@talirobbins.bsky.social
deputy chief of policy with Mayor Michelle Wu
This is a harrowing picture of the psychological impacts of food insecurity & hunger. It’s shameful that the SNAP cuts made millions of Americans feel like this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
The Shutdown Is Over. For Many SNAP Recipients, the Scars Remain.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is a harrowing picture of the psychological impacts of food insecurity & hunger. It’s shameful that the SNAP cuts made millions of Americans feel like this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
"Mayor Wu @mayorwu.boston.gov deserves recognition for elevating math access as both an education equity and economic priority"
www.dotnews.com/2025/improvi...
www.dotnews.com/2025/improvi...
Opinion— Improving Boston’s schools requires that community members "do the math" - Dorchester Reporter
Mayor Michelle Wu took a bold step lasts week, leaning into her commitment to drive improvement in Boston Public Schools (BPS) on a very public stage. As part of her inaugural State of the Schools add...
www.dotnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Mayor Wu @mayorwu.boston.gov deserves recognition for elevating math access as both an education equity and economic priority"
www.dotnews.com/2025/improvi...
www.dotnews.com/2025/improvi...
Very unexpectedly moved by the crowd at Mikie Sherrill's victory party chanting The New Colossus in unison
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Very unexpectedly moved by the crowd at Mikie Sherrill's victory party chanting The New Colossus in unison
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
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Wu: #Boston and the Boston Foundation starting a fund to help 140,000 Bostonians who get SNAP benefits to afford food. Starting with $1 million in seed funding. BPS, BHA will be alerting people how to get aid, 311 operators trained on resources.
boston.gov/snap
boston.gov/snap
October 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Wu: #Boston and the Boston Foundation starting a fund to help 140,000 Bostonians who get SNAP benefits to afford food. Starting with $1 million in seed funding. BPS, BHA will be alerting people how to get aid, 311 operators trained on resources.
boston.gov/snap
boston.gov/snap
Cutting the ribbon at the renovated PJK!
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Cutting the ribbon at the renovated PJK!
“They’ve set a model for how it should be done going forward,” said Joseph Allen, director of the Healthy Buildings program at @hsph.harvard.edu
@bostonschools.boston.gov
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/26/s...
@bostonschools.boston.gov
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/26/s...
A tiny device is identifying invisible health hazards in Boston schools - The Boston Globe
Boston Public Schools is using a nation-leading network of air quality sensors to improve classroom air.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
“They’ve set a model for how it should be done going forward,” said Joseph Allen, director of the Healthy Buildings program at @hsph.harvard.edu
@bostonschools.boston.gov
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/26/s...
@bostonschools.boston.gov
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/26/s...
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Families shouldn’t have to worry about missing food benefits because of the shutdown. The Administration has both the funds and authority to ensure November #SNAP benefits go out on time. www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...
The Trump Administration Can and Should Take Available Steps to Ensure SNAP Participants Get November Food Benefits
Nearly two-thirds of the funds needed for a full month of benefits are available in SNAP’s contingency fund and must be used when regular funding for SNAP runs short. The Administration must release t...
www.cbpp.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Families shouldn’t have to worry about missing food benefits because of the shutdown. The Administration has both the funds and authority to ensure November #SNAP benefits go out on time. www.cbpp.org/blog/the-tru...
BOSTON
Rafaela with a walkoff double. The Red Sox are in the playoffs.
September 27, 2025 at 2:46 AM
BOSTON
Incredible day celebrating the opening of the new @bostonschools.boston.gov Carter School—an international model of what it looks like to design with and for our kids with complex disabilities & medical needs.
September 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Incredible day celebrating the opening of the new @bostonschools.boston.gov Carter School—an international model of what it looks like to design with and for our kids with complex disabilities & medical needs.
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@billmckibben.bsky.social on three progressive candidates who are paving a new way forward for the Democratic Party.
Can Progressive Mayors Redeem the Democratic Party?
Zohran Mamdani isn’t the only candidate challenging the status quo—and having fun doing it.
www.newyorker.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
@billmckibben.bsky.social on three progressive candidates who are paving a new way forward for the Democratic Party.
2 million adults in Massachusetts experience hunger every year, but luckily they won’t realize it if they don’t read it in a USDA-ERS report
September 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
2 million adults in Massachusetts experience hunger every year, but luckily they won’t realize it if they don’t read it in a USDA-ERS report
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It’s time to vote and show the world: Boston is not for sale, and we’ll keep fighting for our families and our future.
September 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It’s time to vote and show the world: Boston is not for sale, and we’ll keep fighting for our families and our future.
May we all go through our days with the confidence of the kids at the Trotter Elementary School ✨
@bostonschools.boston.gov
@bostonschools.boston.gov
September 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
May we all go through our days with the confidence of the kids at the Trotter Elementary School ✨
@bostonschools.boston.gov
@bostonschools.boston.gov
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In one of the debates in New York mayor's race, Mamdani (and Lander) both praised Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. She has been one of the most passionate voices defending cities and urban life as Trump trashes them. And she's stayed popular in way Brandon Johnson has not. newrepublic.com/article/1997...
This Democrat Proves You Can Be Principled, Effective—and Popular
Zohran Mamdani has pointed to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu as a model. There are many good reasons why.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In one of the debates in New York mayor's race, Mamdani (and Lander) both praised Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. She has been one of the most passionate voices defending cities and urban life as Trump trashes them. And she's stayed popular in way Brandon Johnson has not. newrepublic.com/article/1997...
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Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
August 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
Commonwealth Kitchen cooking up some locally grown kale pesto for the upcoming @bostonschools.boston.gov school year 😋
July 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Commonwealth Kitchen cooking up some locally grown kale pesto for the upcoming @bostonschools.boston.gov school year 😋
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We just broke ground (wall!) to start construction at Boston’s newest office-to-residential housing conversion! This project will create 77 new homes—including 15 income-restricted units—in Fort Point.
July 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We just broke ground (wall!) to start construction at Boston’s newest office-to-residential housing conversion! This project will create 77 new homes—including 15 income-restricted units—in Fort Point.
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Boston doesn’t need a Blue Dog Democrat mayor in the MAGA era
July 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Boston doesn’t need a Blue Dog Democrat mayor in the MAGA era