@nuthatchme.bsky.social
I had not heard of this newsletter before, but it looks good.
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Wanted to share this iteration of The Blue Yankee Newsletter for folks that haven't seen Wayne's passion in spreading the word on issues in Maine. I've discussed LIHEAP before but this post goes into far more detail, and I think its really important stuff.
open.substack.com/pub/thebluey...
open.substack.com/pub/thebluey...
Winter is Dark and Cold in Maine
Why is it MAGA wants people to be cold?
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I had not heard of this newsletter before, but it looks good.
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An interesting thread. #MEschools, #MEpolitics
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
An interesting thread. #MEschools, #MEpolitics
The whole “so long as they come into this country correctly” line was never true. #MEpolitics
The Trump administration plans to review the cases of all refugees resettled under President Joe Biden and freeze their green card applications, the latest clampdown on legal migration to the US.
Trump to Review Refugees Admitted Under Biden in New Crackdown
The Trump administration plans to review the cases of all refugees resettled under President Joe Biden and freeze their green card applications, the latest clampdown on legal migration to the US.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The whole “so long as they come into this country correctly” line was never true. #MEpolitics
A good explanation, although I'm sure the premise will be challenged by MAGA.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A good explanation, although I'm sure the premise will be challenged by MAGA.
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Why? I can't find that any journalist actually asked these Dems.
And, yes, Golden was one of them.
#MEpolitics #HorrorsofSocialism
www.newsweek.com/full-list-of...
And, yes, Golden was one of them.
#MEpolitics #HorrorsofSocialism
www.newsweek.com/full-list-of...
Full list of Democrats voting to condemn socialism as Zohran Mamdani comes to town
The House of Representatives voted on a resolution condemning socialism ahead of President Trump's meeting with Zohran Mamdani.
www.newsweek.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Why? I can't find that any journalist actually asked these Dems.
And, yes, Golden was one of them.
#MEpolitics #HorrorsofSocialism
www.newsweek.com/full-list-of...
And, yes, Golden was one of them.
#MEpolitics #HorrorsofSocialism
www.newsweek.com/full-list-of...
Maybe you noticed the quiet misogyny, too, #MEpolitics?
Reclassification targeting what are largely female-dominated fields
The DoE has reclassified numerous health professional and other degrees, limiting access to federal student loan programs eligible for the higher OBBBA loan caps from thousands to a few hundred.
As ALWAYS, this is about $$.
We're about to become REALLY "great"...
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As ALWAYS, this is about $$.
We're about to become REALLY "great"...
shorturl.fm/xs7gY
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Maybe you noticed the quiet misogyny, too, #MEpolitics?
Can't possibly fund access to higher education, now can we?
#MEpolitics #cuttingoffonesnose
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
#MEpolitics #cuttingoffonesnose
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Can't possibly fund access to higher education, now can we?
#MEpolitics #cuttingoffonesnose
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
#MEpolitics #cuttingoffonesnose
www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
We generally don’t think much about county government, but downeast towns have to. #MEpolitics
Washington County seeks early payments of 2026 property taxes from municipalities to cover $8 million debt. Small towns may bear the burden.
Washington County asks towns to pay taxes early to address budget crisis
www.bangordailynews.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We generally don’t think much about county government, but downeast towns have to. #MEpolitics
Missed this at the time: Buying a Mountain in Maine
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Worth a read. Greenville’s newspaper, The Moosehead Lakeshore Journal, has been investigating. The mother and daughter who comprise the entirety of the staff think it's Zuck who bought a mountain in Maine.
After I wrote about Mark Zuckerberg’s compound in Palo Alto, I got a tip it might have been him who bought a mountain in Maine and closed public trails. My colleague in New England went to the mountain to investigate…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Missed this at the time: Buying a Mountain in Maine
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Does anyone know how often Platner walked a picket line before becoming a candidate?
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US Senate candidate Graham Platner & Maine gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson have been up in Houlton supporting striking nurses!
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Does anyone know how often Platner walked a picket line before becoming a candidate?
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#MEpolitics
All of the school policies were enacted after the Trump administration began pressuring Maine last winter to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams.
Maine Human Rights Commission sues 5 school districts over transgender policies
All of the school policies were enacted after the Trump administration began pressuring Maine last winter to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams.
www.bangordailynews.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Cruelty is always the point.
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Yikes. I had missed this. What a brazen scheme to weaponize administrative burden against those who can least afford it. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
Food aid recipients are already required to recertify their information regularly. But the move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the program.
www.politico.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Cruelty is always the point.
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Sounds familiar: “In Maryland, local boat captain/veteran/Bernie democrat Bobby LaPin, has announced a campaign to unseat Senate President Bill Ferguson, an establishment Democrat ...”
#MEpolitics via @wonkette.bsky.social
#MEpolitics via @wonkette.bsky.social
archive.is
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Sounds familiar: “In Maryland, local boat captain/veteran/Bernie democrat Bobby LaPin, has announced a campaign to unseat Senate President Bill Ferguson, an establishment Democrat ...”
#MEpolitics via @wonkette.bsky.social
#MEpolitics via @wonkette.bsky.social
In reference to a show on this podcast* in which Platner was interviewed. This thread is interesting. #MEpolitics
@findoutpodcast.bsky.social
@findoutpodcast.bsky.social
OK, I listened to the last 20 minutes of the episode (the whole section about the tattoo).
Here's what i heard: 1/
Here's what i heard: 1/
November 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
In reference to a show on this podcast* in which Platner was interviewed. This thread is interesting. #MEpolitics
@findoutpodcast.bsky.social
@findoutpodcast.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
More on Platner. #MEpolitics
NEW: Graham Platner says he's no John Fetterman. But he gets the concerns.
“Look, as somebody that was disappointed [with Fetterman]—if I was me looking in, I’d have the same concerns. We’ve been burned before.”
He explains why he’s different.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
“Look, as somebody that was disappointed [with Fetterman]—if I was me looking in, I’d have the same concerns. We’ve been burned before.”
He explains why he’s different.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Graham Platner says he's no John Fetterman. But he gets the concerns.
The Democratic Senate candidate said he understands why some may compare him to the Pennsylvania senator, but he told NBC News he's different — and wants to earn voters' trust.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
More on Platner. #MEpolitics
For those who appreciate details. #MEpolitics #inflationbyanothername
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
For those who appreciate details. #MEpolitics #inflationbyanothername
NEW: Trump is asking Supreme Court to act by 9:30pm tonight to block the ruling that requires SNAP payments to be made.
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Broccoli season in northern Maine is wrapping up. Check the skin color of the workers. #MEpolitics
www.facebook.com/reel/8822045...
www.facebook.com/reel/8822045...
7.5K views · 295 reactions | And just like that - it's a wrap on the Maine broccoli season! The harvest may be done in Northern Maine, but our story continues — heading south to Georgia and Florida to...
And just like that - it's a wrap on the Maine broccoli season! The harvest may be done in Northern Maine, but our story continues — heading south to Georgia and Florida to keep the fields green and...
www.facebook.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Broccoli season in northern Maine is wrapping up. Check the skin color of the workers. #MEpolitics
www.facebook.com/reel/8822045...
www.facebook.com/reel/8822045...
Over a 6-hour shift as an election clerk, I checked through probably 200 voters. Only 5 tried to show ID. That gave me hope at the time and it proved accurate. #MEpolitics
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Over a 6-hour shift as an election clerk, I checked through probably 200 voters. Only 5 tried to show ID. That gave me hope at the time and it proved accurate. #MEpolitics
I just got a DM that a friend had been asked for ID at the polls. #MEpolitics #Noon1
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I just got a DM that a friend had been asked for ID at the polls. #MEpolitics #Noon1
Mike Johnson does not read newspapers, e-newsletters, or watch any news of any kind.
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We've got you 👍
November 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Mike Johnson does not read newspapers, e-newsletters, or watch any news of any kind.
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After gleefully and illegally plowing over every statute and regulation they don't like—such as by destroying USAID, refusing to enforce CFPB regs, and withholding SNAP funding—the Trump admin has decided 88 FR 8255 is ironclad law that must be ruthlessly enforced to ensure more people go hungry.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#SNAP benefits under fire in more ways than one. 6% is the cutoff or states will have to pick up the cost. #Maine is 10.26.
#MEpolitics
@planetmoney.bsky.social: www.npr.org/2025/10/31/n...
State "Error" Rankings:
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@planetmoney.bsky.social: www.npr.org/2025/10/31/n...
State "Error" Rankings:
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fns-prod.azureedge.us
November 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#SNAP benefits under fire in more ways than one. 6% is the cutoff or states will have to pick up the cost. #Maine is 10.26.
#MEpolitics
@planetmoney.bsky.social: www.npr.org/2025/10/31/n...
State "Error" Rankings:
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#MEpolitics
@planetmoney.bsky.social: www.npr.org/2025/10/31/n...
State "Error" Rankings:
fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/defaul...
Is there a #BlueSky trick to seeing which post or comment is being replied to? On the *very old* Twitter I could tell, but here I get "mentions" with no idea what the original was. #MEpolitics
November 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Is there a #BlueSky trick to seeing which post or comment is being replied to? On the *very old* Twitter I could tell, but here I get "mentions" with no idea what the original was. #MEpolitics