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A volunteer effort to support Acadia and the National Park System. We are not park employees, only supporters who care a whole awful lot.

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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Thank you, @salinas.house.gov!
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Have you submitted a comment against repealing the roadless rule yet? If not, now is a great time to help protect roadless wilderness! 🌲🌲
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Poll workers are essential to a functioning democracy, especially this time around, when 🍊🤡 and his 🧊 minions are threatening our right to peacefully vote. Power the Polls is working to amass the resistance on election day- here's the link to get involved. www.powerthepolls.org/btc
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Power the Polls
Poll workers power democracy. We help recruit them! Sign up now to make sure we have safe, fair, efficient elections for all!
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Lincoln County Indivisible Maine @lcimaine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
DON’T FORGET SATURDAY!! Noon to 1 pm on the BRIDGE! Damariscotta/Newcastle Bring Signs and Friends!
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The Coalition to Protect America's National Parks @protectnps.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NPS employees are bracing for a potential agency shakeup as park superintendents nationwide are called to unusual mandatory meetings later this month. 20 former superintendents raised concerns about a potential NPS reorganization & urged Interior leadership to proceed with transparency and caution.
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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 02/09/2026
9/2 Maine Senator Susan Collins says she'd consider seeking a 7th term if she wins again in November, blames voters' concerns about elected officials' ages on President Biden #maine #MEpolitics
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Via Rep Sophie Warren (District 124) on IG, a big 👏WTG🎉 to the Gorham town council for unanimously approving a ban on data centers last night! Let's keep up this momentum. 💙🌊🌲💚
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Outdoor Alliance @outdooralliance.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Last week, the administration announced its intent to rescind travel management regulations which could open the door for conflicts between users. For decades, the Travel Management Rule has helped the Forest Service manage different types of recreation on the 193 million acres of land it manages.
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Forest Service Rethinks Travel Management, Opens Motorized Use on Public Lands — Outdoor Alliance
As the Forest Service prepares to rescind Roadless Rule, it is rethinking its Travel Management Rule, which guides where roads and motorized recreation can occur on national forests.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Just now reading up on the new @parkspac.bsky.social: "Public lands are on the ballot. Parks PAC mobilizes voters and resources to elect leaders who will protect America’s national parks and public lands—now and for generations to come." That's our kind of people! parkspac.com
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Home - Parks PAC
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 01/09/2026
Dale Sanders started Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hopscotched around with some brief breaks and finished Monday atop Maine's highest peak, where he paused to pray at the sign marking the summit. to.pbs.org/4i4MslF
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At 91, Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders reclaims record as oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail
Dale Sanders started last Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hiked the nearly 2,200-mile trail in out-of-order sections with breaks in between, and finished Monday atop Mount Katahdin in Maine.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
1500 already-approved maintenance projects have been sidelined for the narcissist-in-chief's vanity projects. Yes, they ARE deliberately sabotaging public lands in order to more-easily justify privatizing them. 😡 federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...
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National park maintenance work sidelined as Trump’s Freedom 250 takes precedence | Federal News Network
Maintenance projects approved this year at sites across the nation were being relegated to a new “low priority” list.
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 31/08/2026
It’s nice to see a politician do more outdoors than golf. But I’m personally offended when I see J.D. Vance enjoying National Forest lands. Like wow, you just helped kneecap the agency, its people, ~7,000 gone, then go out to enjoy the land and its stewardship like nothing happened.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Yesterday's flash in the Grand Canyon was caused by heavy thunderstorms over fire-ravaged land. Similar to the glacial collapse that caused the horrific destruction in Nepal last week, both of those risk factors become more common and severe with global climate change.
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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
BREAKING: The National Park Service says more than 20 may be missing after a “significant flash flood” hit the Grand Canyon on Saturday. “If you know of anyone who may have been hiking or backpacking in these areas, please contact the NPS Investigative Services Branch Tip Line: 888-653-0009,”
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More than 20 may be missing after ‘significant flash flood’ at Grand Canyon
National Park officials closed down the Bright Angel Canyon area as they anticipated a chance of renewed flash flooding through Monday.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The hits just keep coming. 😡 www.notus.org/agencies/tru...
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Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer
The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/08/2026
America's national parks are facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits to President Trump's construction projects. to.pbs.org/46vsl8Y
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National parks under strain from Trump's construction projects and political pressure
Americans continue to flock to the national parks, with more than 320 million visitors in the last year alone. But that broad appeal is facing new political pressures, from orders to revise exhibits t...
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I'm a week late on posting, I know, but this is why we stand up en masse! 🎉💪 The moratorium lasts 180 days, so now is the time to make ourselves heard and push for a permanent ban. #StrengthInNumbers www.ellsworthamerican.com/news/ellswor...
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Ellsworth City Council approves data center moratorium
Ellsworth has joined municipalities across Maine in enacting a data center moratorium ordinance. The measure will prevent the development of any data center within the city for 180 days.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Another chance for local involvement- join the data center advisory group listening session via Zoom on Thursday, August 27, at 1pm, or Tuesday, September 1, at 5pm. Links in comments.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Help save local wilderness here in Maine by getting involved with the state's Comprehensive Land Use Planning process: storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/...
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Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update: Pre-Process
The Land Use Planning Commission is initiating a process to update the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP).
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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 01/08/2026
Studying frog habitats has to be the third most innocuous federal research activity possible. Counting snips and snails would be the other two. We are told this was an “isolated incident” and not part of a broader trend, while Dr. Fauci is pilloried by Rand Paul and Josh Hawley. Frustrating.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
We knew we liked @troyjackson207.bsky.social for a reason. 😉😂 #AnonymousShitpostersUnite
A post that says, "Lion of the Senate incoming.  We need more elected officials who genuinely despise the far- right agenda, & Troy Jackson does. He also has the heart of a poster, as that's one hell of a bit."

The post is replying to a post that says, "lmao Troy Jackson trolled Republicans about logging policy in the Bangor Daily News come TS under the alias "Canadians for LePage."

An included article reads, "Troy Jackson ran anonymous account to troll Republicans online | CNN Politics. In 2012, Troy Jackson had plenty to say about Maine politics. An outspoken Democratic state la..."
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Scarborough, this one is for you from @mainedsa.org on IG. The town is holding a special session on Wednesday regarding ICE- let them know how you feel via the petition and by showing up. 🖕🧊 Petition at docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
A post from DSA Maine that says, 

"Scarborough town council: ICE OUT. The town of Scarborough, home of Maine's ICE facility, is holding a special session on Wednesday, July 29, at 5:30pm to issue a proclamation about ICE. Beforehand, there will be a vigil starting at 5pm for Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero and our neighbors who have been terrorized by ICE. Residents and local advocates have created a petition with demands the town can take that are evidence-based and legally supported. If you are from Scarborough or surrounding towns, please sign the petition and show up on Wednesday."
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Via IG, Community Organizing Alliance of Maine (not on Bluesky that I see) is hosting a "What the Flock" community learning session in Lewiston on the 30th.
A sign showing a Flock camera that reads, "COA: Community Organizing Alliance. What the Flock? A community learning session on the usage of Flock cameras in Lewiston. 07/30,4-6PM. COA offices, 75 Park Street."
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It's insane that we even need to say NO DATA CENTERS ON PUBLIC LAND! Sign on to the petition below, and follow @biologicaldiversity.org for more ways to oppose this next threat against OUR lands.
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Lincoln County Indivisible Maine @lcimaine.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Tonight, we are suspending our campaign for US Senate, and I’m proud to endorse my friend, Troy Jackson. To our team and volunteers who gave everything around the clock with almost no notice: I’m so grateful to you. This fight is bigger than any one person. See you on the doors this November.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
It's looking more and more certain we'll have a Rumble from the County in November as more candidates leave the race and Troy Jackson gains endorsements. Troy is from Allagash, while Susan hails from Caribou. @aroostookdemocrats.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Top Maine Senate candidates end campaigns as Troy Jackson builds Democratic support
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former public health official Nirav Shah ended their Senate campaigns on Sunday.
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USDemocracy @usdemocracy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Voter suppression doesn’t beat organized people. Learn your state’s deadlines. Check your registration, then get your people to check theirs too. Volunteer with groups getting voters registered & trained as poll workers.Fighting back is a to-do list, not a mood. #LoserTrumpsElectionLies #USDemocracy
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Sending ICE Agents to intimidate voters at polling places, declaring martial law to try to delay or cancel the election, seizing ballots-As he gets more desperate, there's nothing he won't do to try to save his pathetic orange ass. ALL states should preemptively prepare to defend Democracy! 🇺🇸 ✊
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
We 🌊💙💚🌲 our Secretary of State! Thank you for all of your hard work for the people of Maine, @shennabellows.bsky.social.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
It's our job to make sure "beatable" becomes "defeated" in November, whoever becomes the nominee. Have you checked your registration recently? Make a plan, bring a friend (who's also verified their registration), and get out and vote. 🌊 iwillvote.com?state=ME
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I Will Vote
Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Public comment time! BLM is trying to re-open the ten-mile buffer around Chaco Culture National Historical Park in New Mexico to mining, after it won protections only a few years ago. We only have two weeks to comment- links in the article and 🧵. #ProtectTribalLands www.koat.com/article/chac...
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Chaco Canyon public comment period opens, as BLM proposes reopening 336,000 acres to mineral leasing
A new federal assessment could reshape the future of development near Chaco Canyon. Here’s what’s in the plan and how long the public has to weigh in.
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Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 18/07/2026
Incredibly disturbing report in the Portland @pressherald.com about David Brouillette, the ICE agent identified as fatally shooting Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. This one is outside the paywall. www.pressherald.com/2026/07/17/s...
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Second ex-wife seeks protection order against ICE agent who shot man in Biddeford
