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Father, husband, aerospace engineer, spacesuit creator. Thinker of thoughts. Some guy who invented some thing. Progressive. Feminist. he/him/his #MedicareForAll #GreenNewDeal #SayGay #Maine #SpaceSettlement #Space #post-Post

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11h
Nailed it. 🔨
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026
Susan Collins claims that our reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account.
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Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins
In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the ...
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🎯 and 🎯
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Is that the other Maine Senator Angus King (I) directly below her at ~23%? Hard to hide from those numbers, Susie!!
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space boy @pkhomer.bsky.social · 11h
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Susan Collins: “These allegations have been proven false.” Senator, you are lying through your teeth. The illegal donation to your super PAC was never refunded. You still employ these aides. If Trump won’t hold you accountable, we will.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 09/10/2026
Count on James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social to bring light to the backstories on economic issues facing Mainers. "Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts $2.7 billion from MaineCare, and 28,152 Mainers will lose coverage." So many of these cuts take effect *after* the midterms. #VoteAccordingly
Fact Check: Senator Collins’ rural health fund falls billions short of what the One Big Beautiful Bill takes away

By Mark Shaffer | MECEP Action
October 8, 2026
The four things to know:

    Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts $2.7 billion from MaineCare, and 28,152 Mainers will lose coverage.
    Senator Collins promotes the Rural Health Transformation Program as the fix. Maine will receive just $950 million at most, $1.75 billion less than it loses.
    Of the $190 million Collins touts for this year, 96% of the money goes to out-of-state telehealth providers or administrative services like billing, records, and AI integration.
    Over the next decade, Maine faces a net loss of about $2.67 billion in health care funding.
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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
For every $75 cut from patient care in the Big Beautiful Bill, the much-vaunted Rural Health Transformation Program gives back just $1. This and other fact checks on Collins’ claims about RHTP #mepolitics www.mecep-action.org/fact-check-c...
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Fact Check: Senator Collins’ rural health fund falls billions short of what the One Big Beautiful Bill takes away
LePage blocked policies approved by voters, cut services for families, shifted costs onto towns and households, and left federal funding unclaimed or unspent.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Susan Collins funds the Leonard Leo-backed disinformation outlet this guy works for and gives him interviews all the time. That's who she is and what she's about. #MEpolitics
Steve Robinson tweet: Bewildering ad on the Susan Collins debate Youtube stream featuring this transgender Episcopalian minister
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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Susan Collins is showing just how out of touch she is. “I spent a whole year without health insurance…in ‘94” That was 3 decades ago, Susan, when insurance was $1500 annually… Thanks to Susan’s vote that helped pass Trump’s murderous budget bill, premiums are $1500 a month now for some folks.
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Kassie Navarro @kassien.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A defense contractor CEO + his close associates donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians and got over $40 million a year in government funding. He told the FBI that Sen. Susan Collins was his most important patron. Dive into @propublica.org’s investigation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyi...
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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Susan Collins is kinda in a tough spot in this debate [deservedly] as she has to admit that cost of living in Maine is a nightmare now lest everyone laugh her out of the room but also has to say AND THATS WHY YOU SHOULD REELECT ME THE SAME FUCKIN ASSHOLE YOUVE HAD FOR YEARS which is a uhh tough sell
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Amy Fried @asfried.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
You’d think the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee would be holding oversight hearings, but no. She has her own contractor conflicts she’d prefer not get investigated. #mepolitics
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 07/10/2026
Susan Collins says she supports women. We saw otherwise. | Opinion
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Susan Collins says she supports women. We saw otherwise. | Opinion
While representing Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during the confirmation hearings for Justice Brett Kavanaugh, we watched Sen. Collins put politics before principle.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Surprised to see @pressherald.com pick up this story. But maybe they felt they had to after Susan Collins spox said: "Sen. Collins was not involved in this decision." What?! It was in the appropriations bill! And she chairs the committee! That means she's was "involved"! #MEpolitics
Press Herald headline: Susan Collins’s committee bought trucks the Army didn’t want. Then campaign donations poured in.
