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The other place is weird, but not in the good way. Social Impact Consultant/Kobayashi Maru Champion, Team @comicsncolor.bsky.social #bospoli always but Roxbury FTW. Time is short so keep it πŸ’―

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ICO writes to Meta over 'concerning' AI smart glasses report Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.

Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, β€œI do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...

05.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 5943 πŸ” 2387 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 183
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People praise the different price options for rideshares without noting the classic Wait and Save option with the Silver Line - when it's so late that they just open all the doors when it finally pulls up πŸ™ƒ

04.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A brand new Boston, even whiter than the old The​ hope was that Boston's newest neighborhood β€” the Seaport β€” would be for everyon​e​; after all, ​some $18 billion in ​taxpayers' dollars were devoted to it. But look around and you will see a plac...

apps.bostonglobe.com/spotlight/bo...

04.03.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜There is no better place.’ Massachusetts Democrats cross fingers in bid to host 2028 national convention. - The Boston Globe The DNC has named five finalists cities to potentially host the 2028 convention. Massachusetts Democrats argue Boston "is such a good showcase of what Democratic leadership looks like."

Actually screaming that the party is trying to sell this by touting a neighborhood that is literally covered in a Globe Spotlight series on inequality about how white, wealthy, and disconnected it is.

So maybe actually on brand for the perception of Dems πŸ€”

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/03/m...

04.03.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Edward W. Forry and Mary Casey Forry Foundation for Community Journalism is proud to announce a new scholarship for Boston students named for Thomas F. Mulvoy, Jr., who at age 83 is a vital part of the Dorchester Reporter's newsroom and a wonderful mentor.

www.dotnews.com/2026/03/02/a...

02.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The state of the union is traumatizing our children.

This is state-sanctioned childhood trauma. And it will affect these kids on a cellular level for the rest of their lives.

25.02.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know why people keep sending me pictures from their tropical vacations when they know I'm still buried in snow.

Your house isn't listed on Zillow. So eventually, you WILL be in striking distance of me.

I'll wait πŸ’…πŸ½

24.02.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

HOW CAN YOU TELL

23.02.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As of today, Andrea Campbell is officially off of Twitter/X β€” but now we face the challenge of rebuilding our audience on Bluesky.

Help us out by giving an AG holding Trump accountable and the first woman of color to win statewide office in MA history a follow and share πŸ™πŸΌ

21.02.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Paul it's only been Monday for an hour wtf

23.02.2026 05:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

She's arguing with me about giving her bells for her Animal Crossing mortgage and how I "need to remember what it was like when I still had one."

She is 10 and reminding me about early giving for generational wealth πŸ₯²

22.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a young boy in a green shirt is standing on a tiled floor and says `` honey ! listen to me ! '' ALT: a young boy in a green shirt is standing on a tiled floor and says `` honey ! listen to me ! ''

Getting endless calls from my niece is super hilarious and now I know how my elders felt when I asked my mom to call my aunt because I found a cool rock or something

22.02.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Steve. I'll have to leave the state.

13.02.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I actually enjoyed the decisiveness of the original design.

With that said, reclaiming "probably should've stayed in the drafts" as a response is more than worth it.

13.02.2026 05:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet Ring's 'Search Party' is dystopian surveillance accelerationism.

NEW: Ring has introduced "Search Party", a horrifyingly dystopian feature nominally designed to turn all of the Ring cameras in a neighborhood into a dragnet that uses AI to look for, in their commercial, a cute lost dog.

With Ring, US consumers are actually building a surveillance dragnet.

10.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 1484 πŸ” 868 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 76

Absolutely. And I need everyone to read up on the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 for full(er) context.

10.02.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I mean, not if you don't speak Spanish. Or have basic analysis skills.

Actually, just the second thing.

09.02.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What list must I be removed from to stop this? I just got a call asking if I was voting for Seth Moulton for Senate and frankly that's almost enough to make me unenroll from the party.

09.02.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay I can go to bed now 😴

09.02.2026 01:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man is dancing on a stage and says aw here it goes . ALT: a man is dancing on a stage and says aw here it goes .

There is nothing more "oh noooooo" then having a text conversation with someone, making a comment, and then see them start typing back --

but in your Signal chat.

03.02.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.

But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"

31.01.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 17252 πŸ” 5117 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 561
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a man and a woman standing next to each other with a caption that says i will go insane and i will take you ALT: a man and a woman standing next to each other with a caption that says i will go insane and i will take you

An ICON 😭

30.01.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Given that any "training" or "practice" mandate imposed on ICE will depend on the Klansmen and Nazis of the Trump administration following through, I don't understand why the top priority for Democrats is not *taking away money* from ICE. It is the biggest source of actual leverage.

30.01.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 283 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 3

Quoting because I'm going to spend the next 3 weeks building my niece's musical theater knowledge JUST to make this joke

30.01.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If there was ever a reason to advocate for cash over/in addition to cards, it's literally the ease of kindness.

Just gave a cash tip to my Uber driver with my now-standard message:

"Honey, you report what you feel like you should report."

30.01.2026 02:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I swear my mother's love language is "calling during meetings"

29.01.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Steve I adore you (and SERIOUSLY owe you a coffee) but man I can't. 4 years of the DSC means I've already had to listen to him WAY too much for a Boston resident.

I'm a girl that likes trends and patterns, so this may go into the "convenient evolution of positions" folder for research purposes πŸ““

26.01.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Now. If "even Seth" is saying this now. Feel free to check his feelings in 2018:

"Moulton says he is supportive of efforts to reform ICE β€” but not β€œwilly-nilly” calls to abolish the agency."

www.boston.com/news/politic...

26.01.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Another person was killed in ICE custodyβ€”adding to the highest death toll since the agency was created.

There's no reforming this.

We must abolish ICE, end qualified immunity for ICE agents, and ensure accountability.

25.01.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 267 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4
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Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.

The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."

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