Sam Mintz
@samjmintz.bsky.social
Editor at Brookline.News, a nonprofit news site covering the town of Brookline, MA.
Before this, I was a reporter covering transportation and energy policy in DC and Boston.
Before this, I was a reporter covering transportation and energy policy in DC and Boston.
Even the simple act of trying to stop the skeleton at the bottom of the track would rip every tendon in my legs, these sliders are incredible
February 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Even the simple act of trying to stop the skeleton at the bottom of the track would rip every tendon in my legs, these sliders are incredible
Yeah you have to make the editors note more clear and put it at the beginning where people will actually read it!
Did other people know this is fiction? It's an incredibly bizarre choice and something I haven't seen magazines do before.
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Yeah you have to make the editors note more clear and put it at the beginning where people will actually read it!
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This is blackout poetry to me
February 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This is blackout poetry to me
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Why is this police department using AI art that also kinda undermines the point it's trying to make
February 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Why is this police department using AI art that also kinda undermines the point it's trying to make
Absolutely love how needlessly dramatic the figure skaters music choices are, this guy is doing the soundtrack from the movie conclave
February 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Absolutely love how needlessly dramatic the figure skaters music choices are, this guy is doing the soundtrack from the movie conclave
I was looking into an incident of a pedestrian struck and injured while walking in a Brookline crosswalk yesterday, near Driscoll School. By the time I had enough information to publish a story, another pedestrian had been struck and injured in a different crosswalk.
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Two pedestrians injured in separate Brookline car crashes on Thursday - Brookline.News
One crash was outside the Driscoll School, and the other in Coolidge Corner.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I was looking into an incident of a pedestrian struck and injured while walking in a Brookline crosswalk yesterday, near Driscoll School. By the time I had enough information to publish a story, another pedestrian had been struck and injured in a different crosswalk.
brookline.news/two-pedestri...
brookline.news/two-pedestri...
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never seen that one before
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
never seen that one before
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My idea for World Cup content somebody should do is drop an English reporter in the center of every World Cup hosting city and having them film themselves trying to get to the stadium.
February 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
My idea for World Cup content somebody should do is drop an English reporter in the center of every World Cup hosting city and having them film themselves trying to get to the stadium.
Today's adventure in local journalism: Being called a "pawn for right wing oligarchs" because I wrote that zoning can be a factor that restricts development
February 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Today's adventure in local journalism: Being called a "pawn for right wing oligarchs" because I wrote that zoning can be a factor that restricts development
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A new policy approved by the Select Board this week aims to prevent ICE and other agencies from using public property in Brookline for civil immigration enforcement.
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Brookline joins neighboring cities in restricting ICE access to public property - Brookline.News
The new policy is similar to one announced last week by Boston, but has some changes intended to better fit Brookline, according to Town Administrator Charles Carey.
brookline.news
February 12, 2026 at 4:05 PM
A new policy approved by the Select Board this week aims to prevent ICE and other agencies from using public property in Brookline for civil immigration enforcement.
brookline.news/brookline-jo...
brookline.news/brookline-jo...
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The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.
A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M
📸: Leila Navidi
📸: Leila Navidi
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.
Brookline Town Meeting celebrated its rezoning of Harvard Street in 2023, and praise came in from across the state for the town with an exclusionary reputation doing its part to fight the housing crisis.
One small problem: 2+ years later, the zoning is barely leading to any actual development.
One small problem: 2+ years later, the zoning is barely leading to any actual development.
More than two years after Town Meeting rezoned Harvard Street in an effort to allow more housing, hardly any development has materialized. Are economic conditions to blame, or did the zoning not go far (or high) enough?
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Brookline's Harvard Street rezoning hasn't sparked development. Is four stories enough? - Brookline.News
Town Meeting took a victory lap after a grand compromise to rezone Harvard Street for more housing in 2023. The promised development hasn't come through, and experts disagree on why.
brookline.news
February 11, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Brookline Town Meeting celebrated its rezoning of Harvard Street in 2023, and praise came in from across the state for the town with an exclusionary reputation doing its part to fight the housing crisis.
One small problem: 2+ years later, the zoning is barely leading to any actual development.
One small problem: 2+ years later, the zoning is barely leading to any actual development.
Saw lots of kneejerk reactions, but the New Yorker article about Claude and Anthropic and AI is really good, and I think it's generally a good thing to have journalists taking this technology seriously.
