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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 21h

Well trump is wrong about a lot of things lol

Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 22h

No they weren’t considered terrorists, like out or not they are allies, we have two air bases in Qatar.

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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 22h

Money quote: “When they try to describe this situation as ‘war-torn,’ it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, 8 journalists & 5 protesters & one of them is in a chicken suit.”

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Maine People's Alliance @mainepeople.bsky.social · 23h

“Hospitals closing in rural areas is a bipartisan issue, it’s not just a progressive issue. Because these hospitals in Maine serve lots of Republicans. So this is really a problem for all Mainers.” — Jim Lysen

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 1d

As Congress deadlocks, Maine Democrats, advocates warn health care increases ‘not an abstract issue’ mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/10/a...

As Congress deadlocks, Maine Democrats, advocates warn health care increases ‘not an abstract issue’

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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 22h

Let’s put it in perspective folks

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

This is Hegseth trying to make it sound like a bigger deal than it is. We have friendly foreign air forces in the US for training exercises and the like all the time, especially ones that use US equipment. That's what this is. It's not like an operational deployment or giving them a whole airbase.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 22h

This is awesome isportlandburning.com#cameras

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 23h

This year’s class of 22 MacArthur Fellows includes not one, but *TWO* Mainers!

What makes this so special is how both recipients have used their genius to highlight the Indigenous experience: Jeremy through his extraordinary basketweaving, and Margaret through her game-changing cartography. (1/2)

Two Mainers awarded prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius grants’

Jeremy Frey, a Passamaquoddy artist, and Indigenous cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce both received the $800,000 award.

www.pressherald.com

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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 23h

This is bs rhetoric by Johnson but it does two good things for the cause: it shows they’re scared of how big the protests will be AND it helps make the protests even bigger

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine not only “losing” the Nobel Peace Prize, but also being specifically sub-tweeted by the decision-makers for your efforts to destroy democracy. Trump loses big. Congratulations Nobel Committee, well played.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 23h

😂

Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 1d

“Multiplying protest frogs” 🤣

Troops to Portland still on hold, multiplying protest frogs, fact-check on Trump claims: Get caught up

It’s not clear when the 9th Circuit panel will issue its ruling, but it will likely come before an Oct. 17 hearing

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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 23h

Good messaging by Jeffries

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 23h

Hakeem Jeffries on Mike Johnson getting upset at a press event today, banging the lectern, trying to blame Dems for troops not being paid amid the shutdown:

"I don't get why my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are getting emotional about their failed approach ... to governing."

Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 23h

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 23h

As a protest optics nerd love about the inflatables is how much they visually disrupt and pull focus from the fascist shock imagery Noem & Miller are trying to create.

So many of these photos now look like the world's silliest dance party, backgrounded by a bunch of guys in uniform looking awkward

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 23h

As a ton of people have already said, they also deescalate the situation with silliness and highlight the absurdity of the situation rather than the scariness.

It emphasizes their impotence and incompetence and dishonesty rather than complementing the spectacle the regime is trying to create.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 23h

As a protest optics nerd love about the inflatables is how much they visually disrupt and pull focus from the fascist shock imagery Noem & Miller are trying to create.

So many of these photos now look like the world's silliest dance party, backgrounded by a bunch of guys in uniform looking awkward

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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 1d

This is the correct response

graylola.bsky.social @graylola.bsky.social · 1d

Well now I'm definitely going to a protest that day.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The House Majority Whip is also insisting that a peaceful "No Kings" demonstration is in fact a "hate America rally" held for the "terrorist wing" of the Democratic Party.

Really feels like they're trying to manifest a violent reaction to it.

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graylola.bsky.social @graylola.bsky.social · 1d

Well now I'm definitely going to a protest that day.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The House Majority Whip is also insisting that a peaceful "No Kings" demonstration is in fact a "hate America rally" held for the "terrorist wing" of the Democratic Party.

Really feels like they're trying to manifest a violent reaction to it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 1d

Dream on Donald!

(from AP News)

Screenshot of AP News site with photo of President Barack Obama at a podium outside the White House. Headline reads: 2009: Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 2d

Disgraceful headline

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 2d

President Trump’s declaration that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed is the latest clash between two feuding billionaires.

The Bad Blood Between Trump and Pritzker Goes Back Decades

President Trump’s declaration that Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed is the latest clash between two feuding billionaires.

on.wsj.com

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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 2d

If a senator won’t even exercise her most basic constitutional authority, what’s the point of re-electing her?

Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 2d

Maine Sen. Susan Collins joined most other Republicans in rejecting resolution that would have blocked Trump from engaging in hostilities abroad without congressional approval. mainemorningstar.com/2025/10/08/r...

US Senate rejects restriction of military strikes on vessels in the Caribbean • Maine Morning Star

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed to advance Wednesday night a resolution designed to curb the president’s power regarding military actions abroad after the Trump administration ordered four…

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you all so much. 💐

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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 6d

Great piece. Thank you @aobrien2024.bsky.social for explaining (among other things) why that stack of ballots wouldn’t do anyone any good anyway.

Andy O'Brien @aobrien2024.bsky.social · 6d

I wrote a piece about the weird case of the stolen Maine ballots in an Amazon box & former free speech warrior Steve Robinson's war on free speech.

substack.com/inbox/post/1...

The Maine Wire, Ballotgate & Stochastic Terrorism

In the past few days I have been swamped by right-wing trolls sending me threats and trying to get me fired from my job because I have questioned the narrative of the Maine Wire’s story Maine Woman Di...

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Indivisible Bangor @indivisiblebangor.org · 6d

We can fight voter suppression! Thank you @asfried.bsky.social

Here’s how: amyfried.substack.com/p/4-ways-to-...

4 Ways to Stop Voter Suppression in 2025 and Beyond

Trump is desperate to avoid accountability. Here’s what you can do today to protect the ballot.

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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 6d

Every time Miller responds to people calling him a fascist, he sounds more and more like a fascist.

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ACLU of Maine @aclumaine.bsky.social · 7d

Did you know a question will be on your ballot this year that could completely upend absentee voting and restrict early voting? Join the weekend of action on October 4 and 5 to encourage Mainers to vote NO on Question 1.

Info + registration >> SaveAbsentee.me/get-involved/

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 7d

It's official: Speaker Johnson will not bring the House back into session next week.

Mr. Speaker: Do your job!

Come to the table. Help Democrats reopen the government and protect health care.

Swear in Rep. Grijalva.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

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