Jamie Bova
@jamiebova.bsky.social
Former Newport, RI Mayor and City Council At-Large | yelling at clouds | bad at summarizing myself | opinions are my own
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What a great concept! Engagement is key to building and sustaining trust in government and this is such a cool way to do it.
I'd love to see this in RI, I think it could potentially work at the state level.
I'd love to see this in RI, I think it could potentially work at the state level.
Every level of government should have this!
Participants are chosen semi-randomly. They meet frequently and are paid for their time. Participants are really engaged, and they bring good ideas into policy discussions.
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
Participants are chosen semi-randomly. They meet frequently and are paid for their time. Participants are really engaged, and they bring good ideas into policy discussions.
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
What a great concept! Engagement is key to building and sustaining trust in government and this is such a cool way to do it.
I'd love to see this in RI, I think it could potentially work at the state level.
I'd love to see this in RI, I think it could potentially work at the state level.
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#voter list maintenance is happening now in #RI! Make sure your info is correct and that you’re registered to vote. Go to vote.ri.gov to check your voter record. Thanks to RI Secretary of State @Gregg Amore for his efforts and for NOT doing this during an election year! #PSA #CapCut
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
#voter list maintenance is happening now in #RI! Make sure your info is correct and that you’re registered to vote. Go to vote.ri.gov to check your voter record. Thanks to RI Secretary of State @Gregg Amore for his efforts and for NOT doing this during an election year! #PSA #CapCut
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Ready for Sunday’s opener, @PWHL_Boston 🙌
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Ready for Sunday’s opener, @PWHL_Boston 🙌
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New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
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70% of working age SNAP recipients work full time. The companies should pay them a living wage! SNAP is corporate welfare.
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
70% of working age SNAP recipients work full time. The companies should pay them a living wage! SNAP is corporate welfare.
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This behavior is indistinguishable from the worst secret polices of fascist regimes of the 20th century.
NEW: Wearing masks, no ID, unmarked & blacked out cars, refusing to say what agency they’re from and using profanity with any press & public nearby.
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
This was at 14th & R in Washington DC, this morning (Sunday).
What the hell is happening to the US?
(🎥 Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post)
August 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This behavior is indistinguishable from the worst secret polices of fascist regimes of the 20th century.
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I find it rich that Councilor Carlin has no capacity to find the money for our schools or our infrastructure or sustainability improvements or general betterment for many of quality of life issues, but can do so for the cops. (18/?)
August 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I find it rich that Councilor Carlin has no capacity to find the money for our schools or our infrastructure or sustainability improvements or general betterment for many of quality of life issues, but can do so for the cops. (18/?)
The Newport Hospital Birthing Center is safe - for now. We'll have to keep up the pressure to ensure patients are prioritized long term.
July 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Newport Hospital Birthing Center is safe - for now. We'll have to keep up the pressure to ensure patients are prioritized long term.
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Alternatively, “Thousands of Americans expected to take to the streets in defense of their neighbors and their democracy” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
June 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Alternatively, “Thousands of Americans expected to take to the streets in defense of their neighbors and their democracy” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
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As the @rihouseofreps.bsky.social Finance Committee prepares to unveil its state budget tonight, the @ri.workingfamilies.org is sponsoring a mobile billboard truck advocating for a tax on the top 1 percent of income earners in Rhode Island.
June 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
As the @rihouseofreps.bsky.social Finance Committee prepares to unveil its state budget tonight, the @ri.workingfamilies.org is sponsoring a mobile billboard truck advocating for a tax on the top 1 percent of income earners in Rhode Island.
Preach @emzconk.bsky.social !!
@ri.workingfamilies.org will be displaying select quotes from testimonies on an illuminated billboard truck parked in front of the State House including MINE, pictured here. Urge lawmakers to take this legislation to a vote!
June 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Preach @emzconk.bsky.social !!
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NEW: A “We Buy Ugly Houses” former franchise owner is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from investors.
“It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.
“It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.
“Incalculable” Damage: How a “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Left a Trail of Financial Wreckage Across Texas
Charles Carrier is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from both wealthy investors and older people with modest incomes. Despite signs of trouble, Ho...
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May 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
NEW: A “We Buy Ugly Houses” former franchise owner is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from investors.
“It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.
“It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.
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"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Masked security forces captured an opposition leader in the coastal province of New Jersey as regime officials continue their months-long crack-down against pro-democracy elements in the embattled United States. The arrest comes as the regime issued calls for summary detentions without trial."
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Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
May 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today, our client Rümeysa Öztürk was released on bail from ICE detention in Louisiana, and she will return to New England to continue her studies.
