And now for the poll of the day. We're stocking up the pantry with those shelf-stable staples.

And now for the poll of the day: On my phone I have:

Just checking: Did you all just feel a little shaking? If so, reply and let us know where you are. #Massachusetts

🌞 Hello fediverse - this is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 19F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi. New Orleans is having a snow day; the city got enough to shovel on Bourbon Street. 18 state attorneys general are suing the Trump administration in opposition to his executive order ending birthright citizenship. After Trump halted approvals for offshore wind, a wind cable manufacturer dropped plans to build a plant in Massachusetts.

🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 22F at Logan Airport. Meta announced it will scrap its fact checking system in favor of community notes. Donald Trump Jr. arrived in #Greenland, telling residents of the mineral-rich territory "We're going to treat you well." Mass. Rep. Ayanna Pressley says she will boycott Trump's administration.

And now for the poll of the day:

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 53F at Logan Airport and visibility is 9mi. Former US President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old. A federal appeals court upheld a jury's finding that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll. A sinkhole in #NewJersey is keeping part of I-80 closed; the collapse revealed part of an abandoned mine.

🌞 Hello #fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 33F at Logan Airport and visibility is 2mi. About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a is headed back towards Antarctica after breaking off. Starbucks United says workers will strike beginning today. Hotspots include Los Angeles, Seattle and Chicago. Saturday is the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

Hello #Fediverse! This is GBH #News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 50F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10mi. The Federal Reserve has indicated it won't cut interest rates much in 2025 as inflation remains high. The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Congress' efforts to ban TikTok or force a sale of the company. State lawmakers in Mass. dropped a provision to legalize supervised injection sites in a new bill on substance use. we're raiding the office supplies

And now for the poll of the day. Merriam Webster's word of the year is "polarization." What should the fediverse's word of the year be?