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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 1h

After a few years of dull foliage seasons it’s been awesome seeing the trees turn bright orange and red again. Maybe I’ll take some time this weekend and go do some leaf peeping.

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 2h

A lot of them really really hate that.

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 3h

I wonder what age it is you stop bragging about your talent of falling up stairs and start bragging about not falling up stairs.

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Maine Public @mainepublic.org · 4h

Up to 67,000 low-income Maine households will get discounts on their electric bills this year after an overhaul of a state assistance program. www.mainepublic.org/business-and-ec…

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BOWDOINHAMMER @bowdoinhammer.bsky.social · 9h

Early #voting in #Maine starts Monday, Oct. 5. No excuse needed. Last day to request an absentee ballot: Thursday, Oct. 29. Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3. #MaineVotes #EarlyVoting #Bowdoinham Link: absenteeballotrequest.sos.maine.gov

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 11h

From the Maine Democratic Party via Facebook. #MEPolitics

Screenshot of a Facebook post from the Maine Democratic Party just after 10am on 10/1/2026:
“Bobby Charles' campaign reported 46 contributions over Maine's legal limit, totaling more than $25,000 in apparent illegal donations.

Today, Maine Democrats filed a formal complaint with the Ethics Commission. Mainers deserve answers, and Charles needs to return the money.”

There is a picture of Bobby Charles with photo credit to Rich Abrahamson with the words:
“New
Maine Democrats file formal ethics complaint on Bobby Charles’ multiple campaign finance violations” over the picture.

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Pine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 16h

==================== SHADY SUSAN PROTEST 🔥 ==================== Thursday, Oct 1, 11am-12pm 1 Canal Plaza, Portland, Maine Join Maine Democrats this week to call out Shady Susan for selling out Maine on behalf of her wealthy donors. #MEpolitics #VOTEherOUT #RetireSusanCollins

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Shady Susan Portland Protest · Mobilize

Join Maine Democrats this week to call out Shady Susan for selling out Maine on behalf of her wealthy donors. The protest follows a bombshell report from ProPublica revealing that the FBI was circling...

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Maine Morning Star @mainemorningstar.com · 14h

Generation Z, now roughly 14 to 29 years old, is a growing portion of the electorate with about 50 million eligible voters in the upcoming midterm elections. But these young voters have soured on both parties, which are now trying to remedy mistakes of elections past.

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Gen Z isn't choosing a side. They're choosing issues. • Maine Morning Star

Generation Z voters still skeptical of major parties and still divided, but are finding common ground on some issues as mid-term elections near

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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 13h

10/1 Absentee ballots are on their way to the 64,000 Maine voters who requested them, and early in-person voting starts in Maine on Monday #maine #MEpolitics

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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you live in Washington County, you’re about 2.5 times more likely to be a victim of the Medicaid cuts than if you live in Sagadahoc County. #mepolitics

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Guess the wind knocked down part of the fence protecting my garden & I didn’t notice in time. Please enjoy this small compilation of photography I call “Compliments to the Chef” 🦌 #Pumpkins #Garden #Deer #Porcupine

A longer shaped almost completely orange pumpkin still on the vine that a deer and/or porcupine nibbled a decent chunk out of one side.

Another longer shaped pumpkin, this time fully orange, with two separate chunks nibbled out of it.

My favorite pumpkin out of the batch! It’s perfectly round and almost completely orange. It also has exactly five teeth marks on it from either a deer or porcupine(probably the deer)l though). It didn’t eat it. Just bit it a tiny bit.

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BOWDOINHAMMER @bowdoinhammer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This Sat., Oct. 3, at Merrymeeting Hall (27 Main St.), Samuel James & Michael Kebede open the season. 5:30 potluck (optional), 7 pm music. $20 suggested; 100% goes to the musicians; kids are free and welcome. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #bowdoinham #merrymeetingmusic #livemusic

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In case anyone else has seen that post from the Maine State Police and like me, wonder just what they hell they’re transporting exactly it is a “heat recovery steam generator by Barnhart” according to the MaineDOT. #Maine #MaineDOT

The route for the move is Jay: Riley Road to Crash Road; then Route 4, Route 117, Route 26, U.S. Route 202, Route 22, U.S. Route 1, Broadway, and Elm Street in South Portland.
Motorists may experience temporary delays, rolling road closures, and traffic pattern adjustments as the convoy progresses. Local police departments and support crews will be managing intersections and roadway access to ensure safe passage.
This transport is the first of nine total oversize loads scheduled to move along this route. After the successful delivery of the first load, an updated movement schedule will be released for the remaining eight loads. The next transports are expected to take place over multiple nights over the next two months.
MaineDOT appreciates the understanding and patience of the traveling public during this oversize load transport.

