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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 14h

It makes me uneasy, too. A so-called regular guy who owns an arsenal and spends his weekends shooting things is not my ideal candidate.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 15h

I'm a Maine progressive who cares about democracy, leadership that serves working people, and all the rest. Which is why I'm frustrated that Platner has repeatedly refused to answer my questions about gun control. I hate to say this, but none of the Democrats currently running has won me over yet.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 2d

Hi, Maine People's Alliance. I contacted you to ask for help with a gun problem in Freeport. I would have thought a progressive organization would want greater gun control. Why did you tell me you don't have the "capacity" to help?

Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you. I understand how some people feel, but that doesn't justify a death wish. Diane tells me, quite rightly, that I shouldn't let it bother me. I'm trying.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 2d

See, this is why I'm rarely on Bluesky. There are people on this platform whose impulse yesterday was not to celebrate Diane Keaton but to publicly wish Woody Allen were dead. I find that MAGA-like and reprehensible. Nobody agrees?

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 3d

I won't name names, but some people on this platform are using the sad occasion of Diane Keaton's death to take pot shots at a director they hate, to the point of wishing him dead. To those people: I get that you choose to believe a certain story, but keep your despicable thoughts to yourself.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 3d

A magnificent performance from one of the greatest films ever made. RIP, Diane Keaton. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXy9...

Annie Hall (5/12) Movie CLIP - Awkward Annie (1977) HD

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks. On a more pleasant note, good luck to the Brewers.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 5d

@jesterholm.bsky.social Thanks, Jeff. Other residents and I have politely asked town officials multiple times to stop this. Since they won't, I plan to publicly embarrass them at every opportunity. We'll see what that does to the town economy.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 5d

These @freeportmaine.bsky.social Town Councilors have the authority to pass a firearms ordinance to stop this. Most towns in our area have done so. Freeport refused, even though Council Chair Joanna Benoit wrote to me before her election that she would "advocate for a gun-free Freeport." 2/2

A list of the seven elected public officials in Freeport, Maine, who have refused to pass a firearms ordinance: Joanna Benoit, John Egan, Darrel Fournier (now an ex-councilor), Chip Lawrence, Matthew Pillsbury, Daniel Piltch, and Eric Smith.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 5d

Once again, we're listening to loud gunfire in @freeportmaine.bsky.social. Town officials were informed that many residents who suffer from anxiety are traumatized by this, but they refuse to stop it. A police sergeant even came to our home and tried to intimidate me into dropping my complaint. 1/2

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 16d

There's still a lot of time left and much to learn, but in the off-chance anyone is listening: Jordan Wood, U.S. Senate candidate from Maine, supports an expansion of red flag laws. I asked gun enthusiast @grahamformaine.bsky.social three times for his thoughts on gun control. He wouldn't answer me.

Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 19d

18 people died in Lewiston because we didn’t have red flag laws on the books. We can never allow it to happen again.

Vote Yes on Question 2.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · 29d

"I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed." (One of my favorite films.)

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Sep 2

Also, if I may, can you find out why, when I called the Freeport, Maine, police for help during an hour of terrifying gunfire that shook our house, an officer came to my house instead and, in what I interpreted as an act of intimidation, tried to pressure me into stopping my complaints?

Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hi, Rep. Pingree. I'm one of your constituents. Can you find out why the Freeport, Maine, police refuse to stop a gun problem in our town, 20 miles from Lewiston? They know it's occurring, and they know who's doing it, but they won't stop it. The chief won't even answer me. I'd appreciate your help.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Aug 30

Yet another magazine article about Graham Platner in which the interviewer didn't ask this competitive shooter for his thoughts on badly-needed gun reform. I asked him three times (I'm a Maine progressive), but he won't respond. Could someone please ask him? I'd like to hear his thoughts.

New York Magazine @nymag.com · Aug 30

Sarah Jones interviews Graham Platner, who’s running as a Democrat to replace Susan Collins in the Senate.

Can a Populist Oyster Farmer End Susan Collins’s Career?

Sarah Jones interviews Graham Platner, who’s running as a Democrat to replace Susan Collins in the Senate.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Aug 29

I'm a Maine progressive. Did you receive my email? I wrote to ask you if you support further gun reform legislation in Maine, which I believe is sorely needed. I look forward to receiving your answer.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hi, @freeportmaine.bsky.social. Why do the Freeport police respond to complaints about barking puppies during the daytime but won't address complaints about explosions of gunfire from backyard shooting ranges that occur at the same time? And please ask the police chief if he received my complaint.

Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Aug 29

One hopes that someone who isn't afraid of fascists would be willing to respond. It's a legitimate question to ask a candidate for national office in the United States.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thank you. I hope to hear more from him on the topic. I'm aware that he's a competitive pistol shooter. I love so much about his platform (I'm a Bernie supporter, too), but gun reform is an important issue. I'll look forward to hearing his thoughts.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Aug 29

I'm a Maine progressive. I've asked him three times if he supports badly-needed gun reform. There's not a word about it on his campaign website or in this article. I want to defeat Collins, and I want to like Platner, but he won't answer the question. Can you get an answer for me?

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Aug 28

It appears that only three people were willing to boost yesterday's post in which I asked for help with a gun problem in our town. Please forgive me, but anyone who claims to care about gun reform but finds it too much trouble to tap a screen is no different from the thoughts-and-prayers crowd.

Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Aug 28

Every one of these shootings is horrific. There's no excuse for this. I contacted your organization a while back for help with a gun problem in Freeport, Maine, that local officials refuse to address. You did not reply. Would you be able to help?

Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Aug 28

They're awfully reluctant to change their antiquated ways. But if I have any talent at all, it's a talent for being a pest.

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Michael Magras @michaelmagras.bsky.social · Aug 28

@jesterholm.bsky.social Thanks, Jeff.

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