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BREAKING: Suspect in shooting of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota had a hit list with nearly 70 names, including abortion providers, pro-choice advocates and lawmakers - CNN

Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"

A black card with white text that reads: "Minnesota Lawmaker Is Assassinated in Act of ‘Targeted Political Violence’ A person pretending to be a police officer assassinated Melissa Hortman, a Democratic state representative, Gov. Tim Walz said, and killed her husband. The gunman also targeted a state senator and his wife in 
a separate shooting. June 14, 2025"

A man impersonating a police officer assassinated a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said on Saturday, and killed the lawmaker’s husband. The assailant also shot and injured another Democratic lawmaker and his wife, officials said. nyti.ms/4jRTrvw

real bummer finding out that literally everything was on the honor system this whole time

carlos alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz's marathon win over Jannik Sinner is the second longest major final of the Open Era.

Where does it rank among the best of all time?

I... like it.

More alcohol-license applicants: A cocktail bar in JP, a coffeehouse with scotch tastings in Roslindale and three possible replacements for the Gallows in the South End
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#Boston #licensing

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

Rendering of proposed six-story apartment building

Six-story apartment building topped with solar panels approved for Western Avenue in #Brighton
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#Boston #housing #zoning

Boston Bike to Work Day Festival at City Hall Plaza Friday May 16, 2025. Register for Boston Bikes T shirt here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#CarsRuinCities exhibit 7,325

From a Roslindale ice-cream parlor to a Hyde Park pickleball club and an East Boston Italian place, more Boston restaurants apply for new liquor licenses The Boston Licensing Board yesterday heard from the owners of several more restaurants and other places seeking some of the new Zip-code specific liquor licenses the board will be doling out this year...

From a #Roslindale ice-cream parlor to a Hyde Park pickleball club and an East Boston Italian place, more #Boston restaurants apply for new liquor licenses
www.universalhub.com/2025/roslind...
#licensing #liquor

'Supersize SUVs much more likely to cause fatal injury to cyclists and pedestrians' Sports utility vehicles account for more than half of new cars bought in UK

Pedestrians who are hit by SUVs are 44% more likely to be killed than if they were hit by a conventional car, new study finds. Children are 82% more likely to die when hit by an SUV than by a car. In children under 10, the risk of death was 130% higher.

Regulate vehicle size now.

Chess Position xkcd.com/3082

Boston Critical Mass

Even sideways, the car didn't fit Roving UHub photographer Patrick from West Roxbury came across this scene on Centre Street near the library and across from Kids R Kids this afternoon. Read more.

Even sideways, the car didn't fit
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#Boston #WestRoxbury

Apparently the reduction from 4 to 3 lanes wasn't enough @mayorwu.boston.gov

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

This moment when the penny drops that trying to implement bathroom bans is an impossibility for the former Tory Chief Secretary Simon Clarke is delicious.

They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed. Three users who disagreed with the site’s owner saw views for their posts plummet.

These users feuded with Musk on X then saw their reach collapse. It’s the starkest sign yet that Musk has the power to suppress critics and control the conversation on X and is willing to use it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

linkedin post screenshot: Ken Cheng - I want to connect with you, emotionally) Al will never be able to write like me. Why? Because | am now inserting random sentences into every post to throw off their language learning models. Any Al emulating me will radiator freak yellow horse spout nonsense. 1 wiite all my emails, That's Not My Baby and reports like this to protect my data waffle iron 40% off. 1 suggest all writers and artists do the same Strawberry mango Forklift. The robot nerds will never get the better of Ken Hey can | have whipped cream please? Cheng. We can tuna fish tango foxtrot defeat Al. We just have to talk like this. All. The. Time. Piss on carpet

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

A screenshot of a ChatGPT conversation reading: "can you write something about robert e. lee in the voice of washington post staff writer gillian brockell?" "Certainly! Here's an excerpt written in the voice of Gillian Brockell, a staff writer at The Washington Post, reflecting on Robert E. Lee's legacy: The Complicated Legacy of Robert E. Lee: A Figure Divided by History By Gillian Brockell When Robert E. Lee's name is invoked, it is often as a symbol of Southern pride military brilliance, or a tragic, doomed cause. But history has a way of shifting its lens, and in recent years, the image of Lee -- the Confederate general, the hero of lost causes -- has become increasingly more fraught. The man who stood as the face of a rebellion that tore the nation apart now stands at the center of an ongoing reckoning over the Confederacy's legacy, and our struggle to reconcile memory with reality."

When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles.

Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.

Two NYT headlines stating the WH wants to promote more childbearing and the EPA is ending testing for chemicals that hurt children.

Two headlines in the New York Times today.

For the record, Council Member Chris Banks just said the words that "we all want safety, but parking is more important."

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We’re introducing a new layer of verification on Bluesky — a user-friendly, easily recognizable blue check.

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How Well Is Congestion Pricing Doing? Very. One hundred days in, honking is down; bus speeds are up.

Some stats from 100 days in on congestion pricing:
- Complaints about car-honking are down 70%
- The Holland Tunnel has 65% fewer delays at rush hour; time to get thru it is down 48%
- 6 million fewer cars
- Half as many traffic-related injuries
- 1.5 million more visitors to BIDs year over year