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Why Mass. gas bills are rising — and what we need to do about it - The Boston Globe Most of what customers now pay each month no longer goes toward fuel, but toward rebuilding and maintaining a gas network that is larger than is necessary to meet future needs.

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Cultural Facilities Fund – Mass Cultural Council Provides major improvement grants to nonprofit cultural organizations, in recognition of their profound economic impact on communities across Massachusetts

Reminder: @masscultural.bsky.social Cultural Facilities Fund application process is open and the deadline is December 11. More info here: massculturalcouncil.org/organization...

Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts Budget plan would kill two CDC journals, while U.S. prosecutor accuses some nongovernmental publications of being “partisans”

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Signs of fascism.

Signs of fascism.

ICYMI First, the FBI posts this, and today I hear they are also cutting ties with @splcenter.org. Breaking ties with orgs who fight neoNazi groups & monitor racist & anti-Semetic hate activities, while remaining cozy with white supremacists....
Look what they do, not what they say
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Trump's MAGA-fied military prepares for "war from within" In one historic speech, Trump eviscerated decades of civil-military restraint.

In one historic speech, Trump eviscerated decades of civil-military restraint and proclaimed the U.S. armed forces as his weapon of choice against domestic "enemies."

Conservatives rage after FDA approves generic abortion drug The decision adds to conservative scrutiny of the agency and Commissioner Marty Makary.

NEW: FDA OKs new generic abortion drug, outraging conservatives

Apple drops ICE tracking apps from its store after Trump DOJ demand Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded ICEBLOCK be removed from the App Store today "and Apple did so," she told Fox News.

Apple is removing from its App Store apps that alert the presence of Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) in people's local areas, the tech giant announced this evening.

Trump's push for executive control runs into a hurdle: economic independence On Tuesday, the White House withdrew E.J. Antoni's nomination to run the BLS.

"The White House has discovered there are limits."

I want to know more. What kind of sandwich and on what kind of bread? A missile-like hero or PB&J? With or without mayo? One that fell apart on contact or held together?

The image of the so-called "public safety emergency" is a person who throws a sandwich?

The threat that needs to be met with armed masked troops in our cities is a sandwich?

Fill in the blank: The emperior has no _________.

Massachusetts mulls break with CDC as Kennedy disrupts vaccine guidelines - The Boston Globe Health providers throughout Massachusetts say keeping up with vaccine recommendations is difficult enough without conflicting messages from Washington.

Massachusetts has a history of leading in public health. We can't allow efforts to break our national vaccine policy & replace it with one based in fear, conspiracy, and imagination vs. fact, science, and reality to jeopardize the health of the commonwealth.

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PPI inflation shock: Core producer prices hit 3-year high in July in 'head-scratching' inflation surge Producer prices rose faster than expected in July, giving investors an inflation surprise early Thursday.

Is it really head-scratching tho?

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Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? | NEARI While more than $1.5 billion in federal grant money has been terminated by the Trump administration, the consequences at state universities and community colleges are particularly dire.

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White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions

Think about this for a second. It’s grotesque and dangerous.

White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a...

Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? | NEARI While more than $1.5 billion in federal grant money has been terminated by the Trump administration, the consequences at state universities and community colleges are particularly dire.

Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...

Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Trump admin targets lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s deportation DOJ’s move comes after Trump directed the department to seek to sanction lawyers “who engage in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation.”

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is targeting a lawyer who attempted to halt his client’s rapid deportation.

The attack on higher education is real. And it's not just on a sector or an institution, it's an assault on learning, questioning, facts, science, understanding, discovery, and inclusion, equity, and diverse thought and experience.

Keeping Massachusetts safe.

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Do SSRIs Cause Heat Intolerance? The Answer Is More Complex Than You Think There's an interesting connection between body temperature and mental health.

As climate change accelerates, summer is only getting longer – and hotter. Though the extreme heat can be difficult for anyone to deal with, it seems that it can be particularly arduous for people with certain mental health conditions. ⤵️

Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social
We will follow you wherever you go.
Looking forward to all the funny between now and next year. Go for it!

This photo & its context are historic. In the aftermath of defunding PBS, the pic shows the collusion of administration+ GOP Congress.

We need political comics and truth tellers more than ever before ... BTW did you hear about @stephencolbert.bsky.social?

Summer office hours announced. Hope to see you this season.

Behind-the-meter solar flattening the peak in New England during this week’s heat wave. Now for a little more storage. media.wbur.org/wp/2025/06/6...

#Scoop from WBUR: The full MA delegation is demanding answers from ICE about conditions inside an administrative building where arrested immigrants have been held, often for several days. #mapoli

Love is Love is Love!

Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? | NEARI While more than $1.5 billion in federal grant money has been terminated by the Trump administration, the consequences at state universities and community colleges are particularly dire.

Trump Cancels Federal Research Grants. What Are the Consequences? www.neari.org/advocating-c...