Boston 's Leslie Knope
@archifydd.bsky.social
Former Local Government Archivist now in the Ivory Tower. MBTA green and blue line commuter. Once described as "insane in a great way"
Oh Rod Dreher is on God's Internet again
Rod Dreher is the greatest conservative journalist of all time.
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Oh Rod Dreher is on God's Internet again
This is inexcusable. Imagine being a woman in one of his classes
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This is inexcusable. Imagine being a woman in one of his classes
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Watch what they do, not what they say. Republicans say they care about personal responsibility, but when it comes to corporations…
This repeal takes money out of your pocket, money that you are owed if airlines mess up & cause extended delays.
How much more blatant can they be?
This repeal takes money out of your pocket, money that you are owed if airlines mess up & cause extended delays.
How much more blatant can they be?
White House Scraps Cash Payments for Delayed or Canceled Flights
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Watch what they do, not what they say. Republicans say they care about personal responsibility, but when it comes to corporations…
This repeal takes money out of your pocket, money that you are owed if airlines mess up & cause extended delays.
How much more blatant can they be?
This repeal takes money out of your pocket, money that you are owed if airlines mess up & cause extended delays.
How much more blatant can they be?
A bedroom door in my home has literally fallen off. The door is a custom size. This is going to be both educational and expensive
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A bedroom door in my home has literally fallen off. The door is a custom size. This is going to be both educational and expensive
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Suddenly thinking of those pictures of rosaries that the Border Patrol/ ICE have stolen from people they’ve detained.
Ministers now appear to be confirming in broadcast interviews that they would audit and could confiscate assets (including jewellery) excepting wedding rings from the jewellery that they could confiscate.
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Suddenly thinking of those pictures of rosaries that the Border Patrol/ ICE have stolen from people they’ve detained.
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
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The undergrads at the Crimson has consistently done a better job at investigating stories--big and small--than some of the legacy papers. Go college journalism.
gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The undergrads at the Crimson has consistently done a better job at investigating stories--big and small--than some of the legacy papers. Go college journalism.
I am so confused about what is happening or not with the Epstein files and at this point I kind of want to stay confused
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I am so confused about what is happening or not with the Epstein files and at this point I kind of want to stay confused
I just advised a friend who is getting unwanted "compliments" about unintended weight loss to loudly tell the people offering commentary that she has a parasite. That should shut them up.
So that's the mood I'm in today
So that's the mood I'm in today
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I just advised a friend who is getting unwanted "compliments" about unintended weight loss to loudly tell the people offering commentary that she has a parasite. That should shut them up.
So that's the mood I'm in today
So that's the mood I'm in today
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I would like to introduce General James Longstreet, a Confederate general, who became a fierce advocate for black voting rights in Louisiana. Not a lot of statutes for General Longstreet, who not only became a Republican, but a radical one, jacobin.com/2024/01/jame....
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I would like to introduce General James Longstreet, a Confederate general, who became a fierce advocate for black voting rights in Louisiana. Not a lot of statutes for General Longstreet, who not only became a Republican, but a radical one, jacobin.com/2024/01/jame....
A delight of a class
Last week, we welcomed Dr. Vincent Portillo’s class “True Crime: Scoundrels, Villains, and Vice.” We had a lot of fun combing through our collections for murder and mayhem. Contact us for our reading list!
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A delight of a class
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The reason why most women my age couldn't care less if Bill Clinton goes down with the ship is that we were teens & young women when the Anita Hill and Monica Lewinsky scandals happened. It's rotten to the core. All the way down. Your "lost" era is not ours.
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The reason why most women my age couldn't care less if Bill Clinton goes down with the ship is that we were teens & young women when the Anita Hill and Monica Lewinsky scandals happened. It's rotten to the core. All the way down. Your "lost" era is not ours.
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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Going back to Summers' talk about how women don't want to work hard and don't have high end aptitude, we could ask:
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Going back to Summers' talk about how women don't want to work hard and don't have high end aptitude, we could ask:
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
I am attempting to plan a trip to Europe with a friend who lives in Chicago and....flight prices from Chicago to Europe are almost always $200 more than from Boston to Europe. I don't understand because O'Hare is (a. huge and (b. a hub
Is it because we are closer?
Is it because we are closer?
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I am attempting to plan a trip to Europe with a friend who lives in Chicago and....flight prices from Chicago to Europe are almost always $200 more than from Boston to Europe. I don't understand because O'Hare is (a. huge and (b. a hub
Is it because we are closer?
Is it because we are closer?
This is vile
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is vile
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Note: As I point out in my piece, the demonstration DHS is referencing here was led by faith leaders — seven of whom were among the 21 arrested.
I asked some of those clergy what they thought about DHS’ statement.
This was their reply: religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
I asked some of those clergy what they thought about DHS’ statement.
This was their reply: religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
November 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Note: As I point out in my piece, the demonstration DHS is referencing here was led by faith leaders — seven of whom were among the 21 arrested.
I asked some of those clergy what they thought about DHS’ statement.
This was their reply: religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
I asked some of those clergy what they thought about DHS’ statement.
This was their reply: religionnews.com/2025/11/15/a...
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Rep. Larsen, the ranking Dem member of the House transport committee, said: “Where do these harebrained ideas come from? Millions of people travel everyday using transit… Transit investments create and support jobs. Need I go on? These heavy-handed, top-down, egghead think tank ideas need to die.”
Trump admin Is attempting to massive cut federal transit funds, seeking to:
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
1–Eliminate transit account, which funds billions of $ in capital expenses for transit agencies
2–Prevent state DOTs from “flexing” funds for transit
These changes, if they occurred, would be devastating for US transit.
POLITICO Pro: Trump administration proposals seek to eliminate transit funding
DOT recently sent two proposals to the White House budget office seeking to pare back transit money.
subscriber.politicopro.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Rep. Larsen, the ranking Dem member of the House transport committee, said: “Where do these harebrained ideas come from? Millions of people travel everyday using transit… Transit investments create and support jobs. Need I go on? These heavy-handed, top-down, egghead think tank ideas need to die.”
I find this lovely
I left the biggest voluntary donation ever at Bristol Cathedral a) because it was voluntary and b) they had the most gorgeous welcome message by the door. I loved my visit there and their whole approach to their slavery connections was just perfect
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I find this lovely
The cat always looks alarmed when I turn on the news
November 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The cat always looks alarmed when I turn on the news
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#onthisday in 1921, Marshall Ferdinand Foch, the Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during World War I visited Boston, making a special stop at Boston College where he received an honorary degree. @hubhistory.com @universalhub.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#onthisday in 1921, Marshall Ferdinand Foch, the Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during World War I visited Boston, making a special stop at Boston College where he received an honorary degree. @hubhistory.com @universalhub.com
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'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
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‘We welcome the stranger’: Boston archbishop helped craft condemnation of mass deportations
‘We welcome the stranger’: Boston archbishop helped craft condemnation of mass deportations
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops called on Catholics to help immigrants in a rare joint statement.
www.wgbh.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
‘We welcome the stranger’: Boston archbishop helped craft condemnation of mass deportations
This is awful
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
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 10:27 PM
This is awful