Sam Pfeifle
@sampfeifle.bsky.social
Writer and editor in the woods of Maine. Frontman of the World Famous Grassholes.
Co-owner of the Book Shop of Beverly Farms (@bfbookshop.bsky.social) and co-host of the "John Updike's Ghost" podcast: pod.link/1594686894
Co-owner of the Book Shop of Beverly Farms (@bfbookshop.bsky.social) and co-host of the "John Updike's Ghost" podcast: pod.link/1594686894
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We just recorded EP2 of "Four Books a Fortnight" and talked about a book that required us to find a sound effect for pills rattling in a bottle.
Make sure you listen to EP1 so you're ready for it: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Make sure you listen to EP1 so you're ready for it: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
EP1: A New Hope (well, a new start, anyway)
Podcast Episode · Four Books a Fortnight · 11/05/2025 · 36m
podcasts.apple.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We just recorded EP2 of "Four Books a Fortnight" and talked about a book that required us to find a sound effect for pills rattling in a bottle.
Make sure you listen to EP1 so you're ready for it: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Make sure you listen to EP1 so you're ready for it: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
I think this story is sort of core to understanding Maine politics:
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/10/b...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/10/b...
Bangor city councilor’s criminal record draws outrage in right-wing media
Angela Walker has made headlines in national publications in recent days because of her criminal record from more than 20 years ago.
www.bangordailynews.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I think this story is sort of core to understanding Maine politics:
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/10/b...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/10/b...
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Massachusetts friends! Two of our pals are speaking together at the Cambridge Library this Thursday and you don't want to miss it! Morgan and Nina are two of the smartest people we know!
www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/...
www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/...
CPL Presents: Morgan Talty, author of Fire Exit (Main/Virtual)
Join the Cambridge Public Library in celebrating Native American Heritage Month by welcoming Morgan Talty, author of the award-winning story collection, Night of the Living Rez, as well as the novel, ...
www.cambridgema.gov
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Massachusetts friends! Two of our pals are speaking together at the Cambridge Library this Thursday and you don't want to miss it! Morgan and Nina are two of the smartest people we know!
www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/...
www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/...
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"What's the point of standards" is the perfect epitaph for American journalism
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"What's the point of standards" is the perfect epitaph for American journalism
Turned off the lights, locked the door, and didn't answer the phone.
Now THAT's constituent service.
Now THAT's constituent service.
I went with 40 of my closest comrades to the Portland office of @senangusking.bsky.social to let him know he sold out Mainers' healthcare and starved kids just to fold and get nothing. They turned off the lights, locked the door, and didn't answer the phone.
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Turned off the lights, locked the door, and didn't answer the phone.
Now THAT's constituent service.
Now THAT's constituent service.
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We're wrapping up our statewide housing tour with a Housing Happy Hour in Portland! Join us this Thursday, November 13th from 4 to 6 PM to hear what we've learned from the tour and share your ideas for Maine's housing crisis. All are welcome! RSVP here: hannahforgovernor.com/housing/
Join Hannah on her Housing Tour - Hannah Pingree for Governor
Nov 13, 2025
hannahforgovernor.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We're wrapping up our statewide housing tour with a Housing Happy Hour in Portland! Join us this Thursday, November 13th from 4 to 6 PM to hear what we've learned from the tour and share your ideas for Maine's housing crisis. All are welcome! RSVP here: hannahforgovernor.com/housing/
No chance to some chance?!?!? I can't believe this is real.
"We went from no chance on the ACA Sunday morning to some chance (25%, 50%?) after the vote Sunday night and put food in the mouths of a lot of hungry people," Sen. Angus King writes.
Opinion: Why I voted to end the shutdown
www.bangordailynews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
No chance to some chance?!?!? I can't believe this is real.
I dunno. Maybe if everyone thinks your technology is shit and will make the world a worse place over the next 10 years we shouldn't invest our entire economy in it? Hard to say.
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I dunno. Maybe if everyone thinks your technology is shit and will make the world a worse place over the next 10 years we shouldn't invest our entire economy in it? Hard to say.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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BERNIE ON THE *DEAL* with Centrist Dems: “That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
BERNIE ON THE *DEAL* with Centrist Dems: “That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.”
Who knows what's true, but if this is true, shame on all of these people. My kingdom for elected officials who don't govern based on some vague idea of "what people will do."
You get elected to do the right thing. It's a representative democracy. Act like people should trust you and do good.
You get elected to do the right thing. It's a representative democracy. Act like people should trust you and do good.
MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Who knows what's true, but if this is true, shame on all of these people. My kingdom for elected officials who don't govern based on some vague idea of "what people will do."
You get elected to do the right thing. It's a representative democracy. Act like people should trust you and do good.
You get elected to do the right thing. It's a representative democracy. Act like people should trust you and do good.
Oh? Amazing. I had already written off same-sex marriage in my brain. What is happening?
Breaking News: The Supreme Court denied a request to consider overturning its landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago. nyti.ms/3Ju2Ayd
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Oh? Amazing. I had already written off same-sex marriage in my brain. What is happening?
I still can't believe Mainers didn't even blink at the fact we elected an 80-year-old dude for another six years just because he's got a nostalgic mustache. Didn't even talk about whether may he's not the guy anymore. Just a complete layup.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I still can't believe Mainers didn't even blink at the fact we elected an 80-year-old dude for another six years just because he's got a nostalgic mustache. Didn't even talk about whether may he's not the guy anymore. Just a complete layup.
