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Julie A. Su @juliesulabor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Often, corporate practices that steal time and money from workers and consumers are designed to push the limit of prohibited practices. We will equip New Yorkers with new tools to take on predatory companies, bad landlords, scammers, and other actors who exploit them.
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Mamdani Backs Bill to Let Consumers Sue Over Unfair Business Practices (Gift Article)
The proposed New York City legislation would also allow nonprofits, including tenants’ unions, to sue companies directly rather than relying on agency enforcement.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 06/10/2026
As Walmart attempts to debunk research into its pricing practices by watchdog group Groundwork Collaborative, the organization released a new report highlighting 14 separate patents the $833 billion corporation holds or has applied for — all aimed at monitoring customers and upcharging them.
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New Report Reveals Walmart’s Patents for Price-Gouging Tech
Walmart’s US CEO said customers’ order value jumps 40 percent when they use the company’s AI shopping assistant.
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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
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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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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
PSST
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 06/10/2026
This is by some counts a third scandal.
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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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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh. #MEpolitics
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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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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Periodically I remember that I like drawing with white (digital) pencil on a black background. Also, raccoons are cute.
Digital drawing of a raccoon in white pencil on a black background. The raccoon is facing the viewer, and looks cute, soft and fluffy. Signed CMY in the lower left.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ron Wyden says the DOJ and FBI withheld a secret interview with a banker tied to Jeffrey Epstein from the files released to the public. And he says there may be more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Accuses DOJ and FBI of Withholding Secret Epstein Banker Interview, Demands Release of All FBI 302s
Senator Ron Wyden is accusing the Justice Department and the FBI of withholding a key record from the Epstein files, demanding in a letter obtained exclusively
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“I'm not worried the Democrats will lose the midterms. I'm worried they'll win and use their normal ploy of installing a rotating villain to torpedo the vote as soon as something good and productive is about to happen.” www.youtube.com/watch?v=zswl...
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Trump Created a CRISIS that Half the Country Doesn't Know About! (feat. Sarah Kendzior)
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 30/09/2026
GOAT OR BIRD????
This is even better than the
"what color is this dress" dress.
Goat?
or Bird?
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We took the protest to an event where we knew the Drexel board would be tonight and I blasted a bullhorn directly into the door crack of the gathering, disrupting the event 💅 Drexel President Anthony Merlo was supposed to be there but a person slipped to us that he canceled 👀 gosh I wonder why.
Sarah is smug as fuck on public transportation
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Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
On Tuesday, ProPublica published a report tying Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) to a defense contractor whose CEO secretly routed money to her super PAC while her office helped steer federal contracts his way. If the allegations bear out, this was
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series of incorrect and misleading claims.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bangor Daily News home page. #MEpolitics
Headline: 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 administration dismantled the unit handling the inquiry.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 22/09/2026
ANYONE SURPRISED? Susan Collins avoids sweeping political bribery probe as Trump eviscerates DOJ and FBI public corruption teams. "In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.
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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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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
To reiterate, this legislation means the state can prosecute these crooks, and it doesn’t matter which office the official holds. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Update: The Bill That Lets You Sue Politicians for Insider Trading Just Went Out to Every Democratic State Legislator in America
Successfully emailed to all 3,502 state legislators along with the 24 Democratic governors, and mailed in print with a personal letter to 1,519 legislators and every governor. Meetings are next.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Often seems like the most brutal attack on Susan Collins is a bland recitation of the facts. #MEpolitics
Press Herald letter to the editor:

Sen. Susan Collins enjoys the reputation of bringing home the bacon for Maine, but this is an attractive fiction.
Once the “big, beautiful bill” was advanced to the Senate floor, Collins’ newfound opposition counted for nothing. Was it a coincidence that Collins received a $2 million corporate contribution the day before voting to advance it?
This Collins-enabled bill took $1 trillion out of Medicaid spending to enable the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s tax cut for the wealthy. Medicaid covers about 30% of Mainers, about 400,000 people. About 30,000 Mainers will likely lose it under the new federal budget, and that means more uncovered care that hospitals will have to provide.
Many Maine hospitals are already on the ropes and will be forced either to close or cut services. We have seen some of this already. Eleven birthing centers have closed in the last 10 years. Statewide, there have already been many service closures in primary care and pediatrics. More will be coming. 
Sen. Collins has proven that she cannot or will not stand up for Mainers when the pressure is on. Troy Jackson has the grit and passion to do just that. That’s why he has my vote. 
Stephen Bien, MD
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My mom had polio when she was five. She was living on a US military base in Japan (1947). Four kids on the base died. She was the only survivor.
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Jason GRIZZLED Bittel @bittelmethis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: New cat species just dropped! 🧪 What is a tilcayo, exactly? Well, it's a small wild cat in the genus Leopardus and a member of the tiger cat species complex, but it is NOT a tigrina, oncilla, kodkod, Geoffroy's cat... www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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Paul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
[P] I might suggest “the Muppets must put on a variety show with a different guest host each week. Various shenanigans happen both on stage and backstage.”
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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
MASSIVE. A literally lifesaving breakthrough, and if the US doesn't support it everyone else needs to step up.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 02/08/2026
. NO MORE ICE KILLINGS A road construction sign on Brighton Ave in Portland, Maine was hacked to read "NO MORE ICE KILLINGS" this past Monday morning, two weeks after the murder of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero. This should be a regular thing in every town and city in America. 📸 WGME #MEpolitics
Photo in early morning light of a road construction sign that displays, in brightly lit orange letters on a black background "NO MORE ICE KILLINGS"  📸 WGME
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 29/07/2026
Overnight, a masked bandit broke into our kitchen. Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive. I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵
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Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'
Alt: Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
© Cyril Cox. 'Late Afternoon Light.' Acrylic on canvas, 2022. 48 × 36 inches.
