Jim Barrows 🇺🇸
@jmbarrows.bsky.social
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🇺🇸 Democracy
⚽️Real Madrid and Bayern Munich
☕️Cold brew
🤖Science fiction
🎷Jazz
🗽Cities
🎨 Abstract Expressionism
Background: Released in 1959, Mingus Ah Um is by American musician Charles Mingus. The cover features a painting by S. Neil Fujita.
🇺🇸 Democracy
⚽️Real Madrid and Bayern Munich
☕️Cold brew
🤖Science fiction
🎷Jazz
🗽Cities
🎨 Abstract Expressionism
Background: Released in 1959, Mingus Ah Um is by American musician Charles Mingus. The cover features a painting by S. Neil Fujita.
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If you are on a ACA plan, you now have to pay the full rate insurance, meaning your premium goes up by 25%–30%.
This is because the subsidies, your cost-sharing with the government, eliminated, or expiring.
PEOPLE can't afford this increase.
This will impact healthcare all across the board.
This is because the subsidies, your cost-sharing with the government, eliminated, or expiring.
PEOPLE can't afford this increase.
This will impact healthcare all across the board.
November 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
If you are on a ACA plan, you now have to pay the full rate insurance, meaning your premium goes up by 25%–30%.
This is because the subsidies, your cost-sharing with the government, eliminated, or expiring.
PEOPLE can't afford this increase.
This will impact healthcare all across the board.
This is because the subsidies, your cost-sharing with the government, eliminated, or expiring.
PEOPLE can't afford this increase.
This will impact healthcare all across the board.
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If the percentage of artists from working class families was greater than 5-8%, I wouldn’t roll my eyes every time I discover a hot new indie band originated from a $60k / year private high school
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If the percentage of artists from working class families was greater than 5-8%, I wouldn’t roll my eyes every time I discover a hot new indie band originated from a $60k / year private high school
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Challenge to Boston Media:
Just because YOU can afford $20 ice skating and $100 pickleball, for once, try giving a shit about those who can't.
Are you going to ask where free, public courts are, today or at full build? Or what happened to long-promised public ice skating on Harbor Way? WAKE UP.
Just because YOU can afford $20 ice skating and $100 pickleball, for once, try giving a shit about those who can't.
Are you going to ask where free, public courts are, today or at full build? Or what happened to long-promised public ice skating on Harbor Way? WAKE UP.
When the master developer of Seaport Square rezoned through Walsh's BPDA in 2017, padding a 6.3msf plan by 1.4msf more, ice skating was a public benefit.
They didn't mention ice skating would be $20/adult. Or that it would be sited on a lot already permitted for a future tower.
They didn't mention ice skating would be $20/adult. Or that it would be sited on a lot already permitted for a future tower.
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Challenge to Boston Media:
Just because YOU can afford $20 ice skating and $100 pickleball, for once, try giving a shit about those who can't.
Are you going to ask where free, public courts are, today or at full build? Or what happened to long-promised public ice skating on Harbor Way? WAKE UP.
Just because YOU can afford $20 ice skating and $100 pickleball, for once, try giving a shit about those who can't.
Are you going to ask where free, public courts are, today or at full build? Or what happened to long-promised public ice skating on Harbor Way? WAKE UP.
Allston residents and Boston University alumni slammed the student president of the Boston University College Republicans after he claimed he had spent months asking Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain immigrant workers in Allston.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Allston Leaders Demand Response from BU After Student Says He Called for ICE Arrests | News | The Harvard Crimson
Allston residents and Boston University alumni slammed the student president of the Boston University College Republicans after he claimed he had spent months asking Immigration and Customs Enforcemen...
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Allston residents and Boston University alumni slammed the student president of the Boston University College Republicans after he claimed he had spent months asking Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain immigrant workers in Allston.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Happy Sunday, folks!!
youtube.com/watch?v=CV84...
youtube.com/watch?v=CV84...
