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[adrian_turtle]

Boston has a city council election today. It's a "preliminary" election, which is like a non-partisan primary, for a bunch of at-large seats. It's easy to find out which candidates approve of bike lanes and which want them ripped out. It's not that much harder to find out which one supports Trump. It's remarkably hard to figure out how any of them regard ICE or sanctuary-city policies. I did find a candidate who wants the city to clear snow and ice from old people's sidewalks as a safety measure, but Vicki is sure that's not a figure of speech.

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[julian]

Snow and ice, as opposed to ICE.

[evalerie]

Thanks - I should have been able to figure that out, but didn't!

[adrian_turtle]

I’ve seen stickers and flyers on telephone poles with pictures of a half-melted ice cube and a slogan like “Warm hearts melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!”

It would have been harder recognized if I hadn’t seen the visuals