The RI Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced a major initiative to repair potholes caused by a harsh winter. A new Pothole Service Requests Dashboard site on the web – https://www.dot.ri.gov/travel/potholes.php – allows the public to report locations needing repair, and monitor progress. It includes overall counts and a map that can zoom down to individual […]
On the “Weekend Update” satirical news segment on Saturday Night Live. anchor Colin Jost displayed a snapshot of an unhinged rant laced with profanity in the form of a Donald Trump post to Truth Social, before admitting he made it up – but until he said that, any viewer would assume it was real. I […]
Readers made Motif aware they received text messages trying to entice them into following a web link that presumably would lead to a scam, collecting financial information or infecting the user with malware. The messages threaten dire legal consequences due to unpaid violations at the RI Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV), citing general laws references […]
[See prior update: motifri.com/iran-war2026] Donald Trump built his entire life and career on denial of reality, convinced he could counter every adversary with some combination of cajolery and charm or, if that failed, threatening and bullying. In his first presidential term, Trump hit the wall because a pandemic virus is not susceptible to such […]
Local Civil War re-enactor Bill Sherman was having trouble recruiting young people into the hobby, so he hit on a novel idea that is perfectly suited to Gen Z. He immediately telephoned his friend Jim Longstreet and suggested they realign to Civil War II, getting rid of that old, dusty gray and replacing it with […]
No Kings – nokings.org – is a non-violent protest movement responding to the monarchy-like concentration of power in the hands of the president, to the exclusion of Congress and the judiciary. The 50501 movement (“50 protests. 50 states. 1 movement.”) named its protest events “No Kings” as an explicit evocation of history, drawing five million […]
[See related long prior article “Opinion — Has the Hamas attack on Israel started World War III? We’ll soon find out”, by Michael Bilow, Oct 29, 2023.] We fought a military war; our opponents fought a political one. We sought physical attrition; our opponents aimed for our psychological exhaustion. In the process we lost sight […]
At Providence, a clipper system will likely bring snow possibly changing to rain in a first burst Wed 7am – 1pm and a second burst of all snow Thu 6pm – Fri 4am, but the chance of any precipitation at all in the second is less than 20%. Total accumulation will be under 1 inch. […]
Snow accumulation at TF Green Airport reached 37.9 inches, shattering the all-time record of 28.6 inches set during the legendary Blizzard of 1978. 07:01 pm EST – 2/23/2026 TF Green AP, RI 37.9 03:10 pm EST – 2/23/2026 1 SE Warwick, RI 36.2 04:21 pm EST – 2/23/2026 1 S Providence, RI 36 07:40 pm […]
[ RI declares state of emergency ] Blizzard Warning in effect from February 22, 04:00 PM EST until February 24, 07:00 AM EST At Providence, a major classic nor’easter developed offshore and passed to the east of RI, from Sun 9pm to Mon 6pm, bringing heavy snow and blizzard conditions with rates late Sun to […]