Marion Davis
@marionsd.bsky.social
Writer, editor & comms strategist focused on climate, sustainable & inclusive development, livable cities. Costa Rican in New England. Hiker, nature lover, sci-fi fan, 🐈⬛ mom, gardener.
If this is paused "until market conditions improve," and the life sciences market is saturated, and federal funding cuts have eviscerated academic research that might fuel new growth... are we looking at potentially 5-10 more years? #SomervilleMA
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When a Somerville lab project stalled, water took over. Lots and lots and lots of water. - The Boston Globe
Neighbors have taken to calling it ‘The Sav-Mor Liquors Memorial Swimming Pool.’
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January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
If this is paused "until market conditions improve," and the life sciences market is saturated, and federal funding cuts have eviscerated academic research that might fuel new growth... are we looking at potentially 5-10 more years? #SomervilleMA
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/29/m...
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With cleanup still underway from the storm that ended earlier this week and another potential nor’easter forecasted for New England this weekend, sidewalks, curb ramps, and crossings remain difficult to navigate in many communities across Massachusetts #ClearCurbCuts www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MV8...
#ClearCurbCuts - Meet Amy
YouTube video by WalkMassachusetts
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January 28, 2026 at 10:52 PM
With cleanup still underway from the storm that ended earlier this week and another potential nor’easter forecasted for New England this weekend, sidewalks, curb ramps, and crossings remain difficult to navigate in many communities across Massachusetts #ClearCurbCuts www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MV8...
“There’s some more efficient ways” to shovel a driveway, “but there’s also a lot of less efficient ways, such as the pogo stick. I wouldn’t recommend it.” Silly Globe reporter underestimating the talent in our city.
A video clip of three people shoveling snow while riding unicycles made the rounds on a Somerville Facebook page, seeming too good to be true. But was it? trib.al/Kw5qoEb
January 28, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“There’s some more efficient ways” to shovel a driveway, “but there’s also a lot of less efficient ways, such as the pogo stick. I wouldn’t recommend it.” Silly Globe reporter underestimating the talent in our city.
What they said, but about #SomervilleMA. Part of this is about holding thousands of absentee landlords and businesses accountable, but also... it's nasty and dangerous out there, including in a lot of areas the City is responsible for. @mayorjakewilson.bsky.social @somervilleohs.bsky.social
Snow removal isn’t done until everyone can access the street.
Sidewalks and bus stops are untouched throughout the city. Bus riders are standing in the streets. People are climbing over mountains of snow to cross the street, get to their cars, or get on the bus.
Sidewalks and bus stops are untouched throughout the city. Bus riders are standing in the streets. People are climbing over mountains of snow to cross the street, get to their cars, or get on the bus.
January 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
What they said, but about #SomervilleMA. Part of this is about holding thousands of absentee landlords and businesses accountable, but also... it's nasty and dangerous out there, including in a lot of areas the City is responsible for. @mayorjakewilson.bsky.social @somervilleohs.bsky.social
So here's a terrible idea: Buy or borrow "Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng" by Kylie Lee Baker and read it in bed at night. Smart, incisive, very well done, and disturbing and scary as hell. Would make a fantastic horror movie. #booksky www.kylieleebaker.com/bat-eater
January 28, 2026 at 6:21 PM
So here's a terrible idea: Buy or borrow "Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng" by Kylie Lee Baker and read it in bed at night. Smart, incisive, very well done, and disturbing and scary as hell. Would make a fantastic horror movie. #booksky www.kylieleebaker.com/bat-eater
It took me a while – it's a long and intricate book – but I just finished the audiobook version of Janelle Monae's The Memory Librarian. It's wonderful, daring and imaginative and dystopian and full of hope. www.harpercollins.com/pages/the-me... #Booksky
The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe
In The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, singer-songwriter, actor, fashion icon, activist, and worldwide superstar Janelle Monáe brings to the written page the Afrofuturistic worl...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:03 AM
It took me a while – it's a long and intricate book – but I just finished the audiobook version of Janelle Monae's The Memory Librarian. It's wonderful, daring and imaginative and dystopian and full of hope. www.harpercollins.com/pages/the-me... #Booksky
Mark your calendar for NEXT TUESDAY! Traffic camera legislation that protects people without sacrificing privacy. Let's pass this ASAP! #mapoli t4ma.org/building-kno... #mapoli @walkmass.bsky.social @mikeconnollyma.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Mark your calendar for NEXT TUESDAY! Traffic camera legislation that protects people without sacrificing privacy. Let's pass this ASAP! #mapoli t4ma.org/building-kno... #mapoli @walkmass.bsky.social @mikeconnollyma.bsky.social
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Whenever you can, read M. Gessen. No paywall.
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Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
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January 27, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Whenever you can, read M. Gessen. No paywall.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Sisterhood is purring loudly when this happens.
January 26, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Sisterhood is purring loudly when this happens.
Your daily dose of kittens.
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Your daily dose of kittens.
Someone made an utter mess with the kitty ink and now we have this.
January 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Someone made an utter mess with the kitty ink and now we have this.
A mild-mannered Canadian banker appears to be the most courageous leader in the world right now. Carney is saying a lot of things that had been deliberately kept quiet to avoid upsetting the powerful.
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 4:25 PM
A mild-mannered Canadian banker appears to be the most courageous leader in the world right now. Carney is saying a lot of things that had been deliberately kept quiet to avoid upsetting the powerful.
