maxgbowman
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More than 1,000 rally in Portland against Trump, ICE * Free to access
More than 1,000 rally in Portland against Trump, ICE
The protest in Monument Square was just one of many demonstrations across the U.S. on Friday.
www.pressherald.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:11 AM
More than 1,000 rally in Portland against Trump, ICE * Free to access
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January 31, 2026 at 12:17 AM
This trombone fights facists no matter how cold! #portlandme
January 30, 2026 at 10:27 PM
This trombone fights facists no matter how cold! #portlandme
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Can’t literacy ourselves out of this one, I’m afraid.
"there’s no way that we can become more savvy ... this is not a problem that developing the right skill set is going to solve" @tressiemcphd.bsky.social speaking the things I think some librarians may be afraid to say out loud, but are true nonetheless. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
Opinion | The Internet May Look Different After You Listen to This
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Can’t literacy ourselves out of this one, I’m afraid.
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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My thinking is they know this will fail but the church protest is the closest thing they have to a sympathetic narrative in all this so they're trying to draw the public eye towards it (+ they hate CNN + DOJ is stocked with anti-abortion weirdos on a revenge kick)
Don Lemon has been taken into custody after anti-ICE confrontation in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. https://cnn.it/4roAO6t
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
My thinking is they know this will fail but the church protest is the closest thing they have to a sympathetic narrative in all this so they're trying to draw the public eye towards it (+ they hate CNN + DOJ is stocked with anti-abortion weirdos on a revenge kick)
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The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
If you’re living in frozen conditions right now, post the most summery picture in your photo library (if you feel like it).
January 30, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If you’re living in frozen conditions right now, post the most summery picture in your photo library (if you feel like it).
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Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
January 30, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
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“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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BEEP BOOP THIS IS NORA'S AUTOMATED MED CHECK. today is Friday. everyone take your meds 🤖💊
January 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
BEEP BOOP THIS IS NORA'S AUTOMATED MED CHECK. today is Friday. everyone take your meds 🤖💊
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THE MAINE WAY
Despite Susan Collins & DHS saying ICE will scale down the surge in Maine, Westbrook workers, clergy, & townspeople stand guard for immigrants as they arrive/leave work at American Roots, a clothing mfg for union workers. A human wall makes sure they get to their cars safely.
#ICEOut
Despite Susan Collins & DHS saying ICE will scale down the surge in Maine, Westbrook workers, clergy, & townspeople stand guard for immigrants as they arrive/leave work at American Roots, a clothing mfg for union workers. A human wall makes sure they get to their cars safely.
#ICEOut
Maine volunteers form human wall to protect immigrant workers * Free to access
Maine volunteers form human wall to protect immigrant workers
Immigrant workers at American Roots in Westbrook remain fearful of federal immigration enforcement, despite reports that ICE has scaled down its operations in Maine.
www.pressherald.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 PM
THE MAINE WAY
Despite Susan Collins & DHS saying ICE will scale down the surge in Maine, Westbrook workers, clergy, & townspeople stand guard for immigrants as they arrive/leave work at American Roots, a clothing mfg for union workers. A human wall makes sure they get to their cars safely.
#ICEOut
Despite Susan Collins & DHS saying ICE will scale down the surge in Maine, Westbrook workers, clergy, & townspeople stand guard for immigrants as they arrive/leave work at American Roots, a clothing mfg for union workers. A human wall makes sure they get to their cars safely.
#ICEOut
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In case you don't really have a dog in this fight and haven't decided who to root for yet.
January 28, 2026 at 3:31 PM
In case you don't really have a dog in this fight and haven't decided who to root for yet.
