Gretchen Van Ness
@gvlaw.bsky.social
Executive Directing at LGBTQ Senior Housing, Inc. Occasional publisher of The Neponset Wildlife Chronicles. Civil rights attorney & community organizer. Still on Facebook. Opinions my own, obviously.
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2026 will be a great year to run for office. It’s not too late to get started. Runforwhat.net
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November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
2026 will be a great year to run for office. It’s not too late to get started. Runforwhat.net
Happy #Caturday from the @mspca-angell.bsky.social parking lot, where Madison is very ready to go home after his appointment.
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Happy #Caturday from the @mspca-angell.bsky.social parking lot, where Madison is very ready to go home after his appointment.
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A country where so many people will stick their necks out like this to stop an attempted ethnic cleansing is a country worth fighting for.
“Standing for our neighbors, we shall not be moved”
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A country where so many people will stick their necks out like this to stop an attempted ethnic cleansing is a country worth fighting for.
These are beautiful!
Franklin Park gets posters
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#Boston #Roxbury #JamaicaPlain #Dorchester #EmeraldNecklace
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#Boston #Roxbury #JamaicaPlain #Dorchester #EmeraldNecklace
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
These are beautiful!
@msnbc.com and @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social, what’s with the boring white guy taking up space at the table when TONIGHT of all nights we want to hear from @symonedsanders.bsky.social and @aliciamenendez.bsky.social??
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
@msnbc.com and @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social, what’s with the boring white guy taking up space at the table when TONIGHT of all nights we want to hear from @symonedsanders.bsky.social and @aliciamenendez.bsky.social??
Some good news on this bleak Monday morning.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Some good news on this bleak Monday morning.
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
@democrats.senate.gov and @schumer.senate.gov, what on earth are you doing?
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
@democrats.senate.gov and @schumer.senate.gov, what on earth are you doing?
Thank you @warren.senate.gov and @markey.senate.gov for holding the line!
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thank you @warren.senate.gov and @markey.senate.gov for holding the line!
@democrats.senate.gov and @schumer.senate.gov, why do you trust Republicans? No deal with ACA subsidies!
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
@democrats.senate.gov and @schumer.senate.gov, why do you trust Republicans? No deal with ACA subsidies!
@democrats.senate.gov and @schumer.senate.gov, look at how we turned out for Democrats everywhere last week! Stand firm and don’t compromise!
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
@democrats.senate.gov and @schumer.senate.gov, look at how we turned out for Democrats everywhere last week! Stand firm and don’t compromise!
Dear god, @democrats.senate.gov, hold the line!
November 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Dear god, @democrats.senate.gov, hold the line!
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“The regime wants all of us afraid. It is counting on fear immobilizing us and perhaps even turning us against each other. Instead, what we are currently seeing in Chicago is that solidarity can overcome fear and can give people the courage and tenacity to fight for each other.” --Mariame Kaba
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“The regime wants all of us afraid. It is counting on fear immobilizing us and perhaps even turning us against each other. Instead, what we are currently seeing in Chicago is that solidarity can overcome fear and can give people the courage and tenacity to fight for each other.” --Mariame Kaba
After helping ruin marriage, we lesbians are ready for our next assignment!
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
After helping ruin marriage, we lesbians are ready for our next assignment!
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
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Yarn-bombing is thought to have originated in Texas USA, instigated by clothes-shop owner Magda Sayeg and a group known as Knitta Please, who began the "knit graffiti" movement to brighten up public spaces as a form of street art #Womensart
November 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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A Note from Our Executive Director
At LGBTQ Senior Housing, our core mission is to serve low-income LGBTQ older adults and allies by providing affirming, income-restricted housing and programs that uplift and celebrate our LGBTQ family, our communities, and our neighborhood. 1/
At LGBTQ Senior Housing, our core mission is to serve low-income LGBTQ older adults and allies by providing affirming, income-restricted housing and programs that uplift and celebrate our LGBTQ family, our communities, and our neighborhood. 1/
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
A Note from Our Executive Director
At LGBTQ Senior Housing, our core mission is to serve low-income LGBTQ older adults and allies by providing affirming, income-restricted housing and programs that uplift and celebrate our LGBTQ family, our communities, and our neighborhood. 1/
At LGBTQ Senior Housing, our core mission is to serve low-income LGBTQ older adults and allies by providing affirming, income-restricted housing and programs that uplift and celebrate our LGBTQ family, our communities, and our neighborhood. 1/
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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One among many reasons to vote for @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social…
When an At-Large saw fit to demean “men in wigs” during a tragic incident in Southie, and found support for BS, 👉🏼 it was Santana who stood up.
Councilor Santana has been a leading voice for vulnerable populations 👉🏼 when it matters.
When an At-Large saw fit to demean “men in wigs” during a tragic incident in Southie, and found support for BS, 👉🏼 it was Santana who stood up.
Councilor Santana has been a leading voice for vulnerable populations 👉🏼 when it matters.
October 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
One among many reasons to vote for @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social…
When an At-Large saw fit to demean “men in wigs” during a tragic incident in Southie, and found support for BS, 👉🏼 it was Santana who stood up.
Councilor Santana has been a leading voice for vulnerable populations 👉🏼 when it matters.
When an At-Large saw fit to demean “men in wigs” during a tragic incident in Southie, and found support for BS, 👉🏼 it was Santana who stood up.
Councilor Santana has been a leading voice for vulnerable populations 👉🏼 when it matters.
Misogyny, racism, heterosexism all make us stupid and continue to hobble progress.
i think i would honestly find this whole discourse more tolerable if people simply said what they were actually saying, which is that they think the Democratic Party is too associated with femininity (and secondarily, with black people) and that they want to correct this
October 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Misogyny, racism, heterosexism all make us stupid and continue to hobble progress.
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If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.