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<p>Hundreds of scholars have had their visas revoked and dozens have been detained.</p><p>What’s exceptional about Öztürk’s case is how her detention was caught on camera.</p><p>What’s scariest, immigration lawyers say, is how little is known about all the others.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rumeysa-ozturk-best-friend-inside-story-tufts-trump-louisiana-ice?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rumeysa-ozturk-best-friend-inside-story-tufts-trump-louisiana-ice?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rum</span><span class="invisible">eysa-ozturk-best-friend-inside-story-tufts-trump-louisiana-ice?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/university/" rel="tag">#University</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a> <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#Palestine</a></p>

<p>&quot;On behalf of the people of Boston, and in solidarity with the cities and communities targeted by this federal administration for our refusal to bow down to unconstitutional threats and unlawful coercion, we affirm our support for each other and for our democracy. Boston will never back down from being a beacon of freedom, and a home for everyone.&quot;</p><p>Michelle Wu<br>Mayor of Boston</p><p><a href="/tags/resist/" rel="tag">#resist</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/michellewu/" rel="tag">#michellewu</a> <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/generalstrike/" rel="tag">#generalstrike</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> </p><p><a href="https://content.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2025/08/Response%20AG%20Bondi.pdf" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="content.boston.gov/sites/default/files/file/2025/08/Response%20AG%20Bondi.pdf"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">content.boston.gov/sites/defau</span><span class="invisible">lt/files/file/2025/08/Response%20AG%20Bondi.pdf</span></a></p>

<p>Grumble grumble grumble. <a href="/tags/roomba/" rel="tag">#roomba</a> maker <a href="/tags/irobot/" rel="tag">#irobot</a> announces forthcoming bankruptcy after 35 years in <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#boston</a> -&gt; going private and will be owned by Chinese firm, following failed $1.7bn acquisition during 2022-2024 by Amazon. <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/robot-vacuum-roomba-maker-files-for-bankruptcy-after-35-years" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/robot-vacuum-roomba-maker-files-for-bankruptcy-after-35-years"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.bloomberglaw.com/bankrupt</span><span class="invisible">cy-law/robot-vacuum-roomba-maker-files-for-bankruptcy-after-35-years</span></a></p>

<p>One U-Haul driver heeded the advice about Storrow Drive, but nobody warned him about trees<br><a href="https://www.universalhub.com/2025/u-haul-driver-heeded-advice-about-storrow-drive-nobody-warned-him" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.universalhub.com/2025/u-haul-driver-heeded-advice-about-storrow-drive-nobody-warned-him"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.universalhub.com/2025/u-ha</span><span class="invisible">ul-driver-heeded-advice-about-storrow-drive-nobody-warned-him</span></a><br><a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/brighton/" rel="tag">#Brighton</a> <a href="/tags/clevelandcircle/" rel="tag">#ClevelandCircle</a> <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#students</a> <a href="/tags/uhaul/" rel="tag">#UHaul</a></p>

<p>Hi <a href="/tags/bostodon/" rel="tag">#bostodon</a> ! We are having a <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#boston</a> Fediverse meetup TODAY!<br>What: Fediverse get together<br>Where: Trillium Garden on the Greenway (Atlantic Ave &amp; High St, by Rowes Wharf)<br>- if you don’t drink you can bring your own nonalcoholic beverage, I’m bringing a few</p><p>When:5pm-7pm (ish)<br>I will have a poorly-crafted table tent that says <a href="/tags/bostodon/" rel="tag">#bostodon</a> on it. Look for someone with bright orange and red hair.</p>

<p>My first ever little web app is live!</p><p>Trackmbta.app is a web app that can be &quot;installed&quot; on mobile devices. Like its name, it tracks MBTA trains so you can be smarter for your trips!</p><p>Features are:</p><p>- Live count down<br>- Live location of trains on the map (just in case you&#x27;re curious where that damn train is that you&#x27;re waiting forever...)<br>- Save your favorite stations locally for quick access</p><p>This web app cuts all the bullshit:</p><p>- No permission asked<br>- No data collected from you</p><p>If you are a red line commuter and see a ✨ on the app, you probably already know what it means! Those shiny new trains!</p><p><a href="/tags/mbta/" rel="tag">#mbta</a> <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#boston</a> <a href="/tags/commute/" rel="tag">#commute</a> <a href="/tags/webdev/" rel="tag">#webdev</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/transit/" rel="tag">#transit</a> <a href="/tags/devlog/" rel="tag">#devlog</a></p><p>Try it and let me know what you think!</p><p><a href="https://trackmbta.app" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>trackmbta.app</a></p>

<p>SOLSTICE a-coming - Penultimate 2025 <a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> events thread - a wet and warm Friday &gt;&gt;&gt; chilly, dry Sat/Su - Imploring you to be kind to yourself, yr loved ones, and yr neighbors. If you find this thread helpful, please boost to share this project. And, get out and enjoy, enjoy the Boston area. 1/x <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/newengland/" rel="tag">#NewEngland</a> <a href="/tags/events/" rel="tag">#Events</a> <a href="/tags/calendar/" rel="tag">#Calendar</a> <a href="/tags/weekend/" rel="tag">#Weekend</a></p>

<p>Man walking dog on Commonwealth Avenue Mall is run down and killed by motorist; DA says driver &#x27;intentionally&#x27; rammed him<br><a href="https://www.universalhub.com/crime/2026/man-walking-dog-commonwealth-avenue-mall-run-down-and-killed" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.universalhub.com/crime/2026/man-walking-dog-commonwealth-avenue-mall-run-down-and-killed"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.universalhub.com/crime/202</span><span class="invisible">6/man-walking-dog-commonwealth-avenue-mall-run-down-and-killed</span></a><br><a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/backbay/" rel="tag">#BackBay</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#crime</a></p>

