Ornery Mainer
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Believer in democracy, equality, and term limits. Lifelong fan of the Boston Celtics.
😂 Because she knew it had the voted to pass. Ace reporting 👇🏽 www.pressherald.com/2026/08/04/s...
Susan Collins says she won’t vote to confirm Trump’s pick for attorney general
Maine's Republican senator said Todd Blanche 'has taken several actions that have further eroded' the DOJ's 'independence.'
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This election will come down to a simple truth that Susan Collins and her billionaire backers don't want us to know: There are more of us than there are of them.
Thou shalt not claim you are fighting fraud when you are the most corrupt leader of a country in the history of the entire world and it’s not close.
7/22 Another 400 Maine families could lose their full MaineCare in October because of Big Beautiful Bill #maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine #democrat
What do hungry people do eventually? Riot. Then revolt. Climate change-induced food insecurity will cause violence and wars.
‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers
Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable
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Susan Collins screwed over the northern, rural part of Maine by helping push thru Trump's Big Beautiful Bill. It was a betrayal of her hometown and all the rural Maine towns like it. Jackson, aligned groups and folks on the grouns need to make sure every Maine voter understands this. #MEpolitics
Maine Center for Economic Policy@mecep.bsky.social · 5d agoLast year four Maine hospitals were identified as at risk of closing due to HR 1. If these hospitals closed, Aroostook County would lose $113.6 million in wages, Hancock County $55.3 million, and Washington County $15.8 million. #mepolitics www.mecep.org/blog/medicai...
The impact will kick up a plume of debris so high, it’ll likely be visible through some telescopes. Astronomers will be watching. www.wired.com/story/spacex...
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Is About to Crash Into the Moon—and It Could Be Visible From Earth
The impact will kick up a plume of debris so high, it’ll likely be visible through some telescopes. Astronomers will be watching.
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@pressherald.com I’m a longtime subscriber. Congratulations, I won’t be renewing my subscription.
Maine Newsroom@mainenewsroom.com · 7d ago7/30 Press Herald editor admits to changing a headline about Senator Collins supporting more money for the Iran War to make it friendlier to Senator Collins at her staffer’s request #maine #MEpolitics
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mainedems on Instagram: "Bobby Charles is Trump's biggest fan. Mainers deserve a governor who lives in reality, not one chasing MAGA approval. #mepolitics #…"
Bobby Charles is Trump's biggest fan. Mainers deserve a governor who lives in reality, not one chasing MAGA approval. #mepolitics #megov
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The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns.
Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We dutifully lined up at school to get vaccinated. We eradicated the disease. We protected the common good and saved lives. What RFK Jr. is doing to public health in America is a disgrace.
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AI companies are anonymously buying and destroying millions of books through middleman services to avoid headlines about AI companies buying and destroying millions of books
Booksellers say they're facing a sudden surge of orders for seemingly random rare books—and fear they might be profiting from their destruction.
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Senator John McCain warned us about Rand Paul when he said, “The senator from Kentucky is now working for Vladimir Putin.”
When Democrats take power, they must immediately cancel all of Elon Musk’s government welfare checks. Like and repost if you want this to happen.
While most states fought Trump's demand for sensitive voter information, a handful simply handed it over. Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming all complied.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a stark warning this week about a congressional measure that would merge the U.S. and Israel’s military technology industrial complexes, saying that it represents an “existential threat” to U.S. democracy.
AOC: US-Israeli Military Integration Measure “Existential Threat” to Democracy
The measure, known as Section 219, is included in the Pentagon budget bill advancing through Congress.
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Stop killing our immigrant brothers and sisters | Opinion
As Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, we are dedicated to solidarity with women and children and migrants and refugees, and we call for an end to the uncontrolled use of force employed by ICE.
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Hundreds of people gathered at #protests across #Maine after Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old man from Colombia, was shot by federal #Immigration and Customs Enforcement #agents.
E. Jean Carroll spent nearly a decade in court fighting one of the most powerful men in the world. She fought with tenacity and grace — and she won. She is one of my personal heroes. We all owe her a debt of gratitude.
