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And if your spouse doesn't play a sitar, don't expect a whole lot of commitment
In a moment I have long been waiting for, Governor Charlie Baker just said something negative about one of Trump's decisions:
Massachusetts is a global community. We all benefit from the shared experiences of our partners from around the world. Our education, health care, business and public sector institutions rely on these relationships to deliver on their missions every single day.
The federal government’s recent decision puts this at risk, and I believe focusing on countries' predominant religions will not make the country safer as terrorists have showed they intend to strike from across the world. The confusion for families is real. The unexpected disruption for law-abiding people is real. And the lack of guidance associated with such an abrupt and overwhelming decision is hugely problematic for all involved.
Thankfully, the federal courts will have an opportunity to straighten this out and it is my hope they do so, and do so quickly to clarify the status of those affected so that people who have done nothing but follow the rules can rest assured that they will be able to go on with their lives.
Bravo, Governor! Maybe that "Speak Up, Charlie!" sign I saw at Copley Square this afternoon had some sympathetic effect. I still want to replace you with an artichoke, but it's nice to know that between now and that day you may actually demonstrate a sense of ethics and act on it. Now how about that sanctuary state?
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gaudior, nineweaving, and Fox, who continues to be the best activist baby; on arriving we ran into sigerson and stealthmuffin with their respective spouses and children and we bounced off farwing on our way out and otherwise I did not see any of the friends I knew were present, which is the way of public assemblies. We could not hear anything the various speakers were saying from the steps of Trinity Church, but the crowd seemed to think they were doing a good job of it. I counted six signs carried by descendants of Holocaust survivors and two carried in memory of relatives who did not survive. I lost count of the number of signs carried by people identifying as immigrants, but the signs carried in support of immigrants and refugees ran the gamut from the personal to the philosophical. I wish I had gotten close enough to the guy in the pride flag tallis to tell him how awesome it was. I was fortunately able to compliment the woman carrying a hand-painted canvas of "No Hate, No Fear, Refugees Are Welcome Here." At the moment my top sign of the afternoon is a run-off between "Well obviously I'm against the ban" and a shiny gold piece of mylar on a stick: it had googly eyes and was cut into a shape that managed to recall simultaneously Trump's hair and a poop emoji. I got a couple of pictures using Gaudior's camera and my two favorites are these.)
I am glad to read, too, of the Boston judges who got a seven-day restraining order put on Trump's executive order. "Restraining order" and "Trump" sound great in the same sentence.
Massachusetts is a global community. We all benefit from the shared experiences of our partners from around the world. Our education, health care, business and public sector institutions rely on these relationships to deliver on their missions every single day.
The federal government’s recent decision puts this at risk, and I believe focusing on countries' predominant religions will not make the country safer as terrorists have showed they intend to strike from across the world. The confusion for families is real. The unexpected disruption for law-abiding people is real. And the lack of guidance associated with such an abrupt and overwhelming decision is hugely problematic for all involved.
Thankfully, the federal courts will have an opportunity to straighten this out and it is my hope they do so, and do so quickly to clarify the status of those affected so that people who have done nothing but follow the rules can rest assured that they will be able to go on with their lives.
Bravo, Governor! Maybe that "Speak Up, Charlie!" sign I saw at Copley Square this afternoon had some sympathetic effect. I still want to replace you with an artichoke, but it's nice to know that between now and that day you may actually demonstrate a sense of ethics and act on it. Now how about that sanctuary state?