This is straight-up childlike in its reasoning. When the Republicans tell them to fuck off and don't extend the subsidies, then what? We wait around for a year and hope the elections go well, while the entire health care system collapses?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This is straight-up childlike in its reasoning. When the Republicans tell them to fuck off and don't extend the subsidies, then what? We wait around for a year and hope the elections go well, while the entire health care system collapses?
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Kind of remarkable King was a lead negotiator for the Dems since he’s been voting with the Republicans to reopen the government with no deal from the beginning.
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Kind of remarkable King was a lead negotiator for the Dems since he’s been voting with the Republicans to reopen the government with no deal from the beginning.
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A deal that lets ACA credits expire fails the millions of families counting on us to keep their health care affordable.
Republicans have spent years trying to dismantle the ACA, and pretending Johnson will allow a vote on a clean ACA bill in the House is a fantasy.
I will be a no on this “deal.”
Republicans have spent years trying to dismantle the ACA, and pretending Johnson will allow a vote on a clean ACA bill in the House is a fantasy.
I will be a no on this “deal.”
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
A deal that lets ACA credits expire fails the millions of families counting on us to keep their health care affordable.
Republicans have spent years trying to dismantle the ACA, and pretending Johnson will allow a vote on a clean ACA bill in the House is a fantasy.
I will be a no on this “deal.”
Republicans have spent years trying to dismantle the ACA, and pretending Johnson will allow a vote on a clean ACA bill in the House is a fantasy.
I will be a no on this “deal.”
I called and emailed King. I don't know if he cares about constituents or not. I don't know how he makes his political decisions, honestly. Does he really think this puts us in a better place going forward? I guess the details matter.
CNN, CBS, others report that at least 8 Dems have reached a deal to end the shutdown
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I called and emailed King. I don't know if he cares about constituents or not. I don't know how he makes his political decisions, honestly. Does he really think this puts us in a better place going forward? I guess the details matter.
Mainers, please hammer Angus King's contact to tell him not to cave. The shutdown must have been for something!
www.king.senate.gov/contact
www.king.senate.gov/contact
Write to Angus |
www.king.senate.gov
November 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Mainers, please hammer Angus King's contact to tell him not to cave. The shutdown must have been for something!
www.king.senate.gov/contact
www.king.senate.gov/contact
What? Why?
The BBC said that director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned after criticism of the broadcaster's editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. n.pr/3LSvI2E
BBC director resigns after criticism of the broadcaster's editing of a Trump speech
The BBC said that director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned after criticism of the broadcaster's editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
What? Why?
They're desperate for someone to shoot at them. One of the things that amazes me the most about the whole ICE situation is that with ALL THE GUNS in the United States, there hasn't been a single one of these gunfights you see all the time on the TV. But they'd like to start one!
Bovino went into popular Carniceria Aguascalientes in heart of Little Village.
“They said they were just here to buy something,” said Elizabeth Gutierrez. “I told them we wouldn’t serve them and escorted them out. Bovino seemed upset, but I don’t care.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
“They said they were just here to buy something,” said Elizabeth Gutierrez. “I told them we wouldn’t serve them and escorted them out. Bovino seemed upset, but I don’t care.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
Shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol, authorities say
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
They're desperate for someone to shoot at them. One of the things that amazes me the most about the whole ICE situation is that with ALL THE GUNS in the United States, there hasn't been a single one of these gunfights you see all the time on the TV. But they'd like to start one!
My wife listened and she said it's good.
Thanks to everyone who's given the new pod a listen so far! Haven't tried out "Four Books a Fortnight" yet? What are you waiting for?
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
EP1: A New Hope (well, a new start, anyway)
Podcast Episode · Four Books a Fortnight · 11/05/2025 · 36m
podcasts.apple.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My wife listened and she said it's good.
I saw the "national democrats" headline and was wondering who they might even pick.
🚨 New video: DC powerbrokers think they can pick Maine’s next member of Congress.
They can’t.
Mainers make our own decisions — and we choose leaders who show up for us. That’s what this campaign is all about.
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They can’t.
Mainers make our own decisions — and we choose leaders who show up for us. That’s what this campaign is all about.
Watch 👇
November 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I saw the "national democrats" headline and was wondering who they might even pick.
Absolute insanity. These people are all completely divorced from reality. There's no way this thing does anything useful in an efficient manner in a real home. Who are they kidding?
NEO, a new humanoid robot that can do housekeeping, has the internet buzzing. The hosts of "Hard Fork" met with Bernt Bornich, the chief executive of the company 1X, which created the robot, and got to put NEO to the test. nyti.ms/47MhkAo
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Absolute insanity. These people are all completely divorced from reality. There's no way this thing does anything useful in an efficient manner in a real home. Who are they kidding?
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billionaire puts automatic pedophile machine in a car, wants a trillion dollars
Grok asks a 12 year old for nudes after asking Grok its favorite soccer player.
When CBC requested comment, xAIs said “Legacy Media Lies.”
When CBC requested comment, xAIs said “Legacy Media Lies.”
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
billionaire puts automatic pedophile machine in a car, wants a trillion dollars
So, just to make sure I'm getting this right: They were in the Oval Office to announce a new website where you can get weightloss drugs cheaper while the president was passed out and then a guy who was taking the weightloss drugs they were advertising passed out and then Trump woke up?
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
So, just to make sure I'm getting this right: They were in the Oval Office to announce a new website where you can get weightloss drugs cheaper while the president was passed out and then a guy who was taking the weightloss drugs they were advertising passed out and then Trump woke up?