Dan Simonds
@djsimonds.bsky.social
Concerned Citizen, Forester, small-time Entrepreneur from a little town in the mountains of Maine (2nd district). I make a living with 3rd party certification standards for sustainable wood products (FSC, SFI, PEFC).
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Full story here www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/a...
A pastor searched for a missing congregant. He found a car with the keys on the floor
Evaristo Kalonji, an asylum seeker from Angola who has no criminal record, vanished from South Portland. He turned up in one detention center, then another.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Full story here www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/a...
This is what a Susan Collins is supporting. A ‘pause’ in operations will not bring this man home.
This is corrupt, lawless violence. It needs to stop. All of it.
#mepolitics
This is corrupt, lawless violence. It needs to stop. All of it.
#mepolitics
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This is what a Susan Collins is supporting. A ‘pause’ in operations will not bring this man home.
This is corrupt, lawless violence. It needs to stop. All of it.
#mepolitics
This is corrupt, lawless violence. It needs to stop. All of it.
#mepolitics
This is so transparently cynical. Noem agreed to give Collins a headline item in exchange for her vote.
Lawless violence will (maybe) pause in Maine, but continue everywhere else.
No, Senator. Not even close.
#mepolitics
Lawless violence will (maybe) pause in Maine, but continue everywhere else.
No, Senator. Not even close.
#mepolitics
January 29, 2026 at 7:37 PM
This is so transparently cynical. Noem agreed to give Collins a headline item in exchange for her vote.
Lawless violence will (maybe) pause in Maine, but continue everywhere else.
No, Senator. Not even close.
#mepolitics
Lawless violence will (maybe) pause in Maine, but continue everywhere else.
No, Senator. Not even close.
#mepolitics
Susan Collins just voted to continue lawless violence by ICE. A major betrayal of her oath and responsibility.
#mepolitics
#mepolitics
The massive government funding package just failed badly in the Senate, 45-55.
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
Needed 60.
Zero Democrats voted for it.
SEVEN Republicans opposed it:
Budd
Johnson
Lee
Paul
Moody
Rick Scott
Tuberville
(John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)
January 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Susan Collins just voted to continue lawless violence by ICE. A major betrayal of her oath and responsibility.
#mepolitics
#mepolitics
@senangusking.bsky.social
Maine is watching this closely. The DHS bill (unmodified) is a betrayal. Full stop.
A CR continues lawless violence, so MUST be short. ICE performance conditions must be meaningful and immediate. The status quo is intolerable.
Maine is watching this closely. The DHS bill (unmodified) is a betrayal. Full stop.
A CR continues lawless violence, so MUST be short. ICE performance conditions must be meaningful and immediate. The status quo is intolerable.
Latest intel: The 5 govt funding bills will pass, & the 6th, the DHS bill, will get a continuing resolution to buy time to negotiate whatever these conditions in ICE are. The fight right now btwn Schumer & the White House is how long that CR will be. The WH wants 3 months; Schumer wants 1-2 weeks.
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 PM
@senangusking.bsky.social
Maine is watching this closely. The DHS bill (unmodified) is a betrayal. Full stop.
A CR continues lawless violence, so MUST be short. ICE performance conditions must be meaningful and immediate. The status quo is intolerable.
Maine is watching this closely. The DHS bill (unmodified) is a betrayal. Full stop.
A CR continues lawless violence, so MUST be short. ICE performance conditions must be meaningful and immediate. The status quo is intolerable.
Susan Collins seems to want everyone to ignore this. That’s a hard no for me (& ME).
#mepolitics
#mepolitics
"The chief federal judge in Minnesota excoriated ICE saying it had violated nearly 100 court orders and had disobeyed more judicial directives in January alone than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Susan Collins seems to want everyone to ignore this. That’s a hard no for me (& ME).
#mepolitics
#mepolitics
Susan Collins needs to revisit the concept of Public Trust.
Susan Collins says enhanced ICE operations in Maine have ended * Free to access
Susan Collins says enhanced ICE operations in Maine have ended
In an early morning statement, Maine's senior senator said the decision came after several conversations with U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Susan Collins needs to revisit the concept of Public Trust.
Susan Collins wants them fully funded.
#mepolitics
#mepolitics
Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz, the top federal judge in Minneapolis, rips into ICE:
"ICE is not a law unto itself."
"ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
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"ICE is not a law unto itself."
"ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
tinyurl.com/y4kujkzj
tinyurl.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Susan Collins wants them fully funded.
#mepolitics
#mepolitics
@senangusking.bsky.social
Are you paying attention? Don’t get played. Shut it all down if you need to. We’ll back you.
Are you paying attention? Don’t get played. Shut it all down if you need to. We’ll back you.
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:25 AM
@senangusking.bsky.social
Are you paying attention? Don’t get played. Shut it all down if you need to. We’ll back you.
Are you paying attention? Don’t get played. Shut it all down if you need to. We’ll back you.
Susan Collins wants this to continue.
#mepolitics
#mepolitics
HUGE news! This is about a Trump admin effort to arrest thousands of screened and vetted refugees in Minnesota and fly them to Texas to be jailed and then interrogated.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
After the interrogation is over, people are being dumped on the street and told to find their own way back.
January 28, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Susan Collins wants this to continue.
#mepolitics
#mepolitics
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Who signed this warrant? Right after the election every judge to hear the issue concluded there was no evidence of election fraud. Now suddenly there's enough evidence to support a warrant?
January 28, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Who signed this warrant? Right after the election every judge to hear the issue concluded there was no evidence of election fraud. Now suddenly there's enough evidence to support a warrant?
This is the agency that Susan Collins wants to fund and support. Completely lawless and violent. Destroying public trust to satisfy a degenerate sociopath.
A federal judge, in a published order, so very much on the record:
“ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
wooooow
January 28, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This is the agency that Susan Collins wants to fund and support. Completely lawless and violent. Destroying public trust to satisfy a degenerate sociopath.
Susan Collins wants to fund and support Trump’s secret police. That’s unacceptable and un-American. We don’t do that here.
#mepolitics
#mepolitics
Trump has converted ICE into his own private secret police force. And that's a huge problem for America. www.economist.com/briefing/202...
Immigration agents have become Donald Trump’s personal posse
That is a liability for America and, increasingly, for him
www.economist.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Susan Collins wants to fund and support Trump’s secret police. That’s unacceptable and un-American. We don’t do that here.
#mepolitics
#mepolitics
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"The RFK Jr. Measles Curve"
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"The RFK Jr. Measles Curve"
Grow a spine quick or retire to Florida.
Warren: "I know there are Republicans right now who are seeing what we're seeing in MN, and they know it's wrong. It's time to speak out. Silence is complicity. Grow a spine, show some backbone. Being 'disturbed' doesn't change anything and the ICE agents who are waving around loaded guns know it."
January 28, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Grow a spine quick or retire to Florida.
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It's amazing how this radical "step too far" is how every law enforcement officer in the country operated for our entire history.
Tillis says he opposes ICE being barred from wearing masks: "I've seen people dox me. I've seen people take pictures and identify law enforcement officers and then put their families at risk. So, I think that's a step too far."
January 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM
It's amazing how this radical "step too far" is how every law enforcement officer in the country operated for our entire history.
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Schumer calls for Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to be removed from their jobs.
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Schumer calls for Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to be removed from their jobs.
Somebody needs to play this video for Susan Collins. These are 2 of the people being branded as ‘domestic terrorists’.
DHS/ICE is out of control. Needs to be disarmed, disbanded, and prosecuted.
DHS/ICE is out of control. Needs to be disarmed, disbanded, and prosecuted.
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Somebody needs to play this video for Susan Collins. These are 2 of the people being branded as ‘domestic terrorists’.
DHS/ICE is out of control. Needs to be disarmed, disbanded, and prosecuted.
DHS/ICE is out of control. Needs to be disarmed, disbanded, and prosecuted.
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Susan Collins hometown fanzine practically begging Collins to stop digging and climb out of the hole.
(Don't be fooled: They'll turn around in the fall and endorse her, saying Collins is 'best-positioned to reform ICE' or whatever.) #MEpolitics
(Don't be fooled: They'll turn around in the fall and endorse her, saying Collins is 'best-positioned to reform ICE' or whatever.) #MEpolitics
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Susan Collins hometown fanzine practically begging Collins to stop digging and climb out of the hole.
(Don't be fooled: They'll turn around in the fall and endorse her, saying Collins is 'best-positioned to reform ICE' or whatever.) #MEpolitics
(Don't be fooled: They'll turn around in the fall and endorse her, saying Collins is 'best-positioned to reform ICE' or whatever.) #MEpolitics
This is a violation of federal law.
Susan Collins is Senate Appropriations Chair, with clear responsibility for this. Has she even noticed?
#mepolitics
Susan Collins is Senate Appropriations Chair, with clear responsibility for this. Has she even noticed?
#mepolitics
SHAHEEN: It's been reported that the oil sold for $500 million and $300 million went to Venezuelan government. What happened to the other $200 million?
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding
SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?
RUBIO: Yes
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This is a violation of federal law.
Susan Collins is Senate Appropriations Chair, with clear responsibility for this. Has she even noticed?
#mepolitics
Susan Collins is Senate Appropriations Chair, with clear responsibility for this. Has she even noticed?
#mepolitics
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RFKJr's principal accomplishment as the nation's health guardian.
January 28, 2026 at 4:08 PM
RFKJr's principal accomplishment as the nation's health guardian.
I wrote to Susan Collins last week to ask her to respond to the obvious, intentional lying by DHS.
She has offered meaningless remarks about investigating this. And also continued supporting funding of this lawless violence. This is an insult to all of us.
#mepolitics
@senangusking.bsky.social
She has offered meaningless remarks about investigating this. And also continued supporting funding of this lawless violence. This is an insult to all of us.
#mepolitics
@senangusking.bsky.social
We also found that a federal agent was wearing a body cam that appeared to be pointing in the direction of Pretti when he was on the floor, as well as in the direction of the four first gunshots. DHS told Fox News that some of the agents' body cameras were recording at the time of the shooting.
January 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I wrote to Susan Collins last week to ask her to respond to the obvious, intentional lying by DHS.
She has offered meaningless remarks about investigating this. And also continued supporting funding of this lawless violence. This is an insult to all of us.
#mepolitics
@senangusking.bsky.social
She has offered meaningless remarks about investigating this. And also continued supporting funding of this lawless violence. This is an insult to all of us.
#mepolitics
@senangusking.bsky.social
“To put it bluntly, I believe Anne Frank would have wanted, even demanded we remember her when we see other children treated that way.”
I'm German. I've been schooled in my country's history & crimes all my life.
I'm also a political scientist, educated in Germany, the UK, & US.
As the comparisons betw the situation in the US & Nazi Germany are increasing to frequent, allow me to comment.
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I'm also a political scientist, educated in Germany, the UK, & US.
As the comparisons betw the situation in the US & Nazi Germany are increasing to frequent, allow me to comment.
A 🧵
January 28, 2026 at 4:18 PM
“To put it bluntly, I believe Anne Frank would have wanted, even demanded we remember her when we see other children treated that way.”
This thread is worth your attention 👇👇👇
I'm German. I've been schooled in my country's history & crimes all my life.
I'm also a political scientist, educated in Germany, the UK, & US.
As the comparisons betw the situation in the US & Nazi Germany are increasing to frequent, allow me to comment.
A 🧵
I'm also a political scientist, educated in Germany, the UK, & US.
As the comparisons betw the situation in the US & Nazi Germany are increasing to frequent, allow me to comment.
A 🧵
January 28, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This thread is worth your attention 👇👇👇
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With all respect, I feel we owe it to Holocaust victims to remind us & others of them when we see the same or similar threats rising or crimes being committed.
To put it bluntly, I believe Anne Frank would have wanted, even demanded we remember her when we see other children treated that way.
With all respect, I feel we owe it to Holocaust victims to remind us & others of them when we see the same or similar threats rising or crimes being committed.
To put it bluntly, I believe Anne Frank would have wanted, even demanded we remember her when we see other children treated that way.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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With all respect, I feel we owe it to Holocaust victims to remind us & others of them when we see the same or similar threats rising or crimes being committed.
To put it bluntly, I believe Anne Frank would have wanted, even demanded we remember her when we see other children treated that way.
With all respect, I feel we owe it to Holocaust victims to remind us & others of them when we see the same or similar threats rising or crimes being committed.
To put it bluntly, I believe Anne Frank would have wanted, even demanded we remember her when we see other children treated that way.