Room where it happens... The city was a room, and the train was a room inside it, in the late eighties, and the train was the “T”.

Room where it happens…
The city was a room, and the train was a room inside it, in the late eighties, and the train was the “T”. I was 19, and I had to learn to read the room.
I was a college dropout at the time...

This sneak peek of my Medium article (no paywall) open.substack.com/pub/reneecri...

We are still not pushing back enough on the term “vaccine skepticism.” A “skeptic” would ask why I want to cause them momentary pain if they’re healthy, and when I say the alternative is 90 days on a ventilator or dying a slow; agonizing death they agree. Everyone else is antivaccine and antiscience

A statement from Kamala D. Harris: Los Angeles is my home. And like so many Americans, I am appalled at what we are witnessing on the streets of our city. Deploying the National Guard is a dangerous escalation meant to provoke chaos. In addition to the recent ICE raids in Southern California and across our nation, it is part of the Trump Administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division. This Administration’s actions are not about public safety —they’re about stoking fear. Fear of a community demanding dignity and due process. Protest is a powerful tool — essential in the fight for justice. And as the LAPD, Mayor, and Governor have noted, demonstrations in defense of our immigrant neighbors have been overwhelmingly peaceful. I continue to support the millions of Americans who are standing up to protect our most fundamental rights and freedoms.

My statement on what's unfolding in Los Angeles.

video of david hogg putting reince priebus in his place. this is good imho.

Arkansas adopts first-in-the-nation law forcing companies to choose between running a PBM or pharmacies Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders has signed a first-in-the-nation law that prohibits PBMs from operating both retail and mail-order pharmacies.

Holy smokes, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders just signed the bill that bans PBMs from owning pharmacies, gutting one of the most significant conflicts of interest that permeates the prescription drug supply chain. Wow.

Plympton's FY 2026 Budget Shows 7.4% Increase, Library Hours Set to Expand Town officials review budget increases in insurance, recreation funding, and potential fire department staffing changes

Plympton's FY 2026 Budget Shows 7.4% Increase, Library Hours Set to Expand #mapoli #southshore

Courage is contagious Jo Ellen Grzyb, a member of this Substack community, noted in response to one of my posts that she’s seeing a lot of the phrase “courage is contagious.” She mentioned Bernie, AOC, Cory Booker, Tim Wal...

Courage is contagious www.alternet.org/courage-is-c... #bospoli #mapoli #nokings

It was amazing to see so much support for fighting tyranny all along the parade route in Lexington yesterday as we celebrated the 250th. I have no doubt that Lexington Alarm! will continue this fight. #mapoli

We will not be distracted.
We will not be discouraged.
We’ve got our eyes on the prize.

And we will build the prosperous, free nation for all that we deserve.

The time to organize is now.

OcasioCortez.com

What the RUC: How Medicare’s Payment Reform Unraveled Primary Care “In January 2025, Governor Maura Healey signed Chapter 343 of the Acts of 2024… establishes a new 25-member task force on primary care…

Honored to represent the MassLeague of CHCs on Primary Care Access, Delivery, and Payment Task Force
In preparation for this role, I’ve been reviewing the history of primary care reform attempts.

TLDR: Every attempt to improve has made things worse. We need to do better.

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I skipped last night’s State of the Union address in favor of President Eisenhower’s.

This man is a true Patriot!!! What a powerful image!
#algreen #resistance #stateoftheunion #Ftrump

I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead. Then going on IG Live after.

Meanwhile in Boston!

See also South Jersey: bsky.app/profile/crin...

Look at all these beautiful people! Lines along both side of the street. Chanting, honking, drumming. There were only 6 ppl here 2 weeks ago! Tesla protest Brooklyn. @bkindivisible.bsky.social @indivisible.org @teslatakedown.com #teslatakedown

Beacon Hill enters new era of greater transparency, but audit resistance remains strong - MASSterList Any reformed dinosaur geek will tell you geologic time has a cascading series of subdivisions, with several periods stacked into a single era and several eras combining to form an eon. The Legislature...

Beacon Hill enters new era of greater transparency, but audit resistance remains strong #MAPoli

Australian newspaper "The Sun-Herald" opinion piece calls it out. American msm, take notes.

If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.

It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.

They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.

I’m happy to invest and/or help

Letter to the editor: The Oval Office fiasco was a calculated setup to humiliate Ukraine and undermine democracy The recent Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wasn’t just a diplomatic disaster — it was a setup. From the moment Zelensky walked into ...

President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump held an Oval Office press briefing on Feb. 28 that ended in a heated argument.

"Let’s be clear: Zelensky didn’t walk into a discussion. He walked into a trap," writes Graden Keller in this letter to the editor.

First Leonardo da Vinci Museum in the US Coming This Fall The Colorado museum will focus on the artist’s engineering endeavors, bringing his drawings, text, and experiments to life through interactive models.

A new museum in Pueblo, Colorado primarily focused on Leonardo’s engineering endeavors will bring his drawings, text, and experiments to life through interactive models.

'We're not prepared': States brace for Trump's plans to dismantle the Education Department Trump has said he wants to leave school policy to the states, but state officials and lawmakers aren’t clear on what that would look like.

President Trump has set his sights on abolishing the Education Department and says he’d prefer to put education policy in the hands of the states.

But state officials and lawmakers say they’re wildly unprepared for such a huge task.

King Charles to host Zelensky just days after chaotic Trump talks bust up

King Charles is set to welcome Volodymyr Zelensky at Sandringham on Sunday, just days after the Ukrainian president's chaotic talks with Donald Trump.

The Law’s Trump-Size Hole Is Suddenly Exposed The judicial system has started to rule against the administration’s decimation of the civil service. If only it could actually enforce its rulings.

If the president defies the courts and Congress does not impeach him for it, the Constitution simply ceases to exist.

Ukrainians rally around Zelenskyy as defender of national interest after Oval Office blowout Ukrainians have rallied around President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a defender of their country’s interests in the hours after he left the White House after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with Preside...

Ukrainians have rallied around President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a defender of their country’s interests in the hours after he left the White House after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with President Donald Trump. apnews.com/article/oval...