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For 3 years, we've been supporting food security in Medford & Somerville through our Grocery Sweeps. With the uncertainty around SNAP, if you have the means, consider donating at bit.ly/donatetomamas, a cash day, or donating clothes for our Free Store 💕

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Fight the propaganda: Start with your youngsters; say no to early parenthood | Shay Stewart-Bouley The United States is currently under attack from within and not only is it our government that is attacking its own citizens, but our attackers have made it clear that they want to completely remake t...

A recent piece on the blog, on propaganda and the rights push for early parenthood.

blackgirlinmaine.com/commentary/f...

Map of Regional Public Health Coalitions Northeast Public Health Collaborative (Blue) West Coast Health Alliance (Yellow)

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

“How to Report ICE” zines now available for these areas:

NYC
Philly
Durham, NC
All of Massachusetts

I will add more as I get them done.
Download them to print here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Paul Dama's detention is devastating & unnecessary, and his absence is already felt in the #MA7.

Whether welcoming neighbors to Suya Joint or helping folks with developmental disabilities lead healthy, dignified lives, his contributions to our community are immensely meaningful.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.

About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/27/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported/

I mean…

In the six months since Trump won in November, 45k+ people have signed up to consider a run for office with @runforsomething.net -- that's officially more than the # of people who signed up with us in the first *three* years of Trump 1.0.

People are ready to fight back.

this is with no exaggeration a david duke line

They don't need a warrant A federal kidnapping in Worcester

A report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...

1. Change where you purchase the things you buy the most (essentials like toilet paper, soap, lotions, etc.).
2. Change the amount you spend when you can’t avoid bigger companies.
3. Change the dates and cadence you make your purchases.

Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous.

I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them.

🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:

Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.

The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.