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“Explain it to me, in the simplest terms,” said the bewildered 79-year-old president of the United States
Trump Asks Nicki Minaj To Explain Eating Ass
WASHINGTON—Pulling her aside at a Treasury Department event Wednesday, President Donald Trump reportedly asked hip-hop artist Nicki Minaj to explain eating ass. “Explain it to me, in the simplest term...
theonion.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“Explain it to me, in the simplest terms,” said the bewildered 79-year-old president of the United States
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Maine businesses to close Friday, make donations to support immigrant community * Free to access
Maine businesses to close Friday, make donations to support immigrant community
More than 50 shops and restaurants are participating in a nationwide strike, which will include a protest in Portland's Monument Square.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Maine businesses to close Friday, make donations to support immigrant community * Free to access
They are hoping that if they pull back in Maine and Minnesota, we’ll collectively sigh and stop paying attention, stop organizing, stop getting to know our neighbors - do not let that happen!
Democrats are hoping we'll all be calmer about this in 2 weeks
They are hoping we will memory hole every awful thing that's happened this month while the GOP tries to get their people to be more genteel with the kidnappings
Calling my senators to tell them to vote "no" actually
They are hoping we will memory hole every awful thing that's happened this month while the GOP tries to get their people to be more genteel with the kidnappings
Calling my senators to tell them to vote "no" actually
🚨 The Senate has agreed to a deal to vote on 5/6 full appropriations bills and replace the DHS funding measure with a 2-week stopgap bill, per multiple sources. That gives time to negotiate on the Dem demands for ICE and CBP restraints.
January 30, 2026 at 12:39 AM
They are hoping that if they pull back in Maine and Minnesota, we’ll collectively sigh and stop paying attention, stop organizing, stop getting to know our neighbors - do not let that happen!
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I'd like experts to talk about the cognitive load AI forces even non-AI users to take on, because we're now forced to filter through scads of junk info daily without the social and structural supports that once guided us. The decision fatigue alone could be causing serious social and health fallout.
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I'd like experts to talk about the cognitive load AI forces even non-AI users to take on, because we're now forced to filter through scads of junk info daily without the social and structural supports that once guided us. The decision fatigue alone could be causing serious social and health fallout.
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This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
This is the BEST explanation I have seen so far.
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
1. Drive-thru attendant 🍟
2. Factory line worker, cosmetics
3. Forklift operator
4. Library worker, bindery, serials cataloging, resource sharing
5. Systems librarian
1. Drive-thru attendant 🍟
2. Factory line worker, cosmetics
3. Forklift operator
4. Library worker, bindery, serials cataloging, resource sharing
5. Systems librarian
Quote with 5 jobs you've had:
1. Factory worker (4 stints, 2 companies)
2. Cook
3. Research intern for major library org
4. Surveyor and weeder of an economics library
5. Archivist
1. Factory worker (4 stints, 2 companies)
2. Cook
3. Research intern for major library org
4. Surveyor and weeder of an economics library
5. Archivist
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. clown for kids' parties
2. cataloguing for a research kids' library (w books from the 1500s and up!)
3. ceramics studio manager & teacher
4. marketing/strategy consultant for tech co's
5. writer
(Yes, volunteering and internships also)
1. clown for kids' parties
2. cataloguing for a research kids' library (w books from the 1500s and up!)
3. ceramics studio manager & teacher
4. marketing/strategy consultant for tech co's
5. writer
January 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
1. Drive-thru attendant 🍟
2. Factory line worker, cosmetics
3. Forklift operator
4. Library worker, bindery, serials cataloging, resource sharing
5. Systems librarian
1. Drive-thru attendant 🍟
2. Factory line worker, cosmetics
3. Forklift operator
4. Library worker, bindery, serials cataloging, resource sharing
5. Systems librarian
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Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
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I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am hearing that RFK Jr.’s minions are going to go after HPV vaccines. I’ve got problems with these people and now you’re going to hear about them, first from a personal perspective and then from a professional one.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
It all boils down to this: WE HAVE A SAFE VACCINE THAT PREVENTS CANCER.
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Kao Kalia Yang at @literaryhub.bsky.social - "If they take me and leave the children." One of our great local writers at this moment of crisis.
Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children…”
Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. I got gas for the first time this year by myself. The gas station was mostly empty. I drove into the station, heart thudding in my chest. I did everything as f…
lithub.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Kao Kalia Yang at @literaryhub.bsky.social - "If they take me and leave the children." One of our great local writers at this moment of crisis.
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A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.