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Neal Harkness

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From Motown to Midcoast Maine. Life is good, or would be, if not for...well, you know.

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is making the rounds. #MEpolitics
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴
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Bangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scott Reed now helms Pine Tree Results PAC, which has booked more than $28 million in ads in Collins' reelection bid against Democrat Troy Jackson.
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Operative at center of ProPublica report is still a top outside money man for Susan Collins
Scott Reed now helms Pine Tree Results PAC, which has booked more than $28 million in ads in Collins' reelection bid against Democrat Troy Jackson.
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MdDoogie3 @mddoogie3.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Every Maine voter *must* read this before November. @propublica.org uncovered that Susan Collins accept hundreds of thousands in bribes from a defense contractor. Trump shut down a criminal investigation into it. And tens of millions of dollars flowed to a contractor that never produced anything.
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Susan Collins voted to confirm Pam Bondi as Attorney General. Within months, the FBI bribery probe into Collins was killed. Senator Collins voted for the woman who tried to save her campaign. Mainers won’t be fooled.
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Neal Harkness @nealharkness.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
People in other states constantly question why Maine doesn't kick Collins to the curb. This sort of thing is your answer.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Perpetually “concerned” Susan Collins should be VERY concerned by the latest reporting from ProPublica, revealing her involvement in an alleged bribery/pay to play scheme of awarding defense contracts to a specific firm right after that company made campaign “donations." youtu.be/f2fFlCPjKnk?...
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GOP Senator CAUGHT RED-HANDED In MASSIVE BRIBERY SCHEME Probe!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Susan Collins has had skeletons in her closet for a long time. Maybe journalists will finally start looking into them now that Propublica broke the story about her criminal bribery scandal with a defense contractor. It’s time to let the public know just how corrupt Collins is.
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Amy Fried @asfried.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump protected Collins’ pay for play: “The senator’s office steered government contracts worth millions toward the company while her campaign was pumping Kao and his network for donations.” #mepolitics www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
footage is making the rounds on Facebook of a canvasser wearing a Stronger Maine shirt (a super PAC that supports Susan Collins) stealing a package yesterday
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Anagram Man @conserveletters.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Donald gives McDonald’s $10. McDonald’s gives him a hamburger. McDonald’s buys nothing from Donald. That’s a $10 trade deficit, not a $10 loss, because the stupid motherfucker received a hamburger. We’re being governed by a man who cannot understand lunch.
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W.M. @minuteman04.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Susan Collins campaigns as a moderate, but she's voted with Trump 96% of the time. As for the other 4%, I'd bet big money that 3%+ of that 4% was on bills where her vote was meaningless. #Maine voters, if you want a Trump stooge, fine. Otherwise, Our Susan has to go.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026
NEWS: The Supreme Court has rejected the Trump regime’s emergency request to enforce new restrictions on mail ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. See the full decision and learn more here.
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Supreme Court Blocks Trump Mail-Ballot Restrictions for 2026 Midterms
The justices rejected the Trump regime's emergency request, leaving new ballot-envelope, barcode and voter-data requirements on hold.
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Neal Harkness @nealharkness.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Of course he did.
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Neal Harkness @nealharkness.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Birds of a feather...
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Bowiesongs (C. O'Leary) @bowiesongs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
RIP to Janie Bradford, one of the earliest and best Motown songwriters ("Money," "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"). The Holland brothers initially wanted her as a collaborator before Lamont Dozier. www.freep.com/story/entert...
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Songwriter Janie Bradford, among Motown's first employees dies at 87
Janie Bradford was Motown's first receptionist, the cowriter of "Money" and a devoted keeper of the label's legacy. She died Friday in Los Angeles.
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Kathy Valentine @kathyvalentine.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
if you've ever enjoyed Richard Lloyd's music, it's a good time to show some support and appreciation. Unable to work and the bills are piling up. #Television #FuckCancer
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Donate to Help Richard Lloyd Fight Cancer, organized by Sean Seymour
I've organized this fundraiser for Richard Lloyd, my friend and bandmate in the Richard … Sean Seymour needs your support for Help Richard Lloyd Fight Cancer
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Susan Collins pulls into town in a bus full of her supporters; then they all get off the bus; and then she addresses the folks who were on the bus with her as if they were regular Mainers; and legacy media covers this, pretending it isn't deeply bizarre. (Notice the guys with cameras.) #MEpolitics
Susan Collins campaign photo.
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mainewomenforward.bsky.social @mainewomenforward.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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8/10 Senator Collins votes to confirm CDC director who pledged to expand abortion surveillance
YouTube video by Maine Newsroom
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Activate Maine💪🗓️ @activatemaine.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Indivisible Mid Maine Waterville
Large American flag being held up by 2 men.
Stand with us Tuesday 
12-1 pm, Elm Plaza
Tesla charging station 
334 Main St, Waterville 

The Original Tesla Takedown
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Activate Maine💪🗓️ @activatemaine.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
On a Maine Overpass today, 17 folks turned up to hold flags as the letters dropped into the superstructure spelled out COLLINS VOTED FOR ICE.
On the Overpass today, 17 folks turned up to hold flags as the letters dropped into the superstructure spelled out COLLINS VOTED FOR ICE.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 29/07/2026
17 Maine women, elected officials all, went to DC to urge Susan Collins to vote against Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. They were ignored. "Collins didn’t give us five minutes. She never even said hello." Read Maureen Terry's account. Then VOTE for Troy Jackson. #MEpolitics
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 25/07/2026
. Maine Dems Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson on Susan Collins, her charade, and how Mainers will hold her to account. #MEpolitics #MEsen #MaineSenateRace #JacksonForMaine
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 25/07/2026
MAINE DEMS NOMINATE TROY JACKSON as replacement candidate, July 25, 2026. Troy Jackson – 566 votes Saundra Pelletier – 5 votes
Poster with head & shoulders shot of Troy Jackson in cap and work jacket, with banner over his head that says "Winner" and his name Troy Jackson underneath.
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Nobody in the U.S. Senate is more responsible for the overturning of Roe v. Wade than Susan Collins. In November, we will defeat her.
Susan Collins standing with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 18/07/2026
Portland Mainers march on a rainy Sat July 18 in protest against ICE in Maine and the murder of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford earlier in the week. #AbolishICE #ICEoutOfMaine #F*ckICE #VoteOutCollins
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Anti-ICE protest in Portland marches to Sen. Susan Collins' office
YouTube video by Press Herald
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Photo from earlier today. Peas in a pod. #MEpolitics
Susan Collins and Paul LePage.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Demonstrators in Portland, Maine marched toward Senator Susan Collins' office Tuesday, demanding accountability following the fatal shooting of Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero by an ICE agent in Biddeford the day before. Mercado Media
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I’m here at the ICE building in Scarborough, Maine where a protest is taking place. A right wing supporter of ICE is trying to disrupt the event; he just yelled allahu akbar.
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Hillwoman @hillwomans.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Scarborough Maine today ABOLISH ICE
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
#MEpolitics
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Matt Dunlap @dunlap4congress.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
A young man is dead in Biddeford this morning after an ICE-involved shooting. His family, and every Maine community, deserve answers — and a full, independent investigation. Every Mainer should feel safe in their own neighborhood, no matter where they were born.
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MB @sugarcubedog.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The victim wasn’t the target. Again. Today in Biddeford. bsky.app/profile/ping...
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Liz @kidsandpets.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
#Maine #Hallowell
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𝙾𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙸𝙰 🤍 🇲🇽 𝟺𝚃𝙷 𝚃𝚁𝙰𝙽𝚂𝙵𝙾𝚁𝙼𝙴𝚁 @olivia4t.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
#WOW‼️ #Maine residents are marching on the streets after #ÏCE apparently killed a man in cold blood in #Biddeford. America is sick and tired of the murderous, tyrannical U.S. government under Trümp.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Protestors are gathering after ICE murdered another man in Biddeford, Maine.
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
New video appears to show ICE agents running alongside the victim’s vehicle moments before they fatally shot them in Biddeford, Maine. Federal authorities say the driver attempted to flee and tried to strike agents with his vehicle, leading them to open fire in what they describe as self-defense.
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Neal Harkness @nealharkness.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Homicide is a STATE crime. No federal cover up!
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Neal Harkness @nealharkness.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
VOTE HER OUT! VOTE HER OUT!
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They Call Me Gary @theycallmegary.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Anti-ICE protest in Maine after person killed during immigration operation – live
Dozens of demonstrators chant ‘get ICE out!’ and call out Republican senator Susan Collins for her complicity in voting to support ICE without any reforms
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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
After this morning’s fatal ICE shooting, the community has come together to demand justice-NOT only for this latest loss of life, but for the broader pattern of deadly incidents reported nationwide🇺🇸 Hart28.com
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The residents of Biddeford, Maine are reacting to the killing of a 26-year-old Colombian man by ICE goons today. ICE claims the man tried to "weaponize his vehicle" so they shot and killed him. Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets
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Raven Song Farm @ravensongfarm.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Protestors rally against ICE after deadly shooting in Biddeford
A crowd gathered in Biddeford on Monday to rally against ICE after an agent shot and killed a man that morning.
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Gerald Weinand @dirigoblue.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
#MePolitics
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 13/07/2026
============= BREAKING NEWS 8:30AM "A person was killed. ICE was involved. State Police and the Department of Public Safety are now on scene to gather details and would expect the FBI to investigate as well. These are the details that I have at this time." Ryan Fecteau, Maine Speaker of the House.
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Person killed in shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, officials say
Police closed part of busy Pool Street in Biddeford on Monday morning and there was a significant police presence.
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Margaret Forsyth @margaretforsyth.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Maine writer Neal Gabler. Life after Platner. Offers an optimistic outlook, mostly. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Life After Platner
Living in Maine, as I do, which is usually far off the beaten political track, I seldom have a front-row seat to the kerfuffle of the day or a chance to assess how accurately the mainstream media cove...
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Bruce Bourgoine @brucebourgoine.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Susan Collins personally initiated the postal service's demise in 2005 with her Postal Accountability & Enhancement Act which required the USPS to pre-pay the next 50yrs worth of health and retirement benefits for all its employees, a rule not required of any other federal agency. #mepolitics #MESen
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Neal Harkness @nealharkness.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I took action with Graham for Maine. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/grahamformai...
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Request a Yard Sign! · Graham for Maine
Request a yard sign from Team Graham here, and let us know if you can pick it up or need it delivered!
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Neal Harkness @nealharkness.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Whistler's Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Tyrant #Fireworks #Freedom250
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