North Shore Progressives

Salem's announcement that it was severing ties with Flock Safety was most welcome, but it erased the role local activists played in the city's decision. Here is our statement about our campaign and the work that lies ahead: www.northshoreprogressives.org/salem-activi... #FlockOff #GetTheFlockOut

Today #SalemMA celebrated Intersex Awareness Day for the first time! In Salem we welcome and support everyone! Find out more at interactadvocates.org.

Reminder: you can vote early in MA this weekend & through Oct 30. More voting info @ www.LynnUnited.org Check this flyer for our recs on ballot questions YES on question 1, 2, 4, 7, 9 NO on questions 3, 5, 8 @progressivemass.bsky.social @nsprogressives.bsky.social

Sign the petition urging local officials to push back on sharing mass surveillance data with ICE @de-ice.bsky.social @boycottcitizens.org @gain-indivisible.bsky.social @nsprogressives.bsky.social www.de-iceaction.org/post/urge-yo...

Early voting gets underway tomorrow, October 17th, here in #SalemMA! Find out more about how to vote early, by mail or in person, at salem.com/city-clerk-e....

Election recs from LUC: ✅ Markey – Senate ✅ Healey & Driscoll – Gov/LG ✅ Koh – Congress (6th district) ✅ Vote YES on ballot question 1 ✅ YES on 2 ❌ NO on 3 ✅ YES on 4 ❌ NO on 5 ✅ YES on 7 ❌ NO on 8 ✅ YES on 9 More: www.lynnunited.org/vote See @progressivemass.bsky.social for ballot q info #mapoli

I was proud to stand with Lynn activists yesterday as they demanded that their city terminate its contract with Flock. Here was the testimony I delivered to Lynn City Council's Committee of the Whole. #AccountabilityNow #GetTheFlockOut #WhoWatchesTheWatchmen #FlockOffLynn #FlockOff #MaPoli

#LynnMA resident Zosia VanMeter delivered a barnburner testimony as yesterday's City Council Public Hearing on Flock Cameras. Sharing for your viewing pleasure. 🔥🔥🔥 #AccountabilityNow #GetTheFlockOut #WhoWatchesTheWatchmen #FlockOffLynn #FlockOff #MaPoli www.facebook.com/zosiastarscr...

#NorthShoreMA folks: Please watch & share this moving video: www.facebook.com/share/v/18hb... Then join NSP tomorrow: 🗓️Tuesday, October 13, 3:00pm-6:30pm 📍 3 City Hall Sq 4th Floor, #LynnMA RSVP: 👉 mobilize.us/s/eLZer3 #FlockOffLynn #FlockOff

The @houstonchronicle.com posted this video and it's pretty jarring. No matter that he was fleeing, law enforcement officers may not use deadly force on someone who poses no significant risk of death or serious injury to others. Deliberately hitting someone with a car is a use of deadly force.

Communities shouldn’t have to wait until a hospital closes or a maternity ward disappears to know their healthcare is at risk. Community Health Market Watch™️ combines data + community voices to help advocates see warning signs earlier. https://pulse.ly/lfztqgwylt

Join us this Thursday, October 8 at 7 PM for our Volunteer Orientation to learn more about what the ACLU does, how you can get involved in our campaigns and projects, and what our Action Team will be working on through the end of the year. Register today: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

If you, btw, would like an example of a place where data centres are *actually* being restricted by legislation, go look at Denmark - where they are now last in the grid connection queue, prioritising socially valuable load growth (like electrification, heating, cooling, new homes) first

So Americans pay more taxes in order to get AI centers in their backyards. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...

Here is the direct link to learn more about the October 21st forum on our upcoming midterm elections with Liv Santoro from @aclum.bsky.social: www.uucgl.org/event-detail...

🎶Do you ever feel like somebody's watching you? 🎶 That's because they are. Beacon Hill is currently negotiating a comprehensive data privacy bill to address this and other issues. Make sure your legislators hear from you about the need for a strong bill.

A dear friend and good troublemaking partner has a sick elderly dog who needs costly care. She's raising funds for his care, & I would be grateful if you donated and/or shared this post. Xander is a very sweet dog & his family loves him very much. Let's get him the best possible care. Thanks!

If you want to keep #datacenters out of #SalemMA, contact City Council ASAP about the Planning Board’s suggested revision to Mayor Pangallo’s proposed ban. Please also attend tomorrow’s meeting & give public testimony. For sample email & details: www.northshoreprogressives.org/act-now-to-k...

A good way to remember how to vote on this year’s ballot questions: 3 + 5 =8 Vote NO on questions 3, 5, & 8 Vote YES on all other questions. I am fully in agreement with @progressivemass.bsky.social & am very disappointed that @lwvma.bsky.social is agnostic on Questions 3 & 8.

In the fading fall light, we showed up in #BostonMA for a healthcare agenda that recognizes health as a human right and science as the foundation of sound health policy. #SOSForHealth

Beginning September 15, people held at ICE detention centers who are subject to final orders of removal will no longer be listed in the Online Detainee Locator System. Read more https://live-americanimmigrationcouncilorg.pantheonsite.io/blog/ice-electronically-disappears-detainee-locator/

In New Bedford and Fall River, ICE has ripped apart families, disrupted schools and businesses, and deliberately created a climate of fear. It’s reckless and it does nothing to keep our communities safe. We will continue to protect immigrant rights and hold ICE to account.

#FreeHer #mapoli @massgovernor.bsky.social #StopThePrisonPlan www.progressivemass.com/issues/stopp...

Go ahead, ask me about Vote Yes on 9 for a Safe Massachusetts… So glad you asked! Voting Yes on 9 keeps our strong gun laws protected from the NRA’s repeal effort. MA friends, help us spread the word and make sure all of your folks are voting for gun violence prevention this November! 1/2

ICE is terrorizing the immigrant community of New Bedford, MA. Fear does not make this country great. Violence does not make our communities safer. And the systematic hunting down of immigrants is a moral stain on the soul of this country.

"Experts say that after nearly three years of war, the environmental consequences of the destruction in Gaza are now spilling back into Israel." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

The Yes on 3 campaign (jungle primaries) keeps saying that Q3 will lead to more candidates running. They fail to understand the actual barriers potential candidates face and will make those barriers even greater.

Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza.  May peace be our future.

I continue to be appalled that any Democratic town committee is platforming Yes on 5, the right-wing corporate lobby group trying to undermine Fair Share. It's just not something any Democratic group should be "both-sidesing."

MA has 9 statewide ballot questions this year. Be an informed voter! #mapoli www.progressivemass.com/2026ballot/

Marco Rubio: “Iranians are radical religious lunatics.” Also: Have you met Paula White, the White House faith advisor?

photos at tinyurl.com/368unvfv 9/23/26 Burlington MA Vigil at the ICE detention center about immigrants being held in unacceptable conditions. #standupforimmigrants #immigrantrights #Burlingtonma #noice #EndICERaids #dueprocess #protectourdemocracy #Resistance #AntiTrump #icedetentioncenter

Fair Share has delivered major wins in education and transportation. This is attack on the very idea behind it and on everyone who worked on that campaign. She doesn’t neutralize disingenuous MAGA attacks: she shows that they will work on her.

🗳️ Vote Yes ~ Save Lives ✔️ Ballot referendum in Massachusetts Protect gun safety laws Yes on Question 9 Election Day is Tuesday November 3rd Early in-person voting period October 17th - 30th 🗳️ Vote Yes on 9 For a Safe Massachusetts ✔️ 🔗 www.YesForaSafeMA.com #YesForaSafeMA #YesOn9 #VoteYesOn9

hell yeah <3

All who are profiting from ICE cruelty need to be called out. Feel free to tag them about their complicity to give them the PR they deserve: @gardaworld.bsky.social @signatureaviation.bsky.social Acquisition Logistics CSI aviation GeoGroup CoreCivic Tribalco MVM Paragon Prof services Palantir

This is absolutely chilling. bklg.org/blog/newly-d...

Want to learn more about this year’s ballot questions? Register for this online event hosted by @progressivemass.bsky.social scheduled for this Tuesday at 6:30 pm. actionnetwork.org/events/pm202...

Thank you, @evangreer.bsky.social. We agree. 🔥✊🏻 “Everyone should study the movement against Flock. Take notes. These ordinary people from all walks of life are teaching us how to seize back control of our future.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...

Join @350ma.bsky.social this Wednesday at 1 PM to rally for affordable clean energy at the State House. For info, see: 350mass.betterfutureproject.org/affordable_e... #MaPoli #ProtectMassSave

oh...this is bad

We need to educate fellow progressives who are enamored with #AllPartyPrimaries about why they are so dangerous. Watch this fantastic video from @jonathancohn.bsky.social. 💡 Hot tip: any campaign bankrolled by private equity firms is NEVER good for democracy. #NoOn3 #MaPoli

Something else about the Oligarchs underwriting #mapoli Q3 to make party primaries more donor-friendly. Almost all the big donors are male. Maybe we should rename it "The Testosterone Primary"? mauricecunningham153.substack.com/p/boston-oli...

We shouldn't have to escape to the woods to hide from mass surveillance. It's time for our leaders to follow Vermont's lead and ban automatic license plate readers.