Suzanne Blier

Les Dems return, for another round, and I was contacted for my perspectives on this one. news.artnet.com/art-world/wa...

My 2nd Opinion for HorizonMass "Who Plans the City - And For Whom" just launched. You can read here: it:https://horizonmass.news/.../opinion-who-plans-the.../...
If you missed my first one, "Who Owns the City" you can read it here: horizonmass.news/.../.

Enjoy

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Our OpEd is up at the Boston Globe. www.bostonglobe.com/.../cambridg...

US Institute of Peace says DOGE has broken into its building Employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have entered the U.S. Institute of Peace despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an ...

DOGE broke into the U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters in Northwest D.C. Monday evening, the independent nonprofit’s CEO said.

In case you were wondering, they are going full-out antisemitic against the Jewish judge that blocked Khalil’s deportation.

Because none of this is about countering antisemitism. It’s about weaponizing (real) antisemitism to undermine democracy and the rule of law.

The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S. Using the EPA’s data, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level. Look up your home to see if you and your loved ones are living in a hot spot.

In 2021, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level using EPA data ⤵️

As it should be this is a long list of women being celebrated this month in Cambridge by the Harvard Square Business Association, but I am truly delighted to be honored again by them.

The President left out "for the wealthy' when talking about the tax cuts he supports. His proposals, which are included in the House budget resolution, cut taxes for the top 1% and pay for it by cutting food assistance and Medicaid. #CBPPJointAddress

Amazon stock dropping like a rock! 💕

Trump did that.

Happening this week in Madison: University of Wisconsin.

#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦

Election officials blast Trump’s ‘retreat’ from protecting voting against foreign threats The Trump administration has begun dismantling the nation’s defenses against foreign interference in voting, a sweeping retreat that has alarmed state and local election officials

Federal programs that assist state and local election officials have been gutted

via @mattvas.bsky.social/@stateline.org

The impact on the African continent of Meta scrapping its fact-checking program The removal of fact-checking on Meta, the social media platform, will have a significant impact on the work of professionals committed to combating disinformation and false information.

The removal of fact-checking on Meta, the social media platform, will have a significant impact on the work of professionals committed to combating disinformation and false information.

Summarizing Elon Musk's government takeover thus far in under 60 seconds:

Pablo Picasso: Short History of. This podcast just launched, my first. It appears in the Noiser publication series. Process: I was given a long list of potential questions, then sat for a long interview, key pieces of which are heard here.
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Where did billions in climate and infrastructure funding go? Search our map by ZIP code. From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood.

What kinds of climate and infrastructure projects have been announced in your community and across the country? Which ones may now be at risk? Now you can use your ZIP code to find out. via @gristnews.bsky.social grist.org/accountabili...