<p>I am looking for a live-in <a href="/tags/caretaker/" rel="tag">#caretaker</a> for my sister. She is autistic and nonverbal, but ambulatory and can perform basic functions on her own. However, she can&#x27;t take care of herself--cook, clean, etc--and needs prompts for numerous things.</p><p>The position would be in a <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> suburb adjacent to <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#boston</a> The salary is funded by a few programs; the bigger benefit might be free rent, given the cost of living in MA. She is in a day program during the week. </p><p>1/</p><p><a href="/tags/employment/" rel="tag">#employment</a></p>

<p>🌞 Hello <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> - this is GBH <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> bringing you the world from <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a>. It&#x27;s 28F at Logan Airport and visibility is 6mi. </p><p>Doctors warn that low vaccination rates have led to a spike in flu cases in Massachusetts. </p><p>Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California&#x27;s first congressional district has died, lowering the GOP margin in the US House. </p><p><a href="/tags/onthisday/" rel="tag">#OnThisDay</a> in 1540, Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.</p>

<p>Boston, Saturday is Valentine&#x27;s Day, I hope you get an appropriate number of smooches for your situation. Otherwise, the <a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> looks...nice? upper 30&#x27;s highs, no new snow in the immediate forecast. If it&#x27;s available to you, get out there and be around people. A thread of events! Enjoy, enjoy, <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a>! 1/x</p>

<p>For Reasons, I’m trying to compile a list of phrases / terms of art that are used in Greater Boston, but not really in the rest of the US. (Not words like rotary/jimmies/tonic; phrases that are uniquely local that describe concepts.)</p><p>So far I have:<br>- Getting Storrowed<br>- Allston Christmas<br>- French Toast Alert<br>- Wicked pissah (maybe…)</p><p>What else should I add to the list? <br><a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#boston</a> <a href="/tags/bostodon/" rel="tag">#bostodon</a></p>

<p>Our annual fundraising drive has begun - and runs through the end of Wednesday, October 22.</p><p>You can see our creative pledge premiums on offer and pledge at: <a href="https://www.wmbr.org/fr/pledge2025.php" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.wmbr.org/fr/pledge2025.php</a></p><p>Below are our 2025 stickers, which all donors will receive.</p><p>WMBR is noncommercial radio, offering quality programming that can’t be found anywhere else. We are 100% volunteer, with no paid staff. This is rare – even among other noncommercial stations.</p><p><a href="/tags/cambridge/" rel="tag">#Cambridge</a> <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/radio/" rel="tag">#Radio</a> <a href="/tags/wmbrfundraising/" rel="tag">#WMBRFundraising</a></p>

<p>Our annual fundraising drive begins tomorrow, Thursday Oct. 16, and runs through Wednesday Oct. 22.</p><p>This is the one week of the year that we ask you, our listeners, to help support our radio station and keep us broadcasting for another year! Tune in all week long for special programs, and maybe a few surprises.</p><p><a href="/tags/cambridge/" rel="tag">#Cambridge</a> <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/radio/" rel="tag">#Radio</a></p><p>You&#x27;ll be able to donate at <a href="https://wmbr.org" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wmbr.org</a></p>

<p>Its the weekend again, innit. Go on, get out there, all the snows melt, yeah? Take a bike or the T, gash prices are bonkers. Commence, your <a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> thread, enjoy, enjoy your <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> 1/x</p>

<p>It&#x27;s costing <a href="/tags/mass50501/" rel="tag">#Mass50501</a> around $100k to put on this Saturday&#x27;s <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#NoKings</a> event. None of this goes to the organizers, who are volunteers; it all goes to pay for the AV setup, the stage, and other hard expenses necessary to throw a major rally attended by thousands of people.<br>If you can, please chip in at &lt;<a href="https://givebutter.com/NoKingsBoston" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>givebutter.com/NoKingsBoston</a>&gt; to help pay for the event. There&#x27;s currently a 2x match, so every $1 you give pays for $3 of expenses.<br>Event page: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/840244/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/840244/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/</span><span class="invisible">840244/</span></a><br><a href="/tags/ma/" rel="tag">#MA</a></p>

<p>Our annual fundraising drive is officially over. If you made a pledge, then thank you very much! If not, you can make a pledge for one more week (through Oct. 29).</p><p>Visit</p><p><a href="https://wmbr.org/fr/pledge2025.php" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wmbr.org/fr/pledge2025.php</a></p><p><a href="/tags/cambridge/" rel="tag">#Cambridge</a> <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/radio/" rel="tag">#Radio</a> <a href="/tags/wmbrfundraising/" rel="tag">#WMBRFundraising</a></p>

<p>DECORATIVE GOURDS. Highs in the 50s, no rain - your Boston roundup of shows &amp; Halloween-adjacent events for - October 23-26, 2025 - plenty to do. Your <a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> thread relies on *you* to boost - share the signal - build our <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> community in DIY spaces like the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>. Enjoy, Enjoy! (1/?)</p>

<p>oh whoops its Friday. Happy Spring, y&#x27;all! <a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> is Happening. A Thread, for you, <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> - Enjoy, enjoy New England!</p>

<p>OCTOBERend. Gale warning overnight, 30s-50s for the weekend, brr but mostly dry sky. A roundup of shows &amp; Halloween-adjacent events for Boston at the end of October 2025 - help your <a href="/tags/bostonweekend/" rel="tag">#BostonWeekend</a> thread travel far around the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> when *you* share it - Boost to build <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a> <a href="/tags/massachusetts/" rel="tag">#Massachusetts</a> community in non-bigcorp spaces. Enjoy, Enjoy! (1/?)</p>