there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for
Boston gets it…
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What they said ☝️
This is heartbreaking...
Restorative Masculinity 2026 let’s do this
Snippet of 10-day forecast for Somerville, MA which shows it might snow this coming Wednesday (Feb. 18) and Friday (Feb. 20).
Eastern US chiming in here: and we're still getting snow every few days, it seems. 🥲
Well, I wasn't expecting that, but I guess I should've seen that coming when it comes to capitalism.
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
This is absolutely heartbreaking. This country is not alright.
It's been said before but literally every single one of these douche bags was pissing crying and throwing up when they were asked to mask for COVID and suddenly they all ***love*** masks
Ever wonder whether you’re at the top end of a power dynamic?
Check whether you’re allowed to show anger without repercussions.
This is the hardest thing I’ve ever heard a citizen say at one of these holy fucking shit
"I'd like to share a story from a local paper in Coldwater, Michigan dated to the 9th of April, 1945. It tells how the US Army, under General Patton--the US 3rd Army--came onto what you might call a detention center just outside the village of Ohrdruf, Germany. The US Army brought the leading citizens of Ohrdruf to tour the facility, which turned out to be part of the Buchenwald network of concentration camps. A US Army colonel told the German civilians who viewed the scenes, without muttering a word, that they were to blame. One of the Germans replied that what happened in the camp was (quote) 'done by a few people, and you cannot blame us all.' And the American, who could have been any one of our grandfathers, said, 'this was done by those that the German people chose to lead them, and all are responsible.' The morning after the tour, the Mayor of Ohrdruf killed himself. And maybe he did not know the full extent of the outrages that were committed in his community, but he knew enough. And we don't know exactly how ICE will use this warehouse. But we know enough. I ask you to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf might have thought before he died. Maybe he felt like a victim. He might have thought, 'how is this my fault? I have no jurisdiction over this.' Maybe he would have said, 'this site was not subject to local zoning, what could I do?' But I think, when he reflected on the suffering that occurred at this camp, just outside of town, that those words would have sounded hollow even to him. Because in his heart he knew--as we do--that we are all responsible for what happens in our community. I urge the council to take action to stop, or stall, or at the barest minimum to think creatively about how to exercise oversight over this proposed ICE facility. Thank you."
This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
For more context behind his comment you can read about Ohrdruf and its mayor here:
arolsen-archives.org/en/news/faci...
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
Beautiful!
We live in a society where an unwise kiss, caught on a sports arena Jumbotron, can get a CEO fired, but shooting a peaceful protester in the face on video doesn’t even get ICE agent Jonathan Ross suspended or investigated.
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I have a collection of clean/unused plastic cutlery. Could the shelter use any?
Electrical box art with quote: "At times we fail to realize just how far we've come... But take a second to reflect on where you're coming from." - Michael T. Text at the bottom of the electrical box: A Somerville Arts Council Project.
Spotted this while walking the dog earlier today #SomervilleMA
Friends of the Somerville Public Library SEMI-ANNUAL BOOK SALE! Saturday December 6th 9:15 am-3:00 pm Sunday December 7th 1:15 pm-3:00 pm SPL Central Branch Auditorium 79 Highland Avenue Books & Media $1-$2 | Tote bags $10 stuff-a-bag power hour 12/7 2-3pm 95% of donations & sales directly fund library programs & cultural passes. Interested in becoming a Friend? Email: friendssomervillepubliclibrary@gmail.com
Like books and/or libraries? Friends of the Somerville Public Library is having a book sale.
Saturday Dec 6th 9:15-3pm
Sunday Dec 7th 1:15-3pm
SPL Central Branch Auditorium,
79 Highland Avenue
95% of donations & sales directly fund library programs & cultural passes.
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Sure, and people like Mr. College Republican are just clamoring for those high paying car wash jobs, right? Just the other day, I heard a bunch of BU students on the T saying “Damn, these illegal immigrants are gonna keep us from getting those fruit-picking and custodial jobs we dream of.”
Private equity is why we can't have nice things. 😮💨
Look at those numbers! And that sentiment! (that anyone who can read a room can sense from the news anchors)
youtu.be/-AUBG-GF9hI
They should check out the real estate to just see how "up and coming" it is...
Parked car with German police text on it: "Polizei"
Spotted in #Somerville
MBTA Orange Line train packed like sardines for the St. Patrick's Day Parade
MBTA Orange Line train packed like sardines for the St. Patrick's Day Parade
I had to get to a volunteer meeting that started at the *same time* as the ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE 🍀
I had to fight for my life to get off the train 😅
#MBTA #StPatricks #StPaddys #Parade #Green #Boston
