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Kelli Whitlock Burton

@kelliwburton.bsky.social
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Medical/science writer and editor, progressive activist, policy geek. Bama girl by birth; Mainer by choice. (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

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Alex Blechman @alexblechman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Maine officials search the rocky beach for a new senate candidate. They find an unconscious man clad in tattered rags washed upon the shore. The sea provides for Maine, it always does
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Susan Collins would prefer that no Maine legacy media outlet write a story exploring why so many billionaires are so thirsty to reelect her...and so that story never gets written. It's not much more complicated than that. #MEpolitics
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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
In the end we were just his latest casino and whatnot.
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Amy Fried @asfried.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Shenna Bellows and Hannah Pingree are the best candidates for Maine governor. They're smart, strong, accomplished, know a lot about policy, have great values, are courageous but also good at forging coalitions and consensus. Don't sideline these magnificent women. Rank them 1 and 2. #mepolitics
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Shenna Bellows @shennabellows.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I’ve been in the trenches fighting for labor with Troy and for marriage equality with Hannah. I know Hannah and Troy well, and I know that we share the same commitment to progressive change for the people of Maine.
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Amy Fried @asfried.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Koch and Walton Tied Front Buys Its Way into Maine Governor's Race I had been thinking of including Shah in my rankings, but now I'm not sure I will. #mepolitics open.substack.com/pub/mauricec...
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Koch and Walton Tied Front Buys Its Way into Maine Governor's Race
Shah Donor 314 Action Donors Include Billionaire's Operation Democrats for Education Reform.
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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 23/05/2026
5/23 Federal judge tosses the Trump Administration's lawsuit to get Maine's private voter rolls #maine #MEpolitics
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Frank Figliuzzi @frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
While we slept the DOJ deleted all press releases about charges against January 6 defendants: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters
The Justice Department confirmed that it had deleted the press releases as part of “stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Maine Center for Economic Policy @mecep.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
We expect VP Vance to push Trump’s attacks on #Medicaid in Bangor—threatening #MaineCare funding and the care of nearly 400,000 Mainers. Fraud should be addressed, and Maine already does, with error rates below the national average. This is about politics, not facts—and Mainers deserve better.
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7 things to know about the political attacks on MaineCare - MECEP
For decades, politicians have used isolated stories about public assistance fraud to divide people and build support for cuts that ultimately hurt working families while benefiting the […]
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Shenna Bellows is running for Governor of Maine. Listen to this great answer during her primary debate tonight when she was asked to talk about her opponents and contrast her governing vision. This is so refreshing. Perfect answer. Follow her: @shennabellows.bsky.social
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Starting a mid-decade redistricting war only to end up with -1 seats is the same fine strategic genius and subtle grasp of game theory that brough us the Strait of Hormuz.
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Aiyana White @aiyanaewhite.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I do not want to create an account or open a subscription I just want to buy a thing and never hear from you again why is this so hard.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
We’re about to pay Iran $6 billion to re-open the thing that was open before the war. Art of the deal, baby.
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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
One of the more puzzling pledges from Gov Mills is to "work to make sure the Wabanaki nations appropriately benefit from federal legislation that is enacted to benefit all other federally recognized tribes around the country." She's currently blocking a state bill (LD 395) to do that! #mepolitics
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Shenna Bellows @shennabellows.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
No child in Maine should ever be doxxed. Every child deserves to feel safe and welcome in our state.
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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The Maine Appropriations Committee is still in what feels like an interminable session, but the good news is that the majority will recommend a surcharge of 2% on incomes over $1 million in the supplemental budget. This will raise about $72m/year from the wealthiest 2,600 Mainers #mepolitics
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I mean there it is.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Now that she's facing voters Susan Collins has a new insulin bill. But don't forget: Collins not only voted against capping insulin at $35/month for folks on Medicare --she chastised Dems for passing it! (tinyurl.com/ysja49fy) Also voted against letting govt negotiate w/ Big Pharma. #MEpolitics
Collins Watch tweet: Susan Collins is behind an alternative insulin proposal that lets pharma keep gouging the uninsured. 

Her plan's a kind of insurance policy for the industry: If they can't succeed at killing a cap altogether, Collins offers them a path to at least limit the downside. #mepolitics

Joseph Zeballos-Roig tweet: Senate Dems want to further build on their Rx drug victory in IRA by capping insulin prices to $35/mo for Americans on private insurance. 

Warnock/Kennedy insulin legislation would go further and establish a price limit for Americans without health insurance as well
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Candy is being crushed at heretofore unseen levels.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Americans are dying so that Kushner can make money
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A democratic candidate just won in the *checks notes* Arkansas state house special election. Flip from R to D.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for. Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Cover of The Lancet: @thelancet.com www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Susan Collins praises the Sup Ct ruling on tariffs...but she refused to lift a finger to kill the policy; declined to sign a legal brief arguing they were illegal; and actually PRAISED Trump for "working very hard" on the issue. Behavior of a pundit -- not a senator with actual power. #MEpolitics
Today’s Supreme Court ruling reaffirms that only Congress has the constitutional authority to impose tariffs, and the President can only do so under a clear and limited delegation of authority from Congress. My votes against the President unilaterally imposing tariffs on Canada reflected the same conclusion as well as my belief that these tariffs often harm Maine’s economy and consumers.
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Suit Up Maine @suitupmaine.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Time to #StandWithWabanaki! Submit testimony for two bills that will restore Wabanaki sovereignty. Public hearings are THURSDAY Feb 19. Learn more in the @wabanakialliance.bsky.social Toolkit here: www.wabanakialliance.com/sovereignty-... #MEPolitics
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 15/02/2026
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The President, two of his current Cabinet secretaries, his former strategist, his biggest donor, and his pending Fed Chair nominee are all in the files of a pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring, while the attorney general and a former Cabinet secretary let him get away with it. Seems kinda bad?
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At least half a dozen top Trump administration officials appear in the Jeffrey Epstein files
The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
AOC on Susan Collins. Oof. #MEpolitics via @dabbs346.bsky.social
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Author of the "research" that was reportedly the basis of the Fulton County election raid: "In 2004, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor voyeurism charge and was ordered by a jury to pay $3.25 million in damages after secretly filming guests in his home bathroom." www.propublica.org/article/kevi...
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The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
Kevin Moncla has tried repeatedly to prove that the 2020 vote in Fulton County, Georgia, was tainted by fraud. While state election overseers have rejected his claims, his work may be fueling the fede...
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses? People
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Shenna Bellows @shennabellows.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Let’s get one thing straight: nationalizing our elections is illegal. As Secretary of State I will continue to fight the Trump administration to keep our elections safe and secure and keep the federal government out of our elections.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
NEW: The TV ad for Wall Street's favorite senator Susan Collins set to play during the Super Bowl (tinyurl.com/ykknxzum) appears to show Collins superimposed over a New York City street scene (?) complete with a NYC fire truck. Comparison image: tinyurl.com/mvh6mkre Oops! #MEpolitics
Susan Collins in front of a city scene that appears to be New York.
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
1. It was not an accident. 2. It was not a staffer. 3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia. 4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares. 5. His base agrees with him. 6. He will do it again. 7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Kelli Whitlock Burton @kelliwburton.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Then shut it down. #ICEOut #MEPolitics
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 05/02/2026
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
They want us working earlier and til we die to pay for their tax cuts for the rich. Supervillains.
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Indivisible Bangor @indivisiblebangor.org · 01/02/2026
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT AND ACTION: The Bangor City Council has shared that they intend to review an ordinance at the GovOps meeting on MONDAY 2/2 at 5:30 to officially DISBAND the Bangor City Council Advisory Committee on Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Human Rights (ACREIHR). #MEPolitics #Bangor
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Just spitballing here but maybe telling these guys to wear bodycams and throwing them a few bucks for de-escalation training isn't going to do the trick? #MEpolitics
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/02/2026
MAJOR UPSET ALERT: Democrat Taylor Rehmet has just been projected the winner of the Texas SD9 special election — flipping a district that went Trump +17 and hasn’t elected a Democrat since 1991. Trump personally endorsed Leigh Wambsganss and spent days hyping this race… and still lost.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Susan Collins praised ICE as recently as yesterday! The day before she voted to funnel the paramilitary billions of dollars that could go to schools or hospitals etc. Not sure how many Mainers know this! Would be a good time for the folks with big megaphones/wallets to spread the word. #MEpolitics
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Suit Up Maine @suitupmaine.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Great shout out from @maddow.bsky.social to the more than 1,000 Mainers who marched in 10 degree weather in Portland. Mainers show up for our neighbors. Every. Damn. Time. #MEPolitics #ICEOutMaine
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dougforalabama.bsky.social @dougforalabama.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Remember the hope we felt on December 12th, 2017 when we elected @dougjones.bsky.social to the United States Senate? Remember when we showed the country that, even in Alabama, change is possible? Change is still possible. If you believe in a better Alabama, we hope you will join us.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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Suit Up Maine @suitupmaine.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Maine legislators will hear testimony Jan 29 on a bill to protect schools, hospitals, daycare facilities, libraries from ICE. Tell your state reps to support LD 2106 and submit testimony in support online! Learn more and contact your reps here: ilapmaine.org/ld-2106 #MEPolitics #ICEOutMaine
Graphic: Take action to protect Maine schools, hospitals, daycare, libraries from ICE. Support LD 2106. WWW.ILAPMAINE.ORG/LD-2196LD 2160 public hearing Thursday January 29 at 1pm.
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