You are overdue a little bit of Joy this weekend, as a treat. What's going on in #Boston #Massachusetts and greater #NewEngland?
Its your #BostonWeekend thread. 1/x

WHAT'S UP NERDS (affectionate)

We're back at the Armory for 2025 (Oct 4, 2025) for BSides CambridgeMA

Call for Proposals will be dropping soon™️

Gird your cyber-loins, this years CFP is approximately 300% spicier than prior years

Sign up for the mailing list to get updated when the CFP drops: https://bsidescambridgema.org/

#infosec #cybersecurity #cambridgema #SomervilleMA #massachusetts

Hey #California #Oregon #WashingtonState #Minnesota #NewYork #Vermont #Massachusetts #RhodeIsland #Maine and #Connecticut We could form a contiguous nation with Canada. Think of it. Universal Health Care. Cheaper education. Higher alcohol content beer. Real maple syrup. No MAGAs.

Instead of 51st state, let’s start thinking 11th-20th Provinces!

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT
My wife, Lisa Tulipani, proudly introduces The Lynnebago, LLC.

The #Lynnebago is a revolutionary two room mobile trailer that creates universal access at outdoor events, fostering #inclusion everywhere it roams.

THE LYNNEBAGO IS HERE AND READY TO BRING ACCESS TO JOY THIS SUMMER!

Help us create space for true #community building and connection in #Lynn #Massachusetts and surrounding areas this summer.

DONATE/SHARE link:
https://givebutter.com/LynnebagoLaunch

#disability #crowdfunding

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I feel like everyone is waiting for spring though the snow is gorgeous...

Shop: https://mike-smale.pixels.com/featured/gates-of-the-floral-palace-mike-smale.html

#Photography #NaturePhotography #SilentSunday #Gardens #Tulips #Flowers #Floral #Spring #SpringFlowers #Massachusetts #NewEngland

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Happy New Year's Eve Eve. Pick up a 2025 calendar!

Shop: https://www.lulu.com/shop/mike-smale/new-england-visions/paperback/product-m2qdrjq.html

#Photography #NaturePhotography #Calendar #GiftShop #Art #Artwork #PhotoMonday #Flowers #Landscapes #MacroPhotography #Massachusetts #NewEngland #NewYears

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Happy Sunday

Shop: https://mike-smale.pixels.com/featured/water-wisp-mike-smale.html

#Photography #Landscape #SilentSunday #NaturePhotography #Art #Artwork #NewEngland #Massachusetts #Water #Wind #Waves

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Prey's-eye-view of a Short-eared Owl.

#photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #halifax #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

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Looking for live election results?

@gbhnews has:

🗳️ National results & electoral counts
🗳️ Key local & national races
🗳️ Massachusetts ballot questions:

https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2024-11-05/live-results-from-the-2024-election-in-massachusetts #news #uspol #Massachusetts

#BostonWeekend 1/x
Peak Fall. Sunset now back to before 6pm. Leaf senescence makes time spent outside a delight for the eyes. We, too, harden ourselves for the chill aligned with the winter solstice. But first, Halloween will come, and there's plenty to enjoy around #Massachusetts

If you're voting in #Massachusetts, we've got tons of stuff to get you up to speed to vote on the state's ballot questions.

This year, Mass. voters will vote on:

Q1: Can the state auditor audit the legislature?
Q2: Should the MCAS test remain as a HS graduation requirement?
Q3: Should Uber and Lyft drivers be allowed to unionize?
Q4: Should some psychedelics be legalized?
Q5: Should Mass. eliminate the lower tipped minimum wage?

Debates, explainers, etc: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMQKK3_a14M0KsvNnJe0bwmywW0QCLISA

Cranberries floating on one of the bogs at Sippican Land Trust's Aucoot Woods White Eagle Parcel, waiting to be collected up.

#photography #cranberries #cranberryharvest #agriculture #rochester #massachusetts

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#Harris, Warren, McGovern signs burned #Massachusetts

"Signs are about free speech and when you burn them, that takes it to a whole other level," said Bershad, who is Jewish. "It reminded me of 1930s Germany. Only because this is how these kinds of tactics start."

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/sterling-political-signs-set-on-fire/

Hey Bostonians, a public hearing on Ranked Choice Voting is scheduled for Thursday, October 10!