The woman sought emergency sole custody of her daughter with David Brouillette.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/07/2026
I wasn’t ready for this. ☠️ 😭 Low T Pete will never live this down.
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Hancock County Democrats @hancockcountydems.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
2/3 The Delegate Voter Guide, a list of qualifying delegates throughout the state, is now available. 3,732 candidates are running for delegate positions statewide with 212 candidates from Hancock County. The guide allows you to search by county and town and read statements from all delegates.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
😳😳😳 Both hostages were freed unharmed early Friday morning, and both suspects surrendered to authorities; the motive remains under investigation.
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Glitter Jedi Fellina @glitterjedi.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Image of a McDonald’s double Big Mac on black background.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Oh for F*CKS sake. 🤬🤬🤬 We want a healthy environment, not this dystopian 💩. Can we even fathom how much disruption 50,000+ space mirrors will cause to all of Earth's systems? These psychopaths are gleefully speed-running our extinction for fun and profit. www.cnet.com/science/spac...
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Mirrors in Space? The FCC Just Approved a Sun-Reflecting Satellite, and Astronomers Are Worried
For now, a single satellite has been cleared for a test demonstration, but the company making it hopes to eventually launch 50,000 of them into orbit.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
When you call Susan's office today, ask how concerned she is that the 🍊🤡 just ran right over over her fake pride at getting traffic stops reduced. Come on, Susan. Do something real for once.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Colombia will hopefully follow Mexico's lead in demanding justice! 🖕🧊 Petro said the death was “murder at the hands of the U.S. government,” and called for Colombia’s foreign services to take “legal and human action so that the murderers pay for their homicide.” www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...
A photo of Joan Sebastian Guerrero
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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Trump slashes Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante by 90% In contrast, Obama issued Proclamation 9681 on Dec 4, 2017, to expand the boundaries of the Monuments and protect the lands.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 15/07/2026
. DEBATE: Senate candidates Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson, Nirav Shah, and Jordan Wood will participate in a televised debate Thursday night on News Center Maine. Troy Jackson called for all candidates to be included, as only those who reached 20% in their June primaries were invited. #MEpolitics
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4 Democratic Maine Senate hopefuls to face off in TV debate
But not every candidate will be included.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
For a local size comparison, the North Maine Woods is around 3.5 million acres. Protect public lands. Protect tribal lands. Keep up the pressure, even when things seem lost.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Some good news. (Not the cost or the people who I believe are still unaccounted for after being sent there, but the fact that pressure helped to close that abomination.)
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“We find unity in our national parks. They heal us. They connect us. This gigantic, unnecessary arch does none of this and instead impedes on the doorstep to the final resting place of my family, friends and leathernecks...” NPCA's Jimi Shaughnessy
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 14/07/2026
Scarborough residents want ICE out of town & are planning a petition. ICE has an administrative building on Manson Libby Rd in Scarborough for routine check-ins with three short-term holding cells. A STOP ICE protest is planned at the location for noon today. www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...
Excerpt from Portland Press Herald Live Updates page at
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/shooting-reported-in-biddeford-2/ 

Dana Richie Staff Writer
Some Scarborough residents want ICE out of the town

Scarborough resident Jennifer Jortberg and a few others are beginning to investigate the possible wording of a petition to circulate to remove the ICE facility on Manson Libby Road. It’s an administrative building for routine check-ins, and it has three short-term holding cells.

She said the organizers are hopping on a call tonight to discuss the legal language of the petition, and they hope to have the wording ironed out by the citizen preference vote at town hall on Friday — an opportunity for town members to voice who they want to elect for the Democrat candidate for Senate.

“Having ICE in Maine and specifically in Scarborough puts us all in danger,” she said. “They’re targeting our friends and neighbors.”

She had the idea for this petition last week, before Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old from Colombia, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Biddeford shortly after 7 a.m. on Monday.

Per Scarborough’s charter, a petition to change or enact an ordinance must have 25% of the number of votes cast in the last gubernatorial election to be put on a ballot.
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Know you're going to have to deal with maga family at your next barbecue? Meta ads just served me this subtle resistance from immigrantfood.com, and 25% of the sale goes to support immigrant causes. 🖕🧊 immigrantfood.com/product/ice-...
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Ice Tray - immigrantfood
Four letters. Four cubes.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 14/07/2026
☀️ Heat index 100º, F*ck ICE =============== MAINE RESISTANCE TUES, JULY 14, 2026 =============== #ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE #NonViolenceIsPower #EveryEffortCounts #GetInvolved #VOTE ✨ MAINE DEM CONVENTION INFO: mainedems.org/senate-race/ p3/5 – REPOST/SHARE! #MEpolitics
Pg 3/5  Submit events to: ptactivism@proton.me
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JULY 14, Tue 1-2:00PM – Blue Hill
Blue Hill Public Library, 5 Parker Point Rd, Blue Hill, Maine
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS: A Continental History 1750-1804
   A discussion series with local retired teacher, Bill Case, on the book American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804 by Alan Taylor. The discussion starts Tuesday, June 30 at 1:00 p.m., and continues July 14, and July 21, leading to a lecture with the author Alan Taylor on Saturday, July 25.
   This program is free and open to all, though space is limited, so registration is required. Register at www.bhpl.net. Copies of the book will be available to check out at the library. For more information, contact Assistant Director Kayleigh at kayleigh.thomas@bhpl.net  or 374-5515. FMI: shorturl.at/FYItB 

JULY 14, Tues 2:30-3:30PM (& every Tues) – Bangor
Hammond St Overpass over I-95, Bangor, Maine 
HAMMOND STREET BRIDGE BRIGADE 
Join us on the Hammond Street Overpass with signs and banners to support nationwide resistance to this administration's reckless actions. (nl)
indivisiblebangor.org/events/#weekly-events  


JULY 14, Tues 3-4:30PM (& every Tues) – Eliot
Rt 236 in front of Cumberland Farms, Eliot, Maine
Weekly Standout, Saco Bay Indivisible 

JULY 14, Tues 3-6:00PM – State Senate District 19
State Senate District 19 – Oxford & Franklin Counties

DRIVE CANDIDATE Peter Southam!
  Help drive candidate Peter Southam to doors in State Senate District 19! This is one of the best ways you can support the campaign!
mobilize.us/mobilize/event/971919/ 


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MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
For reporting ICE & CBP presence & actions
Report abusive behavior at: CitizenReporting.OAG@maine.gov
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 14/07/2026
☀️ Heat index 100º, F*ck ICE =============== MAINE RESISTANCE TUES, JULY 14, 2026 =============== #ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE #NonViolenceIsPower #EveryEffortCounts #GetInvolved #VOTE ✨ MAINE DEM CONVENTION INFO: mainedems.org/senate-race/ p2/5 – REPOST/SHARE! #MEpolitics
Pg 2/5  Submit events to: ptactivism@proton.me 

JULY 14, Tues 12–1:00PM (& every Tues) – Cherryfield
Rt 1 Bridge: Meet on the lower bridge, Cherryfield, Maine
PEACEFUL RALLY IN SUPPORT OF CONSTITUTION & AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE
For Concerned Citizens and Patriots of all Parties.
Meet on the lower bridge in Cherryfield for a peaceful rally in support of our Constitution and our American way of life!

JULY 14, Tues 12–1:00PM (& every Tue) – Lewiston  
Dufresne Plaza, 72 Lisbon St, Lewiston, Maine
CALL TO ACTION – RESIST Central Maine:  Protesting since Feb '25. Join & support RESIST Central Maine (Indivisible). Bring signs and your voice! Across from Susan Collins' office: Street parking & parking garages nearby. 
FMI:  mobilize.us/mobilize/event/757948/ 

JULY 14, Tues 12–1:00PM – Waterville
Tesla Charging Station at Elm Plaza, 340 Main St, Waterville, Maine 
ICE OUT FOR GOOD – WATERVILLE 
   In light of Monday's murder by ICE in Biddeford of a Colombian resident, we are dedicating our regular Tuesday protest (12-1pm) at Elm Plaza in Waterville to ICE OUT FOR GOOD. We will have signs with the names of those who have died at the hands of ICE agents, or in ICE custody, since the brutal Trump regime took power in January 2026. Please join us. 
Organized by Indivisible Mid Maine. FMI: leonardelizabeth1957@gmail.com 

JULY 14, Tue 12:30-1:30PM (MWF 5-6pm, T/Th 12:30-1:30) Bucksport
Rt 1 Bucksport/Verona Island Bridge, Bucksport, Maine
SOLIDARITY BUCKSPORT  
RESIST HATE! RESIST PEACEFULLY!
  5+ Years of Solidarity Bucksport!
   As usual, we will not stage the demonstration unless we have a firm commitment from at least one other demonstrator! Please email solidaritybucksport@gmail.com by 10pm the night before to notify us you will be at the next day's peace demonstrations. 
   We are a powerful and well-received presence for PEACE at this moment in our human history!

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