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<p>In a recently released video posted by award winning Black writer Alex O&#x27;Keefe he is seen being thrown off a train near Boston simply because an old karen said he &quot;wasn&#x27;t sitting right&quot;.</p><p>Even if he wasn&#x27;t thrown off, the mere fact that at no point in American history can a Black man exist truly in peace, minding his own damned business without a karen finding a reason to use state violence against us.</p><p>📸 Alex O&#x27;Keefe</p><p><a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/ma/" rel="tag">#MA</a> <a href="/tags/mta/" rel="tag">#MTA</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/karen/" rel="tag">#Karen</a></p>

<p>Some <a href="/tags/rockport/" rel="tag">#Rockport</a> residents make a federal case out of <a href="/tags/mbta/" rel="tag">#MBTA</a> zoning requirement <br><a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#housing</a> <a href="/tags/lawsuits/" rel="tag">#lawsuits</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a><br><a href="https://www.universalhub.com/2024/some-rockport-residents-make-federal-case-out-mbta" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.universalhub.com/2024/some-rockport-residents-make-federal-case-out-mbta"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.universalhub.com/2024/some</span><span class="invisible">-rockport-residents-make-federal-case-out-mbta</span></a></p>

<p>Hell yeah! HUGE turn out for Ptown! </p><p><a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#NoKings</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#Protest</a> <a href="/tags/ptown/" rel="tag">#Ptown</a> <a href="/tags/provincetown/" rel="tag">#Provincetown</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a></p>

<p>The <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> climate roadmap needs a detour – but MassDOT doesn&#x27;t want to change course.</p><p>The Commonwealth is on track to miss its short-term EV fleet goals by a wide margin – but even though that strategy is falling short, state officials still refuse to invest more in public transit alternatives:<br><a href="/tags/mapoli/" rel="tag">#mapoli</a> <br><a href="https://mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/14/electric-backslide-massachusetts-on-track-to-miss-its-ev-goals-by-a-wide-margin" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/14/electric-backslide-massachusetts-on-track-to-miss-its-ev-goals-by-a-wide-margin"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mass.streetsblog.org/2024/05/1</span><span class="invisible">4/electric-backslide-massachusetts-on-track-to-miss-its-ev-goals-by-a-wide-margin</span></a></p>

<p>I am looking for a live-in <a href="/tags/caretaker/" rel="tag">#caretaker</a> for my sister. She is autistic and nonverbal, but ambulatory and can perform basic functions on her own. However, she can&#x27;t take care of herself--cook, clean, etc--and needs prompts for numerous things.</p><p>The position would be in a <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> suburb adjacent to <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#boston</a> The salary is funded by a few programs; the bigger benefit might be free rent, given the cost of living in MA. She is in a day program during the week. </p><p>1/</p><p><a href="/tags/employment/" rel="tag">#employment</a></p>

<p>Made the ride from Boston to Plum Island and then Newburyport. Took MBTA commuter rail back to North Station. </p><p>72 miles very flat!</p><p>Tomorrow we have the first Nor&#x27;easter!</p><p>Plum Island is pretty cool, strong headwind heading south but that meant easy cruising on the way back. The several miles gravel added some excitement and fun to the ride. There was a section with pretty loose gravel but my 30mm road tires handled it just fine. Just need a bit bike handling skills!</p><p>But I didn&#x27;t see any plum on Plum Island???</p><p><a href="/tags/cycling/" rel="tag">#cycling</a> <a href="/tags/cyclist/" rel="tag">#cyclist</a> <a href="/tags/cyclinglife/" rel="tag">#cyclinglife</a> <a href="/tags/biketooter/" rel="tag">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="/tags/biketoot/" rel="tag">#biketoot</a> <a href="/tags/plumisland/" rel="tag">#PlumIsland</a> <a href="/tags/bike/" rel="tag">#bike</a> <a href="/tags/wilier/" rel="tag">#wilier</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/beach/" rel="tag">#beach</a></p>

<p>DECORATIVE GOURDS. Highs in the 50s, no rain - your Boston roundup of shows &amp; Halloween-adjacent events for - October 23-26, 2025 - plenty to do. Your <a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> thread relies on *you* to boost - share the signal - build our <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> community in DIY spaces like the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>. Enjoy, Enjoy! (1/?)</p>

<p>Mt Wachusett on a hot day. Left Bolton around 8am. Made it to the top around 9:40am. And we decided that was not enough climb for the day, so we made the summit loop 3x 🤣 which increased about 900 feet elevation gain for the ride.</p><p>Got a flat with 0.3 miles to go at Bolton. I continued riding the flat and changed the tube when I got home. And I tried using CO2 cartridge for the first time! Gotta practice!</p><p>Stopped at Nan’s kitchen in Stow for lunch. Got a delicious Salmon bowl!</p><p><a href="/tags/cycling/" rel="tag">#cycling</a> <a href="/tags/cyclist/" rel="tag">#cyclist</a> <a href="/tags/cyclistlife/" rel="tag">#CyclistLife</a> <a href="/tags/roadcycling/" rel="tag">#RoadCycling</a> <a href="/tags/bike/" rel="tag">#Bike</a> <a href="/tags/mountain/" rel="tag">#mountain</a> <a href="/tags/wachusett/" rel="tag">#Wachusett</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/heatwave/" rel="tag">#HeatWave</a></p>

<p>Do y&#x27;all know about the North-South Rail Link, proposed to go through <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a>? </p><p><a href="/tags/trains/" rel="tag">#Trains</a> <a href="/tags/transit/" rel="tag">#Transit</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/nsrl/" rel="tag">#NSRL</a> <a href="/tags/maine/" rel="tag">#Maine</a> <a href="/tags/newhampshire/" rel="tag">#NewHampshire</a> <a href="/tags/newengland/" rel="tag">#NewEngland</a> <a href="/tags/amtrak/" rel="tag">#Amtrak</a> <a href="/tags/mapoli/" rel="tag">#MAPoli</a> <a href="/tags/mbta/" rel="tag">#MBTA</a> <a href="/tags/poll/" rel="tag">#Poll</a></p> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="3 votes">9%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Nope, I&#x27;m just learning about it now</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="2 votes">6%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Yeah, its something to do with the train line?</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="25 votes">78%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Oh my gosh, YIMBY please</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="2 votes">6%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Yeah, $$$ Big Dig 2.0, times 10? Thanks, no thanks</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">32 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 1y ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gbhnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gbhnews</span></a></span> </p><p>I just got to know yesterday that our local TV station WGBH got its call sign from Great Blue Hill which I frequent almost every week! </p><p>Fun conversation starter at work lunch today ;)</p><p><a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#boston</a> <a href="/tags/greatbluehill/" rel="tag">#GreatBlueHill</a> <a href="/tags/bluehills/" rel="tag">#BlueHills</a> <a href="/tags/wgbh/" rel="tag">#WGBH</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a></p>

<p>Waaaaaaaachusett</p><p>A few years ago when I rode up Mt Wachusett the first time, I met two cyclists at the summit and asked them where they rode from. They said Boston. I was thinking, they must be crazy and out of their freaking mind.</p><p>And now, I did it! To be honest, I&#x27;ve done several rides that are more epic and way harder than this one - for example a 100 miles ride with Greylock Summit which is 12000ft climb in total. But the ride out to Wachusett from Boston has a special place in my heart.</p><p>Also hit my yearly goal of 200000ft climb for rides IRL. Yay!</p><p><a href="/tags/biketoot/" rel="tag">#biketoot</a> <a href="/tags/cycling/" rel="tag">#cycling</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/wachusett/" rel="tag">#wachusett</a> <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a></p>

<p>OCTOBERend. Gale warning overnight, 30s-50s for the weekend, brr but mostly dry sky. A roundup of shows &amp; Halloween-adjacent events for Boston at the end of October 2025 - help your <a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> thread travel far around the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> when *you* share it - Boost to build <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> community in non-bigcorp spaces. Enjoy, Enjoy! (1/?)</p>

<p>My shed isn’t just a home for Northern Watersnakes, Eastern Phoebes, and Terror Birds ™</p><p>Eleven days ago I discovered a Monarch chrysalis up under the far corner of the shed awning. It was inches from last year’s chrysalis! </p><p>Yesterday was the emergence! Travel well, my little friend. </p><p><a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#Wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/butterflies/" rel="tag">#Butterflies</a> <a href="/tags/monarchs/" rel="tag">#Monarchs</a></p>

<p>AUTUMN JOY - highs still hitting 50s-60s. Sat looks perfect, tons going on, rain Sunday, fewer happenings. Veterans Day is Tuesday. Your <a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> thread goes only where *you* share it - Boost to build <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> community in non-bigcorp spaces. Enjoy, Enjoy! (1/?)</p>

<p>Labor Day weekend day 1 - Saturday shark teeth ride </p><p>Mandatory coffee / snacks stop at Bolton Bean and Harvard General Store</p><p><a href="/tags/cycling/" rel="tag">#cycling</a> <a href="/tags/cyclinglife/" rel="tag">#cyclinglife</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/cyclists/" rel="tag">#cyclists</a></p>