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is a rapidly growing crisis that is not getting nearly enough media attention. With fuel costs rising & winter fast approaching food pantries across the country are going to be stretched even more thin. If you can donate food, money &/or your time to help your local food pantry please do.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

But that doesn't mean that we get to give up. So I'm extremely grateful to the elders who are lending their expertise, and the youth who keep showing up with energy and ideas, and the sandwich generation folks who feel like we're holding it together at both ends -- we're stronger together.

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Calling all Democrats in Sagadahoc County! The Sagadahoc Democrats will be holding their annual Harvest Supper on October 24th at the Topsham Grange Hall from 5pm-7:30pm. Tickets are $25, students/kids free & $125 to join the Host Committee. Link to buy tickets 🧵👇 #MEPolitics #SagadahocME #Sagadahoc

Dear Sagadahoc Friends,

We are returning to the historical Topsham Grange Hall on Saturday, October 24, for our annual Harvest Supper. The event will be held from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., beginning with appetizers and followed by a buffet dinner and homemade desserts.

What a great setting for a delicious, informal meal with people who share your values and concerns!

Many of our legislative and local candidates have confirmed that they will be attending the event. You will have an opportunity to talk with them about their efforts to protect the interests of Maine people in this difficult time. We will provide more information about our guests and the program in the following days.

Click here [https://secure.actblue.com/donate/harvestsupper2026] to join the HOST Committee with a gift of $125, or purchase an Individual ticket with a gift of $25. Students or children under 18 are welcome to attend free of charge.

Your gift underwrites our Topsham office, outreach activities, and a slate card mailed to 6500 Sagadahoc households before early voting starts on October 5th.

Thank you for your support!

If you are interested in helping with the event--either by bringing an appetizer or dessert or helping to set up the meal--please contact Gretta Wark at grettawark@gmail.com or 207-844-3428 (call or text). We are a small, scrappy crew, and we welcome having you join us!

The Topsham Grange Hall is an accessible facility. There is parking on site.

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

*Picture not an actual depiction of last week’s Select Board meeting. There was sadly no dog, thankfully no sharp pointy objects and no physical alterations. Yet. #SmallTownPolitics

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Maine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 28/09/2026

9/28 My full 90-min interview with GOP #Maine governor candidate Bobby Charles is now live. We covered a range of issues, including taxes and spending cuts, housing, abortion, Flock cameras, immigration, elections, test scores, and more. #MEpolitics mainenewsroom.substack.com/p/full-inter...

mainenewsroom.substack.com

FULL INTERVIEW: Bobby Charles talks taxes, election integrity, ICE, abortion, and his opponents in the race for Maine governor

The Republican nominee for Maine governor and I sat down in Winthrop for a long conversation about his background and the election

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

**sips boba tea 🧋👀**

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Medicare for All may be more catchy to say & may go over better with people who hear it but a version of Medicaid for All is what we really need. Unfortunately too many people have a negative view of Medicaid & equate it to welfare. #HealthcareIsn’tWelfare

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We deserve a government we can be proud of — one that actually works for working people. It pisses me off that we even have to fight for that. But we do. And we’re going to fight for it together.

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

While packing I’ve been using clothes I’m not planning on wearing for the next few months as packing material for fragile items. There are 6 glass casserole dishes tucked into this box of clothes marked “Kitchen”. Unpacking is going to be an adventure!

A box with shirts, sweaters, shorts and capris used as packing material for glass casserole dishes. You can kinda make out two round casserole dishes wrapped up in two sweaters.

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bobby Charles’ thinks women must make the decision re: abortion “thoughtfully”. Does he think women decide to have invasive medical procedures w/out thought or does he also consider Plan B & birth control abortion & that women just pop pills w/out any thought as to what they actually do? #MEPolitics

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BOWDOINHAMMER @bowdoinhammer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Do you love rivers and history? A new book by #Bowdoinham historian Scot McFarlane, The River That Made Texas: A Forgotten History of the Trinity, hits shelves Tuesday! Champion a local historian; get it at your favorite bookseller. www.trinityhistory.com #Texas #ReadABook #TrinityRiver #history

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Things you can get for free at the Bowdoinham Gift Shop.🥴 Thankfully it was empty apart from some sawdust. I did not take it.😆

A blue plastic container that has the words
“Storz
Karl Storz Endoscopy
Cat-No. 39311P”
written in white on the side. The container has sawdust on it so I assume it was used as a garage/shed storage container.

The clear top cover of the storage container. It has the words:
“Storz
Karl Storz Endoscopy
PediatricI Integral Cystoscope” written in white on it.
It’s covered in sawdust and has some holes in it that were obviously part of the design.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Maybe it's not the local party-- maybe it's your local food bank or UU or Indivisible or Red Wine & Blue or Immigration Defense Network, but it really really matters. The local immigration defense group that I'm a part of has a separate Signal chat that is *purely* for social meetups and convo.

