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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 1d

Yikes. License plate readers all across Mass. kindly sharing data with the feds and with other states.

onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 1d

New: Records obtained by the @aclum.bsky.social show police across the state are conducting dragnet surveillance of motorists and sharing their location information with cops in states that have banned abortion and gender affirming care, and those that work w/ICE data.aclum.org/2025/10/07/f...

Flock Gives Law Enforcement All Over the Country Access to Your Location – The Data for Justice Project | ACLU of Massachusetts

data.aclum.org

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

“We don’t actually give a fuck.”

10 ways to enrich the Trumps and the MAGA movement

10 ways to enrich the Trumps and the MAGA movement

“We don’t actually give a fuck.”

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 1d

@davidho.bsky.social What do you think about the final part of the article, particularly the ideas for what the offset market should focus on?

Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 1d

The people I know who read a lot grew up with books. I was an only child, raised by a TV, two dogs and a big home library. I've bought lots of books for my niece, hoping to get her hooked. But books *are* expensive and can also be daunting if you're out of practice. I ❤️ libraries and book exchanges.

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 1d

I think Weiss's principles are clearer in many ways, and a focus on journalism as a service is a good thing. The question is, will she actually allow CBS News to live by those principles, honestly? Her track record also suggests that "facts" and "unpopularity" are covering a lot of ground there.

Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 2d

Note that the NYT deliberately surveyed an equal number of Republicans and Democrats. What they all have in common is an understanding of the law. Scary times. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency

www.nytimes.com

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 2d

But her laugh.

Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 3d

Satire is less fun when reality is so often equally or more absurd.

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 3d

That is a *great* product idea.

Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 3d

Did you know you can now bike almost entirely on off-road paths, and in very scenic areas, all the way from Assembly Row, to downtown Medford, to Alewife? It's really nice and makes for a great ~11 mile loop with the Community Path.

Route map showing a bike loop around Somerville, Medford, Arlington and north Cambridge.

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 5d

Mostly familiar titles, and then this one: "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing our Daughters." www.amazon.com/Irreversible...

Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters

Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters - Kindle edition by Shrier, Abigail. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters.

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 5d

Just finished a gorgeous, sad, funny and palate-tempting book, the luscious Aftertaste by @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social. If you love food and what it means in our lives, you'll love this. #Booksky www.simonandschuster.com/books/Aftert...

Aftertaste

“A haunting evocation of pain and pleasure, and the power of food.” —Nigella Lawson What if you could have one last meal with someone you’ve loved,...

www.simonandschuster.com

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 6d

I loved my first car, a little red Civic I drove for 16 years. I'm quite fond of my hatchback, and am being very picky about its successor. Cars can be lots of fun. They're just not better than people. And they're really, really impractical at scale.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 6d

I don’t hate cars. Like most North American males I was raised to think cars are cool, and as a design nerd, few objects are more eye-catching.

I hate surrendering our streets, our cities and our lives to them.

Car dependence isn’t freedom.

Great cartoon by @robcowan.bsky.social #CarDependency

Cartoon worm, man accuses women of being “anti-Car “…

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 6d

RIP to a lovely woman who brought so much grace, empathy and wisdom to the world. Thank you, Jane Goodall, for 91 great years! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 7d

It's much easier to be a single-issue anti-abortion voter who ignores their politicians' many other vile and corrupt stances than to be pro-choice in 2025 and believe reproductive care is the only or even biggest issue that matters.

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 8d

This, exactly. Trump and Hegseth gave speeches calling for flagrantly illegal uses of military force, including within U.S. cities, but also abroad. They openly said that they want to do, and urged all generals who disagree to resign. WTF??? @warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @pressley.house.gov

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8d

In a sane country with competent leadership, the 50 highest-ranking Democrats would call a press conference to denounce what just happened as a threat to the republic and demand Trump's immediate impeachment and removal from office.

I don't know he could make his intentions more clear.

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 8d

It was not a pointless speech. It was a call to renounce all decency and all respect for human rights and international law. To unleash the power of the U.S. military to terrorize the world and commit war crimes, and to push out anyone who doesn't align with his G.I. Joe ideology. Don't diminish it.

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 9d

It's an absolute hellhole with really cute and distinct neighborhoods, beautiful parks, awesome food, cool bars.. it did have a pretty serious homelessness problem when I was there, though, so maybe the soldiers can build some affordable apartments?

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 9d

How many experts did you have to interview? It must've been so hard to come up with those tips!

(You forgot one, btw. Don't drive a car so big and tall that you can't actually see any humans you might be about to hit.)

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 9d

This little card from @howdoyou.guide, helpfully created in response to @npr.org's Life Kit episode, is the best.

Image of two sides of a rectangular card. One side says How do you avoid hitting people with your car and shows a car hitting a person with a big red X on it. At the bottom is the URL www.howdoyou.guide. The other side says: Avoid driving into people. Watch the Road. * Watch the road with your EYES. * All the time. * YES REALLY all the time. * No games or movies. * No texting. * Sometimes it's boring, but you do need to watch the actual road with your eyes THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME. Note: To play games or text or watch movies, take the bus. Bring headphones as courtesy. Slow Down. * Speed limit means the MAXIMUM. * DO NOT drive faster. * You can drive slower. Note: This means you.

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 10d

A little dose of joy for you today: a monarch on the asters in our backyard.

A black, orange and yellow butterfly, a monarch, is perched among little pink flowers, New England asters.

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 10d

Mmm... I guess anyone can be a violent leftist extremist these days. Especially since none of these are explicitly defined? Not enough prison cells in America to fit this many potential terrorists.

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”

New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 11d

What if we want to read 🏳️‍⚧️ perspectives but also really crave some hope, joy or just humor? May I suggest "Even Greater Mistakes" or "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" by @charliejane.bsky.social ?

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 12d

Hey Somervillens! AWESOME opportunity to turn your paved-over driveway or yard into green space! Green & Open Somerville has teamed up w/ MRWA to depave a site and plant it with native species. Learn more: www.greenopensomerville.org/depave Eligible area: mysticriver.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/in...

DePAVE the WAY! | Green & Open Somerville

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Marion Davis @marionsd.bsky.social · 13d

I sent a note to the Life Kit team @npr.org. I ended by comparing their piece to tips that women might share to reduce the risks of being date-raped, or of being assaulted on the street. Of course you try to protect yourself. But there's a menace out there, and it's not people walking and biking.