Kevin MacKenzie 🌱
@kevin4brookline.bsky.social
Civically engaged educator working towards the best possible tomorrow in Brookline and beyond. #1u 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
https://www.kevin4brookline.com/
https://www.kevin4brookline.com/
Today the Supreme Court decided they wanted Congress to remain the most hated branch of government, instead of taking the title for themselves.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case challenging its landmark decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide. The challenge to the ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision.
Supreme Court declines to revisit gay marriage decision
The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a const...
www.wbur.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Today the Supreme Court decided they wanted Congress to remain the most hated branch of government, instead of taking the title for themselves.
Do you think they just wanted to make it to longest shutdown in history so it had to go on “his” record? And then that’s it they stopped caring?
Tracks with their general performative nonsense.
Tracks with their general performative nonsense.
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Do you think they just wanted to make it to longest shutdown in history so it had to go on “his” record? And then that’s it they stopped caring?
Tracks with their general performative nonsense.
Tracks with their general performative nonsense.
The state of Brookline’s pedestrian infrastructure :/
November 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The state of Brookline’s pedestrian infrastructure :/
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the harris campaign said the “they/them” ad didn’t sway the election.
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
the harris campaign said the “they/them” ad didn’t sway the election.
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
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SNAP UPDATE: I’m directing SNAP benefits to be processed today — and paid IN FULL starting tomorrow.
Americans are going hungry because President Trump chose to play politics with their lives.
People need to eat. We’re making sure they do.
Americans are going hungry because President Trump chose to play politics with their lives.
People need to eat. We’re making sure they do.
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
SNAP UPDATE: I’m directing SNAP benefits to be processed today — and paid IN FULL starting tomorrow.
Americans are going hungry because President Trump chose to play politics with their lives.
People need to eat. We’re making sure they do.
Americans are going hungry because President Trump chose to play politics with their lives.
People need to eat. We’re making sure they do.
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Massachusetts is the most expensive state in which to raise kids, and while I know @massgovernor.bsky.social is trying, the MA Legislature is not doing nearly enough to help parents across the income spectrum. Housing & childcare are brutal. #mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/b...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/b...
Is a $100,000 salary enough to raise a family in Massachusetts? For some local parents, it isn’t. - The Boston Globe
The rising costs of everything from diapers to day care are hitting local families hard. Tariffs and inflation are partly to blame.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Massachusetts is the most expensive state in which to raise kids, and while I know @massgovernor.bsky.social is trying, the MA Legislature is not doing nearly enough to help parents across the income spectrum. Housing & childcare are brutal. #mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/b...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/b...
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sure is looking like if you ran against trans kids yesterday, you lost.
Let us take this lesson, please.
STOP PICKING ON TRANS KIDS
Let us take this lesson, please.
STOP PICKING ON TRANS KIDS
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
sure is looking like if you ran against trans kids yesterday, you lost.
Let us take this lesson, please.
STOP PICKING ON TRANS KIDS
Let us take this lesson, please.
STOP PICKING ON TRANS KIDS
Merrick Garland: your inaction and cowardice will be remembered for generations.
Wow. “If it was anybody else, we’d arrest him tomorrow,”Justice Department aide said of Trump. “A handful of documents found by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were so sensitive that even a senior Justice Dept official didn’t have authorization to see them.”
No rule of law without equality under the law.
No rule of law without equality under the law.
‘If it was anybody else, we’d arrest him tomorrow,' Justice Department aide said of Trump
A handful of documents found by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were so sensitive that even a senior Justice Department official didn’t have authorization to see them.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Merrick Garland: your inaction and cowardice will be remembered for generations.
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It's impossible to overstate how grotesque this Halloween 2025 split screen is: Trump parties like its 1928 while here in Chicago, we endured yet another day of federal agents pummeling people, spraying chemical agents & pointing weapons at bystanders. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The Gilded Age vs State Sponsored Terror
Trump partied like its 1928, but Chicago remained on high alert after roving caravans of federal agents used chemical agents, pummeled people and threatened to shoot bystanders.
