Bob Van Meter
@bobvm.bsky.social
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This weekend, Americans are standing up for our communities that are being terrorized by Trump’s fascist death squads.
Join us to demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole Good: mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913... #ICEOutForGood
Join us to demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole Good: mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913... #ICEOutForGood
January 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
This weekend, Americans are standing up for our communities that are being terrorized by Trump’s fascist death squads.
Join us to demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole Good: mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913... #ICEOutForGood
Join us to demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole Good: mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913... #ICEOutForGood
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"78% of Massachusetts voters support “allowing homes to be built on smaller lots,” and 72% support allowing the subdivision of large lots into smaller lots."
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/10/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/10/o...
A 5,000-square-foot solution to the Massachusetts housing crisis - The Boston Globe
A ballot measure to reduce lot-size requirements would open up more housing options in the suburbs, creating opportunities to build smaller, lower-cost homes.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
"78% of Massachusetts voters support “allowing homes to be built on smaller lots,” and 72% support allowing the subdivision of large lots into smaller lots."
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/10/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/10/o...
The Kennedy Center debacle is a perfect example of @therickwilson.bsky.social dictum that Everything Trump Touches Dies.
January 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The Kennedy Center debacle is a perfect example of @therickwilson.bsky.social dictum that Everything Trump Touches Dies.
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Collected some videos of the Vigil for Renee Good on the street she was murdered.
No song better than Earth To Eve's haunting lyrics.
I'm so touched & impressed with how Minnesota feels protective & connected with their community. ❤️🩹🙌🏻
ICE is the worst of us. MN is the best of us.
No song better than Earth To Eve's haunting lyrics.
I'm so touched & impressed with how Minnesota feels protective & connected with their community. ❤️🩹🙌🏻
ICE is the worst of us. MN is the best of us.
January 8, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Collected some videos of the Vigil for Renee Good on the street she was murdered.
No song better than Earth To Eve's haunting lyrics.
I'm so touched & impressed with how Minnesota feels protective & connected with their community. ❤️🩹🙌🏻
ICE is the worst of us. MN is the best of us.
No song better than Earth To Eve's haunting lyrics.
I'm so touched & impressed with how Minnesota feels protective & connected with their community. ❤️🩹🙌🏻
ICE is the worst of us. MN is the best of us.
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This would be a good moment for top editors in our major news organizations to call a meeting to announce to their staff that Trump has lost his mind and you don’t have to cover him like he’s normal anymore.
January 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
This would be a good moment for top editors in our major news organizations to call a meeting to announce to their staff that Trump has lost his mind and you don’t have to cover him like he’s normal anymore.
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Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 17. www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Mike Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 17. www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
Pat Ryan is the Democratic voice we need in this crisis.
Ryan: This is clearly us starting another forever war—which the American people do not support.
Trump is just straight up admitting this is a war for oil, and that he is willing to send our blood and treasure, to “run Venezuela,” whatever the hell that means, with no plan.
Trump is just straight up admitting this is a war for oil, and that he is willing to send our blood and treasure, to “run Venezuela,” whatever the hell that means, with no plan.
January 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Pat Ryan is the Democratic voice we need in this crisis.
Lucy Dacus performing Bread and Roses at Zohran Mamdani's Inaugural was beautoifal and moving. youtu.be/SOaWApniIN8?...
Lucy Dacus Performs at NYC Inauguration as Mayor Zohran Mamdani Takes Office | AC1G
YouTube video by DRM News
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January 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Lucy Dacus performing Bread and Roses at Zohran Mamdani's Inaugural was beautoifal and moving. youtu.be/SOaWApniIN8?...
This article makes me proud to be an NPR supporter. NPR realized that “compromise” was not possible unlike Columbia U. and many other institutions.
NPR’s C.E.O. Was a Right-Wing Target. Then the Real Trouble Started. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
NPR’s C.E.O. Was a Right-Wing Target. Then the Real Trouble Started. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
NPR’s C.E.O. Was a Right-Wing Target. Then the Real Trouble Started.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This article makes me proud to be an NPR supporter. NPR realized that “compromise” was not possible unlike Columbia U. and many other institutions.