February 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Saw lots of kneejerk reactions, but the New Yorker article about Claude and Anthropic and AI is really good, and I think it's generally a good thing to have journalists taking this technology seriously.
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Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Shot, and one-hell-of-a-chaser.
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Seriously, is there a list somewhere of exactly WHO is on the Post editorial board? I can only find a list of editors of the opinion section.
The Washington Post editorial board claims the benefits of reducing climate pollution are "modest"
Who wrote this, exactly?
Who wrote this, exactly?
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Seriously, is there a list somewhere of exactly WHO is on the Post editorial board? I can only find a list of editors of the opinion section.
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When chatbots are given complete information on medical conditions, they typically spit out correct diagnoses and recommendations.
Actual patients, however, often describe their conditions with incomplete or irrelevant information and the chatbots cannot handle it.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Actual patients, however, often describe their conditions with incomplete or irrelevant information and the chatbots cannot handle it.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM
When chatbots are given complete information on medical conditions, they typically spit out correct diagnoses and recommendations.
Actual patients, however, often describe their conditions with incomplete or irrelevant information and the chatbots cannot handle it.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Actual patients, however, often describe their conditions with incomplete or irrelevant information and the chatbots cannot handle it.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How do you talk about your experience being seriously harmed by a vaccine in the age of antivaxxers? Should you try, or just give up and keep it to yourself?
I really found Anthony's approach to this question to be interesting and thoughtful, and I hope folks will read his story with an open mind.
I really found Anthony's approach to this question to be interesting and thoughtful, and I hope folks will read his story with an open mind.
Anthony Flint was one of 100 people who came down with a rare auto-immune disorder after taking the J&J Covid vaccine in 2021. It's left lasting damage.
He knows talking about vaccine safety is charged and controversial. But he's trying anyway.
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He knows talking about vaccine safety is charged and controversial. But he's trying anyway.
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After rare long-term damage from J&J shot, Brookline's Anthony Flint navigates tough conversations about vaccine safety - Brookline.News
"I think we just have to find a way to have these conversations, and I’m holding out hope that we can.”
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February 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
How do you talk about your experience being seriously harmed by a vaccine in the age of antivaxxers? Should you try, or just give up and keep it to yourself?
I really found Anthony's approach to this question to be interesting and thoughtful, and I hope folks will read his story with an open mind.
I really found Anthony's approach to this question to be interesting and thoughtful, and I hope folks will read his story with an open mind.
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a society losing the plot in real time
February 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
a society losing the plot in real time
Great local reporting on an unprecedented, ominous situation in El Paso
elpasomatters.org/2026/02/11/u...
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El Paso, New Mexico airspace closed by FAA without explanation; flights restricted under national defense noticeWithout explanation, FAA closes El Paso and New Mexico airspace for 10 days, cites natio...
The Federal Aviation Administration has closed airspace over El Paso and parts of southern New Mexico for 10 days under a national defense designation, offering no explanation for the rare move.An une...
elpasomatters.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Great local reporting on an unprecedented, ominous situation in El Paso
elpasomatters.org/2026/02/11/u...
elpasomatters.org/2026/02/11/u...
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This is an underrated theory for explaining the behavior of many, many people who are famous or world-class level good at things
I've always assumed the amount of brainpower they use to get that good at a sport just like ... crowded out being able to be even remotely normal?
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
This is an underrated theory for explaining the behavior of many, many people who are famous or world-class level good at things
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new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
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Rep. Thanedar asks Lyons and Scott if they think Trump will pardon them and Noem.
Scott: "I don't need a pardon from anybody."
Thanedar: "You better hope so because you will be held accountable for the absolute disregard of the law your agencies have shown over the past year."
Scott: "I don't need a pardon from anybody."
Thanedar: "You better hope so because you will be held accountable for the absolute disregard of the law your agencies have shown over the past year."
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Rep. Thanedar asks Lyons and Scott if they think Trump will pardon them and Noem.
Scott: "I don't need a pardon from anybody."
Thanedar: "You better hope so because you will be held accountable for the absolute disregard of the law your agencies have shown over the past year."
Scott: "I don't need a pardon from anybody."
Thanedar: "You better hope so because you will be held accountable for the absolute disregard of the law your agencies have shown over the past year."