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@lizrettenmaier

Policy dork, mamma bear, tree hugger, mountain climber and slider-downer, and L-mate. Not necessarily in that order.

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Staffer: Sir, good news. One of the F-15 pilots ejected safely and is on the ground. Calm and cool under pressure. Badass aura. A video taken by a thankful Kuwaiti civilian is going viral.

Hegseth: Fuck yeah. What's his name?

Staffer: Okay, so, here's the part you won't like...

02.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 2169 πŸ” 444 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 17

I love the kindness being shown to Madalyn with Rep Hines at the People’s State of the Union. πŸ’œ @meidastouch.com

25.02.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The People’s State of the Union has been a breath of fresh air.

25.02.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Talking about the People’s State of the Union streaming on YouTube.

25.02.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watching on PBS News stream of YouTube.

25.02.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump: "I kept my promise to 'drill, baby, drill."

The result? Electricity prices have increased nationwide by 13% last year and are projected to continue rising at 2x the rate of inflation.

But, hey, at least our air and water are more polluted than ever and climate change is running amok! #SOTU

25.02.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...

16.02.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 5948 πŸ” 1130 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 148

Democrats should propose amendments to the SAVE act that require the government to furnish free IDs to all eligible voters before requiring them, automatically register all people to vote, expand mail-in voting, and create a national voting holiday. Then watch republicans block them.

15.02.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 7595 πŸ” 2225 πŸ’¬ 274 πŸ“Œ 148
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This ad should concern Susan Collins.

13.02.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 6968 πŸ” 2632 πŸ’¬ 528 πŸ“Œ 257

According to the New Yorker, Donald Trump and his family profited off the presidency by an estimated $4 billion in 2025 β€” mostly through shady crypto deals.

That amounts to $456,621 per hour.

But how are you doing?

08.02.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 3987 πŸ” 1579 πŸ’¬ 164 πŸ“Œ 58

I’m assuming she’s there for signing the last fy26 approps bill as chair of the Senate appropriations committee, and at least she’s sort of hiding the hat and keeping her distance. But, yeah. A picture is worth 1000 words.

04.02.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That link also has the govops
Committee member listing www.bangormaine.gov/DocumentCent...

01.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
City Council | Bangor, ME The City Council, composed of nine individuals elected at-large on a non-partisan basis, is the governing body of the City and is responsible for establishing overall policy, adopting an annual budget...

Individual counselor emails are here: www.bangormaine.gov/446/City-Cou....

01.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
EMERGENCY PROTEST
Tell Susan Collins:
NO MONEY
FOR ICE
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Collins' field offices, Thurs Jan 29
Portland 8:30AM – 200 Middle St
Bangor 12:00PM - 202 Harlow St

Graham Plater for U.S. Senate

EMERGENCY PROTEST Tell Susan Collins: NO MONEY FOR ICE ======== Collins' field offices, Thurs Jan 29 Portland 8:30AM – 200 Middle St Bangor 12:00PM - 202 Harlow St Graham Plater for U.S. Senate

Β‘EMERGENCY PROTEST ALERT!
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THUR JAN 29th
PORTLAND 8:30AM - 200 Middle St, Portland, w/Graham
BANGOR 12:00PM - 202 Harlow St, Bangor
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Tell Susan Collins: We Demand NO $$ FOR ICE

Link: www.mobilize.us/grahamformai...

#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved

28.01.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A lot of people gathered tonight outside the Department of Veterans Affairs in D.C. for a vigil memorializing Alex Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.

28.01.2026 23:12 πŸ‘ 3637 πŸ” 950 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 21

They'll do this, and while certainly organizers can learn from MN's experience, Maine is a different place and the same things won't be possible there in exactly the same ways. But other things will be!

27.01.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.

"Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest."

27.01.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 9

This thread has organizations you can donate to to help immigrants and fight ICE in Maine. I’ve included community support organizations at the end too. If you know of others add them to my pinned thread.

27.01.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

Golden (ME) won’t apologize and is not running for his seat. But also, the budget reconciliation bill last year funded ICE at insane levels through 2029. Stopping this years appropriations is meaningful symbolism but won’t stop ICE and CBP.

25.01.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:

"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."

and

"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."

Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

25.01.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 14801 πŸ” 6131 πŸ’¬ 267 πŸ“Œ 244
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Janet Mills:

24.01.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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Minneapolis shooting: What we know about Alex Pretti, the man killed by Border Patrol agent Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was fatally shot Saturday morning by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis.

US citizen. Public servant. Licensed to carry a firearm but had no weapon in hand when killed. Attacked by ICE agents with chemical munitions for no reason, then shot.

The time for talking is over. If you are an elected leader you have to tell us *now* what you are doing to end this nightmare ASAP.

24.01.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 3249 πŸ” 1163 πŸ’¬ 119 πŸ“Œ 72
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Trump Is Pushing Gas to Power AI Boom, But Building Plants Takes Years β€œWe’ve got to build baseload power plants to keep the lights on, to keep our homes warm and to power our economy,” US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at an event steps from the White House on Frid...

Watching the administration strategy for energy development is like watching someone dig a tunnel under a fence while the gate is wide open.To be clear, in this case, the open gate is solar and wind paired with batteries.

18.01.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Using car alarms to alert each other to ICE presence without leaving the safety of your home.

18.01.2026 04:03 πŸ‘ 201 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 7
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#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

17.01.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 14989 πŸ” 5161 πŸ’¬ 275 πŸ“Œ 192

There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and β€œoffering helpβ€œ

18.01.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 1857 πŸ” 1069 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 101

The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.

16.01.2026 02:05 πŸ‘ 16731 πŸ” 4550 πŸ’¬ 283 πŸ“Œ 131
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A Sourced Listing of ICE Abuse Incidents in MN A sourced listing of ICE abuse incidents in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge

A good friend of mine in MN just shared this website with videos and lists of incidents of ICE brutality. It's far, far more widespread and violent than even what we're seeing in the news. Please share, and please support orgs and individuals trying to stand up and fight back. mn-ice-witness.org

16.01.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Obama deported 3 million illegal immigrants during his time in office and I don’t remember a single scene like this.

10.01.2026 09:39 πŸ‘ 7313 πŸ” 3124 πŸ’¬ 756 πŸ“Œ 474