Beth Andres-Beck

For folks in the Massachusetts 4th District, Auchincloss has notably not signed this letter. He is the only member from Massachusetts who hasn’t. If you live in his district, call his office and urge him to sign on to defend his colleague and democracy: (202) 225-5931

p.s. @rephaleystevens.bsky.social this is what an endorsement looks like. You might be interested in trying one.

What a great weekend to knock for Joe Markey! Now is the time: make a plan and get out the vote

Regardless of trans rights, gender policing in sports is racist and misogynistic. Women’s sports exist because women were not allowed to play sports. The entire purpose of women’s sports is that women are active people, not fragile objects. Anti-feminists have tried to restore control ever since.

Italy has banned lab grown meat. The Agricultural Minister, Francesco Lollobrigida, said it the ban will protect the country from the “social and economic risks” of the technology. Technology companies build cyborg systems: people+tech. Ignoring the people always limits the success of the tech.

“These roots and issuing CAs have gone through independent audits for two years in a row” We do not have audits that prove that software is safe. Or even that it does its one job.

The Israeli government detained Brad Landers for harvesting olives. While the future Congressman has been released, other Americans remain in custody. The occupation is illegal. The impunity is ridiculous. There must be diplomatic consequences.

Calling the groups opposing mandatory vaccination “pro-measles” is both accurate and funny.

ADHD treatment saves lives. The DEA needs to be accountable for getting people the drugs they need.

With a strong bill sitting in a conference committee, Mass AI Action organized a rally at the state house to advocate for AI regulation. Sign up at massaction.net to get involved!

Worried about AI? Join us in Lynn this Wednesday! Me and Emily Kibbe of the @massaflcio.bsky.social will be discussing technology, labor, and what it will take for AI to work for all of us. www.eventbrite.com/e/ghost-in-t...

Meta shutting down Indivisible’s page for today’s No Kings rallies is fascist bullshit. Congress should hold immediate hearings and find out what role Joel Kaplan and Dina Powell McCormick played, and whether there was any communication with the White House.

I am horrified by the attempted attack on a Hindu temple in Aurora. Everyone should be safe in their houses of worship. We must stop selling people the guns that turn bigotry into mass murder. And we must update Section 230 to hold platforms accountable when they get rich promoting bigotry.

Wakefield, Massachusetts Town Council will be discussing Flock cameras at their 7am meeting Monday, October 19th: www.wakefieldma.gov/AgendaCenter... Spread the word! We need action from Beacon Hill & @massgovernor.bsky.social Until then, the fight for privacy is town by town.

The tools are being used against the American people. Our government should serve us, not spy on us.

Today we honor the diverse Indigenous people of the Americas and reaffirm our commitments to Indigenous sovereignty. The United States of America must become a country that keeps our oaths.

Senate Republicans voted to put Trump’s personal lawyer in charge of the Department of Justice. We have to go after every single member of this criminal fascist conspiracy.

OpenAI enables people with wealth to spend it on mathematics, instead of mathematicians.

My shortcut for Massachusetts ballot measures: "Which questions do we hate? 3, 5, and 8!"

I am glad to see a Senator who wants to make bribery illegal again.

There is no technical reason for self-driving trucks to cross picket lines. Capitalists assume that their money will let them control technology. We don't have to let that be true.

AI is a cyborg technology. The technology is us + the AI. We regulate us + cars. We regulate us + planes. We regulate us + radio transmitters. We can pass laws that make AI work for all of us.

"We are holding a lot of your people who you failed to love and take care of" I am one of those. I will always be grateful for the hospitality Massachusetts offered a teenager from rural Oregon. "Affordability" isn't just a buzzword. Those looking for a home should be able to afford one here.

This is un-American. The Department of Homeland Security has not made us safer: it has made us targets.

There is a runaway winner problem when money controls politics. Massachusetts Ballot Measure 3 makes money more powerful in elections. It has $5 MILLION+ supporting making money more important. There is $150,000 against. When dollars get to vote, they vote to give themselves more power.