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 23/07/2026
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD
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Christopher Moore @theauthorguy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Regardless of what the FDA says, what we learned is that Taylor Farms is a big donor to Piggy's Pac, and how to identify their products, so the takeaway is, never buy any of their products again. Ever.
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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Morning. 🖼️ Curlew and Oystercatchers, Rachel Hudson.
Curlew and five oystercatchers stood on stones, some covered with seaweed in coastal scene, painting.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Release all the Epstein files NOW!
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Today, I laid out my anti-corruption plan right outside of Susan Collins’s office: 🇺🇸Ban Billionaires & Corporations Buying Elections 💰Pass the "Collins Rule" (no funneling taxpayer $$$ to your spouse) 📊Ban Congressional Stock Trading 🪖Root Out Pentagon Corruption & Waste
Graham Platner speaking into a microphone outside of Susan Collins' Portland office with a crowd of supporters. Supporters carry signs that say "Pass the 'Collins Rule' No Funneling $$$ to Spouses"
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
💰 @grahamformaine.bsky.social PLATNER: “Wall Street’s takeover of our economy wasn’t an accident... We are living in a system operating exactly as intended… policy choices made by establishment politicians in the service of people who donated the most money to them. And it needs to end.”
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The Onion @theonion.com · 23/06/2026
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
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Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating
WASHINGTON—Calling the discovery the “clearest proof yet” of how the U.S. government was originally designed to function, archaeologists published new evidence Thursday that suggests the Capitol build...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 23/06/2026
GOP Urges Democrats To Tone Down Rhetoric Used To Quote President Verbatim theonion.com/gop-urges-democrats-to…
GOP Urges Democrats To Tone Down Rhetoric Used To Quote President Verbatim
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23/06/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Why are seemingly all of Susan Collins's campaign testimonials from professional Republicans (in this case a former GOP state representative) who don't identify themselves as such? It's sketchy but it also feels desperate. And sort of pathetic. #MEpolitics
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Buttons (Ashley) 🏴‍☠️#OFMDForLife🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Susan Collins told us she'd protect Roe v. Wade. She lied. We will never forget it. Our new ad ⬇️
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ACLU @aclu.org · 17/06/2026
BREAKING: Georgia lawmakers have taken redistricting off the table as a result of public pressure. The state will no longer consider a new, racist map that would have diluted Black voting power. This victory makes it loud and clear: Our demands are working.
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 17/06/2026
Unity Environmental University sells property in $6M deal
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Unity Environmental University sells property in $6M deal
The sale comes after years of consolidation by the university.
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The Great American Shitshow is like a soap opera; you can miss three months of episodes and still understand everything going on sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/americas-l...
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America's Legal Soap Opera
It's time to cancel the show.
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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 16/06/2026
Judy Salvo, in her opinion piece, writes about the crazy hoopla and upset over Platner and the difference between someone owning up to their faults & those who have yet to own up to anything. "I'm going for the the guy who can admit he was wrong." So are a whole lot of Mainers, Judy. #MEpolitics
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 16/06/2026
Where you'll see a rare bird. Thanks to @ryanfm.bsky.social's newsletter for teaching me about the Cabanis's ground-sparrow that lives behind the walmart
An 8 panel comic. The first three panels are labeled "Where you think you'll see a rare bird." Panel 1 is labeled "Lush forest" and shows a beautiful rich forest with tall conifers, a waterfall, and mountains. Panel 2 is labeled "Perfect sunlit branch" and shows a branch rising above the trees, shaped like a great bird perch. Panel 3 is labeled "Area near an informational plaque about a rare bird" and shows a forest with a sign in front displaying an image of a Spruce Grouse and informational text. The next set of images are labeled "Where you'll actually see a rare bird". They include "Tree behind a Walmart", with Cabanis's ground-sparrow singing in a tree, "Skating rink parking lot" with a Lewis's woodpecker climbing a palm, "Spooky cemetery" with a Vermillion Flycatcher standing on a gravestone in a foggy spooky cemetery, "Sewage treatment plant" with a tufted duck gliding through the water, "Flying over your car" with a golden eagle sailing above a red car that's driving down the highway, and "Text from Uncle Ron" with a text exchange in which Ron says "Weird bird landed in my yard" and sends a picture of a whooping crane, to which you reply "Wow! Is it still there???" and he says "no".
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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
We have ten times as many billionaires as we had in 1990. When I look around, I do not see a state of Maine that is ten times wealthier than it was in 1990.
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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 15/06/2026
whoa! the-decoder.com/landmark-ger...
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Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators ...
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 13/06/2026
👏 "Trump administration must restore history, science materials at parks, US judge rules." In particular, the admin must reinstall exhibits and signs relating to slavery ​and climate change that it ⁠had removed from ​parks and monuments nationwide." www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
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Trump administration must restore history, science materials at parks, US judge rules
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration ​on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs on topics like slavery ‌and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide because t...
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ACLU of Maine @aclumaine.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
VICTORY: South Portland is ending its contract with Flock for AI-powered surveillance. We should all be free to move about town without the government watching our every move.
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South Portland will stop using Flock cameras
Councilors voted to immediately disable the 7 cameras and end the contract.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
this is my pandacam www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880...
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LIVE: See Donald Trump’s name come off the Kennedy Center as it happens
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Dannyboy wildlife @dannyboywildlife.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
White porcupine #leucistic
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