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@maine-kate.bsky.social
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Mainer by way of MA->VT->NH->CO->ME. Lifelong Democrat.

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maine-kate.bsky.social @maine-kate.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
filled half of an oil tank at 5.69/gallon, that hurt, over $650 all over a war of choice by order of a madman
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 22/09/2026
Attorney for family of Maine man shot by ICE speaks to Congress
pressherald.com
Attorney for family of Maine man shot by ICE speaks to Congress
After Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was killed, a bullet hole was discovered in his daughter's car seat, the family's attorney, Sean Murphy, told members of Congress.
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ACLU of Maine @aclumaine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
ICE Out of Maine laws have been in effect for nearly two months. Here's how we're holding public officials accountable to the law – and how you can help us.
aclumaine.org
Enforcing ICE Out of Maine Laws, How You Can Help - ACLU of Maine
We're holding public officials accountable to the law – and you can help.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The tragedy has been so knowable. This from seven years ago — and we’re still paying for so many Americans letting it happen.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 18/09/2026
Weekend safety challenge: Wear a helmet. Don't fall off a ladder. Install a carbon monoxide alarm on every level of your home.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 17/09/2026
We were supposed to be in session all of September. We worked 2.5 days. Now Johnson is sending us home. Why? He’s terrified of votes on Hegseth impeachment articles and another Epstein discharge petition. Meanwhile, Trump is only focused on destroying the Kennedy Center and ranting like a maniac.
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 15/09/2026
Mainers organize to push ICE out of Scarborough, file petition to congressional delegation
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Mainers organize to push ICE out of Scarborough, file petition to congressional delegation
The Scarborough Democratic Town Committee leadership submitted a petition requesting a meeting to review and remove the ICE facility.
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ACLU of Maine @aclumaine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
All students have a right to a public education, and new ICE Out of Maine laws make schools safer for all. Know your rights as you settle into the new school year. See our full Back to School guide at ACLUMaine.org/BackToSchool, created alongside @equalitymaine.bsky.social and @gladlaw.bsky.social.
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Immigrants' Rights at School and ICE Out of Maine Laws
YouTube video by ACLU of Maine
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The truth finally comes out. The contractor behind the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation says the peeling and blistering of the pool’s new blue liner was caused by mistakes made during the repair itself.
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Maine Public @mainepublic.org · 11/09/2026
As rumors of an ICE facility at the former Newport courthouse swirl, local clergy members and other religious observers are speaking out against the idea. www.mainepublic.org/immigration/202…
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Clergy urge Newport landlord not to rent to ICE
As rumors of an ICE facility at the former Newport courthouse swirl, local clergy members and other religious observers are speaking out against the idea.
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WBUR @wbur.org · 11/09/2026
After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.
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They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE
After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.
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ACLU of Maine @aclumaine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Supreme Court has made it almost impossible to hold federal agents accountable under federal law. That's why we're taking ICE to court for violations under the Maine Civil Rights Act.
themarshallproject.org
ICE Wrongfully Arrested Him. Will His Lawsuit Change How Courts Hold Agents Accountable?
As courts winnow legal path to sue federal officers, attorneys search for new avenues in state law.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 10/09/2026
Yesterday, a federal appeals court rejected ICE’s mass-detention policy, comparing it to Japanese internment camps during WWII—one of the darkest chapters in our history. SCOTUS will likely take up the case. I’ve been to these detention centers. They’re deeply inhumane and woefully inadequate.
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Appeals court rejects ICE detention policy, setting stage for SCOTUS
The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals compared ICE’s policy to Japanese internment.
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ACLU of Maine @aclumaine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ICE Out of Maine laws are in full force. Now it's time to make sure they're fully implemented. Learn more and join the fight at ACLUMaine.org/ICEOut
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Enforcing Maine's ICE Out Laws
YouTube video by ACLU of Maine
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 09/09/2026
Bobby Charles’ sister says she will vote for Hannah Pingree for Maine governor
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Bobby Charles’ sister says she will vote for Hannah Pingree for Maine governor
In an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald, Anita Charles said she will not support her brother's campaign for governor.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Last week, Danbury area residents showed up in huge numbers to draw the line on the brutal ICE tactics being used there - including traumatizing kids at school bus stops. It's action like this that saves our democracy.
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NPR @npr.org · 08/09/2026
A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue. n.pr/3VjoQA5
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New report shows the economic toll of ICE raids
A new study shows the steep economic cost of 2025's ICE raids in Chicago. Fear kept many immigrants home, draining the area of more than $1.26 billion in lost retail, restaurant, and sales-tax revenue.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The title really says it all.
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Maine Public @mainepublic.org · 02/09/2026
An analysis of new federal data shows a surge in ICE arrests in the state has been driven by increased targeting of people with no criminal records. www.mainepublic.org/immigration/202…
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Maine sees 3rd-highest jump in nation in ICE arrests of people with no criminal records this year
An analysis of new federal data shows a surge in ICE arrests in the state has been driven by increased targeting of people with no criminal records.
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maine-kate.bsky.social @maine-kate.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
5-7pm tonight!
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras.
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@DHSgov
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Haiti TPS has been TERMINATED.
Those with terminated TPS are in our nation Illegally. They have two options: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY or be DEPORTED.
DHS.GOV/CBРНОМЕ

Underneath is a screenshot of a video showing two Haitian men in chains being led to the aircraft. I didn’t post the video, but it’s vile.
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cateatdog @cateatdog.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Kicking out the tax paying Haitians and only letting in white South Africans and giving them money. Pretty clear cut case of white nationalism. If only we had a newspaper that described facts.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 24/08/2026
While in Maine today, JD Vance was asked about the killing of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by ICE in Biddeford. His response was callous, smug, and offensive. You know who could use a little more “perspective,” JD? The guy in the mirror.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 23/08/2026
Trump promised to put America first. But in reality, he’s putting American farmers last—flooding the market with foreign beef for 90 days in an attempt to lower prices just long enough to get through the midterms.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In June, Susan Collins voted AGAINST requiring ICE agents to wear body cameras. Then she gave them $70 BILLION with no strings attached. Now she expects us to thank her for body cams? Mainers can see through her PR stunt.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Whether it’s Hillary Clinton sharing risotto recipes on a private server or Donald Trump spending 24 hours a day with a mentally unstable aide who has no security clearance, both candidates presented grave national security risks.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The next time you hear Republicans in Congress complaining about the national debt, remember that roughly 25% of it has been added during Trump's presidencies — largely thanks to his tax cuts for the rich. The notion that Republicans care about the debt is one of the biggest lies in politics.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/08/2026
15,903 "illegal ballots" became 185, and they still haven’t shown that those 185 people cast any ballots. Gifted article: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 21/08/2026
Catholic nuns are playing a visible role among religious leaders organizing demonstrations now that ICE is conducting operations in Springfield, Ohio to deport Haitian refugees who’ve had their protected status taken away ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/20/e...
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‘Even the nuns are mad’: Catholic sisters are standing for Haitians outside ICE offices • Ohio Capital Journal
Catholic nuns are playing a visible role among religious leaders organizing demonstrations now that ICE is conducting operations in Springfield, Ohio to deport Haitian refugees who’ve had their…
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 19/08/2026
You don’t get to take $100 BILLION in taxpayer money and act like an army of lawless thugs. ICE needs to be abolished. Unqualified, dangerous agents need to be held accountable. And we need justice for Johan and his family.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Love how this dude discovered the cheat codes of "what if I listened to constituents" and "what if I modeled good behavior" and "maybe I behave like a normal person should." These are apparently dark secrets that have been hidden from other politicians.
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maine-kate.bsky.social @maine-kate.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
the 2.5 hour hearing was step #1 in getting justice for the ICE murder in Biddeford maine last month.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Just Trump allying America with one of the most egregious dictators on the planet against one of the USAs closest allies in Asia. When is enough enough?
Based on my very good relationship with
Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy
with the fact that the United States has, long
ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military
Exercises with South Korea. These exercises
are not only costly, with much of these costs
paid for by the United States of America (as
usual!), but send a signal that is totally
inappropriate and hostile, to a Country that,
as long as Donald J. Trump has been
President, has been unthreatening and
respectful. Therefore, and based on the fact
that it is too late to cancel, I have instructed
Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to
substantially reduce the Joint Military
Exercises! While somewhat unrelated (?), I
recently asked the President of South Korea
if they would like to join us in the


Denuclearization of the Islamic Republic of
Iran, and they said, "No thanks!" Thank you
for your attention to this matter. President
DONALD J. TRUMP
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maine-kate.bsky.social @maine-kate.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
shadow hearing in Biddeford about ICE murder www.youtube.com/live/yFPe7pD... live now 11am Monday Aug 17
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Hearing: Oversight of ICE’s Use of Force in the Death of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero
YouTube video by Congresswoman Pingree
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 13/08/2026
That’s a funny way of saying “illegally violating a court order.”
BREAKING NEWS
The Kennedy Center board voted to inscribe President Trump's name on its building, aggressively testing a judge's order.
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 11/08/2026
Pingree and top Homeland Security Democrat to hold forum about ICE in Biddeford
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Pingree and top Homeland Security Democrat to hold forum about ICE in Biddeford
The public is invited to attend the congressional oversight 'shadow hearing' on Aug. 17.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Reminder to vote tomorrow in South Carolina, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Vermont, and Alabama! And thank you in advance to everyone heading to the polls and to all the poll workers!
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The US tourism industry lost out on as much as $16.6 billion in 2025 and is headed for an additional $21 billion deficit in 2026. That’s a combined $37.6 billion. When does the winning start?
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
God already built a wall through Big Bend — it's called the Chisos Mountains. We don't need to give billions of our tax dollars to out of state vendors. We don't need to desecrate this sacred land. We don't need this useless, disgraceful, corrupt Big Bend border wall.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 10/08/2026
As we speak, bulldozers are tearing into Big Bend National Park after the Admin waived 28 environmental and historic preservation laws to ram through a wasteful border project. Appropriations Democrats tried to stop this destruction. Every Republican voted against our amendment. Disgraceful.
newsweek.com
Bulldozers plow through Big Bend National Park, sparking fury in Texas
Video and photos show work underway in Big Bend National Park, the location of a border project which has sparked bipartisan fury.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 06/08/2026
GREAT NEWS! Debora Kapisha, the Maine Medical Center nurse who was detained by ICE at Logan Airport, has been released from detention and is on her way back to Maine! Thank you to EVERYONE who stood up, spoke out, and worked so hard to make this happen.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
If Susan Collins doesn't have enough juice with Trump and the GOP to stop them from grabbing up a Maine nurse -- a legal resident! -- two months before early voting starts...how much power do folks think she'll have the day (or the month or the year) *after* the election? Useless. #MEpolitics
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WBUR @wbur.org · 05/08/2026
The federal government is interested in acquiring 249 parking spots in Boston. Local officials are already lining up against the move.
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Local officials line up against ICE quest for nearly 250 Boston parking spots
The federal government is interested in acquiring 249 parking spots in Boston. Local officials are already lining up against the move.
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maine-kate.bsky.social @maine-kate.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
this hits particularly hard in states like Maine where summer tourism (esp from Canadians) provides income to so many businesses, keeping them afloat in the winter months
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 01/08/2026
The people who falsely accused an Olympian of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are the same people telling you to trust them about the war with Iran
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maine-kate.bsky.social @maine-kate.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
does your state have a very cool Senator Watch bluesky account like Maine? Bravo, Collins Watch!
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 29/07/2026
ICE tactics raise alarms in wake of Biddeford shooting
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ICE tactics raise alarms in wake of Biddeford shooting
The agent who allegedly shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero had stopped another father in a similar circumstance just over a month prior.
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maine-kate.bsky.social @maine-kate.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
arresting ppl without criminal convictions? let me guess, their real crime was not being white
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maine-kate.bsky.social @maine-kate.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
the racism is more openly spread and gleefully so, under this awful guy
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
ICE is murdering people because the Trump regime wants ICE to murder people. If the regime didn't want ICE to murder people, it would publicly crack down on ICE agents who murder people. But the regime doesn't. Because it wants ICE to murder people.
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