Mike Tipping
@miketipping.bsky.social
Dad, advocate, writer, woodworker and state senator in Penobscot County, Maine.
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 AM
It's good—very good, and very important—that district courts keep issuing these 100-page rulings upholding the law. It must be incredibly dispiriting to see them overturned in a two-page, lawless, unsigned order, but please, keep them coming. They expose SCOTUS' corruption like nothing else.
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Come work with the best team in #mepolitics (and me). @mecep.bsky.social is hiring for a policy analyst. Happy to chat with anyone about the role and what it’s like to work here.
www.mecep.org/employment/
www.mecep.org/employment/
Employment Opportunities - MECEP
Job listing: Policy Analyst (full-time) Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) seeks a Policy Analyst to help build a fairer tax system, secure the resources needed for […]
www.mecep.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Come work with the best team in #mepolitics (and me). @mecep.bsky.social is hiring for a policy analyst. Happy to chat with anyone about the role and what it’s like to work here.
www.mecep.org/employment/
www.mecep.org/employment/
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Going back to Summers' talk about how women don't want to work hard and don't have high end aptitude, we could ask:
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
November 16, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Going back to Summers' talk about how women don't want to work hard and don't have high end aptitude, we could ask:
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔
www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...
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NEW: Independent poll from Maine People’s Resource Center has Graham Platner over Susan Collins 45-41% while Janet Mills trails Collins 46-42%.
Platner leads Mills in a ranked-choice run-off 53-47%. tinyurl.com/2z9wynr7 #MEpolitics
Platner leads Mills in a ranked-choice run-off 53-47%. tinyurl.com/2z9wynr7 #MEpolitics
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
NEW: Independent poll from Maine People’s Resource Center has Graham Platner over Susan Collins 45-41% while Janet Mills trails Collins 46-42%.
Platner leads Mills in a ranked-choice run-off 53-47%. tinyurl.com/2z9wynr7 #MEpolitics
Platner leads Mills in a ranked-choice run-off 53-47%. tinyurl.com/2z9wynr7 #MEpolitics
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Republican health care plan #mepolitics:
> Defund clinics
> Kick people off Medicaid
> End premium support for private health care
> Increase price of medication thru tariffs
> Make sure hospital bills ruin your credit
mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
> Defund clinics
> Kick people off Medicaid
> End premium support for private health care
> Increase price of medication thru tariffs
> Make sure hospital bills ruin your credit
mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
Maine Family Planning shutters primary care practices due to loss of Medicaid funding • Maine Morning Star
Starting Friday, primary care services will no longer be available at Maine Family Planning clinics in Presque Isle, Houlton and Ellsworth after the Trump administration barred federal Medicaid fundin...
mainemorningstar.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Republican health care plan #mepolitics:
> Defund clinics
> Kick people off Medicaid
> End premium support for private health care
> Increase price of medication thru tariffs
> Make sure hospital bills ruin your credit
mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
> Defund clinics
> Kick people off Medicaid
> End premium support for private health care
> Increase price of medication thru tariffs
> Make sure hospital bills ruin your credit
mainemorningstar.com/briefs/maine...
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One thing Republicans aren't talking about is how their mega-bill this summer was the largest SNAP cut in history.
The bill cut $187 billion from the program through 2034, about 20% of the total funding.
They cut food assistance to 4 million people.
The bill cut $187 billion from the program through 2034, about 20% of the total funding.
They cut food assistance to 4 million people.
October 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
One thing Republicans aren't talking about is how their mega-bill this summer was the largest SNAP cut in history.
The bill cut $187 billion from the program through 2034, about 20% of the total funding.
They cut food assistance to 4 million people.
The bill cut $187 billion from the program through 2034, about 20% of the total funding.
They cut food assistance to 4 million people.
A surprising number of kids were not intimidated by our killer bunny at the trunk or treat.
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A surprising number of kids were not intimidated by our killer bunny at the trunk or treat.
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Sen. Susan Collins voted to confirm Jennifer Mascott, a Trump nominee who called for Roe v. Wade to be tossed in the “dustbin of history.” Mascott previously praised the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe and defended Texas’ extreme abortion ban in 2021.
Collins backs anti-choice judge Jennifer Mascott for federal appeals court - Maine Beacon
The U.S. Senate this past Thursday confirmed Jennifer Mascott, a former clerk for Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit — with ...
mainebeacon.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sen. Susan Collins voted to confirm Jennifer Mascott, a Trump nominee who called for Roe v. Wade to be tossed in the “dustbin of history.” Mascott previously praised the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe and defended Texas’ extreme abortion ban in 2021.
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A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
Yesterday, Rep. Michelle Boyer and I chaired the first meeting of the new Health Care Oversight Commission, with a team of expert members and a goal of reviewing and proposing changes to laws to protect hospitals, health services and patients across Maine.
October 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yesterday, Rep. Michelle Boyer and I chaired the first meeting of the new Health Care Oversight Commission, with a team of expert members and a goal of reviewing and proposing changes to laws to protect hospitals, health services and patients across Maine.
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An arrest of a person due entirely to the person having dark skin color is now known across the country as a "Kavanaugh stop," based on Justice Kavanaugh's justification of the practice. slate.com/news-and-pol...
There’s a New Lawsuit Against “Kavanaugh Stops.” It’s Absolutely Devastating.
These detentions, far from the “brief” inconvenience the justice described, are often lengthy, violent, and dangerous.
slate.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
An arrest of a person due entirely to the person having dark skin color is now known across the country as a "Kavanaugh stop," based on Justice Kavanaugh's justification of the practice. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Stop the fascists.
Stephen Miller: "They say they are trying to kill the fascists & stop the fascists. It's deliberate. President Trump is saying that we as a nation are not going to tolerate it anymore & the joint terrorism task force at the FBI is going to find these terrorists & we're going to put them behind bars"
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Stop the fascists.
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🗣️ Share if you’ve requested your absentee ballot and are ready to VOTE NO on Question 1! 🗳️
October 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🗣️ Share if you’ve requested your absentee ballot and are ready to VOTE NO on Question 1! 🗳️
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“On Sept. 20, with hidden cameras recording the scene, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills, according to an internal summary of the case.”
Homan was being investigated for allegedly “soliciting payments in exchange for awarding contracts should Trump win the election”
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Homan was being investigated for allegedly “soliciting payments in exchange for awarding contracts should Trump win the election”
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“On Sept. 20, with hidden cameras recording the scene, Homan accepted $50,000 in bills, according to an internal summary of the case.”
Homan was being investigated for allegedly “soliciting payments in exchange for awarding contracts should Trump win the election”
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
Homan was being investigated for allegedly “soliciting payments in exchange for awarding contracts should Trump win the election”
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...
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Watching the cable news commentary on the bullet engravings is wild because none of these people seem to realize that the content of the engravings are indicative of extremely online meme brain rot
September 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Watching the cable news commentary on the bullet engravings is wild because none of these people seem to realize that the content of the engravings are indicative of extremely online meme brain rot
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We’ve spent the summer speaking with voters like you about why we need to vote no on Question 1. With a little over two months left until Election Day, join our can’t-miss Campaign Briefing next Thursday at 6pm to learn how we will strategize to defeat Question 1 in November.
August 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
We’ve spent the summer speaking with voters like you about why we need to vote no on Question 1. With a little over two months left until Election Day, join our can’t-miss Campaign Briefing next Thursday at 6pm to learn how we will strategize to defeat Question 1 in November.
It's maddening how often statements like this (in the
@pressherald.com) slip into supposedly objective news coverage. Many in the media have basic misunderstandings about how politics actually works.
@pressherald.com) slip into supposedly objective news coverage. Many in the media have basic misunderstandings about how politics actually works.
August 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's maddening how often statements like this (in the
@pressherald.com) slip into supposedly objective news coverage. Many in the media have basic misunderstandings about how politics actually works.
@pressherald.com) slip into supposedly objective news coverage. Many in the media have basic misunderstandings about how politics actually works.
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new Shaker just dropped
August 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
new Shaker just dropped
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Once again: I understand the temptation to say this, and it's partly true, but a LOT of the healthcare cuts (including to Medicaid) kick in well before the midterms:
acasignups.net/25/07/30/hea...
acasignups.net/25/07/30/hea...
August 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Once again: I understand the temptation to say this, and it's partly true, but a LOT of the healthcare cuts (including to Medicaid) kick in well before the midterms:
acasignups.net/25/07/30/hea...
acasignups.net/25/07/30/hea...
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“We can’t afford for short term investors to mess with the healthcare infrastructure of our state… Senator @miketipping.bsky.social’s bill is a way that we can stop the practice of profit over people.”
mainebeacon.com/private-equi...
mainebeacon.com/private-equi...
Private equity owner of 11 Maine nursing homes goes bankrupt - Maine Beacon
Genesis HealthCare, which owns 11 nursing homes in Maine from Kennebunkport to Orono, filed for bankruptcy in July — reporting to owe between $1 billion and $10 billion in debt. The company was acquir...
mainebeacon.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“We can’t afford for short term investors to mess with the healthcare infrastructure of our state… Senator @miketipping.bsky.social’s bill is a way that we can stop the practice of profit over people.”
mainebeacon.com/private-equi...
mainebeacon.com/private-equi...
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The biggest landlord in the US will stop using rent-setting algorithms that critics say can result in price-fixing.
Greystar settled after federal prosecutors sued it, other landlords and the software’s maker.
We first wrote about the practice in 2022.
www.propublica.org/article/grey...
Greystar settled after federal prosecutors sued it, other landlords and the software’s maker.
We first wrote about the practice in 2022.
www.propublica.org/article/grey...
America’s Largest Landlord to Stop Using RealPage Rent-Setting Software, Makes Deal With DOJ
Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The biggest landlord in the US will stop using rent-setting algorithms that critics say can result in price-fixing.
Greystar settled after federal prosecutors sued it, other landlords and the software’s maker.
We first wrote about the practice in 2022.
www.propublica.org/article/grey...
Greystar settled after federal prosecutors sued it, other landlords and the software’s maker.
We first wrote about the practice in 2022.
www.propublica.org/article/grey...
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Latest CBO analysis of the full distributional effects of the Trump budget (the "One Big Bill") just landed. They blew out the budget, see how big of a slice you got.
www.cbo.gov/interactive/...
www.cbo.gov/interactive/...
August 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Latest CBO analysis of the full distributional effects of the Trump budget (the "One Big Bill") just landed. They blew out the budget, see how big of a slice you got.
www.cbo.gov/interactive/...
www.cbo.gov/interactive/...
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Nearly half of Maine voters rely on absentee voting to make their voices heard in our elections.
Save absentee voting in Maine. VOTE NO on Question 1.
Save absentee voting in Maine. VOTE NO on Question 1.
August 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Nearly half of Maine voters rely on absentee voting to make their voices heard in our elections.
Save absentee voting in Maine. VOTE NO on Question 1.
Save absentee voting in Maine. VOTE NO on Question 1.
Some semi-recent projects: A knife holder for Maggie, some cherry paperweights for my Labor Committee colleagues and one of a series of gavels I've been turning.
August 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Some semi-recent projects: A knife holder for Maggie, some cherry paperweights for my Labor Committee colleagues and one of a series of gavels I've been turning.