In this essay I will present my case for why Dunkin Donuts acted erroneously when they removed the chocolate stick from their Massachusetts menu offerings.

'MY JOB IS SENATE' — A few Kens crashed Senate President Karen Spilka's rescheduled Galentine's Day event yesterday to perform a Barbie-themed skit. I'm told there are extra t-shirts #mapoli

Primary Care is in crisis. #PC4YOU is the solution.

Start by Believing Day, marks the beginning of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Start by Believing is a public awareness campaign focused on changing the response to a disclosure of sexual assault victimization by expressing belief & support, rather than doubt & shame.

MA Healthcare Financing Committee favorable reviewed Primary Care for You #PC4YOU (S.750). This transformative legislation which doubles PC investment in MA, shifts from FFS to a monthly prospective PC payment & promotes health equity, clears another hurdle. MassAFP Michael L. Barnett

North Americans tomorrow afternoon:

Didn’t have a pigeon flying into my head on my Thursday bingo card

Mass. is one of only a handful of states that does not use Medicaid $ to fund medical residencies. These funds could & should be used to train more Primary Care Physicians (PCPs), which would help greatly as people struggle to find PCPs MA Primary Care Alliance for Patients (MAPCAP) MassAFP bostonglobe.com/2024/04/11/opi…

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I’m a bit biased but this is a great write-up on the importance of proposed measures introduced by Kay Khan & Senator Mike Rush 🇺🇸 to protect young people! bostonglobe.com/2024/04/16/opi…

You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me

Bruins win. What a game.

Is there anyone better than Senator Adam Gomez?!

How exciting is it that language Danielle & I drafted years ago was incorporated into H.4911 - felt like a no brainer that dog breeds shouldn’t prohibit prospective foster/kin/pre-adoptive placements, rather it should be based on individual temperament. malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4911

Beautiful weather yesterday for an event celebrating Roxbury Community College & DoorDash’s “Rox Box” partnership - Rox Box will provide 700 food insecure students per month w/ healthy food, hygiene products, personal and baby care items & more.

The "DCF bill" has passed the MA Senate! It removes prohibitions for DCF adoptive and foster homes based solely on dog breeds, allowing more parents and children to become family. TY Senator Adam Gomez for your testimony, leadership, and advocacy on this bill! #mapoli

Fantastic evening Museum of African American History Stone Book Awards which recognizes exemplary nonfiction works in the field of African American history & culture - congrats to Victor Luck for winning the night’s top prize and to the two finalists Savage & @Dr_ChadWilliams! Can’t wait for next year.

Is there a worst text to wake up to?

Our last Wednesday together.

Big client win! We connected Keith Seitter, lecturer College of the Holy Cross & fmr. exec. dir. of American Meteorological Society w/ The New York Times, for an insightful convo on ongoing challenges facing the NOAA w/ climate forecasting agencies facing staff reductions & other operational hurdles. nytimes.com/2025/03/08/cli…