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The MA legislature is discussing requiring K-12 schools use the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. It's a bad idea, so I asked School Committee candidates for their thoughts.
Here are answers from nine of the candidates:
letschangecambridge.us/articles/sch...
#CambMA #CambridgeMA
Here are answers from nine of the candidates:
letschangecambridge.us/articles/sch...
#CambMA #CambridgeMA
School Committee candidates respond to my question on free speech
I asked School Committee candidates if CPSD should adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
letschangecambridge.us
October 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The MA legislature is discussing requiring K-12 schools use the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. It's a bad idea, so I asked School Committee candidates for their thoughts.
Here are answers from nine of the candidates:
letschangecambridge.us/articles/sch...
#CambMA #CambridgeMA
Here are answers from nine of the candidates:
letschangecambridge.us/articles/sch...
#CambMA #CambridgeMA
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Hey #bostodon ! We are having a Mastodon meetup (tootup?) next Friday the 19th, because @skinnylatte is in town!
Details:
Trillium Beer Garden
In the Greenway by Rowes Wharf
5–7pm (or thereabouts, who knows, we could shut the place down if we are feeling feisty)
I have gotten permission to […]
Details:
Trillium Beer Garden
In the Greenway by Rowes Wharf
5–7pm (or thereabouts, who knows, we could shut the place down if we are feeling feisty)
I have gotten permission to […]
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toot.boston
September 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Hey #bostodon ! We are having a Mastodon meetup (tootup?) next Friday the 19th, because @skinnylatte is in town!
Details:
Trillium Beer Garden
In the Greenway by Rowes Wharf
5–7pm (or thereabouts, who knows, we could shut the place down if we are feeling feisty)
I have gotten permission to […]
Details:
Trillium Beer Garden
In the Greenway by Rowes Wharf
5–7pm (or thereabouts, who knows, we could shut the place down if we are feeling feisty)
I have gotten permission to […]
CVS has new COVID vaccines in Portsmouth NH (and elsewhere in New Hampshire). Self-attestation for access, though who knows what happens when you show up.
August 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
CVS has new COVID vaccines in Portsmouth NH (and elsewhere in New Hampshire). Self-attestation for access, though who knows what happens when you show up.
Anyone know of unionized print shops that I can order printed material from _without_ having to "email or call for a quote"
May 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Anyone know of unionized print shops that I can order printed material from _without_ having to "email or call for a quote"
Loving this demonstration of how MWRA creates the graphs on their their COVID wastewater page: with screenshots, apparently.
https://www.mwra.com/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_image/public/2025-05/MWRAData20250509-NSGraph.jpg?itok=YlIfH3iY
https://www.mwra.com/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_image/public/2025-05/MWRAData20250509-NSGraph.jpg?itok=YlIfH3iY
May 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Loving this demonstration of how MWRA creates the graphs on their their COVID wastewater page: with screenshots, apparently.
https://www.mwra.com/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_image/public/2025-05/MWRAData20250509-NSGraph.jpg?itok=YlIfH3iY
https://www.mwra.com/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_image/public/2025-05/MWRAData20250509-NSGraph.jpg?itok=YlIfH3iY
Cardinals desperately running around shouting for the fire extinguisher as they realize they dropped the wrong wood in the fireplace.
May 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Cardinals desperately running around shouting for the fire extinguisher as they realize they dropped the wrong wood in the fireplace.
Any suggestions for good companies to do heat pump installation?
I know there was some discussion here but I forgot to bookmark it, and this instance doesn't have search.
#cambridgema #somervillema #boston
I know there was some discussion here but I forgot to bookmark it, and this instance doesn't have search.
#cambridgema #somervillema #boston
May 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Any suggestions for good companies to do heat pump installation?
I know there was some discussion here but I forgot to bookmark it, and this instance doesn't have search.
#cambridgema #somervillema #boston
I know there was some discussion here but I forgot to bookmark it, and this instance doesn't have search.
#cambridgema #somervillema #boston
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In addition to going to the city's open house tonight, please sign and share our petition to show your support for the Broadway project!
Petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
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Open House:
Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. (drop in!)
Community Art Center Gym, 119 Windsor St
camb.ma/432lwuG
Petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
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Open House:
Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. (drop in!)
Community Art Center Gym, 119 Windsor St
camb.ma/432lwuG
Broadway is a dangerous street for people walking and biking. The City plans to install separated bike lanes + other safety improvements in 2025-26. However, the "Save Broadway Parking Coalition" wants to kill this project.
Sign and show your support for safety: actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
Sign and show your support for safety: actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
May 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In addition to going to the city's open house tonight, please sign and share our petition to show your support for the Broadway project!
Petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
----
Open House:
Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. (drop in!)
Community Art Center Gym, 119 Windsor St
camb.ma/432lwuG
Petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
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Open House:
Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 6–8 p.m. (drop in!)
Community Art Center Gym, 119 Windsor St
camb.ma/432lwuG
The weird thing about Harvard being in the news is that I keep seeing random photos of my neighborhood on news sites.
April 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The weird thing about Harvard being in the news is that I keep seeing random photos of my neighborhood on news sites.
Today was spent running around Harvard campus looking for a misdelivered package, refreshing the site where Canadian legal rulings are posted, and finding fun software bugs. How was your day?
April 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Today was spent running around Harvard campus looking for a misdelivered package, refreshing the site where Canadian legal rulings are posted, and finding fun software bugs. How was your day?
