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Suzanne Blier
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Professor, Author & Civic Activist in Cambridge Ma. Art/Architectural History, African Studies, City Histories, Urban Planning, Museums). Native of Vt. Building communities. Find blogs and more at: suzanneprestonblier.com
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Les Dems return, for another round, and I was contacted for my perspectives on this one. news.artnet.com/art-world/wa...
Les Dems return, for another round, and I was contacted for my perspectives on this one. news.artnet.com/art-world/wa...
July 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My 2nd Opinion for HorizonMass "Who Plans the City - And For Whom" just launched. You can read here: it:https://horizonmass.news/.../opinion-who-plans-the.../...
If you missed my first one, "Who Owns the City" you can read it here: horizonmass.news/.../.
July 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
July 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Our OpEd is up at the Boston Globe. www.bostonglobe.com/.../cambridg...
April 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Reposted by Suzanne Blier
DOGE broke into the U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters in Northwest D.C. Monday evening, the independent nonprofit’s CEO said.
US Institute of Peace says DOGE has broken into its building
Employees of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have entered the U.S. Institute of Peace despite protests from the nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an ...
www.nbcwashington.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
March 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Reposted by Suzanne Blier
In case you were wondering, they are going full-out antisemitic against the Jewish judge that blocked Khalil’s deportation.

Because none of this is about countering antisemitism. It’s about weaponizing (real) antisemitism to undermine democracy and the rule of law.
March 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
March 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
March 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Reposted by Suzanne Blier
In 2021, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level using EPA data ⤵️
The Most Detailed Map of Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution in the U.S.
Using the EPA’s data, we mapped the spread of cancer-causing industrial air emissions down to the neighborhood level. Look up your home to see if you and your loved ones are living in a hot spot.
propub.li
March 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
As it should be this is a long list of women being celebrated this month in Cambridge by the Harvard Square Business Association, but I am truly delighted to be honored again by them.
March 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Reposted by Suzanne Blier
The President left out "for the wealthy' when talking about the tax cuts he supports. His proposals, which are included in the House budget resolution, cut taxes for the top 1% and pay for it by cutting food assistance and Medicaid. #CBPPJointAddress
March 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Reposted by Suzanne Blier
Amazon stock dropping like a rock! 💕
March 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Trump did that.
March 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Happening this week in Madison: University of Wisconsin.
March 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Reposted by Suzanne Blier
#SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦
March 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Reposted by Suzanne Blier
Federal programs that assist state and local election officials have been gutted

via @mattvas.bsky.social/@stateline.org
Election officials blast Trump’s ‘retreat’ from protecting voting against foreign threats
The Trump administration has begun dismantling the nation’s defenses against foreign interference in voting, a sweeping retreat that has alarmed state and local election officials
azmirror.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reposted by Suzanne Blier
The removal of fact-checking on Meta, the social media platform, will have a significant impact on the work of professionals committed to combating disinformation and false information.
The impact on the African continent of Meta scrapping its fact-checking program
The removal of fact-checking on Meta, the social media platform, will have a significant impact on the work of professionals committed to combating disinformation and false information.
globalvoices.org
February 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
February 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
February 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
February 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Reposted by Suzanne Blier
Summarizing Elon Musk's government takeover thus far in under 60 seconds:
February 17, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Pablo Picasso: Short History of. This podcast just launched, my first. It appears in the Noiser publication series. Process: I was given a long list of potential questions, then sat for a long interview, key pieces of which are heard here.
podcasts.apple.com/.../pablo-pi....
February 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
February 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM