Phil Birge-Liberman
@ghostofolmsted.bsky.social
Urban/historical geographer
UConn Hartford.
Parks for sustainable cities.
Boston sports | Guide dog puppy raiser
Personal account
UConn Hartford.
Parks for sustainable cities.
Boston sports | Guide dog puppy raiser
Personal account
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ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
June 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
ICE is going to parks in Los Angeles and kidnapping nannies who are caring for small children
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
The children are witnessing these kidnappings and being held in custody until their parents are contacted
Women and children in parks
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
—Louis Brandeis
—Louis Brandeis
June 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
—Louis Brandeis
—Louis Brandeis
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First, because bigots should be shunned always, and our shunning emboldens others to shun; and second, because queer people who are not out (but are there, and listening), especially kids, need to know you have their backs for real.
June 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First, because bigots should be shunned always, and our shunning emboldens others to shun; and second, because queer people who are not out (but are there, and listening), especially kids, need to know you have their backs for real.
Watching those clips of Cambridge students “debate” Charlie Kirk and wondering how a community college dropout became an expert on universities.
May 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Watching those clips of Cambridge students “debate” Charlie Kirk and wondering how a community college dropout became an expert on universities.
Texas makes yet another dumb decision.
Texas Legislature approved permanent DST. History shows it’s a deadly failure. Call Governor Abbott at 512-463-1782. Tell him to veto HB 1393, so we can replace with naturally safer permanent Standard Time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIOu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIOu...
Texas HB 1393: Senate debate and vote (2025-05-22)
YouTube video by Save Standard Time
www.youtube.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Texas makes yet another dumb decision.
Spent the day in the East Village.
May 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Spent the day in the East Village.
Velma out enjoying a spring evening
May 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Velma out enjoying a spring evening
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It's long past time to ban insider trading in Congress.
April 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's long past time to ban insider trading in Congress.
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And I had to show my birth certificate and marriage license to get the real ID
April 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
And I had to show my birth certificate and marriage license to get the real ID
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It's not discussed in all the stories. But a key feature of the revocation of student visas is that there's no notification. This has forced universities to do regular online reviews of current visas to see which have disappeared since the previous query. The lack of notification is by design.
April 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It's not discussed in all the stories. But a key feature of the revocation of student visas is that there's no notification. This has forced universities to do regular online reviews of current visas to see which have disappeared since the previous query. The lack of notification is by design.
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Why weren’t these anti-global trade folks in Seattle in 1999?
LUTNICK: America will be the most extraordinary, the most powerful place. And Americans are behind Donald Trump.
DOKOUPIL: Economists clearly are not at the moment. They think this is gonna be trouble.
DOKOUPIL: Economists clearly are not at the moment. They think this is gonna be trouble.
April 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Why weren’t these anti-global trade folks in Seattle in 1999?
It seems some folks need to re-watch Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
youtu.be/yuOHbyuanbY?...
youtu.be/yuOHbyuanbY?...
Hawley–Smoot Tariff - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
YouTube video by International School History
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April 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It seems some folks need to re-watch Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
youtu.be/yuOHbyuanbY?...
youtu.be/yuOHbyuanbY?...
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Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns one of the world’s largest insurance companies.
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns one of the world’s largest insurance companies.
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Thurmond was the same age as Booker when he set the record Senator Cory Booker just broke.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
April 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Thurmond was the same age as Booker when he set the record Senator Cory Booker just broke.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.
Incredible.
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Swipe through for today's updates on the Franklin Park Defenders' legal challenge regarding Franklin Park's White Stadium:
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March 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Swipe through for today's updates on the Franklin Park Defenders' legal challenge regarding Franklin Park's White Stadium:
(1/2)
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Was surprised to see Boston’s Mayor Wu on this list of Mayors for Parks considering her support of the privatization of White Stadium in Franklin Park. But then I read the statement of purpose and the first 2 paragraphs focus on property values and private capital.
www.mayorsforparks.org
www.mayorsforparks.org
home
www.mayorsforparks.org
March 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Was surprised to see Boston’s Mayor Wu on this list of Mayors for Parks considering her support of the privatization of White Stadium in Franklin Park. But then I read the statement of purpose and the first 2 paragraphs focus on property values and private capital.
www.mayorsforparks.org
www.mayorsforparks.org
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I'm still very angry that @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and @blumenthal.senate.gov voted for Rubio as SoS. But at least Murphy has admitted that it was a mistake.
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I'm still very angry that @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and @blumenthal.senate.gov voted for Rubio as SoS. But at least Murphy has admitted that it was a mistake.
I keep waiting for them to change the names of all these agencies pushing Newspeak to the Ministry of Truth.
I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky
Just received an email saying that it's not advisable to include the following words in future applications for research funding to the US DOT. Here we are.
February 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I keep waiting for them to change the names of all these agencies pushing Newspeak to the Ministry of Truth.
All four of the guide dog pups we raised (or are raising) are all in the Fidelco kennel for one reason or another. L (youngest) to R (oldest): Velma, Olmsted, Glinda, and Sibley. This is the first time Sibley met the others.
February 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
All four of the guide dog pups we raised (or are raising) are all in the Fidelco kennel for one reason or another. L (youngest) to R (oldest): Velma, Olmsted, Glinda, and Sibley. This is the first time Sibley met the others.
Glinda, the second Fidelco guide dog pup my family raised, made her TV debut!!
youtu.be/Iib_bC397sw
youtu.be/Iib_bC397sw
HELLO CONNECTICUT: Fidelco needs puppy raisers
YouTube video by WFSB 3
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February 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Glinda, the second Fidelco guide dog pup my family raised, made her TV debut!!
youtu.be/Iib_bC397sw
youtu.be/Iib_bC397sw
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Trump thinks Black History Month is canceled. Not so fast…
This. Is. Boston. 🔥 Monday 12 PM
This. Is. Boston. 🔥 Monday 12 PM
To celebrate and help kick-off Black History Month in Boston, @mayorwu.boston.gov will host a flag-raising ceremony and reception at City Hall Plaza Monday at 12 p.m., honoring the rich legacy of Black contributions to our city and nation.
February 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Trump thinks Black History Month is canceled. Not so fast…
This. Is. Boston. 🔥 Monday 12 PM
This. Is. Boston. 🔥 Monday 12 PM
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i think Josh Ritter is up there. his lyrics and voice are 👌🏼. if you’ve never heard him, listen to this:
January 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
i think Josh Ritter is up there. his lyrics and voice are 👌🏼. if you’ve never heard him, listen to this: