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Amy Browne

@amyfrommaine.bsky.social

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News & Public Affairs Mgr @ WERU. 11th+ generation Mainer, Acadian roots, genealogy, local history, old houses, dogs, thrift shops, upcycling, swimming, kayaking/paddling, hiking, books, rocks, moss, fog. LCSW-in-exile

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · 18h

#NoKings Bangor, Maine

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · 18h

#NoKings Bangor, Maine

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · 18h

#NoKings Bangor, Maine #StephenKing

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · 8d

Who needs emergency weather alerts when we could just send $20 billion to Argentina for no apparent (good) reason? 🤷🏼‍♀️

Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Sep 3

Blackstone billionaire Steve Schwarzman gave $2 million to Collins’ Super PAC a day before she voted to advance Trump’s Big Beautiful (sic) Bill
#SusanCollins #Maine

Susan Collins Raked in Wall Street Cash Before Advancing Trump Tax Bill

Susan Collins voted to advance Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill a day after her Super PAC received $2 million from Blackstone billionaire Steve Schwarzman.

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jul 5

among other things

Fact Sheet: Trump’s Rescission Request Would Slash Spending on Foreign Assistance Programs That Benefit American Interests

The Trump administration’s FY 2025 rescission package would eliminate more than $8 billion in investments critical to global health, stability, and democracy while the administration increases spendin...

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jul 4

#4thofJuly #DeclarationOfIndependence (4 of 4)

Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jul 4

#4thofJuly #DeclarationOfIndependence (3 of 4)

Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jul 4

#4thofJuly #DeclarationOfIndependence (2 of 4)

Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jul 4

#4thofJuly #DeclarationOfIndependence (1 of 4)

Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jun 29

More #BangorPride #Maine

Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jun 29

#BangorPride #Maine

Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jun 27

Who can't get along with Canada, ffs?! Maybe he could get some coaching from the real author of the Art of the Deal

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jun 26

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Jun 15

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jun 14

#NoKings rally in Bangor, Maine

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · Jun 14

“We’ve seen hundreds of new events on the No Kings Day map since the weekend,” said Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, one of the groups behind the “day of defiance”.

Millions in US expected to protest against Trump in ‘No Kings’ demonstrations

www.theguardian.com

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jun 12

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jun 12

"Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it"--and those who do can't get through to them.

Stories from the Smallpox Scare

From 1947: New York City’s health commissioner, whose office inoculated more than six million New Yorkers in the course of a month, discusses mass vaccination, sore arms, and hysteria.

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jun 10

The House will vote this week on a massive cut to public media funding. Your local stations are at risk [including @weru-fm.bsky.social ] Call your Rep. now and urge them to vote NO before it’s too late. bit.ly/3T68Qgw #ProtectMyPublicMedia

Urge Congress: Save Public Media

Save your local stations. Call your Members of Congress now!

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Amy Browne @amyfrommaine.bsky.social · Jun 10

"She said the 'hateful, inflammatory rhetoric' from the White House is reminiscent of the rhetoric that inspired the National Guard to open fire at Kent State in 1970...(W)e’re going to see that when excessive force is used against protesters, it will just provoke and escalate their actions'"