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Get Your Fill (again)
The Bollard Bulletin for Dec. 15, 2025
Local Music Monday: Omen Negation rips the posts out of post-punk
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December 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Get Your Fill (again)
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New zine issue ships NEXT WEEK and it features one of my favorite very photographers. More to come, but you can sign up to my Patreon for free for daily photo updates or upgrade to receive quarterly zine shipments.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:31 AM
New zine issue ships NEXT WEEK and it features one of my favorite very photographers. More to come, but you can sign up to my Patreon for free for daily photo updates or upgrade to receive quarterly zine shipments.
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
This just in:
The Bollard Bulletin for Dec. 12-14, 2025
Neal Dow was not an asshole, Bruce Merson is freakin' ancient, and other news you can use to have a blast this weekend!
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December 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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The US is a rogue nation.
December 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The US is a rogue nation.
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Janet Mills could make this less common by rescinding a LePage executive order that requires state police to work with immigration enforcement. She could even put a new one out to limit it.
So far, she’s refused to do either and things like this keep happening #mepolitics
So far, she’s refused to do either and things like this keep happening #mepolitics
He waited 40 minutes for a ticket from Maine State Police, then spent 2 months in a Texas immigration facility
He waited 40 minutes for a ticket from Maine State Police, then spent 2 months in a Texas immigration facility Maine immigrant released on bond by Texas immigration judge
Lucas and Laura Segóbia say they spent tens of thousands of dollars to get Lucas released on bond months after a trooper called Border Patrol at a traffic stop.
www.pressherald.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Janet Mills could make this less common by rescinding a LePage executive order that requires state police to work with immigration enforcement. She could even put a new one out to limit it.
So far, she’s refused to do either and things like this keep happening #mepolitics
So far, she’s refused to do either and things like this keep happening #mepolitics
Posted this month's cover story to the free site early in hopes Mainers will push the Democrats in charge of our state to behave like human beings (for once).
Maine Democrats claim they can’t stop Trump’s cruel food and housing cuts
That’s a goddamn lie
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December 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Posted this month's cover story to the free site early in hopes Mainers will push the Democrats in charge of our state to behave like human beings (for once).
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And even if you're right, the punishment for drug smuggling isn't death.
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
And even if you're right, the punishment for drug smuggling isn't death.
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They’re not hiding the brutality anymore.
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
They’re not hiding the brutality anymore.
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
They want you to see it.
They want you to get used to it.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Do the Trump administration's lethal strikes on boats at sea constitute war crimes? "If this were a war, this would be a war crime. But because it's not a war, it's just murder," says Reed Brody, an expert on international law and a veteran war crimes prosecutor.
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Do the Trump administration's lethal strikes on boats at sea constitute war crimes? "If this were a war, this would be a war crime. But because it's not a war, it's just murder," says Reed Brody, an expert on international law and a veteran war crimes prosecutor.
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Nothing better than seeing the annual Barroom Messiah pop up! My da’s magnum opus.
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Nothing better than seeing the annual Barroom Messiah pop up! My da’s magnum opus.
Holy holiday merriment, Batman!
The Bollard Bulletin for Dec. 5-7, 2025
Got a Nutcracker allergy? These listings are (probably) safe for you!
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December 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Holy holiday merriment, Batman!
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Portland Maine people: join area high school students protesting ICE seizing local students and their families.
Wednesday Dec. 3 at 2 pm Monument Square
Wednesday Dec. 3 at 2 pm Monument Square
December 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Portland Maine people: join area high school students protesting ICE seizing local students and their families.
Wednesday Dec. 3 at 2 pm Monument Square
Wednesday Dec. 3 at 2 pm Monument Square
Portland Hearts of Ice - our team at City Hall
Portland’s homeless residents struggle to stay warm as snow arrives
The city's warming shelter didn't open during the first storm of the winter because temperatures and snow accumulation did not meet the required threshold, leaving some people out in the cold.
www.pressherald.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Portland Hearts of Ice - our team at City Hall
Read our profane holiday issue early so you can argue about it this Thanksgiving!
December 2025 Print Edition
Maine Democrats claim they can't stop Trump's cruel food and housing cuts. That's a goddamn lie
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November 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Read our profane holiday issue early so you can argue about it this Thanksgiving!
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Listening to Derek’s lovely album dslobley.bandcamp.com/album/begemot
begemot, by dslobley
9 track album
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November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Listening to Derek’s lovely album dslobley.bandcamp.com/album/begemot
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Cartoon by @jesseduquette.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Cartoon by @jesseduquette.bsky.social.
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More than 1,200 at-risk Mainers could lose housing under federal changes, Gov. Mills warns mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/17/m...
More than 1,200 at-risk Mainers could lose housing under federal changes, Gov. Mills warns • Maine Morning Star
Gov. Janet Mills is asking the federal government to rescind new guidance that could put more than 1,200 Mainers at risk of losing their housing. Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
mainemorningstar.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
More than 1,200 at-risk Mainers could lose housing under federal changes, Gov. Mills warns mainemorningstar.com/2025/11/17/m...
A treasure trove of new Maine music awaits your click…
The Bollard Bulletin for Nov. 17, 2025
Local Music Monday: Chris Brown’s “Tip Sheet”
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November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A treasure trove of new Maine music awaits your click…
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📖 OUT TODAY! The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits is available at all major book retailers and many local bookstores across the U.S.
All proceeds from book sales go to support Worth Rises. Get your copy today and one for a friend!
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All proceeds from book sales go to support Worth Rises. Get your copy today and one for a friend!
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Worth Rises — The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits
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April 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
📖 OUT TODAY! The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits is available at all major book retailers and many local bookstores across the U.S.
All proceeds from book sales go to support Worth Rises. Get your copy today and one for a friend!
worthrises.org/theprisonind...
All proceeds from book sales go to support Worth Rises. Get your copy today and one for a friend!
worthrises.org/theprisonind...
Another declaration of open warfare against the poor and disabled. The social contract in this country is officially in the shredder.
Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
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November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Another declaration of open warfare against the poor and disabled. The social contract in this country is officially in the shredder.
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"Why was it necessary to ban hemp in the deal that you supported that was supposedly focused squarely on reopening the government?" seems like a pretty basic question for Susan Collins and Angus King. #MEpolitics
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"Why was it necessary to ban hemp in the deal that you supported that was supposedly focused squarely on reopening the government?" seems like a pretty basic question for Susan Collins and Angus King. #MEpolitics
City officials more than triple the fine even for harmless snow ban violations during an especially hard winter for the non-rich.
Snowed Again
Portland seeks "equity" by increasing fear and hardship among renters this winter
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November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
City officials more than triple the fine even for harmless snow ban violations during an especially hard winter for the non-rich.
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THIS WEEK!
TUESDAY: @biancatylek.bsky.social, co-author with @worthrises.bsky.social of, "The Prison Industry" (@thenewpress.bsky.social).
WEDNESDAY: Ray D. Madoff, author of, "The Second Estate: How US Code Made American Aristocracy" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social).
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TUESDAY: @biancatylek.bsky.social, co-author with @worthrises.bsky.social of, "The Prison Industry" (@thenewpress.bsky.social).
WEDNESDAY: Ray D. Madoff, author of, "The Second Estate: How US Code Made American Aristocracy" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social).
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November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
THIS WEEK!
TUESDAY: @biancatylek.bsky.social, co-author with @worthrises.bsky.social of, "The Prison Industry" (@thenewpress.bsky.social).
WEDNESDAY: Ray D. Madoff, author of, "The Second Estate: How US Code Made American Aristocracy" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social).
www.patreon.com/posts/this-w...
TUESDAY: @biancatylek.bsky.social, co-author with @worthrises.bsky.social of, "The Prison Industry" (@thenewpress.bsky.social).
WEDNESDAY: Ray D. Madoff, author of, "The Second Estate: How US Code Made American Aristocracy" (@uchicagopress.bsky.social).
www.patreon.com/posts/this-w...