Mob History#OTD (Jan. 01)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.
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#OTD (Dec. 30)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.
#DedhamMA #NewCastlePA #PoughkeepsieNY #Brooklyn #NewYork #ProvidenceRI #Chicago #Mafia #MafiaHistory #Histodons @mafiahistory
DoomsdaysCWNot just in #Massachusetts... I'm not big on organized religion, but if you're going to practice it, at least be consistent with your principles (like the folks who set-up these displays)!
Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and LAURA BARGFELD, Updated 7:06 AM EST, December 12, 2025
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — "One baby Jesus lays in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the #LakeStreetChurch in #EvanstonIL, wearing a plastic gas mask and flanked by #RomanSoldiers in tactical vests labeled 'ICE.'
"In another #Chicago suburb, not far from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility that has drawn protests over detentions, a sign at the manger outside the #UrbanVillageChurch says 'Due to ICE activity in our community the Holy Family is in hiding.' And more than a thousand miles away, the Christ child went missing from a Nativity scene at St. Susanna Parish in #DedhamMa, replaced by a hand-painted sign: 'ICE was here.' "
Church Nativity displays on immigration draw praise, outrage in Illinois and Massachusetts
Nativity scenes at some churches are sparking fierce debates. At Lake Street Church in Evanston, Illinois, the baby Jesus lies with zip-tied wrists in the kind of emergency blankets given ICE detainees. At St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, the manger sits empty, beneath a sign reading “ICE was here.” Supporters say Jesus, Mary and Joseph were refugees, comparing them to immigrant communities facing federal raids. Critics call the displays political and sacrilegious. The controversy has drawn visitors, protests, and heightened church scrutiny. But supporters say the Bible is on their side.
#DedhamMA -Decision expected on controversial "ICE was here" #nativity display in Massachusetts
By Samantha Chaney
December 8, 2025
"A decision is expected today on a controversial 'ICE was here' nativity scene at a Dedham, Massachusetts church.
"The display outside St. Susanna's Parish has the anti-ICE message where Jesus, Mary and Joseph would normally be, suggesting that they were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. It was installed the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
"The Boston Archdiocese wants it taken down, saying the display goes against church norms around sacred objects.
'The people of God have the right to expect that, when they come to church, they will encounter genuine opportunities for prayer and Catholic worship-not divisive political messaging,' the Archdiocese's message read in part. 'The display should be removed, and the manger restored to its proper sacred purpose.'
"The church's priest Father Stephen Josoma declined an on-camera interview with WBZ-TV, but said the church is continuing to speak on humanitarian issues facing the country. "
Read more:
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ice-was-here-nativity-dedham/
Decision expected on controversial "ICE was here" nativity display in Massachusetts
A decision is expected today on a controversial "ICE was here" nativity scene at a Dedham, Massachusetts church.
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AIF-MassachusettsTesla Takedown actions next weekend:
TESLA TAKEDOWN - WATERTOWN, MA
Saturday, April 19, 2025 10:00 AM
Tesla Service Center
457 Pleasant Street Watertown, MA
https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-watertownma-4
Tesla Takedown Saturdays - Dedham
Saturday, April 19, 2025 11:00 AM
Tesla Dedham
840 Providence Hwy, Dedham, MA
https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-saturdays-dedham-6
We can only assume there will be more than what is listed here (definitely one in Boston, at least!), so keep tuned to the TeslaTakedown page for more events in Massachusetts.
https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/teslatakedown
#TeslaTakedown #Events #Massachusetts #Dedham #DedhamMA #Watertown #WatertownMA #Antifascism
TESLA TAKEDOWN - WATERTOWN,MA
All are welcome to join us to peacefully protest the cruel destruction of government services by Shadow President Elon Musk and his DOGE sycophants. Elon/DOGE is laying off 80,000 staff at the V.A., messing with social security, eliminating USAID, eliminating programs for children and seniors. Elon and his billionaire friends want to cut government spending to enrich themselves. This is money hoarding for sport by a bunch of billionaires and has to stop. Do they really need more billions? No parking on Bridge Street. Parking available at Cannalonga Park 480 Pleasant St. as well as the big parking lot directly across. Elon Musk is destroying our democracy, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. We are taking nonviolent action at Tesla to stop Musk's illegal coup. ⚡Sell your Teslas, dump your stock, join the picket lines. ⚡ We're tanking Tesla's stock price to stop Musk. ⚡Stopping Musk will help save lives and protect our democracy. The stakes couldn’t be higher. No one is coming to save us. Not politicians, not the media, not the courts. Tesla Takedown is a peaceful protest movement. We oppose violence, vandalism and destruction of property. This protest is a lawful exercise of our First Amendment right to peaceful assembly. #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla
Tesla Takedown actions this weekend in Eastern Massachusetts! More info at https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/teslatakedown
Watertown Tesla Takedown
Saturday, April 12, 2025 10:00 AM
Watertown Tesla Service Center
457 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA 02472 US
Tax Day Tesla Takedown April 12th
Saturday, April 12, 2025 12:00 PM
Tesla Showroom - Prudential Center
888 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02199 US
Tesla Takedown Saturdays - Dedham
Saturday, April 12, 2025 11:00 AM
Tesla Dedham
840 Providence Hwy, Dedham, MA 02026 US
Don't see one near you but have Tesla infrastructure nearby? Host an event! More info here:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/1f5fc52850ddcea970ea1dcf64c207643270d9a9/edit
#TeslaTakedown #Massachusetts #BostonMA #DedhamMA #WatertownMA #Boston #Dedham #Watertown #Antifascism
Protests at two Tesla dealerships tomorrow, March 8th:
Dedham at 11am (https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-saturdays-dedham)
North Shore Mall in Peabody at 2pm (https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-9)
And on Sunday March 9th one at Boylston St in Boston: https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-boston-downtown-2
#TeslaTakedown #Antifascism #DedhamMA #PeabodyMA #BostonMA #Massachusetts
Tesla Takedown - Dedham
We are taking action at Tesla. ⚡ Sell your Teslas, dump your stock, join the picket lines. ⚡ Hurting Tesla is stopping Musk. ⚡ Stopping Musk will help save lives and our democracy. The stakes couldn’t be higher. No one is coming to save us—not politicians, not the media. #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla
As Seen From Buck HillHistoric Dedham Square photographed from Buck Hill. All buildings in this photograph are within the town of Dedham MA.
In the center of the frame is the gold dome of the Norfolk County Superior Court, 650 High St with the First Church and Parish, 680 High St just behind it.
To the right is the Allin Congregational Church, 683 High St. In front the very tops of the First Church of Christ Scientist (now a dance studio), 619 High Street and the Dedham District Court, 631 High St.
On the top left is the MIT Endicott House, 80 Haven St.
On the bottom left is the Church of the Good Shepherd, 62 Cedar St.
#buckhill #bluehills #bluehillsreservation #boston #BostonMA #DedhamMA #landscape #LandscapePhotography #photography #LongDistanceObservations