<p>&quot;The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains of my gab and my loitering.</p><p>I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable,<br>I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.&quot;</p><p>(Plus, bonus photographer reflected in eyeball.)</p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/birds/" rel="tag">#birds</a> <a href="/tags/wildlife/" rel="tag">#wildlife</a> <a href="/tags/birdphotography/" rel="tag">#birdphotography</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/masswildlife/" rel="tag">#masswildlife</a> <a href="/tags/norfolk/" rel="tag">#norfolk</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/wildmassachusetts/" rel="tag">#wildmassachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/naturalmassachusetts/" rel="tag">#naturalmassachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/massachusettswildlife/" rel="tag">#massachusettswildlife</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="/tags/birthrightcitizenship/" rel="tag">#BirthrightCitizenship</a> case</p><p>One of <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>&#x27;s most contentious policies - his attempt to restrict automatic <a href="/tags/birthright/" rel="tag">#birthright</a> <a href="/tags/citizenship/" rel="tag">#citizenship</a> - arrives at the <a href="/tags/supremecourt/" rel="tag">#SupremeCourt</a> this week with a predictable twist: The justices may focus on something else entirely.</p><p>Federal judges in <a href="/tags/washington/" rel="tag">#Washington</a> state, <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/maryland/" rel="tag">#Maryland</a> issued orders blocking Trump&#x27;s January <a href="/tags/executiveorder/" rel="tag">#ExecutiveOrder</a> nationwide, finding it violated language in the <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/birthright-citizenship-case-us-supreme-court-gets-two-controversies-one-2025-05-13/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/world/us/birthright-citizenship-case-us-supreme-court-gets-two-controversies-one-2025-05-13/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/world/us/birth</span><span class="invisible">right-citizenship-case-us-supreme-court-gets-two-controversies-one-2025-05-13/</span></a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> 1/x<br>Autumn is here - What to do this weekend? Our weekly events thread for <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> and all of <a href="/tags/newengland/" rel="tag">#NewEngland</a></p> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="3 votes">27%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">King Richard&#x27;s Faire</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="8 votes">73%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Salem in October</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">11 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 1y ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

<p><a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> 1/x<br>Peak Fall. Sunset now back to before 6pm. Leaf senescence makes time spent outside a delight for the eyes. We, too, harden ourselves for the chill aligned with the winter solstice. But first, Halloween will come, and there&#x27;s plenty to enjoy around <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a></p> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="18 votes">37%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Kit Kat</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="31 votes">63%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Reeses Peanut Butter Cups</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">49 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 1y ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

<p>SOLSTICE a-coming - Penultimate 2025 <a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> events thread - a wet and warm Friday &gt;&gt;&gt; chilly, dry Sat/Su - Imploring you to be kind to yourself, yr loved ones, and yr neighbors. If you find this thread helpful, please boost to share this project. And, get out and enjoy, enjoy the Boston area. 1/x <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/newengland/" rel="tag">#NewEngland</a> <a href="/tags/events/" rel="tag">#Events</a> <a href="/tags/calendar/" rel="tag">#Calendar</a> <a href="/tags/weekend/" rel="tag">#Weekend</a></p>

<p>If you&#x27;re voting in <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a>, we&#x27;ve got tons of stuff to get you up to speed to vote on the state&#x27;s ballot questions. </p><p>This year, Mass. voters will vote on: </p><p>Q1: Can the state auditor audit the legislature? <br>Q2: Should the MCAS test remain as a HS graduation requirement? <br>Q3: Should Uber and Lyft drivers be allowed to unionize? <br>Q4: Should some psychedelics be legalized? <br>Q5: Should Mass. eliminate the lower tipped minimum wage? </p><p>Debates, explainers, etc: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMQKK3_a14M0KsvNnJe0bwmywW0QCLISA" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMQKK3_a14M0KsvNnJe0bwmywW0QCLISA"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/playlist?list=</span><span class="invisible">PLMQKK3_a14M0KsvNnJe0bwmywW0QCLISA</span></a></p>

<p>Beautiful day at Wayside Inn Grist Mill<br>Where George Washington passed by on the way to Cambridge. And we also need to go to Cambridge (Design Within Reach) after having lunch. I guess we followed Washington’s footsteps 🤣🤣🤣</p><p><a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/newengland/" rel="tag">#NewEngland</a></p>

<p>Some of my fav pics from MassMoca and North Adams</p><p>The first is the hotel we stayed - the porches inn. Very cute!</p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/massmoca/" rel="tag">#MassMoca</a> <a href="/tags/moca/" rel="tag">#Moca</a> <a href="/tags/museum/" rel="tag">#museum</a> <a href="/tags/contemporaryart/" rel="tag">#ContemporaryArt</a> <a href="/tags/berkshires/" rel="tag">#Berkshires</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a></p>

<p>Just checking: Did you all just feel a little shaking? If so, reply and let us know where you are. <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a></p>

<p>A teenage asylum seeker was taken by ICE after being arrested in a suburb of Boston by police for allegedly pushing down her brother (causing him no harm). The 18-year-old high school girl was then brought to Maine by ICE. If the press reports are true, this story should horrify all of us. Why was she arrested on such an absurd charge? Who informed ICE of her arrest? Why would ICE detain her, if she had legal status? Why Maine? This is a crime. <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/01/29/teenager-detained-by-ice-in-massachusetts-held-at-cumberland-county-jail/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.pressherald.com/2025/01/29/teenager-detained-by-ice-in-massachusetts-held-at-cumberland-county-jail/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.pressherald.com/2025/01/29</span><span class="invisible">/teenager-detained-by-ice-in-massachusetts-held-at-cumberland-county-jail/</span></a></p>