NPR’s C.E.O. Was a Right-Wing Target. Then the Real Trouble Started. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
NPR’s C.E.O. Was a Right-Wing Target. Then the Real Trouble Started. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/b...
@joshtpm.bsky.social point is that there is just too much in the files for Trump’s people to successfully cover all of it up so inevitably some of the truth will come out.
A Minor Observation About the Epstein Files Release talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-min...
A Minor Observation About the Epstein Files Release
When Congress passed the Epstein Files law the common and undoubtedly correct...
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December 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
@joshtpm.bsky.social point is that there is just too much in the files for Trump’s people to successfully cover all of it up so inevitably some of the truth will come out.
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Honestly, Trump's decision to offer pardons for $250,000 is his biggest move to reduce prices.
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Honestly, Trump's decision to offer pardons for $250,000 is his biggest move to reduce prices.
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Giving religious orgs the ability to more easily build multifamily housing - and therefore build community & house those in need - is a great idea. In Brookline multiple houses of worship are interested in building homes slowed by zoning, making financing harder & projects near transit smaller.
3. A push to build housing in ‘God’s backyard’ http://commonwealthbeacon.org/housing/a-push-to-build-housing-in-gods-backyard/
December 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Giving religious orgs the ability to more easily build multifamily housing - and therefore build community & house those in need - is a great idea. In Brookline multiple houses of worship are interested in building homes slowed by zoning, making financing harder & projects near transit smaller.
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The video has been taken down from YouTube. You can still download it here: is.gd/paU8Ko
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The video has been taken down from YouTube. You can still download it here: is.gd/paU8Ko
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New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
December 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..."
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.
Very interesting take on Wiles story from @joshtpm.bsky.social .
‘Trump’s Totally My Bitch!’ and Other Wild Quotes From Susie Wiles talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
‘Trump’s Totally My Bitch!’ and Other Wild Quotes From Susie Wiles
Our bespoke piñata of the day is the Susie Wiles piece in...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Very interesting take on Wiles story from @joshtpm.bsky.social .
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Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
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I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I hope people understand that if Trump gets his way America will soon be part of the global axis of evil if we aren't already. You see it in the Caribbean, you see it in Ukraine, and you see it with Trump trying to buddy up to Xi. We are a malevolent force.
Great in depth look at the politics and policy of the rent control ballot question from ‘ from Chris Lisinski and Jennifer Smith. A good example of why we need the @cwbeacon.bsky.social . They're making a huge bet’: Rent control referendum splits progressives
commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/the...
commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/the...
‘They're making a huge bet’: Rent control referendum splits progressives - CommonWealth Beacon
If a campaign to instate rent control across the Commonwealth makes it to the ballot, voters will need to weigh whether every municipality should adopt a measure more stringent than earlier attempts b...
commonwealthbeacon.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Great in depth look at the politics and policy of the rent control ballot question from ‘ from Chris Lisinski and Jennifer Smith. A good example of why we need the @cwbeacon.bsky.social . They're making a huge bet’: Rent control referendum splits progressives
commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/the...
commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/the...
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One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance.
Be a housing fan.
I wish the @nytimes.com would do something like this. Kudos to @theguardian.com .
such a cool and necessary new project from @theguardian.com! helmed by the amazing @jessica-machado.bsky.social. it’s gonna be great.
The Guardian launches Building power, a landmark reporting series on civic action
The multiyear, philanthropically funded project brings new attention to the people and communities organizing to protect fundamental rights
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I wish the @nytimes.com would do something like this. Kudos to @theguardian.com .
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ICE agents beat up 16 year old American citizen on his way to school. Keep recording, folks!
This will matter again someday.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #FuckICE
This will matter again someday.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #FuckICE
December 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
ICE agents beat up 16 year old American citizen on his way to school. Keep recording, folks!
This will matter again someday.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #FuckICE
This will matter again someday.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #FuckICE
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2/ As long as this short post is getting some attn, here I explain why there is no saving the American Republic without reforming the Court and breaking the hold of the corrupt six Republican appointees. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...
The Status Interview—Or How To Write Up a Senate Purge List
Over the last couple days I’ve argued both that the denouement of...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
2/ As long as this short post is getting some attn, here I explain why there is no saving the American Republic without reforming the Court and breaking the hold of the corrupt six Republican appointees. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-s...