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I will be participating in a panel discussion with members of the Pequot Nation on Salem’s role in the Pequot Genocide on November 19th at Salem State University. Details below. Please join us if you can!

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Indigenous Peoples Month Panel Discussion and Dinner | Salem State University
From Salem Common to Conflict: The First Muster and the Pequot War Panel & DinnerWednesday, November 19, 5:30 pm-7 pm | Ellison Campus Center Veterans HallJoin us for an evening of reflection, history...
www.salemstate.edu
November 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I thought I heard the Old Man say:
"Leave her, Johnny, leave her."
Tomorrow you will get your pay,
and it's time for us to leave her.
Leave her, Johnny, leave her!
Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her!
For the voyage is long and the winds don't blow
And it's time for us to leave her.

#sailing
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Salem Ward 2 Friends! Vote Andrew Smith for city council; a great Union Brother who’s passionate about his community www.salemnews.com/opinion/lett...
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is the future liberals want #NoKings
October 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Maybe the last sail of the season….maybe not. Either way; lovely afternoon #sailing Salem Sound
October 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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October 19, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Salem MA SHOWED UP!!! #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Salem Harbor at sunset #sailing
October 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My column in today’s Salem News regarding a recent ICE raid. Take a moment to read, and then please take some action
October 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Over 50 boats, from 44 countries across 6 continents

The largest flotilla in modern history

Sailing to break an 18yr illegal 🇮🇱 siege of Gaza 🇵🇸
To feed starving children
To stop a genocide

Mainstream media is silent
And western ‘leaders’ are silent.
September 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Sailing past the When and If in Salem Sound yesterday #sailing
September 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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BREAKING: The Massachusetts Senate passed the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act S.2608, which would provide strong privacy protections for us all — including a complete ban on sale of sensitive data.

ACLU of MA and our fellow advocates applaud this action to protect our democracy and personal safety!
September 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Please join us in calling for the release of a beloved member of our North Shore community from ICE. And for the love of whatever you find holy, please urge your local officials to do more to protect our neighbors and communities from ICE agents NOW!
September 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Bluebird looking pretty this morning #sailing #salemharbour
September 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New Boat: Bluebird, 1980 Bristol 32 looking pretty in the sunset in Salem Harbor #sailboat #salemma #sailing
September 20, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Absolutely stunning morning on Salem Sound
May 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
My Sailboat Selkie. A 1976 Hereshoff American Catboat off of Winter Island in Salem (Mass) harbor
May 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Interested in learning more about Salem’s incredible history of radicals and change makers? Want to raise some money for good people doing good work in our own time of trouble? Then please join me on June 24th! The event is free but we are asking folks to make a donation to Solidarity Rising.
May 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“Mr Belton's tattoo - a clock face with the date and time of his daughter's birth - was included in a set of nine images for "detecting and identifying" TdA members. Other tattoos featured stars, crowns and a Michael Jordan "jumpman" logo”

www.bbc.com/news/article...
British man's tattoo wrongly linked to Venezuelan gang in US government document
A tattoo belonging to a man from Derbyshire has appeared in a US government document used to identify members of Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan gang, despite the man having no connection to th...
www.bbc.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville made the ruling Monday after ICE agent Brian Sullivan detained Wilson Martell-Lebron last week, arguing that doing so deprived the defendant of his rights to due process and a fair trial.
Boston judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial
Boston Municipal Court Judge Mark Summerville made the ruling Monday after ICE agent Brian Sullivan detained Wilson Martell-Lebron last week, arguing that doing so deprived Martell-Lebron of his right...
www.wbur.org
April 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Stop Doom-Scrolling! Start standing up and fighting back! Lots of opportunities to kick some ass for the working class this week!
March 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Millionaire CEO says she never worked harder than a NHS worker.
March 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM