davidmeuse.bsky.social
@davidmeuse.bsky.social
NH state rep., amateur photographer, and recovering Red Sox fan.
“Supporters will say this law protects ‘law-abiding gun owners.’ They are wrong. This bill appeases gun-rights extremists. Most responsible gun owners don’t need a federal permission slip to carry everywhere. We need common sense.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/10/o...
Why a federal concealed carry gun bill must be stopped - The Boston Globe
The law would force all states to recognize concealed carry permissions from anywhere else in the country, and would be highly dangerous for civilians and law enforcement.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The political cartoonists are already starting to come for Hassan, Shaheen, Fetterman et al—and it’s going to be brutal. But not as brutal as the rage of people in our own party and any person who loses healthcare coverage because complicity was easier for them than combat.
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“Calling New York City ‘communist’ from the comfort of a billboard is easy. Fixing New Hampshire’s housing crisis is hard. Mocking another state’s mayor is easy. Building a 21st-century economy takes work. Ayotte chooses the former every time.” #NHPolitics indepthnh.org/2025/11/09/o...
Op-Ed: Rebuttal to Gov. Ayotte: Billboards Don’t Fix Schools, Grow an Economy, or Build a Future
Governor Kelly Ayotte wants the country to believe New Hampshire is thriving under her watch. But no billboard truck rolling through Manhattan—or Manchester, for that matter—can hide the simple truth:...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
After promising—but never delivering—a health care plan of their own, elected Republicans are set to make healthcare coverage unaffordable for millions. www.kff.org/affordable-c...
ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire | KFF
KFF estimates that, if Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year, ACA Marketplace enrollees on average would see their premium payments more than double next y...
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November 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
On an ACA plan? This article has four handy charts that will show you just how much you’re getting screwed by Republicans. www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
Who will get hit hardest by ACA premium increases in four charts | CNN Politics
See how much more Americans will have to pay for health insurance on the ACA marketplaces in the absence of the enhanced tax credits at the center of the shutdown.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Kelly Ayotte one day after the billboard stunt. #NHPolitics
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“The wealthy giving back too little is a much more consequential problem for this state and nation than the poor taking too much.” #NHPolitics newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/11/05/i...
It would be nice if poor people were doing half as well as Republicans say they are • New Hampshire Bulletin
The Republican instinct to block funding that assists those nefarious actors known as low-income people, in advance of any examination of the system in question, is indicative not only of the party’s ...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“Maine voters have taken the safety of our communities into our own hands by passing common-sense, responsible gun legislation that will save lives and help keep our kids and families safe.” #NHPolitics apnews.com/article/main...
Maine voters approve red flag gun law after mass shooting that killed 18
Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, Maine voters decided to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person’s access to guns.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
"We now have a majority-women council, we have a fantastic mayor who's made affordable housing ... a cornerstone of his commitment to the city, and the voters' choices tonight reflect that's the direction they want Portsmouth to continue in." #NHPolitics www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/p...
Portsmouth 2025 election results: Mayor Deaglan McEachern reelected
Portsmouth Mayor Deaglan McEachern was reelected to a third term as was Assistant Mayor Joanna Kelley and five remaining incumbent city councilors
www.seacoastonline.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“The Democratic hierarchy may just have to get used to candidates who angry voters want.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/03/o...
Democrats have overlooked candidates’ failings before. What’s different about Graham Platner? - The Boston Globe
The Senate primary fight in Maine will come down to what voters care about, not what the party establishment and the media tell them they should care about.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“They were careless people,” Fitzgerald wrote, “they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 2, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In a state with GOP leaders who prioritize tax cuts and million$ in giveaways to corporations & the wealthy, “too many people are one accident, or one medical emergency, or one job loss away from needing food stamps to feed themselves and their children.” #NHPolitics indepthnh.org/2025/11/01/f...
Food Crisis Indicates the Amount of Poverty in NH
The oncoming food crisis caused by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) pausing benefits, spotlights what many fail to perceive: tens of thousands of the state’s residents are not just...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
And you were expecting??? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/31/m...
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Before anyone in Maine—or elsewhere—shuts the door on Graham Platner—read this column. (Michelle Goldberg can be exasperating. But this time I think she’s hit the nail on the head.) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
Opinion | I Thought Graham Platner Was Finished. What I Saw in Maine Changed My Mind.
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November 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Is there anything that telegraphs the values of NH elected Republicans more than justifying the funding of Trump’s ballroom while playing politics with the healthcare and food security of people they allegedly represent? #NHPolitics www.wmur.com/article/nh-l...
State lawmakers clash as SNAP food assistance benefits near exhaustion
State lawmakers are continuing to clash over the pending exhaustion of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
www.wmur.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A great explainer from former NH executive councilor Andru Volinsky that sheds light on why some NH school districts are failing—and what can be done to keep them financially healthier. #NHPolitics indepthnh.org/2025/10/29/o...
Op-Ed: How To Save Schools Millions and Make School Funding More Understandable
NH school districts are failing financially even though NH has among the highest per pupil costs in the nation. The often cited per pupil spending figure, however, is misleading.
indepthnh.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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October 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“This is about answering to a higher law, a law that that calls us to care for the vulnerable, to push back against state sponsored violence and persecution.”—Maggie Fogarty, AFSC #NHPolitics indepthnh.org/2025/10/28/p...
Pro-Immigrant Groups Announce Formation of ‘Sanctuary Communities’ in NH
Immigrants’ rights activists from several New Hampshire cities and towns on Tuesday announced the formation of Sanctuary Communities, a grassroots project to oppose “police state tactics” employed by ...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Q. What kind of person does it take to use food aid for the poor and healthcare for everyone else as a bargaining chip—all while applauding loudly as a corrupt felon spends $300 million to build a ballroom to host his oligarch buddies?
A. An elected Republican.
#NHPolitics
75,000 Granite Staters are about to lose food assistance. This isn’t inevitable—it’s a choice. Republicans control every branch of government in DC and NH. They can stop this. #NHPolitics
October 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Turns out the hundred$ of million$ being “donated” to fund the corrupt felon’s vandalism of the White House may be buying much more than demolition and construction. #EpsteinBallroom
October 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One GOP state senator wth a bad mullet and a taste for guns, school vouchers, and white supremacy meltsdown over some vintage Gene Sharp-inspired political theater the same week Santos is pardoned and the White House is vandalized—and it’s “a controversy”? 🤣 #NHPolitics indepthnh.org/2025/10/23/d...
‘Dystopian Obituary for NH’ Display Outside State House Plaza Stirs Controversy
Given recent political violence across the country, state Sen. Victoria Sullivan, R-Manchester, said she objected to a "Dystopian Obituary for NH" which was displayed outside the State House plaza Thu...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM