JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

Jill Davidson is running in the special election for Providence City Council, Ward 2

"Our mayors, city officials, and governors will come and go. Guess who stays? We do. Families and kids. We have to be the holders of the vision..."

Providence City Council Committee advances immigration and policing reforms to full council

“These amendments are intended to better protect Providence residents by expanding prohibitions on voluntary Providence Police Department cooperation in federal immigration enforcement."

@steveahlquist.bsky.social has the story. steveahlquist.substack.com/p/providence...

The only “emergency” in Chicago is the one manufactured by this administration.

The IL National Guard is being taken from their families and jobs, used not to protect the public, but to stage political theater & intimidate communities.

This isn't safety. It's fear, weaponized.

seiu.co/3KxYsNT

“One week into the government shutdown, top Republican leaders appear to have lost the plot.”

Agreed.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

This is not a mob boss in a bad movie, but for real the President talking about federal employees.

Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.

No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

From Lane Turner: The Rhode Island Football Club seemed to spring up in the rich soil of a community just waiting for something good to come along.

Tom Sgouros: Reassessing Assessment - How property tax assessments become random

"Anyone who has ever challenged the assessor’s valuations knows that at some point, they shrug and say, 'It’s market forces.' This is not very satisfying..."

Nine years after it was first proposed, Providence was still trying to work out building a 4 line subway. Would have gone to the Red Bridge, North Burial Ground, Olneyville, and Trinity Square.

Imagine the city we would have now if there'd been a will to get it done 103 years ago.

@sevier.io got the ball rolling for ^ this guide. If you don't think people should have to beg for the means of life--of which electricity is one, for many, in this place & moment--you are perfectly right, & should check out the project he's part of, @publicgrids.org www.publicgrids.org

Here's your guide to fighting utility shutoffs this winter. W/o the gov't open, few to no states will have funds for emergency bill payment program LIHEAP. This doc has scripts, state context, contact info for governors & commissions, everything you need. Please call! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Coming October 21st...

"Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves from the Tyranny of the Automobile."

A new book about how cars ruin everything and what we can do to fight back.

Pre-order here: www.lifeaftercars.com

The wonderful Pawtucket Artist Eli Nixon is featured in a @providencejournal.bsky.social cover story by @antoniafarzan.bsky.social on pollution, shore access in South Providence, and a "beautiful, toxic, complicated little gem" on our industrial waterfront
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...

multiple beautiful trans women have spoken in favor of a ban on police cooperation with ICE. this ordinance will surely pass

Voted out of committee with 3 ayes & 2 abstentions, the babes have it (first full council vote later this month)

The table of contents for Read This When Things Fall Apart is a crisis directory—“read this if…” [insert heartbreak, setback, disaster, or breaking point]. I wish I could gift a copy to every activist in Chicago. You can donate a copy to an activist in need here: www.akpress.org/read-this-wh...

Join us TODAY for a vigil to remember Lucas García alongside his family and a community in mourning. 💔

Anyone else catch David Burn at the Vets in Providence? A great show. David gave a shout out to the giant trolls, the East Bay bike path, and a haunted house on Oak Ave in Riverside 🎃
But most importantly he and his excellent ensemble celebrated the diversity which makes our country great 🇺🇸

Representative Magaziner talks about healthcare and the shutdown

"One of the things Democrats need to do a better job at is getting the message out that these cuts to Medicaid and to the Affordable Care Act are raising prices for everybody."

I hope you enjoyed your visit to Pawtucket, and the sweet victory for @rhodeislandfc.bsky.social ⚽️ ⚓️ 🌊 💛 💙

Good article on the rent crisis is Providence today by Patrick Anderson in the @providencejournal.bsky.social
... but housing is not just unaffordable in our capitol city, the rent is too high from Westerly to Woonsocket and across our Ocean State.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...

I had no idea Edgar Allan Poe had a Providence connection! He met his fiancée in a rose garden on Benefit St (that’s still there - in Ward 3!)

Thank you to my Benefit St neighbors for inviting me to an author event & neighborhood gathering! I think this will be the perfect October book!