Stacy Kess, tired editor
@stacykess.bsky.social
• Editor of @equalaccesspublicmedia.org.
• Woman on a mission to make news accessible.
• Journalist with 25-plus yrs experience.
• Former RN.
• View from Boston.
• No filter.
• Cusses too much.
• Makes typos on social media.
• Woman on a mission to make news accessible.
• Journalist with 25-plus yrs experience.
• Former RN.
• View from Boston.
• No filter.
• Cusses too much.
• Makes typos on social media.
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Going to pause here to say, I'm taking time outta my work to pull all this Maine news and blast it. Which means that work I need to get done for @equalaccesspublicmedia.org isn't getting done. So, if you love that I am bringing you this aggregated Maine ICE news because you wouldn't...
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Viva la revolution.
There is a need in America right now for news organizations that speak truth to power, and are able to resist the urge to sell themselves to billionaires.
A news source owned by the people, for the people.
A news source owned by the people, for the people.
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Viva la revolution.
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There is a need in America right now for news organizations that speak truth to power, and are able to resist the urge to sell themselves to billionaires.
A news source owned by the people, for the people.
A news source owned by the people, for the people.
January 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
There is a need in America right now for news organizations that speak truth to power, and are able to resist the urge to sell themselves to billionaires.
A news source owned by the people, for the people.
A news source owned by the people, for the people.
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Leading up to that.. Eric Lee Atty
Kids screaming "Let us out! Let us out!"
Kids screaming "Let us out! Let us out!"
January 24, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Leading up to that.. Eric Lee Atty
Kids screaming "Let us out! Let us out!"
Kids screaming "Let us out! Let us out!"
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The most succinct description of the murder I've seen.
January 24, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The most succinct description of the murder I've seen.
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AOC: "Early reports are that he was an ICU nurse at the Mpls VA. So we are talking about Donald Trump accusing a VA ICU as being a terrorist against the United States. A man who was treating service members to our country ... his final act on early was helping a woman pushed to the ground."
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
AOC: "Early reports are that he was an ICU nurse at the Mpls VA. So we are talking about Donald Trump accusing a VA ICU as being a terrorist against the United States. A man who was treating service members to our country ... his final act on early was helping a woman pushed to the ground."
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A nurse.
Alex Jeffrey Pretti was the victim’s name.
He was a nurse.
ICE executed a nurse.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
He was a nurse.
ICE executed a nurse.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
A nurse.
I have watched several videos now of the shooting from Minneapolis this afternoon. Both are available on social media, and I'm hesitant to reshare them as they are brutal. But I ask you to believe your own eyes if you watch.
Minn friends: stay strong.
Minn friends: stay strong.
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I have watched several videos now of the shooting from Minneapolis this afternoon. Both are available on social media, and I'm hesitant to reshare them as they are brutal. But I ask you to believe your own eyes if you watch.
Minn friends: stay strong.
Minn friends: stay strong.
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More from Maine: Hey ICE! Don't mess with Maine's attorneys
Maine lawyers hold 'emergency' protest, decry 'unconstitutional' ICE tactics
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continue to ramp up operations in cities and towns throughout the state, a group of Maine lawyers led a protest through Portland's Bayside neighborhood ...
www.mainepublic.org
January 24, 2026 at 11:37 AM
More from Maine: Hey ICE! Don't mess with Maine's attorneys
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Woman: Why are you taking my information down?
ICE: Because we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist.
Watch the video.
wgme.com/news/local/r...
ICE: Because we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist.
Watch the video.
wgme.com/news/local/r...
Rep. Pingree shares video of ICE agent calling woman 'domestic terrorist' for filming him
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is sharing video of an ICE agent calling someone taking a video of him a "domestic terrorist" for doing so.
wgme.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Woman: Why are you taking my information down?
ICE: Because we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist.
Watch the video.
wgme.com/news/local/r...
ICE: Because we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist.
Watch the video.
wgme.com/news/local/r...
Ok, kids. Dogs want to go outside. (It's 3 degrees.) I'll check in with more Maine news later.
Again, if you want to thank me for taking time out of my own work for aggregating and bringing all this to you, donate a few bucks to my org.
www.equalaccesspublicmedia.org/support-us/
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Again, if you want to thank me for taking time out of my own work for aggregating and bringing all this to you, donate a few bucks to my org.
www.equalaccesspublicmedia.org/support-us/
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January 24, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Ok, kids. Dogs want to go outside. (It's 3 degrees.) I'll check in with more Maine news later.
Again, if you want to thank me for taking time out of my own work for aggregating and bringing all this to you, donate a few bucks to my org.
www.equalaccesspublicmedia.org/support-us/
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Again, if you want to thank me for taking time out of my own work for aggregating and bringing all this to you, donate a few bucks to my org.
www.equalaccesspublicmedia.org/support-us/
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ICE is investigating - and issued a rare condemnation - after a Colorado nonprofit said agents left behind branded “death cards” in vehicles abandoned after their owners were arrested in the state’s high country: www.denverpost.com/2026/01/23/c...
ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars
Immigration agents operating near Vail left branded playing cards — similar to those used by U.S. forces in Vietnam — in cars abandoned by arrested immigrants earlier this week, an advo…
www.denverpost.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:58 PM
ICE is investigating - and issued a rare condemnation - after a Colorado nonprofit said agents left behind branded “death cards” in vehicles abandoned after their owners were arrested in the state’s high country: www.denverpost.com/2026/01/23/c...
Missed this one!
ICE has been active around and on the Bowdoin Campus (Brunswick). From the student newspaper:
bowdoinorient.com/2026/01/23/s...
ICE has been active around and on the Bowdoin Campus (Brunswick). From the student newspaper:
bowdoinorient.com/2026/01/23/s...
Security releases new statement on ICE activity in Maine – The Bowdoin Orient
bowdoinorient.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Missed this one!
ICE has been active around and on the Bowdoin Campus (Brunswick). From the student newspaper:
bowdoinorient.com/2026/01/23/s...
ICE has been active around and on the Bowdoin Campus (Brunswick). From the student newspaper:
bowdoinorient.com/2026/01/23/s...
Looks like this reached 100 percent of its goal, but what's a few extra dollars to help Mainers?
Here's one way to support our neighbors: givebutter.com/maineneedsfo...
Maine Needs Bus Passes
Help send grocery gift cards to those who need them most.
givebutter.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Looks like this reached 100 percent of its goal, but what's a few extra dollars to help Mainers?
Those of you from *checks notes* not New England and most definitely not Maine, may be asking yourself why I haven't posted news from all over Maine.
I *am* checking semi-weeklies, weeklies, etc. for news from smaller towns.
There's just not anything to post from them about ICE.
But...!!!
I *am* checking semi-weeklies, weeklies, etc. for news from smaller towns.
There's just not anything to post from them about ICE.
But...!!!
Lobstermen, DMR talk results of lobster stock assessment
The assessment found that Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank lobster stocks have declined 34% since peak levels in 2018. The report also found that the stock is not depleted,
www.mdislander.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Those of you from *checks notes* not New England and most definitely not Maine, may be asking yourself why I haven't posted news from all over Maine.
I *am* checking semi-weeklies, weeklies, etc. for news from smaller towns.
There's just not anything to post from them about ICE.
But...!!!
I *am* checking semi-weeklies, weeklies, etc. for news from smaller towns.
There's just not anything to post from them about ICE.
But...!!!
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Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Going to pause here to say, I'm taking time outta my work to pull all this Maine news and blast it. Which means that work I need to get done for @equalaccesspublicmedia.org isn't getting done. So, if you love that I am bringing you this aggregated Maine ICE news because you wouldn't...
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January 24, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Going to pause here to say, I'm taking time outta my work to pull all this Maine news and blast it. Which means that work I need to get done for @equalaccesspublicmedia.org isn't getting done. So, if you love that I am bringing you this aggregated Maine ICE news because you wouldn't...
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"The manager said the agents requested proof of citizenship from everyone present and did not offer a specific explanation for the arrests. Among those taken were immigrants from China and Latin America, she said.
'All we know is that they are legal to work,' she said."
'All we know is that they are legal to work,' she said."
Biddeford, South Portland restaurant workers taken by ICE
Staff from Kobe Japanese Restaurant's Biddeford and South Portland locations were arrested Thursday morning, a manager said.
www.centralmaine.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:47 PM
"The manager said the agents requested proof of citizenship from everyone present and did not offer a specific explanation for the arrests. Among those taken were immigrants from China and Latin America, she said.
'All we know is that they are legal to work,' she said."
'All we know is that they are legal to work,' she said."
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This is one of the hardest articles I've ever read. Remember when I said a couple days ago that these communities are small, people know each other — and yes, one person or family gone makes a difference?
The @pressherald.com tries to tell us about the Mainers detained by ICE so far.
The @pressherald.com tries to tell us about the Mainers detained by ICE so far.
The Mainers detained by ICE
What we know about the people swept up in a federal immigration crackdown that began Jan. 20.
www.pressherald.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:32 PM
This is one of the hardest articles I've ever read. Remember when I said a couple days ago that these communities are small, people know each other — and yes, one person or family gone makes a difference?
The @pressherald.com tries to tell us about the Mainers detained by ICE so far.
