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Pat Callaghan

@patcallaghan6.bsky.social
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Scourge of the despot. Master of the atom. Anchor-reporter at NEWS CENTER Maine 1979-2022. Well, one of those things is true. Host of "In The Arena" Maine politics podcast at WMTW-TV. storystudio.wmtw.com/inthearena

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Trump can’t remember when he was president.
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
This book was SO exciting for fans who needed to know more. And the best was yet to come. Mark never disappoints with his research, enthusiasm, and storytelling.
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Hope you didn’t miss the blowfish skewers. Not poisonous at all!!
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In The Arena Maine @inthearenamaine.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Ep. 79 of ITA is up. Lot's on the plate, including a debate about what the uptick in GOP voters means for Maine. Ethan @strim.bsky.social says not much. Phil thinks it might show Maine is done with D's. w/ @patcallaghan6.bsky.social. For the full podcast go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m21O...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 21/02/2026
US judge questions DOJ handling of Washington Post reporter search reut.rs/4qJOyI3
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US judge questions DOJ handling of Washington Post reporter search
A U.S. judge on Friday sharply questioned Justice Department lawyers about their handling of a search of a Washington Post reporter's home last month.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 08/02/2026
Pop quiz: both same age, both tea totalers. Can you spot the physical differences?
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Erin Cunningham @erinmcunningham.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Our int’l correspondents and local reporters around the world are the finest, most impressive and dedicated people I’ve ever had the privilege of working with. It is beyond belief that WaPo leaders could end all of this as soon as next week, retreating from the globe at such a perilous moment.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Caught directly in a lie
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In The Arena Maine @inthearenamaine.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
This week on ITA, Phil and Ethan debate whether the chaos in Minnesota is being caused by the tactics and mission of ICE or by the protesters hindering their work. #mepolitics @patcallaghan6.bsky.social @strim.bsky.social @wmtwchannel8.bsky.social For the full episode, go to wmtw.com/inthearena
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In The Arena Maine @inthearenamaine.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
ITA live in 30mins! Watch as we discuss Trump calling for Collins' defeat, a Rep calling for Mills to be "taken out," and Angus calls Greenland plans, "utter nonsense." #mepolitics @patcallaghan6.bsky.social @strim.bsky.social @wmtwchannel8.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/LVYxTQP...
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In the Arena: Is Renee Good's death the tipping point?
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Chad Finn @chadfinn.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Jaylen has been trying to do a little too much for about three games now.
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In The Arena Maine @inthearenamaine.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
New season of ITA on Maine politics starts up this morning. Now live-streamed on Wednesday mornings around 9:30. Be the first to catch it! @patcallaghan6.bsky.social @strim.bsky.social @wmtwchannel8.bsky.social youtube.com/live/3PtZQL3...
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In the Arena: Forecasting Maine politics in 2026
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In The Arena Maine @inthearenamaine.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Apparently, #janetmills watches ITA. You should too! Go to wmtw.com/inthearena to see the full podcast. @patcallaghan6.bsky.social @strim.bsky.social @wmtwchannel8.bsky.social #mepolitics
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 04/10/2025
Couldn’t be happier to be home in Maine this weekend. On Monday, we SHOULD be in Washington—but Speaker Johnson is keeping the House locked. Why? Likely to avoid swearing in Rep. Grijalva, the 218th signer forcing a vote on the Epstein Files. We owe this to the victims. Disgraceful.
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Well, if we’re going to prosecute people for lying to Congress…
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In The Arena Maine @inthearenamaine.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
New episode of ITA is up. Find it at WMTW.com/inthearena Charlie Kirk, @jimmykimmel.com @grahamformaine.bsky.social Janet Mills, Susan Collins all on the agenda where we play “Fishy or Fragrant” @patcallaghan6.bsky.social @strim.bsky.social @wmtwchannel8.bsky.social
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
If this is about Comey saying he did not authorize the leak to the WSJ the IG report destroys the case. McCabe leaked it. He told everyone that and he said he did NOT clear with Comey in advance. IF so, this is as malicious a prosecution as I have ever seen. www.documentcloud.org/documents/44...
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Read the report: Justice Department Inspector General's investigation of Andrew McCabe
The Justice Department Inspector General alleges that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe inappropriately authorized the disclosure of sensitive information to a reporter and then misled investig...
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Gerald Weinand @dirigoblue.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
This is going to have a huge impact on the tourism economy of Maine #MePolitics
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Sounds pretty un-American for a guy who wears so much flag clothing. Maybe we need cabinet members to prove they understand all of the Constitution, not just the second amendment.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Fine clip but it illustrates the tendency, even among Susan Collins critics like @strim.bsky.social, to airbrush/sanewash her record: Specifically, Collins has NOT said confirming RFK Jr was a bad idea and in fact just last week reiterated her support for him. tinyurl.com/2s4a4j7t #MEpolitics
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Ethan Striming @strim.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Well, if you listen to the beginning of the clip @patcallaghan6.bsky.social is asking if Collins' criticism of JFK rings hollow after voting to convince. To that, I am saying, emphatically, yes. But we mince words. I agree 100% that her criticism is both meager, qualified, and many deaths too late.
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In The Arena Maine @inthearenamaine.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
In The Arena is back! Ep. 55 dropped. We deep dive on the Collins race, do a lightning round catching up on recent news, and pay tribute to Bill Diamond. go to wmtw.com/inthearena for full episode. @patcallaghan6.bsky.social @strim.bsky.social @terrystackhouse.bsky.social @wmtwchannel8.bsky.social
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
We're independent thinkers up here.
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Susie Crimmins 8647 @scrimmins.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
In short, it’s NOT Donald Trump‘s money to give or not to give.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/08/2025
Stephen Miller: "All these demonstrators that you've seen out here in recent days, all these elderly white hippies, they're not part of the city and never have been ... we're gonna ignore these stupid white hippies that all need to go home and take a nap because they're all over 90 years old."
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Any time spent with Cindy Williams, my partner of 32 years, is quality time. Hard to believe since we’re only 39 years old. (Hey, it worked for Jack Benny!)
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Always remember— Every dog has his day. And today is Snoopy’s.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
The President sees a bad jobs report, and responds by getting rid of the person in charge of the statistics. This is how America becomes a third-rate country.
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Fences are up at Ft. Williams for tomorrow’s Beach to Beacon 10k. Fitzy conducted a security check and finds they do nothing to keep dogs in or out. He wishes good luck to all runners!
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Triumph the Insult Comic Dog @triumphicdhq.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Love and excited to be in #HappyGilmore2, though we all miss the great Carl Weathers and Bob Barker. Here's a reunion we staged in 2015 with Bob and Adam. They both got some good licks in. And stick around for Chubbs at the end! - RS #NightOfTooManyStars #adamsandler www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI7N...
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Adam Sandler and Bob Barker Reunite - Night Of Too Many Stars 2015 - Best Quality
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/07/2025
Breaking news: “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, CBS said in a statement. The announcement came days after Colbert spoke out against the $16 million paid earlier this month by Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
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Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, to end in May 2026
CBS said in a statement that it was “purely a financial decision.” The show launched with Colbert as host, executive producer and writer a decade ago.
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Krypto is the hero we need! A vital part of this story.
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Mary Pezzulo @marypezzulo.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Do you have any idea how persnickety Catholics are about the Sunday obligation? Do you know what it takes for a bishop to say "yeah never mind?" THIS is religious persecution. Not saying "happy holidays." Sending your jackbooted thugs to kidnap people from Mass is religious persecution.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Kristi Noem didn’t approve FEMA rescue teams for over 72 hours after the Texas floods, following a rule she imposed that required her personal sign-off on any operation over $100K. This is inexcusable. She should resign.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" $1 trillion+ in tax cuts for the wealthy... "That's just how it is."
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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I mean, an ex-senator will have as soft a landing as imaginable. Yes, you’ll lose a certain type of power, but why would you even WANT that power if (naive, I know) when push comes to shove, you use it for things you don’t even want, or are harmful, or are evil?
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Shanlon Wu @shanlonwu.com · 24/06/2025
RIP the great Bobby Sherman - "He traded sold-out concerts and magazine covers for the back of an ambulance, becoming an EMT and a trainer with the LAPD. He saved lives. He showed us what real heroism looks like—quiet, selfless, and deeply human" - Brigitte Poublon people.com/bobby-sherma...
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Bobby Sherman, Former Teen Idol and 'Here Come the Brides' Star, Dies at 81 After Cancer Battle
Bobby Sherman has died at the age of 81. Sherman was a bubblegum pop teen idol known for songs like "Little Woman." He also appeared widely on television. Decades later, he worked as a paramedic.
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CNN @cnn.com · 24/06/2025
Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and '70s, and later a CPR teacher, has died at 81. cnn.it/45WD8KD
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
we are all so tired www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Cartoon: We are all so tired
As always, if � you find value in this work I do, please consider helping me keep it sustainable by joining my weekly newsletter, � Sparky’s List! � You can get it in your inbox or read it on ...
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
This fall, students in Portland will not have access to cellphones during the school day. Ethan Strimling & Phil Harriman look at that decision, and post grades for lawmakers on Ep. 54 of In The Arena! @inthearenamaine.bsky.social @wmtw.bsky.social Full episode here: youtu.be/Q07P8Pe4ua4
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Professors Harriman & Strimling issue report cards for the 132nd Maine Legislature on Ep. 54 of In The Arena. They also note when their own parties earned an F. Full episode here: youtu.be/Q07P8Pe4ua4 and wherever you listen to podcasts. @inthearenamaine.bsky.social @wmtw.bsky.social
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Ethan Striming @strim.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
I gave my party an F for taxing the wrong people (the poor and middle class, instead of the rich) in order to raise the revenue needed to ensure Mainers have health care and get a good education.
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Professors Harriman & Strimling issue report cards for the 132nd Maine Legislature on Ep. 54 of In The Arena. They also note when their own parties earned an F. Full episode here: youtu.be/Q07P8Pe4ua4 and wherever you listen to podcasts. @inthearenamaine.bsky.social @wmtw.bsky.social
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 20/06/2025
Earlier this month, the Defense Department told transgender service members to choose whether they would voluntarily or involuntarily separate from the military. Four trans service members, now in the process of separating, said their decisions don't feel voluntary at all. nbcnews.to/3HOZKmc
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Ep 54 of In The Arena is here: youtu.be/Q07P8Pe4ua4 @strim.bsky.social & Phil Harriman offer grades to the 132nd Maine Legislature, and award at least one "A" to the "other side." @inthearenamaine.bsky.social @wmtw.bsky.social
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 19/06/2025
I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument. Gift link: wapo.st/4l7a1ch
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Opinion | Parsing ICE’s mixed-up, hard-to-believe assault claims
ICE officials keep touting a 413 percent increase in assaults on officers to justify officers masking their identities.
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
“Blockbuster” for the @sfgiants.com perhaps. But will it pay off for @redsox.com too?
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Pat Callaghan @patcallaghan6.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Fitzy wishes all the dads a very beachy Father’s Day! #SoPo
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