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Long Wharf has been the heart of Boston's waterfront for more than 300 years. In March the city released early proposals to guard the wharf from climate change,
https://www.bostonplans.org/planning-zoning/planning-initiatives/long-wharf-coastal-flood-resilience-planning

The planning offers two themes, Acupuncture (aka "Sieve") and Big Splash (aka "Big Fill"), each addressing the flood risks of 2030 and 2070. Cost estimates range up to $203 million.

Hope this exercise doesn't add to our set of excellent plans with no glimmer of funding.

#climatechange #sealevelrise #Boston

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Police issue BOLO for Prius-smashing hatchet man
https://www.universalhub.com/2025/police-issue-bolo-prius-smashing-hatchet-man
#Boston #Allston #Brookline #PackardsCorner #RoadRage

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Mass. reversed course on the closure of Pappas Hospital, which provides services to children and young adults with disabilities. #disability

21 civil servants with the US Digital Service quit rather than work with Elon Musk's DOGE team.

Apple's shareholders have rejected a proposal to scrap the company's diversity programs.

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An American Airlines flight discontinued a landing at DC's National Airport to avoid a collision. The past few weeks have seen 4 major air disasters in North America.

Au revoir, Party City: the chain is declaring bankruptcy and closing its doors.

The Trump administration sent a memo telling federal agencies to plan to cut more jobs.

Ever changing, always beautiful. #ISGM #courtyard #Boston

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As a public service to #Boston-area residents we would like to tell you that the @frenchtoast Alert System is available here in the #fediverse.

Carry on.

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The Trump administration slapped #tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China; Mexico has reached a deal to delay them.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's now acting director of USAID, an agency Elon Musk targeted for closure.

Bankrupt hospital chain #Steward is demanding a Mass. food security program give back $100k the company gave them.

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The Justice Department has asked federal prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement.

Former Raiders coach Josh McDaniels will return to the Pats as offensive coach. #NFL

Josh Kraft, son of billionaire Robert Kraft, announces he will run for mayor of #Boston.

current vibe:

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A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's order redefining birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional."

Another executive order prompted the shutdown of meetings where scientists review new NIH grant proposals.

The Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors investigate state or local officials standing in the way of ICE enforcement.

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Trump ordered a freeze of all federal loans and grants, a move that could upend the US economy.

Chinese company DeepSeek announced that it was able to build an AI at a fraction of the cost of US AI startups, using cheaper chips. Nvidia's stock plunged.

Gov. Healey bans NDAs across Mass. executive branch offices.

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Trump administration freezes on federal loans and grants have been unfrozen.

Another Trump executive order seeks to restrict how race and racism is taught in schools and to "promote patriotic education."

A passenger plane and a military helicopter crashed over the Potomac; there are 27 known casualties of the midair collision.

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The Trump admin says tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada will go into effect on Saturday.

Actor and Mad Men star John Hamm will be Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.

The FAA has closed air routes over the Potomac to helicopters indefinitely after a deadly midair crash.

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Cambridge, MA, has ended single family zoning in an effort to increase the number of housing units.

Trump is reported to have called Vladimir Putin in order to start talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

2 trans high school students in NH are suing the Trump administration over the executive order banning trans athletes from girls' sports.

Boston declares itself a pro-trans sanctuary city amid GOP’s escalating attacks
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/boston-declares-itself-a-pro-trans-sanctuary-city-amid-gops-escalating-anti-trans-attacks/

Boston won't comply w. anti-LGBTQ+ fed. orders
* decision comes w. some risk. 🏳️‍⚧️🙏

#USpol #Boston #LGBTQ #SanctuaryCity #TransLivesMatter
#Trump #fascism #Christofascism #transgenocide

Inside Rümeysa Öztürk’s Journey From Scholar to Trump Target in Louisiana Cell
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“So horrifying and so heartbreaking”: Öztürk’s close friend provides an intimate look into one of the hundreds of foreign students who have had their visas revoked — and in dozens of instances have been detained without criminal charges.

https://www.propublica.org/article/rumeysa-ozturk-best-friend-inside-story-tufts-trump-louisiana-ice?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #ICE #Palestine #Trump #Boston #Students #Phd #Immigration

Hundreds of scholars have had their visas revoked and dozens have been detained.

What’s exceptional about Öztürk’s case is how her detention was caught on camera.

What’s scariest, immigration lawyers say, is how little is known about all the others.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rumeysa-ozturk-best-friend-inside-story-tufts-trump-louisiana-ice?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #ICE #University #Immigration #Trump #Deportation #Boston #Palestine