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White House ballroom vote delayed amid deluge of angry public comments Over 100 people have registered to speak and more than 35,000 written comments have been sent in, the vast majority of which are negative.

Symbols matter.

YouTube video by Associated Press Sen. Markwayne Mullin challenges Teamsters leader to a fight. Bernie Sanders intervenes

Noem out at DHS. Her replacement is this...person.

I managed to work a rotary into this presentation. #MAEdu

were we wearing a suit when we asked? did we say please and thank you? it’s important to be grateful.

or that if one wants to know how much the new electric school buses cost, they could read the article? ;)

There is no one more resolute and optimistic than a modern Texas Democrat. When I tell people who know my politics that I live in Texas, they sometimes say, "I'm sorry." I'm not. There are reasons to leave, and if you're reading this, you probably know them (abortion access, voting rights, guns, climate change...). If I had a trans child, I would try to move. But for most of us, leaving is neither an option (jobs, family, the housing market) nor that appealing. We have work to do. That work is paying off, too. This year, Democrats fielded a candidate in every state and federal race on the Texas ballot, the first time in modern history that either party has done so.

Wrote a little about this attitude today!

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Also, it really needs to be said: if you prompt a chatbot with a question and it reads in a way that makes it sound like you're looking for a certain answer, it will probably churn out something that gives you the type of answer you want.

George Washington and Continental artillery overlooking Boston from Dorchester Heights, painted by Louis S. Glanzman

5 MARCH 1776, BOSTON: The besieged redcoat army awakes to find two new forts looking down on them from Dorchester Heights, “raised to the height of a Man’s head,” bristling with cannon bearing upon the town.

better use than any other, I suspect

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt. 1 print : engraving with watercolor, on laid paper ; 25.8 x 33.4 cm. (plate) | A sensationalized portrayal of the skirmish, later to become known as the "Boston Massacre," between British soldiers and...

it's the 256th anniversary of the Boston Massacre.

Maryland, New Mexico Become Latest Blue States to Ban Local Contracts with ICE - Bolts Governors Lujan Grisham and Moore signed laws barring local sheriffs and police from partnering with ICE’s 287(g) program, joining a string of eight states with similar prohibitions.

To underscore just how unusual it is for a blue state like Massachusetts to be formally partnering with ICE, note that a majority of D-trifecta states now ban 287(g) agreements with ICE. Among those that do not, Massachusetts is the only one with a state-level 287(g).

boltsmag.org/maryland-new...

One encouraging theme in last night's NC primaries is the simple fact that being pro-trans is now like being anti-ICE among Dem voters: to them, it means you're a fighter, it means you're not giving into Trump.

That's a really, really good sign.

a quick Google says those start at $250K and go up from there.

We thought that was the highest and best use of $250,000 or more?

#worcpoli

Worcester Police SWAT Arrest Man After Armed Domestic Incident at Lawnfair Street Home By: Dylan Azari Around 7:43 p.m. Wednesday night, officers with the Worcester Police Department responded to a residence at 12 Lawnfair St. in Worcester after receiving reports of a male with a gun…

"the department’s newly acquired Lenco BearCat armored vehicle"

I'm sorry: the Worcester Police Deparment's WHAT?

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It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.

He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

Giant snake on an info panel about to eat a screaming child

The Museum of Scotland using small children in size comparison info panels is absolutely sending me.

as always, this is mostly telling you to read @chrisgeidner.bsky.social, but there's also quite a good opinion piece in the Boston Globe today who-cester.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

I am very struck by there being no discussion of the rights of the children involved. Kids have rights, too.

Recent news on Massachusetts school budgets who-cester.blogspot.com/2026/03/two-...

#MAEdu

Most Vermont Communities Pass Their School Budgets | Seven Days Eighty-nine school budgets were approved this year and 19 were rejected, with 12 yet to be voted on.

Vermont's mostly passing school budgets this year www.sevendaysvt.com/news/most-ve...

Potato pierogi are called "ruskie" in Polish, and there's an Communist-era joke about the waiter coming out and asking "who ordered the ruskie?" and getting the reply "no-one, but they came anyway".

Thinking back on how George W. Bush reacted to Cindy Sheehan.

“Part of my duty as the president is to meet those who have lost a loved one. I sympathise with Mrs. Sheehan. She feels strongly about her position. She has every right in the world to say what she believes. This is America.”

Odysseus had his crew lash him to the mast to keep him from doing an interview with Chotiner.

More teen social media bans are coming, but will they work? - Betteridge’s Law No.

More teen social media bans are coming, but will they work?

Photo shows graves of Iranian girls killed in Minab school attack Contrary to claims from Grok and others, the image does not show grave sites in Jakarta or Brazil.

This photo shows the graves of schoolchildren killed by airstrikes in Minab, Iran — not grave sites in Indonesia or Brazil, contrary to claims from Grok and others online. Here's how we verified its authenticity. 👇
www.snopes.com/fact-check/i...

it doesn’t take a whole lot to recognize that this is a vote that’s going to be hung around your neck for the rest of your careers

you can just not do it, it’s pretty easy actually

@chrisgeidner.bsky.social only just got to reading the full Mirabelli issuance tonight, and you nailed it: that Barrett quote is what gives me nightmares.

Also, Affleck and Damon will end up making a movie about it, and no one needs that.

Not gonna share the video of Republican US Senator Tim Sheehy breaking a protesting Marine's hand, but you can find it on @charlotteclymer.bsky.social's timeline.

I'll just say that in a functional country, Sheehy would be expelled by the Senate.

Democratic Senators should publicly push for that.

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Just sharing the link to play tetris online, as about 15 to 20 minutes of tetris can help with coping with seeing graphic images and there's a few nasty videos going around right now.

PDF for those who aren't Globe subscribers: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/8kegg...