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John Marion

@johnmarion.bsky.social

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Husband. Father. Cyclist. Luge aficionado. Election audit proselytizer. Coffee consumer. ED of Common Cause Rhode Island.

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John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 10h

I must have missed their call again this year...

Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: Ieva Jusionyte, a Brown University professor, said she plans to use the award to fund research for her new book, which will focus on the practice of extraditing organized crime leaders from Mexico and other Latin American countries to the US.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/m...

Harvard mathematician among New Englanders awarded $800,000, no-strings-attached MacArthur ‘genius’ grants - The Boston Globe

Professor Lauren Williams was joined by a cultural anthropologist in Providence and a cartographer and basketmaker from Maine as the New Englanders named to this year's class of MacArthur fellows.

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John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 12h

a man sitting on a couch with a black shirt on that says fox

ALT: a man sitting on a couch with a black shirt on that says fox

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John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 12h

I feel attacked by this post

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Patrick Laverty @patricklaverty.com · 13h

It's a little rainy today but the weather for Saturday looks great! You're invited, join us! erikaniedowski.org/erikas-ride

Patrick Laverty @patricklaverty.com · 15d

On Saturday, October 11, come out for Erika's Ride at 9:00 am in Lincoln. No RSVP needed, everyone's invited. Cyclists, walkers, runners all welcome.
More info: erikaniedowski.org/erikas-ride/

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rihouseofreps.bsky.social @rihouseofreps.bsky.social · 2d

Earlier today, Rep. Cherie Cruz hosted a visit and legislative session for participants and staff of the Garden Time Green Reentry Program, which prepares incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals for the workforce.

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 2d

When rent-seeking behavior is literally rent seeking

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 2d

Raised, not born. I'm impressed you've heard of it. Even New Yorkers don't know where it is oftentimes

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. Phelps, NY, self-proclaimed Sauerkraut Capital of the World.

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 3d

I thought there was a new train to Fall River

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 3d

Damn, you can take a train to Portugal now?

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 4d

She’s your English teacher, not your journalism professor

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 4d

Picture of the late Bill Rappleye and the Dorr statute at the RI State House

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 4d

Way to throw down a challenge

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 4d

@phileil.bsky.social not sure why this makes me think of you

Canvas bag that reads “Bookstores. Cats. Life is Sweet.”

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 4d

Although we should check before we go to make sure they didn’t sell it to pay off a Trump settlement

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 4d

Field trip!

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 4d

A former donor/board member of mine who was an antiquarian book dealer in Wayland Square gave his alma mater Brown the original manuscript a few years ago. www.brown.edu/news/2025-08...

Original manuscript of George Orwell’s ‘1984’ is a highlight of Brown’s literary archives

The one-of-a-kind artifact in Brown University Library’s special collections offers students and scholars insights into the novelist’s writing process.

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 8d

What I did this morning...

Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 8d

RI Ethics Commission closes lobbyist ‘loophole’ while raising limit on gifts to public officials to $50. @commoncauseri.bsky.social is disappointed in higher gift limit but hails “important step” stemming from controversy over McKee admin contract with ILO Group
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/30/m...

R.I. Ethics Commission closes lobbyist ‘loophole’ while raising limit on gifts to public officials to $50 - The Boston Globe

Common Cause RI is disappointed with the higher gift limit, but hails “important step” stemming from controversy over McKee administration contract with ILO Group.

www.bostonglobe.com

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 9d

You would think with the name Car Free PVD they'd get the point...

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 10d

A perfect fall day by the Bay

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 10d

Soak it in

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 12d

6:42 pm on a Friday

Eli Sherman @elisherman.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: A forensic audit the McKee administration has refused to release for more than a year shows state officials should have been aware of growing structural issues tied to the westbound Washington Bridge long before it abruptly closed in December 2023 www.wpri.com/target-12/fo...

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 12d

Disappointed this isn’t a period-specific bike

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 12d

Maybe it’s just me, but they buried the lede. A new open government website!!

John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 12d

“Amore’s capital request attaches an additional ask for $800,000 to revamp the state’s OpenGov portal, which hosts state directories of public officials, open meetings, municipal and state boards and commission, and other civic and government information.” rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/25/a...

Amore pitches new $60M State Archives plan: A Providence museum and URI reading room • Rhode Island Current

After his $102 million plan for a new Rhode Island State Archives failed to win over lawmakers in 2024, Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore has downsized his proposal to about $60 million, spl...

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John Marion @johnmarion.bsky.social · 12d

“Amore’s capital request attaches an additional ask for $800,000 to revamp the state’s OpenGov portal, which hosts state directories of public officials, open meetings, municipal and state boards and commission, and other civic and government information.” rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/25/a...

Amore pitches new $60M State Archives plan: A Providence museum and URI reading room • Rhode Island Current

After his $102 million plan for a new Rhode Island State Archives failed to win over lawmakers in 2024, Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore has downsized his proposal to about $60 million, spl...

rhodeislandcurrent.com