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

WGME Livestream from a fundraiser in Gorham happening now where Susan Collins is going to be speaking to the media. #MEPolitics

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Kennebec County has completely eaten Sagadahoc and Aroostook is like three Counties here.🥴

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

Congratulations to the nurses of Central Maine Medical Center, who voted overwhelmingly tonight to form a union — with 91% voting yes! CMMC nurses stood together, stood up to Prime Healthcare, and refused to back down from fighting for themselves and their patients.

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

3 months & liberal amounts of swearing later I have finally finished making my fall cardigan! I went off the pattern with this one by making it longer, making it long sleeved & adding pockets & buttons. I have already started another one.🤪 Hey everyone needs a couple good hobbies right? #Crochet

Front view of a crocheted long sleeve cardigan in a pumpkin orange color with brown buttons.
It’s a modified version of this pattern: https://beacrafter.com/crochet-mountain-ridge-cardi/

Back view of a long sleeved crocheted cardigan in a pumpkin orange color. The has a “V” shape down the middle.
It’s a modified version of this pattern: https://beacrafter.com/crochet-mountain-ridge-cardi/

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Announcement from the Maine Democrats regarding the firings, suspensions and attempts to unionize by CMMC nurses. #MEDems #MEPolitics #Unions #CMMC #Nurses

“Maine Democrats
We stand with CMMC nurses and their right to organize.

CMMC nurses are organizing for a stronger voice in their workplace and in the care they provide their patients. Now, as nurses prepare to vote on forming a union, 15 nurses have been fired and five others suspended.

Nurses have a right to organize and advocate for themselves and their patients without fear of intimidation or retaliation. The decision of whether to form a union belongs to CMMC nurses and Prime Healthcare must respect their right to make that decision freely.

We call on Prime Healthcare to ensure a free and fair union election and address the serious concerns surrounding these firings and suspensions.

CMMC nurses deserve respect, dignity, and a voice in the decisions that affect their patients and their workplace.”

“Maine Democrats

In solidarity,

Charlie Dingman

Chair, Maine Democratic Party

Imke Schessler

Vice Chair, Maine Democratic Party

Devon Murphy-Anderson

Executive Director, Maine Democratic Party

Carl Wilcox

Chair of Androscoggin County Democratic Committee

Alison Willette
Chair of Aroostook County Democratic Committee

Taylor Grant

Chair of Cumberland County Democratic Committee

Wayne Kinney

Chair of Franklin County Democratic Committee

Marcia Myers

Chair of Hancock County Democratic Committee

Joanne Mason

Chair of Kennebec County Democratic Committee

Greg Marley

Chair of Knox County Democratic Committee

Keith Mestrich
Chair of Lincoln County Democratic Committee

Bruce Bryant
Chair of Oxford County Democratic Committee

Harry Sanborn

Chair of Penobscot County Democratic Committee

Deb Dagnan

Chair of Piscataquis County Democratic Committee

Richard Kessler

Chair of Sagadahoc County Democratic Committee

Lise Ragan

Chair of Somerset County Democratic Committee

Paige Zeigler

Chair of Waldo County Democratic Committee

Lisa Marin

Chair of Washington County Democratic Committee

Kathie Purdy

Chair of York County Democratic Committee”

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We can’t let this story die down as we go through October. #MEPolitics

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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“On Monday, we reported that Central Maine Power is requesting a $189 million rate hike in part to upgrade equipment that failed or got close to failing this summer. Since our reporting, the Maine Public Utilities Commission has received at least 20 public comments in just one day.” #Maine #CMP

wmtw.com

New public comments following reporting earlier this week CMP rate hike

The Maine Public Utilities Commission is expected to consider a temporary rate increase at its Oct. 6 meeting. The final decision will come in 2027.

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Healthy that outlets like @propublica.org no longer sit back and watch when powerful folks like Susan Collins distort and lie about their investigative reporting to try to minimize its impact on their political careers. Doesn't hurt to have the receipts, either. #MEpolitics

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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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Straight Outta Cortisol @silvawolves.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve held 284.6 million barrels of crude oil in the week ending Sept. 18, 2026. That’s only 39.9% of the reserve's 714 million barrels of authorized storage capacity. It is the reserve's lowest level since Oct. 29, 1982. This is not sustainable at all. #MEPolitics

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U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Current Level and History | Energy Factbook

The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve held 284.6 million barrels of crude oil in the week ending September 18, 2026, down 0.4 million barrels from the prior week and 39.9% of its 714 million barrel aut...

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