Dan Totten
@dantotten.bsky.social
Organizer, bartender, socialist, cat dad 🏳️🌈
Please join us on Sunday at either Lamplighter location for beer, snacks, and solidarity! Community support is important in this moment 🙏
February 18, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Please join us on Sunday at either Lamplighter location for beer, snacks, and solidarity! Community support is important in this moment 🙏
Burhan and I don’t agree on everything, but I respect his willingness to listen and make space for a range of good faith perspectives as policy is made. I haven’t decided who I’m supporting in this race yet, but it’s exciting to see him throw his hat in the ring.
I want to believe (and want you to believe) a better Massachusetts is possible so we're running for State Senate!
Join us next Wednesday February 25th 6pm at the Armory as we kick this election off!
February 18, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Burhan and I don’t agree on everything, but I respect his willingness to listen and make space for a range of good faith perspectives as policy is made. I haven’t decided who I’m supporting in this race yet, but it’s exciting to see him throw his hat in the ring.
I recently spoke in support of housing and dignity for the residents of 240 Albany as their shelter is renovated:
“Low-threshold beds are often the only way that many people can get off the street, especially those who are using drugs. The emergency beds [at 240 Albany] are a particular lifeline.”
“Low-threshold beds are often the only way that many people can get off the street, especially those who are using drugs. The emergency beds [at 240 Albany] are a particular lifeline.”
'Awful’ building on tap for being renovated - Cambridge Day
City Council moves to work on upgrading homeless shelter at 240 Albany Street.
www.cambridgeday.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I recently spoke in support of housing and dignity for the residents of 240 Albany as their shelter is renovated:
“Low-threshold beds are often the only way that many people can get off the street, especially those who are using drugs. The emergency beds [at 240 Albany] are a particular lifeline.”
“Low-threshold beds are often the only way that many people can get off the street, especially those who are using drugs. The emergency beds [at 240 Albany] are a particular lifeline.”
I’m proud to stand with my colleagues as we form our union with #UFCW. Ownership has chosen not to voluntarily recognize us, so we’re heading to an election.
Lamplighter Brewery Employees File for Union Recognition | News | The Harvard Crimson
Employees at Lamplighter’s Brewing Co. filed for union recognition on Wednesday after months of deliberation, seeking increased input in company decisions across the brewery’s Cambridge and Boston loc...
www.thecrimson.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I’m proud to stand with my colleagues as we form our union with #UFCW. Ownership has chosen not to voluntarily recognize us, so we’re heading to an election.
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While @boston.gov Dithers, @bikeboston.bsky.social Takes Snow Removal Into Their Own Hands - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/02/10/w...
While City Hall Dithers, Boston Cyclists Union Takes Snow Removal Into Their Own Hands - Streetsblog Massachusetts
After weeks of waiting for the city's snow removal crews, volunteers dig out the Commonwealth Avenue bike lane themselves.
mass.streetsblog.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:44 PM
While @boston.gov Dithers, @bikeboston.bsky.social Takes Snow Removal Into Their Own Hands - mass.streetsblog.org/2026/02/10/w...
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Comm Ave now has a bike lane again thanks to the effort of this volunteer crew!
This is just one street, and we don't have the plows that the city has. Let's get this done city-wide!
This is just one street, and we don't have the plows that the city has. Let's get this done city-wide!
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Comm Ave now has a bike lane again thanks to the effort of this volunteer crew!
This is just one street, and we don't have the plows that the city has. Let's get this done city-wide!
This is just one street, and we don't have the plows that the city has. Let's get this done city-wide!
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City wouldn't clear a Comm Ave. bike lane, so some bicyclists showed up today with shovels
www.universalhub.com/2026/city-wo...
#Boston #snow
www.universalhub.com/2026/city-wo...
#Boston #snow
February 7, 2026 at 3:10 AM
City wouldn't clear a Comm Ave. bike lane, so some bicyclists showed up today with shovels
www.universalhub.com/2026/city-wo...
#Boston #snow
www.universalhub.com/2026/city-wo...