Appropriations committee members saw an influx of campaign contributions after steering $345 million to a military contractor.
Posted 2:14 PM
Updated at 2:14 PM
Matt Sledge, Jorge Medellín
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Why are all of the columns supporting Susan Collins written by former staffers of professional Republicans? (We have a few ideas.) This guy advised her on the Kavanaugh confirmation. #MEpolitics
Press Herald: Susan Collins’ approach to governing is the right approach | Opinion
Collins is among the lonely voices in Washington pushing back against the dangerous partisanship that undermines our constitutional order.
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Margaret Forsyth @margaretforsyth.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Never-Trump Republicans at The Bulwark understand that Susan Collins's fake moderation and her amoral cynicism make her more dangerous -- and a bigger asset to the wannabe fascists -- than any other GOP candidate this cycle. #MEpolitics
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space boy @pkhomer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yikes!!
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
JFC. They are lying liars. This @propublica.org graph alone is so damning: Reed knew Kao was behind the $150,000 anonymous donation, emails showed, because Kao told Reed he planned to donate through a shell company. “Very smart,” Reed replied in an email viewed by ProPublica.
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space boy @pkhomer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Susan Collins had five chances to vote to stop Donald Trump's war in Iran, but she refused. Maybe because she’s profiting off it? 🤔
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xavierresist.bsky.social @xavierresist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Time to get inlvolved. #BlueWave2026 🌊
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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 06/10/2026
10/6 The story of Senator Susan Collins refusing to meet with 17 female Maine elected officials who went to DC to talk to her about Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination #maine #MEpolitics
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danny @dabbs346.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Susan Collins now raising money for 6 MAGA Senate candidates. #mesen #mepolitics
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 07/10/2026
Exactly - double faced talking points about her power while blaming everyone else. #VOTE #JACKSONforMAINE #RetireSusan
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Eight years ago today, Susan Collins voted to put Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court. Maine women begged her not to. She did it anyway. He helped overturn Roe, and she says she has no regrets.
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson at the debate: “Susan Collins is acting like an arsonist asking for credit when she brings a cup of water to put it out.” 🔥
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Susan Collins vote to advance Trump's Big Beautiful Bill the day after Stephen Schwarzman sent her super PAC $2M hits pretty darn different after ProPublica's pay-to-play revelations. Does anyone doubt Schwarzman has Collins phone number? Or that they spoke before he forked over $2M? #MEpolitics
mainebeacon.com
Susan Collins advanced Trump Tax Bill after receiving $2 million from private equity billionaire - Maine Beacon
As she gears up for a tough midterm race against a progressive challenger in 2026, Sen. Susan Collins is struggling to shake her reputation as a sellout to corporate interests. A new report out last w...
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danny @dabbs346.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Susan Collins owns this. #mesen #mepolitics www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: We just learned Paul LePage has been breaking federal ethics law since May, failing to disclose his own finances. He claimed it "slipped through the cracks." Paul, you are a hypocrite. A fraud. You're the one breaking the law.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Did folks know that Bill Green's sister used to work for Susan Collins? We didn't. Not till today. Everything is transactional with this woman. #MEpolitics
Bangor Daily News: "Green, the brother of former longtime Collins aide Julie Green, retired from News Center Maine in 2019."
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space boy @pkhomer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Three strikes… ❌❌❌
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Aroostook County Democrats @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Thousands of Mainers begged Susan Collins to vote no on Kavanaugh. Eight years ago today, she told us to go to hell. Senator Collins, you betrayed Maine women. In 28 days, we vote for Troy.
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Margaret Forsyth @margaretforsyth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
theintercept.com/2026/10/05/s...
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Susan Collins’s Committee Bought Trucks the Army Didn’t Want. Then Campaign Donations Poured In.
Appropriations committee members saw an influx of campaign contributions after steering $345 million to a military contractor.
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Aroostook County Democrats @handle.invalid · 05/10/2026
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh. #MEpolitics
forbes.com
The 5 Senators—Including Maine's Susan Collins—With The Biggest Investments In Data Centers
Forbes examined financial disclosures for every sitting Senator. We found 26 Senators with at least $7 million in investments tied directly to the data center buildout, including Sheldon Whitehouse an...
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Constitution allows it. South Korea has proven it works. If you want to make impeachment viable—and so much else is pointless if you don't—then it can be done by a simple majority adopting a simple rules change: vote on the verdict by secret ballot.
theunpopulist.net
A Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority Basis
Such a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Former Watergate prosecutor and US attorney notes that while Susan Collins has done a lot of hand-waiving in response to the corruption revelations in @propublica.org's bombshell report...she hasn't actually grappled with or refuted the substance of what's presented in the article. #MEpolitics
Daily News column:

Maine Senator Susan Collins will be forced in four upcoming debates with her Democratic opponent, Troy Jackson, to address the facts reported in ProPublica’s bombshell exposé that she accepted illegal campaign contributions from a government contractor in exchange for help with a Pentagon deal. To date, her response has been limited to attacking her accuser as a liar for cooperating with the FBI to deflect voters’ attention away from his incriminating testimony.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Collins denied without a factual response the detailed ProPublica allegations that she had accepted donations from defense contractor Navatek in return for millions of dollars in U.S. Navy contracts:
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Andrea LaFlamme @andrealaflamme.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Early voting starts today in Maine! Starting today (through Oct 29) you can vote at your local town office. If you’re already registered to vote, you don’t need to bring anything with you. If you haven’t registered to vote, just bring proof of ID and residency with you to register same day.
A graphic that shows the state of Maine with the slogan “Maine votes”
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"A vote for Collins is a clear vote for Trump's agenda. If people disapprove of what Trump is doing to this country, then they should not be voting for Collins, period." #MEpolitics
Press Herald letter to the editor.
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
She's mimicking Trump's attacks on media. She's so close to just blurting out "fake news" She's got nothing else cause @propublica.org has the receipts
A check for $150,000 to the Collins super PAC 1820 from the Society of Young Women Scientist and Engineers — a shell company that obscured the actual donor. PACMAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC, FKA MARTIN DEFENSE GROUP, LLC V. KAOReed knew Kao was behind the $150,000 anonymous donation, emails showed, because Kao told Reed he planned to donate through a shell company. “Very smart,” Reed replied in an email viewed by ProPublica.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Maine firefighter and EMT: "Many firefighters are sitting around their kitchen tables trying to figure out how to pay their bills because of [Susan] Collins' negligence in the U.S. Senate." #MEpolitics
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space boy @pkhomer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@troyjackson207.bsky.social please adjust your campaign message and tell us what a future with Senator Troy Jackson will look like. Collins will counter attacks on her past with attacks on yours (lies, etc). That just confuses voters. Talk about the future and Collins has no counter argument!
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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 02/10/2026
10/2 New data: 90% of those taken to ICE’s facility in Scarborough are removed from Maine within six hours. The Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition say the data shows the administrative facility is now a "gateway" to a "national detention pipeline.” #maine #MEpolitics
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Indivisible Mid Maine @indivmidmaine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.pressherald.com/voter-guide/ Find your city/town ballot using this helpful resource, so you can plan ahead. Voting starts this coming Monday, Oct. 5, in Maine!
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Maine Voter Guide 2026 - free to read from the Press Herald
General Election · Nov 3, 2026 See every race on your ballot, compare candidates side by side, and make your choices before you vote. Or browse all races KEY DATES Oct. 5 In-person early voting begins...
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you’re not registered to vote already, what are you doing!? Folks have got 4 days (including today) left to get registered. Visit angienixon.com/vote for more information on how to get registered! Change can’t wait for working families in Florida. #AngieForFlorida
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Susan Collins's campaign finance director and her husband's boss both conspired with a felon to receive $$ that he couldn't legally give. And that's just the stuff in e-mails that's beyond dispute. So yeah. #MEpolitics
WGME headline: Maine Democrats continue to keep bribery claims against Sen. Collins in spotlight
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