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Robert Orthman
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Boston 💜 "A straight-talking advocate for housing, early education, & economic development" - Boston Globe ed board. Dad, Coach, Atty, Volunteer. Personal acct 🦋 Do you hear me, do you feel me, we gon be alright.
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No Kings except
His Majesty the Falafel King
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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It’s beautiful
Sign saying “Welcome to Trader Joe’s, West Roxbury est. 2025”
November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Confused why the World Series was stopped for a Jonas Brothers song and also this guy’s sign
Guy holding up I Stand Up For RON DESANTIS and others on sign(?)
October 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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White House renovations coming along well
Biff Tannen’s Pleasure Palace Hotel and Casino, coming to DC
October 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Close to 600 people at #NoKings rally in West Roxbury this morning. Great organizing job @prowroxroz.bsky.social!
Rallygoers around the Holy Name rotary in West Roxbury for No Kings Rallygoers around the Holy Name rotary in West Roxbury for No Kings
October 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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My neighbor gives out beautiful wildflowers she grows for a small fee
Various wildflowers in a vase
October 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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The City’s rat graphics are elite 😆
Graphic of a hand holding a rat by the tail as it tries to escape into a hole
October 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Me every morning
Skeleton drinking coffee
September 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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“Boston is not for sale” @wutrain.bsky.social #bospoli
Mayor Wu addressing supporters tonight after her preliminary election romp.
September 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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If reincarnation exists, please let me come back as a house cat.
Leia the cat sleeping on my bed.
August 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Cmon dude.
“Kraft, on the other hand, struggled to respond to a question about his favorite local venues, finally landing on the underground nightclub The Channel, which, he acknowledged, shuttered decades ago.”
July 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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First summer squash and lemon cucumbers from the garden this year
Summer squash and lemon cucumbers arranged on top my picnic table.
July 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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At first glance, the visual in this new mailer from Kraft screams that a vote for Kraft is a vote for Trump, unless you read the smaller messaging. Wild. #bospoli
A picture of Donald Trump looming over Josh Kraft.
July 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Our community gathered today to support Perfect 10 salon and our LGBTQ+ community in West Roxbury. Over 70 people there. Thanks to @ben4district6.bsky.social and Rep. MacGregor for organizing, and @juliaforboston.bsky.social and Councilor Murphy for attending too. #bospoli
Kanessa, owner of Perfect 10 Salon in West Roxbury, speaks in front of her store as Councilors Mejia and Weber and attendees listen.
July 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Gene Parmesan in disguise with a fake mustache and sombrero.
July 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Gene Parmesan with a mustache and sombrero.
July 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Unreal. www.statehousenews.com/news/politic...
Q: Why are you choosing to run as a Democrat? What does being a Democrat mean to you? A: I think the history of Democrats, especially -- (A Kraft aide sitting in on the interview interjects: "You are a Democrat.")
July 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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This is the funniest possible Bulletin headline #bospoli
Screenshot of the West Roxbury/Roslindale Bulletin article with the headline “District 5 candidate forum kept in order with a stopwatch” and photos of the three candidates: Councilor Enrique Pepén, Sharon Hinton, Winston Pierre, and a stopwatch.
July 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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President Camacho addressing the citizenry.
July 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Elite downtown lunch from Jamaica Mi Hungry
Jerk tofu with rice and beans and dill slaw. Jamaica Mi Hungry sign at their location on Devonshire Street.
June 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Yay for ranked choice voting. From Politico Playbook @kellygarrity.bsky.social
New York’s election is “really showing folks what's possible” in Massachusetts, said Ed Shoemaker, executive director of Ranked Choice Boston, an organization that supported the push to pass the home rule petition paving the way for ranked choice voting in Boston earlier this year. “It doesn't have to be so ugly and so mean all the time,” Shoemaker told Playbook. “Participation can be about positivity and collaborating with your neighbors and solving our problems collectively.”
June 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Out of office today ☀️
Ocean waves and surf hitting the beach.
June 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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I wanna talk to this voter
A Frank Baker for City Council and Michelle Wu for Mayor sign on a fence in fromt of a home.
June 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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It’s almost as if indeed
Paragraph of Adrian Walker Boston Globe opinion piece stating: “It was almost as if the Kraft campaign consists mostly of talking points crafted by highly paid consultants, soon to be backed up by a bunch of television and radio ads and text messages funded by Kraft family cronies.”
May 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Beautiful evening for a @nerevolution.bsky.social match
New England Revolution soccer club on the pitch in Foxborough versus the San Jose Earthquakes.
May 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM