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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We’ve seen this playbook again and again and again with this administration.

Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Screenshot from the top articles in the Portland Press Herald this morning. We are not doing well in Maine with the economy that drumpf tanked and it hasn’t even started to get cold yet. However, Susan Collins isn’t hurting with her pay-to-play scandal. Vote for Troy Jackson. We need help.

Screen shot of top articles 10/01/26 in the Portland press herald with articles “Mainers are stretched thin. In Oxford Coubty, many can’t afford food,” “How to get or give help in Maine for housing, heating, food and more “Thw laws tied to the Susan Collins-Navatek allegations are ‘crystal clear.’ Enforcing them is another matter.”

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/09/2026

QUESTION: What’s going on with Susan Collins and the bribery scandal? But explain it to me like I’m five. ANSWER: Here you go 👇🏽

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I love this thread about mucous! Please read it and spare your primary care doctor a call about the color of your mucous when you are otherwise recovering as expected from a viral respiratory infection. They will thank you!

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 16/09/2026

Good morning. Pennsylvania reports that an 18-year-old from Mifflin County died from complications of measles, including a rare, severe neurological condition that causes inflammation of the brain.

nbcnews.com

Pennsylvania teen dies from measles complications, health officials report

An 18-year-old with measles died from a rare and severe neurological condition that causes inflammation in the brain.

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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#MEpolitics: History will not be kind to Jared Golden, a craven collaborator who has sold out his state to gain the favour of the fascist Trump regime, no doubt to ensure he is generously compensated (and protected) after he leaves office.

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Hancock County Democrats @hancockcountydems.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Our signs were vandalized and stolen from Route 1 in Gouldsboro. Thank you to The Ellsworth American for shining a light on this problem. 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗳𝘁. 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Coffee and Candidates with @dunlapforcongress.bsky.social on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 9 am at the American Legion in Fryeburg, ME. Come meet Matt and local candidates including Chris Lewey for ME House 82 and Beth Bosworth for ME Senate 18! @oxforddems.bsky.social #MEpolitics

Poster for Coffee and Candidates, 09/19/26, 9 am, at the American legion in Fryeburg, ME, with Matt Dunlap running for CD2, Chris Lewey for HD82, and Beth Bosworth for SD18, hosted by the Fryeburg area democrats.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Mainers, do you Musk’s massive wealth buying our senate seat and our representative? Make no mistake: if LePage and Collins win, they will be endebted to the oligarchs and continue drumpf’s bidding. Vote for Troy Jackson and Matt Dunlap. We deserve to have our voices heard!

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Maine’s own Matt Dunlap will be in Fryeburg on 09/19 for a Coffee and Candidates event at the American Legion at 9 am. Looking forward to helping him defeat “Florida Man” LePage!

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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Almost 200 American women died after an ectopic pregnancy from 2020 to 2025, compared with about 100 in the previous six years. Abortion bans may contribute because of delays in care. But the Dept of Health & Human Services has drastically cut maternal health staffers and grant funding.

propublica.org

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This is leadership. Thank you, Troy Jackson, for showing growth and for being the candidate that will fight for reproductive rights. #MEpolitics

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is why so many of us physicians have left insurance-based practices and gone independent with Direct Primary Care. The way these top-heavy hospitals and corrupt insurance companies exist is by squeezing more and more patient appointments in a day out of the doctors. I’m happily free now.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Thank you, Troy, for speaking out on this. I can’t wait to vote for you!

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#MorningVibe Ever heard of the "Mothers of Gynecology"? Michelle Browder’s art honors Anarcha, Betsy, Lucy, and other Black women whose bodies were abused as "mules of medicine"—restoring their forgotten place in the history of birthing. 🌻 #Artivism

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Shout out to the Rhinestone Room in Bridgton, ME, for making a safe and cool space and for the band Orbid who created soundscape to fit the night.

Sign in the bathroom of the Rhinestone Room in Bridgton, ME, “if anyone is making you fell unsafe or uncomfortable please let your bartender know . If you are unable to tell them you can call (phone #). We do not tolerate racism, sexism, homophobia or any kind of inappropriate or offensive behavior.”

Band Orbid playing on the outside patio stage

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

One of the many horrid things this administration is doing, they are facilitating the slaughter of wild horses and burros.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Love this. Having heard him speak at a few events before the primaries and briefly met him at one, this is genuinely how he comes across. Real and believable.

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Indivisible Bangor @indivisiblebangor.org · 18/08/2026

Check your voter registration today. If anything needs to be updated, do it right away. If you’re not registered at all, get registered. And if you have any trouble or need more help, call 1-866-OUR-VOTE and they can get you the support you need. #MEPolitics #HandsOffOurVote #Midterms

HANDS OFF OUR VOTE
CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The amount of utter garbage spewing from the bowels of our Felon in Chief and his incompetent cabinet members this week is going to make my head explode, so instead I’m sharing photos of the best weekend of the summer, On the Ocean with Guster…

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Maine friends, re: closing another rural L&D unit, listen to this episode of TAL about what happened within a month of Houlton’s unit closing. I have been the MD “riding the bed” and being scrubbed in for an emergency c-section for cord prolapse. It’s terrifying. L&D closures will cost lives.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

ICE abducting nurses is sure to help the nurse:patient ratios and improve safety outcomes, right??? [sarcasm] Thanks to Troy Jackson for taking a clear stand. Too bad Susan Collins keeps funding and enabling them. Time for her to go! #abolishICE #MEpolitics

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Maine needs our immigrant neighbors. They are nurses, doctors, correctional officers, hospitality workers, you name it…. We do not need ICE abducting and even murdering our neighbors.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Just in case there was someone living under a rock somewhere in Maine who didn’t know who was influencing Collins. Here’s a hint: it’s not working class folks in Maine. Also, this is how scared they are of Troy Jackson, as they should be!

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Couldn’t agree more. This is the strategy of the drumpf administration. Smoke and mirrors - blame Biden, blame Obama, blame Fauci. Say it louder so the base believes it. Repeat it so it must be true. Don’t fall for it. In 2008 Fauci was my med school commencement speaker. He was revered.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This shit with Taylor Farms is exactly what I’m talking about when I say you may say you “don’t do politics,“ but politics are more than happy to do you. The microbes political bribes got out the door and into your intestines don’t particularly care that you find it all beneath you.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

More future presidents weight in on important issues.

If I was the president I would “bill of rights, equal rights and no discrimination.”

If I was the president I would “give every person what they need.”

If I was the president I would “public pool at the White House.”

If I was the president o would “make everyone kind.”

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

We had fun thinking about what people would do as the president.

If I was president I would “healthcare for all”

If I was president I would “lower the drinking age.”

If I was president I would “free pizza everywhere, chocolate fountain, eagle as pet.”

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Important questions were asked…. A three way tie between Oreo, mint chip, and strawberry ice cream triggers ranked choice voting and free samples for all. In the race for dream pet, there is a challenge of voter fraud by a cat supporter so there will be runoff between cats, dogs, and ponies.

Kids voting for favorite ice cream flavor and dream pet.

Information on the upcoming democrat process to choose the next senator candidate and an informal poll.

Oxford county democrats banner at the Frueburg area democrats booth at Lovell old home days.

Democracy goodies and freebies at the table.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Fryeburg area democrats turned out today for the Lovell Old Home Days parade and fair!

Oxford county democrats float with American and Maine flags and bunting on truck and trailer.

Oxford county democrats sign on front of truck pulling trailer.

Group of volunteers and candidates in front of the float.

Peter Southam running for state senate district 19 at the float.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Democrats and republicans are not the same. Dems: accused of sexual assault and you are done. Republicans: advertising that they are making a rape force out of the military at the behest of convicted rapist.

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Oxford County Democrats @oxforddems.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Oxford County Democrats Executive Board releases the schedule for the meeting on July 19, 2026, from 1pm to 4pm at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School at 256 Main St, South Paris. Registration begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 19 and ends at 3 p.m. mailchi.mp/oxforddems.m...

mailchi.mp

Vote for Delegates for the Convention for US Senate Candidate

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

New virtual option for the Oxford County Democrats meeting this weekend to elect delegates to the State Nominating Committee to select the next Democratic senate candidate! Let’s get as many people (still must be registered Dems) involved as we can.

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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#MEpolitics: Both the peacekeeper showing superhuman restraint and the photographer that captured MAGA influencer and all-around horrible person Tim “Truth Slinger” Bodnar aggressively harassing—some might say assaulting—the peacekeeper at the ICE facility protest in Scarborough deserve awards.

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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 14/07/2026

People protest at the Biddeford office of Sen. Susan Collins on Monday after a federal immigration agent shot and killed 26-year-old Colombian Joan Sebastian Guerrero. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald Staff Photographer)

Photo of several protesters with signs outside an office.

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People protest at the Biddeford office of Sen. Susan Collins on Monday after a federal immigration agent shot and killed a 26-year-old man. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer)

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

She voted for this Over and over and over and over and over and over and over again, she voted for this Never forget and never forgive

thedailybeast.com

Susan Collins Targeted by Anti-ICE Protesters After Deadly Shooting

The Republican senator’s office was swarmed by protesters after a man was killed in an ICE-involved shooting.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

We’re not too old to stay and play in the confetti at the end of the OK Go concert (but we are too old to get up and run a 5k the morning after - sorry, friends!). I even got to relive the experience at home when I went to change into PJs and saw how much I had inadvertently carried home…

Ok go at the end of the show with the bassist making a heart out of his hands

Red shoes at home full of leftover confetti

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

So much confetti! OK Go did not disappoint. Definitely get seats in the front if you want to enjoy the full snow globe experience! Just a wholesome, fun, talent-filled night. Love these guys and the community they create around their music.

Guitarist and keyboard player for OK Go with confetti in the air

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Sometimes you just need a night out to have fun. If you ever felt embarrassed about being a band nerd, there is hope that you, too, could one day be a rock star like Michael Wilbur. Check him out!

Michael Wilbur playing the bass sax with sunglasses on

Michael Wilbur playing the bass sax with an extension and his DJ associate behind keyboards

Michael Wilbur playing his tenor sax on a stand with the bass sax and extension around his neck

Michael Wilbur posing with a fan (my son) after the show

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

RFK Jr and his anti-science crew are actively working to bring us back to the times of the iron lung. This woman’s survival for so long is amazing, but doubtful a life she would have chosen. May she rest in peace.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Please note for those planning to attend the Oxford County meeting on July 19 which will select delegates for the special state nominating meeting for the democratic senate candidate, you must register, and if you want to be selected for the nominating committee, be prepared to write a statement.

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Candice McElroy, MD, (she/her/hers) @mountainsongdoctor.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

You know what’s a good way to manage stress and rage? Exercise. Come out and run or walk with a group of Dems who definitely have a variety of opinions on current events but are committed to moving forward.

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