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who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 7h

"Trump has moved the ethical line" drives me crazy. It pretends there are no other actors with agency in 🇺🇸 politics or the media. You could have treated this as a nonstop five-alarm scandal & crisis for democracy. You didn't do that. You did for EMAIL & BIDEN OLD. Other choices were right there.

nytimes.com

An Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line.

The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7h

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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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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

To distract from calamitous revelations (many undisputed!) in @propublica.org's bombshell report, Susan Collins has been talking about the respected outlet -- winner of 9 Pulitzers -- like it's a left-wing Newsmax. But there's a reason PPH/BDN ran the report. It's credible and damning. #MEpolitics

Bangor Daily News front page. Hedline: FBI's anti-corruption squad was circling Collins -- until Trump got in the way

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."

Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wildest bit of this: Susan Collins defending her decision to confirm a Trump acolyte who was open about his willingness to break the law on the grounds that he was was part of a package of nominees! That's not exculpatory! Then you vote against them all! #MEpolitics

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tomorrow, on October 1, the biggest transfer of wealth from the working class to the wealthy hits a critical milestone. Many of the provisions from the Big Ugly Bill will go into effect, harming hundreds of thousands of Michiganders in order to create tax cuts for the richest people in America.

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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Donald Trump and Republicans have broken every promise they made. Make your plan to vote them out on or before November 3 at IWillVote.com.

A graphic featuring an image of a sweaty, tired looking Donald Trump. Text overlaid reads, "Trump's broken promises." Text below lists all of the promises Trump lied about: No new wars, releasing the Epstein files, $5,000 DOGE checks, cheap gas, $2,000 tariff refund checks, lower grocery costs, draining the swap, Make America Healthy Again, Make America Great Again.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Washington Post confirms @propublica.org's reporting that the FBI shuttered a pay-to-play investigation into Susan Collins after Trump took over last year. #MEpolitics

WaPo: Three people familiar with the matter confirmed to The Washington Post that the FBI last year closed an early-stage inquiry into allegations that a defense contractor made concealed political contributions benefiting Collins in exchange for help securing federal contracts. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the previously undisclosed investigation.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Susan Collins has voted to confirm 60+ anti-abortion judges in her time in the Senate, and now she's voted for 3 more just since last week. Nice to see Senator Collins was able to take a break from lying about corruption to give a lifetime appointment to another anti-choice judge.

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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 25/09/2026

Maine Democratic Party Executive Director Devon Murphy-Anderson addresses the serious allegations raised in ProPublica's reporting on Susan Collins's bribery scandal. "Mainers are owed the truth, and we won't stop asking until we get it." #RetireSusanCollins #VOTE #JacksonForMaine #MEpolitics

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I mean come on people. #MEpolitics

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

6 years ago Susan Collins attacked another scathing @propublica.org investigative report (tinyurl.com/5n7awysw) by suggesting the nonprofit outlet must be biased since Soros and Sussman were both donors. At the time the two of them accounted for 0.13% of the news organization's revenue. #MEpolitics

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Sam Tracy @samtracyme.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This great list includes the race for Cumberland County DA - Sartoris is a great criminal justice reformer, and the "independent" challenger is actually a Republican. #maine #mepolitics #portlandme

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

After Benjamin Netanyahu, who I believe is a war criminal, just came and went from New York, I’ve been thinking a lot about the world my first granddaughter is about to enter.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

theintercept.com

DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If they deserve to be impeached — and so many of them do — then the House should impeach them. Maybe the Senate won‘t convict but it’s still worth the effort to remind people that laws still exist and that Democrats still defend it. Also, as noted here, make ‘em sweat.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.

When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."

Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Susan Collins is blatantly corrupt. Hollywood couldn't write this in a script.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Chinese media allowed at WH. American media banned in defiance of a court order.

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's too depressing and obnoxious to write about, but virtually all of the doomy/horny AI hyperventilating is transparently displaced anxiety about our fucked climate and political situation. Even rich idiots know it's bad and being permitted to get worse. They're trying to write their own ending.

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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

White nationalism. That’s what the Trump regime’s immigration policies are all about. Brown and Black people out. White people in. Doesn’t get any simpler than that. The only immigrants the regime really wants are White Afrikaners: www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...

cbsnews.com

Trump administration to welcome up to 17,500 more White South Africans as refugees

The Trump administration is planning to welcome up to 17,500 additional White Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees over the next 12 months, according to a notice sent to Congress.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026

this is a genuinely crazy story

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 22/09/2026

"OpenAI co-founder and president Greg Brockman gave Trump's super PAC a whopping $25 million" is one of those things that could really stand to be pointed out more:

finance.yahoo.com

OpenAI exec becomes top Trump donor with $25 million gift

The super PAC will help fund Republicans' midterm election battle.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026

Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is corruption of the highest order. Susan Collins delivered millions in taxpayer dollars for a corrupt donor bankrolling her campaign, and then Donald Trump helped her cover it up. No wonder she voted with him 96% of the time and has rubberstamped his agenda to hurt Maine.