Ghetto Funk Collective - Keep On Lovin' Me (The Whispers)
YouTube video by Ghetto Funk
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November 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Happy Sunday, folks!!
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youtube.com/watch?v=CV84...
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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.
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This is #SNL video that is being removed from sites
It aired last night, went viral and #NBC was subject of #Trumps rant to fire #SethMeyer.
Several 🔗 are now unavailable but this is a clip I’d saved.
“Trump running out of excuses” #SaturdayNightLive #cdnpoli #USApoli
It aired last night, went viral and #NBC was subject of #Trumps rant to fire #SethMeyer.
Several 🔗 are now unavailable but this is a clip I’d saved.
“Trump running out of excuses” #SaturdayNightLive #cdnpoli #USApoli
November 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is #SNL video that is being removed from sites
It aired last night, went viral and #NBC was subject of #Trumps rant to fire #SethMeyer.
Several 🔗 are now unavailable but this is a clip I’d saved.
“Trump running out of excuses” #SaturdayNightLive #cdnpoli #USApoli
It aired last night, went viral and #NBC was subject of #Trumps rant to fire #SethMeyer.
Several 🔗 are now unavailable but this is a clip I’d saved.
“Trump running out of excuses” #SaturdayNightLive #cdnpoli #USApoli
"Americans can handle hard times. What they cannot handle is being lied to about it."
cwebbstudio.substack.com/p/the-afford...
cwebbstudio.substack.com/p/the-afford...
THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS TRUMP WANTS YOU TO IGNORE
America is living through a cost of living crisis that is bigger than any talking point, any spin, any press event and the President is insulting our intelligence.
cwebbstudio.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"Americans can handle hard times. What they cannot handle is being lied to about it."
cwebbstudio.substack.com/p/the-afford...
cwebbstudio.substack.com/p/the-afford...
I just helped public school classrooms on DonorsChoose. Support a classroom in need today. www.donorschoose.org?utm_source=d...
DonorsChoose: Support a classroom. Build a future.
DonorsChoose connects teachers in high-need communities with donors who want to help.
www.donorschoose.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I just helped public school classrooms on DonorsChoose. Support a classroom in need today. www.donorschoose.org?utm_source=d...
Defending national champions Amherst College vs. Catholic University in the first round of NCAA Div. III playoffs. #TusksUp www.ncaa.com/game/6529769
Amherst vs Catholic DIII Men's Soccer Game Summary - November 15th, 2025 | NCAA.com
Live scores from the Amherst and Catholic DIII Men's Soccer game, including box scores, individual and team statistics and play-by-play.
www.ncaa.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Defending national champions Amherst College vs. Catholic University in the first round of NCAA Div. III playoffs. #TusksUp www.ncaa.com/game/6529769
A new survey found that Gen Z is no longer interested in climbing the corporate ladder, and that they don't think of wealth as the only indicator of success.
www.parents.com/gen-z-financ...
www.parents.com/gen-z-financ...
Gen Z Is Working Multiple Jobs to Survive—And It's Affecting Their Mental Health
As Gen Z struggles to pay their bills amidst rising cost of living, they find themselves longing for the stability that previous generations enjoyed—and reaching out to their parents for more help.
www.parents.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A new survey found that Gen Z is no longer interested in climbing the corporate ladder, and that they don't think of wealth as the only indicator of success.
www.parents.com/gen-z-financ...
www.parents.com/gen-z-financ...
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⚠️WARNING ⚠️
STUDENTS:
AVOID CONTACT WITH TPUSA OPERATIVES!
STUDENTS:
AVOID CONTACT WITH TPUSA OPERATIVES!
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
⚠️WARNING ⚠️
STUDENTS:
AVOID CONTACT WITH TPUSA OPERATIVES!
STUDENTS:
AVOID CONTACT WITH TPUSA OPERATIVES!
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📍Senator Fetterman had a VFIB—the leading cause of cardiac arrest—he almost died if not for his implanted defibrillator, which can cost $34,000 to over $51,000. Days ago, he also just voted with GOP to gut health insurance tax credits for millions. Hope he has a change of heart.
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
📍Senator Fetterman had a VFIB—the leading cause of cardiac arrest—he almost died if not for his implanted defibrillator, which can cost $34,000 to over $51,000. Days ago, he also just voted with GOP to gut health insurance tax credits for millions. Hope he has a change of heart.
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Thing 1: Did he really call ICE? Or is he just saying he did to build his right-wing cred and get 15 mins?
Thing 2: He’s a Briton. Does BU teach irony?
Thing 3: Nationality aside, his status as a student makes HIM the invading immigrant in the eyes of Allston townies.
www.wcvb.com/article/bu-s...
Thing 2: He’s a Briton. Does BU teach irony?
Thing 3: Nationality aside, his status as a student makes HIM the invading immigrant in the eyes of Allston townies.
www.wcvb.com/article/bu-s...
Boston University student admits to calling ICE on Allston car wash employees
The president of the Boston University College Republicans, Zac Segal, claimed on social media three days after the arrests that he was the reason ICE agents showed up at the car wash in the first pla...
www.wcvb.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Thing 1: Did he really call ICE? Or is he just saying he did to build his right-wing cred and get 15 mins?
Thing 2: He’s a Briton. Does BU teach irony?
Thing 3: Nationality aside, his status as a student makes HIM the invading immigrant in the eyes of Allston townies.
www.wcvb.com/article/bu-s...
Thing 2: He’s a Briton. Does BU teach irony?
Thing 3: Nationality aside, his status as a student makes HIM the invading immigrant in the eyes of Allston townies.
www.wcvb.com/article/bu-s...
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Jeff Bezos paid $50 million for a wedding. He just got a $16 billion tax break. He just laid off 60,000 people.
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Jeff Bezos paid $50 million for a wedding. He just got a $16 billion tax break. He just laid off 60,000 people.
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
And you're furious about a kid getting a free school lunch?
City payroll records show Corbett earned $262,086.18 last year in base pay, overtime, detail work, injured leave and retroactive pay.
www.universalhub.com/2025/boston-...
www.universalhub.com/2025/boston-...
Boston firefighter charged with child rape, human trafficking
A Boston firefighter was arraigned today on charges he raped a girl and offered her up for sexual service between May, 2018 and September, 2024, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. ...
www.universalhub.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
City payroll records show Corbett earned $262,086.18 last year in base pay, overtime, detail work, injured leave and retroactive pay.
www.universalhub.com/2025/boston-...
www.universalhub.com/2025/boston-...
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Removing a monument honoring Black US soldiers has nothing to do with DEI. It’s erasure of history and it’s straight-up racism.
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Removing a monument honoring Black US soldiers has nothing to do with DEI. It’s erasure of history and it’s straight-up racism.
Higher education is at the heart of Massachusetts’ success, and maintaining momentum is critical to ensure that every student has the opportunity to participate and thrive.
edtrust.org/rti/new-road...
edtrust.org/rti/new-road...
New Roadmap Charts Bold Path for Equitable Public Higher Education in Massachusetts
A new report outlines a strategic blueprint to expand access, improve student outcomes, and strengthen the public higher education system in Massachusetts
edtrust.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Higher education is at the heart of Massachusetts’ success, and maintaining momentum is critical to ensure that every student has the opportunity to participate and thrive.
edtrust.org/rti/new-road...
edtrust.org/rti/new-road...
"We have over a million openings in critical jobs, emergency services, trucking, factory workers, plumbers, electricians, and tradesmen. It’s a very serious thing." - Ford CEO
fortune.com/2025/11/12/f...
fortune.com/2025/11/12/f...
