Derek
@somervillennial.bsky.social
🌷🦋 spring hill, somerville, ma
🌇🌆 municipal/state civics
(he/him)
🐦📂 twitter archive:
https://somervillennial.github.io/
🌇🌆 municipal/state civics
(he/him)
🐦📂 twitter archive:
https://somervillennial.github.io/
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I'd also ask that they find 10% of the moral clarity of those Subaru pilots - it will be required to burn DHS to the ground and prosecute everyone employed there who cannot produce written contemporaneous evidence of their objections to these orders
Dachau needed destruction, not body cameras
Dachau needed destruction, not body cameras
my expectation of democratic senators is that they find 1/10th of the bravery of your average 70 year old lutheran lady following ICE around mpls in her subaru crosstrek
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I'd also ask that they find 10% of the moral clarity of those Subaru pilots - it will be required to burn DHS to the ground and prosecute everyone employed there who cannot produce written contemporaneous evidence of their objections to these orders
Dachau needed destruction, not body cameras
Dachau needed destruction, not body cameras
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Somerville, it’s time to shovel.
To allow safe passage for everyone and avoid ticketing, property owners must clear snow from their sidewalks by 1 p.m. today, Tuesday, January 27 (within 6 daylight hours of the end of snowfall).
To allow safe passage for everyone and avoid ticketing, property owners must clear snow from their sidewalks by 1 p.m. today, Tuesday, January 27 (within 6 daylight hours of the end of snowfall).
January 27, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Somerville, it’s time to shovel.
To allow safe passage for everyone and avoid ticketing, property owners must clear snow from their sidewalks by 1 p.m. today, Tuesday, January 27 (within 6 daylight hours of the end of snowfall).
To allow safe passage for everyone and avoid ticketing, property owners must clear snow from their sidewalks by 1 p.m. today, Tuesday, January 27 (within 6 daylight hours of the end of snowfall).
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When a person drove into a crowd of protesters in 2017, it was called an act of domestic terrorism; the person who did it is currently serving a life sentence plus an additional 419 years of incarceration as a result.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlot...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlot...
January 25, 2026 at 9:23 PM
When a person drove into a crowd of protesters in 2017, it was called an act of domestic terrorism; the person who did it is currently serving a life sentence plus an additional 419 years of incarceration as a result.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlot...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlot...
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This is one of the most amazing videos yet. Every single person willing to risk death
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This is one of the most amazing videos yet. Every single person willing to risk death
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This is like when a Republican says “thoughts and prayers” after a shooting and promises nothing.
Also, you can say Alex Pretti’s name.
Also, you can say Alex Pretti’s name.
Just stop. Enough is enough. President Trump and Kristi Noem need to call ICE agents back.
We stand with the people of Minnesota. President Trump needs to listen to Governor Walz and end this operation now.
We stand with the people of Minnesota. President Trump needs to listen to Governor Walz and end this operation now.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
This is like when a Republican says “thoughts and prayers” after a shooting and promises nothing.
Also, you can say Alex Pretti’s name.
Also, you can say Alex Pretti’s name.
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The killing of yet another U.S. citizen by ICE is devastating and enraging.
The federal government continues to throw money-more money than MA’s state budget-at ICE to hire more and more untrained agents who have repeatedly terrorized our communities, killing U.S. citizens, and detaining children.
The federal government continues to throw money-more money than MA’s state budget-at ICE to hire more and more untrained agents who have repeatedly terrorized our communities, killing U.S. citizens, and detaining children.
January 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The killing of yet another U.S. citizen by ICE is devastating and enraging.
The federal government continues to throw money-more money than MA’s state budget-at ICE to hire more and more untrained agents who have repeatedly terrorized our communities, killing U.S. citizens, and detaining children.
The federal government continues to throw money-more money than MA’s state budget-at ICE to hire more and more untrained agents who have repeatedly terrorized our communities, killing U.S. citizens, and detaining children.
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Legitimately hard to find the words to express my awe and admiration for the Somerville Market Basket…checkout line wrapped around to the butter section, probably 75 people in front me, and I was out of there in 15 minutes. Truly extraordinary vibes, unbelievable workers.
January 24, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Legitimately hard to find the words to express my awe and admiration for the Somerville Market Basket…checkout line wrapped around to the butter section, probably 75 people in front me, and I was out of there in 15 minutes. Truly extraordinary vibes, unbelievable workers.
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Lifting this out of my nerdy city council thread.
The Somerville City Council has once again voted to accept state funds to pay overtime to cops to harass cyclists under the fig leaf of "education."
Shame.
The Somerville City Council has once again voted to accept state funds to pay overtime to cops to harass cyclists under the fig leaf of "education."
Shame.
Next up is the committee report from the finance committee.
It includes the truly odious annual $65k: "from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Police Department for the Municipal Road Safety Program."
This is the money the cops get to harass cyclists.
40/?
It includes the truly odious annual $65k: "from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Police Department for the Municipal Road Safety Program."
This is the money the cops get to harass cyclists.
40/?
January 23, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Lifting this out of my nerdy city council thread.
The Somerville City Council has once again voted to accept state funds to pay overtime to cops to harass cyclists under the fig leaf of "education."
Shame.
The Somerville City Council has once again voted to accept state funds to pay overtime to cops to harass cyclists under the fig leaf of "education."
Shame.
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I'm excited to announce: I'm running for State Representative in the 34th Middlesex district!
I've given it a lot of thought and spoken to friends in Medford and Somerville. Now, I'm excited to talk to voters about how Massachusetts can live up to its potential.
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I've given it a lot of thought and spoken to friends in Medford and Somerville. Now, I'm excited to talk to voters about how Massachusetts can live up to its potential.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I'm excited to announce: I'm running for State Representative in the 34th Middlesex district!
I've given it a lot of thought and spoken to friends in Medford and Somerville. Now, I'm excited to talk to voters about how Massachusetts can live up to its potential.
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I've given it a lot of thought and spoken to friends in Medford and Somerville. Now, I'm excited to talk to voters about how Massachusetts can live up to its potential.
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Somerville did just fine without this grant funding in 2022, I don't know why City Council has given in to the police department every year since
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January 23, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Somerville did just fine without this grant funding in 2022, I don't know why City Council has given in to the police department every year since
binj.news/2022/02/15/t...
binj.news/2022/02/15/t...
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It is an alternate Thursday night, so I will be bringing you here, forthwith, probably like 50-ish posts tracking the proceedings this evening's meeting of the Somerville, MA City Council.
I'm taking this one from home because I have a sniffle.
somervillema.legistar.com/MeetingDetai...
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I'm taking this one from home because I have a sniffle.
somervillema.legistar.com/MeetingDetai...
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City of Somerville, Massachusetts - Meeting of City Council on 1/22/2026 at 7:00 PM
somervillema.legistar.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM
It is an alternate Thursday night, so I will be bringing you here, forthwith, probably like 50-ish posts tracking the proceedings this evening's meeting of the Somerville, MA City Council.
I'm taking this one from home because I have a sniffle.
somervillema.legistar.com/MeetingDetai...
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I'm taking this one from home because I have a sniffle.
somervillema.legistar.com/MeetingDetai...
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No! No no no. Fund things that ACTUALLY protect neighbors, like community organizing or housing.
I am not open to any talk of more funds for local law enforcement until i see the very first on-duty patrol officer ANYWHERE do *at least* what random Mpls residents are doing every day to resist ICE.
I am not open to any talk of more funds for local law enforcement until i see the very first on-duty patrol officer ANYWHERE do *at least* what random Mpls residents are doing every day to resist ICE.
Public safety means stopping violent crime — not weaponizing ICE against our communities.
That’s why I'm proposing a bill that redirects nearly $75 billion from ICE to local law enforcement.
That’s why I'm proposing a bill that redirects nearly $75 billion from ICE to local law enforcement.
January 21, 2026 at 6:56 PM
No! No no no. Fund things that ACTUALLY protect neighbors, like community organizing or housing.
I am not open to any talk of more funds for local law enforcement until i see the very first on-duty patrol officer ANYWHERE do *at least* what random Mpls residents are doing every day to resist ICE.
I am not open to any talk of more funds for local law enforcement until i see the very first on-duty patrol officer ANYWHERE do *at least* what random Mpls residents are doing every day to resist ICE.
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Massachusetts Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) shares its database with ICE 👍 every traffic stop, citation, warning is a collaboration. Insane we let these provincial Dem yokels get away with the "we don't collaborate" line
January 21, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Massachusetts Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) shares its database with ICE 👍 every traffic stop, citation, warning is a collaboration. Insane we let these provincial Dem yokels get away with the "we don't collaborate" line
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This is straight up fascist tyranny and complete disregard of the courts.
Completely unconstitutional and illegal. Every resident has a moral obligation to reject this.
Completely unconstitutional and illegal. Every resident has a moral obligation to reject this.
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This is straight up fascist tyranny and complete disregard of the courts.
Completely unconstitutional and illegal. Every resident has a moral obligation to reject this.
Completely unconstitutional and illegal. Every resident has a moral obligation to reject this.
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Maura Healey is trying to exploit people's opposition to ICE to get re-elected despite working with ICE. It's sociopathic.
#Massachusetts #mapoli
#Massachusetts #mapoli
HEALEY REELECTION: Gov. Maura Healey officially launched her reelection campaign Tuesday morning by attacking President Trump over rising costs of living and federal immigration crackdowns in Massachusetts. #mapoli www.wbur.org/news/2026/01...
Gov. Maura Healey launches reelection campaign by attacking Trump
Gov. Maura Healey officially launched her reelection campaign Tuesday morning by attacking President Trump over rising costs of living and federal immigration crackdowns in Massachusetts.
www.wbur.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Maura Healey is trying to exploit people's opposition to ICE to get re-elected despite working with ICE. It's sociopathic.
#Massachusetts #mapoli
#Massachusetts #mapoli
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right now the floor for me is abolish ICE and put every agent on trial and the average elected democrat is like what if we told them to cut it out
January 22, 2026 at 12:31 AM
right now the floor for me is abolish ICE and put every agent on trial and the average elected democrat is like what if we told them to cut it out
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state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
state-sponsored child trafficking
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Less speeding ✅
Less traffic ✅
More trees ✅
Safer for all ✅
Traffic calming efforts on Summer St are working: “Traffic volumes on Summer Street dropped by more than 30%, and speeding vehicles decreased from 55% to 19%.”
Less traffic ✅
More trees ✅
Safer for all ✅
Traffic calming efforts on Summer St are working: “Traffic volumes on Summer Street dropped by more than 30%, and speeding vehicles decreased from 55% to 19%.”
The Best New U.S. Bike Lanes of 2025 | PeopleForBikes
Ferst Drive in Atlanta. Photo courtesy of the Georgia Institute of Technology
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January 20, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Less speeding ✅
Less traffic ✅
More trees ✅
Safer for all ✅
Traffic calming efforts on Summer St are working: “Traffic volumes on Summer Street dropped by more than 30%, and speeding vehicles decreased from 55% to 19%.”
Less traffic ✅
More trees ✅
Safer for all ✅
Traffic calming efforts on Summer St are working: “Traffic volumes on Summer Street dropped by more than 30%, and speeding vehicles decreased from 55% to 19%.”
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Dear @whipkclark.bsky.social: as a constituent, I’m angry you are floating bodycams/oversight rather than the full dismantling of ICE.
Good’s killing was already recorded — indeed, by the killer himself!
You cannot “reform” ICE. ICE’s purpose is to terrorize communities. #mapoli #AbolishICE #MA5
Good’s killing was already recorded — indeed, by the killer himself!
You cannot “reform” ICE. ICE’s purpose is to terrorize communities. #mapoli #AbolishICE #MA5
January 20, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Dear @whipkclark.bsky.social: as a constituent, I’m angry you are floating bodycams/oversight rather than the full dismantling of ICE.
Good’s killing was already recorded — indeed, by the killer himself!
You cannot “reform” ICE. ICE’s purpose is to terrorize communities. #mapoli #AbolishICE #MA5
Good’s killing was already recorded — indeed, by the killer himself!
You cannot “reform” ICE. ICE’s purpose is to terrorize communities. #mapoli #AbolishICE #MA5
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No. No no no. Body cameras have always been a boondoggle that directs more public funds into policing and surveillance, and have never changed the fundamental problems at the core of our law enforcement practices. They are more often used against residents than for their benefit.
Dear @whipkclark.bsky.social: as a constituent, I’m angry you are floating bodycams/oversight rather than the full dismantling of ICE.
Good’s killing was already recorded — indeed, by the killer himself!
You cannot “reform” ICE. ICE’s purpose is to terrorize communities. #mapoli #AbolishICE #MA5
Good’s killing was already recorded — indeed, by the killer himself!
You cannot “reform” ICE. ICE’s purpose is to terrorize communities. #mapoli #AbolishICE #MA5
January 21, 2026 at 12:05 AM
No. No no no. Body cameras have always been a boondoggle that directs more public funds into policing and surveillance, and have never changed the fundamental problems at the core of our law enforcement practices. They are more often used against residents than for their benefit.
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I need to apologize for something I did. The @bostonherald.com is right, there is no place for profanities in politics.
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I need to apologize for something I did. The @bostonherald.com is right, there is no place for profanities in politics.
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As a Texan this Boston Globe Column made me so insane I had to write about it www.chron.com/culture/arti...
January 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM
As a Texan this Boston Globe Column made me so insane I had to write about it www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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The pig who murdered #ReneeNicoleGood has been with ICE for a decade and is a firearms instructor. Giving ICE more money so they can spend more time practicing how to shoot people isn't going to help the situation. This is loser shit right here.
#AbolishICE
#AbolishICE
Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
January 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
The pig who murdered #ReneeNicoleGood has been with ICE for a decade and is a firearms instructor. Giving ICE more money so they can spend more time practicing how to shoot people isn't going to help the situation. This is loser shit right here.
#AbolishICE
#AbolishICE
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"To understand why Healey is praising Trump, you need to understand that she is not a liberal or progressive—she is a cop....Her ideology is cop." - @andrewqmr.bsky.social
www.welcometohellworld.com/maura-healey...
www.welcometohellworld.com/maura-healey...
January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
"To understand why Healey is praising Trump, you need to understand that she is not a liberal or progressive—she is a cop....Her ideology is cop." - @andrewqmr.bsky.social
www.welcometohellworld.com/maura-healey...
www.welcometohellworld.com/maura-healey...
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For those who need a quick primer, here's an introduction to FOPs by @interruptcrim.bsky.social - www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...
An Introduction to Police Fraternal Organizations — Interrupting Criminalization
An introduction to Police Fraternal Organizations, including what they are, why we should care, how they harm women and girls of color, and systemic responses we can use to combat them.
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
For those who need a quick primer, here's an introduction to FOPs by @interruptcrim.bsky.social - www.interruptingcriminalization.com/resources-al...