Lynn Plourde
@lynnplourde.bsky.social
Kids' Book Author, Word Player, Teaching Author, Maine holds my heart, she/her, website: http://lynnplourde.com
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Lynn Plourde
@lynnplourde.bsky.social
· Oct 11
UPDATED...BIONIC BOY BOOK SIGNINGS with Lynn Plourde, more details here: lynnplourde.com/events/
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November 12, 2025
November 12, 2025
It turns out Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and House Democrats were right to call it the “Epstein Shutdown” for the last several weeks on social media and in interviews.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
November 12, 2025
Vegan pumpkin muffins-subbed date sugar for brown sugar & added some vegan chocolate chips 😋
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Vegan pumpkin muffins-subbed date sugar for brown sugar & added some vegan chocolate chips 😋
Soup weather…tomato gnocchi soup #vegan recipe: www.kathysvegankitchen.com/tomato-gnocc...
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Soup weather…tomato gnocchi soup #vegan recipe: www.kathysvegankitchen.com/tomato-gnocc...
My favorite veteran...Dad ❤️
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My favorite veteran...Dad ❤️
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
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The United States Senate switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. This number can be used to connect with individual Senate offices. You can also find the direct phone number for a specific senator on their official website.
Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Democratic Defectors Back Bill to Reopen
Senator Angus King of Maine said that the length of the shutdown had pushed a bloc of Democratic senators to support a deal that would fund the government through January without extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Senator Angus King of Maine said that the length of the shutdown had pushed a bloc of Democratic senators to support a deal that would fund the government through January without extending Affordable Care Act subsidies.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Democratic Defectors Relent on Shutdown, Backing Bill to Reopen
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The United States Senate switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. This number can be used to connect with individual Senate offices. You can also find the direct phone number for a specific senator on their official website.
Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
Switchboard: (202) 224-3121
I called all the Senators on this list including mine in Maine, King,—some have full message boxes, but call!
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I called all the Senators on this list including mine in Maine, King,—some have full message boxes, but call!
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
I love everything about this store and story... www.centralmaine.com?p=3269016&uu...
Skowhegan shop a boon to public library | ColumnSkowhegan shop a boon to the local library
For five successful years, the all-volunteer Friends of the Library Shop located downtown has benefited the Skowhegan Free Public Library.
www.centralmaine.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I love everything about this store and story... www.centralmaine.com?p=3269016&uu...
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From Virginia up to Maine, New Jersey out to California, and plenty of places in between, Tuesday was a great night for democracy — and an awful night for President Donald Trump. Democracy Docket loved tracking every win — and explaining what it all amounted to. But we did a lot else this week, too.
This Week at Democracy Docket: A Major Win for Democracy — and the Coming Attack on Mail Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
From Virginia up to Maine, New Jersey out to California, and plenty of places in between, Tuesday was a great night for democracy — and an awful night for President Donald Trump. Democracy Docket loved tracking every win — and explaining what it all amounted to. But we did a lot else this week, too.
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Reposted by Lynn Plourde
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Reposted by Lynn Plourde
Like you I am celebrating Tuesday's victories. However, my job is not to sugarcoat things and tell you it's all fixed. It is to warning about what to expect next and fight back.
That is why I wrote this and why I hope you read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
That is why I wrote this and why I hope you read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
What Comes Next After the 2025 Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Like you I am celebrating Tuesday's victories. However, my job is not to sugarcoat things and tell you it's all fixed. It is to warning about what to expect next and fight back.
That is why I wrote this and why I hope you read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
That is why I wrote this and why I hope you read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
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Election lessons...win local elections (they matter--like defeating book-banning Moms for Liberty on school boards), nominate & elect younger candidates, turn down big money donors & influence, & "We the people" over the establishment and the way things have always been done. 1/2
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Election lessons...win local elections (they matter--like defeating book-banning Moms for Liberty on school boards), nominate & elect younger candidates, turn down big money donors & influence, & "We the people" over the establishment and the way things have always been done. 1/2
Why were they removed? 😡 www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Judge orders White House to restore sign language interpreters at briefings by Trump, Leavitt
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said the White House’s decision to end ASL interpretation illegally excluded deaf Americans from crucial updates from the government.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Why were they removed? 😡 www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
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What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices