Claire Sommer
@clairesommer.bsky.social
Midcoast. Blue. Green.
Pls @senangusking.bsky.social - your voice mails are full at 10:16am ET - this is unacceptable! Pls have your staff re-open the phone lines so we can reach you
Senator Angus King (@senangusking.bsky.social)
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November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Pls @senangusking.bsky.social - your voice mails are full at 10:16am ET - this is unacceptable! Pls have your staff re-open the phone lines so we can reach you
As of 8:45am ET today you cannot leave a message for @senangusking.bsky.social at his Augusta or DC office bc the mail boxes are full. Call again at 9am and let’s try to reach a staffer. I left him messages last night not to CAVE and he did anyway
Angus King: "This initial strategy didn't work. And now we have one. We're gonna have a guaranteed vote on the ACA, and it may not succeed. I grant that. But a reasonable chance -- 10, 20, 30% -- is a lot better than 0% which is where we were."
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
As of 8:45am ET today you cannot leave a message for @senangusking.bsky.social at his Augusta or DC office bc the mail boxes are full. Call again at 9am and let’s try to reach a staffer. I left him messages last night not to CAVE and he did anyway
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JUST IN: Judge Immergut renews her block on President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland, saying her three-day trial showed there was no credible evidence justify Trump/Hegseth’s incursion on Oregon’s sovereignty. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
JUST IN: Judge Immergut renews her block on President Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland, saying her three-day trial showed there was no credible evidence justify Trump/Hegseth’s incursion on Oregon’s sovereignty. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Donald Trump is the first president in US history to deny food to citizens.
October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Donald Trump is the first president in US history to deny food to citizens.
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Still, this is a band aid for a much larger crisis.
SNAP supports 170,000 Mainers, and the Trump Administration’s refusal to fund it will push hunger to its highest level in nearly a decade.
I’ll say it again: THEY HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP SNAP GOING. They’re just choosing not to. (2/3)
SNAP supports 170,000 Mainers, and the Trump Administration’s refusal to fund it will push hunger to its highest level in nearly a decade.
I’ll say it again: THEY HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP SNAP GOING. They’re just choosing not to. (2/3)
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Still, this is a band aid for a much larger crisis.
SNAP supports 170,000 Mainers, and the Trump Administration’s refusal to fund it will push hunger to its highest level in nearly a decade.
I’ll say it again: THEY HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP SNAP GOING. They’re just choosing not to. (2/3)
SNAP supports 170,000 Mainers, and the Trump Administration’s refusal to fund it will push hunger to its highest level in nearly a decade.
I’ll say it again: THEY HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP SNAP GOING. They’re just choosing not to. (2/3)
October 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Wiscasset Maine!
We the people stand for democracy! 🇺🇸#NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Wiscasset Maine!
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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)
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.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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)
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)
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@pressherald.com would like to hear from federal workers and others in Maine who expect to see impacts from the federal government shutting down at midnight Tuesday, Sept 30.
#Maine #MEpolitics #Shutdown
#Maine #MEpolitics #Shutdown
The federal government shut down at midnight Tuesday, leaving some 12,000 Maine employees in limbo and others wondering how the disruption could affect them.
We want to hear from federal workers and others in Maine who expect to see impacts. Follow this link to share your story 👇
We want to hear from federal workers and others in Maine who expect to see impacts. Follow this link to share your story 👇
Live in Maine and affected by the shutdown? We want to hear from you.
The Portland Press Herald is interested in hearing from federal workers and others in the state who expect to see impacts.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
@pressherald.com would like to hear from federal workers and others in Maine who expect to see impacts from the federal government shutting down at midnight Tuesday, Sept 30.
#Maine #MEpolitics #Shutdown
#Maine #MEpolitics #Shutdown
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@skpawlicki.bsky.social was, until the Trump administration canceled the program, working as a Mellon fellow for the National Parks Service. She created the most incredible women's history programming, and now, she's recreated it entirely separately: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...
Women's History Illuminated
Women's History and the National Historic Landmarks Program
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October 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
@skpawlicki.bsky.social was, until the Trump administration canceled the program, working as a Mellon fellow for the National Parks Service. She created the most incredible women's history programming, and now, she's recreated it entirely separately: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...
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RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)
October 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)
September 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Stunning. Thank you @clarajeffery.bsky.social WTG MLPS Institute of Art
Wow I’d never heard of this Native artist, wish I were in MPLS to see this exhibit www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6X5aBhw/
Mary Sully’s groundbreaking work was stored away and overlooked by art historians for nearly a century—until now. See “Mary Sully: Native Modern” for free at Mia through September 21.
TikTok video by Minneapolis Institute of Art
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August 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Stunning. Thank you @clarajeffery.bsky.social WTG MLPS Institute of Art
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“if it looks really easy in common sense, it means that 20 people have already thought about it and tried it before you, and they've all failed because it's still around.”
Coding interviews from people who left government earlier this year, and this is a fantastic quote in response to a question about what DOGE tech folk don't understand.
August 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“if it looks really easy in common sense, it means that 20 people have already thought about it and tried it before you, and they've all failed because it's still around.”
Department of Things that are True exhibit A
One thing I would like more people, and I mostly mean my fellow men, to understand is that no matter how smart you are, other people are also smart and some of them have tried to work on the same problems you’re working on. If a simple solution hasn’t been found yet, there probably isn’t one.
Coding interviews from people who left government earlier this year, and this is a fantastic quote in response to a question about what DOGE tech folk don't understand.
August 5, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Department of Things that are True exhibit A
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Mainers are outside @SenatorCollins’ Portland office demanding she #VoteNo on the #BigBadBill that will throw Mainers off of Medicaid, tax the rich & fund the deportation machine.
#MEpolitics
#MEpolitics
June 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Mainers are outside @SenatorCollins’ Portland office demanding she #VoteNo on the #BigBadBill that will throw Mainers off of Medicaid, tax the rich & fund the deportation machine.
#MEpolitics
#MEpolitics
Watch it all live:
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Senate ScheduleThe Senate began the “vote-a-rama” at 9:35 a.m. Many votes are expected throughout the day. Senate Hearings & Meetings
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June 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Watch it all live:
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This bill is literally taking food out of the mouths of children to give tax breaks to millionaires. It's wrong and it's immoral.
I'm urging all my colleagues to vote no so we can start over and work together to deliver a responsible, bipartisan spending bill.
I'm urging all my colleagues to vote no so we can start over and work together to deliver a responsible, bipartisan spending bill.
June 30, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This bill is literally taking food out of the mouths of children to give tax breaks to millionaires. It's wrong and it's immoral.
I'm urging all my colleagues to vote no so we can start over and work together to deliver a responsible, bipartisan spending bill.
I'm urging all my colleagues to vote no so we can start over and work together to deliver a responsible, bipartisan spending bill.
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Juneteenth is a powerful testament to the resilience of Black Americans.
While we celebrate the fight for freedom and justice, today also serves as a reminder that our work is far from over.
While we celebrate the fight for freedom and justice, today also serves as a reminder that our work is far from over.
June 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Juneteenth is a powerful testament to the resilience of Black Americans.
While we celebrate the fight for freedom and justice, today also serves as a reminder that our work is far from over.
While we celebrate the fight for freedom and justice, today also serves as a reminder that our work is far from over.
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A short video about Juneteenth:
What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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June 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
A short video about Juneteenth:
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On June 19, 1865, the last slaves in Galveston, Texas rejoiced as they received word of their freedom. 160 years later, we recognize #Juneteenth as a celebration of their strength, resiliency and dreams, and recommit ourselves to working toward a more just and fair society.
June 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
On June 19, 1865, the last slaves in Galveston, Texas rejoiced as they received word of their freedom. 160 years later, we recognize #Juneteenth as a celebration of their strength, resiliency and dreams, and recommit ourselves to working toward a more just and fair society.
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Let me be clear: the President does *not* have the authority to take us to war with Iran without the approval of Congress.
The last thing we need is to be thrust into another forever war. Congress must assert its Constitutional authority and insist on blocking further hostilities with Iran. (2/2)
The last thing we need is to be thrust into another forever war. Congress must assert its Constitutional authority and insist on blocking further hostilities with Iran. (2/2)
June 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Let me be clear: the President does *not* have the authority to take us to war with Iran without the approval of Congress.
The last thing we need is to be thrust into another forever war. Congress must assert its Constitutional authority and insist on blocking further hostilities with Iran. (2/2)
The last thing we need is to be thrust into another forever war. Congress must assert its Constitutional authority and insist on blocking further hostilities with Iran. (2/2)
It’s the post, and the thead continues with important info:
Vaccines save lives.
That’s it. That’s the post.
That’s it. That’s the post.
June 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s the post, and the thead continues with important info:
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BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.
June 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.
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35,689 people in 51 towns & cities across Maine showed up for #NoKings to peacefully protest the Trump regime’s authoritarian takeover -- that’s 2.5% of our state’s population!
Tallies below come from organizers & attendees, confirmed with photography. Let us know if we missed your town! (1/4)
Tallies below come from organizers & attendees, confirmed with photography. Let us know if we missed your town! (1/4)
June 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
35,689 people in 51 towns & cities across Maine showed up for #NoKings to peacefully protest the Trump regime’s authoritarian takeover -- that’s 2.5% of our state’s population!
Tallies below come from organizers & attendees, confirmed with photography. Let us know if we missed your town! (1/4)
Tallies below come from organizers & attendees, confirmed with photography. Let us know if we missed your town! (1/4)