Ben Bragdon
@benbragdon.bsky.social
Newspaper editor. Mainer. Not a bad bowler.
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ICYMI: Here's what it's like to watch Cooper Flagg play in his new home. www.pressherald.com/2025/11/25/w...
It’s whiskey, catfish and Texas vibes watching Cooper Flagg play in Dallas
The Maine native has become a source of excitement and hope for the thousands of Mavericks fans who turn out each night to watch him compete.
www.pressherald.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
ICYMI: Here's what it's like to watch Cooper Flagg play in his new home. www.pressherald.com/2025/11/25/w...
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According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents held a 5-year-old autistic girl outside her Massachusetts home to pressure her father to surrender to authorities last week, according to the girl's family
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
ICE held 5-year-old autistic girl in Massachusetts to pressure father to surrender, family says
The Department of Homeland Security denied the allegation, calling it a "disgusting smear."
www.nbcnews.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents held a 5-year-old autistic girl outside her Massachusetts home to pressure her father to surrender to authorities last week, according to the girl's family
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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It really feels like the chaos is the only point. It's just become too hard to do ... anything in the public sphere. And then when everything breaks down, the same people who ground everything to a halt complain that nothing works and demand the power to "fix it." But then they ... don't.
One school board member smacked a phone out of the hand of a social media activist before police intervened and separated them. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/09/18/p...
Lincoln school board meeting dissolves into chaos over teacher’s alleged comments about Charlie Kirk
One school board member smacked a phone out of the hand of a social media activist before police intervened and separated them.
www.bangordailynews.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It really feels like the chaos is the only point. It's just become too hard to do ... anything in the public sphere. And then when everything breaks down, the same people who ground everything to a halt complain that nothing works and demand the power to "fix it." But then they ... don't.
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Lisbon hosted a football game Friday night, its first since shutting down the program midway through the 2024 season due to hazing. Unsurprisingly, they don't want to talk about it. Lisbon should move on, but shouldn't forget how it got here, either. My column:
www.pressherald.com/2025/09/05/l...
www.pressherald.com/2025/09/05/l...
Lisbon football returns to the field
The hazing scandal that ended last season shouldn’t be forgotten, but can be put in the past.
www.pressherald.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Lisbon hosted a football game Friday night, its first since shutting down the program midway through the 2024 season due to hazing. Unsurprisingly, they don't want to talk about it. Lisbon should move on, but shouldn't forget how it got here, either. My column:
www.pressherald.com/2025/09/05/l...
www.pressherald.com/2025/09/05/l...
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Trump has purchased at least $103 million worth of corporate and municipal bonds since he took office again, according to new filings from the Office of Government Ethics.
Trump made about 690 purchases from Jan. 21 through Aug. 1.
The active trading by a president of the U.S. is unprecedented.
Trump made about 690 purchases from Jan. 21 through Aug. 1.
The active trading by a president of the U.S. is unprecedented.
Trump bought more than $100 million in bonds since January, filings show
The purchases could let the president make money off companies and local entities that could be affected by his agenda.
www.nbcnews.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Trump has purchased at least $103 million worth of corporate and municipal bonds since he took office again, according to new filings from the Office of Government Ethics.
Trump made about 690 purchases from Jan. 21 through Aug. 1.
The active trading by a president of the U.S. is unprecedented.
Trump made about 690 purchases from Jan. 21 through Aug. 1.
The active trading by a president of the U.S. is unprecedented.
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On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
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ICE GOON forcefully grab activists filming outside the immigration court and forcefully knock her phone out of her hand.
August 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
ICE GOON forcefully grab activists filming outside the immigration court and forcefully knock her phone out of her hand.
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I’ve had nothing to do with that pedophile since he stole all of my teenage masseuses.
July 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I’ve had nothing to do with that pedophile since he stole all of my teenage masseuses.
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No, no, you misheard me, I’m in the Eckstein Files, a list of people who have succeeded despite lacking the physical attributes because of hard work, intelligence, and grit.
July 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
No, no, you misheard me, I’m in the Eckstein Files, a list of people who have succeeded despite lacking the physical attributes because of hard work, intelligence, and grit.
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After the season was shut down early due to hazing, a Lisbon football player gets an unexpected final game. My column: #mesports
www.pressherald.com/2025/07/15/l...
www.pressherald.com/2025/07/15/l...
Lisbon grid star gets curtain call in Maine Lobster Bowl
Kaiden LaValley is making the most of getting to play in one final game after his senior season at Lisbon was cut short by allegations of hazing on the team.
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July 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
After the season was shut down early due to hazing, a Lisbon football player gets an unexpected final game. My column: #mesports
www.pressherald.com/2025/07/15/l...
www.pressherald.com/2025/07/15/l...
The men play at Gillette, the women get a smaller venue. Maine #lacrosse players and coaches weigh in on controversy over equity between men’s and women’s championship venues. www.sunjournal.com/2025/06/24/m...
Maine coaches, players bristle at inequities in college lacrosse championships
Women's Division II and III teams are left out of 'Championship Weekend' at Gillette Stadium, raising questions about whether the NCAA is treating all athletes equally.
www.sunjournal.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The men play at Gillette, the women get a smaller venue. Maine #lacrosse players and coaches weigh in on controversy over equity between men’s and women’s championship venues. www.sunjournal.com/2025/06/24/m...
We are covering a number of No Kings protests across Maine today www.sunjournal.com/2025/06/14/l...
Live updates: Maine ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump taking place throughout Saturday
Thousands of protesters gathered in Portland, Augusta and Auburn as part of a nationwide day of protests against the Trump administration.
www.sunjournal.com
June 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We are covering a number of No Kings protests across Maine today www.sunjournal.com/2025/06/14/l...
