Clare Davitt
@claritybear.bsky.social
Always a librarian. Queer. Bipolar II. Mainer. Child free by choice. I suggest you read Bradbury. I'm only speaking for myself here. she/her
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Clare Davitt
@claritybear.bsky.social
· Jan 26
I did it! A Maine starter pack felt like a good way to spend a Sunday morning. Who am I missing?
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The EU’s highest court ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognize a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany. https://cnn.it/3Xm3WhI
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The EU’s highest court ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognize a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany. https://cnn.it/3Xm3WhI
Incredibly upsetting and horribly unsurprising from my view as a former elected official surrounded by fellow female electeds who have been blatantly threatened, degraded, had their homes swatted, and their families threatened. It’s abhorrent, out of control, and fueled by right-wing hate.
The abuse Julie Fairey copped after being HIT BY A CAR is exactly what happens when we treat online harm as background noise. Women in politics bear the brunt, especially women of colour. Until NZ actually regulates platforms properly, this will keep happening #nzpol
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'It just seems cruel': Councillor shocked by comments after cycling accident
Councillor Julie Fairey has become accustomed to abusive comments - but she was still stunned.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Incredibly upsetting and horribly unsurprising from my view as a former elected official surrounded by fellow female electeds who have been blatantly threatened, degraded, had their homes swatted, and their families threatened. It’s abhorrent, out of control, and fueled by right-wing hate.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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KARL: The president claims that Thanksgiving costs are down 25%. Does he know that's not true?
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
KARL: The president claims that Thanksgiving costs are down 25%. Does he know that's not true?
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
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The way they just *print money* for themselves and their friends, while the rest of us are faced with suffocating grocery and healthcare expenses and wages that are nowhere near keeping up. Corruption and cruelty.
November 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The way they just *print money* for themselves and their friends, while the rest of us are faced with suffocating grocery and healthcare expenses and wages that are nowhere near keeping up. Corruption and cruelty.
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As an official spokesman for everyone, we hereby state that we don't give a fuck about Bill Clinton. Attacks on him mean less than nothing to us. We DO NOT CARE.
As you were.
As you were.
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
As an official spokesman for everyone, we hereby state that we don't give a fuck about Bill Clinton. Attacks on him mean less than nothing to us. We DO NOT CARE.
As you were.
As you were.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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The dilapidated sign was scheduled for demolition Friday, a representative for the mall owner said in court last month.
Bangor Mall sign still standing despite promise to tear it down
The dilapidated sign was scheduled for demolition Friday, a representative for the mall owner said in court last month.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The dilapidated sign was scheduled for demolition Friday, a representative for the mall owner said in court last month.
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Eight decades after Hollywood legends like Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland launched the Committee for the First Amendment to stand up to McCarthyism, Jane Fonda is bringing back the organization. https://cnn.it/3KsdDYR
October 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Eight decades after Hollywood legends like Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland launched the Committee for the First Amendment to stand up to McCarthyism, Jane Fonda is bringing back the organization. https://cnn.it/3KsdDYR
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Customs and Border Protection agents searched nearly 15,000 devices from April through June of this year, a nearly 17 percent spike over the previous three-month high in 2022.
Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High
Customs and Border Protection agents searched nearly 15,000 devices from April through June of this year, a nearly 17 percent spike over the previous three-month high in 2022. "The real issue is the…
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September 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Customs and Border Protection agents searched nearly 15,000 devices from April through June of this year, a nearly 17 percent spike over the previous three-month high in 2022.
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We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.
September 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.
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EXCLU: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will announce today he is cancelling a televised town hall with WABC News planned for Sept. 25 in the wake of the network suspending comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show last week.
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EXCLUSIVE | Mamdani to pull planned ABC town hall event after network suspended Jimmy Kimmel’s show | amNewYork
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani will announce Monday that he is cancelling a televised town hall with WABC News planned for Sept. 25 in the wake of
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September 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
EXCLU: @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will announce today he is cancelling a televised town hall with WABC News planned for Sept. 25 in the wake of the network suspending comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show last week.
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The federal government’s reported plans to link pregnant people’s use of acetaminophen — the pain-relief drug sold under the brand name Tylenol — as a cause of autism could worsen their health and stigmatize one of the few treatments pregnant people have for reducing pain and fever, doctors warn.
