Miles Howard
@milesperhoward.bsky.social
Outdoor author and urban trail builder. Creator of Mind The Moss, a newsletter about walking. Bylines in National Geographic, Mountain Gazette, The Boston Globe, Outside, WBUR, The New Republic, and AFAR. I founded the Walking City Trail of Boston. He/Him.
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Upcoming Event: In The Shadow of Bunker Hill...and I-93
Going high and low on a Boston Night Hike
walkingcitytrail.substack.com
Boston: I'm going away for a week and taking a brief social media breather, so I decided to announce the next Boston Night Hike on the Walking City Trails a little earlier than usual. This time, we're going up Bunker Hill...and under I-93 :)
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Nationalize the general strike
January 24, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Nationalize the general strike
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Many northern cities, such as Portland ME, Burlington VT, & Minneapolis have participated in Refugee Resettlement programs for decades. Vietnamese, Bosnian, & Sudanese populations in Burlington when I lived in VT, for ex. These cities have long embraced refugees. Dumb move by ICE to target them.
Should go without saying but it is appalling how racist the Portland Maine operation is. Obviously it is All rabid, lawless racial profiling and militarized barbarism, but there are about seven people who live in Portland right now. There is no reason to do a federal invasion of it except that it…
January 23, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Many northern cities, such as Portland ME, Burlington VT, & Minneapolis have participated in Refugee Resettlement programs for decades. Vietnamese, Bosnian, & Sudanese populations in Burlington when I lived in VT, for ex. These cities have long embraced refugees. Dumb move by ICE to target them.
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"Speaking with residents, over and over again I heard a sense of blistering outrage at the utter gratuitousness of it all. Things were more or less fine until ICE showed up and started snatching random civilians off the street." prospect.org/2026/01/23/m...
Minneapolis Discovered Its Own Strength Fighting ICE Tyranny - The American Prospect
Trump’s goons thought they could push around a blue city. They came in for a nasty shock.
prospect.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"Speaking with residents, over and over again I heard a sense of blistering outrage at the utter gratuitousness of it all. Things were more or less fine until ICE showed up and started snatching random civilians off the street." prospect.org/2026/01/23/m...
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Outside the Twin Cities this morning, where it is -19F—
Minnesotans are gathered early outside the Whipple Federal Building. ICE and DHS agents currently arriving at work to much disapproval.
Minnesotans are gathered early outside the Whipple Federal Building. ICE and DHS agents currently arriving at work to much disapproval.
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Outside the Twin Cities this morning, where it is -19F—
Minnesotans are gathered early outside the Whipple Federal Building. ICE and DHS agents currently arriving at work to much disapproval.
Minnesotans are gathered early outside the Whipple Federal Building. ICE and DHS agents currently arriving at work to much disapproval.
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I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
I don’t think you can make a triumphant declaration like this in a state where housing, healthcare, and utilities are getting more and more expensive each month.
MassDems are all in for Team Healey-Driscoll! Maura and Kim have worked every day to deliver on their promises to the people of Massachusetts to make life better for all.
January 20, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I don’t think you can make a triumphant declaration like this in a state where housing, healthcare, and utilities are getting more and more expensive each month.
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"They've got some excellent communications, and that ... make[s] that a difficult operating environment at times."
I feel like I'm hearing the opponent's head coach at the post-game presser complimenting our O-line after we drilled them hard all week, if that coach was also Hermann Göring
I feel like I'm hearing the opponent's head coach at the post-game presser complimenting our O-line after we drilled them hard all week, if that coach was also Hermann Göring
January 20, 2026 at 10:22 PM
"They've got some excellent communications, and that ... make[s] that a difficult operating environment at times."
I feel like I'm hearing the opponent's head coach at the post-game presser complimenting our O-line after we drilled them hard all week, if that coach was also Hermann Göring
I feel like I'm hearing the opponent's head coach at the post-game presser complimenting our O-line after we drilled them hard all week, if that coach was also Hermann Göring
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These are all fantastic, feasible things the Massachusetts Legislature can do that will have an impact. I'm particularly glad to see the focus on courthouses as that is where ICE is most active and where it is hardest to both observe and disrupt their actions.