Specifically, grassy areas in arid climates. Still useful in highlighting the nuances of effective urban greening. It matters a lot *what* you plant.
Urban greenery is actually making some cities hotter, a study finds.
Urban Greenery Is Making Some Cities Hotter, Study Finds
e360.yale.edu
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Specifically, grassy areas in arid climates. Still useful in highlighting the nuances of effective urban greening. It matters a lot *what* you plant.
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For folks out of town-Jason Chavez is the city council person for this area. Trustworthy and great!
The Powderhorn Park neighborhood has been the biggest target of immigration enforcement in Minnesota. It’s home to a large immigrant community who is now struggling to pay rent. Kidnappings are on the rise because people cannot stay home. Please help us out. Link is in my bio.
gofund.me/350c67697
gofund.me/350c67697
Donate to Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief, organized by Powderhorn Neighbors
We are a small group of Powderhorn neighbors, and we have cre… Powderhorn Neighbors needs your support for Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief
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January 14, 2026 at 5:43 PM
For folks out of town-Jason Chavez is the city council person for this area. Trustworthy and great!
This may be reasonable under the circumstances, but if @massgovernor.bsky.social truly cares about climate change and affordability, she'll simultaneously step up efforts to maximize energy efficiency and ensure that Mass. consumers aren't overcharged for electricity. Will you, Governor?
NEW: Healey administration pushes back clean heat standard to 2028 as affordability concerns mount
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Healey administration pushes back clean heat standard to 2028 as affordability concerns mount - CommonWealth Beacon
Oil, propane, and natural gas providers would need to gradually cut their emissions each year under the program and buy credits to offset their pollution, costs which in theory could be passed on to...
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January 14, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This may be reasonable under the circumstances, but if @massgovernor.bsky.social truly cares about climate change and affordability, she'll simultaneously step up efforts to maximize energy efficiency and ensure that Mass. consumers aren't overcharged for electricity. Will you, Governor?
Maybe ICE is as American as apple pie. This reminds me of hard truths spoken at Saturday's LUCE rally, which I know at least some participants definitely hadn't signed up to hear.
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Ashley B on Instagram: "People reach for the Gestapo comparison because it sounds extreme and foreign. It lets white Americans pretend this kind of policing came from somewhere else. But ICE looks clo...
200K likes, 3,992 comments - ashleytheebarroness on January 12, 2026: "People reach for the Gestapo comparison because it sounds extreme and foreign. It lets white Americans pretend this kind of polic...
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January 14, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Maybe ICE is as American as apple pie. This reminds me of hard truths spoken at Saturday's LUCE rally, which I know at least some participants definitely hadn't signed up to hear.
www.instagram.com/reel/DTb2VBJ...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTb2VBJ...
Why is CBP even in Minneapolis? The city lies outside the 100-mile "border zone," so even the absurd rules that apply in places like LA, Chicago, NYC and Boston don't apply there.
January 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Why is CBP even in Minneapolis? The city lies outside the 100-mile "border zone," so even the absurd rules that apply in places like LA, Chicago, NYC and Boston don't apply there.
With climate change, summer heat is going to make our cities increasingly hard to live and go out in. Adaptation is crucial: from street trees and shade structures, to comprehensive public health strategies. Two great webinars coming up!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Fostering Collaborations to Strengthen Heat Resilience Workshops. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and the Center for Climate and Health at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) co-hosted a regional symposium on June 18, 2025 with over 100 s...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
With climate change, summer heat is going to make our cities increasingly hard to live and go out in. Adaptation is crucial: from street trees and shade structures, to comprehensive public health strategies. Two great webinars coming up!
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @walkmass.bsky.social
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @walkmass.bsky.social
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Think about the mindset, and the expectation of immunity, of someone who texts this to friends.
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Think about the mindset, and the expectation of immunity, of someone who texts this to friends.
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Boston, there is another protest tonight in memory of Renee Nicole Good (Thurs Jan 8):
January 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Boston, there is another protest tonight in memory of Renee Nicole Good (Thurs Jan 8):
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Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.
The Cost of Staying Human
Remarks from a vigil for Renee Nicole Good
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January 8, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.
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We’re hosting a national rapid response call tomorrow night to go over concrete next steps. Please circulate - we need a national response. More details to come. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Indivisible
Join us tomorrow, Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis.
We will talk with leaders and provide concrete next steps on how you...
www.mobilize.us
January 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
We’re hosting a national rapid response call tomorrow night to go over concrete next steps. Please circulate - we need a national response. More details to come. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
This is the institutional equivalent of carpet-bombing. They're pulling the U.S. out of the UNFCCC, the IPCC, IRENA and the IUCN. How long till they learn the OECD and IEA are also unsuitably "woke," believing in physics and such? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Agreement
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January 8, 2026 at 1:02 AM
This is the institutional equivalent of carpet-bombing. They're pulling the U.S. out of the UNFCCC, the IPCC, IRENA and the IUCN. How long till they learn the OECD and IEA are also unsuitably "woke," believing in physics and such? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Super interesting analysis, but make sure to also read the underlying study: somervillema.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=.... The blog finds we need studios/1BRs more than anything, but the study assumed couples want studios/1BRs. In reality, many want a 2BR. Studios are best to replace roommate setups.
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Super interesting analysis, but make sure to also read the underlying study: somervillema.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=.... The blog finds we need studios/1BRs more than anything, but the study assumed couples want studios/1BRs. In reality, many want a 2BR. Studios are best to replace roommate setups.