The @pressherald.com tries to tell us about the Mainers detained by ICE so far.
“They should all resign and join the protesters, sit down and block ICE officers from getting out of hotels or driving their cars.”
— Brendan McQuade, University of Southern Maine associate professor of sociology and criminology, regarding local law enforcement in light of the leaked ICE memo
— Brendan McQuade, University of Southern Maine associate professor of sociology and criminology, regarding local law enforcement in light of the leaked ICE memo
Maine law enforcement grapples with leaked ICE memo
'This is a foundational part of the American system that they’re saying to disregard,' one expert said. 'This is not a little tweak — this is a big deal.'
www.sunjournal.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:42 PM
“They should all resign and join the protesters, sit down and block ICE officers from getting out of hotels or driving their cars.”
— Brendan McQuade, University of Southern Maine associate professor of sociology and criminology, regarding local law enforcement in light of the leaked ICE memo
— Brendan McQuade, University of Southern Maine associate professor of sociology and criminology, regarding local law enforcement in light of the leaked ICE memo
This is one of the hardest articles I've ever read. Remember when I said a couple days ago that these communities are small, people know each other — and yes, one person or family gone makes a difference?
The @pressherald.com tries to tell us about the Mainers detained by ICE so far.
The @pressherald.com tries to tell us about the Mainers detained by ICE so far.
The Mainers detained by ICE
What we know about the people swept up in a federal immigration crackdown that began Jan. 20.
www.pressherald.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:32 PM
This is one of the hardest articles I've ever read. Remember when I said a couple days ago that these communities are small, people know each other — and yes, one person or family gone makes a difference?
The @pressherald.com tries to tell us about the Mainers detained by ICE so far.
The @pressherald.com tries to tell us about the Mainers detained by ICE so far.
"They whistled and honked urgently. But the agents worked fast, and the conflicts were fleeting.
Left in their wake: eerie city streets returning to their normal rhythm. The abandoned cars, engines left running and various belongings inside, were shuttled by generous Mainers to nearby lots."
Left in their wake: eerie city streets returning to their normal rhythm. The abandoned cars, engines left running and various belongings inside, were shuttled by generous Mainers to nearby lots."
Empty vehicles, dropped calls: The eerie scenes as ICE came to Maine
ICE agents have swiftly whisked people away this week, leaving uneasy feelings in their wake.
www.pressherald.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:28 PM
"They whistled and honked urgently. But the agents worked fast, and the conflicts were fleeting.
Left in their wake: eerie city streets returning to their normal rhythm. The abandoned cars, engines left running and various belongings inside, were shuttled by generous Mainers to nearby lots."
Left in their wake: eerie city streets returning to their normal rhythm. The abandoned cars, engines left running and various belongings inside, were shuttled by generous Mainers to nearby lots."
You wanna know what's happening? Ask the old lady who knows everything happening in her 55-plus neighborhood.
fox23maine.com/newsletter-d...
fox23maine.com/newsletter-d...
Witness: Construction workers detained by ICE in Windham
There are more reports of ICE detainments across Maine Friday.
fox23maine.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:19 PM
You wanna know what's happening? Ask the old lady who knows everything happening in her 55-plus neighborhood.
fox23maine.com/newsletter-d...
fox23maine.com/newsletter-d...
This timing, as the kids would say, is "sus."
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alleging that as services increased to children with autism under MaineCare (Maine's Medicaid program), many were improper payments. Republicans cry fraud.
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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alleging that as services increased to children with autism under MaineCare (Maine's Medicaid program), many were improper payments. Republicans cry fraud.
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Report: Maine made roughly $45 million in improper Medicaid payments for autism services
The state of Maine made roughly $45 million in improper Medicaid payments for autism services.
wgme.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:11 PM
This timing, as the kids would say, is "sus."
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alleging that as services increased to children with autism under MaineCare (Maine's Medicaid program), many were improper payments. Republicans cry fraud.
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The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alleging that as services increased to children with autism under MaineCare (Maine's Medicaid program), many were improper payments. Republicans cry fraud.
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Woman: Why are you taking my information down?
ICE: Because we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist.
Watch the video.
wgme.com/news/local/r...
ICE: Because we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist.
Watch the video.
wgme.com/news/local/r...
Rep. Pingree shares video of ICE agent calling woman 'domestic terrorist' for filming him
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is sharing video of an ICE agent calling someone taking a video of him a "domestic terrorist" for doing so.
wgme.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Woman: Why are you taking my information down?
ICE: Because we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist.
Watch the video.
wgme.com/news/local/r...
ICE: Because we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist.
Watch the video.
wgme.com/news/local/r...