Gintautas Dumcius returns to MASSterList as Editor - MASSterList Affiliated News Services has named veteran journalist Gintautas Dumcius as the new Editor of MASSterList. With over 20 years of experience covering Boston politics and policy, Dumcius returns to the n...

We're delighted to share that Gintautas Dumcius (@gintautasd.bsky.social) is returning to MASSterList as Editor.

Get bent you evil toadies

NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia offered his first account of the “severe beatings” and other abuses he says he suffered while jailed in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison.

He says in a court filing that he lost 31 lbs in two weeks.

w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social

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On my way!

Bart/Homer Simpson meme THIS IS THE HOTTEST SUMMER OF MY LIFE THIS IS THE COLDEST SUMMER OF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

Bruce Springsteen Reveals His Paths Not Taken

AND HERE WE ARE.

“I think that it was the combination of the deindustrialization of the country and then the incredible increase in wealth disparity that left so many people behind. It was ripe for a demagogue,” he added.

Stars… they’re just like us!

I’m gonna keep sharing this essay I wrote til the new car smell wears off

it begins in Schenectady, and ends with joy. there’s gross bits

Even worse on the return trip! What the hell. #mbta

Should have known better than to plan on the New Bedford train being on time to get me to a doctor’s appointment in town. #mbta

Holy moly. Welcome Magnolia! Hope you and T are fast friends.

That cat is not orange!

A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it The outbreak linked to romaine lettuce killed one person and sickened at least 88 more, including a 9-year-old boy who nearly died of kidney failure.

NBC News EXCLUSIVE: A deadly E. coli outbreak hit 15 states, but the FDA chose not to publicize it
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Pleased to say the #mbta has worked like a dream for me today.

You COULD take the green line to red line to get back to the South Shore from Fenway.

OR

You can take the commuter rail from Lansdowne to South Station.

🧠

🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody.

She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care.

This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

In these chaotic times, it’s soothing to see @gintautasd.bsky.social reporting on Super PACs.

If you are sad, I recommend going to the 99 and having a waitress call you “hon” a dozen times.

stan | noun | an extremely or excessively enthusiastic and devoted fan

The evil at your door The deportation action as regime change

Essential reading.

Prosecutors say deported R.I. doctor had photos of Hezbollah, Iran leaders on her phone - The Boston Globe Dr. Rasha Alawieh, 34, was questioned after she arrived at Logan Airport and US Customs and Border Protection agents found “her true intentions in the United States could not be determined,” court doc...

UPDATED www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/17/m...

Bad bad bad bad bad bad.

Literally a month ago, we got news that an mRNA vaccine showed promise against pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest

Not enough words to describe how willfully destructive this is

Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.

Absolutely sickening. And alarming. www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...

She saw family in Lebanon. Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation. Dr. Rasha Alawieh flew into Logan Airport Thursday after visiting family in Lebanon. She's being detained now at Logan without legal counsel.

She saw family in Lebanon. Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...

Is this why I’m so tired this week?! 🥱

I’m just a mom

Of a kid with an egg allergy

Begging ice cream stores to put allergy information on their websites so we don’t walk in, ask, and have to tell her she can’t have ice cream

(Ice cream is like a 50/50 shot of having egg in the base)

#foodallergies

What to know ahead of this year's St. Patrick's Day Breakfast The South Boston St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, where Boston's most powerful swap jokes over bacon and eggs, is an annual lightning rod for rivalries and gossip. This year, an already contentious Boston...

My thanks to WBUR for having a Lithuanian on to talk about the St. Patrick's Day breakfest on Southie www.wbur.org/news/2025/03...

UMass medical school rescinds PhD program offers amid uncertainty over federal funds The notice, signed by dean of the college, Mary Ellen Lane, called the decision "unfortunate" and said institutions across the country are "rescinding offers of admission as one means of controlling spending during a highly uncertain time."

UMass Chan Medical School has rescinded acceptance offers to several dozen incoming doctoral students at its Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences because of the uncertainty surrounding federal funds:

Tariff, recession fears send S&P 500 into correction territory Over the last month, it's one of the world's worst-performing major indices.

BREAKING: The S&P 500 entered correction territory, closing more than 10% below the all-time high the index hit in mid-February. Less than two months into the second Trump presidency, markets are telling the administration they're concerned about the impact of tariffs and rising odds of a recession.