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It's impossible to overstate how grotesque this Halloween 2025 split screen is: Trump parties like its 1928 while here in Chicago, we endured yet another day of federal agents pummeling people, spraying chemical agents & pointing weapons at bystanders. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
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One of the many reasons I hate this is that it takes advantage of the fact that people won't do the math.
$4,200 is $11.50/day. For a family of four, that's 96¢ per meal.
$4,200 is $11.50/day. For a family of four, that's 96¢ per meal.
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
November 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
One of the many reasons I hate this is that it takes advantage of the fact that people won't do the math.
$4,200 is $11.50/day. For a family of four, that's 96¢ per meal.
$4,200 is $11.50/day. For a family of four, that's 96¢ per meal.
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A few quotes from last night on Flock:
"Do we want to be North Korea?"
"We should not be aiding and abetting the expansion of a nationwide surveillance network by what is obviously a bad actor."
"We live in a scary time, and this is a scary technology that can be accessed by scary people."
"Do we want to be North Korea?"
"We should not be aiding and abetting the expansion of a nationwide surveillance network by what is obviously a bad actor."
"We live in a scary time, and this is a scary technology that can be accessed by scary people."
Controversial license plate readers made by the company Flock Safety are still being installed by Chestnut Hill Realty in South Brookline, but whether the town’s police department will be able to use a stream of real-time information from them remains up in the air.
brookline.news/select-board...
brookline.news/select-board...
Select Board weighs police use of data from real estate company's license plate readers - Brookline.News
Controversial license plate readers made by the company Flock Safety are still being installed by Chestnut Hill Realty in South Brookline, but whether the town’s police department will be able to use ...
brookline.news
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A few quotes from last night on Flock:
"Do we want to be North Korea?"
"We should not be aiding and abetting the expansion of a nationwide surveillance network by what is obviously a bad actor."
"We live in a scary time, and this is a scary technology that can be accessed by scary people."
"Do we want to be North Korea?"
"We should not be aiding and abetting the expansion of a nationwide surveillance network by what is obviously a bad actor."
"We live in a scary time, and this is a scary technology that can be accessed by scary people."
Please join me in supporting the Brookline Food Pantry.
When I was a Brookline paraprofessional, I relied on SNAP benefits to fill the gaps my salary left.
Our neighbors need our help as the federal government waged war against them. Please don’t forget them.
When I was a Brookline paraprofessional, I relied on SNAP benefits to fill the gaps my salary left.
Our neighbors need our help as the federal government waged war against them. Please don’t forget them.
With Tr*mp about to cut off SNAP benefits for approx. 700 Brookline residents, I thought I’d share the Brookline Food Pantry donation page - w/ info on how to donate food or contribute $. The President doesn’t care about our neighbors, but we do. brooklinefoodpantry.org/food-donatio...
Food Donations - Brookline Food Pantry
Looking to donate in another way? Monetary Donations or Donate Stocks & Other Securities
brooklinefoodpantry.org
October 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Please join me in supporting the Brookline Food Pantry.
When I was a Brookline paraprofessional, I relied on SNAP benefits to fill the gaps my salary left.
Our neighbors need our help as the federal government waged war against them. Please don’t forget them.
When I was a Brookline paraprofessional, I relied on SNAP benefits to fill the gaps my salary left.
Our neighbors need our help as the federal government waged war against them. Please don’t forget them.
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Agreed! We should be empowering our cities and towns to take action to address local challenges, not hobbling them. #mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/m...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu calls for state to repeal Prop 2½ law limiting annual increases in property tax collection - The Boston Globe
The law allows municipalities to increase the total amount they collect in property taxes every year only by 2.5 percent, not including tax revenue from new developments.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Agreed! We should be empowering our cities and towns to take action to address local challenges, not hobbling them. #mapoli
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/m...
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Trump’s goons are using chemical weapons against the public.
Video from today's first gas attack.
Saturday morning in Chicago.
Saturday morning in Chicago.
October 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Trump’s goons are using chemical weapons against the public.
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Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
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A friend of mine in Chicago just shared a video on IG of an ICE operation near her house. The operation happened just minutes before the neighborhood Halloween parade. ICE used tear gas and multiple parents had to wash their kids' (including toddlers) eyes out.