Ford CEO says he has 5,000 open mechanic jobs with 6-figure salaries from the shortage of manually skilled workers: ‘We are in trouble in our country’ | Fortune
“We do not have trade schools. We are not investing in educating a next generation of people,” Jim Farley said.
fortune.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"We have over a million openings in critical jobs, emergency services, trucking, factory workers, plumbers, electricians, and tradesmen. It’s a very serious thing." - Ford CEO
fortune.com/2025/11/12/f...
fortune.com/2025/11/12/f...
"..Ensuring facades and proportions fit in with the surrounding area has lessened public resistance to the affordable homes he’s worked on—and, importantly, it provides a sense of dignity beyond debates about ‘ugly’ or ‘beautiful’ buildings...."
www.dwell.com/article/the-...
www.dwell.com/article/the-...
The Case for Old-Looking, New Affordable Housing
To the delight of fans of vernacular architecture, in historic neighborhoods from New England to the U.K., projects are being designed to seem like they’ve been there all along.
www.dwell.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"..Ensuring facades and proportions fit in with the surrounding area has lessened public resistance to the affordable homes he’s worked on—and, importantly, it provides a sense of dignity beyond debates about ‘ugly’ or ‘beautiful’ buildings...."
www.dwell.com/article/the-...
www.dwell.com/article/the-...
A neglected space under a highway flyover has been transformed into a sports facility that's accessible to all. More detail is available in the Monocle Design Directory. aanganarchitects.org/projects-ite...
The Underspace Revival - Aangan Architects
aanganarchitects.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A neglected space under a highway flyover has been transformed into a sports facility that's accessible to all. More detail is available in the Monocle Design Directory. aanganarchitects.org/projects-ite...
WWII veterans received more than $50 billion under the GI Bill, all told, and the exclusion of Black Americans from the spoils helps explain the vastness of the racial wealth gap today. ##VeteransDay
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How a hostile America undermined its Black WWII veterans
Servicemembers were attacked, discredited, and shortchanged on GI benefits—with lasting implications.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
WWII veterans received more than $50 billion under the GI Bill, all told, and the exclusion of Black Americans from the spoils helps explain the vastness of the racial wealth gap today. ##VeteransDay
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This is my most Boomer/Karen take:
People playing their phones or music out loud in public should be caned
People playing their phones or music out loud in public should be caned
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is my most Boomer/Karen take:
People playing their phones or music out loud in public should be caned
People playing their phones or music out loud in public should be caned
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"I want to offer a different kind of reflection from an old veteran, one that doesn’t reduce service to a slogan but helps show its lived reality."
This morning @markhertling.bsky.social passes on the cliches and writes on the culture and character of veterans: www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
This morning @markhertling.bsky.social passes on the cliches and writes on the culture and character of veterans: www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
Who We Choose to Be: A Reflection on the Character of Veterans
A shared culture of service.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"I want to offer a different kind of reflection from an old veteran, one that doesn’t reduce service to a slogan but helps show its lived reality."
This morning @markhertling.bsky.social passes on the cliches and writes on the culture and character of veterans: www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
This morning @markhertling.bsky.social passes on the cliches and writes on the culture and character of veterans: www.thebulwark.com/p/who-we-cho...
"It bothers me that their sacrifices were recognized by these monuments and then forgotten,” Mueller said. “These guys deserve better.” #VeteransDay
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Source - Stars and Stripes
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Read more at: www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...
Source - Stars and Stripes
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‘These guys deserve better’: Upkeep of forlorn memorials to US soldiers is duo’s labor of love
Thousands of small memorials stand at sites where Americans fought and died during the world wars. Experts say maintaining them has never been harder.
www.stripes.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"It bothers me that their sacrifices were recognized by these monuments and then forgotten,” Mueller said. “These guys deserve better.” #VeteransDay
Read more at: www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...
Source - Stars and Stripes
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Read more at: www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...
Source - Stars and Stripes
www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...