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4 months ago

1.5 I never actually owned an encyclopedia collection AND I mean I watched a ton of VHS tapes, but I never prayed they didn’t jam

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4 months ago
Indigenous Peoples Month Panel Discussion and Dinner | Salem State University From Salem Common to Conflict: The First Muster and the Pequot War Panel & DinnerWednesday, November 19, 5:30 pm-7 pm | Ellison Campus Center Veterans HallJoin us for an evening of reflection, history...

I will be participating in a panel discussion with members of the Pequot Nation on Salem’s role in the Pequot Genocide on November 19th at Salem State University. Details below. Please join us if you can!

www.salemstate.edu/calendar/ind...

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4 months ago
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I thought I heard the Old Man say:
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her."
Tomorrow you will get your pay,
and it's time for us to leave her.
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her!
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her.

#sailing

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4 months ago
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Salem Ward 2 Friends! Vote Andrew Smith for city council; a great Union Brother who’s passionate about his community www.salemnews.com/opinion/lett...

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4 months ago
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This is the future liberals want #NoKings

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Maybe the last sail of the season….maybe not. Either way; lovely afternoon #sailing Salem Sound

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Salem MA SHOWED UP!!! #NoKings

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5 months ago
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Salem Harbor at sunset #sailing

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5 months ago
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Border Patrol shoots woman on Southwest Side; agents, protesters battle for hours The shooting occurred Saturday in Brighton Park when federal patrols were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security, which has yet to be verified. In the p...

Arrest ICE Agents Now

www.wbez.org/immigration/...

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My column in today’s Salem News regarding a recent ICE raid. Take a moment to read, and then please take some action

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5 months ago
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Over 50 boats, from 44 countries across 6 continents

The largest flotilla in modern history

Sailing to break an 18yr illegal 🇮🇱 siege of Gaza 🇵🇸
To feed starving children
To stop a genocide

Mainstream media is silent
And western ‘leaders’ are silent.

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5 months ago
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Sailing past the When and If in Salem Sound yesterday #sailing

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5 months ago
The Massachusetts Senate passes Data Privacy Legislation. Labor, Reproductive Rights, Civil Liberties Advocates Applaud State Senate’s Passage of The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act.

BREAKING: The Massachusetts Senate passed the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act S.2608, which would provide strong privacy protections for us all — including a complete ban on sale of sensitive data.

ACLU of MA and our fellow advocates applaud this action to protect our democracy and personal safety!

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Please join us in calling for the release of a beloved member of our North Shore community from ICE. And for the love of whatever you find holy, please urge your local officials to do more to protect our neighbors and communities from ICE agents NOW!

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5 months ago
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Bluebird looking pretty this morning #sailing #salemharbour

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5 months ago

“It never got weird enough for me” - Hunter S Thompson. I so want to resurrect the old man, force him to watch 24 hours of our news cycle and social media on any given Tuesday and scream “here! Is this weird enough for you yet?”

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5 months ago
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New Boat: Bluebird, 1980 Bristol 32 looking pretty in the sunset in Salem Harbor #sailboat #salemma #sailing

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9 months ago
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Absolutely stunning morning on Salem Sound

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9 months ago
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My Sailboat Selkie. A 1976 Hereshoff American Catboat off of Winter Island in Salem (Mass) harbor

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9 months ago
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Interested in learning more about Salem’s incredible history of radicals and change makers? Want to raise some money for good people doing good work in our own time of trouble? Then please join me on June 24th! The event is free but we are asking folks to make a donation to Solidarity Rising.

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11 months ago
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British man's tattoo wrongly linked to Venezuelan gang in US government document A tattoo belonging to a man from Derbyshire has appeared in a US government document used to identify members of Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan gang, despite the man having no connection to th...

“Mr Belton's tattoo - a clock face with the date and time of his daughter's birth - was included in a set of nine images for "detecting and identifying" TdA members. Other tattoos featured stars, crowns and a Michael Jordan "jumpman" logo”

www.bbc.com/news/article...

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11 months ago
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Hands Off Massachusetts! Rally/March · Hands Off ***RALLY AND MARCH*** MC: **Jean-Luc Pierite** | President | North American Indian Center of Boston **SCHEDULE:** 11:00 am: Meet at Parkman Bandstand 11:15 am: Kickoff speaker: - **Rev. Mariama W...

Who’s joining me?

www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve...

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11 months ago
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Boston judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville made the ruling Monday after ICE agent Brian Sullivan detained Wilson Martell-Lebron last week, arguing that doing so deprived Martell-Lebron of his right...

Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville made the ruling Monday after ICE agent Brian Sullivan detained Wilson Martell-Lebron last week, arguing that doing so deprived the defendant of his rights to due process and a fair trial.

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Stop Doom-Scrolling! Start standing up and fighting back! Lots of opportunities to kick some ass for the working class this week!

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11 months ago
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen barred from running in 2027 presidential election Le Pen is given an immediate five-year ban from running for public office after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds to pay her party's staff.

Vive La France!

www.bbc.com/news/live/cw...

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Millionaire CEO says she never worked harder than a NHS worker.

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Screenshot of the AFL-CIO's statement condemning the Trump administration's executive order stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government.

Stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government is the very definition of union busting — and a blatant attempt to silence us.

We will fight this outrageous attack on our members with every fiber of our collective being.

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Wastewater workers picket held on eve of contract negotiations LYNN — Union workers at the Veolia-operated wastewater treatment plant rallied Tuesday afternoon, as they kicked off contract negotiations with demands for cost-of-living raises, increased sick time, ...

Proud to stand with my sisters, brothers, and kin with IUE/CWA local 201. These workers are vital and deserve every protection

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'This is a class war': The Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey on Trump, immigration and Boston "The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America...

Love the Dropkick Murphys. This is the energy we all need to bring if we are gonna survive this www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...

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