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Some scenes of the D-Day beaches from our visit there last month.
June 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Some scenes of the D-Day beaches from our visit there last month.
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great, provocative column from larry tye on what it took to defeat the american nightmare of joe mccarthy and the ism that bears his name.
along these lines, may i also point you to the 2nd season of my podcast, “ultra”:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
along these lines, may i also point you to the 2nd season of my podcast, “ultra”:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | This journalist was the real hero behind Joe McCarthy’s takedown
Drew Pearson rebuked Sen. Joseph McCarthy early and often. History gives him little credit for it.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
great, provocative column from larry tye on what it took to defeat the american nightmare of joe mccarthy and the ism that bears his name.
along these lines, may i also point you to the 2nd season of my podcast, “ultra”:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
along these lines, may i also point you to the 2nd season of my podcast, “ultra”:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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With the impending closure of St. Dom's, one of Maine's high school hockey powerhouses will be gone. My column:
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/24/i...
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/24/i...
If St. Dom’s closes, a boys hockey tradition is lost
The impending closure of St. Dominic Regional High School would leave an unfillable void in the Maine hockey community.
www.pressherald.com
May 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
With the impending closure of St. Dom's, one of Maine's high school hockey powerhouses will be gone. My column:
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/24/i...
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/24/i...
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i think it should be a bigger story that the president held a meeting with a foreign head of state where he ranted about the most gutter white supremacist propaganda you can find on the internet
May 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
i think it should be a bigger story that the president held a meeting with a foreign head of state where he ranted about the most gutter white supremacist propaganda you can find on the internet
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I said it would get worse very quickly. By tomorrow we will have completed the most dangerous & frightening 24 hours thus far of Trump 2.0. Just to name a few:
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.
May 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I said it would get worse very quickly. By tomorrow we will have completed the most dangerous & frightening 24 hours thus far of Trump 2.0. Just to name a few:
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.
1. Defiance of a court order by sending migrants to Sudan without due process (despite clear DP decision SCOTUS) & Dist. CT. order.
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Tuberville doesn't know the three branches of the U.S. government in which he serves, but he knows that Putin wants Odessa, Crimea, and limits to NATO. And Tuberville can't blame Putin for those demands.
Huh.
Huh.
Tuberville: "Putin is to the point where he's making so much progress ... he's gonna want a lot from the Ukrainians. He's gonna want a lot in terms of land, possibly even Odessa, he's gonna want Crimea, but he's gonna want NATO to stay away from his borders, and I can't blame him for that."
May 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Tuberville doesn't know the three branches of the U.S. government in which he serves, but he knows that Putin wants Odessa, Crimea, and limits to NATO. And Tuberville can't blame Putin for those demands.
Huh.
Huh.
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Just brutal. We have to create the outrage this deserves.
People don't know! Members of my own family have just completely checked out on the news. They don't know how bad it is! People assume the world still basically works like it used to and it really doesn't.
People don't know! Members of my own family have just completely checked out on the news. They don't know how bad it is! People assume the world still basically works like it used to and it really doesn't.
9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Just brutal. We have to create the outrage this deserves.
People don't know! Members of my own family have just completely checked out on the news. They don't know how bad it is! People assume the world still basically works like it used to and it really doesn't.
People don't know! Members of my own family have just completely checked out on the news. They don't know how bad it is! People assume the world still basically works like it used to and it really doesn't.
A nightmare, courtesy of the federal government
A US citizen with a learning disability who has just suffered a medical emergency asks a CBP officer for directions outside the emergency room. He ends up detained in an icebox for ten days and has the assistant secretary of DHS lying about him to the public at large. popular.info/p/us-citizen...
![In an interview with Popular Information, his first with any media outlet, Hermosillo said DHS'.
's account was false.
According to Hermosillo, he was visiting his girlfriend's family in Tucson from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Several hours before his arrest, Hermosillo was transported to a hospital in Tucson by ambulance after suffering from a seizure. He has a New Mexico state ID, but did not take it with him during the medical emergency.
After being released from the hospital following treatment, Hermosillo did not know how to return to where he was staying.
He approached the Border Patrol officer because he was looking for someone to help him. "I saw a car, and I askled] him for help," Hermosillo said. He told the officer that he was staying in Tucson.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreie3gc6fndj7mtotijddm4eg264zgsqxpn4nbekb3xq5ubdmskvr6u@jpeg)
!["You"
re not from here. Do you have your
papers?" the officer said, according to Hermosillo. When the officer asked where he was from, Hermosillo said he told the officer,
"New Mexico." The officer then accused Hermosillo of lying. "Don't make me lout] like [I'm] stupid," the officer said. "I know you're from Mexico." After that, Hermosillo said, he was arrested.
Hermosillo said that he never told the officer that he was born in Mexico, was a citizen of Mexico, or entered the country illegally. And he would not have said those things because they are not true. He signed the transcript released by DHS because the officer ordered him to "sign everything." But Hermosillo did not read it, because he cannot read.
According to Hermosillo's girlfriend, Grace Hernandez, Hermosillo has learning disabilities and can only write his name.
Hermosillo said he did not graduate from high school and dropped out after the 10th grade.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreiensu64iobo4ftuqeaighf2p5k745uzdnmhcecugsi4ec74dnqse4@jpeg)
April 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A nightmare, courtesy of the federal government
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April 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Boston has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever
we get 60m dollars worth of tea from China every year. baby, they are literally doing a 104% tax on tea in the United States
sure this sounds bad but remember this nation was founded on the principle of cheerfully tolerating large surtaxes on imported goods
April 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Boston has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever