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Carol Walker Aten
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family, travel, food, art, community. & seals. & my dog 🦭
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Occupied Wabanaki Land :: Portland Maine🦞
http://www.walkeraten.com
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barackobama.bsky.social
Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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jarrellwoods.bsky.social
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Trond Solberg (trond_solberg71) Hi. :) Norwegian here. A big misconception about social democracy is that everyone makes the same money, and that you can't get rich. But Norway has wealthy people, entrepreneurs, successful CEOs. The difference is that a janitor can afford healthcare. A teacher can afford a home. And the wealthy still live in a society that works. Social democracy doesn't put a ceiling on wealth. It raises the floor. Follow for more glimpses into life in a social democracy, where dignity is not a privilege.
December 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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nothoodlum.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
This is hilarious!! 🤣 🤣
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Airlines will not show this to prevent walkouts.
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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poynter-jon.bsky.social
For the first time, dollars are flowing to local police through ICE's task force program. Minimally $2.3 billion in the broader pipeline. Think that might affect local policing priorities? Think maybe this is worth a few questions for your friendly neighborhood LEA? www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
Put this on your immigration radar: ICE now has more than a billion dollars for state and local police everywhere - Poynter
The new federal spending surge is reshaping local policing, pushing state and local police deeper into immigration enforcement
www.poynter.org
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
cw810.bsky.social
Did you know the Statue of Liberty has a webcam? 🗽 www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/...
Statue of Liberty CrownCam
Take in the sights from the Statue of Liberty, including unique, one-of-a-kind perspectives of the torch, crown, face and tablet, Lady Liberty and Ellis Island.
www.earthcam.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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mainenewsroom.com
1/26 TikTok began suppressing Maine Newsroom content on Sunday morning

#maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
cw810.bsky.social
wgme.com/news/local/m...
Maine AG urges residents to report federal enforcement misconduct amid ICE crackdown
Mainers can report intimidating and excessive federal enforcement behavior to CitizenReporting.OAG@maine.gov.
wgme.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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pinetreeactivism.org
Maine Att'y General Office creates dedicated tip line for reports of federal agents violating Constitutional & civil rights.

Att'y General Aaron Frey urges Mainers to send information about “intimidating or excessive behavior used by federal agents” to CitizenReporting.OAG@maine.gov

#MEpolitics
Live updates: Maine AG creates tip line to report misconduct from federal agents amid ICE surge
The uptick in federal immigration activity in Maine is continuing to unfold after a 2nd U.S. citizen was fatally shot in Minnesota.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:22 PM
cw810.bsky.social
www.filmsforaction.org/articles/why...
Why Nonviolent Resistance Doesn't Require Your Opponent to Have a Conscience | Tim Hjersted
If nonviolence depended on extremists having hearts, we'd be finished - because the main alternative, violence, is exactly what they're begging us to engage in. Fortunately, history shows us a differe...
www.filmsforaction.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
cw810.bsky.social
“All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting w/ Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach/remove Trump—3 House & 20 Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public & end all of this.” @hcrichardson.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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santiagomayer.com
Our team just launched a new one-click tool to email your Senators and ask them to vote against renewing ICE funding.

You can use it here ⬇️
win.newmode.net/votersoftomo...
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
cw810.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/23/m... - meanwhile down the street from where I live...
Hundreds protest against ICE in Maine as fear grips immigrant communities: ‘It’s like a manufactured crisis’ - The Boston Globe
On the fourth day of an ICE surge in Portland, the city's immigrant community remains in fear as locals take to the street.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM
cw810.bsky.social
Welcome to America - where you aren’t free anymore
January 23, 2026 at 8:25 PM
cw810.bsky.social
Um, Jared Golden…
January 22, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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funtomvids.bsky.social
🔴 WOW...

This defiance and solidarity video for Greenland is EPIC. 👌🏼
January 20, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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thegodpodcast.com
Thou shalt not threaten Greenland and crash the economy just to protect billionaire pedophiles.
January 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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mariefollayttar.bsky.social
Ice alert Portland, Maine

Confirmed
We love our neighbors. We love our community.
January 20, 2026 at 1:15 PM
cw810.bsky.social
Nothing beats a good bento box 🍱 with your best grand twins 👯‍♀️
January 19, 2026 at 9:42 PM
cw810.bsky.social
WT-AF?
January 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
cw810.bsky.social
ok that made me laugh - the frame is indeed ridiculous
January 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
cw810.bsky.social
It so sucks tho
January 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
cw810.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM