Travis
@travtufts.bsky.social
Bostonian by choice | BPS parent | Public Ed enthusiast | Bike rider | Occasional organizer | Personal Chef to three | Broadcast editor & colorist
Exclusion ≠ Excellence
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Travis
@travtufts.bsky.social
· Sep 26
Last night @bostonschools.boston.gov made recommendations to the school committee that will double down on exclusionary policies for the city's "exam schools".
We are *addicted* to the idea of merit – because it's easier to pick "winners" than provide an equitable education for all students.
We are *addicted* to the idea of merit – because it's easier to pick "winners" than provide an equitable education for all students.
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Easy choice if you're a deer deciding where to buy a house
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Easy choice if you're a deer deciding where to buy a house
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SOME PIG (derogatory).
Charlotte arrests rising, protesters detained in Border Patrol Day 2. Department of Homeland Security said it’s “surging resources” for “Operation Charlotte’s Web.” Border Patrol says 81 people arrested Saturday. (Via Desiree Mathurin & Mary Ramsey) www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a... #ncpol
Live updates: Charlotte arrests rising, protesters detained in Border Patrol Day 2
Homeland Security said it was “surging resources” for “Operation Charlotte’s Web” but didn’t say how long agents would remain in Charlotte.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
SOME PIG (derogatory).
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
AGT STARLING: We’ve developed a profile on “the Boat Strike Killer”.
Based on his incoherent writing, misspellings and misused quotation marks, he thinks he’s smarter than he is.
LECTER: First principles, Clarice. Why does he do it?
STARLING: He believes that a tiny, bald bigot is…telling him to.
Based on his incoherent writing, misspellings and misused quotation marks, he thinks he’s smarter than he is.
LECTER: First principles, Clarice. Why does he do it?
STARLING: He believes that a tiny, bald bigot is…telling him to.
The Pentagon on Saturday conducted the 21st known strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat, US Southern Command announced Sunday.
US military carried out 21st strike on alleged drug boat, killing 3 | CNN Politics
The Pentagon conducted the 21st known strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat on Saturday, US Southern Command announced on Sunday.
www.cnn.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
AGT STARLING: We’ve developed a profile on “the Boat Strike Killer”.
Based on his incoherent writing, misspellings and misused quotation marks, he thinks he’s smarter than he is.
LECTER: First principles, Clarice. Why does he do it?
STARLING: He believes that a tiny, bald bigot is…telling him to.
Based on his incoherent writing, misspellings and misused quotation marks, he thinks he’s smarter than he is.
LECTER: First principles, Clarice. Why does he do it?
STARLING: He believes that a tiny, bald bigot is…telling him to.
That rush when the book you’re reading *directly references* an excellent book (Larson’s DEMON OF UNREST) that you read a year ago. 🤌🏻
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
That rush when the book you’re reading *directly references* an excellent book (Larson’s DEMON OF UNREST) that you read a year ago. 🤌🏻
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“With immigration agents under intense pressure to deport thousands of people each day, Ms. Lopez was pushed through the system swiftly and was deported within four days of the factory raid.
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
She Was Deported in Error. Her Child Was Left Behind.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“With immigration agents under intense pressure to deport thousands of people each day, Ms. Lopez was pushed through the system swiftly and was deported within four days of the factory raid.
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
Extra half star for timeliness.
Tonally messy, but has some good performances by an ensemble cast.
Tonally messy, but has some good performances by an ensemble cast.
A ★★★½ review of Nuremberg (2025)
A big ensemble picture on a big ensemble project: passing judgement on war criminals in the hope that their deeds will never happen again. Russell Crowe does weighty work as an affable man capable of ...
boxd.it
November 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Extra half star for timeliness.
Tonally messy, but has some good performances by an ensemble cast.
Tonally messy, but has some good performances by an ensemble cast.
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One concern white parents often have over sending their kids to global-majority schools is the worry about them being “the only white kid” in their class.
Looking at tiny Ruby Bridges – enduring threats and slurs to walk to a school where she sat in a class of one – should put that in perspective.
Looking at tiny Ruby Bridges – enduring threats and slurs to walk to a school where she sat in a class of one – should put that in perspective.
November 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
One concern white parents often have over sending their kids to global-majority schools is the worry about them being “the only white kid” in their class.
Looking at tiny Ruby Bridges – enduring threats and slurs to walk to a school where she sat in a class of one – should put that in perspective.
Looking at tiny Ruby Bridges – enduring threats and slurs to walk to a school where she sat in a class of one – should put that in perspective.
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Meanwhile, MAGA is still pretending that trans women are the real bathroom threat.
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Meanwhile, MAGA is still pretending that trans women are the real bathroom threat.
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Activists and immigration attorneys warn that a Boston law enforcement program has created formal and informal channels for passing data to ICE. The city is applying to renew the federal grant that supports the program, adding to critics’ worries.
