Grayson Lookner
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Maine State Rep in House District 113
America needs to address its right-on-right violence problem.
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September 12, 2025
Since a gunman murdered right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, both social media circles and the political sphere have been alight with accusatio...
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September 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
America needs to address its right-on-right violence problem.
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This really feels like a defining post of our time
August 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This really feels like a defining post of our time
I voted against the budget because it did not make the rich pay their fair share. At a time when the federal government is slashing taxes on the wealthiest and on big corporations, we need the state to stand up. Working people deserve more than crumbs, we deserve a piece of the pie.
June 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I voted against the budget because it did not make the rich pay their fair share. At a time when the federal government is slashing taxes on the wealthiest and on big corporations, we need the state to stand up. Working people deserve more than crumbs, we deserve a piece of the pie.
Proud to have passed a bill to prevent towns from banning homeless shelters in Maine. Everyone needs to do their fair share to help our neighbors in need.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Proud to have passed a bill to prevent towns from banning homeless shelters in Maine. Everyone needs to do their fair share to help our neighbors in need.
#housingcrisis
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April 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Maine should fix our tax code so that federal giveaways to the 1% don't impact us as much
Trump’s trade chaos is undermining our economy and hurting American families.
If Republicans have their way on tariffs and their huge tax bill, most Americans will see their taxes go up, while those on top get a big break.
We need a trade policy that puts working people first.
If Republicans have their way on tariffs and their huge tax bill, most Americans will see their taxes go up, while those on top get a big break.
We need a trade policy that puts working people first.
April 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Maine should fix our tax code so that federal giveaways to the 1% don't impact us as much
"The federal government may keep cutting taxes for the rich, but Maine can choose a different path. Let’s stand up for working families, fund our future and build a tax system that works for everyone — not just the privileged few."
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Opinion: A lobsterman should not pay higher taxes than a Wall Street speculator
Maine needs to buck up and tax the rich.
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April 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"The federal government may keep cutting taxes for the rich, but Maine can choose a different path. Let’s stand up for working families, fund our future and build a tax system that works for everyone — not just the privileged few."
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Watching you live on YouTube. We've never met but we're cousins. Thanks for all you do!
Watching you live on YouTube. We've never met but we're cousins. Thanks for all you do!
April 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Watching you live on YouTube. We've never met but we're cousins. Thanks for all you do!
Watching you live on YouTube. We've never met but we're cousins. Thanks for all you do!
New Canadian PM Mark Carney has just announced the creation of the world's largest social housing developer ✊🏼🍁🏘️
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Liberals promise to build nearly 500,000 homes per year, create new housing entity
VAUGHAN, Ont. — Liberal Leader Mark Carney says his government would double Canada’s rate of residential housing construction over the next decade to nearly 500,000 new homes per year.
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April 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
New Canadian PM Mark Carney has just announced the creation of the world's largest social housing developer ✊🏼🍁🏘️
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“The stark reality is that our current tax system is upside down,” Lookner said. “This isn’t by accident. It’s the result of decades of tax policies that favor capital over labor, that privileges passive income over wages.”
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Raise taxes on Maine’s wealthy? Some of them are OK with that
Raise taxes on Maine’s wealthy? Some of them are OK with that
An added 4% tax on incomes over $1 million and capital gains over $250,000 could generate more than $200 million in annual revenue for the state, according to estimates provided to lawmakers.
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March 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“The stark reality is that our current tax system is upside down,” Lookner said. “This isn’t by accident. It’s the result of decades of tax policies that favor capital over labor, that privileges passive income over wages.”
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When one town in Maine bans homeless shelters, it adversely affects other towns and the individual who is forced to leave their community. If every town in the state does their fair share, we can keep our unsheltered neighbors from dying.
#housingcrisis
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March 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When one town in Maine bans homeless shelters, it adversely affects other towns and the individual who is forced to leave their community. If every town in the state does their fair share, we can keep our unsheltered neighbors from dying.
#housingcrisis
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Walk-in at Rowe Elementary school this AM in opposition to DOE budget cuts.
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March 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Walk-in at Rowe Elementary school this AM in opposition to DOE budget cuts.
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Social Housing ensures affordable, mixed-income, tenant controlled housing in perpetuity. If we want to create housing as a community good and a human right, rather than a market commodity, this must be part of the solution.
#SocialHousing #PortlandME
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Portland City Council establishes social housing task force
The group, which will be appointed by the mayor, will explore how to establish middle-income housing that would be owned, operated and managed by the city.
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March 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Social Housing ensures affordable, mixed-income, tenant controlled housing in perpetuity. If we want to create housing as a community good and a human right, rather than a market commodity, this must be part of the solution.
#SocialHousing #PortlandME
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#SocialHousing #PortlandME
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The fusion center fight is continuing in Maine. Defund and abolish is off the table for now but, if this auditor bill can get through, it may well expose enough abuses & harms to get it back on the table
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Lawmakers propose an auditor for controversial Maine intelligence center
Supporters pointed to allegations of illegal data gathering by the "fusion center" that emerged in 2020.
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February 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The fusion center fight is continuing in Maine. Defund and abolish is off the table for now but, if this auditor bill can get through, it may well expose enough abuses & harms to get it back on the table
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Grayson Lookner, Maine stat rep (D-Portland), joined me for Left of the Dial this week! Another episode of punk & alternative music responding to the fascist lunacy of the day. In the mix: Dead Kennedys, Reagan Youth, Discharge, Fear, R.E.M. & The Tragically Hip. #resist
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February 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Grayson Lookner, Maine stat rep (D-Portland), joined me for Left of the Dial this week! Another episode of punk & alternative music responding to the fascist lunacy of the day. In the mix: Dead Kennedys, Reagan Youth, Discharge, Fear, R.E.M. & The Tragically Hip. #resist
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