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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 16h

As today is World Octopus Day I’ll again mention that a Spanish equivalent to “like a fish out of water” is como un pulpo en un garaje. It means “like an octopus in a garage.”

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Victoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 1d

Healey and Campbell are prepping in case Boston is next on the National Guard deployment front

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/07/m...

Mass. leaders in talks about potential National Guard deployment to state. ‘No one wants this,’ Healey says. - The Boston Globe

Democratic leaders have signaled they could move quickly to fight any effort to send troops into yet another Democrat-led state.

www.bostonglobe.com

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 1d

Opponents of aggressive ICE enforcement are using a Supreme Court-inspired term to describe cases of racial profiling. Today's Starting Point explains.

Critics of Trump’s immigration crackdown are using the term ‘Kavanaugh stop.’ Here’s what it means. - The Boston Globe

The phrase, is "a window into where [the administration] can go next," some advocates say.

trib.al

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Victoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 1d

say what you want about Taylor's latest album, I just had a 20 minute discussion this morning with my 7 year old about Shakespeare

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 2d

This footnote to Illinois and Chicago's lawsuit against Trump is an important reminder:

* There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress.

Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 5d

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Sky News @news.sky.com · 5d

Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.

news.sky.com

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 9d

“The behavior was pure misogynistic abuse, and it’s a growing movement in American culture right now.” www.glamour.com/story/the-mi...

The Misogynistic Abuse Directed at Rory McIlroy’s Wife at the Ryder Cup Is Deeper Than Golf

It shows a cultural shift, one in which men feel emboldened to attack women in public without shame or consequence.

www.glamour.com

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Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 8d

"They put her in hand shackles and in leg shackles, and around the waist as well, like she's some hardened criminal. She had tears streaming down her face, and she told me one of the ICE agents pulled out his cell phone, laughing, and took a selfie."

Los Angeles man demands answers after wife was detained at scheduled green card meeting

A man is speaking out and asking for help after his wife was detained by federal agents at the end of a scheduled green card hearing in downtown Los Angeles in early September.

www.cbsnews.com

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 12d

Holy smokes this is an interesting chart.
(From Michele Tertilt’s #BPEA paper)

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Victoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 13d

"Kimmel’s refusal to capitulate stands out because so many other well-situated people—those with the resources, platform, and power to stand up to the president...have surrendered, withdrawn, or become Trump sycophants themselves."

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Lower Than Cowards

The surrender of America’s elites

www.theatlantic.com

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Victoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 13d

just saw something about basel 3 in my inbox and god am i happy to no longer be covering such things.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 14d

CHOTINER: So You created us right
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: In Your image
GOD: Yes
CHOTINER: And sometimes we do bad things
GOD: Oh Yes
CHOTINER: And then you send plagues and floods
GOD: OK I think I see where you are going with this

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Steve Koczela @skoczela.bsky.social · 15d

This is a pretty remarkable souring on economic prospects among Republicans.

YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 15d

NEW Economist/YouGov: Personal finance
% saying that a year from now they and their household will be better off financially
Democrats
Jan 26-28: 18%
Sep 19-22: 13%
Republicans
Jan 26-28: 67%
Sep 19-22: 36%
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A line chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Do Americans, Democrats, and Republicans expect their household finances to be better in a year?."

The chart's sub-headline is: "Looking ahead, do you think that A YEAR FROM NOW you and your household will be... (% saying "better off financially")."

The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "worse off financially," "just about the same as now", and "not sure" are not shown."

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Laura Anne Gilman @lauraannegilman.bsky.social · 20d

www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...

Headline from the New York Times, 1939: “Goebbels ends careers of five “Aryan“ actors who made witticisms about the Nazi regime.”

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 22d

folks, I want to remind you that a ton of federal workers are about to get their last pay check at the end of this month and this stuff is going to get much worse

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 22d

GOOGLE SEARCHES FOR “HELP WITH MORTGAGE” SURPASS 2008 GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS PEAK, SIGNALING GROWING FINANCIAL STRAIN ON U.S. HOUSEHOLDS

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Yoshiko Herrera @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social · 21d

Respectfully disagree: 1) in fact it is unusual for a democracy w/ this level of GDP to turn authoritarian & so quickly; 2) the weakness of both institutions (congress & courts) and individuals (Schumer etc) is shocking. Would take less than 10 people in congress or 2 SC justices to stop all this.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21d

What America is going through is not unusual in historical terms. Plenty of examples like it today elsewhere in the world.
What makes it unusual is the rapid collapse from a set of widely espoused norms and values that centered on liberty. It is the sacking of the shining city on hill that shocks.

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Victoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 21d

The administration's policies have consequences that far exceed the targeted immigrants www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/17/m...

With ICE cleared to use racial profiling, US citizens of color bring passports, anxiety wherever they go - The Boston Globe

Black, Latino, and Asian residents, even those who were born in the US, are taking their passports when they leave the house and staying on high alert.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 27d

Massachusetts has one of the shortest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape. After the 15-year mark, no DNA match, testimony or even confession can give a rape victim a chance of facing their attacker in court. @wbur.org

DNA Evidence Tied a Man to Her Rape. Under Massachusetts Law, It Was Too Late.

Massachusetts has one of the shortest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape. After the 15-year mark, no DNA match, testimony or even confession can give a rape victim a chance of facing their ...

www.propublica.org

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Victoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 27d

i stand corrected. Lowered today for 9/11 by state decree, after that per Trump's order.

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Victoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 27d

Josh Kraft won just 9 precincts

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/11/m...

See precinct-by-precinct results from the Boston mayoral preliminary race - The Boston Globe

Michelle Wu won 264 of the city’s 275 precincts, while nonprofit leader Josh Kraft took nine precincts.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Victoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 28d

Josh Kraft spent around $260 per vote he earned Tuesday www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/10/m...

Charts: Josh Kraft outspent Wu 15 to 1 per vote. It wasn’t enough. - The Boston Globe

Here's a look at Boston's preliminary mayoral election by the numbers.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Victoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 28d

I have now lived in Boston long enough that I have opinions about the Market Basket saga. Its a real milestone

(also read all the globe's great coverage)

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Victoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 29d

Whoops!

Victoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 29d

its been years, but that doesn't look like founding farmers

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · Sep 5

What stage of capitalism is this?

Tesla Offers $1 Trillion Pay Package to Elon Musk

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