Cynthia Graber

Okay, Mass folks, how do we get this travesty halted immediately?

We have an episode coming out literally next Tuesday about these food assistance programs that are true lifelines for millions of people all around the country (Gastropod on any podcast app). Cutting these programs is, as @rbreich.bsky.social says, devastating. And a deliberate, cruel choice.

I know I chose to live in Somerville and generally I do love it here and I don't generally mind winter but...really, enough already with the snow.

So true! Also every seven years your lands would lie fallow to regenerate them for agriculture! (Shmitah! Great rule!)

It wasn't impossible not to fall into Epstein's orbit/money/power/sway! It wasn't even difficult! It just took, um, common sense and morals (and apparently one very smart mom). (Love this article.)

I've seen this multiple times and I feel deeply deeply ill every time. I'm someone who truly loves my religion (w/o believing in anything), so I can understand why people find value in religion, but the state of the US right now makes me...

Also as you likely know the technology works for multi family as well and would be another great option for city housing that’s healthier and less expensive and meets climate goals - we‘d love to talk abt how this could be incentivized!

We had the owner of Bensonwood (offsite super high performance panelized construction) over at our Bensonwood/unity home (built in their factory in Keene) for a Globe interview last week - would love to show you and talk about some of the obstacles we faced building net zero in Somerville… 1/

This is a great video from someone who's consistently pushed for changes that make our community — and will make our state — more accessible to all. I'm a fan, and a supporter of his state senate run.

I once was dubbed queen of Jewish geography, it was one of my favorite games. Watching this string of connections play out has made me physically ill — and I'm glad someone wrote about it.

Me after reading another depressing article about horrible men (at harvard) & Epstein, to spouse: "It's a good thing I have you, I'm not sure how I'd be feeling about men right now." Him, not missing a beat: "It's a good thing I have *you,* I'm not sure how I'd be feeling about Americans right now."

There's a serious fandom world out there!

hah no. a black t w/ an image of veronica staring out a car window-bc, yes, it's true, i gave some money for the movie to be made, and this was my gift. (the amount of money I handed over was basically the price of said tshirt). but have to say, it's my MOST commented on article of clothing - ever!

I think I won serious points with my teen mentee when she saw my VM tshirt

Fri: okay, the storm looks like it might actually hit us, but it won't be too bad, your doctor's office will be open. Sat: Welllll, the storm is definitely getting closer to shore, looks like we'll get hit. Sun: HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS IT'S GOING TO BE A WILD RIDE!" (Readers, the doc did indeed close.)

Huge fan! Locals should follow!

I told my mom when I was 16 that if I didn't meet someone by the time I was 30 I'd have a kid on my own, and she said, 'okay, I guess feminism succeeded.' (I didn't meet someone by 30, and I didn't decide to have a kid on my own, but I learned what I was supposed to learn!)

Mine were def crunch and not hippie but yeah! We were raised to care! about everything!

YES I FORGOT FREE TO BE YOU AND I ME. I have that entire album memorized. Every word. I mean, really - we gen-x-ers were raised on anti-racism pro-gender-freedom messaging!

I feel like my whole childhood was about teaching me to care. Yes, I have a politically interested and involved family. But is that so unusual for my generation? Doesn't feel like it could possibly be!

regularly going to protests (yes, DC area baby), early attempts at recycling, crunchy parents who used the word "melanin" to describe people who looked diff from me (as in 'they just have more melanin in their skin') (no they weren't ignoring racism), movies about kids taking on the world 2/

I'm missing something in the 'gen x is the worst generation, least likely to care etc' discourse. I'm gen-x. I was raised on early Earth Days, lots of gender-neutral kids' clothing, Sesame Street, Mr Rogers Neighborhood 1/

(I did also tell her that the assault I knew of from when I was in college and a friend's kid were by people they knew, not strangers. And that I think someone I was with at a bar was roofied in my 30s. So it's still...everything.)

She's turning 18 in May and is excited to be able to go to 18+ places downtown, go to drag shows, etc (ones she can afford, anyway), and I hated that I still have to say, 'remember, either here or in college, watch your drink, and make sure your friends know where you are.' Fricking sucks.

I told her my spouse says she's broken me for other mentees because we're so perfectly matched, and she said, 'that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me.' She's sharp and funny and smart and cares about the world and also wants to tell everyone who deserves it straight where they can go

Truly, I know I talk about her a lot here, but whenever I'm feeling down, then get to spend a couple of hours (or more, often more these days) with the local first-gen college student I'm mentoring—now working on scholarship apps—I just...feel better. She totally rocks.

This is the greatest.

So funny and delightful! And describes my vanilla marriage quite perfectly. My 2-person hetero supportive, egalitarian, loving relationship is, as you say, like driftwood becoming a beautiful table. Not the same analogy, but things that had been poisonous can be amazing when they're transformed!

‘I feel reborn’: A Providence program is using GLP-1 drugs to free people from addiction - The Boston Globe A pilot program is testing the surprising benefits of weight-loss drugs for substance use disorders.

Things are so deeply horrifying in the world, & in medicine (vaccines, Moderna, etc), so it's maybe even more moving/beautiful to read stories like this, abt the power of glp-1s to potentially help with addiction (though I'm worried about long-term access!) - www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/12/m...

I can barely imagine, even after reading your entire thread. So - thank you.