#Boston #snow
I’m proud to have helped draft the zoning that will allow a hundred more low income households to live in Porter Square. “Get used to” taller buildings on Mount Vernon street!
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I’m proud to have helped draft the zoning that will allow a hundred more low income households to live in Porter Square. “Get used to” taller buildings on Mount Vernon street!
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Inbox: The independent union at Blue Bottle Coffee, @bbiunion.bsky.social, is on strike. “As of today, we have gone out on the picket line to combat Blue Bottle's bad faith bargaining and ensure fair wages and protections for baristas.”
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Inbox: The independent union at Blue Bottle Coffee, @bbiunion.bsky.social, is on strike. “As of today, we have gone out on the picket line to combat Blue Bottle's bad faith bargaining and ensure fair wages and protections for baristas.”
Councilor Toner wondered rhetorically whether “we” would be submitting such an order every time someone is laid off.
My response: “you certainly won’t be”
It also makes me wonder if he knows that more layoffs are coming.
My response: “you certainly won’t be”
It also makes me wonder if he knows that more layoffs are coming.
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Councilor Toner wondered rhetorically whether “we” would be submitting such an order every time someone is laid off.
My response: “you certainly won’t be”
It also makes me wonder if he knows that more layoffs are coming.
My response: “you certainly won’t be”
It also makes me wonder if he knows that more layoffs are coming.
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Boston Cyclists Union Board & Staff
@bikeboston.bsky.social
@bikeboston.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Boston Cyclists Union Board & Staff
@bikeboston.bsky.social
@bikeboston.bsky.social
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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I was honored to speak with the Globe about our campaign. Together, we made history on Tuesday night, not just here but across the country. And we’re just getting started.
Ayah Al-Zubi made history as the youngest person ever elected to the Cambridge City Council, at a time when young leaders on the political left are asserting themselves in positions of power.
Cambridge City Council poised to welcome its youngest-ever member, Ayah Al-Zubi - The Boston Globe
The 24-year-old said she would bring fresh perspective at a time when young people are asserting themselves in politics.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I was honored to speak with the Globe about our campaign. Together, we made history on Tuesday night, not just here but across the country. And we’re just getting started.
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We ran on making Cambridge an affordable and dignified city to live in, and making sure the most vulnerable people are heard. Everyday issues for working people were the driving force behind our campaign, and we will carry their voices into City Hall.
November 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
We ran on making Cambridge an affordable and dignified city to live in, and making sure the most vulnerable people are heard. Everyday issues for working people were the driving force behind our campaign, and we will carry their voices into City Hall.
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Joined folks on Hyde Park Avenue in Boston earlier this week, where we heard and encountered challenges for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving alike. thanks @enriquepepen.bsky.social @brianworrell.bsky.social for joining Shared Spaces effort. More: t4ma.org/strengthenin...
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Joined folks on Hyde Park Avenue in Boston earlier this week, where we heard and encountered challenges for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving alike. thanks @enriquepepen.bsky.social @brianworrell.bsky.social for joining Shared Spaces effort. More: t4ma.org/strengthenin...
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DSA congratulates @votealzubi.com and @Boston_DSA on Ayah's election to Cambridge City Council! 🎉
Ayah has already been fighting for the housing rights of Cambridge residents and will keep it up in office to make sure Cambridge is affordable and dignified for all. 🌹
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Ayah has already been fighting for the housing rights of Cambridge residents and will keep it up in office to make sure Cambridge is affordable and dignified for all. 🌹
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November 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
DSA congratulates @votealzubi.com and @Boston_DSA on Ayah's election to Cambridge City Council! 🎉
Ayah has already been fighting for the housing rights of Cambridge residents and will keep it up in office to make sure Cambridge is affordable and dignified for all. 🌹
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Ayah has already been fighting for the housing rights of Cambridge residents and will keep it up in office to make sure Cambridge is affordable and dignified for all. 🌹
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COUNCIL RESULTS:
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
COUNCIL RESULTS:
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Even local elections give us a chance to vote in solidarity with Palestine. Here we have compiled some resources to help inform your decision. Make sure to vote by Election Day, November 4!
