Connor Shea (he/they)
@connorshea.com
Always exploring by foot or by public transit, with a book in hand. Birdie the cat’s dad. Digital for @publichealth.boston.gov, building a Boston we can all call home. Personal account, opinions are mine.
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Grateful to my State Senator Liz Miranda who is advocating for action & protecting working families & long-time homeowners.
We can’t lose focus of the real impact these increases will have on residents & families. Who will support these businesses if folks continue to leave an unaffordable Boston?
We can’t lose focus of the real impact these increases will have on residents & families. Who will support these businesses if folks continue to leave an unaffordable Boston?
State Sen. Brownsberger criticizes Boston tax proposal as public pressure increases
His comments come as the window to act on the proposal tightens.
www.wgbh.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Grateful to my State Senator Liz Miranda who is advocating for action & protecting working families & long-time homeowners.
We can’t lose focus of the real impact these increases will have on residents & families. Who will support these businesses if folks continue to leave an unaffordable Boston?
We can’t lose focus of the real impact these increases will have on residents & families. Who will support these businesses if folks continue to leave an unaffordable Boston?
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Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Never forget, car dependency isn’t freedom.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
Some might ask “what’s more free than cars?”
Choices.
Choices are more free than car dependency.
It’s not a hard concept.
I’m not pitting cars against any other single mode of transport.
I’m rejecting design that creates dependency on just one mode.
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The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
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😤
Screw McBrainWorm's CDC - we've got the Boston Public Health Commission
You may have heard that under the leadership of a man with a fetish for dead bears and severed whale heads, the federal Centers for Disease Control now claims there might be a link between autism and ...
www.universalhub.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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In Boston, we’re working hard and making progress helping those in recovery feel safe, supported, and seen. Learn more about our work to address substance use disorder and find help at boston.gov/recovery. #RecoveryMonth
September 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
In Boston, we’re working hard and making progress helping those in recovery feel safe, supported, and seen. Learn more about our work to address substance use disorder and find help at boston.gov/recovery. #RecoveryMonth
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Good morning Boston
Mayor Michelle Wu Wins Boston's Preliminary Election: Full Speech
YouTube video by Mayor Michelle Wu
youtu.be
September 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Good morning Boston
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Get out and vote TODAY, Boston! 🗳️
Check where you vote at wheredoivotema.com and find more voting info at michelleforboston.com/vote.
Check where you vote at wheredoivotema.com and find more voting info at michelleforboston.com/vote.
September 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Get out and vote TODAY, Boston! 🗳️
Check where you vote at wheredoivotema.com and find more voting info at michelleforboston.com/vote.
Check where you vote at wheredoivotema.com and find more voting info at michelleforboston.com/vote.
Horrifying. Predatory AI technology is already harming young people by putting their safety and well-being at risk.
Invest in teachers. Invest in humans. Stop with the cheap, unregulated tech.
Invest in teachers. Invest in humans. Stop with the cheap, unregulated tech.
The AI Chatbot Childhood Is Officially Here
What A Day · Episode
open.spotify.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Horrifying. Predatory AI technology is already harming young people by putting their safety and well-being at risk.
Invest in teachers. Invest in humans. Stop with the cheap, unregulated tech.
Invest in teachers. Invest in humans. Stop with the cheap, unregulated tech.
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Clearing encampments and throwing people in jail does NOTHING to actually get Americans off the streets.
Homelessness is not a personal failure, it’s a policy failure. Congress must pass my Housing Not Handcuffs Act with @frost.house.gov.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Homelessness is not a personal failure, it’s a policy failure. Congress must pass my Housing Not Handcuffs Act with @frost.house.gov.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
A New Study Proves Criminalizing Homelessness Doesn’t Reduce Homelessness
"The deterrence logic doesn’t hold": A recent analysis finds that encampments bans and other local ordinances aimed at unhoused populations don't actually lead to decreased homelessness.
nextcity.org
August 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Clearing encampments and throwing people in jail does NOTHING to actually get Americans off the streets.
Homelessness is not a personal failure, it’s a policy failure. Congress must pass my Housing Not Handcuffs Act with @frost.house.gov.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Homelessness is not a personal failure, it’s a policy failure. Congress must pass my Housing Not Handcuffs Act with @frost.house.gov.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Burning through millions like it’s nothing to them. Oh, wait…
August 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Burning through millions like it’s nothing to them. Oh, wait…
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My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab.
Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us.
It’s time to fight back.
Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us.
It’s time to fight back.
August 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
My Democratic colleagues and I just left the state of Texas to break quorum and stop Trump’s redistricting power grab.
Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us.
It’s time to fight back.
Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections right before our eyes. But first he’ll have to come through us.
It’s time to fight back.
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July 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Consider taking our survey below, please and thank you! ⬇️
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New favorite rainy day activity unlocked: Journaling and enjoying a sandwich and iced coffee sitting by the window of a local shop in the neighborhood 🤗
July 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New favorite rainy day activity unlocked: Journaling and enjoying a sandwich and iced coffee sitting by the window of a local shop in the neighborhood 🤗
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
I like REALLY wish super PACs weren’t a thing, smh.
Political fundraising groups have funneled millions of dollars into ads for the Boston mayoral contest, setting the stage for the most expensive — and perhaps, most contentious — election for the city in recent memory.
Super PACs are spending big on attack ads in Boston mayor's race
Political fundraising groups have funneled millions of dollars into ads for the Boston mayoral contest, setting the stage for the most expensive — and perhaps, most contentious — election for the city...
www.wbur.org
June 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I like REALLY wish super PACs weren’t a thing, smh.
Shoutout @act-on-mass.bsky.social and everyone who advocated for more transparency from our state government. We deserve to know how our elected officials vote in committee. We, the people who put these officials in their seats, must continue to hold them accountable. Now, let’s pass some bills.
Mass. Democrats reach rules deal they say will make lawmaking more transparent - The Boston Globe
The Legislature has long been criticized for operating with a level of opacity that keeps residents from knowing what's really going on at the State House.
www.bostonglobe.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Shoutout @act-on-mass.bsky.social and everyone who advocated for more transparency from our state government. We deserve to know how our elected officials vote in committee. We, the people who put these officials in their seats, must continue to hold them accountable. Now, let’s pass some bills.
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May Juneteenth be a reminder of those who carried the flame of justice before us, and a celebration of the Black joy, freedom and community that has been built and nurtured through a revolutionary legacy.
June 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
May Juneteenth be a reminder of those who carried the flame of justice before us, and a celebration of the Black joy, freedom and community that has been built and nurtured through a revolutionary legacy.
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A person with measles visited Boston. We're working with local partners to notify those who may have been exposed to measles. Unvaccinated individuals who have been exposed should contact their healthcare provider immediately.
Learn more at boston.gov/measles.
Learn more at boston.gov/measles.
June 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
A person with measles visited Boston. We're working with local partners to notify those who may have been exposed to measles. Unvaccinated individuals who have been exposed should contact their healthcare provider immediately.
Learn more at boston.gov/measles.
Learn more at boston.gov/measles.
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RIGHT NOW: Health officials say a person with measles was in Boston June 7-8, giving a list of where and when people may have been exposed. https://trib.al/Se5ts2s
trib.al
June 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
RIGHT NOW: Health officials say a person with measles was in Boston June 7-8, giving a list of where and when people may have been exposed. https://trib.al/Se5ts2s
We must speak out against a federal administration who is putting the health and well-being of Americans at risk in order to further their conspiracy-filled agenda.
“This decision is unprecedented, unwarranted, and extremely problematic.” Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Commissioner of Public Health for @boston.gov, shares with @nbcboston.com.
In Boston we will continue to rely on evidence-based science to protect and support our residents.
In Boston we will continue to rely on evidence-based science to protect and support our residents.
RFK ousts CDC vaccine panel; Boston doctor responds
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removing all members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee is dangerous, says Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, the director of the Boston Public Health C...
www.nbcboston.com
June 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We must speak out against a federal administration who is putting the health and well-being of Americans at risk in order to further their conspiracy-filled agenda.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.
June 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary removes every member of scientific committee that advises the CDC on how vaccines should be used.
Billionaires are trying to buy this campaign for nepo baby Kraft from their shop outside of Boston.
If these billionaires truly wanted to serve their communities instead of their personal interests, I’m sure plenty of local orgs could use that $2M to help families and residents across Boston.
If these billionaires truly wanted to serve their communities instead of their personal interests, I’m sure plenty of local orgs could use that $2M to help families and residents across Boston.
Two companies, one roof, and the Boston mayoral race
commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/two...
commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/two...
Two companies, one roof, and the Boston mayoral race
On a tree-lined street in Medford, tucked away inside a strength training gym, there’s an office that’s been doing some heavy lifting in the Boston mayor’s race.
commonwealthbeacon.org
June 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Billionaires are trying to buy this campaign for nepo baby Kraft from their shop outside of Boston.
If these billionaires truly wanted to serve their communities instead of their personal interests, I’m sure plenty of local orgs could use that $2M to help families and residents across Boston.
If these billionaires truly wanted to serve their communities instead of their personal interests, I’m sure plenty of local orgs could use that $2M to help families and residents across Boston.
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The only way to solve Boston’s traffic is to get cars off the road.
Encouraging mode shift by getting some people out of their cars and onto public transit or walk/bike as able is the best way to do that.
Anything else is just hollow political rhetoric.
Encouraging mode shift by getting some people out of their cars and onto public transit or walk/bike as able is the best way to do that.
Anything else is just hollow political rhetoric.
May 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The only way to solve Boston’s traffic is to get cars off the road.
Encouraging mode shift by getting some people out of their cars and onto public transit or walk/bike as able is the best way to do that.
Anything else is just hollow political rhetoric.
Encouraging mode shift by getting some people out of their cars and onto public transit or walk/bike as able is the best way to do that.
Anything else is just hollow political rhetoric.
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Boston giving more than $2M to immigrant groups in the face of federal crackdown www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...
Boston giving more than $2M to immigrant groups in the face of federal crackdown
Amid a crackdown on immigration and slashes in federal funding, the city of Boston is looking to support immigrants through a series of events and with new grant money.
www.wbur.org
May 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Boston giving more than $2M to immigrant groups in the face of federal crackdown www.wbur.org/news/2025/05...