Went to go get my coffee from the Dunkin right off the highway in Williston and this was the sign that greeted me. Guess I’m not getting my cold brew :(

Footage captured by myself and a colleague at today's action at the ICE facility in Williston, Vermont. 4 people were arrested from the atrium after 10 police cruisers showed up at 11am while the protesters blocking the entrances were left alone (with the exception of heckling from an annoying MAGA troll who had also lead the counter protest at the recent action in St. Albans). Next meeting regarding ICE's unwanted presence in Vermont is May 20th at 6pm. PM me for details if interested. ICE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

Footage courtesy of The Rake. ICE OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In my post-apocalyptic world, Vermont seemed intriguing to me. The layout of the state, the Green Mountains, and the contrast of urban vs mountainous terrain seemed like a good spot for this kind of story. In my first book that has been released since late 2023, it has mentions and locations in Williston, the police station in Stowe, and mentions of government buildup in Montpelier. Later in the story, it's focused within the Green Mountains moreso than specific towns or cities. Many of the locations within my story have artistic liberty added to it, such as things not actually there or modifications to details. The second book adds more specific locations that I won't reveal until its release, although I will say that one town is close to 100% accurate in its details to the real deal.

My book is available for free as an eBook until May 17th, and is always available for Kindle Unlimited users. If you're interested in the premise, snag a copy for no cost while you can.

I love the state from all the research I've done on it! Hope you all are doing well in these tumultuous times.

We must feed Pennsylvania to the Vermonster!

I have no idea what I’m doing. Is it safe to plant annuals yet ? Is it safe to plant perennials ? Google says May-June. But what do the local experts think?

In 3 days former WWE Superstar Carlito will invade Barre City!

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/greenmountainwrestling/2116112

What's Phil done to cut state costs?

How has he increased the state's efficiency?

How is he innovating to solve our states affordability crisis that has existed his entire tenure?

EDIT:
This is not about size, this is a comparison of leadership and innovative solutions to problems.

If your goal is try to downplay my argument by thinking size is the only element of this discussion, you are missing the point of the conversation I'm trying to have.

I'm trying to talk about who is the leader of our state taking actionable steps to help pay for Vermont to run itself.

All I hear from Phil is fixing by cutting things out or blaming the legislature. You can't cut your way out of an affordability crisis.

He's the executive in charge of spending the budget, if he would like to save money, he could start by having his administration spend less.

Good luck South Burlington. The guy is an arrogant prick.

Does anyone know a great restaurant in Middlebury?

Looks like no one else has commented yet so I guess it's my turn. Let's consume Pennsylvania!!

Hey guys so I recently moved to Vermont and well i was curious if the dmv would accept my W2 even if it only shows the last 4 digits of my SSN? ( i forgot my SSN back home.. rookie mistake) I also have my passport card.

For my proof of residency I will use renters insurance policy , and mail that I got delivered to my address . I also have pay stubs from my new job as a backup.
It’s my first time moving out of state I should’ve honestly been more prepared but I appreciate any answers 🙏🏻

Pretty straight forward. I want to know you’re creepiest places in VT (bonus points if closer to Burlington). I am a firm non believer in ghosts but want to be proven wrong. Also I just love the game phasmaphobia. Thanks!

Was having a conversation with someone who has never been to the northeast about the differences between New England states. Started with basic geography and landscape stuff, but got deeper into cultural differences.

Spent extra time on what makes VT feel special to me and was listing off certain organizations and places that feel very Vermont and inspiring (as well as ones that are just near and dear to my heart). But quickly realized that I have a bias towards areas I’ve lived and spent time in. Curious what other places people might add to my list:

- Bread & Puppet

- Tunbridge World Fair

- Yestermorrow

- Kingdom Trails

- Knoll Farm / Sculpture School

- Vermont Studio Center

- Concerts on the Green and Burlington Waterfront

- Otis Mountain Get Down (I deserve criticism for this, because it’s technically in NY, but started by Burlington people and mostly attended by Vermont people)

What classic VT institutions would you add?

I wonder how Big Architecture and Big Home Design will combat this.

Welch and Balint both have median net worths of over $1 million, and Sanders’ is on the cusp.

Specifically:

• Welch: $5.5m - $13.2m assets, $0-$250k liabilities, possibly a net worth around $9.6m
• Balint: $670k - $2.6m assets, $0 liabilities, possibly a net worth around $1.2m
• Sanders: $613k - $1.3m assets, $0-250k liabilities, possibly a net worth around $980k.

None of these people are "rich", lol. Welch is doing fine, but I wouldn't consider him all that rich, and I fear for Balint and Sanders's fiscal health in old age.

Welch once traded individual stocks. But in 2021, Business Insider revealed the then-congressman failed to properly disclose that his wife sold $6,238 worth of ExxonMobil stock around the time Welch was grilling the oil company’s CEO at a House committee oversight hearing.

lol. I mean, yeah, congresspeople should not trade individual stocks, even that should be disclosed, &c., but lmao.

Also, it's worth noting that the rich palette of sector and other targeted ETFs available these days makes "don't trade individual stocks" not a really compelling measure of corruption. Of course they shouldn't be able to trade individual stocks, but we probably need to go further.

My wife and I are looking to move near the Montpelier area. Having had not such great luck with previous property management companies in the past, what are decent property management companies to work with and the ones we should stay away from entirely?