M A Dawbin
@mdawbin.bsky.social
they/them
mad, queer, socialist
abolitionist in training
📍maine/dawnlands
mad, queer, socialist
abolitionist in training
📍maine/dawnlands
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During his first term, Trump discovered that all of the checks and balances are enforced by the honor system. So in his second term, he got rid of all of the honorable people.
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
During his first term, Trump discovered that all of the checks and balances are enforced by the honor system. So in his second term, he got rid of all of the honorable people.
maybe the people need impeachment/recall powers if Congress obviously can't handle their checking and balancing responsibilities 🤷
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
maybe the people need impeachment/recall powers if Congress obviously can't handle their checking and balancing responsibilities 🤷
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This is a very good time to read Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" if you haven't. What they are doing, why they are doing it, and the corrupt, vile world they hope to build has all been seen before.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is a very good time to read Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" if you haven't. What they are doing, why they are doing it, and the corrupt, vile world they hope to build has all been seen before.
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"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
April 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense
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"The wealthy should pay our fair share in taxes. Period.”
Mainers are calling for the wealthy to pay their fair share. Two proposed bills would add a surcharge on millionaires and high-value capital gains, raising over $200 million for schools, infrastructure, and community services.
Mainers are calling for the wealthy to pay their fair share. Two proposed bills would add a surcharge on millionaires and high-value capital gains, raising over $200 million for schools, infrastructure, and community services.
Mainers call on legislature to fund education and more by raising taxes on wealthy - Maine Beacon
As the Trump Administration continues its efforts to fund huge billionaire tax cuts by raising the cost of living and making it harder for Americans to access health care, housing, food assistance and...
mainebeacon.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"The wealthy should pay our fair share in taxes. Period.”
Mainers are calling for the wealthy to pay their fair share. Two proposed bills would add a surcharge on millionaires and high-value capital gains, raising over $200 million for schools, infrastructure, and community services.
Mainers are calling for the wealthy to pay their fair share. Two proposed bills would add a surcharge on millionaires and high-value capital gains, raising over $200 million for schools, infrastructure, and community services.
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
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Musk’s staffers have entered an independent government agency by force. Employees from DOGE are now inside the Washington offices of the United States Institute of Peace. This comes just days after agency representatives were unable to gain access to the building on Friday being blocked by lawyers.
March 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Musk’s staffers have entered an independent government agency by force. Employees from DOGE are now inside the Washington offices of the United States Institute of Peace. This comes just days after agency representatives were unable to gain access to the building on Friday being blocked by lawyers.
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*mournfully, while my six-figure car burns on the side of the road* everything's computer
March 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
*mournfully, while my six-figure car burns on the side of the road* everything's computer
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NEWS: The MeidasTouch Podcast has expanded its lead as the top podcast in the U.S. per the newly released Podscribe industry rankings, with 121.1M downloads and views in the past month—a 141% increase.
March 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NEWS: The MeidasTouch Podcast has expanded its lead as the top podcast in the U.S. per the newly released Podscribe industry rankings, with 121.1M downloads and views in the past month—a 141% increase.
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Your precolonial ancestors did not work themselves to exhaustion.
They understood the need for slowing down...for resting, & working in seasons & cycles.
Overworking & overgiving was not their norm.
IT WAS THE COLONIZER THAT TAUGHT US THAT.
They understood the need for slowing down...for resting, & working in seasons & cycles.
Overworking & overgiving was not their norm.
IT WAS THE COLONIZER THAT TAUGHT US THAT.
March 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Your precolonial ancestors did not work themselves to exhaustion.
They understood the need for slowing down...for resting, & working in seasons & cycles.
Overworking & overgiving was not their norm.
IT WAS THE COLONIZER THAT TAUGHT US THAT.
They understood the need for slowing down...for resting, & working in seasons & cycles.
Overworking & overgiving was not their norm.
IT WAS THE COLONIZER THAT TAUGHT US THAT.
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EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!!
March 16, 2025 at 6:04 AM
EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!!
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Right now, the state legislature is considering a bill that will protect residents of manufactured housing communities (often called “mobile home parks”) from wealthy out-of-state corporations and legislators need to know that the public supports this! Sign our petition now:
Support Maine’s Manufactured Housing Communities and Protect Residents!