October 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Even local elections give us a chance to vote in solidarity with Palestine. Here we have compiled some resources to help inform your decision. Make sure to vote by Election Day, November 4!
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My partner @liceagayara.bsky.social and I just early voted at the Cambridge public library. While waiting on line to vote for Ayah Al-Zubi @votealzubi.com #1 for Cambridge city council (we have rank order voting), Ayah Al-Zubi walked by on her way out and told Yara 'I love your keffiyeh' 💜💙🍉
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 AM
My partner @liceagayara.bsky.social and I just early voted at the Cambridge public library. While waiting on line to vote for Ayah Al-Zubi @votealzubi.com #1 for Cambridge city council (we have rank order voting), Ayah Al-Zubi walked by on her way out and told Yara 'I love your keffiyeh' 💜💙🍉
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Next Monday, 6pm at the BTU School there will be a hearing about safety improvements on Hyde Park Ave
We're calling for folks to come early and sign up to testify to ensure we don't have another tragic injury on Hyde Park Ave!
We're calling for folks to come early and sign up to testify to ensure we don't have another tragic injury on Hyde Park Ave!
October 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Next Monday, 6pm at the BTU School there will be a hearing about safety improvements on Hyde Park Ave
We're calling for folks to come early and sign up to testify to ensure we don't have another tragic injury on Hyde Park Ave!
We're calling for folks to come early and sign up to testify to ensure we don't have another tragic injury on Hyde Park Ave!
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broke: sewer socialism
woke: sewage socialism (this is a good video, and you should follow Ayah)
woke: sewage socialism (this is a good video, and you should follow Ayah)
Climate change is happening NOW, which means more flash floods. Cambridge needs to get more proactive in addressing our sewer overflows, which expose residents to dangerous untreated wastewater. I support better infrastructure in Alewife Brook + other climate solutions to address this. #mapoli
September 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
broke: sewer socialism
woke: sewage socialism (this is a good video, and you should follow Ayah)
woke: sewage socialism (this is a good video, and you should follow Ayah)
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Climate change is happening NOW, which means more flash floods. Cambridge needs to get more proactive in addressing our sewer overflows, which expose residents to dangerous untreated wastewater. I support better infrastructure in Alewife Brook + other climate solutions to address this. #mapoli
September 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Climate change is happening NOW, which means more flash floods. Cambridge needs to get more proactive in addressing our sewer overflows, which expose residents to dangerous untreated wastewater. I support better infrastructure in Alewife Brook + other climate solutions to address this. #mapoli
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Yes to this in my back yard :)
Social housing just makes sense. It creates truly mixed-income communities. It's self sustaining. And it can add hundreds of new homes across the city, including many that are deeply affordable. Projects that are publicly owned & democratically controlled.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... #mapoli
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... #mapoli
September 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Yes to this in my back yard :)
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Affordability goes to the heart of our values. What kind of Sanctuary City are we, if we force our most vulnerable out? Standing up to Trump is one part of the fight. Keeping our community inclusive, affordable, and dignified is the other.
Make no mistake, these issues are interconnected.
Make no mistake, these issues are interconnected.
September 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Affordability goes to the heart of our values. What kind of Sanctuary City are we, if we force our most vulnerable out? Standing up to Trump is one part of the fight. Keeping our community inclusive, affordable, and dignified is the other.
Make no mistake, these issues are interconnected.
Make no mistake, these issues are interconnected.
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Social housing just makes sense. It creates truly mixed-income communities. It's self sustaining. And it can add hundreds of new homes across the city, including many that are deeply affordable. Projects that are publicly owned & democratically controlled.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... #mapoli
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... #mapoli
September 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Social housing just makes sense. It creates truly mixed-income communities. It's self sustaining. And it can add hundreds of new homes across the city, including many that are deeply affordable. Projects that are publicly owned & democratically controlled.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... #mapoli
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... #mapoli