Elaine F. Almquist
@ealmquist
The Movement Motivator. Political consultant, trainer, and democracy coach. Abolition accomplice. Multi-modal transit and community-building enthusiast.(She/her/hers) 🌈🖤 🌹🌻 🕊✊🏼🚲🚉
Seth Moulton — Integrity Index scorecard integrityindex.us/candidate/se... Remember this when you vote on or before Tuesday, Sept 1 in MA. I'm with @edmarkey.bsky.social
If you care about government transparency and accountability in MA, you must reach out to your elected Senators on this. bit.ly/protect-question-1
In your BlueSky settings, you can make it so you are prompted to provide alt text on images before you post them so you don't forget to be accessible!
Very glad to be going to a fundraiser Saturday for my member of Congress @ayannapressley.bsky.social, one of the few in MA who are publicly opposed to AIPAC money! @trackaipac.com
In case anyone needs to know where Boston stood today--our high temp was 18°F/-8°C with whipping winds. #ICEOUT
"Massachusetts to Minnesota: ICE out of Our Cities": join the Rapid Response webinar today at 6pm: bit.ly/466rwUf
Massachusetts unions, community orgs, and allies held a walkout & picket line at Target in solidarity with Minnesota yesterday in below freezing temps. We want ICE OUT NOW.
Solidarity from a Target parking lot in Boston yesterday! Over 1k union members and allies came out in sub zero temps to picket & demand they stop letting ICE stage in their parking lots. We had a hot cocoa truck ☕️
We are really humans! And, we're not paid, either. We resist dictatorship completely for free.
Maybe we can reinstall the original bridges, too, which moved many more people before being redesigned for cars. The Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg, and Queensboro bridges all peaked in daily crossings far higher than after redesigned for cars:
Somerville Indivisible is on the way to join our allies with @maindivisible.bsky.social at Boston Pride for the People/NO Kings!
Why yes, yes we did. My earliest ancestors came here to this Naumkeag land in 1632 and went like 10 miles in 393 years. Here's my 5th Great-Grandfather's grave with the Revolutionary War marker on it:
So WHY ON EARTH is Governor Maura Healey talking about UNDOING this very effective, voter-supported investment in our communities?!
Yesterday veterans gathered in Boston Common to recommit to their pledge to uphold the Constitution against all enemies - foreign and domestic. There were veterans from the Army, Navy, Airforce, Marines, and National Guard, including two Generals.
It's humbling to pay homage to those American veterans who fought the Nazis in WWII on this anniversary of D-Day. It's inspiring to see our veterans re-commit to their pledge to defend the Constitution and stand up for our rule of law against tyranny here today.