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iww-gnv · 3 months

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The Newton Teachers Association (NTA) is facing increasing pressure to end its strike and reopen Newton Public Schools after nine days of closure. But now, one of the most iconic bands to ever come out of Massachusetts is letting everyone know that they support the union. On Wednesday, the NTA posted a video to its Facebook page of the Dropkick Murphys — a Celtic punk band from Quincy — issuing a message to the striking teachers. “We’re the Dropkick Murphys sending our love, solidarity and support out to all the teachers on the picket line. Thank you for all you do,” lead singer Ken Casey says in the video.

#news #labor news #newton teachers association #teacher strike #teachers strike #newton massachusetts #massachusetts #us news #uspol #us pol #massachusetts news #massachusetts teacher strike

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fandomsandfeminism · 11 months

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Yall wanna hear a kinda funny, kinda sad story about my grandmother and hetero-normativity?

Ok, so... when my grandmother was in her 50s (I was an infant), she met a woman at the Unitarian Church. And, as can happen when you meet your soul mate, this event made it impossible for her to deny parts of herself that she had fiercely hidden her whole life.

All the drama- their affair being found out, the divorce with my grandfather, the court battle over who got the house, happened while I was a baby. Even in my earliest memories, it's just Mama Jo and Oma, and my grandfather lived elsewhere (first his own apartment, then a nursing home, then with us.)

But here's the thing- no one ever explained any of this to me. No one ever sat down and was like "hey, Rosie, so do you know what a lesbian is?" It was the 90s. It was Texas. I think my mom was still kinda processing all this, and just assumed that like... I was gonna figure it out. Don't mention it, let it just be normal. Like I think my mom thought that if she explained the situation, she would be making it weird? I dunno.

But like. In the 90s, in all the movies I had seen and books I had read, do you know how many same sex couples I had seen? Like. 0. Do you know how many "platonic best friend/roommates" I had seen? A lot. I had no context, is what I'm saying.

I literally thought this was a Golden Girls, roommates, besties situation until I was like...I dunno, 11? 12?

It was actually their parrot, an African Grey named Spike, imitating my grandmothers voice saying "Johanna, honey, it's getting late", that triggered the MIND BLOWN moment as I realized that *there's only one master bedroom and it only has 1 waterbed* when all the pieces finally clicked.

Anyway. I think it's a real important thing for kids to know queer people exist, for a lot of reasons, but also because kids can be clueless and it's embarrassing to have your grandmother be outted by a parrot because everyone just thought you'd figure it out on your own.

Anyway, here is my grandma and her wife, my Oma, after they moved to Albuquerque to be artsy gay cowboys and live their best life. They helped run a "Lesbian Dude Ranch" out there (basically just with funding and financial support. As Oma has explained "traditionally, most lesbians don't have a lot of money" so they wrote the checks and let the younger ladies actually run the ranch.)

#this is the grandmother who passed away unexpectedly earlier this month #she was so cool yall #and so weird #they got married twice by the way once when Massachusetts legalized it and once when New Mexico did #they hiked the grand canyon together #they had a european river cruise planned for this fall #she was 89 and she wanted to see the whole world with her wife #and they were working on it #literally i thought they were roommates #and there was only one bed

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easye2014 · 17 days

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easyearlsposts · 19 days

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peacefulandcozy · 8 months

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#new orleans #lousiana #boston #massachusetts #bookblr #old books #books #classic literature #coffeeblr #coffee aesthetic #fall vibes #fall #dark academia #light academia #darkacademia #comfy aesthetic

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blueiskewl · 8 months

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The Dog Rock

The dog rock in Walpole, Massachusetts.

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politijohn · 9 months

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Let’s go!

#education #public education #news #good news #current events #massachusetts #politics #progressive #us politics #government #the left

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rosechata · 2 months

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cape cod

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#cape cod #massachusetts #new england #nature photography #ocean #sea #pastel #dreamcore #curators on tumblr

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korrasamibottles · 1 month

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#BITE EACH OTHER'S DICKS OFF #maine #new hampshire #vermont #massachusetts #connecticut #rhode island #new england #if you haven't been to any of these feel free to vote on vibes alone!!#polls

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aroaloe · 4 months

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Every mf town in Massachusetts has someplace called the Brave Lion Fucking A Boar's Head Inn that's been open since 1796 and their specialty is the "Autumn Clusterfuck", a cocktail made of 6 varieties of hard liquor mixed with hand-crushed local apple cider and served with a hockey-stick shaped stirrer.

#Massachusetts #new england #aloe original

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solarpunkjesusfan · 3 months

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#my post #poll #shit post #regional dialects #dialect #quiz #massachusetts #new england

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iww-gnv · 3 months

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NEWTON, Mass. — A teachers strike in a Boston suburb entered its eighth day Tuesday — one of the longest in recent state history — with both sides still unable to agree on salaries and other issues, and tensions fraying. The Newton School Committee on Tuesday said it made another revised offer to the Newton Teachers Association, which it described as “a fair and competitive offer that addresses the concerns that the NTA has expressed to the negotiating team and publicly.” “Throughout the duration of the strike, we have presented increasingly competitive (cost of living adjustment) proposals, even when compared to the highest-paying peer districts,” the committee said in a statement. The union has said it is seeking living wages for all employees, increased paid family leave time and a guarantee that social workers will be placed in every elementary and middle school.

#news #labor news #teachers strike #teacher strike #boston #massachusetts #massachusetts news #teachers #teacher unions #teacher union #newton massachusetts

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reportwire · 2 years

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Braves take over first in NL East

2022-09-10 00:40:07 Dansby Swanson, Travis d’Arnaud, Michael Harris II and Robbie Grossman hit home runs as the Atlanta Braves defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Friday night for their eighth consecutive victory. The result allowed the Braves (87-51) to take sole possession of first place in the National League East for the first time all year. Atlanta moved past the New York Mets (87-52)…

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#added #and drove #automatic #haase #hander #Massachusetts News #robbie #the rookie #the tigers #wild card

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easye2014 · 17 days

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