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Kimberley

@kimfrommaine.bsky.social
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Twitter refugee, boating-safety fan, librarian, marching-band geek, novelist, bugler, Deafie, and proud bi-dyke.

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Nate 'The Belated' Carney @inapproprinate.bsky.social · 15h
Banned Book Week! Time to read some things *specifically* because some folks don't want us to read those things!
A bookstore display with dozens of banned books, and a sign which says the same (clever sign, most of the print on it has been redactted with thick black lines)
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 28/09/2026
Susan Collins pledged to serve just TWO terms. Now she’s running for a SIXTH. Trust matters. Promises matter. Troy Jackson is fighting for working families, lower drug costs & protecting Social Security. After 30 years, Maine deserves more than “concerned.” #MainePolitics #TroyJackson #SheShed
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 28/09/2026
Just in case it wasn’t clear, when they say the U.S. Government’s paying for this, that’s YOUR taxpayer dollars they’re using. I’ll say this as many times as I need to: it is ILLEGAL to use American taxpayer dollars from the government to pay for candidates’ or parties’ political ads.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
From the article: “The thing we don't hear about enough, in my opinion, is the lives and humanity of pregnant people.” 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 👀 In Judaism, the fetus is regarded as a part of the pregnant person's body until birth. Because whose life matters most is the one already born.
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Heather Delaney Reese @itsalovelylife.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Saying you are "not political" right now is like saying you were "not political" in 1930s Germany. Silence is a choice, and it's never the right one in times like these.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The happiness of this girl after discovering that her dog, whom she had been trying to teach sign language for some time, has finally begun to understand her. [📹 erycadias22] Original post
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Warrior Princess ⬇️
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hurting the president’s feelings isn’t a national security threat Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thread of things to read today and tomorrow. ❤️ If you’re fasting, don’t forget to hydrate like a mofo today (and drink extra caffeine if you’re not weaned- will help) + if there’s any health reason, mental or physical, NOT to fast, you’re REQUIRED to eat. Here, on Kol Nidre + abolition:
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What one line in the Yom Kippur liturgy teaches us about transforming society
Plus: Survey results!
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God @thegodshow.com · 19/09/2026
Bless these folks!
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Bless The Americans Who Formed A Human Chain Around The Kennedy Center
Dear Humans,
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026
He's not got any idea what he's even voting on. He has to be told how to vote. He's incapacitated. He's incapable of representing the people of Kentucky who are currently being taxed without representation.
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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 16/09/2026
“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community… Nurses are advocates first. We’re trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that’s what we’re doing.” @nationalnurses.bsky.social
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'Purge Palantir!': Union nurses warn Big Tech and Big Brother are invading our healthcare system
“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community... Nurses are advocates first. We're trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that's what we're doing.”
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Thanks to all who followed along! I'm only able to do this because of my daily newsletter. Please check it out and consider subscribing!
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Losing My Perspicacity, March 31, 2026
We need to amend the Constitution... stat!
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Michelle Elle @michelleelle.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Samantha (Sam) Waite, an Australian psychotherapist, turns historian as she delves into the sociological history of the US to explain how it came to be mired in corruption and stupidity in 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9Mu...
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Why Are Americans So Bloody Stupid?
YouTube video by Taboo Education - Let's Talk Death
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Liatris ligulistylis, also known as meadow blazingstar, is irresistible to Monarch butterflies. They flock to the purple flower for the August/September monarch migration: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...
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Karen's no longer exhausted 🇵🇹🇺🇦🙏🏼💔 @karenoia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And if you haven't watched, I think everyone should. www.youtube.com/live/DIf7wrq...
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LIVE: Trump’s Nuclear Problem Just GOT MUCH MORE SERIOUS... | The Weekend Show
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
my salary in bayern was like 70% of my salary in seattle and we had a higher quality of life not needing a car - and having safe and affordable ways to get around (train, bike) was a massive part of that
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/09/2026
It's September 14th. Where's Mitch?
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 13/09/2026
We all have a role to play in protecting the democratic values that make science, accountability, and public participation possible. In this blog, UCS’s Jennifer Jones explores how to put principles into action:
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The Democracy We Must Protect Together
Now is the time for folks from different political traditions, industries, communities, and issue areas to come together around a minimum set of commitments essential to democratic self-government.
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D. J. Runnels — author 📚💙 @djrunnels.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My friend John owned a boat and participated in this. These people are all heroes. 9/11
2001: The mariners of New York Harbor were nobody's first responders. The planes hit, and every bridge, tunnel, and subway out of Lower Manhattan closed. Hundreds of thousands stood at the seawall. Nowhere left to walk. Some jumped into the Hudson. Coast Guard Lieutenant Michael Day keyed his radio: "All available boats. This is the United States Coast Guard." He had no idea who was listening. Within twenty minutes, the harbor was full. Captain Vincent Ardolino pointed his party boat at the smoke: "Even if I can save one person, that's one person less to suffer and die." Nobody ordered them. In under nine hours, 150 boats carried 500,000 people to safety. The largest sea rescue in human history.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The Coast Guard's newest fast response cutter is named for New York City firefighter and Coast Guard reservist Jeffrey Palazzo, who died responding to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
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Coast Guard takes delivery of fast response cutter named for firefighter killed on 9/11
The USCGC Jeffrey Palazzo is the Coast Guard’s newest fast response cutter.
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thebeerlord.bsky.social @thebeerlord.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here's a simple counter for the Democrats: If you give us the House and Senate we will seize Musk's assets (1 tril) and divide it equally among the bottom 98% of the Country. You will get more money than promised by Trump and we can still save our Country. Pass it on.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
PSA: Election officials in California, Oregon, Washington and elsewhere are telling voters if you can, return your ballot through an official ballot drop box rather than trusting it to the mail.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I've said it before and I'll keep saying it. If you owe a woman $5 million dollars for sexual assault, you also owe the country your resignation.
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Kimberley @kimfrommaine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Great example here of HOW life jackets save lives! And BZ to the Coasties who got to do a rescue instead of a recovery. These two friends are extremely fortunate. subscriptihttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/jetski-stranded-sea.html?unlocked_article_code=1._1A.sCB8.2Qvgk_XuGP8-&smid=bs-share
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‘I Don’t Want to Die This Way’: Stranded for 15 Hours at Sea (Gift Article)
Two longtime friends rented jet skis for an hourlong excursion. They ended up fighting for their lives.
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KimberCanada @kimberleybsb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What a conundrum youtube.com/shorts/rqOOn...
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Did You Hear What He Said?
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 08/09/2026
Some ground isn’t for building on. Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 400,000 service members and their families. A 250-foot arch, with a tourist observation deck, would go up at its entrance, changing that ground forever.
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VoteVets @votevets.org · 08/09/2026
Veterans are mobilizing in a brand new campaign to stop the "Arc de Trump." Arlington National Cemetery is where we bury the men and women who died for this country. But Trump wants to plant a golden arch right next to it. VoteVets is fighting to stop it. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Veterans and Democrats intensify fight against Trump’s planned arch
Opponents of the 250-foot triumphal arch project say it could disrupt military burials at Arlington, during construction and after its completion.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 08/09/2026
=========== Good info below from @maineimmigrants.bsky.social on ICE activity in Maine. #ICEOut #AbolishICE #MEpolitics #ProtectOurImmigrantNeighbors Learn more about recent ICE activity and how you can help at LighthouseME.org :
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LighthouseME — Maine Immigrant Defense Hub
LighthouseME is a statewide platform for Mainers to find trusted information, connect to resources, explore data, and understand the issues impacting Maine.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Guess how much the minimum wage would be today if it kept up with worker productivity over the years?
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/09/2026
Black text on white page that reads:

In 1882, 10,000 workers marched up Broadway in the first-ever Labor Day parade. Led by democratic socialists and organized by New York’s unions, they rallied the movement that went on to win us weekends, safety standards, overtime pay, a minimum wage, and social security.

None of those victories were guaranteed. And none are permanent.

We created the first-in-the-nation Office of Worker Power to put the full weight of City Hall behind the people who keep New York running. On Labor Day, we honor the workers who came before us by fighting for the workers who come next.

Happy Labor Day, New York. The future of worker power is ours to build. Learn more at nyc.gov/workerpower.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Dolly Parton logged a combined total of 115 years of union membership. Throughout her working life, the “9 to 5” singer/songwriter carried the union cards of two major unions: The American Federation of Musicians Local 257 in Nashville — for 58 years. SAG-AFTRA — for 57 years. HAPPY LABOR DAY!
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Opinion | Celebrate Dolly Parton's working-class solidarity
John Nichols: She carried two union cards, sang Woody Guthrie songs and mocked the bosses in "9 to 5."
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Fiona Katauskas @fionakatauskas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
And here's a #Dolly one I did last week for cpa.org.au too @floydthek.bsky.social (and I got to give the original work on paper to a massive Dolly fan I know and love)
Title: A Tribute to Dolly
Scene is a woman artist standing next to a big painting with Dolly in the middle. Around Dolly's face are little bubbles saying "Heroine of the Working Class", "lifelong Union Member", "Incredible Philanthropist', 
"Champion of Childrens' Literacy", "Staunch Ally of LGBTQI people" and "Just an all-round legend"
The artists is sayin" And her music was pretty great too"
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Angel of the Ozarks @angeloftheozarks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I get a lot of praise for how I raise my kids and it's weird to take the compliment and so I want everyone to know this. When I had my first baby I was not mentally stable enough to be the caretaker of a feral cat, let alone a newborn human baby. We do not give postpartum women the care they need.
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Bunkunin @bunkunin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Saving the Republic: Enough Insight Already, It’s Time for Action www.commondreams.org/opinion/act-...
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Saving the Republic: Enough Insight Already, It’s Time for Action | Common Dreams
​Rather than relying solely on one form of political power, one that is often fragile and slow-moving, we suggest a more practiced and time-tested approach: Nonviolent Direct Action.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/09/2026
The founders of this 9/11 memorial claim it is the first space in the country honoring those whose lives were cut short by illnesses linked to their work at Ground Zero. These often fatal consequences continue, so the number of those honored keeps increasing.
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The Other 9/11 Memorial
One man's fight to commemorate the 9/11 health disasters that, for many responders, have never ended.
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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds @lb1025.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Texas tried to keep my vote from happening for an old warrant from 1992. I fought it and I received a notification that I am able to vote this November. If you are one of the 1.2m Texans they tried to stop from voting FIGHT IT! Don’t let them take your vote away without a fight! #voteblue #fuckuTX
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Forbes @forbes.com · 03/09/2026
Steinem long argued that men becoming equal, nurturing parents is a cornerstone of achieving true gender equality.
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Fathers Should Raise Children ‘As Much As Women’: Gloria Steinem's Chat With Hillary Clinton
Steinem long argued that men becoming equal, nurturing parents is a cornerstone of achieving true gender equality.
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 01/09/2026
There’s a ‘perfect storm’ brewing in red states, and diesel prices are a key component (along with tariffs, farming, cattle, etc.). I don’t know what that will mean in terms of midterm election results, but there are opportunities for Dems in rural America. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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A 'sleeper issue' in red states this fall: Diesel prices
The rise in the cost of the fuel used for trucking, agriculture and winter heating is worse than the jump in gasoline.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 02/09/2026
About the same in Maine. First of the year, here, diesel was 3.49/gal. Today, same station, it is 5.69/gal. A 2.20/gal increase is about 63% higher fuel costs for diesel drivers, Maine trains, Maine fishing boats, Maine ferries, Maine farmers. It's killing us. #VoteAccordingly
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Medicare for All is the guarantee of healthcare from cradle to grave—without premiums, copays, or deductibles. That’s it. Pass it.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
As I said at the #MarchOnWashington yesterday, we are not powerless. We have to get out the vote, and we have to protect the vote, and we have to vote in such massive, overwhelming numbers that the results are clear and convincing, and no one can steal it from us. www.ms.now/liveblog/mar...
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March on Washington 2026 live: Defend the Vote, Lincoln Memorial
Follow live updates from the March on Washington 2026 at the Lincoln Memorial, featuring Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, AOC and Bernie Sanders.
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
You cannot suppress gay pride. After the Florida DOT covered St. Petersburg’s Progressive Pride street mural in black, the rainbow underneath is beginning to show. Traces of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple are visible along portions of Central Avenue and 25th Street . . .
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At this St. Petersburg intersection, pride bubbles up beneath the tar
Nearly a year after the state covered up the Progressive Pride street mural, the rainbow underneath is beginning to show through.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
US national debt just hit $40 trillion. Why? HINT: It's NOT because the government is trying to provide its citizens healthcare or childcare.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Register to Vote Overseas | Center for U.S. Voters Abroad Turnout Project belib.org/expat-vote
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Register to Vote Overseas | Center for U.S. Voters Abroad Turnout Project
U.S. citizen overseas? Register to vote and request your absentee ballot with the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA). Free, nonpartisan help for 2026.
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Democrats Abroad Canada @demsabroadcanada.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Hey Pope Leo! New to Vatican City? Make sure you know the procedures for how to vote from your new home abroad - go to VoteFromAbroad.org because American citizens can vote from anywhere they live! #newpope #pope #popeLeo #democratsabroad #voteFromAbroad #expat #expatlife #VaticanCity
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
August 28, 2026
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August 28, 2026
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom that took place on August 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C., is remembered today primarily because it was the occasion when the final speaker, the Reverend Dr.
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George Hahn @georgehahn.com · 28/08/2026
We’ll all be better off when the red team is out of power and Trumpism is out of our lives. It starts with the midterms just 10 weeks away. Make sure your registration is in order and VOTE THEM OUT.
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