the LGBTQIA community: they are a hate group not worth any engagement.
Arguing with DSA is like arguing with Neo-Nazis or the KKK. They are filled with hate and incapable of any good faith communication.

me: we're not on twitter. it's just you and me. you didn't answer either of my questions.

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Willie Burnley Jr 🌹 @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social · Jul 8

Come check out Willie Fest II, a night of celebrating local artists, at The Rockwell on July 27th! We'll have four local bands playing and a surprise special guest!

And if you're interested in how a Mayor Burnley will fight for artists, read this: www.bostoncompassnewspaper.com/bcn?recordId...

Image shows a lightly cloudy sky in the background with two statues from Somerville's Seven Hills Park in the foreground. Text reads: Willie Fest 2, Willie Burnley Jr for Mayor of Somerville, featuring Mallcops, Battlemode, Your Friends in Hell, and The Love Shamans. July 27th at The Rockwell. Doors at 6, music at 7pm."

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Boston DSA @bostondsa.org · Jul 7

Follow us on Tiktok & check out our latest vid! Let’s get @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social elected in Somerville!
www.tiktok.com/@boston_dsa/...

You heard it from our co-chair Tefa — Zohran shook up NYC. Now it’s Somerville’s turn. Let’s get Willie elected 🔥 #dsa #willieforsomerville #somerville

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Chris Dwan (he/him) @somershade.bsky.social · Jun 27

The council folds to a scolding from the Mayor and undoes their vote from two nights ago by a nine to two vote.

It will surprise nobody that @jtforward2.bsky.social and @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social were the "cut the funds" votes.

Even after all that talk, the rest were like "sure."

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