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Rough day for Susan Collins in the local Maine press, where ProPublica's bombshell story is the lead story.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

fwiw, it's pretty clear from what Ds are saying right now that they want hearings in 2027 and want to expand the court in 2029. those are both (a) not enough and (b) pretty substantial. 1

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Dear Democrats, You will never be able to triangulate your way through racism/sexism/transphobia, because pushing a lighter, politer form of bigotry is always a lose-lose proposition. The bigots want the uncut stuff, while normal people aren't drawn to cowards who sell out. Stand your ground.

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Fun fact: in our polling of battleground states, about 60% of voters said it is a “top” or “high” priority for Congress to investigate and hold Musk accountable. Lean into it Dems. He’s a cartoon villain - treat him like one.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Here's a gift link to my 9/11 essay in the NYT. Civil libertarians long warned that before giving government new powers, we should consider how an administration with authoritarian ambition might abuse them. We were told that America was too exceptional to elect such a person. Well here we are.

nytimes.com

Opinion | Civil Libertarians Knew This Would Happen. We Should Have Listened. (Gift Article)

The civil libertarians’ warnings have come true.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

RESULT: David Morales, a socialist challenger, has ousted the mayor of Providence David Smiley. Add Providence to NYC, DC, and Ann Arbor as socialist wins in mayoral elections.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There’s such an easy answer to this “gotcha” question and it’s “Sports are inherently unsafe and unfair and it’s ridiculous to single out trans athletes when we allow 150 pound linebackers to go up against 260 pound linemen in freshman football on a daily basis. Let kids play with their friends.”

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danny @dabbs346.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

All that matters in the long Politico piece about Susan Collins is she feels no remorse over Brett Kavanaugh and instead is attacking Planned Parenthood. Embarrassing and pathetic. www.politico.com/news/magazin... #mesen #mepolitics

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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Any Mainers got personal experience of AI in the workforce or the labor market? It could be good or bad! Looking for folks to share stories in an upcoming report. Maybe you use AI at work, or your employer does. Maybe you’ve been laid off. LMK if you’d be interested in talking. #mepolitics

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danny @dabbs346.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Susan Collins supports both unlimited ICE funding and Trump's voter suppression bill that Mainers already rejected, so anyone who believes this is quite silly #mesen #mepolitics www.pressherald.com/2026/08/31/s...

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Park residents across Maine have joined together to form co-ops and take back control of their lives. I’ve been proud to support their efforts, and I’d proudly support efforts by County residents to do the same. When we fight back against millionaires looking to get rich on our backs, we win.

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Michael Socolow @michaelsocolow.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The $300 million salmon farm project in Millinocket, Maine, will be paused due to tariffs. This is in an area of Maine that desperately needs jobs. 2024 Presidential Vote in Millinocket: Trump: 56.2% Harris: 42.6% Other 1.2% I keep waiting to see if the dots will ever connect.

Image of the Portland Press Herald webpage with headline: "Millinocket Salmon Farm Project Paused Due to Tariffs 'Roller Coaster'"

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Micah @rincewind.run · 27/08/2026

I have come to believe the way forward on this stuff is to just relentlessly pivot and stay on message when someone asks “do you disavow X” you just twist it into e.g. “I think the american people care a lot more about the corruption in the white house, don’t you?” don’t give them an inch

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I think the mainstream American political universe has not quite grasped how difficult it is about to become for Republicans to keep brain-poisoned Twitter Nazi freaks out of their campaigns. It's a solid 85% of their talent pool under 30.

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Maryland’s Supreme Court is 5-2 GOP appointees. If it upholds the ruling, three state high courts will have blocked Dem redistricting ballot measures on dubious grounds, joining VA and CO. Meanwhile, GOP state courts let Republicans violate explicit constitutional text to gerrymander FL, OH, and MO

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/08/2026

Morning Joe: "President Trump's net approval rating is negative in 47 out of 50 states ... ahead of the midterms, Trump has a negative net approval rating in all of the states where there are competitive Senate races this year. In Georgia, Trump's net approval is -31."

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Thoreau Away @thoreauaway.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

D trifectas in PA, MI, AZ, and WI - all within reach - would get the NPVIC to 270. SCOTUS will, of course, probably say it requires Congressional approval, but we are well positioned to win in 2028 and pass it in 2029 (perhaps even forcing Trump to veto it in 2027?)

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