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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 4h

If I were running for president in 2028, part of my platform would be having the U.S. recognize the International Criminal Court.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 2d

I’m currently on the road doing research for an upcoming outdoor adventure book and it’s impossible for me to see the parched New England landscape and not think about the amount of water that AI companies suck up so that people can order GIFs of Darth Vader screwing a watermelon

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 7d

One Battle After Another is as great as people are saying it is, but Benicio Del Toro may have stolen the whole film with this one moment/line that will live rent free in my head indefinitely

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you for writing this. It's excellent and powerfully argued. The Milosz tie-in was perfect.

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 8d

This is an outstanding essay and I'm sharing it with friends and family who seem to be in the same place that Klein is.

Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 8d

I wrote about Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein, why swallowing live frogs is a bad idea, and how context and history can release you from bright-kid syndrome, the illusion that you yourself are going to have every answer or fix the world.

You don't have to swallow frogs

Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs are, you're going to get played.

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 8d

Recently, I spent 2 days walking across Acadia National Park from one end to the other. This was possible due to the presence of public transit, food, and lodging; in/around the park. So for the Boston Globe, I asked, what if this were the norm for more NPS sites?
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/30/o...

In Maine, one model for our national parks - The Boston Globe

Acadia’s enchanting trails showed me the key to managing crowds in parks is opening up more spaces to more people.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 8d

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 8d

Seriously. There’s been an interesting debate happening lately in Maine, about whether developing new rail trails would make it harder to resurrect certain rail lines for expanded passenger train service. I’m skeptical that this reservation is being made in good faith, but I need to learn more.

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 8d

This story is part of a special @BostonGlobe Ideas Wild Issue; a treasure trove of stories about what engagement with the natural world looks like, and what nature means to us. Check out the full lineup here:
apps.bostonglobe.com/opinion/idea...

Ideas | Wild Issue: The call of our untamed spaces

12 contributors tackle how our relationship to nature is transforming in unexpected ways.

apps.bostonglobe.com

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 8d

Recently, I spent 2 days walking across Acadia National Park from one end to the other. This was possible due to the presence of public transit, food, and lodging; in/around the park. So for the Boston Globe, I asked, what if this were the norm for more NPS sites?
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/30/o...

In Maine, one model for our national parks - The Boston Globe

Acadia’s enchanting trails showed me the key to managing crowds in parks is opening up more spaces to more people.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11d

🚨 IMPORTANT THREAD 🚨

People are protesting the Broadview ICE facility tonight. This will likely be an extremely high-risk action. I caution you to consider your risk level before attending. I will not attend.

Attendance risks your safety, but also the safety of Broadview residents + detainees. 1/6

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 11d

Taken just a few minutes ago outside the ICE facility in Portland that Trump claims is under siege. My message to Donald Trump is this: we don’t need you here. Stay the hell out of our city.

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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 11d

It's not clear how many troops would be involved or where they'd come from. DoD spokesperson said: "We stand ready to mobilize U.S. military personnel in support of DHS operations in Portland at the President’s direction. The Department will provide information and updates as they become available."

Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 11d

Trump says he’s sending troops into Portland trib.al/SDFLMpe

Trump says he’s sending troops into Portland

The president said he was sending the military to the city to fight antifascists and he was authorizing “Full Force, if necessary."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11d

Trump is ordering the military to use “full force” against an American city, while the Supreme Court declares him the Sun King and Congress hides under a pile of coats.

The checks and balances only work when the institutions aren’t run by utter cowards and the complicit

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 11d

For the true fall foliage freaks, I wrote about one of the coolest trails you will ever walk...a passageway through the tree canopy itself, with exhibits that allow you to see the leaves through the eyes of creatures that live among them, above the ground.
www.mindthemoss.com/p/a-proper-c...

A proper canopy tour

This special Vermont trail is for the foliage freaks

www.mindthemoss.com

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11d

Troops. In an American city. Using full force.

Your now-regular reminder that Republican members of Congress are letting this happen.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland

At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 18d

"Neither Trump nor the MAGA right wants to discuss or deliberate; it wants to dominate. American politics is no longer a fight over policy; it is a fight over the character of the nation itself," writes @jamellebouie.net. Exactly. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...

Opinion | The MAGA Movement Is Not a Debating Society

www.nytimes.com

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 20d

I did housing organizing for many years and there were extensive debates about whether or not to center rent control as a key demand. I don’t think rent control is the gold standard for tenant organizing, but it’s incredibly useful for establishing enough stability to unionize.

Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · Sep 7

For @bostonglobe.com, I wrote about why rent control is an essential part of the solution to the housing crisis.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/07/o...

The case for rent control - The Boston Globe

It won’t solve the housing crisis by itself, but it can keep communities from getting burned.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 19d

This would be an opportune time for liberals and leftists to take the mantle of "free speech" back from the Intellectual Dark Web people.

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 20d

Brief reprieve from the world being on fire. A new book project adventure has begun and this one is for the hardcore New England freaks. Coming in 2027.

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 23d

I think Trump and Vance are overestimating the wider public's appetite for foaming-at-the-mouth grievance. People who aren't terminally online and angry get weary of this shit.

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 26d

"Oliver and his writers have built a worldview around the core belief that our government should make sure peoples’ basic needs are met, their rights protected, and their innate value as human beings reaffirmed." I wrote a short piece about an inspiring show. www.vulture.com/article/john...

Late-Night’s Last Hope

On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver delivers bad news with a pragmatic optimism. Someone has to.

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 26d

Not an isolated incident either
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US rightwing group targets academics with Professor Watchlist

Turning Point USA’s list gains fresh attention after it expands and some notice it disproportionately names academics of color

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Miles Howard @milesperhoward.bsky.social · 26d

A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.

This is Kirk's legacy.

You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.

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