Woodpecker, welcome to the war on cars
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/metro/knock-knock-woodpecker-is-menacing-rockport-neighborhood/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/metro/knock-knock-woodpecker-is-menacing-rockport-neighborhood/
A woodpecker is wreaking havoc in Rockport, smashing car windows and mirrors: ‘This thing is huge’ - The Boston Globe
People thought it was an April Fool's Day joke when a neighbor posted on Facebook about a vandal bird breaking car mirrors. Now, the Squam Hill neighborhood is dotted with broken glass.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Woodpecker, welcome to the war on cars
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/metro/knock-knock-woodpecker-is-menacing-rockport-neighborhood/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/14/metro/knock-knock-woodpecker-is-menacing-rockport-neighborhood/
For the second time (at least? maybe I'm forgetting something, like a throwaway reference in a Pychon novel) in 20+ years my knowledge of Jewish mysticism is helping me understand some cultural references in media.
The last time was how Katamari Damacy is really just Lurianic Kabbalah in […]
The last time was how Katamari Damacy is really just Lurianic Kabbalah in […]
Original post on better.boston
better.boston
April 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
For the second time (at least? maybe I'm forgetting something, like a throwaway reference in a Pychon novel) in 20+ years my knowledge of Jewish mysticism is helping me understand some cultural references in media.
The last time was how Katamari Damacy is really just Lurianic Kabbalah in […]
The last time was how Katamari Damacy is really just Lurianic Kabbalah in […]
Ordering cheap COVID tests from Altruan.com (in Germany) before Trump decides to get rid of de minimus tariff exmeption for Europe, and I have learned that this particular test has "No equipment required, pain -free removal of nasal dancing".
April 8, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Ordering cheap COVID tests from Altruan.com (in Germany) before Trump decides to get rid of de minimus tariff exmeption for Europe, and I have learned that this particular test has "No equipment required, pain -free removal of nasal dancing".
Oooh, graupel! Or hail? Some sort of solid precipitation anyway.
April 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Oooh, graupel! Or hail? Some sort of solid precipitation anyway.
Asking the really important question: https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1jtd5k6/will_nova_scotia_still_gift_boston_a_tree_this/
April 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Asking the really important question: https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/1jtd5k6/will_nova_scotia_still_gift_boston_a_tree_this/
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The Trump regime is cutting funding across government. Cambridge's response: we don't have the money to mitigate these cuts.
In fact, it wouldn't cost much more in taxes to cover the shortfall. The problem is political, not fiscal.
letschangecambridge.us/articles/cam...
#CambMA #CambridgeMA
In fact, it wouldn't cost much more in taxes to cover the shortfall. The problem is political, not fiscal.
letschangecambridge.us/articles/cam...
#CambMA #CambridgeMA
Cambridge’s fiscal policy: a reflexive surrender to the Trump regime
Raising property taxes is necessary, inexpensive… and unless we act, politically unthinkable.
letschangecambridge.us
April 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The Trump regime is cutting funding across government. Cambridge's response: we don't have the money to mitigate these cuts.
In fact, it wouldn't cost much more in taxes to cover the shortfall. The problem is political, not fiscal.
letschangecambridge.us/articles/cam...
#CambMA #CambridgeMA
In fact, it wouldn't cost much more in taxes to cover the shortfall. The problem is political, not fiscal.
letschangecambridge.us/articles/cam...
#CambMA #CambridgeMA
Week 4 of being sick enough that I can't go to protests 😠
March 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Week 4 of being sick enough that I can't go to protests 😠
Should I make a "Welcome to war on cars, President Trump" joke or too soon
March 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Should I make a "Welcome to war on cars, President Trump" joke or too soon
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Hey bikers in #cambridgema: back in December, the city council passed a policy order asking for a plan to redesign Garden St to make it a two-way street again (due to opposition to its current configuration, which is one-way towards #harvardsq with a semi-protected bike lane on each side). I […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
March 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Hey bikers in #cambridgema: back in December, the city council passed a policy order asking for a plan to redesign Garden St to make it a two-way street again (due to opposition to its current configuration, which is one-way towards #harvardsq with a semi-protected bike lane on each side). I […]
Hot take: Canadian Federal political parties all have ugly logos.
March 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Hot take: Canadian Federal political parties all have ugly logos.
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Calling my reliable senators to thank them, and ask them to initiate a vote of no confidence in party leadership.
March 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Calling my reliable senators to thank them, and ask them to initiate a vote of no confidence in party leadership.
Eric Adams is a plot by NYC voters to make Cambridge political geeks shut up about how ranked choice voting makes everything better.
Everyone excited to watch the Canadian Liberal Party's voting round results?
Everyone excited to watch the Canadian Liberal Party's voting round results?
March 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Eric Adams is a plot by NYC voters to make Cambridge political geeks shut up about how ranked choice voting makes everything better.
Everyone excited to watch the Canadian Liberal Party's voting round results?
Everyone excited to watch the Canadian Liberal Party's voting round results?
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I know of no less than SIX really great schools that badly need HS and MS math teachers in NYC.
There has been an uptick in vacancies as many people are moving closer to family and other such things. Not as bad as in 2020 but staffing at schools is a bit of an issue now.
There has been an uptick in vacancies as many people are moving closer to family and other such things. Not as bad as in 2020 but staffing at schools is a bit of an issue now.
March 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I know of no less than SIX really great schools that badly need HS and MS math teachers in NYC.
There has been an uptick in vacancies as many people are moving closer to family and other such things. Not as bad as in 2020 but staffing at schools is a bit of an issue now.
There has been an uptick in vacancies as many people are moving closer to family and other such things. Not as bad as in 2020 but staffing at schools is a bit of an issue now.
