Dan Simonds
@djsimonds.bsky.social
Concerned Citizen, Forester, small-time Entrepreneur from a little town in the mountains of Maine (2nd district). I make a living with 3rd party certification standards for sustainable wood products (FSC, SFI, PEFC).
Susan Collins just wants to be re-elected. She’d vote to confirm Jeffrey Epstein if it would help her stay in the Senate. #mepolitics
James Myall@jamesxmyall.bsky.social · yesterdaySusan Collins can't decide whether the president's personal lawyer should be allowed to continue to use the Dept of Justice to prosecute the Trump's enemies, overlook Trump's tax fraud and cover up child abuse to protect Trump #mepolitics www.bangordailynews.com/2026/08/03/p...
Susan Collins isn’t dumb enough to trust Todd Blanche either. She just doesn’t care. #mepolitics
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayWhitehouse: "Next we get to this crooked slush fund Trump family tax amnesty scam. We've got these two new pieces of paper. One signed only by Blanche, one not signed by anybody. Neither of which has any legal effect whatsoever. They are decorative. Can you trust Todd Blanche? I do not."
Demanding to examine a child's genitals for them to play sports is fucking insane
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
This is where Susan Collins and the GOP are taking us. Nothing says “freedom” like underpants inspections for schoolchildren.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
Awful: The local press in Maine is crediting Susan Collins for getting Trump to agree to ICE bodycams nationwide. It's cynical BS: She voted for $70 billion in ICE money and against requiring bodycams. But this kind of thing is why she could still win. New from me: newrepublic.com/article/2138...
Maine Republicans have decided they want to talk about Troy Jackson's long time partner. I guess that opens the door to others talking about how Susan Collins married her former boss who is a rich lobbyist whose clients benefit from Collins’ decisions. #mepolitics
Todd Blanche‘s confirmation vote may be off for this morning, but he still has an obligation to produce documents from the Epstein files today.
Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social · last wk.Judge Sullivan has given acting AG Todd Blanche 5 days to produce unredacted versions of some Epstein Files documents & proof that the reasons given for making the redactions were true. Here’s what’s significant about that: joycevance.substack.com/p/an-importa...
For Susan Collins, a stupid, forever-war is acceptable. Just as long as she gets to stay in the Senate. #mepolitics
James Fallows@jfallows.bsky.social · 6d agoLet me tell you, having chronicled Pentagon-style war game on attacking Iran nearly 25 yr ago, every single "surprise," "darkening turn," "narrowing option," spreading warfare," "rising casualties," "no easy exit," etc that comes drip-by-drip is EXACTLY why GHWB WJC GWB OBAMA BiDEN did NOT do this
If you have a $5 million second home in New York and you’re confused about a new tax you should just get a new accountant.
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis@jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 7d agoAw, #BrokenTimes is so concerned about its readers who can afford second homes worth more than $5 million. Some of them are confused. 🎻 Rollout of New York City’s Second-Home Tax Is Confusing Some Residents www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/n...
Odd, how Republicans are so angry at the *pretend* notion that Dr. Fauci undermined our health but are not even slightly interested in RFK Jr’s *actual* undermining of our health.
Just a head’s up to everyone who hasn’t reassessed their relationship with Shopify yet: its CEO is actively pushing far-right politics in Canada, now with Elon Musk’s explicit support!
Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 7d agolol, annnnnnnd there's the nail in the coffin, if there was still any doubt:
Voting to re-elect Susan Collins is the best way to support endless, forever wars. #mepolitics @mainedems.bsky.social
Wesley Morgan@wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 7d agoIn 2026 so far, the Trump admin has bombed: —Iran—14,000+ strikes; 1 JSOC mission —Somalia—strikes on 66 days —Caribbean/E. Pacific—31 strikes —Iraq—strikes on 26+ days —Syria—strikes on 18 days —Arabian Sea—9 strikes —Nigeria—strikes on 3 days; 1 JSOC raid —Venezuela—strikes on 2 days; 1 JSOC raid
This is how Susan Collins is protecting Maine people from murderous, masked thugs. #mepolitics
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoHoman: "It's only a matter time when you weaponize that two ton vehicle where an officer is not going to be able to react in time and we're burying an ICE officer ... so the vehicle stops are back on"
Foreign policy based on war crimes. Vote for Susan Collins to make sure this continues. #mepolitics
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 2w agoTrump says that for every ship targeted by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz the U.S. “will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran.”
Susan Collins, on the other hand, really enjoys being a US Senator. And if a few thousand people in Africa have to die, that’s a price she’s willing to pay. #mepolitics
Adam Bonin@adambonin.bsky.social · 2w agoJohn Cornyn has told the WH he won't move forward the ambassadorial nominations of Trump allies Kari Lake (Jamaica?!) and Doug Mastriano (Slovakia) without a commitment to distribute PEPFAR funding, saying it's both the compassionate thing to do and in our self-interest to have friends in Africa.
For Susan Collins, endless funding for a stupid forever war is a small price to pay for remaining in the Senate for 6 more years. #mepolitics
Brian Finucane@bcfinucane.bsky.social · 2w agoJust a reminder that in 1973, Congress ended Nixon's illegal bombing of Cambodia by attaching a funding prohibition to appropriations legislation. Congress has the tools to end Trump's illegal boondoggle with Iran. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The demands came in a letter spearheaded by Maine's Independent Sen. Angus King, signed by 38 Democratic senators.
Democratic senators demand ICE answers and body cameras after fatal shootings in Maine and Texas
The demands came in a letter spearheaded by Maine's Independent Sen. Angus King, signed by 38 Democratic senators.
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Susan Collins (on the other hand) is focused on staying in the Senate. And if a few more people need to die, that’s a price she’s willing to pay. #mainepolitics
Bangor Daily News@bangordailynews.bsky.social · 2w agoThe demands came in a letter spearheaded by Maine's Independent Sen. Angus King, signed by 38 Democratic senators.
When killing a human isn’t a mistake it’s called a murder.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoHoman: "All the mistakes they say happened in Minnesota -- the mistakes them claim in Minnesota, a lot of them I don't think were mistakes."
This may as well be a campaign slogan for Susan Collins. A vote for her is a vote for more killing in our streets.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoHoman on people getting killed by ICE: "It comes down to one simple fact -- these people failed to comply with law enforcement ... all they had to do is comply. If they did, they'd be alive today."
I can’t love a country that is ruled by Donald Trump. Chest bump to Robert De Niro. Dude dropped the tea!!
The ICE agent who killed a 26-year-old man in Maine has been identified as David Michael Brouillette. His ex-wife says she tried to warn his superiors about him. trib.al/LVCFY1X
ICE Agent Who Killed Maine Man Tried to Get His Ex-Wife to Lie for Him
The ICE agent who killed a 26-year-old man in Maine has been identified as David Michael Brouillette. His ex-wife says she tried to warn his superiors about him.
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Susan Collins needs to explain again just what ICE needs $70B for. They aren’t spending it on recruiting and training.
Maine Public@mainepublic.org · 3w agoThe Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to close relatives who spoke to The Associated Press. https://bit.ly/4f840eD
DJT gave Maine voters an excellent lesson in just how useless Susan Collins really is. @mainedems.bsky.social #mainepolitics
The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · 3w agoDonald Trump abruptly reversed his own administration’s decision to prevent ICE agents from performing traffic stops after watching negative coverage of the plans on television, according to a report.
"The investigation into a US strike that hit a school in Iran has sat for months with a military command while leaders have held off on ordering a critical, standard intelligence review to help determine what happened, according to three sources familiar with the matter."
Exclusive: US military hasn’t conducted standard review of intelligence tied to strike on school in Iran, sources say | CNN Politics
The investigation into a US strike that hit a school in Iran has sat for months with a military command while leaders have held off on ordering a critical, standard intelligence review to help determi...
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All these reasons are why Susan Collins should not be a US Senator. #mepolitics @mainedems.bsky.social
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3w agoPeople don't want masked thugs terrorizing their neighbors. They don't want warehouses being turned into detention centers. They don't want billions of taxpayer dollars spent on a rogue police state. They want healthcare. They want affordable homes. They want their basic needs met.
Some notes for the Maine Dem senate candidates. Talk like this to earn my support. #mepolitics
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoOssoff: "The abuses of federal power, the misconduct is unprecedented. That's why Donald Trump so deeply fears his impending losses in these midterms, because he recognizes that when there's a change in the balance of power, there will be real accountability imposed"
NEW: A 28-year-old man died Tuesday morning following an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations agents in St. Augustine, marking the third death involving ICE in a week.
Man dies during immigration encounter in Florida, the third ICE-involved death in a week
Third ICE-involved death in a week confirmed after fatal St. Augustine crash during joint agency operation. National outrage grows over enforcement and deaths
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Good. But not enough. We still have armed thugs harassing people on our streets. And killers who need to face justice. #mepolitics
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 3w agoBREAKING: ICE orders officers to stop pursuing people in vehicles after fatal shootings in Maine and Texas, according to a current senior DHS official and two former senior DHS officials.
