Gerald Weinand
@dirigoblue.bsky.social
Architect, political blogger in MidCoast Maine. Spud1 at DailyKos
How this works Supporters of privatization claim it will save taxpayers money but the budget line will remain the same But the corporation will cut costs - including wages/benefits - and reap a profit #MePolitics
All this does it hide the use from the victims
Progressive News Service@prognews.bsky.social · 17h agoSome law enforcement agencies treating license plate camera use as confidential information. "Police departments and sheriffs are now adopting formal policies that officers should not mention ALPR usage to vehicle occupants, or even put it in their reports." www.gadgetreview.com/police-are-b...
We have been watching g this for years #MeSen #MePolitics
Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 20h agoSusan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.
It will take YEARS to replace these so-called "stand-off weapons" Sure am glad Bibi convinced Trump to attack #Iran www.reuters.com/world/us-has...
EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say
The degree to which the military is running out of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles has not been previously reported.
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This is a really fascinating interview of Amy Bowers Cordalis www.loe.org/shows/segmen...
Living on Earth: Saving the Klamath, Salmon, and Yurok Culture
The Yurok tribe has inhabited the lower stretches of the Klamath River in Northern California since time immemorial, and their culture is deeply intertwined with the river’s salmon. So, when toxic con...
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Luv the playing partner that runs to the cart to grab another ball "Provisional"
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d ago43-time Club Champion.
Dreary grey day but Maine needs the rain May be an inch overall but it’s mostly been a slow drizzle allowing the parched soil to absorb it Overheard guy talking about how he dug a hole for a plant and the soil was just powder
This report on the closing of the birthing center in Houlton from "This American Life" should become part of the #MeSen campaign #MePolitics www.thisamericanlife.org/894/i-couldn...
Closing Time - This American Life
A doctor trained as a midwife tells the eye-popping story of how she and others came together to save a baby during a birth that suddenly went wrong, in a part of rural Maine where the local labo...
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Curious is national media is reporting this
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d agoFYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
Just took a survey that was obviously against the re-introduction of cougars in the Northeast
It’s long been time to enact this amendment: “A corporation is not a person.” Just these six words. That’s all
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3d agoCorporate spending on elections has already topped $500 million this year. That's one third of the $1.58 billion in total that corporations have spent since Citizens United in 2010. Hawaii and Montana both have plans to neutralize this disastrous SCOTUS ruling. Other states must get on board.
It continues to be the greatest swindle of all time, one that began with St Ronnie www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
Great news! Superyacht sales are exploding, just in time for the midterms!
Heading into midterm season, voters are experiencing Trump’s economic illiteracy first hand, even as Trump, embarrassingly, keeps blaming Biden. If he hadn’t elevated personal loyalty over…
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