Even if we take your word that it is now friendly and inclusive, your engagement directly supports Musk’s mission to dismantle U.S. social services and discrimination protection, his donations to corrupt politicians, and his protection of child predators.

John Gruber@gruber.foo · 18h ago

I'm sure this one won't make anyone angry.

#MEpolitics: I live in Bangor—walking distance from downtown—and Bobby Charles is not only talking out of his arse, he’s employing the MAGA tactic of trying to dehumanise and demonise unhoused people, many of whom are unhoused because of the failed, inhumane policies of people like Bobby Charles.

James Myall@jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 3d ago

It’s been a minute since I was in Bangor, but I feel like this might been a teensy exaggeration. #mepolitics

When the people of Maine go to the polls, keep in mind that Susan Collins paid for Johan’s murder by ICE, a little girl no longer has a father because of Susan’s vote. End the killing, vote for @troyjackson207.bsky.social

@gruber.foo I was in the audience when Troy Jackson made this speech and was quite moved by it. I think we could use his compassion and empathy in the senate. Musk is pouring money into his opposition. Choosing to use X is a political statement with political repercussions.

Maine Newsroom@mainenewsroom.com · 3mo ago

7/26 Senate candidate Troy Jackson: The economy isn’t just taking Mainers’ money, but “pieces of our lives away from us” #maine #MEpolitics

I’ve seen a couple of political ads from Susan Collins which can be summarized as: I am solving the problem of rural Maine birthing center closures by making it easier to give birth in the emergency room.

Strong Geomagnetic Storm Underway. Check the Space Weather dashboard for more information.

When am I going to get this latest edition of the Newspeak dictionary?

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 4d ago

Artificial Intelligence.

For every $75 cut from patient care in the Big Beautiful Bill, the much-vaunted Rural Health Transformation Program gives back just $1. This and other fact checks on Collins’ claims about RHTP #mepolitics www.mecep-action.org/fact-check-c...

Fact Check: Senator Collins’ rural health fund falls billions short of what the One Big Beautiful Bill takes away

LePage blocked policies approved by voters, cut services for families, shifted costs onto towns and households, and left federal funding unclaimed or unspent.

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Troy Jackson: "The gentleman's name was Johan Sebastian Guerrero. He had a 3 year old daughter. The only mistake he made that morning was going to work. Because Sen. Collins is not willing to stand up to Donald Trump, he was murdered in the streets of Biddeford for doing nothing wrong."

We’ve got Sun, Earth, and atmosphere and that means we’ve got atmospheric phenomena!

10/3 Yes, Maine Congressional candidate Paul LePage really did describe Social Security as “welfare, pure and simple" #maine #MEpolitics

We know Susan Collins would vote for Trump’s nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Alito. And Mainers can prevent that by voting for Troy Jackson. #mepolitics www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement

The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.

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“Well, you see, I have to stay on the White Supremacist Child Porn Rape Victim Doxxing site because that’s where my community is”

Kelly@justkelly.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Cornell victim has been doxxed on X. So worried for her. I hate this planet.

#MEpolitics: Collins wouldn’t even be renouncing these unconstitutional rescissions right now if not for her desperate need to distract from her own corruption scandal, reassert herself as an “independent” chair of the Senate Appropriations Comm, obfuscate her vote to confirm Vought as OMB Director.

Bobby Kogan@bbkogan.bsky.social · 2w ago

I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions.

Check trading… #MESen #mepolitics #VoteBlue

@KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social@keepitbluedems.bsky.social · 2w ago

#MEpolitics: A must watch from William Turton, one of the journalists behind @propublica.org’s blockbuster Susan Collins corruption investigation, explaining what they discovered, and debunking Collins’ misleading claims or outright lies in response to their extensively researched reporting.

William Turton@williamturton.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thanks to @chrislhayes.bsky.social for having me on last night to talk about our investigation into Susan Collins and the falsehoods her campaign has offered in response to our reporting.

Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.

I personally like to focus on actual qualifications. Focusing on superficial details is a slippery slope to bias, and I know I can’t eliminate mine entirely, but I really try to minimize them.

Kai Ryssdal@kairyssdal.bsky.social · 2w ago

I’m sorry, but if you bring an iced coffee - or any damn beverage at all - to a job interview, you’re disqualified. It’s not hard, people.

We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy.

Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 3w ago

Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited future governors from handing over abortion providers, helpers, and patients to red states for criminal prosecution. The bill also barred extraditions involving transgender care.

Exclusive: In late 2024, FBI agents were looking at Sen. Susan Collins’ role in a massive illegal bribery scheme alleged by a former federal contractor. Then Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, leaving no one to carry on the investigation – it’s dead. 🧵

Bessent essentially makes Representative Foster’s point with his incompetent assertion that Oppenheimer was not a physicist. Foster also happens to be a physicist. youtu.be/PIwWsHy9RfE?...

Bessent: “Robert Oppenheimer was not a physicist...”

YouTube video by American Bridge 21st Century

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Often seems like the most brutal attack on Susan Collins is a bland recitation of the facts. #MEpolitics

Early childhood teachers can now also claim an insultingly small tax deduction in place of proper education funding!

Susan Collins said when deciding to support this man that "He told me he believed in the efficacy of the polio vaccine and said he would help restore Americans’ confidence in vaccines and our health agencies." Either she’s an idiot or she lied. Both should disqualify her for another term.

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · 4w ago

“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation… Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”

RFK Jr. is ramping up his anti-vax campaign, meaning we need to ramp up showing out to the midterms and voting for a Congress that will remove RFK Jr. Help us embolden a science-defending Congress: zurl.co/0vv7S www.statnews.com/2026/09/14/r...

Kennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once led

RFK Jr. worked to distance himself from Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group he once led. Now, he's delivering a keynote at CHD's conference.

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Candidates need to be much more straightforward than this: “You know republicans keep getting convicted of child sexual abuse. Now my opponent is making up an excuse to look in your kid’s pants. I won’t let them.”

Julian Sanchez@normative.bsky.social · 4w ago

I think this is something candidates should lampshade relentlessly: “Why does my opponent want to talk constantly about five trans kids playing volleyball and some Twitch streamer in LA? Is that stuff really important to your daily life? If it’s not, why are they trying to make you feel like it is?”

The Truly Do Nothin Congress: The House has been in session for so few days in 2026 (65; the lowest number since 1994) that the American Fascist Party members would not fulfill the Medicaid work requirements they are forcing on the rest of us starting on 1 January 2027.

How Much Has Congress Actually Worked in 2026? - No Labels

Congress is considering another early recess. Here’s what the numbers show about how much work lawmakers have actually done.  Congress […]

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There’s a lot going on right now, and Susan Collins is hoping voters won’t notice that she was the deciding vote in confirming another anti-abortion Trump judge to a lifetime appointment.

Susan Collins Casts Major Anti-Abortion Vote 6 Weeks Out From Election

The Maine senator voted in favor of a Donald Trump judicial nominee who served on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy center.

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Anyone have any recommendations on where to move my server?

nixCraft@cyberciti.biz · last mo.

Time to move away from DigitalOcean.

This seems way more interesting show than the children’s show I was remembering. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rote_Zo...

Rote Zora (group) - Wikipedia

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