Bid to Renew Federal Grant Sparks Concern Boston May Help Trump’s DHS on Immigration
The grant helps fund a law enforcement center that’s drawn criticism over privacy and over data-sharing with ICE. It would also come with new strings to spend money on border control.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Activists and immigration attorneys warn that a Boston law enforcement program has created formal and informal channels for passing data to ICE. The city is applying to renew the federal grant that supports the program, adding to critics’ worries.
It’s hard to comprehend the amount of courage contained in Ruby Bridges’ six year-old frame 65 years ago today.
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It’s hard to comprehend the amount of courage contained in Ruby Bridges’ six year-old frame 65 years ago today.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
Seated with my Boston kids for a show made free by Boston Family Days.
Thanks to @bostonschools.boston.gov and @wutrain.bsky.social for making Boston’s performing arts part of the program.
Thanks to @bostonschools.boston.gov and @wutrain.bsky.social for making Boston’s performing arts part of the program.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Seated with my Boston kids for a show made free by Boston Family Days.
Thanks to @bostonschools.boston.gov and @wutrain.bsky.social for making Boston’s performing arts part of the program.
Thanks to @bostonschools.boston.gov and @wutrain.bsky.social for making Boston’s performing arts part of the program.
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Again it’s not good that the most prominent leaders of the party keep insisting it’s a trap to talk about “identity” when the Trump administration is pushing white supremacy.
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Again it’s not good that the most prominent leaders of the party keep insisting it’s a trap to talk about “identity” when the Trump administration is pushing white supremacy.
Nothing but respect for MY AL MVP.
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Nothing but respect for MY AL MVP.
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My daughter is 15, a child with a baby face whom I won’t even put in an Uber by herself. Just utterly disgusting from the same people who have spent years demonizing trans people as predators for daring even to exist. What are we even doing right now?
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My daughter is 15, a child with a baby face whom I won’t even put in an Uber by herself. Just utterly disgusting from the same people who have spent years demonizing trans people as predators for daring even to exist. What are we even doing right now?
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Media professionals know these are always calls that are made, what to report out or not.
When it comes to reporting out deadly misinformation about trans people, the NYT is super committed.
When it comes to reporting out the possibility that the president is a pedophile, they're unmotivated. 🤔
When it comes to reporting out deadly misinformation about trans people, the NYT is super committed.
When it comes to reporting out the possibility that the president is a pedophile, they're unmotivated. 🤔
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Media professionals know these are always calls that are made, what to report out or not.
When it comes to reporting out deadly misinformation about trans people, the NYT is super committed.
When it comes to reporting out the possibility that the president is a pedophile, they're unmotivated. 🤔
When it comes to reporting out deadly misinformation about trans people, the NYT is super committed.
When it comes to reporting out the possibility that the president is a pedophile, they're unmotivated. 🤔
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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RAISE YOUR CHILDREN SO THEY DO NOT DO THINGS LIKE THIS dailyfreepress.com/11/13/10/216...
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
RAISE YOUR CHILDREN SO THEY DO NOT DO THINGS LIKE THIS dailyfreepress.com/11/13/10/216...
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It makes you think!
Larry Summers, email confidant of Jeffrey Epstein, made some fateful decisions.
In late 2008, Summers unilaterally nixed a stimulus calculation from Christina Romer, with its $1.8 trillion figure.
The economy languished, and Trump won the Electoral College in 2016.
newrepublic.com/article/1009...
In late 2008, Summers unilaterally nixed a stimulus calculation from Christina Romer, with its $1.8 trillion figure.
The economy languished, and Trump won the Electoral College in 2016.
newrepublic.com/article/1009...
November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It makes you think!
Hateful loser whose parents are paying $71k/yr brags about trying to ruin honest working people’s lives.
We need to make campus social stigma real again. This is pariah-making stuff.
We need to make campus social stigma real again. This is pariah-making stuff.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
dailyfreepress.com/11/13/10/216...
dailyfreepress.com/11/13/10/216...
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Hateful loser whose parents are paying $71k/yr brags about trying to ruin honest working people’s lives.
We need to make campus social stigma real again. This is pariah-making stuff.
We need to make campus social stigma real again. This is pariah-making stuff.
Listen: one time my preschooler had major bathroom accident at a playground that was down the street from a Stop & Shop where striking workers were on the picket line.
If we did not cross the picket line for wipes you can make it without your mocha pumpkin-ccino whatever drink.
If we did not cross the picket line for wipes you can make it without your mocha pumpkin-ccino whatever drink.
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Listen: one time my preschooler had major bathroom accident at a playground that was down the street from a Stop & Shop where striking workers were on the picket line.
If we did not cross the picket line for wipes you can make it without your mocha pumpkin-ccino whatever drink.
If we did not cross the picket line for wipes you can make it without your mocha pumpkin-ccino whatever drink.
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.