Sign up to join the effort and stay informed: https://rankedchoiceboston.org/

More on Ranked Choice Voting in MA: https://voterchoicema.org/

#Boston #Massachusetts #MA #RankedChoiceVoting #RCV

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Autumn is here - What to do this weekend? Our weekly events thread for #Boston #Massachusetts and all of #NewEngland

🫶🏼 Artist: #TOMBOB /
#TomBobNYC in City: #Dartmouth #Massachusetts USA 🇺🇸 08/2024 - Title: 😃 - #Streetart #Art #Artist #ISeeFaces #FunArt #StencilArt

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🌞 Good morning, #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 80F at Logan and visibility is 10mi.

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-#Massachusetts) has been sanctioned by China for what the country characterizes as "frequently interfering" in its affairs.

Video game performers will be on the picket line today as they seek protections against #AI.

Unusual announcement from Taylor Swift: she warned fans in Warsaw that they would hear loud sirens as part of a WWII observance.

I'm a biochemist, photographer, tech geek, and local news/history enthusiast in Massachusetts, USA. I'm very into open source software, creative commons licenses and the like, so it's actually surprising I've waited this long to join the #fediverse properly, and I sincerely hope this ends up being a major replacement for the Bird Site we're all fleeing.

#introduction #scicomm #massachusetts

#JonathanRichman and the #ModernLovers
- #NewEngland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkQSiDa4v6g #Boston #Massachusetts #Maine #Portland #Vermont #NewHampshire #Worcester #Springfield #Lowell #Brockton #CambridgeMA

Lo, it is #PrideMonth. Avail ye of the Big List. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/the-big-list-of-2024-pride-events-in-boston-and-beyond #Boston #Massachusetts #Pride

Mama Wood Duck and one of her chicks at Tamarack Park in Lakeville.

#birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #lakeville #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #naturalmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife

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(re) #introduction #NewInstanceWhoDis

#SoftwareDeveloper, #musician (lifelong #choral #singer & just picked up #BassGuitar again after 25+ years!).

Trying to be #vegetarian, don't always succeed.

Very interested in #buddhism, been #UnitarianUniversalist #uu most of adult life.

Cisgender, straight, #ally.

Very #liberal / #progressive. Would be happy if US coastal states seceded.

#massachusetts right now but hope to go back to #california some day.

I take pictures sometimes too.

He/him/his

I’ve been here for a year 🥳 and it’s about time for an #intro. Hi, I’m Ms. Mac. Pronounced ‘Miss Mac! Miss Mac!’ and accompanied by a warm hug. Former runner, avid reader & gardener. I’ve lived my life backward. Grew up in #Michigan; didn’t really have a childhood for … reasons. Put myself through Smith College in #Massachusetts. Fabulous women’s college, can recommend. Lived in #Chicago, then #Bisbee, Arizona. Got married, had a couple awesome kids, then went to law school. University of #Arizona. Go Wildcats! Had a career in civil, criminal, appellate work, mainly as an Assistant US Attorney. Had a bonus baby — now a teen 🫠 — and another marriage. Then family needed me, so I retired. Cared for my mom with #dementia til the end. Accidentally fell into the Best Job in the World: public school #librarian & community #gardener. I’m finally giving back to my community, to this k-8 #school full of beautiful, loving, enthusiastic kids from all over the world. I am the luckiest woman ever, knock wood. 🌈
#today

New tree art of some pretty seasonal oaks is now part of my collection, Happy Saturday!
Can be purchased here..https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/colorful-oaks-tina-lecour.html

#tree #trees #nature #mastoart #seasons #fediart #fedigiftshop #wallart #mastodonart #artbooster #creativetoots #art #ArtMatters #artist #artwork #arte #fineart #homedecor #interiordecor #interiordesign #gifts #giftideas #greetingcards #colorful #color #abstract #buyintoart #ayearforart #massachusetts

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https://nickoprints.com/featured/fort-pickering-light-near-salem-massachusetts-at-sunset-digital-painting-nicko-prints.html

🤠Fort Pickering Light near Salem, Massachusetts, at sunset - digital painting

#art #artwork #ayearforart #buyintoart #artcollection #artgallery #artforsale #salem #sunset #lighthouse #fortpickeringlighthouse #salemlighthouse #oldlighthouse #massachusetts #salemmassachusetts #salemma #beautifulsky #coast #rockycoast #coastline #winterisland #sunset #sunrise #painting

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