Just a Mainer
@mainestream.bsky.social
Middle aged, but no soccer mom. Living in Maine and doing my best to not get too cynical.
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I don't mourn because I think Kirk was a positive component of US political discourse. I mourn that our discourse, rule of law and basic decency are so broken we've returned to the sixties' rampant political violence. Americans writ large no longer have a belief that legal processes solve anything.
September 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I don't mourn because I think Kirk was a positive component of US political discourse. I mourn that our discourse, rule of law and basic decency are so broken we've returned to the sixties' rampant political violence. Americans writ large no longer have a belief that legal processes solve anything.
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ProPublica looked into science grants that Ted Cruz's team flagged as "radical" and "neo-Marxist" and, uh.
This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
March 3, 2025 at 3:45 AM
ProPublica looked into science grants that Ted Cruz's team flagged as "radical" and "neo-Marxist" and, uh.
This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
This would be good comedy if it didn't matter so much www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
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Yeah. This sucks. Uh huh huh huh. Bungholes.
March 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Yeah. This sucks. Uh huh huh huh. Bungholes.
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I’ve always followed the dictum that politics should not interfere with relationships with friends and family. But my Dad fought in the Second World War and I’ve spent my entire life teaching about the virtues of self government. Preserving the republic means more to me than prolonging friendships
March 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I’ve always followed the dictum that politics should not interfere with relationships with friends and family. But my Dad fought in the Second World War and I’ve spent my entire life teaching about the virtues of self government. Preserving the republic means more to me than prolonging friendships
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The AP must refuse this but more importantly the rest of the White House Correspondents Association should back them.
Boycott the press briefings until they relent, and if they refuse, walk out. There is no real use to them in any case.
Trump craves attention. Deny him that and he’ll cave.
Boycott the press briefings until they relent, and if they refuse, walk out. There is no real use to them in any case.
Trump craves attention. Deny him that and he’ll cave.
"Today we were informed by the White House that if AP did not align its editorial standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, AP would be barred from accessing an event in the Oval Office."
www.ap.org/the-definiti...
www.ap.org/the-definiti...
AP statement on Oval Office access | The Associated Press
The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: As a global news organization, The Associated Press informs
www.ap.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The AP must refuse this but more importantly the rest of the White House Correspondents Association should back them.
Boycott the press briefings until they relent, and if they refuse, walk out. There is no real use to them in any case.
Trump craves attention. Deny him that and he’ll cave.
Boycott the press briefings until they relent, and if they refuse, walk out. There is no real use to them in any case.
Trump craves attention. Deny him that and he’ll cave.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social I've seen mention of changes to the website for historical Gettysburg, including removal of the our American revolution section. Can you show look into this?
February 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social I've seen mention of changes to the website for historical Gettysburg, including removal of the our American revolution section. Can you show look into this?
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If anyone claims that the current anti-trans panic was caused in any part by trans people advocating for our human rights, that person is lying through their teeth.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
February 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If anyone claims that the current anti-trans panic was caused in any part by trans people advocating for our human rights, that person is lying through their teeth.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
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Our top story: “One of the things that I grieve about is that what we see here is a kind of echo of other shameful episodes in Christianity’s past: the Crusades, antisemitic pogroms in Europe, biblical defenses of American slavery by Christians.”
ICE Agents in Churches ‘Does Not Bode Well for the Future of Religion’ in America
“They’re de facto endorsing government interference with the church—the very government interference with the church that they've complained about in the past.”
www.texasobserver.org
February 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Our top story: “One of the things that I grieve about is that what we see here is a kind of echo of other shameful episodes in Christianity’s past: the Crusades, antisemitic pogroms in Europe, biblical defenses of American slavery by Christians.”
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Some federally funded community health centers — which serve rural areas with limited access to medical care — are still unable to access grant funding and are shutting down because of Trump's spending freeze.
We are witnessing an attack on America's most vulnerable people.
We are witnessing an attack on America's most vulnerable people.
Community health centers are closing amid funding confusion
Community health centers are facing a potential federal freeze on their grants and funding following orders from Trump.
www.newsweek.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Some federally funded community health centers — which serve rural areas with limited access to medical care — are still unable to access grant funding and are shutting down because of Trump's spending freeze.
We are witnessing an attack on America's most vulnerable people.
We are witnessing an attack on America's most vulnerable people.
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We told you they would come for veterans. We told you they would come for community care.
And so it begins...
I have an appointment at USA Medical Center for my that was made through the VA.
After driving 80 miles to get here, they told me that the VA hasn't authorized payment so they have to reschedule for next month
I have an appointment at USA Medical Center for my that was made through the VA.
After driving 80 miles to get here, they told me that the VA hasn't authorized payment so they have to reschedule for next month
February 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
We told you they would come for veterans. We told you they would come for community care.
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A federal judge has just ordered Musk to get out of Treasury’s computers. We are fortunate there are good lawyers representing democracy. Normally that would end the matter, but in this era there are legit questions about compliance & enforcement. We live on the edge of a constitutional crisis.
February 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
A federal judge has just ordered Musk to get out of Treasury’s computers. We are fortunate there are good lawyers representing democracy. Normally that would end the matter, but in this era there are legit questions about compliance & enforcement. We live on the edge of a constitutional crisis.
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THIS IS IT. The special general elections for Florida’s 1st & 6th Congressional Districts are on APRIL 1, 2025. If we flip these seats, we can STOP Project 2025. No excuses! Mark your calendars! Show up!
February 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
THIS IS IT. The special general elections for Florida’s 1st & 6th Congressional Districts are on APRIL 1, 2025. If we flip these seats, we can STOP Project 2025. No excuses! Mark your calendars! Show up!
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The classic “Lemmings and Cliff” story… never gets old.
February 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The classic “Lemmings and Cliff” story… never gets old.
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Kai, if memory serves, flew in the Navy, and would know.
Hello all cable news: do not broadcast the President of the United States talking about air traffic control. He doesn't know what he's talking about.
January 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Kai, if memory serves, flew in the Navy, and would know.
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Keep your messaging simple:
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
January 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Keep your messaging simple:
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
“Trump fired everyone in charge of airplane safety, and a week later planes started crashing into each other.”
That’s it. That’s the messaging. Don’t get bogged down disputing Trump’s false claims. Just blame him, in short and repeatable sentences.
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To recap, Trump:
-Forced out the FAA chief at Musk's insistence
-Imposed a hiring freeze that reportedly included air traffic controllers
-Fired the TSA head and gutted a key aviation safety committee
-Blamed the DCA crash on DEI
This is disastrous leadership.
-Forced out the FAA chief at Musk's insistence
-Imposed a hiring freeze that reportedly included air traffic controllers
-Fired the TSA head and gutted a key aviation safety committee
-Blamed the DCA crash on DEI
This is disastrous leadership.
January 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
To recap, Trump:
-Forced out the FAA chief at Musk's insistence
-Imposed a hiring freeze that reportedly included air traffic controllers
-Fired the TSA head and gutted a key aviation safety committee
-Blamed the DCA crash on DEI
This is disastrous leadership.
-Forced out the FAA chief at Musk's insistence
-Imposed a hiring freeze that reportedly included air traffic controllers
-Fired the TSA head and gutted a key aviation safety committee
-Blamed the DCA crash on DEI
This is disastrous leadership.
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This tweet sent out 14 hours BEFORE the crash needs to be immortalized in stone.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
January 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This tweet sent out 14 hours BEFORE the crash needs to be immortalized in stone.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
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update on the nazi salute priest
Looks like he has been defrocked by his church.
anglicancatholic.org
anglicancatholic.org
January 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
update on the nazi salute priest
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
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It’s so important to pay attention to what they DO and NOT what they say.
They’re not even trying to lower prices.
Pardoning criminals is not going to lower crime rates. Arresting any immigrant without papers is not making us safer.
They are creating a spectacle, but what are they doing?
They’re not even trying to lower prices.
Pardoning criminals is not going to lower crime rates. Arresting any immigrant without papers is not making us safer.
They are creating a spectacle, but what are they doing?
January 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It’s so important to pay attention to what they DO and NOT what they say.
They’re not even trying to lower prices.
Pardoning criminals is not going to lower crime rates. Arresting any immigrant without papers is not making us safer.
They are creating a spectacle, but what are they doing?
They’re not even trying to lower prices.
Pardoning criminals is not going to lower crime rates. Arresting any immigrant without papers is not making us safer.
They are creating a spectacle, but what are they doing?
If you haven't set an appointment with a therapist, get started now before the waiting lists build up...
I wish I was joking.
I wish I was joking.
I feel like not being stressed right now is a huge red flag
January 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If you haven't set an appointment with a therapist, get started now before the waiting lists build up...
I wish I was joking.
I wish I was joking.
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It has now officially been confirmed. We have reached the singularity
January 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It has now officially been confirmed. We have reached the singularity
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The Democrats’ role is to keep the opposition united and raise public awareness. They can’t block legislation or EOs on their own. They must look ahead to the next election while the GOP governs and likely wreaks havoc.
January 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Democrats’ role is to keep the opposition united and raise public awareness. They can’t block legislation or EOs on their own. They must look ahead to the next election while the GOP governs and likely wreaks havoc.