October 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A friend of mine in Chicago just shared a video on IG of an ICE operation near her house. The operation happened just minutes before the neighborhood Halloween parade. ICE used tear gas and multiple parents had to wash their kids' (including toddlers) eyes out.
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Either this ends with some sort of truth and reconciliation process where a very large number of people go to prison for a very long time or we will take a short pause and then start doing it again, but worse.
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
trib.al
October 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Either this ends with some sort of truth and reconciliation process where a very large number of people go to prison for a very long time or we will take a short pause and then start doing it again, but worse.
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Imagine being 17, your little brother by your side, begging to speak to your dad as he’s dragged away. You may never see him again. And this is every day. Soul shattering, nightmarish stuff, never to be forgiven.
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
trib.al
October 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Imagine being 17, your little brother by your side, begging to speak to your dad as he’s dragged away. You may never see him again. And this is every day. Soul shattering, nightmarish stuff, never to be forgiven.
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Prop 2 1/2 was bad when it was created, it's even worse now, and it should be relegated to the dustbin of history.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/m...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu calls for state to repeal Prop 2½ law limiting annual increases in property tax collection - The Boston Globe
The law allows municipalities to increase the total amount they collect in property taxes every year only by 2.5 percent, not including tax revenue from new developments.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Prop 2 1/2 was bad when it was created, it's even worse now, and it should be relegated to the dustbin of history.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/24/m...
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Maine has Same Day Registration.
New Hampshire has Same Day Registration.
Vermont has Same Day Registration.
Maine has Same Day Registration.
It's long overdue for MA to join them.
#mapoli #SameDayinMA
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-n...
New Hampshire has Same Day Registration.
Vermont has Same Day Registration.
Maine has Same Day Registration.
It's long overdue for MA to join them.
#mapoli #SameDayinMA
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-n...
MA Needs Same Day Registration
Tuesday, September 16, is National Voter Registration Day, the country’s largest single-day voter registration drive. It also happens to be the date for a State House hearing on various voting right...
actionnetwork.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Maine has Same Day Registration.
New Hampshire has Same Day Registration.
Vermont has Same Day Registration.
Maine has Same Day Registration.
It's long overdue for MA to join them.
#mapoli #SameDayinMA
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-n...
New Hampshire has Same Day Registration.
Vermont has Same Day Registration.
Maine has Same Day Registration.
It's long overdue for MA to join them.
#mapoli #SameDayinMA
actionnetwork.org/letters/ma-n...
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"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement operation in LA, reports say
A U.S. Marshal was shot while assisting an immigration enforcement operation, according to several reports.
www.kktv.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA"
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
* article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window
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1. Yesterday, millions showed up to the No Kings Rally.
Perhaps no one Rally was as full of subtext as Boston's, however.
Senator Markey showed up wearing a trans pride flag. His challenger, anti-trans Dem Rep. Seth Moulton showed up to boos and jeers.
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Perhaps no one Rally was as full of subtext as Boston's, however.
Senator Markey showed up wearing a trans pride flag. His challenger, anti-trans Dem Rep. Seth Moulton showed up to boos and jeers.
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Anti-Trans Democrat Seth Moulton Booed At Boston No Kings Rally After Sen. Markey Wears Trans Flag
Representative Moulton is challenging Senator Markey for his senate seat in 2026.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
1. Yesterday, millions showed up to the No Kings Rally.
Perhaps no one Rally was as full of subtext as Boston's, however.
Senator Markey showed up wearing a trans pride flag. His challenger, anti-trans Dem Rep. Seth Moulton showed up to boos and jeers.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Perhaps no one Rally was as full of subtext as Boston's, however.
Senator Markey showed up wearing a trans pride flag. His challenger, anti-trans Dem Rep. Seth Moulton showed up to boos and jeers.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Some of the same folks lecturing us about Ed Markey being too old are about to throw their full weight behind Janet Mills.
October 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Some of the same folks lecturing us about Ed Markey being too old are about to throw their full weight behind Janet Mills.
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BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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This is how The Boston Globe chooses to frame the kidnapping of a local teenager.
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is how The Boston Globe chooses to frame the kidnapping of a local teenager.