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@cuuixsilver.bsky.social
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Mainer, gamer, troublemaker. Permaculture newbie. She/her/they.

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Kat @mainekat.bsky.social · 11h
www.msn.com/en-us/news/o... "Trump has been raging at Canada for months, but he just said almost in passing that the U.S. gets along with China better than it gets along with Canada. And we think it shouldn’t pass unnoticed how casually Trump just tosses away a major longtime ally."
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Matt Dunlap @dunlapforcongress.bsky.social · 12h
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Lincoln County Indivisible Maine @lcimaine.bsky.social · 12h
Senate blocks measure requiring report on Israeli violence in West Bank Nearly all Dem Senators support releasing the report. Washington Post 9/30/26
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Lincoln County Indivisible Maine @lcimaine.bsky.social · 12h
Soaring cancer rates in Iowa emerge as a key US midterms issue - www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Soaring cancer rates in Iowa emerge as a key US midterms issue
While the causes of cancer are often complex and not well understood, Iowa voters' concerns are driven in part by worries that the state's worsening water pollution from nitrates and other chemicals m...
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 12h
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sues to stop ICE detention center in Hudson www.newsfromthestates.com/article/colo...
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sues to stop ICE detention center in Hudson
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sued the federal government on Tuesday in an effort to stop or delay the opening of a new immigration detention facility in Hudson, alleging that the agencies in ...
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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 11h
Extremely disappointed to see Maine on the list of states with laws that don’t support rape charges when the victim is “voluntarily” intoxicated. Cornell rape allegations lead to renewed scrutiny of laws on intoxication and consent
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Cornell rape allegations lead to renewed scrutiny of laws on intoxication and consent
A woman’s account of being sexually assaulted at a Cornell University fraternity house has advocates and lawmakers renewing their criticism of a New York law that makes it more difficult to prosecute ...
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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 11h
U.S. District Court Judge Melissa R. DuBose ruled that the DOJ failed to adequately explain its decision to condition grants on restrictions involving immigration status and programs related to diversity, equity and inclusion, and gender identity. | via @rhodeislandcurrent.com
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Federal judge strikes down Trump grant restrictions for domestic violence groups • Maine Morning Star
U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose on Tuesday struck down Trump administration grant restrictions in a 2025 lawsuit brought by the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence against the…
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 11h
this is fascinating deep dive worth reading for many reasons, but especially to learn the key role played by former US Rep. Bob Bauman, "a closeted gay man who was widely considered one of the most conservative members of Congress"
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Sara in Maine @sara207.bsky.social · 11h
Or, Congress could do its fucking job
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Lincoln County Indivisible Maine @lcimaine.bsky.social · 15h
How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Kat @mainekat.bsky.social · 15h
www.wabi.tv/2026/09/29/m... 👏👏👍
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Maine Congresswoman introduces bill to protect federal monuments
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) has introduced a bill to protect official monuments from US Presidents.
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cuuixsilver.bsky.social @cuuixsilver.bsky.social · 14h
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Archie & Edith Bunker Sing 'Those Were The Days'
ALT: Archie & Edith Bunker Sing 'Those Were The Days'
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cuuixsilver.bsky.social @cuuixsilver.bsky.social · 14h
Seriously. Gtfo.
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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 14h
The Cornell victim has been doxxed on Twxttxr by a Chi Phi alum. First, this is why so many victims of rape and sexual assault are frightened of submitting police reports or bringing suit against the perpetrators. Second, I don’t know why any decent person is still on that Nazi hellhole.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h
If you’ve decided to start calling something by a new name because Donald Trump decided he wants everyone to call it something different, then you are in a cult of pathetic morons.
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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 14h
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack.
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Those Trump TV ads playing in Maine paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds • Maine Morning Star
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call…
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Amos Toh @amostoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@nytimes.com found that OpenAI executives pressured employees to fast-track model testing despite safety concerns. All the more reason for Congress to investigate how decisions to prioritize speed over safety contributed to the hacking incidents. Here's how 👇 www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
2. More in today's Popular Information:
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How MAGA Inc. raised so much money
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump, who is constitutionally prohibited from running for president again, has raised over $400 million through his super PAC, MAGA Inc.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1. How has MAGA Inc. raised an unprecedented amount of money? Let’s review:
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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 14h
I used to use USPSTF guidelines every day. There is no logical reason for why RFK Jr meddled with their work other than for his own vanity to replace science with quackery. It’s astonishing the number of institutions this administration has destroyed in such a short time.
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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Again, don’t threaten us with everything we could ever want.
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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 23h
It makes me so angry that there are these deceptive websites out there trying to get your personal information before the midterm elections. Notice which side they are supporting, and use your voting power to get them out of power.
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.
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cassius marcellus clay @cmclay.bsky.social · 23h
someone needs to see whats on traceys hard drive because even if he was not such a piece of shit generally, his last two things being "the epstein stuff is overblown" and now "enraged at rape victim" seem like lots of smoke for there to be no fire
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Margaret Forsyth @margaretforsyth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Community Conversation w/ Troy Jackson and Heather Cox Richardson | Solidarity Forever Tour
YouTube video by Troy Jackson for Maine
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Hancock County Democrats @hancockcountydems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.youtube.com/live/UUPCTaN...
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Community Conversation w/ Troy Jackson and Heather Cox Richardson | Solidarity Forever Tour
YouTube video by Troy Jackson for Maine
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Kat @mainekat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I AGREE
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I. M. Noone @ianmnoone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MMWR recently published a study of blood from blood donors that found nearly a quarter of donors in KY, AR, MO, TN, & VA had alpha-gal antibodies. Maine was the number 6 state at nearly 11% prevalence. Both lone star and deer ticks have alpha-galactose in their saliva and can cause the syndrome
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 29/09/2026
Fascinating new research: "1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are caused by infections, study finds. Researchers estimate infections caused 2.3 million new cancer cases worldwide in 2024" www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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Researchers are discovering more infections that can cause cancer | CBC News
New global research suggests 12 per cent of cancers were caused by infections, predominantly caused by HPV and H. pylori
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Axios @axios.com · 26/09/2026
With midterms 38 days away, Republicans coast to coast are getting pulled under by a violent undertow fueled by Trump's unpopularity.
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GOP election outlook goes from bad to "craptastic"
This week felt different — like the political environment was disintegrating in real time.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 29/09/2026
Can you work out where a photo was taken — and when? Learn methods for geolocation, satellite imagery analysis and chronolocation techniques with Bellingcat experts. 14–16 October 2026. Find the webinar details here: www.bellingcat.com/workshops/in...
Learn our methods... Uncover the █████.Learn to use shadows and background details to date, time and locate a photograph
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Jo Locktov @jolocktov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Maine is losing maternity wards quicker than most states. Mothers face long drives for care. A Damariscotta hospital will be the 12th in Maine to close its birthing center in roughly the last decade. @joelawlorph.bsky.social @pressherald.com 📷 Brianna Soukup #Maine #publichealth
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Maine is losing maternity wards quicker than most states. Mothers face long drives for care.
A Damariscotta hospital will be the 12th in Maine to close its birthing center in roughly the last decade.
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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
(1/5) Pentagon leadership has said that by the end of this month, Palantir's Maven artificial intelligence system will become a line item with stable, long-term funding in the defense budget (a "program of record"). #News #Palantir #AI
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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 29/09/2026
Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm elections.
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Trump thwarted in hunt for rare noncitizen voters as midterms near • Maine Morning Star
Five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s sprawling effort to identify and remove noncitizen voters hasn’t produced the kind of large purges that could meaningfully affect the midterm…
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Besides his horrible tenure as Mayor, let's not overlook the 2010 election debacle Rahm helped engineer He did everything he could to shit on Dem base during those years he was Obama's chief of staff Takes a special skill to set the tone and agenda that went from 2008 landslide to 2010 wipeout
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Will Neils @willneils.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#swayback4aipac #whorebaga
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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Please invest in my atomic bomb/brain-rot machine startup. It could end humanity, but we will make lots of money. Also, we might not make lots of money."
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Kane Korso @godevils2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If the last 15 years of work on things like MH17 and chemical weapon use tells me anything is you'll need a lot more than mere evidence to change the mind of any denialist.
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
fucking really
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Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati…
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Hancock County Democrats @hancockcountydems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mark your calendar. I'll be debating Paul LePage on WMTW, October 1st at 8pm. I challenged him to four debates across the district. He only agreed to two. Tune in to see where we each stand.
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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 28/09/2026
The bipartisan National Governors Association for the first time in over a decade updated its internal principles on federalism — the system of power sharing between Washington, D.C., and the states. | via @Stateline.org
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Governors pledge to oppose federal overreach — even when their party runs Washington • Maine Morning Star
Democratic and Republican governors say they will more aggressively push back on federal overreach regardless of which party controls Washington. Earlier this month, the bipartisan National Governors…
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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Beyond the fact that… …such payments would cost $1.2 trillion… …like every other promise Trump has made of bribing people if they do what he wants, they’ll never actually go out… …$5,000 would barely cover the avg cost of his tariffs to US residents… He’s ironically now going full “communist”.
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Maine Beacon @mainebeacon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Maine veterans are demanding answers from Sen. Susan Collins after a federal investigation into alleged corruption involving the senator and a major campaign donor was shut down under the Trump administration.
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Maine veterans demand answers from Collins over defense contractor campaign donation - Maine Beacon
Maine veterans gathered in Bangor on Monday to demand answers from Sen. Susan Collins following revelations that federal investigators had been investigating allegations of a pay-to-play arrangement i...
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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mediapart alleges that National Rally leader Jordan Bardella made antisemitic and conspiratorial remarks in private conversations between 2013 and 2015, including claims about Jewish domination and an Israel-led “New World Order.”
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dharmalee3❌👑 @dharmalee3.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Durán argues that Democrats have been too willing to embrace Silicon Valley’s power while failing to confront the political influence of billionaires, AI companies and the crypto industry. He has specifically called for Democrats to challenge tech-billionaire power rather than continue treating....
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The Nerd Reich Is Coming for the Democrats | Gil Durán
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Oxford County Democrats @oxforddems.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Coming right up! Oct 6th 6-8pm (Doors open at 5:30) Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School: Meet Your Candidates Forum, 256 Main Street, South Paris. Beth Bosworth, Tim Holland, Janet Jamison, Brianna Lueck and Savannah Sessions.
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Susan Collins helped write the STOCK Act. Then she broke it. 24 trades. Up to $395,000. Now she refuses to ban congressional stock trading. Troy Jackson will. Collins is corrupt. A snake. Vote her out.
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Raven Song Farm @ravensongfarm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another resignation due to Patel’s incompetency. Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job
Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 28/09/2026
He’s also just flat-out desperate. He knows Americans are pissed, that his approval rating is lower than ever, and that Republicans are about to “find out” just how unpopular their destructive policies are. Add this to the long list of flagrantly illegal activity Democrats will be investigating.
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