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
📸 Giancarlo D’Agostaro
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In a time of anti-intellectualism we mist commit to unlearning the lies of America and dedicate ourselves to the truth! Watch and Subscribe: youtube.com/shorts/lbNcE...
Y’all We Ain’t Exceptional! #daniellemoodie #democracy #foryou #foryourpage #politics
YouTube video by Danielle Moodie
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April 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
In a time of anti-intellectualism we mist commit to unlearning the lies of America and dedicate ourselves to the truth! Watch and Subscribe: youtube.com/shorts/lbNcE...
Stop using AI instead of your own freaking brain.
NEW:
Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to help write the housing plan he released this weekend, which included several nonsensical passages. The plan even cites to ChatGPT on a section about the Rent Guidelines Board.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo used ChatGPT to help write the housing plan he released this weekend, which included several nonsensical passages. The plan even cites to ChatGPT on a section about the Rent Guidelines Board.
hellgatenyc.com/andrew-cuomo...
Andrew Cuomo Used ChatGPT For His Housing Plan
"Addressing New York's Housing Crisis" features garbled text and a citation from ChatGPT.
hellgatenyc.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Stop using AI instead of your own freaking brain.
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potential message: the GOP just raised taxes by $6 trillion
potential message: the GOP is kidnapping and trafficking people for things they MIGHT say
dem message: the GOP might be insider trading—a thing you associate nancy pelosi with—and we're sending them a nice letter asking them for evidence
potential message: the GOP is kidnapping and trafficking people for things they MIGHT say
dem message: the GOP might be insider trading—a thing you associate nancy pelosi with—and we're sending them a nice letter asking them for evidence
April 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
potential message: the GOP just raised taxes by $6 trillion
potential message: the GOP is kidnapping and trafficking people for things they MIGHT say
dem message: the GOP might be insider trading—a thing you associate nancy pelosi with—and we're sending them a nice letter asking them for evidence
potential message: the GOP is kidnapping and trafficking people for things they MIGHT say
dem message: the GOP might be insider trading—a thing you associate nancy pelosi with—and we're sending them a nice letter asking them for evidence
Grateful to have @queenpep43.bsky.social as our Ward Councilor
Councilor Pinnock who, while new to the Council, has proven herself to demonstrate actual care for her community, which is nice these days. Her concerns are the impact to green space, as well as the 10yr cap. Says she cannot morally, spiritually support this when folks are sleeping...(23/?)
April 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Grateful to have @queenpep43.bsky.social as our Ward Councilor
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The Massachusetts House has taken a major step towards banning trans athletes in sports.
It would be the first blue state to do so.
The amendment has been inserted into the state budget bill.
This is a five alarm fire for trans people in Massachusetts.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/09/m...
It would be the first blue state to do so.
The amendment has been inserted into the state budget bill.
This is a five alarm fire for trans people in Massachusetts.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/09/m...
Mass. House passes language barring students from playing on teams of the opposite sex, but requires state analysis - The Boston Globe
The Massachusetts House on Wednesday passed language that would ban public schools from allowing students to play on a team of the opposite sex, but only after the state is able to study the policy’s ...
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April 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Massachusetts House has taken a major step towards banning trans athletes in sports.
It would be the first blue state to do so.
The amendment has been inserted into the state budget bill.
This is a five alarm fire for trans people in Massachusetts.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/09/m...
It would be the first blue state to do so.
The amendment has been inserted into the state budget bill.
This is a five alarm fire for trans people in Massachusetts.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/09/m...
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He is absolutely going to attempt to dismantle Democratic state governments.
April 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
He is absolutely going to attempt to dismantle Democratic state governments.
So grateful for @dawneuer.bsky.social and her intelligence, passion, and fight!
Followed by the incomparable and impassioned @dawneuer.bsky.social who spoke for over seven minutes and whose video will therefore be multiple parts.
“Social movements ebb and flow, but they are successful on the shoulders of everyday people.”
“Social movements ebb and flow, but they are successful on the shoulders of everyday people.”
March 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
So grateful for @dawneuer.bsky.social and her intelligence, passion, and fight!
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Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
March 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.
Newport showing up for our community 🏳️🌈❤️
March 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Newport showing up for our community 🏳️🌈❤️
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A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
March 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A Skadden attorney resigned today, citing the firm’s decision to strike a deal with Trump amid pressure campaign on law firms.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
“[I]f my employer cannot stand up for the rule of law, then I cannot ethically continue to work for them,” the former Skadden lawyer, Brenna Trout Frey, wrote on LinkedIn.
Newport! Let's turn up for our community tomorrow!
March 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Newport! Let's turn up for our community tomorrow!