Whether you own a house in the Midcoast or rent an apartment in Lewiston, most of us would agree that no one should be priced out of their home by wealthy corporations. Right now, the state legislature is considering a bill that will protect residents of manufactured housing communities (often called “mobile home parks”) and legislators need to know that the public supports this! Can you sign this petition? Out-of-state corporate investors now own about one in five manufactured housing communities in Maine, and if we fail to protect these communities, tens of thousands of Mainers with low incomes will be at the mercy of rising lot rents. Rep. Cheryl Golek’s bill “An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Manufactured Home Parks” would protect these residents from rent gouging that could lead to financial ruin for families and devastation for communities. Lots of different kinds of people live in Maine’s manufactured housing communities. They include young families just starting out, older people, people with disabilities, veterans, and more. Most own their homes, but on average have lower incomes than people who don’t live in manufactured housing. And because their homes sit on property that they rent (and, contrary to what some believe, they typically can’t move their houses), they are more vulnerable to rent gouging as out-of-state corporate investors buy up the land their homes sit on. Sign on now to tell legislators that you support this bill to protect residents of manufactured housing communities!
actionnetwork.org
March 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Right now, the state legislature is considering a bill that will protect residents of manufactured housing communities (often called “mobile home parks”) from wealthy out-of-state corporations and legislators need to know that the public supports this! Sign our petition now:
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After Pres. Donald Trump threatened to cut federal funding for schools that allow protests, the ACLU of Maine has stepped up to support the University of Maine by offering advice on protecting academic freedom and students’ rights. @aclumaine.bsky.social
As Trump attacks campus free speech, ACLU of Maine steps up to back UMaine system - Maine Beacon
The ACLU of Maine is stepping up to support the University of Maine system, offering guidance on how to protect academic freedom and equal access to education amid new federal pressures. The move come...
mainebeacon.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
After Pres. Donald Trump threatened to cut federal funding for schools that allow protests, the ACLU of Maine has stepped up to support the University of Maine by offering advice on protecting academic freedom and students’ rights. @aclumaine.bsky.social
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This administration is one by and for billionaires.
This is our chance to hear about the state of the union for working people.
Sign up: wfpus.org/WFPSOTU
This is our chance to hear about the state of the union for working people.
Sign up: wfpus.org/WFPSOTU
March 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This administration is one by and for billionaires.
This is our chance to hear about the state of the union for working people.
Sign up: wfpus.org/WFPSOTU
This is our chance to hear about the state of the union for working people.
Sign up: wfpus.org/WFPSOTU
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A little known fact: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – best known for weather forecasts – leads most of the government’s work on ocean and coastal health, as well as research into the growing risks posed by climate change.
Maine and other coastal economies rely on NOAA – even if they don’t realize it • Maine Morning Star
Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S. economy, from supporting multibillion-dollar fisheries and tourism industries to protecting coastlines from storms. They’re also difficult to…
buff.ly
March 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A little known fact: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – best known for weather forecasts – leads most of the government’s work on ocean and coastal health, as well as research into the growing risks posed by climate change.
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The last time America increased tariffs like this, it was 1930 — and it triggered the Great Depression.
March 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
The last time America increased tariffs like this, it was 1930 — and it triggered the Great Depression.
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Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.
February 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Don’t buy today. Give the greedheads a taste of their own medicine.
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If you’re at home today, not spending money, and feeling bored, you might be wondering, “What could I do?” Well, task one: you can make random reports on this website: enddei.ed.gov
Department of Education FormLock
enddei.ed.gov
February 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If you’re at home today, not spending money, and feeling bored, you might be wondering, “What could I do?” Well, task one: you can make random reports on this website: enddei.ed.gov
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Make the day of someone in customer service with the words "Take your time, I'm not in a hurry."
February 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Make the day of someone in customer service with the words "Take your time, I'm not in a hurry."
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A # of problems would have been greatly reduced by white men simply liking themselves instead of measuring their self-worth by the oppression of others.
The ideology of white supremacy & patriarchy is a collective self-esteem failure that prevented many people from building a self-worth on merit.
The ideology of white supremacy & patriarchy is a collective self-esteem failure that prevented many people from building a self-worth on merit.
February 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A # of problems would have been greatly reduced by white men simply liking themselves instead of measuring their self-worth by the oppression of others.
The ideology of white supremacy & patriarchy is a collective self-esteem failure that prevented many people from building a self-worth on merit.
The ideology of white supremacy & patriarchy is a collective self-esteem failure that prevented many people from building a self-worth on merit.
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Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the DOGE. Please don’t be distracted by this—it was only done because federal judges were questioning who was actually running the operation. Gleason is completely controlled by Musk, and he is doing this to avoid testifying.
February 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Amy Gleason is the acting administrator of the DOGE. Please don’t be distracted by this—it was only done because federal judges were questioning who was actually running the operation. Gleason is completely controlled by Musk, and he is doing this to avoid testifying.
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You are NOT BURNT OUT.
You are COLONIZED.
You are COLONIZED.
February 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
You are NOT BURNT OUT.
You are COLONIZED.
You are COLONIZED.
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We don't have to wait until the systems collapse to do things differently.
We can reclaim the ancestral & birth new ways NOW.
We can reclaim the ancestral & birth new ways NOW.
February 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
We don't have to wait until the systems collapse to do things differently.
We can reclaim the ancestral & birth new ways NOW.
We can reclaim the ancestral & birth new ways NOW.
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We were programmed into viewing hyperproductivity as the only way to succeed so that we would be complicit in our own oppression.
Read that again.
Read that again.
February 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
We were programmed into viewing hyperproductivity as the only way to succeed so that we would be complicit in our own oppression.
Read that again.
Read that again.