Livka 🇺🇸🌟🇺🇸
@livkalearns.bsky.social
Like a crow, except I collect shiny info about Maine, New England, color, writing, cats, social justice, rural life, art+design, democracy & neurodiversity. She/Her
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"Experts have called the possibility of losing elimination status for measles 'deeply embarrassing' for a wealthy country with the medical resources of the United States..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/h...
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
www.nytimes.com
I loathe this timeline 🦠🦠🦠
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I’ll say it again: @ilhanmn.bsky.social is more American than Donald Trump.
December 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I’ll say it again: @ilhanmn.bsky.social is more American than Donald Trump.
"Why is it we only take people from s—-hole countries, right?" Trump said onstage. "Why can't we have some people from Norway, Sweden, just a few?"
Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from "hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries."
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Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from "hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries."
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Trump's speech on combating inflation turns to grievances about immigrants
On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from "hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries."
www.npr.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"Why is it we only take people from s—-hole countries, right?" Trump said onstage. "Why can't we have some people from Norway, Sweden, just a few?"
Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from "hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries."
www.npr.org/2025/12/10/g...
Trump said he objected to taking immigrants from "hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries."
www.npr.org/2025/12/10/g...
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I asked www.PAXIS.app the 3 most important things to know about immigration rights:
1. The Constitution Protects All Persons—Not Just Citizens
2. ICE Cannot Enter a Home Without a Judicial Warrant
3. You Have the Right to Remain Silent and Ask for a Lawyer
Help make PAXIS real: gofund.me/64ace616f
1. The Constitution Protects All Persons—Not Just Citizens
2. ICE Cannot Enter a Home Without a Judicial Warrant
3. You Have the Right to Remain Silent and Ask for a Lawyer
Help make PAXIS real: gofund.me/64ace616f
Donate to PAXIS: An AI Lifeline for Immigrant Rights and Support, organized by Joe Walsh
PAXIS - WHEN ICE KNOCKS, WE ANSWER.
Together with immigrant advocate… Joe Walsh needs your support for PAXIS: An AI Lifeline for Immigrant Rights and Support
www.PAXIS.app
December 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I asked www.PAXIS.app the 3 most important things to know about immigration rights:
1. The Constitution Protects All Persons—Not Just Citizens
2. ICE Cannot Enter a Home Without a Judicial Warrant
3. You Have the Right to Remain Silent and Ask for a Lawyer
Help make PAXIS real: gofund.me/64ace616f
1. The Constitution Protects All Persons—Not Just Citizens
2. ICE Cannot Enter a Home Without a Judicial Warrant
3. You Have the Right to Remain Silent and Ask for a Lawyer
Help make PAXIS real: gofund.me/64ace616f
A proposed ballot initiative would repeal the parts of the law that allow for the commercial cultivation, sale and purchase of recreational cannabis products starting in 2028.
#Maine #MEPolitics
#Maine #MEPolitics
Proposed ballot initiative seeks to repeal Maine's recreational marijuana sales law
The citizen's initiative also seeks to impose strict testing and tracking requirements on Maine's medical marijuana industry. But first, the proponents will have to gather enough signatures to send th...
www.mainepublic.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A proposed ballot initiative would repeal the parts of the law that allow for the commercial cultivation, sale and purchase of recreational cannabis products starting in 2028.
#Maine #MEPolitics
#Maine #MEPolitics
“In the absence of providing an actual place for those folks who are encamped along the tracks, along the river, I think it would be inhumane and cruel to force them out, because I've seen what happened in the past," he said.
#Maine #MEPolitics
#Maine #MEPolitics
Bangor residents push back on latest encampment sweep
At a Bangor City Council meeting last night, some residents pushed back against the city's plans to sweep a large homeless encampment.
www.mainepublic.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“In the absence of providing an actual place for those folks who are encamped along the tracks, along the river, I think it would be inhumane and cruel to force them out, because I've seen what happened in the past," he said.
#Maine #MEPolitics
#Maine #MEPolitics
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Deadly 'super' flu surge forces schools to close and triggers mask mandates across the US
The CDC estimates between 1.9 million and 3.3 million Americans have had the flu since October, with 19,000–38,000 hospitalisations. Rising cases have led to some states reinstating mask mandates in hospitals.
The CDC estimates between 1.9 million and 3.3 million Americans have had the flu since October, with 19,000–38,000 hospitalisations. Rising cases have led to some states reinstating mask mandates in hospitals.
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Deadly 'super' flu surge forces schools to close and triggers mask mandates across the US
The CDC estimates between 1.9 million and 3.3 million Americans have had the flu since October, with 19,000–38,000 hospitalisations. Rising cases have led to some states reinstating mask mandates in hospitals.
The CDC estimates between 1.9 million and 3.3 million Americans have had the flu since October, with 19,000–38,000 hospitalisations. Rising cases have led to some states reinstating mask mandates in hospitals.
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Clashes Between Thailand and Cambodia Erupt Again After Trump-Brokered Ceasefire
Clashes Between Thailand and Cambodia Erupt Again After Trump-Brokered Ceasefire
Fighting between Thailand and Cambodia has erupted again after Thailand launched airstrikes Monday along its disputed border with Cambodia.
www.democracynow.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Clashes Between Thailand and Cambodia Erupt Again After Trump-Brokered Ceasefire
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Today, the gap between CEO pay and the pay of average workers has exploded. The average CEO at a major corporation now takes home nearly 300 times what their employees earn.
In some cases, the disparity is so grotesque it defies belief. For example:
In some cases, the disparity is so grotesque it defies belief. For example:
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today, the gap between CEO pay and the pay of average workers has exploded. The average CEO at a major corporation now takes home nearly 300 times what their employees earn.
In some cases, the disparity is so grotesque it defies belief. For example:
In some cases, the disparity is so grotesque it defies belief. For example:
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“Patients who want to see a provider for comprehensive options counseling may find themselves dealing with a fake clinic that has just one item on its agenda and that is continuing a pregnancy to term,” Hill said.
#Maine
themainemonitor.org/reproductive...
#Maine
themainemonitor.org/reproductive...
Reproductive health providers worry about crisis pregnancy centers
The centers aren’t bound to the same oversight as doctor's offices and are often connected to religious organizations that oppose abortion.
themainemonitor.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
“Patients who want to see a provider for comprehensive options counseling may find themselves dealing with a fake clinic that has just one item on its agenda and that is continuing a pregnancy to term,” Hill said.
#Maine
themainemonitor.org/reproductive...
#Maine
themainemonitor.org/reproductive...
MSAD 52 in Turner was added to the lawsuit on Friday….The #Maine Human Rights Commission first filed a lawsuit in November against schools in Hodgdon, Sullivan, Livermore Falls, Baileyville and Richmond.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights 🏳️⚧️
#TransRightsAreHumanRights 🏳️⚧️
Maine Human Rights Commission adds Turner district to lawsuit challenging transgender policies
The Maine Human Rights Commission is suing a sixth school district, alleging discrimination against transgender students.
www.mainepublic.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
MSAD 52 in Turner was added to the lawsuit on Friday….The #Maine Human Rights Commission first filed a lawsuit in November against schools in Hodgdon, Sullivan, Livermore Falls, Baileyville and Richmond.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights 🏳️⚧️
#TransRightsAreHumanRights 🏳️⚧️
“Maine’s elected leaders should do all they can to protect their communities, and we are thrilled that Rockland has taken this decisive action. Measures like this preserve local resources for local priorities, ensure Maine towns and cities are not complicit in or liable for federal abuses of power”
Rockland Council Gives Final OK to Law to Restrict City Aiding ICE
ROCKLAND — The City Council gave final approval Monday night, Dec. 8, to a local ordinance that bars municipal employees from assisting federal immigration agents unless there is a judicial
www.midcoastvillager.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“Maine’s elected leaders should do all they can to protect their communities, and we are thrilled that Rockland has taken this decisive action. Measures like this preserve local resources for local priorities, ensure Maine towns and cities are not complicit in or liable for federal abuses of power”
It provides a clear legal framework and would prevent taxpayer dollars from subsidizing the operational budget of federal immigration
whose actions, are, at best, questionable, ensuring that tax dollars serve the people of Rockland not unconstitutional policies
www.penbaypilot.com/article/rock...
whose actions, are, at best, questionable, ensuring that tax dollars serve the people of Rockland not unconstitutional policies
www.penbaypilot.com/article/rock...
Rockland City Council enacts immigration ordinance; effective in 30 days
ROCKLAND — “Let us send a clear, powerful message, once again,” said Councilor Kaitlin Callahan. “Rockland stands with all of its residents. We will protect our community, and we will protect those wh...
www.penbaypilot.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
It provides a clear legal framework and would prevent taxpayer dollars from subsidizing the operational budget of federal immigration
whose actions, are, at best, questionable, ensuring that tax dollars serve the people of Rockland not unconstitutional policies
www.penbaypilot.com/article/rock...
whose actions, are, at best, questionable, ensuring that tax dollars serve the people of Rockland not unconstitutional policies
www.penbaypilot.com/article/rock...
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Every real economist in America warned at the time he was imposing tariffs that it would affect each of these things, and deportations have affected the ability of farmers to access labor. This is all happening because of one man.
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Every real economist in America warned at the time he was imposing tariffs that it would affect each of these things, and deportations have affected the ability of farmers to access labor. This is all happening because of one man.
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“Confirm Check Here”— Trump Sent Another Shady Tariff Rebate Email
Trump’s fundraising message redirects those who click to a donation page
meidasnews.com/news/confirm...
Trump’s fundraising message redirects those who click to a donation page
meidasnews.com/news/confirm...
“Confirm Check Here”— Trump Sent Another Shady Tariff Rebate Email
Trump’s fundraising message redirects those who click to a donation page
meidasnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“Confirm Check Here”— Trump Sent Another Shady Tariff Rebate Email
Trump’s fundraising message redirects those who click to a donation page
meidasnews.com/news/confirm...
Trump’s fundraising message redirects those who click to a donation page
meidasnews.com/news/confirm...
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"She said she repeatedly told the agents she’s a U.S. citizen.
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
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“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home
Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it "determined the individual in question was not the target."
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"She said she repeatedly told the agents she’s a U.S. citizen.
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”
She screamed “Leave me alone...”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Pumpkin Vine Family Farm, a goat dairy in Somerville, adores the livestock that owners Anil and Kelly Roopchand refer to as the engines of their barnyard economy. They share this love with their community at every chance they can, most recently on Dec. 7 during their annual Yule Goat Celebration 🐐
Getting Their Goat Walk On
Somerville farm held its annual Yule event on Sunday.
www.midcoastvillager.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Pumpkin Vine Family Farm, a goat dairy in Somerville, adores the livestock that owners Anil and Kelly Roopchand refer to as the engines of their barnyard economy. They share this love with their community at every chance they can, most recently on Dec. 7 during their annual Yule Goat Celebration 🐐
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Little ghost! 👻 Photo from my collection, 1964.
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Little ghost! 👻 Photo from my collection, 1964.
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Happy day to all! One of my favorite visitors, the Pine Marten! I love their high energy level. They have a high metabolic rate, and semi- retractable claws. They are excellent swimmers, and are able to rotate their ankles 180 degrees!
Hello Pine Marten!🌲
Hello Pine Marten!🌲
December 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Happy day to all! One of my favorite visitors, the Pine Marten! I love their high energy level. They have a high metabolic rate, and semi- retractable claws. They are excellent swimmers, and are able to rotate their ankles 180 degrees!
Hello Pine Marten!🌲
Hello Pine Marten!🌲
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December 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Ilhan Omar: "It's completely disgusting. These are Americans that he is calling garbage ... it's also really important for us to remember that this kind of hateful rhetoric and this level of dehumanizing can lead to dangerous actions by people who listen to the president."
December 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Ilhan Omar: "It's completely disgusting. These are Americans that he is calling garbage ... it's also really important for us to remember that this kind of hateful rhetoric and this level of dehumanizing can lead to dangerous actions by people who listen to the president."
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This is disgusting.
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This is disgusting.
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Schiff: "I think that all of these strikes are unlawful. They are a form of extrajudicial killing. These boats are not invading the US in an armed assault ... the fact the administration may put a group of organizations on a list doesn't confer on a president the ability to kill them at sea."
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Schiff: "I think that all of these strikes are unlawful. They are a form of extrajudicial killing. These boats are not invading the US in an armed assault ... the fact the administration may put a group of organizations on a list doesn't confer on a president the ability to kill them at sea."
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RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...