Senator Susan Collins is the CHAIR of the Appropriations Committee She is saying leadership can decide? Surely the power of the purse she is so quick to remind us Mainers about actually means *something*

Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · 6d ago

[Waves arms frantically in multiple directions] #MEpolitics

It’s a good thing she’s held all those town halls </sarcasm>

Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social · 2w ago

Worth saying again: Susan Collins hasn't held a single oversight hearing since she took over the Appropriations Committee. Not one. #MEpolitics

We wanted KITT and we got KARR

Andy Greenberg@agreenberg.bsky.social · 2w ago

In our latest episode of WIRED's Hacklab video series, UCSD's researchers talk through their discovery—which they'll present at Defcon next month—how to check if you have KARR in your car, and how to install the security update to fix its flaws if you do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwA3...

We can all still hear the boos over the jacked up background music

Duolingo goes hard sometimes

Like when someone sets your house on fire then expects you to thank them for paying taxes that support the fire department

Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3w ago

AOC on Susan Collins touting the money she got for body cameras and ICE training in the DHS bill. “Senator Collins wrote the blank check to allow these officers to conduct themselves in the way that they have in Maine in the first place, and she's the one who's poured resources into it.”

What someone does in their bathrymetry is their own private business

Nature@nature.com · 3w ago

Geophysicists have, for the first time, caught the ocean floor in the act of spreading apart at one of its seams go.nature.com/4f3aHxm

Improvised mood light for late night lakeside larks

LFG @shennabellows.bsky.social A law and order candidate that actually cares about law and order! Lawfare is happening more and more, she will be our defender

Politico@politico.com · 4w ago

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows is officially running for Senate

The stars finally aligned! Wilco and I finally got the play those Mermaid Avenue songs together at Solid Sound last weekend. You can stream the whole set here www.nepm.org/podcast/the-...

Seems we’re at the ‘integration’ stage of layering, placement & integration

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last mo.

“.. He also reported earning $636 million in royalties from Celebration Coins.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A well managed risk pool is not fraud

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Dr Oz on ACA "fraud" -- "Of the people who signed up, 40% never use the insurance. Let me ask you, John, you have health insurance -- do you use it once a year? In Obamacare right now 40% of the people ostensibly signed up never use the insurance ... we have a lot of fake people on the policies"

I’d much rather warm my bones by a fire on a cold day than try to get cool in heat like this ** Make a heat plan now, this is danger zone hot in a humid urban environment ** (forecast graphics represent a potential vs. a certainty)

Ian@ianlivingston.bsky.social · last mo.

Silly maps are silly.

A scape tunnel

What were the top three magazines you remember as a kid? — Omni Scientific American Mad

I find this picture of the Tesla superchargers by Sunday River being blocked by a pickup truck funny. Why they picked this pic to represent the site? (Other than that is what it’s like there)

Realization that when you’re the one vaccinated for rabies, you get to deal with the bat in the house

“quality vs. quantity”

Portland Press Herald@pressherald.com · 2mo ago

Susan Collins casts 10,000th straight Senate vote

Still in awe of interstate-induced cliuds. Somewhat validates a career of research we have done on how cities affect clouds, rainfall and lightning...My explanation here www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

Telling a joke on BlueSky

SwiftOnSecurity@swiftonsecurity.com · 2mo ago

This is a joke

Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire Webcam showing snow accumulating on May 30. More snow up higher at the Waumbek on the Cog Railway. Check out the Mount Washington webcams: mountwashington.org/webcams/

Why does it feel like a formalization of the 2024 mail in ballots: “if the Zip is blue, put it in the lou”

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said in a yet-to-be-published proposed rule Friday that it’s drawing up plans to radically crack down on mail voting by sending ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Caamp still owes Maine a make up concert from a few years ago Last time the baby lead singer somehow had his feels hurt and stormed off the stage after just an hour - but kept our ticket money

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@bskyplays.bsky.social zork

Next gen data centers are ambivalent to processing for the math that supports blockchain vs that which supports AI So by replacing means of production with AI you have a proof of work and now a proof of stake at the same time No wonder the enshaitification push is so strong #Tragedyofthecommons

Some of this sleeping tape may help! www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/fake-awake-s...

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3mo ago

Out like a light

Because they had the votes already Predictable “show vote”

Portland Press Herald@pressherald.com · 3mo ago

Susan Collins votes with Democrats to halt the Iran war