Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

SNAP benefits expire in one week.

"There's no shortage of reasons these days to be angry or afraid. But look around you right now and you'll see tens of thousands of reasons to keep the faith and keep going. This is the America we know to be possible."

—Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston No Kings Rally 🚫👑 #NoKings

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

The Boston Food Forest Coalition, in collaboration with GrowBoston, is bringing green infrastructure and healthy food to communities all across the city. Want to grow a food forest in your neighborhood? Visit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🥕🍅🥬

The MMA & Suffolk celebrated the graduation of the 24th class from the Certificate in Local Government Leadership & Management program, which was held last night at Suffolk University in Boston. Congratulations to the 27 graduates!

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

This comments section is the first time I've felt even a shred of hope in eight days.

This is both a constitutional crisis and, imminently, an economic crisis. Every single elected Democrat at every level should be pointing out how their constituents will be fucked by this.

Will be teaching this stunning piece in my memoir-writing class this winter. Beautiful, savage. www.esquire.com/news-politic...

A work in progress starter pack for local government voices in Massachusetts
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Feels like winning the lottery when you happen to get on the extremely amped Red Line driver’s train.