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@klausdor

Cargo bike Dad, Celtics fan, Actuary, YIMBY is necessary but not sufficient. NIMBY for data centers and prisons. Beyond lucky to live in Somerville MA.

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Just waiting for @thewaroncars.bsky.social to do its thing

06.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As Bike Cars Overflow, Caltrain Bans Large Bikes and Panniers - Streetsblog San Francisco New rules heavily restrict the types of bikes Caltrain users can bring on board. Years ago advocates warned Caltrain that they weren't allotting enough bike space on the new trains

This need to be called out at perpetuating sexist policies that privilege bikers without child carrying, errand running responsibilities. Caltrain would never consider banning kids from trains, why is it ok to make it impossible for parents who travel bike to use the system?

06.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 201 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 10

Bump- still going!

06.03.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Win Tickets to Boston Symphony Hall! Featuring Yo-Yo Ma and The Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra

WHCIS PTA latest fundraiser- click the link to enter to win 2 tickets to see Yo-Yo Ma live at BSO on March 15! 10 bucks to enter, and thank you as always for the support!

givebutter.com/orchestra-ti...

26.02.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh alright

05.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yea sometimes it seems like every rich town uses the fact that it’s a rich town with high prices as an excuse not to build multifamily housing.

05.03.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the successful Arlington and Lexington 1970s rejection to extending the T apparently reverberates- in that the lack of the T now provides the stated reasonβ€”for manyβ€”not to build multifamily housing ?

05.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think building apartments in Lexington for people to live in would help a lot of people have homes !

05.03.2026 12:32 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Saw a thoughtful thread about AI, don't want to QT or argue. But. The biggest rage factor with LLMs is the people who, because genAI is transformative for coding, think it's transformative for everything else, because they devalue every other form of work and labor and knowledge.

04.03.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 2251 πŸ” 353 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 67

Great news! Is the seat open regardless of how the senate primary goes ?

04.03.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t figure out how all these dominoes work. Is Rep Erika’s seat open whether or not she wins the dem primary for senate ?

04.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@ajcampbellma.bsky.social was early and deserves credit. You don’t want to be the last Mass Dem being asked why you’re still on X.

04.03.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cambridge bans all city departments from using the social media platform X The Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a ban Monday on city agencies using X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, starting this May. Councilor Ayah Al-Zubi, who co-sponsored th...

This morning in WBUR Today: Cambridge not only leaves X, but bans all city departments from using the platform

Also:
β€” Last night's election results in Mass. and beyond
β€” Museums for All expands in Boston
β€” Shrewsbury's record recycling grant
www.wbur.org/news/2026/03... @wbur.org

04.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 8

Wasn’t that the name of the virus in Outbreak ?

03.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Enjoy! We were in La fortuna area a year ago and it was lovely.

03.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Costa rica depending on wheee you are I bet will be milder. I think in a cloud forest or something? It’ll be awesome

03.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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There are at least 10,000 Amcits in Qatar alone, and the US government is saying we are on our own

03.03.2026 06:28 πŸ‘ 1391 πŸ” 518 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 64
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It appears that a Polymarket account called "Magamyman" made $515,000 in a single day betting on last night's U.S. strike on Iran, with the first trade placed 71 minutes before the news broke publicly.

01.03.2026 04:55 πŸ‘ 892 πŸ” 418 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 95
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City councillor Ayah Al-Zubi calls on Monday for Cambridge to gets its municipal accounts the hell off Twitter within 60 days of enactment.

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28.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

As a veteran of the last time we did this, I can’t stop thinking of the dead and injured civilians. They suffer the most. Especially the kids.

28.02.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We obtained the first publicly released satellite image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's compound in Tehran, after it was struck by Israel/US. There are several destroyed buildings. Current whereabouts of Iran's supreme leader are unknown; compound used as his official residence. πŸ›°οΈπŸ“Έ: @airbus.com

28.02.2026 11:16 πŸ‘ 303 πŸ” 153 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 18

Not only is Massachusetts one of six Dem-run states that hasn’t banned ICE’s 287g program (see map below)….

… it’s also the only state where a state-level agency, so one under the control of the governor (@massgovernor.bsky.social) is contracted with 287g: boltsmag.org/massachusett...

22.02.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 294 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Win Tickets to Boston Symphony Hall! Featuring Yo-Yo Ma and The Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra

WHCIS PTA latest fundraiser- click the link to enter to win 2 tickets to see Yo-Yo Ma live at BSO on March 15! 10 bucks to enter, and thank you as always for the support!

givebutter.com/orchestra-ti...

26.02.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A plan for 18 small apartments in a vacant office building turned into four big luxury condos. Housing advocates aren't happy. - Brookline.News The four proposed condos at 1093 Beacon Street would each fill an entire floor and range from 1,800 to 2,600 square feet, with three bedrooms and four bathrooms each.

Turning unused offices into apartments is a growing trend in the Boston area. So why aren't local housing advocates happy with a plan at 1093 Beacon Street?

Because what was originally proposed as 18 small apartments is now set to be four huge luxury condos instead.

brookline.news/a-plan-for-1...

25.02.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

No it’s not!

25.02.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Next train came in a few min. Totally jammed. Hope there’s plans to add capacity

25.02.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re thinking ball square. Tho modelos has a yummy decadent sandwich and fresh OJ

25.02.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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@mbta.com green line E train inbound at Magoun just skipped us. Big crowd here.

25.02.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok holy shit I guess I have more work to do. That’s a lot of clearance on snowbanks that are like 4 feet high

25.02.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Selfie in front of shoveled out fire hydrant

Selfie in front of shoveled out fire hydrant

Ed you can have first dibs on mine. But if you’re not going I will.

25.02.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0