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Carol Walker Aten
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family, travel, food, art, community. & seals. & my dog 🦭
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Occupied Wabanaki Land :: Portland Maine🦞
http://www.walkeraten.com
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jarrellwoods.bsky.social
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Trond Solberg (trond_solberg71) Hi. :) Norwegian here. A big misconception about social democracy is that everyone makes the same money, and that you can't get rich. But Norway has wealthy people, entrepreneurs, successful CEOs. The difference is that a janitor can afford healthcare. A teacher can afford a home. And the wealthy still live in a society that works. Social democracy doesn't put a ceiling on wealth. It raises the floor. Follow for more glimpses into life in a social democracy, where dignity is not a privilege.
December 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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nothoodlum.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
This is hilarious!! 🤣 🤣
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Airlines will not show this to prevent walkouts.
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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poynter-jon.bsky.social
For the first time, dollars are flowing to local police through ICE's task force program. Minimally $2.3 billion in the broader pipeline. Think that might affect local policing priorities? Think maybe this is worth a few questions for your friendly neighborhood LEA? www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
Put this on your immigration radar: ICE now has more than a billion dollars for state and local police everywhere - Poynter
The new federal spending surge is reshaping local policing, pushing state and local police deeper into immigration enforcement
www.poynter.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
cw810.bsky.social
Did you know the Statue of Liberty has a webcam? 🗽 www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/...
Statue of Liberty CrownCam
Take in the sights from the Statue of Liberty, including unique, one-of-a-kind perspectives of the torch, crown, face and tablet, Lady Liberty and Ellis Island.
www.earthcam.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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mainenewsroom.com
1/26 TikTok began suppressing Maine Newsroom content on Sunday morning

#maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
cw810.bsky.social
wgme.com/news/local/m...
Maine AG urges residents to report federal enforcement misconduct amid ICE crackdown
Mainers can report intimidating and excessive federal enforcement behavior to [email protected].
wgme.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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pinetreeactivism.org
Maine Att'y General Office creates dedicated tip line for reports of federal agents violating Constitutional & civil rights.

Att'y General Aaron Frey urges Mainers to send information about “intimidating or excessive behavior used by federal agents” to [email protected]

#MEpolitics
Live updates: Maine AG creates tip line to report misconduct from federal agents amid ICE surge
The uptick in federal immigration activity in Maine is continuing to unfold after a 2nd U.S. citizen was fatally shot in Minnesota.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM
cw810.bsky.social
www.filmsforaction.org/articles/why...
Why Nonviolent Resistance Doesn't Require Your Opponent to Have a Conscience | Tim Hjersted
If nonviolence depended on extremists having hearts, we'd be finished - because the main alternative, violence, is exactly what they're begging us to engage in. Fortunately, history shows us a differe...
www.filmsforaction.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
cw810.bsky.social
“All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting w/ Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach/remove Trump—3 House & 20 Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public & end all of this.” @hcrichardson.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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santiagomayer.com
Our team just launched a new one-click tool to email your Senators and ask them to vote against renewing ICE funding.

You can use it here ⬇️
win.newmode.net/votersoftomo...
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
cw810.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/23/m... - meanwhile down the street from where I live...
Hundreds protest against ICE in Maine as fear grips immigrant communities: ‘It’s like a manufactured crisis’ - The Boston Globe
On the fourth day of an ICE surge in Portland, the city's immigrant community remains in fear as locals take to the street.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM
cw810.bsky.social
Welcome to America - where you aren’t free anymore
January 23, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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funtomvids.bsky.social
🔴 WOW...

This defiance and solidarity video for Greenland is EPIC. 👌🏼
January 20, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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thegodpodcast.com
Thou shalt not threaten Greenland and crash the economy just to protect billionaire pedophiles.
January 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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mariefollayttar.bsky.social
Ice alert Portland, Maine

Confirmed
We love our neighbors. We love our community.
January 20, 2026 at 1:15 PM
cw810.bsky.social
Nothing beats a good bento box 🍱 with your best grand twins 👯‍♀️
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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mainelymandy.bsky.social
207-544-9989 is the number to the Maine ICE Watch Hotline. Please be detailed in your descriptions including how many people, vehicles or equipment present as well as location, time, and direction they may be traveling in.
January 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
Portland Public Schools published this notice in their community newsletter yesterday as rumors of ICE coming to town began to circulate:

www.portlandschools.org/calendars/pp...
PPS Procedures on Non-Local Law Enforcement Actions Jan 12 2026 The Portland Public Schools is dedicated to creating a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment for all students, staff, and families. In light of our community’s concerns about safety following enforcement actions in Maine and nationwide by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), we have recently updated our district's procedures regarding requests from ICE or other non-local law enforcement to access school property or student information. The district’s protocols, based on guidance from legal counsel, provide guidance to PPS staff to safeguard students’ well-being in the event of non-local law enforcement action on or near PPS grounds, buses, or events. All staff are being trained on these protocols and on the civil rights laws that relate to immigration enforcement issues. We have also engaged with Portland Police, and they have agreed that if they learn of any enforcement action planned at a school, they will work to ensure that it does not occur there. We commit to transparent and timely communication with the community when there is confirmed law enforcement on or near school grounds. Learn more about school safety on the District Immigration Guidance page on our website.
January 14, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
BREAKING — Mark Dion, Mayor of Portland, Maine just released this media statement re: ICE coming to the Portland and Lewiston. He says "While we respect the law, we challenge the need for a paramilitary approach to the enforcement of federal statutes."

Full statement shared with me:
“Our community is anxious and fearful regarding the understanding that ICE is planning to send agents to Portland and Lewiston next week. We are a welcoming city. There is no evidence of unchecked criminal activity in our community requiring a disproportionate presence of federal agents. In that view, Portland rejects the need for the deployment of ICE agents into our neighborhoods. While we respect the law, we challenge the need for a paramilitary approach to the enforcement of federal statutes. The consequence of law enforcement should not be chaos and violence, which only results in making Portland less safe.” “The City Council and I stand, not apart, but with our lawfully admitted immigrant and refugee communities. I urge our residents to look out for one another. Know your rights and have a plan of action if ICE stops you on the street, visits your home, or arrives at your business or place of employment. As a reminder, Portland Police does not cooperate with ICE and they do not participate in enforcing federal immigration law. If you decide to protest or demonstrate, keep your efforts peaceful and consistent with the expectations for lawful behavior that we all share.”
January 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
The Strongman Fantasy, from March 2024.
May it break.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-strong...
The Strongman Fantasy (text and audio)
And Dictatorship in Real Life
snyder.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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blackgirlinmaine.bsky.social
Portland, ME peeps, I've heard general chatter as well as from trusted sources that ICE is headed our way this week.
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM