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Like a crow, except I collect shiny info about Maine, New England, color, writing, cats, social justice, rural life, art+design, democracy & neurodiversity. She/Her
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"Experts have called the possibility of losing elimination status for measles 'deeply embarrassing' for a wealthy country with the medical resources of the United States..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
I loathe this timeline 🦠🦠🦠
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
FBI’s Frantic Scramble to Redact Epstein Files Revealed
A trove of emails shows all-nighters and almost $1 million in overtime as Trumpworld debated releasing the Epstein files.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
‼️‼️ Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost $1 million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."
But even though Trump has dispatched the largest U.S. naval flotilla to the Caribbean since the Cuban Missile Crisis, 15,000 U.S. troops aboard those warships would not be enough to take control of Venezuela. The South American country is larger than Texas home to rugged mountains and Amazon jungle.
'A giant game of chicken': Trump's Venezuela standoff edges toward conflict
As Washington escalates pressure on Venezuela, any push for regime change risks becoming a costly, dangerous gamble — not the quick fix President Trump might hope for.
www.npr.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
But even though Trump has dispatched the largest U.S. naval flotilla to the Caribbean since the Cuban Missile Crisis, 15,000 U.S. troops aboard those warships would not be enough to take control of Venezuela. The South American country is larger than Texas home to rugged mountains and Amazon jungle.
Welcome the Stranger! This #holidayseason ♥️
“Philoxenia” is the Greek term used in the New Testament for this love of strangers – it is the opposite of xenophobia, which is what JD Vance and Trump were practising when they started lying about immigrants dining on cats and dogs. — Bill McKibben
“Philoxenia” is the Greek term used in the New Testament for this love of strangers – it is the opposite of xenophobia, which is what JD Vance and Trump were practising when they started lying about immigrants dining on cats and dogs. — Bill McKibben
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Welcome the Stranger! This #holidayseason ♥️
“Philoxenia” is the Greek term used in the New Testament for this love of strangers – it is the opposite of xenophobia, which is what JD Vance and Trump were practising when they started lying about immigrants dining on cats and dogs. — Bill McKibben
“Philoxenia” is the Greek term used in the New Testament for this love of strangers – it is the opposite of xenophobia, which is what JD Vance and Trump were practising when they started lying about immigrants dining on cats and dogs. — Bill McKibben
Remember when Republicans were proud to be the party of “personal liberty?”
#Maine #MEPolitics #SusanCollins
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
#Maine #MEPolitics #SusanCollins
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Susan Collins backs referendum overturning Maine's expansion of rights for transgender students
The Republican's decision to sign the petition for the prospective 2026 referendum is consistent with her past statements on the issue, But it's also a departure from her typical reluctance to weigh i...
www.mainepublic.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Remember when Republicans were proud to be the party of “personal liberty?”
#Maine #MEPolitics #SusanCollins
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
#Maine #MEPolitics #SusanCollins
www.mainepublic.org/politics/202...
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If you need another example of the difference between legacy media and independent pro-democracy media, compare The Washington Post and Democracy Docket's coverage of the same story. ("controversial video"--WTF.)
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November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If you need another example of the difference between legacy media and independent pro-democracy media, compare The Washington Post and Democracy Docket's coverage of the same story. ("controversial video"--WTF.)
Subscribe to Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Subscribe to Democracy Docket. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food.
The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food.
The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
We have watched over the years as rightwing evangelical churches turned the Jesus we grew up with into exactly the opposite of who we understood him to be. At its most basic, they turned a figure of love into a figure of hate who blesses precisely the cruelties that he condemned in the Gospel
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity — Guardian US
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
apple.news
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
We have watched over the years as rightwing evangelical churches turned the Jesus we grew up with into exactly the opposite of who we understood him to be. At its most basic, they turned a figure of love into a figure of hate who blesses precisely the cruelties that he condemned in the Gospel
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In a statement released today, the anonymous collective explained that the Big Light in its current form was “simply too powerful to be murdered.”
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November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In a statement released today, the anonymous collective explained that the Big Light in its current form was “simply too powerful to be murdered.”
Read this and other exclusive articles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/122538...
Read this and other exclusive articles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/122538...
Conley takes up leadership of Maine's second-largest police force in a particularly turbulent time for the city. While shootings and crime rates are down overall, violent crime involving young people ages 10 to 19 is on the rise. #Maine
www.mainepublic.org/courts-and-c...
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New Lewiston police chief emphasizes community engagement and transparency
Carly Conley is a 25-year veteran of the Lewiston force and is the first woman to hold the position in department history.
www.mainepublic.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Conley takes up leadership of Maine's second-largest police force in a particularly turbulent time for the city. While shootings and crime rates are down overall, violent crime involving young people ages 10 to 19 is on the rise. #Maine
www.mainepublic.org/courts-and-c...
www.mainepublic.org/courts-and-c...
I pray that this Administration doesn’t start an expensive, cruel (and entirely unnecessary!) war with #Venezuela 💣
There are no “narco-terrorists” in the fishing boats that the US military keeps bombing.
How does murdering poor fishermen—who subsist on $100 a month—making us any safer?
There are no “narco-terrorists” in the fishing boats that the US military keeps bombing.
How does murdering poor fishermen—who subsist on $100 a month—making us any safer?
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I pray that this Administration doesn’t start an expensive, cruel (and entirely unnecessary!) war with #Venezuela 💣
There are no “narco-terrorists” in the fishing boats that the US military keeps bombing.
How does murdering poor fishermen—who subsist on $100 a month—making us any safer?
There are no “narco-terrorists” in the fishing boats that the US military keeps bombing.
How does murdering poor fishermen—who subsist on $100 a month—making us any safer?
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“His abusive and excessive use of the GV Jet for his personal adventures and the assignment of SWAT-qualified special agents to guard his girlfriend are indicative of his lack of leadership experience, judgment and humility,” he added...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“His abusive and excessive use of the GV Jet for his personal adventures and the assignment of SWAT-qualified special agents to guard his girlfriend are indicative of his lack of leadership experience, judgment and humility,” he added...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Russian asset since the 80s.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Russian asset since the 80s.
John M. Glowa Sr. (72) a longtime Maine wildlife advocate and retired state environmental specialist, has entered the 2026 race for governor as an independent….A seventh-generation Mainer born in Aroostook County in 1953, Glowa spent more than 30 years working as an environmental specialist
#Maine
#Maine
John Glowa Launches Independent Bid for Maine Governor in 2026
The environmental specialist has framed his campaign as a system reform movement.
www.midcoastvillager.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
John M. Glowa Sr. (72) a longtime Maine wildlife advocate and retired state environmental specialist, has entered the 2026 race for governor as an independent….A seventh-generation Mainer born in Aroostook County in 1953, Glowa spent more than 30 years working as an environmental specialist
#Maine
#Maine
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There should be no statute of limitations on when rape victims can come forward.
It takes the average victim 23.9 years to process what happened to them…..
Once a rapist, always a rapist. Victims should have no pressure to come forward until they are ready.
It takes the average victim 23.9 years to process what happened to them…..
Once a rapist, always a rapist. Victims should have no pressure to come forward until they are ready.
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
There should be no statute of limitations on when rape victims can come forward.
It takes the average victim 23.9 years to process what happened to them…..
Once a rapist, always a rapist. Victims should have no pressure to come forward until they are ready.
It takes the average victim 23.9 years to process what happened to them…..
Once a rapist, always a rapist. Victims should have no pressure to come forward until they are ready.
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incredible
November 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
incredible
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KONSYSE: The EU is closing a loophole that allowed low-value Chinese parcels to enter duty-free. Platforms like Shein and Temu face new costs, while European retailers anticipate relief from years of unfair competition flooding the market.
EU Targets Shein and Temu by Ending Duty Exemption for Low-Value Parcels — Konsyse
The EU will require all small parcels to pay customs duties starting at one euro of value.
www.konsyse.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
KONSYSE: The EU is closing a loophole that allowed low-value Chinese parcels to enter duty-free. Platforms like Shein and Temu face new costs, while European retailers anticipate relief from years of unfair competition flooding the market.
“There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.” —Chinua Achebe #Maine #MidcoastMaine
November 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
“There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.” —Chinua Achebe #Maine #MidcoastMaine
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Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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We now have leaders of allied nations unable to trust a word the US tells them.
We are witnessing one of the greatest diplomatic and foreign relations blunders of our lifetimes.
We are witnessing one of the greatest diplomatic and foreign relations blunders of our lifetimes.
November 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
We now have leaders of allied nations unable to trust a word the US tells them.
We are witnessing one of the greatest diplomatic and foreign relations blunders of our lifetimes.
We are witnessing one of the greatest diplomatic and foreign relations blunders of our lifetimes.
To stock the pantry, Anderson said Whitefield Elementary held a food drive from Nov. 4 to Nov. 14. She said local residents responded with force to the pantry effort, bringing bags full of goods to the school.
“At one point our lobby was overwhelmed with food.”
#Maine
lcnme.com/currentnews/...
“At one point our lobby was overwhelmed with food.”
#Maine
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Whitefield Elementary Brings Back Food Pantry Amid Rising Need
As many families across the nation faced food insecurity earlier this month, two Whitefield Elementary School staff members helped to ease the burden on students and their families.
lcnme.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
To stock the pantry, Anderson said Whitefield Elementary held a food drive from Nov. 4 to Nov. 14. She said local residents responded with force to the pantry effort, bringing bags full of goods to the school.
“At one point our lobby was overwhelmed with food.”
#Maine
lcnme.com/currentnews/...
“At one point our lobby was overwhelmed with food.”
#Maine
lcnme.com/currentnews/...
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Anyone arrogant enough to think they can walk into a government agency and vibe code transformative improvements in a month is definitely stupid enough to think billionaires will protect them from consequences
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Anyone arrogant enough to think they can walk into a government agency and vibe code transformative improvements in a month is definitely stupid enough to think billionaires will protect them from consequences