Linking Tylenol to autism could harm pregnant people’s health, doctors warn
Acetaminophen is one of the few drugs that pregnant people can safely use to relieve pain or fever — conditions that, if left untreated, can increase the risk of birth defects and premature delivery.
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September 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The federal government’s reported plans to link pregnant people’s use of acetaminophen — the pain-relief drug sold under the brand name Tylenol — as a cause of autism could worsen their health and stigmatize one of the few treatments pregnant people have for reducing pain and fever, doctors warn.
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Why is the right so bad with facts?
September 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Why is the right so bad with facts?
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In a Facebook post announcing the closure, the restaurant said it “fully intends to reopen in a new location in the future.”
Bucksport restaurant closing doors after opening last year
In a Facebook post announcing the closure, the restaurant said it “fully intends to reopen in a new location in the future.”
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September 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In a Facebook post announcing the closure, the restaurant said it “fully intends to reopen in a new location in the future.”
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“We will not shop at your stores. We will not tune into your TV and radio stations. We will not send our kids & our money to your universities, or use your services if you are going to enable our slide to authoritarianism.” — Representative Jason Crow
September 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
“We will not shop at your stores. We will not tune into your TV and radio stations. We will not send our kids & our money to your universities, or use your services if you are going to enable our slide to authoritarianism.” — Representative Jason Crow
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Pay for independent and niche media!
83% of US adults haven't paid for news in the last year.
About half (49%) say their main reason is they can find plenty of free news elsewhere.
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About half (49%) say their main reason is they can find plenty of free news elsewhere.
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September 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Pay for independent and niche media!
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This happened on or two days after Brian Killmeade called for homeless people to be killed. Killmeade still has his job. What the actual fuck?
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‘This is not normal’: Over a dozen injured in shootings at homeless camp, near transit station
The homeless camp is located on private property and has been at the center of a legal battle between the owner and city officials.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This happened on or two days after Brian Killmeade called for homeless people to be killed. Killmeade still has his job. What the actual fuck?
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In America, we defend free speech in terrible times.
We defend free speech even when it’s offensive.
We defend free speech.
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We defend free speech even when it’s offensive.
We defend free speech.
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Hillary Clinton reacts to Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension | CNN Politics
CNN’s Fareed Zakaria asks former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about Jimmy Kimmel’s show being pulled from ABC’s air. Watch Fareed Zakaria GPS on Sunday at 10aET/PT.
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September 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In America, we defend free speech in terrible times.
We defend free speech even when it’s offensive.
We defend free speech.
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We defend free speech even when it’s offensive.
We defend free speech.
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I didn’t know I could be more disappointed in @golden.house.gov than I already was but here we are.
The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Friday, but a significant number of Democrats voted against it.
Golden supports House resolution honoring Charlie Kirk as Pingree abstains
Rep. Jared Golden was among Democrats supporting the measure while Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree of the 1st district voted “present.”
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September 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I didn’t know I could be more disappointed in @golden.house.gov than I already was but here we are.
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The Maine State Police reviewed nearly three dozen complaints about troopers who used physical force in the past decade. Not once did the agency determine the force was excessive. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/09/18/m...
Beating of handcuffed man casts doubt on Maine State Police’s perfect record of clearing officers
The Maine State Police's internal reviews of excessive force complaints are called into question after a trooper was found justified in a violent arrest.
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September 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The Maine State Police reviewed nearly three dozen complaints about troopers who used physical force in the past decade. Not once did the agency determine the force was excessive. www.bangordailynews.com/2025/09/18/m...
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You don’t need to like Jimmy Kimmel. You just need to hate fascism. Cancel your ABC/Disney+/Hulu accounts immediately. Right now. It’s literally the least we can do. If we aren’t willing to sacrifice ABC affiliated entertainment, we aren’t serious about caring at all about authoritarianism.
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September 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
You don’t need to like Jimmy Kimmel. You just need to hate fascism. Cancel your ABC/Disney+/Hulu accounts immediately. Right now. It’s literally the least we can do. If we aren’t willing to sacrifice ABC affiliated entertainment, we aren’t serious about caring at all about authoritarianism.
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One of the first actions the Northeast Public Health Collaborative has taken is to issue their own COVID vaccination recommendations, based on professional medical societies.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
One of the first actions the Northeast Public Health Collaborative has taken is to issue their own COVID vaccination recommendations, based on professional medical societies.
coronavirus.health.ny.gov/system/files...
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