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gbhnews, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 79F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 mi.

The site formerly known as Twitter now has a new name...kind of? #birdsite

#Israel has passed a controversial law limiting the power of the country's judiciary.

In #Worcester, more #housing is going up, but mainly luxury housing. Does that drive rents up, or down? Link in replies.

gbhnews, 10 months ago to mastodon

#MASTODON FANCAM!!!!

The day has arrived! We are 10,000 strong!!!!!

I guess this means I have to walk to the top of Great Blue Hill?

Does anyone know when I can do this at a time where I won't be hit with a torrential downpour and/or lightning? Say in the next week or so? I will say hi at the top.

[Backstory: GBH's radio call letters stand for "Great Blue Hill," a hill in Milton. Our transmitter is at the top of this hill].

#fediverse #newstodon

A mastodon logo with the excited exclamation of "10,000!!!!!!" floats across CGI animation of woolly mammoths trekking across a snowy plain

gbhnews, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to random

And now for the poll:

gbhnews, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #Fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 57F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

Mass. Gov. Maura Healey says the state's emergency shelter system will is reaching capacity and families may be placed on a wait list after Nov. 1.

The National Toy Hall of Fame is letting the public participate more in the induction process - and voting is open on 5 toys.

#Worcester mayoral candidates debated last night at GBH's studio. (Link below)

gbhnews, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It is 71F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi. Air quality is moderate with an AQI of 59.

The #RedSox beat the Braves last night. The team is a season-best 8 games over .500. #mlb

Mass. Auditor DiZoglio is asking for the state attorney general's support in auditing the state's legislature.

There is a severe storm risk today in New England. Stay safe & dry, folks.

Public radio & tv stations should have:

gbhnews, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 32F at Logan Airport and visibility is a scant 1.5 mi.

Congrats to Kaisa Larkas, who won the annual Shrove Tuesday race in Olney, Buckinghamshire, UK. Racers run with a skillet and flip a pancake at the start and finish.

A storm that was predicted to dump a bunch of snow in Boston failed to materialize.

Officials say Israel and Hamas are making progress in ceasefire talks.

gbhnews, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 41F at Logan and visibility is 10 mi.

Joe Biden will not appear on the #NewHampshire 2024 primary ballot, another blow to the state's #FirstInTheNation presidential primary.

A man trapped in an NYC vault was released when it opened on a timer at 7AM - after NYFD abandoned attempts to rescue him for safety reasons.

#Worcester is opening a new studio apartment building for chronically homeless folks.

gbhnews, 23 days ago (edited 22 days ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It is 76F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi.

Spain, Norway, and Ireland have recognized a Palestinian state.

Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" has brought in 1.8 billion, an amount more than estimated.

Some Mass. public #libraries are now hiring social workers to connect patrons in need with services.

gbhnews, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 59F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 mi.

The Writers' Guild has reached a tentative deal to end their strike; SAG-AFTRA is still on strike. #union #labor

Some residents of a #housing complex for the elderly and disabled in #Boston have been trapped in their apartments for 9 days because elevators are not working. #disability

Flamingos have showed up on the shores of Lake Michigan.

gbhnews, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

should we participate in #caturday today

if yes post a picture of your cat in replies pls

gbhnews, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to boston

🌞 Good morning! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston.

Lab studies show the new #COVID booster is effective against the BA.2.86 variant.

US v. Google got underway in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia yesterday. #antitrust

Former White House aide Gabe Amo came out on top of a crowded primary field in the Congressional race in #RhodeIsland.

gbhnews, 11 months ago to random

ooooh damn 🥗 ⚔️ 🥔

gbhnews, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

After yesterday's spectacular Carb battle yr humble fediverse servant is going for something a little more chill today

Leftovers:

gbhnews, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to fediverse

Hello #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 66F in #Boston and visibility is 10 miles.

Boston philanthropists are shipping #BannedBooks to #Florida.

The Mass. legislature may pass a new law that would restrict "ghost guns," untraceable, often homemmade weapons.

EU regulators have sent Elon Musk a letter warning him about the level of misinformation about the Israel/Palestine conflict on the platform.

gbhnews, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to fediverse

Hello #fediverse! (I'm back! 😁). This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 75F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 mi.

WOW that lightning last night?! ⚡️

In #Vermont, fans have been stealing props off the set of Beetlejuice 2, which is being filmed there. #movies.

An additional indictment of former President Donald Trump seems likely - this time might bring charges of interfering in the 2020 election.

gbhnews, 9 months ago to random

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I have discovered a hashtag that I feel might enrich your day

this hashtag is

#bleptember

gbhnews, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to Pixelfed

and now for the poll of the day

we admit this one is a little self interested as we continue to learn #pixelfed and the #fediverse

You're following a #pixelfed account. Do you:

gbhnews, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to random

And now for the daily poll:

Cats have:

gbhnews, 1 year ago to fediverse

Greetings, #fediverse! I am currently doing a demo of Mastodon for a couple of people in our newsroom. Please excuse our dust.

gbhnews, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

and now for the poll of the day:

gbhnews, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 61F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

#Cher is releasing a Christmas album. #music

The MBTA's new Green Line Extension's problems are worse than originally reported; nearly half the tracks on the line will need to be repaired. #transit

The Biden administration announced $3.5B will go to projects designed to make the energy grid more resilient and greener.

gbhnews, 7 months ago to fediverse

Dear #Fediverse:

Given the news in the last few days, I am encountering a lot of people who are seeking out #MentalHealth resources and #SelfCare techniques.

Can you help me add to the list? What resources do you recommend for people seeking mental health help?

How do you take care of yourself in tough times?

gbhnews, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to fediverse

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston.

Yesterday's election brought progressives to the Boston City Council, a pro-housing mayor to #Revere, and in Central Mass., one State Senate seat held for decades by Dems flipped Republican. (See replies for stories on these).

#Ohio voters enshrined reproductive rights in the state's constitution via ballot question.

G7 nations are urging action' to help civilians trapped in Gaza, including pauses in the fighting.

gbhnews, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to Pixelfed

UPDATE: IS FIXED 🌟 that was fast!

meanwhile, on #pixelfed 😂

our first post:

we should just be patient, yes? if there is something else we should do to explore this further field of the #fediverse we hope that you, our fedi friends, will let us know.

gbhnews, 1 year ago to fediverse

👋 Hello #fediverse! I'm going into a meeting at 4ET to talk about our newsroom's social media options.

If you think our station and other #NPR stations should have a Mastodon server or a broader presence in the #fediverse, pls boost this post. If you have thoughts, please reply, I want to hear them!