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  ❤️  Donate Thursday, March 19, 2026 🌤️  Somewhat sunny, with a high near 40. Good Morning Boston, The Federal Reserve is  holding interest rates steady , due to uncertainty over the larger economic impacts of the U.S. and Israeli war with Iran. NPR has more here on the war's latest escalation:  attacks on gas facilities in the Middle East . Now, to local news: Frustration on the streets:   A year ago, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was facing criticism for acting too quickly on street projects and announced  a more cautious approach  to new bus and bike lane construction. Now, she's hearing it from the other side. During a Boston City Council hearing Wednesday, several of Wu's allies expressed frustration that the city is moving too slowly on transportation projects — so slowly it could maybe force the city to forfeit funding. City Council President Liz Breadon said some city projects have been "indefinitely paused." After the Trump administration...

  Friday Message from Meidas Co-Founder MeidasTouch Network and Ben Meiselas Feb 28 By Ben Meiselas Hey Meidas Mighty, it’s Ben Meiselas. It’s Friday. It’s been quite the week. We have seen record growth at the MeidasTouch Network as the leader in all independent news. We owe it all to the Meidas Mighty and all of our subscribers to this Substack. If you aren’t a subscriber, we would love for you to subscribe now. The growth of the MeidasTouch Network is happening at the same time Trump’s base is fracturing and headed for a full implosion. Two major developments happened yesterday to fuel the exodus away from Trump. First, MAGA is leaving Trump because he is destroying the economy and causing job losses. Jobless claims spiked this week, consumer sentiment tanked, and the only word Trump seems to say is “tariff”—which makes things worse since Trump doesn’t even know that a tariff is a tax on American importers that is passed on to American consumers in the form of higher p...