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2025-08-08 20:27:39 UTC

As reproductive rights and gender-affirming care are under attack in many places in the US, Massachusetts is moving to strengthen protections for them:
https://bit.ly/41jIlZR

2025-07-08 18:45:16 UTC

well now that we can keep our shoes on at the airport, let's choose some new footwear

2025-06-17 15:00:02 UTC

field trip sandwich

2025-06-12 20:25:31 UTC

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Public media funding is complex - so for those of you who are following the news about the efforts to defund public media, here's a short explainer on how it works - for NPR and PBS, but also for local stations like @npub1y8f…25hj .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC485mf9LRM #NPR #PBS #PublicMedia

2025-06-12 20:23:04 UTC

Members of the US House of Representatives voted to take back funding from NPR and PBS.
The vote was 214-212 along party lines. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it must be passed by mid-july if the cuts are to go into effect. https://bit.ly/3SOO3y1 #NPR #PBS

2025-06-12 15:38:16 UTC

And now for the poll of the day.
pick yr berries while ye may

2025-05-21 15:49:32 UTC

you're looking for summer reads for your TBR pile

2025-04-16 16:31:46 UTC

a poll for these puzzling times

2025-04-14 17:55:31 UTC

Hello #fediverse - this is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 63F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.
Both the US and El Salvador say they won't return a man mistakenly deported from the US.
Despite a court order, the White House continued to bar Associated Press from an Oval Office event.
Harvard University says that it will not comply with Trump's demands.

2025-04-01 23:27:27 UTC

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has broken the record for longest floor speech in the U.S. Senate's history as a demonstration of resistance towards the policies and actions of the Trump administration.
"That's what we need in our generation now. We need a dream to call the nation together...but as long as this is a democracy, we can say the power of the people is greater than the people in power."
The record previously belonged to Strom Thurmond, who filibustered against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
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2025-03-14 14:59:24 UTC

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 41F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.
The US Senate is poised to vote on a spending bill that would avert a shutdown but also slash funding for programs like Medicaid.
Trump admin demands Columbia University change curricula or permanently lose federal funding.
Dr. Mehmet Oz will have confirmation hearings today; he's the Trump admin's pick for head of Medicare and Medicaid.
St. Patrick's Day approaches:

2025-03-11 16:18:06 UTC

comfort watch

2025-02-18 20:19:10 UTC

GBH News' Craig LeMoult (@npub1ech…pxeg) is looking at the impact of cuts to the EPA workforce in #massachusetts
Are you a federal employee working in Mass.? If you have something to say we would love to hear from you: https://forms.gle/6ViZtjgJEQRnLWwA9
(Boosts appreciated, #fediverse friends).

2025-01-27 15:27:26 UTC

Just checking: Did you all just feel a little shaking? If so, reply and let us know where you are. #Massachusetts

2025-01-21 18:39:35 UTC

🌞 Hello fediverse - this is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 19F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.
New Orleans is having a snow day; the city got enough to shovel on Bourbon Street.
18 state attorneys general are suing the Trump administration in opposition to his executive order ending birthright citizenship.
After Trump halted approvals for offshore wind, a wind cable manufacturer dropped plans to build a plant in Massachusetts.

2024-12-06 15:11:45 UTC

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 31F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson has been arrested on federal charges alleging she ran a kickback scheme.
A stowaway who managed to get on a flight from NYC to Paris says she did it to seek asylum in France.
US employers added 227,000 jobs in November, a big bounce back from the previous month.
srs q:

2024-11-21 15:27:55 UTC

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 47F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.
🌧️ It's raining in Massachusetts and we're happy about that as hundreds of wildland and brush fires are active in the Bay State. #mawx
The International Criminal Court at the Hague issued arrest warrants for top officials of Hamas and Israel.
US regulators are seeking to break up Google as a monopoly, potentially forcing a sale of the Chrome browser.
crafty:

2024-11-19 18:13:59 UTC

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 56F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.
Prosecutors in New York say they will oppose dismissing Trump's hush-money conviction.
Putin formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of nuclear weapons, following the U.S. decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory.
Shelves at some Mass. Stop & Shop stores remain empty after a cyberattack on the company's systems.
Network's down:

2024-09-09 13:39:24 UTC

A little news that sneaked in this A.M.: #Boston's womens' pro hockey team finally has a name. Welcome The Fleet: https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-09-09/pwhl-boston-finally-gets-a-name-the-fleet #pwhl #hockey #woho

2024-08-26 10:06:20 UTC

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 67F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.
Hone passed south of #Hawaii and weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm on Sunday.
US grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons head to court today to defend their merger against regulators' objections.
#OnThisDay in 1939, In 1939, the first televised major league baseball games were shown on experimental station W2XBS. #MLB

2024-08-13 14:15:37 UTC

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 71F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.
VP candidate Tim Walz is making a 5 state dash, including Massachusetts.
After technical difficulties, Elon Musk hosted a conversation with former President Trump last night.
A new study indicates that Mars may harbor an ocean's worth of water 7 to 12 miles under the planet's surface.

2024-07-31 18:17:18 UTC

meanwhile, on #Boston Public Radio, conversation touches on the current cat lady discourse
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/882/425/938/739/629/original/c4f60241232cc50f.mp4