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Mike Lane

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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 14h
In Maine this is the first day you can vote. I voted today and it has never felt so good. Let's take back this country from the 1%. Don't let them buy your vote with false and misleading ads. Vote for your OWN best interests. Please vote! We need everyone to vote.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
October 3, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-3-... This will not stand.
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October 3, 2026
On Saturday, October 3, the Power to the People festival, organized by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, took over the stage at the Merriweathe...
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The botched execution of Christa Pike is a powerful argument for abolishing the death penalty. In Maine it was abolished in 1887. You can't kill a person humanely. How can it be justice to repeat the crime?
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... This is cruel beyond belief. God is watching. Shame on Tennessee and all the officials involved.
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After Failed Attempt to Execute Christa Pike, Tennessee Pauses a Planned Execution (Gift Article)
Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, ordered a review of the state’s lethal injection process after the botched attempt to put Christa Pike to death. She was hospitalized Wednesday.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump says you should vote like he's on the ballot. He is right. If you want 2 more years of wars, covering up for pedophiles, higher prices, ICE killings of citizens and legal immigrants, children separated from their parents, sleeping on cold concrete floors vote for the candidate with the (R).
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So Susan Collins is a "homewrecker"? Let's do this... www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Does Collins occupy the moral high ground? I think not.
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So Susan Collins is a “homewrecker”? Let’s do this…
One of my favorite influencers is Under the Desk News, who didn’t hold back calling Susan Collins a “homewrecking hoe.” A journalist for the Bollard in Maine put up a post about Susan Collins throwing...
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Last night I watched "The Work in Progress", a documentary sponsored by Robert Reich. Those familiar with his work will be surprised by this video, which attempts to be an honest discussion of the mood of the country. What did I learn? I need to be a better listener. I need to listen harder.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
P.O.T.U.S. = Pedophile of the United States. 100's of young girls were raped by Epstein and his rich associates. They rest secure in the knowledge that Trump and his Justice Department will never betray them. Let's change that.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o... let's send her into retirement.
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Opinion | Susan Collins’s Luck May Be Running Out (Gift Article)
The independence and moderation of Maine’s Republican senator hardly matters anymore.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Here is the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse dwarfed by the Celebrity Silhouette. The ship holds 2900 passengers. The city of Rockland has about 7500 residents. Is this a good or bad thing?
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If Trump tears down or closes the Kennedy Center that is an impeachable offence. Kennedy gave his life for this country and was a WWII hero. Trump is a slug and a draft-dodger with fake bone spurs. He doesn't deserve to stand in Kennedy's shadow.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I just signed a @FaithfulAmerica petition: Cancel the contract for the proposed Alexandria ICE facility. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
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Cancel the contract for the proposed Alexandria ICE facility
The England Airpark Authority Board has signed a contract to convert decommissioned military barracks at England Airpark in Alexandria, Louisiana, into a 528-bed detention facility for migrant childre...
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We must not allow Donald Trump to dishonor President Kennedy and the brave men and women buried in Arlington National Cemetery luciantruscott.substack.com/p/we-must-no... This President has presented the nation with one obscenity after another. It's time to stop him.
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We must not allow Donald Trump to dishonor President Kennedy and the brave men and women buried in Arlington National Cemetery
He’s not just out to dishonor one of our greatest presidents by cursing the Kennedy Center with his name. He doesn’t just intend to destroy the People’s House and turn it into Trump Tower II. He also ...
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Blaming Satan christabrown.substack.com/p/blaming-sa... Raised in the Southern Baptist Church I now want nothing to do with the Southern Baptist Church. If Satan is at work in that church it is in the ministry of that corrupt organization.
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Blaming Satan
... because it's so much easier than taking responsibility
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE... This is a MUST watch!
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
September 12, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-... Here is a frightening, but realistic description of how the Republicans might work to retain power after losing the midterm elections. Mike Johnson might put Trump ahead of American democracy.
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September 12, 2026
On Thursday, in The New Republic, conservative judge J.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Elon Musk and his billionaire buddies are spending 100's of millions of dollars to preserve the Republican majorities in the House and Senate. Why? When you figure that out, you know who to vote for.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/11/m... This is what happens with "For-Profit" health care - people die. We need national non-profit health care - like the UK.
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A woman died of a heart attack while waiting for help at a Steward hospital. Now her family is suing. - The Boston Globe
The case was one of at least 15 identified by the Globe in which a Steward patient died after failing to receive professionally accepted standards of care.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trump Is Not the Disease: He is the Diagnosis essayx.substack.com/p/trump-is-n... This is a thoughtful and well-written post. The task of rebuilding our country will be harder than we think.
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Trump Is Not the Disease: He is the Diagnosis
Commentary
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Stolen Valor is the act of falsely claiming military service or honors for personal gain. When Donald Trump, a draft dodger, Captain Bone-Spurs, pictures himself in a military uniform with Patton and McArthur, that is stolen valor.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E5j... This is long and religious so I understand that only a few will take the time to listen. As a Christian I say that this is the best sermon on what it means to be a Christian that I have ever heard.
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James Talarico Delivers Sermon on the Separation of Church & State
YouTube video by James Talarico
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/08/o... This makes me so proud to live in Maine. We should secede from the US and join Canada.
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The American prison system is cruel. Maine is showing there is another way. - The Boston Globe
Treating incarcerated people with dignity works.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/matr...
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
To all those individuals, states and organizations who have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration's illegal and unconstitutional power grabs and persecutions - THANK YOU!
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Now is not the time to remain silent. Now is not the time to withdraw from politics. Reach into your wallet and support candidates who advocate kindness and compassion. Democracy is at risk. Speak UP! and for God's sake, VOTE!
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w... This is what the United States of America has become under MAGA. We cannot claim to be a Christian nation while we violate Christ's teachings.
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Deportees Recount Harrowing Journeys to Africa: Shackles, a ‘Freezer’ and Blows (Gift Article)
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... The New York Times discovers mid-coast Maine. A great article!
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36 Hours in Midcoast Maine: Things to Do and See (Gift Article)
Working harbors and painterly landscapes meet storied restaurants, a rich literary tradition and a thriving arts scene on this low-key stretch of Maine’s coastline.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Before you vote for any Republican Congressional candidate, ask yourself, "Where are the Epstein files?" Hundreds, perhaps thousands of wealthy and influential men enabled Epstein to conduct his sexual abuse, looking the other way and some actually participating in the abuse. Where is the justice!
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Biggest Issue in the Midterm Elections robertreich.substack.com/p/the-bigges... This is the most succinct explanation I've heard. This election is not Republican vs Democrat. It's the 1% vs everybody else. That probably includes YOU! VOTE accordingly,
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The Biggest Issue in the Midterm Elections
You’ll hear more and more about this
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Goggle Maps has decided to follow Trump and rename Lake Ontario. I have deleted Google Earth from my computer and switched my browser to Edge. I have deleted "Goggle it" from my vocabulary. Money is the only thing these idiots understand.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Once you have replaced the principle of equality with the idea that humans are unequal, you have granted your approval to the idea of rulers and servants. At that point, all you can do is to hope that no one in power decides that you belong in one of the lesser groups. - Heather Cox Richardson
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Meta, Amazon, Coinbase and Google/Youtube, RTX (formerly known as Raytheon), Lockheed Martin, Mastercard, Exiger, Scotts Miracle-Gro, Altria Group, BlackRock, Nvidia, Palantir, Comcast, and Chevron are 15 companies that have donated the most to Trump causes. Spend wisely.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
August 26, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-26-... This is a great article. This is what a good person looks like. We have so many examples of bad persons.
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August 26, 2026
Last night, at exactly 9:25—9 to 5—the top of the Empire State Building in New York City lit up pink.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A report from Dave Philipps in the New York Times on August 20 that the Bureau of Land Management under Trump has been selling wild horses for slaughter as meat for as little as $25 a head. Wild horses are legally protected from hunting or capture, but the administration appears to be selling them
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
bsky.app/profile/rain... Here is one happy dog. We all need to feel like this.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
August 22, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-22-... Take this to the ballot box in November!
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August 22, 2026
On Tuesday, August 18, during a debate for a runoff to win the South Carolina Republican senatorial primary, Senator Darline Graham (R-SC) answered a question about Taiwan and the importance of the So...
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It's apparent we no longer have a Supreme Court. We have a rubber stamp for the President. The Constitution is no longer the governing document. Impeach Thomas and Alito for taking bribes. Impeach Roberts for violating his oath of office.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Sorry, Doris Miller, We Found Someone Braver essayx.substack.com/p/sorry-dori... This is disgusting! To name any navy ship after a draft dodger is a sacrilege. This man put his life on the line. Trumps simply sucks on the government tit.
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Sorry, Doris Miller, We Found Someone Braver
The Navy may replace a Pearl Harbor hero’s name with Donald Trump’s, because apparently courage now comes with branding rights
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The interest on the national debt now totals over $1 trillion per year. Think of what that money could accomplish at ending homelessness, eliminating food insecurity and providing quality education. Over 25% of the national debt is due to one president - Trump.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
August 18, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-18-... If any woman votes for any Republican we must doubt her sanity. (men too)
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August 18, 2026
On August 18, 1920, the Tennessee legislature ratified the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Twenty Years Ago: The Beginning of Activist Efforts to Prod SBC Abuse Reform christabrown.substack.com/p/twenty-yea... SBC=Sexual aBuse Church. You won't meet these pastors and administrators in heaven.
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Twenty Years Ago: The Beginning of Activist Efforts to Prod SBC Abuse Reform
What’s changed since then and what hasn’t
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... There don't seem to be too many MAGA supporters on BlueSky, but maybe one of them can explain why they still support Trump when he has repeatedly failed.
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Opinion | Trump’s Economic Record Doesn’t Come Close to His Campaign Promises (Gift Article)
The president likes to boast about the “greatest economy we’ve ever had.” His record falls far short.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I can't even luciantruscott.substack.com/p/i-cant-eve...
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I can't even
The people who voted for Donald Trump apparently don’t see anything wrong with an old man staying up all night using artificial intelligence to compare himself to the first president of the Republic.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
bsky.app/profile/robb...
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
bsky.app/profile/cweb... This man is a sick pedophile.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
bsky.app/profile/rbgp... I won't forget, we won't forget.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
A recent study published by Scientific America estimates that Medicare for all would save Americans over $1 trillion per year in medical costs and save over 100,000 lives. Demand it!
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Trickle-down economics is theft jamestalarico.substack.com/p/trickle-do... I've not heard it so succinctly before. It's the 1% vs everybody else. Vote everybody else!
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Trickle-down economics is theft
For 50 years, they’ve been stealing from the American people.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Captain Bone Spurs chickens out again.
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Mike Lane @lanejm47.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
bsky.app/profile/meid... Hegseth is an incompetent fool. He places our service men in women in jeopardy.
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