Anne Ford
@amsawford.bsky.social
Mom, wife, English teacher, reader…Massachusettsian? Massachusettsite? Massachusettser? [Masshole.]
Pinned
Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
I want to do a one-woman show that is just me reading this testimony
“Now he’s STRUCK me with the SANDWICH!”
“I could SMELL the onions…”
[beat]
“And MUSTARD!”
[sobbing]
“Now he’s STRUCK me with the SANDWICH!”
“I could SMELL the onions…”
[beat]
“And MUSTARD!”
[sobbing]
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TreyVeon Henderson are you my editor bc you’re making some nasty cuts out there
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
TreyVeon Henderson are you my editor bc you’re making some nasty cuts out there
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Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
I’m outside of Boston, but still in MA! Amazing!
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Pretty cool to see this from the back porch!
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I’m outside of Boston, but still in MA! Amazing!
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November 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
sharing this incredible resource created by a poster in r/boston: a map of local restaurants offering free or discounted meals to SNAP recipients
link: mysnapmap.com
link: mysnapmap.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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I have voted
for the deal
that was on
the Senate floor
and which
is probably
caving
to fascism
Forgive me
the flight delays were
so annoying
and so old
for the deal
that was on
the Senate floor
and which
is probably
caving
to fascism
Forgive me
the flight delays were
so annoying
and so old
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I have voted
for the deal
that was on
the Senate floor
and which
is probably
caving
to fascism
Forgive me
the flight delays were
so annoying
and so old
for the deal
that was on
the Senate floor
and which
is probably
caving
to fascism
Forgive me
the flight delays were
so annoying
and so old
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Fucking magnates, how do they work
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Fucking magnates, how do they work
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This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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I'm the spouse of an air traffic controller and I could not be more livid at the news that Dems might cave. I called and left voicemails for my Dem senators. If my family can hold the fucking line, so can they.
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I'm the spouse of an air traffic controller and I could not be more livid at the news that Dems might cave. I called and left voicemails for my Dem senators. If my family can hold the fucking line, so can they.
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If you need confirmation Senate Democrats are fucking this whole thing up here you go. Excellent way to destroy the enthusiasm with huge Dem wins throughout the country up and down the ballot that were not even one week ago.
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
If you need confirmation Senate Democrats are fucking this whole thing up here you go. Excellent way to destroy the enthusiasm with huge Dem wins throughout the country up and down the ballot that were not even one week ago.
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@warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social
Please, PLEASE hold the line. Do not back down. We understand what is at stake. Neighbors are caring for neighbors—do NOT cave for nothing.
I know the two of you stand up for others—PLEASE CONVINCE YOUR COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME
Please, PLEASE hold the line. Do not back down. We understand what is at stake. Neighbors are caring for neighbors—do NOT cave for nothing.
I know the two of you stand up for others—PLEASE CONVINCE YOUR COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social
Please, PLEASE hold the line. Do not back down. We understand what is at stake. Neighbors are caring for neighbors—do NOT cave for nothing.
I know the two of you stand up for others—PLEASE CONVINCE YOUR COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME
Please, PLEASE hold the line. Do not back down. We understand what is at stake. Neighbors are caring for neighbors—do NOT cave for nothing.
I know the two of you stand up for others—PLEASE CONVINCE YOUR COLLEAGUES TO DO THE SAME
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November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Unemployment.
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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November 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Unemployment.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It’s a real life Lil’ Sebastian!
November 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It’s a real life Lil’ Sebastian!
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"Do you think the Democratic Party should follow the lead of Abigail Spanberger or Zohran Mamdani?"
What if I told you that Democrats have different audiences in different parts of the country which require different messaging and it's okay for Democrats to tailor their messaging to beat the GOP?
What if I told you that Democrats have different audiences in different parts of the country which require different messaging and it's okay for Democrats to tailor their messaging to beat the GOP?
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Do you think the Democratic Party should follow the lead of Abigail Spanberger or Zohran Mamdani?"
What if I told you that Democrats have different audiences in different parts of the country which require different messaging and it's okay for Democrats to tailor their messaging to beat the GOP?
What if I told you that Democrats have different audiences in different parts of the country which require different messaging and it's okay for Democrats to tailor their messaging to beat the GOP?
I want to do a one-woman show that is just me reading this testimony
“Now he’s STRUCK me with the SANDWICH!”
“I could SMELL the onions…”
[beat]
“And MUSTARD!”
[sobbing]
“Now he’s STRUCK me with the SANDWICH!”
“I could SMELL the onions…”
[beat]
“And MUSTARD!”
[sobbing]
Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss.
'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I want to do a one-woman show that is just me reading this testimony
“Now he’s STRUCK me with the SANDWICH!”
“I could SMELL the onions…”
[beat]
“And MUSTARD!”
[sobbing]
“Now he’s STRUCK me with the SANDWICH!”
“I could SMELL the onions…”
[beat]
“And MUSTARD!”
[sobbing]
My first was Duran Duran’s Rio on cassette, probably in early 1983. I rode my bike downtown to a repair shop that sold some tapes/45s. Gotta love growing up in a small town!
November 3, 2025 at 2:06 AM
My first was Duran Duran’s Rio on cassette, probably in early 1983. I rode my bike downtown to a repair shop that sold some tapes/45s. Gotta love growing up in a small town!
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Amherst College’s mascot is the Mammoth, chosen to replace its former unofficial mascot, Lord Jeffrey Amherst — a British officer who, in 1763, suggested giving disease-infected blankets to Native Americans.
October 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Amherst College’s mascot is the Mammoth, chosen to replace its former unofficial mascot, Lord Jeffrey Amherst — a British officer who, in 1763, suggested giving disease-infected blankets to Native Americans.
The cruelty really is the point.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The cruelty really is the point.
If you see this, quote with any vampire other than Dracula…
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
If you see this, quote with any vampire other than Dracula…