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Tufts PhD student abducted by
Trump Administration

Emergency Rally

March 26 5:30 PM
Powder House Square Park
Somerville

Organized by Palestinian Youth Movement and Muslim Justice League

For anyone who cares, a vehicle of interest was a black Ford Expedition distinguishable by its heavily tinted windows on all sides (including windshield) and what looks like a small aftermarket antenna in back.
It seems to have been parked, and accompanied by 1-2 other smaller (but similarly tinted) vehicles nearby.
One might reasonably be less welcoming to vehicles like that than one would normally be to other new neighbors.
#somerville

Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 38F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to halt a lower court order to rehire federal employees.

Japan's official cherry blossom season starts today.

New rules are restricting where Porchfest musicians can perform in #Somerville after a surprise Guster performance blocked streets last year.

Earbud fodder:

So glad to attend the Sona Jobarteh Band concert last evening!
“Born into a Griot family from the Gambia, a tradition that dates back seven centuries, she is the first female within this tradition to become a professional virtuoso on the Kora. Her music is uniquely poised between the preservation of her rich cultural heritage and an accessible, modern style that relates to the current era and to audiences from all over the world.”
https://sonajobarteh.com/

#Somerville MA #WorldMusic

#somerville porchfest announced (Saturday may 10th) and it sounds like it’s going to be a bit more locked down this year: https://somervilleartscouncil.org/porchfest/

These Fire Call Boxes are scattered across the city I live in. Given the ubiquity of cell phone and modern 911 services I thought they were vestiges of a previous era that no one had bothered to remove. It turns out they're still in service. It's like coming across a working phone booth. Fascinating.

Improvement on the Orange Line: Train dies above ground with a bang, but it doesn't catch fire and nobody feels the need to jump off a bridge
https://www.universalhub.com/2024/improvement-orange-line-train-dies-aboveground

In the past 30 minutes in my #somerville apartment it started smelling like smoke outside and my air purifiers started going off. Is something in the city on fire? Seems to be outside somewhere. (I went outside to confirm I smelled it outside.) #camberville

(This is the sort of thing Twitter used to be really good for. Not as optimistic about Mastodon for it.)

Any #Boston area #improv #actors out there want to join some really nerdy ensembles? Two shows that I'm a part of are holding auditions on August 12th!

Improvised History is a US history based show performing monthly down in #Roslindale

Junebug is an improvised space western, loosely based on Firefly and Cowboy Bebop, with heavy borrowing from other sci-fi properties as well. It will be performing at the #Somerville Armory Cafe.

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI8Od4nr13mNNWUzSDxAHQNW4j-cr4t2DWicYXl4Xe367jCA/viewform

Id0l Jam is happening in September in Somerville!

After there was some issue with the venue for the summer, Metam0re is now hosting Autumn Id0l Jam on September 29 at Arts at the Armory in Somerville. A day of Idol Showcases, singing, cosplay, and other idol and anime related stuff. (And now conveniently located in my city, no more needing to take the commuter rail .)

More info, and applications for performances and for vending space (I think they're especially looking for more artists to vend, anyone who's got some nerdy stuff to sell): https://autumnid0ljam.carrd.co/

Bastille day public celebration tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at Bow Market in Somerville, organized by the French consulate in Boston:
https://boston.consulfrance.org/bastille-day-at-bow-market