(I attended the protest with
gaudior, nineweaving, and Fox, who continues to be the best activist baby; on arriving we ran into sigerson and stealthmuffin with their respective spouses and children and we bounced off farwing on our way out and otherwise I did not see any of the friends I knew were present, which is the way of public assemblies. We could not hear anything the various speakers were saying from the steps of Trinity Church, but the crowd seemed to think they were doing a good job of it. I counted six signs carried by descendants of Holocaust survivors and two carried in memory of relatives who did not survive. I lost count of the number of signs carried by people identifying as immigrants, but the signs carried in support of immigrants and refugees ran the gamut from the personal to the philosophical. I wish I had gotten close enough to the guy in the pride flag tallis to tell him how awesome it was. I was fortunately able to compliment the woman carrying a hand-painted canvas of "No Hate, No Fear, Refugees Are Welcome Here." At the moment my top sign of the afternoon is a run-off between "Well obviously I'm against the ban" and a shiny gold piece of mylar on a stick: it had googly eyes and was cut into a shape that managed to recall simultaneously Trump's hair and a poop emoji. I got a couple of pictures using Gaudior's camera and my two favorites are these.)I am glad to read, too, of the Boston judges who got a seven-day restraining order put on Trump's executive order. "Restraining order" and "Trump" sound great in the same sentence.
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The resistance's sign game is strong.
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Also, the people of the Russian Federation deserve better too. Much better.
I know: one thing at a time.
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The resistance's sign game is strong.
Yeah, whoever invented that adage about the Devil having all the best tunes very clearly never attended a protest.
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I don't think we were close enough to hear that. Thank you. That's great.
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Otherwise, I literally had no idea Warren or Walsh were there, and managed to find only Dedham people. This is becoming an amusing trend.
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I'm sorry we didn't connect! I want to say we got there around one-fifteen, one-thirty, but honestly I wasn't looking at my watch. There were a lot of people. We didn't get anywhere near the center.
Otherwise, I literally had no idea Warren or Walsh were there, and managed to find only Dedham people. This is becoming an amusing trend.
We could tell about Mayor Walsh because the crowd chanted "Marty! Marty!"—which took a moment to decode—but while it makes sense for Warren to have spoken, I didn't know until you mentioned it!
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There was a lot of enthusiasm, despite wind blowing everyone's signs around. My favorite was a sign that had three pictures of Trump in the Obama Hope style that said Nope, Nope, Nope.
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I did not know there was a detention center in Elizabeth, NJ. I guess now I do.
I was close enough to hear Cory Booker speak, and that was cool and affirming.
Nice!
There was a lot of enthusiasm, despite wind blowing everyone's signs around.
Yeah. It was bitter freezing where we were.
My favorite was a sign that had three pictures of Trump in the Obama Hope style that said Nope, Nope, Nope.
That is excellent.
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There's an article about one of them in the Globe. I can also see how my Congresspeople reacted and I am glad.
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It is a good chant. And the kind of America I much prefer.
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Which is probably just as well, because a state governor who vomited his internal organs when startled would be disturbing.
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It was really good to march with you yesterday.
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Same! At least, they sounded pleased and took my name. I said I appreciated him recognizing that this was not a partisan issue, but an ethical and a constitutional one.
It was really good to march with you yesterday.
You, too.
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There was someone ELSE in a rainbow tallit there? That's really cool. (I seriously doubt I was the person you saw - mine is a subdued rainbow, and I have never been misgendered even from great distances because, well, boobs of doom.) I was impressed by the number of Jews present yesterday - I saw several other people wearing kippot, and a few women came up to me to say hi. I clearly need to make myself a rainbow kippah now that I seem to be wearing one most of the time.
My tallit kept slipping off my shoulders so I ended up improvising a tallit clip out of my #IllGoWithYou pin.
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You would also have needed to grow a beard and become otherwise unrecognizable to me since the last time we'd met! You will have to introduce me to your rainbow tallis. That's really neat.
I was impressed by the number of Jews present yesterday - I saw several other people wearing kippot, and a few women came up to me to say hi.
I also saw people being visibly Jewish, whether with clothes (I also saw some protestors with the tallit katan) or signs, and I was glad of it.
My tallit kept slipping off my shoulders so I ended up improvising a tallit clip out of my #IllGoWithYou pin.
You know, that sounds about right.