Midcoast Maine marsh.

“He is dangerous and should not have weapons,” Mr. Brouillette’s mother, Susan Bedard, said of her son in a text message to The Times. “Believe his victims, not him.” Strong reporting by @alexandraberzon.bsky.social and Katie Benner. www.nytimes.com/2026/11/11/u...

ICE Officer Involved in Maine Shooting Expressed Anti-Immigrant Hatred (Gift Article)

The agent talked of foreign bloodlines, denounced noncitizens and more, according to emails obtained by The Times. His fatal shooting of a Colombian-born motorist in July remains under investigation.

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Superyacht Castlefinn back in Penobscot Bay after several months on the hard at Safe Harbor Front Street Shipyard in Belfast, #Maine.

This story is wild. @ericboodman.bsky.social already doing strong work for NYT science pages. How Tension Over Trump Fractured American Diabetes Research www.nytimes.com/2026/11/09/s...

An Anti-Trump Protest. Police Threats. Inside a Rift in Diabetes Research.

It began with a protest at an American Diabetes Association conference. Now a resulting boycott has caused a scientific slowdown, with no end in sight.

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“We’ve never been in a situation where the head of a prominent government health agency was a science denier,” said James Colgrove, a professor at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, referring to Kennedy.

Politico@politico.com · 4d ago

In America’s measles epidemic, RFK Jr. is now on trial politi.co/4Apyalv

Many people in writer Rachel Handler’s life felt that something was amiss, that commercial chocolate didn’t taste the way it used to. For our Cover Story, Handler spends several months tumbling down a chocolate vortex to find out why. www.grubstreet.com/article/choc...

Photos from the Maine campaign trail. Senator-elect @troyjackson207.bsky.social in Bangor Saturday.

Glad to contribute Maine reporting here: www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/u...

Americans on Why They Rejected Trump’s Republican Party

A G.O.P. voter in Kansas put it bluntly: “The Republican Party has lost its way.”

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Amazing @jefftweedy45.bsky.social show last night at Waterville Opera House. “Stay human,”Tweedy said. “Sing to each other. Start a band.”

Troy Jackson rallied his canvassers in Bangor yesterday. He said his campaign knocked on 50,000 doors last weekend. #troyjackson #maine

U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/b...

U.S. Oil Industry Earned Over $130 Billion in Profit During Iran War

That was almost three times as much as what businesses producing and refining oil in the United States made in the same period in 2025.

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Thirty Below is a wild story, very well told. The first all-women's ascent of Denali was so unheralded at the time, that "No national publication aired a single story on the climb." @cassidyrandall.bsky.social's gripping book is an overdue corrective.

Cassidy Randall@cassidyrandall.bsky.social · last yr.

You guys. I was floored when the jury announced that THIRTY BELOW won the Banff Mountain Book Competition Grand Prize on Thursday. What a hell of an honor. If you haven't read it and want a "propulsive" read, as the jury called it, now's a good time to pick it up! www.banffcentre.ca/articles/mou...

Exciting and ambitious project from @themainemonitor.org

The Maine Monitor@themainemonitor.org · 2w ago

The Maine Monitor will host a live blog on its website on Election Day, reporting from more than 40 polling places around the state. We’ll have reporters across Maine bringing you photos, videos, interviews with voters, breaking news, and updates.

"At the top of the list of corrective actions are demands that the California Coastal Commission meet with SpaceX and 'discuss any outstanding concerns about political bias...'" Strong work by @rosannaxia.bsky.social for @latimes.com www.latimes.com/environment/...

Trump wants to strip California of coastal protections unless state yields to list of demands

Future federal funding of California's coastal management program is suspended, "unless and until the identified deficiencies are satisfactorily addressed."

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Nice weekend waves in southern Maine.

The toxicity that @ericlipton.nytimes.com and his colleagues have uncovered is everywhere but if you live in Texas, Louisiana, or Alabama pay special attention

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com · 3w ago

JUST POSTED: Today at The NYT we are publishing a major investigation into how President Trump used his executive powers to expose millions of Americans to greater cancer risks. A six month-long investigation built on more than 10,000 pages of FOIA records. Read it www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

In an exclusive interview with OPB, Kaylub Giamanco, the man who fatally shot the teenage school shooter at Silver Rail Elementary, shares what he wants people to know about his experience.

‘I’m just a carpenter from Bend’: Father who killed Silver Rail school shooter grapples with the aftermath

Kaylub Giamanco described the events at Silver Rail Elementary as the scariest day of his entire life, and said he’s thinking of the victims' families and wishing he could have saved their loved ones.

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"Caffeine pouches, small packets placed in the mouth between the lip and gum, are marketed as a portable and discreet way to boost energy and focus. Some contain as much as 200 milligrams of caffeine..." by @cheymumph.bsky.social for @apnews.com apnews.com/article/be-w...

Some schools are banning caffeine pouches. Here's what parents and students should know

Young people are turning to caffeine pouches for a quick energy boost, raising concerns among health experts, school officials, and parents.

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The Trump administration is slow-rolling the definition of ultra-processed food, a cornerstone of the MAHA movement. @sarah-todd.bsky.social reports for @statnews.com : www.statnews.com/2026/10/22/u...

Nutrition experts press White House to release ultra-processed food definition

MAHA allies and nutrition experts want the Trump administration to act on ultra-processed foods before the elections.

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“Finally, on a business trip to Pennsylvania, I booked a Holiday Inn Express so I could try drip coffee from one of the smaller, countertop Costa machines. I drank a second cup.” Kristina Peterson reports on Costa Coffee’s struggles. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

How Coca-Cola Got Burned With a $5 Billion Bet on Costa Coffee

The beverage giant’s acquisition of Costa was supposed to create a global empire of self-serve espresso machines and canned coffee. Instead, it’s mostly just running coffee shops in the UK.

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This book by @eosnos.bsky.social goes a long way to explaining the new gilded age. Worth reading to understand the ultrarich, and their toys and habits. Interview by @franklangfitt.bsky.social for @npr.org www.npr.org/2025/06/22/n...

What separates the ultrarich from the just-plain-rich? The gigayacht.

A new collection of essays by New Yorker writer Evan Osnos, The Haves and Have-Yachts, provides rich research and material for the conversation about extreme wealth in America today.

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Penobscot Bay this evening. #maine

More money is being spent on negative advertising in Maine’s Senate race than the state’s entire federal allotment for heating assistance this winter.

The staggering amount of money spent on negative ads in Maine

The $46 million in heating aid funding has already been eclipsed by the amount of negative ad spending in the race featuring Susan Collins and Troy Jackson, with two weeks left before Election Day.

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Frosty October sunrise in North Maine Woods. #Aroostook #Maine

Strong work by @annaedney.bsky.social for @bloomberg.com "In addition to the mold and filthy floors, inspectors noticed 'significant insect activity' in ceilings." In my book Caffeinated, I reported on similar problems at a synthetic caffeine plant in China. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

Black mold, bugs found at Chinese plants making GLP-1 compounding agents

Drug compounders make copies of hugely popular weight-loss drugs. But inspections at two Chinese plants supplying key components found disturbing situations.

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Among the takeaways from last night's debate, Senator Collins does not regret voting to confirm RFK Jr. By @emilydavies.bsky.social for @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...

5 Takeaways From the Senate Debate in Maine

The race’s fourth and final debate centered around whether Senator Susan Collins, the Republican incumbent, was as independent as she claimed to be from President Trump.

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The pouch craze continues, caffeine, nicotine and beyond. nypost.com/2026/10/14/h...

Exclusive | The Zyn-ification of wellness: Caffeine, melatonin and even vitamins now come in pouches — but do they work?

Visit the post for more.

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Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work.

Saul Justin Newman has, to quote Mary Roach, “a deliciously wicked wit." In an excerpt from “Morbid," out today, he takes a skeptical look at claims about the world’s oldest people and the institutions that certify them:

Longevity Research Has a Bullshit Problem

How impossible ages, lost paperwork, and invented biographies become scientific fact.

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This story about Guilfoyle and Eric Deters is wild! "He told Guilfoyle he would pay her $1 million if she helped him land an interview on former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s show." By @danamattioli.bsky.social, @drewhinshaw.bsky.social, & @rebeccaballhaus.bsky.social www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account

Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.

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