Annie Brown
@rudyardkipyard.bsky.social
peony, wooden clog, ranked choice voting, earl grey, chiweenie enthusiast; likes to move. aspiring garment maker. waldo county, maine.
Now I really want to see it
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Now I really want to see it
The Pour Farm is incredible and Bill is consistently hilarious. I’m a little afraid that this hubbub will explode the popularity of our local nano brewery!
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The Pour Farm is incredible and Bill is consistently hilarious. I’m a little afraid that this hubbub will explode the popularity of our local nano brewery!
Unlike Collins, we also worked really hard to get him elected and he just… I don’t even have the right word. Shiv comes to mind.
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Unlike Collins, we also worked really hard to get him elected and he just… I don’t even have the right word. Shiv comes to mind.
I’m also a CD2 voter and will never vote for Golden again. I think this US the best news! Dunlap is solid and I hope more candidates show up.
November 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I’m also a CD2 voter and will never vote for Golden again. I think this US the best news! Dunlap is solid and I hope more candidates show up.
Here we go, Maine! This is the best!
November 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Here we go, Maine! This is the best!
I’m pretty shocked at the golden light here on Jared Golden. He’s wildly unpopular and there are many of us who will no longer vote for him. Framing Dunlap as a big P progressive is also misleading. First time I’ve had direct lived experience at odds with your examples.
November 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I’m pretty shocked at the golden light here on Jared Golden. He’s wildly unpopular and there are many of us who will no longer vote for him. Framing Dunlap as a big P progressive is also misleading. First time I’ve had direct lived experience at odds with your examples.
Will you also ask her to return to the Sewing Bee?
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Will you also ask her to return to the Sewing Bee?
It’s going to be a long 13 months.
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
It’s going to be a long 13 months.
Please support voting yes on 2!
October 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Please support voting yes on 2!
I think & hope so. They’ve been very savvy so far. I’m going to start my vol time with them soon and will be loud. They also really need to tap into our “new Mainer” communities, and get into the nitty gritty of immigration/asylum. Platner is new to the scene, so he has some details to get out asap.
October 15, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I think & hope so. They’ve been very savvy so far. I’m going to start my vol time with them soon and will be loud. They also really need to tap into our “new Mainer” communities, and get into the nitty gritty of immigration/asylum. Platner is new to the scene, so he has some details to get out asap.
I personally know so many people who are pro Platner and do not understand having to enroll to vote in a primary. He has a huge education hurdle to manage. I’m glad his campaign is working on the absentee voting referendum this fall first, to get folks involved in actual elections.
October 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I personally know so many people who are pro Platner and do not understand having to enroll to vote in a primary. He has a huge education hurdle to manage. I’m glad his campaign is working on the absentee voting referendum this fall first, to get folks involved in actual elections.
Also maybe I’m a huge optimist. But it does feel like machine politics and huge money just does not fly here. It turns off the voters and quick. Sigh. I was hoping she wouldn’t run.
October 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Also maybe I’m a huge optimist. But it does feel like machine politics and huge money just does not fly here. It turns off the voters and quick. Sigh. I was hoping she wouldn’t run.
Yeah. For me, a huge downside to this is that they’ll needlessly dump in millions if not billions of dollars into a media environment that cannot sustain it. We’re about to waste so much money.
October 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Yeah. For me, a huge downside to this is that they’ll needlessly dump in millions if not billions of dollars into a media environment that cannot sustain it. We’re about to waste so much money.
Her track record points to running in a respectable way, and I think she’ll support whomever wins the primary. Maine is not the same as NYC and party machines don’t work in the same way. (Gideon is a prime example)
October 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Her track record points to running in a respectable way, and I think she’ll support whomever wins the primary. Maine is not the same as NYC and party machines don’t work in the same way. (Gideon is a prime example)
Mills is great. She isn’t a fierce defender of trans rights in particular, she’s a fierce defender of Maine law. Shes a lawyer and law enforcement official first and foremost. She showed up to debates and took the time to win over more progressive voters when she ran, which is a huge upside of RCV
October 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Mills is great. She isn’t a fierce defender of trans rights in particular, she’s a fierce defender of Maine law. Shes a lawyer and law enforcement official first and foremost. She showed up to debates and took the time to win over more progressive voters when she ran, which is a huge upside of RCV
Gideon didn’t debate any other candidates, and used a full staff (comms esp) from out of state. It was hers to loose. But Collins certainly has inertia on her side.
October 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Gideon didn’t debate any other candidates, and used a full staff (comms esp) from out of state. It was hers to loose. But Collins certainly has inertia on her side.
A reminder about Maine is that we have ranked choice that will apply in the primary and general for this race. I think that Mills will back whomever wins the primary, and the big hurdle is getting Platner voters registered into the party. We are not really party aligned people here…
October 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A reminder about Maine is that we have ranked choice that will apply in the primary and general for this race. I think that Mills will back whomever wins the primary, and the big hurdle is getting Platner voters registered into the party. We are not really party aligned people here…