Latest newsletter from @mikeconnollyma.bsky.social is a refreshingly honest, comprehensive, yet achievable set of things we should be doing in MA to fight ICE. Worth a read.
www.repmikeconnolly.org/9_things_the...
www.repmikeconnolly.org/9_things_the...
9 things the legislature should do in response to the ICE crackdown
In the text that follows, I will outline 9 things the Massachusetts state legislature should do right now to respond to the ICE crackdown. And then, I'll talk about one or two things that you can do, ...
www.repmikeconnolly.org
January 18, 2026 at 4:52 PM
These are all fantastic, feasible things the Massachusetts Legislature can do that will have an impact. I'm particularly glad to see the focus on courthouses as that is where ICE is most active and where it is hardest to both observe and disrupt their actions.
Healey just launched her reelection campaign and it’s looking like she’ll have three Republican challengers and no challenger from the left.
At what point do Democratic voters in Mass. start taking a closer look at our leaders and their records?
At what point do Democratic voters in Mass. start taking a closer look at our leaders and their records?
MA, one of America’s most liberal states, is New England’s only state with an ICE cooperation agreement, because our governor & legislative leaders are centrists who think they report to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Primary all of them
miracoalition.org/news/state-l...
Primary all of them
miracoalition.org/news/state-l...
January 20, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Healey just launched her reelection campaign and it’s looking like she’ll have three Republican challengers and no challenger from the left.
At what point do Democratic voters in Mass. start taking a closer look at our leaders and their records?
At what point do Democratic voters in Mass. start taking a closer look at our leaders and their records?
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Since the Massachuetts state legislature just shot down Wu's latest effort to get temporary property tax relief for people, here's one of the features I wrote last year; a look at how the state has an unreasonable amount of power in deciding what Boston can do.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/o...
Free Boston - The Boston Globe
The city is still shackled by a century-old system that hamstrings its progress.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Since the Massachuetts state legislature just shot down Wu's latest effort to get temporary property tax relief for people, here's one of the features I wrote last year; a look at how the state has an unreasonable amount of power in deciding what Boston can do.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/o...
Since the Massachuetts state legislature just shot down Wu's latest effort to get temporary property tax relief for people, here's one of the features I wrote last year; a look at how the state has an unreasonable amount of power in deciding what Boston can do.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/o...
Free Boston - The Boston Globe
The city is still shackled by a century-old system that hamstrings its progress.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Since the Massachuetts state legislature just shot down Wu's latest effort to get temporary property tax relief for people, here's one of the features I wrote last year; a look at how the state has an unreasonable amount of power in deciding what Boston can do.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/o...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/24/o...
I'm at the point of throwing up my hands. So many of the things that Boston has tried to do lately...to make life better and less expensive here...has been vetoed by the Massachusetts state legislature.
Because they have that power.
And it's suffocating the city.
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/m...
Because they have that power.
And it's suffocating the city.
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/m...
Mass. Senate rejects Mayor Wu's property tax bill
In the showdown over local property taxes, the Massachusetts Senate on Thursday advanced a relief bill and delivered a formal rebuke to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s tax shift plan. Senators voted 37-1 t...
www.nbcboston.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I'm at the point of throwing up my hands. So many of the things that Boston has tried to do lately...to make life better and less expensive here...has been vetoed by the Massachusetts state legislature.
Because they have that power.
And it's suffocating the city.
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/m...
Because they have that power.
And it's suffocating the city.
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/m...
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I wrote about how we’re losing Third Spaces, why this is a civic emergency at a time when we’re watching the world burn through our phones (and in our streets), and what an intervention might look like.
www.mindthemoss.com/p/stealing-t...
www.mindthemoss.com/p/stealing-t...
Stealing Third Space
We need more places for hanging out
www.mindthemoss.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I wrote about how we’re losing Third Spaces, why this is a civic emergency at a time when we’re watching the world burn through our phones (and in our streets), and what an intervention might look like.
www.mindthemoss.com/p/stealing-t...
www.mindthemoss.com/p/stealing-t...
IT'S BONE TEMPLE TIME
January 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
IT'S BONE TEMPLE TIME
I wrote about how we’re losing Third Spaces, why this is a civic emergency at a time when we’re watching the world burn through our phones (and in our streets), and what an intervention might look like.
www.mindthemoss.com/p/stealing-t...
www.mindthemoss.com/p/stealing-t...
Stealing Third Space
We need more places for hanging out
www.mindthemoss.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I wrote about how we’re losing Third Spaces, why this is a civic emergency at a time when we’re watching the world burn through our phones (and in our streets), and what an intervention might look like.
www.mindthemoss.com/p/stealing-t...
www.mindthemoss.com/p/stealing-t...
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Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
January 15, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Seeing Zohran instantly getting a bunch of shit done in like a week makes you realize that politicians could always do that on some level if they wanted it bad enough and very few of them actually do.
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Boston: I'm going away for a week and taking a brief social media breather, so I decided to announce the next Boston Night Hike on the Walking City Trails a little earlier than usual. This time, we're going up Bunker Hill...and under I-93 :)
Deets below
walkingcitytrail.substack.com/p/upcoming-e...
Deets below
walkingcitytrail.substack.com/p/upcoming-e...
Upcoming Event: In The Shadow of Bunker Hill...and I-93
Going high and low on a Boston Night Hike
walkingcitytrail.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Boston: I'm going away for a week and taking a brief social media breather, so I decided to announce the next Boston Night Hike on the Walking City Trails a little earlier than usual. This time, we're going up Bunker Hill...and under I-93 :)
Deets below
walkingcitytrail.substack.com/p/upcoming-e...
Deets below
walkingcitytrail.substack.com/p/upcoming-e...
Boston: I'm going away for a week and taking a brief social media breather, so I decided to announce the next Boston Night Hike on the Walking City Trails a little earlier than usual. This time, we're going up Bunker Hill...and under I-93 :)
Deets below
walkingcitytrail.substack.com/p/upcoming-e...
Deets below
walkingcitytrail.substack.com/p/upcoming-e...
Upcoming Event: In The Shadow of Bunker Hill...and I-93
Going high and low on a Boston Night Hike
walkingcitytrail.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Boston: I'm going away for a week and taking a brief social media breather, so I decided to announce the next Boston Night Hike on the Walking City Trails a little earlier than usual. This time, we're going up Bunker Hill...and under I-93 :)
Deets below
walkingcitytrail.substack.com/p/upcoming-e...
Deets below
walkingcitytrail.substack.com/p/upcoming-e...
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Amidst...everything...Boston Night Hikes continue. On Monday evening this week, over 40 people turned out for a climb to one of the city's greatest high points.
January 14, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Amidst...everything...Boston Night Hikes continue. On Monday evening this week, over 40 people turned out for a climb to one of the city's greatest high points.
The closure of Boston’s Time Out Market in Fenway deepens my conviction that we should legalize rent control and deal with consequences as they arise. When people are forking over this much of their income to landlords, they can’t support local businesses as much, small or big. Something has to give
January 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The closure of Boston’s Time Out Market in Fenway deepens my conviction that we should legalize rent control and deal with consequences as they arise. When people are forking over this much of their income to landlords, they can’t support local businesses as much, small or big. Something has to give
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Beautifully said, Miles.
P.S. I did my usual one hour walk every morning this week, thanks to my yaktrax
P.S. I did my usual one hour walk every morning this week, thanks to my yaktrax
In light of recent events, I wrote about why we should go outside more often when the weather is not looking good.
www.mindthemoss.com/p/its-bad-ou...
www.mindthemoss.com/p/its-bad-ou...
It's bad out there. Let's go!
A case for stepping outside when it's nasty
www.mindthemoss.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Beautifully said, Miles.
P.S. I did my usual one hour walk every morning this week, thanks to my yaktrax
P.S. I did my usual one hour walk every morning this week, thanks to my yaktrax
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How I took Miles’ advice on a 43 degree day: walk 2.5 miles, say good morning to everyone, get a donut.
January 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
How I took Miles’ advice on a 43 degree day: walk 2.5 miles, say good morning to everyone, get a donut.
In light of recent events, I wrote about why we should go outside more often when the weather is not looking good.
www.mindthemoss.com/p/its-bad-ou...
www.mindthemoss.com/p/its-bad-ou...
It's bad out there. Let's go!
A case for stepping outside when it's nasty
www.mindthemoss.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
In light of recent events, I wrote about why we should go outside more often when the weather is not looking good.
www.mindthemoss.com/p/its-bad-ou...
www.mindthemoss.com/p/its-bad-ou...