Worth reading Amy Fried's series on Susan Collins and abortion -- and passing it along to any Mainers you know who are under illusions about where Collins actually stands on the reproductive freedom. #MEpolitics

Susan Collins wasn’t duped by Brett Kavanaugh

The Many Ways Collins Misleads on Abortion, Part 1

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Pine Tree Activism doesn't have the clout Meidas+ or Aaron Rupar's Public Notice have, though I have to say I couldn't agree more with their recommendation. I always find Mark Jacob's Stop the Presses newsletter and his general posts here on bsky to be thought provoking. The man has been around.

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 10h ago

Two top newsletters in pro-democracy media – Meidas+ and Aaron Rupar’s Public Notice – recommend my weekly Stop the Presses newsletter, which examines how right-wing extremism exploits the weaknesses in journalism. Maybe you should subscribe! (It’s free, unless you prefer to toss in a few bucks.)

Trump calls Somali Americans "garbage" and said today about Ilhan Omar: “She comes from a country that is a non-country." If he'd been alive in 1915, he would've said that about Italians. If it was 1850, he would've said it about the Irish. He traffics in ethnic hate. We have to stop him.

Susan Collins had the power to vote no or stop the funding from passing, but she chose to give Trump what he wanted—billions of our tax dollars going to ICE. ICE must be abolished.

Susan Collins wants you to believe that she's powerless to stop Donald Trump. I call bullshit. Even after an innocent man was murdered in the streets of Biddeford by ICE, she still defended her vote to give tens of billions of dollars to this rogue agency...

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Susan Collins’ allies ran ads against me in Portland, Oregon. Should’ve asked Navatek. They knew exactly where to send the money.

New super PAC spending another $8,500,000 to try to keep Susan Collins in office. Wonder if this one is run by her husband's boss or if Elon Musk is behind it. We may not know until after Election Day. #MEpolitics

Ha! Oh my. . . Susan Collins-Aligned Super PAC Buys Attack Ads in Portland... Oregon. #GoodGrief #JACKSONforMAINE #RetireSusan #MEpolitics

The Intercept@theintercept.com · 9h ago

The group Defending Main Street, long associated with Susan Collins, spent thousands attacking Troy Jackson in the wrong state.

Trump’s Extraordinary Diesel Sellout | From Friday’s Politics Chat with @hcrichardson.bsky.social Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/GsXbQWd4TwM

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! There’s so much to celebrate, from our languages and culture, to how we care for one another and live in harmony with the land. I will always fight to protect our subsistence rights and our ability to pass on our traditions to future generations.

We know from ProPublica's reporting that in return for dangling a six-figure donation, future felon Martin Kao had extensive/personal access to Susan Collins's staff and the head of her super PAC (i.e. her husband's boss.) What do you think Musk gets for his support? #MEpolitics

Maine deserves a representative who actually lives here, not someone who left for Florida and never looked back. 📺️ Watch our new ad:

1/2 Today, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the Wabanaki Nations, the first stewards of the land we now call Maine. While we have made progress toward a more equitable Maine, there is still more work ahead.

10/12 New York Times investigation concludes Maine Senator Susan Collins "often defies Trump but rarely stops him” #maine #MEpolitics

[Susan Collins voice] Donald Trump wanted these ads to run in Maine, but I stood up to him and said no. theintercept.com/2026/10/12/s...

Susan Collins-Aligned Super PAC Buys Attack Ads in Portland... Oregon

The group Defending Main Street, long associated with Susan Collins, spent thousands attacking Troy Jackson in the wrong state.

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GOP: Troy Jackson, were you or were you not at a Trailblazers game? Troy Jackson: No, that was a Celtics game.

Angry Donkey News@angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 8h ago

🚨 BREAKING: Republicans spent over $20k on anti-Troy Jackson ads in the wrong state. They presumably confused Portland, Maine with Portland, Oregon x.com/GOP__Ls/stat...

Pretty telling that this opinion piece from someone who works at a conservative think tank has no positive policy case to make for Collins. Both the Collins campaign and Maine Policy Institute are focused on superficial issues over actual policy #mepolitics www.pressherald.com/2026/10/11/t...

Troy Jackson’s sound bites won’t be enough | Opinion

If Sen. Susan Collins' Democratic challenger really wants the job, he'll have to engage in more than political theater.

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REMINDER: NO KINGS SATURDAY OCT 17 WISCASSET BRIDGE and then NEWCASTLE/DAMARISCOTTA Park and Bridge!

Can’t believe this happened to a party led by a man who confused AL with GA on a hurricane map, confused Sioux Falls with Sioux City, and congratulated Kansas after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl. But remember the rules: It’s always the Dems that misunderstand and disrespect “flyover” America.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 8h ago

OOPS GOP ad buyer mixes up Portlands, spends money meant to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins in Oregon The PAC boosting Collins is "absolutely furious" at the "ridiculous error" made by the buyer, which takes blame and has refunded the money. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Troy Jackson told me that in Maine the price of energy, driven up by the Iran War, is “the worst it’s ever been.” “I do not know how people are going to heat their homes this winter.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2PN...

‘WORST IT’S EVER BEEN’: Maine Senate Nominee Troy Jackson on soaring energy costs

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And NBC News wants in on it. . . The PAC boosting Susan Collins is "absolutely furious" and the rest of the nation finds it absolutely hilarious. #RetireSusan #VOTE #JACKSONforMAINE

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 8h ago

OOPS GOP ad buyer mixes up Portlands, spends money meant to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins in Oregon The PAC boosting Collins is "absolutely furious" at the "ridiculous error" made by the buyer, which takes blame and has refunded the money. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Heh - seems like every odd, or corrupt, thing happening to Susan Collins and her campaign has legs and is getting a ton more coverage than it would otherwise. Here MS NOW is running with the latest gaffe. #RetireSusan #VOTE #JACKSONforMAINE #MEpolitics

MS NOW@ms.now · 7h ago

For four days, a GOP super PAC ran an attack ad against Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson. The only problem was that the ad did not run in Portland, Maine. It ran in Portland, Oregon. Read more from Adam Hudacek:

I honestly don’t know how folks in Maine are supposed to afford to heat their homes this winter. Donald Trump and Susan Collins owe them an answer. Their war in Iran is making life even more expensive for people already struggling to get by.

The Trump administration's national deportation force is a threat to all Americans and our multiracial democracy. Our newest report, "76 Ways Mass Deportation Is Breaking Our Democracy,” is the first civil rights review of this anti-immigrant campaign and the path ahead we must take.

Mass Deportations Are Breaking Our Democracy. Here’s How.

ACLU breaks down key findings from our latest report on mass deportations' impact on democracy.

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On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I want to say something plainly...

Ha! Oh my. . . Susan Collins-Aligned Super PAC Buys Attack Ads in Portland... Oregon. #GoodGrief #JACKSONforMAINE #RetireSusan #MEpolitics

The Intercept@theintercept.com · 9h ago

The group Defending Main Street, long associated with Susan Collins, spent thousands attacking Troy Jackson in the wrong state.

"I'm still an activist and a warrior for the people, and I'll continue till I die."

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Leonard Peltier on Resistance, New Film & Fighting for Freedom

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we feature a conversation with one of the world’s most prominent champions for Indigenous rights, Leonard Peltier. “Indigenous Day is a day that’s been long overdue for any...

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Elon Musk’s super PAC is about to cross $1,500,000 to re-elect Susan Collins. Her response so far: “I wasn’t aware.” Not aware? Senator, it’s a public filing. Stop gaslighting us.

She didn't always walk the walk, but in the 2000s environmental protection was *central* to Susan Collins brand. (She had her own carbon cap bill!) Over time that became untenable within the GOP and by 2020 she was doing fundraisers at the Petroleum Club of Houston. That's who she is. #MEpolitics