Thomas Bentley

Proud member of @bostonfdn ‘s Philanthropy Group (tweets my own). Grateful husband to @stokestvb. Philanthropy & public policy for a just and equitable world.

[Thomas Bentley @TWBIII]

@LeePelton 's opening remarks as he begins his tenure @bostonfdn: "We must continue to challenge ourselves to rethink and even reimagine the good work that we do and how we do it... Be bold, courageous and even daring." LET'S GO!

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[Thomas Bentley @TWBIII]

"There is no one quite like Lee Pelton"
https://t.co/dgfeNVqHXC via @BostonGlobe

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

@jayparsons @_willparker_ Great local interview. https://t.co/d47f3FDgFE

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

“One of the reasons so many younger people have flocked to the pro-housing “yes in my backyard” movement is because they can see perfectly clearly the way that the Marbleheads of the world have blocked their own economic prospects — & they resent it.”

- @BostonGlobe Ed. Board

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

“We’re not talking about skyscrapers. We’re talking about townhouses. Three stories. If you put one next to a single-family house, what’s the difference?”
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[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

On its third attempt tonight, Marblehead Town Meeting approved an “MBTA Communities–compliant” district largely centered on the 125-year-old Tedesco Country Club, meeting 3A requirements on paper while all but assuring no new housing would be built.

This comment says it all.

[Thomas Bentley @TWBIII]

How a Philanthropic Couple Embraced the Building Blocks of Global Health. Literally. https://t.co/MRMyjac08j

[Thomas Bentley @TWBIII]

A three-pronged strategy for supporting our immigrant neighbors https://t.co/8SftwzQY9r via @cwbeacon

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Remember when Google dropped this Black History Month commercial in 2020?

That’s what honoring Black history looks like, telling the truth loudly, not sanitizing it when it makes people uncomfortable.

Happy Black History Month.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

I’m a hell no — not a penny more for ICE.

We should not fund this terror.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Americans are being killed in the street by their government. Our Constitution is being shredded and our rights are dissolving. Resist.

Senate Dems should block ICE funding this week. Activate the National Guard.

We can and must stop this.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

NSPM-7 update
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[Embrace Boston @EmbraceBOS]

Heather McGhee warned us about "zero-sum" politics in "The Sum of Us." And we're seeing it play it now: when we start trying to win at other peoples' expense, everyday people lose, no matter what side of the aisle they're on.

So let's flip the script.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council concludes. https://t.co/7QQTJ3maiA

[Thomas Bentley @TWBIII]

I Said No to Wealth Hoarding and Left My Family Foundation Behind https://t.co/UZM1EkOvTa

[Thomas Bentley @TWBIII]

Trump rejects data he doesn't like. Boston faces troubling facts head-on to craft solutions to problems. https://t.co/o58kW5uhzx via @cwbeacon

[Thomas Bentley @TWBIII]

Opinion | Set Boston free from state oversight https://t.co/zL6soqyVho via @BostonGlobe

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

This is not “voluntary.”

This is violent colonialism preceded by genocide.

Palestinians are being forcefully displaced and Palestine is being ethnically cleansed.

Where are our Congress members who will heed a call to conscience and act for humanity? @LeaderJohnThune @RepJeffries @SpeakerJohnson @lisamurkowski @SenSchumer @ossoff @SenatorWarnock

“A postwar plan for Gaza circulating within the Trump administration, modeled on President Donald Trump’s vow to “take over” the enclave, would turn it into a trusteeship administered by the United States for at least 10 years while it is transformed into a gleaming tourism resort and high-tech manufacturing and technology hub.

The 38-page prospectus seen by The Post envisions at least a temporary relocation of all of Gaza’s more than 2 million population, either through what it calls “voluntary” departures to another country or into restricted, secured zones inside the enclave during reconstruction.

The plan estimates that every individual departure from Gaza would save the trust $23,000, compared with the cost of temporary housing and what it calls “life support” services in the secure zones for those who stay.

It’s not clear if the detailed and comprehensive proposal is what Trump has in mind. But major elements of it, according to two people familiar with the planning, were specifically designed to make real the president’s vision of a “Riviera of the Middle East.”

Tap the link in our bio to read the full story.” @washingtonpost

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

Our @WCKitchen team delivered baby formula to the pediatric department of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, where children are suffering from malnutrition, and to neonatal, malnutrition & pediatric wards in 5 other hospitals. More than 2,000 children under 2 received this critical nutrition delivery…and we keep working to bring more.

[Thomas Bentley @TWBIII]

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