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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 2h

Nobody knows anything including us but this seems like the best ME-SEN ad of the cycle. It ties together and concretizes a few impressions (positive ones) that folks have about Jackson that maybe hadn't congealed into full-on convictions in a lot of folks' minds. Nicely done. #MEpolitics

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Can Susan Collins point to a single deciding vote she’s made on any key piece of legislation or confirmation against Trump? No, she cannot. Her rare votes against are intentionally meaningless to fool Maine voters.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 8h

The targeting of one data center is proving a really useful natural experiment showing which sites and ideologies are an echo chamber of Russian propaganda

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

Every word of this from @drewmagary.bsky.social. Democrats will likely retake Congress, but what they do next is an open question. That's why it's important for us all to press Democrats -- right now -- to commit to an aggressive agenda of oversight and accountability.

As desperate as Republicans are to hold onto power, the Democratic establishment is even more rattled. An oil slick like Schumer sees his GOP chums on the other side of the aisle get marginalized by an interloper (Trump), and now fears a similar interloper on his side doing likewise. The Schumers of the DNC fear the likes of Zohran Mamdani and AOC (even as she's gone about sanding down her politics over the last eight years) far more than they fear Trump. So if they wrest control of Congress a month from now, their priority won’t be to reform a brazenly corrupt Supreme Court, or to punish Trump and his many accomplices for their endless crimes, or to finally cut off aid to Israel, or even to force an end to that shitty war in Iran. All they’ll do is sit on their candy asses and wait around for the next election. Then they’ll tell you the best way, the most responsible way, to express your anger at their indifference is to continue voting for them.

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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 13h

New Troy sticker just dropped 👇

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 13h

"During Saturday's gathering, [Hannah] Pingree praised Jackson's campaign. 'He's going to make a fantastic United States Senator. He's going to hold this president accountable. He's going to work on behalf of issues that matter to our kids...'" #MEpolitics

Phil Hirschkorn tweet: "The trio of top of the ticket @MaineDems appeared together in Lewiston today: @TroyJackson207 @PingreeHannah @dunlap4congress. Our story:

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skippile.bsky.social @skippile.bsky.social · 11h

The whole point of this is to incite violence. This administration desperately wants nothing more than to create the conditions for a terrorist attack they can try to capitalize on during the midterms.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 16h

With the war in Iran driving up energy costs it’s gonna be a hard winter for a lot of us. No one has to face it alone. If you’re ever worried about staying warm this winter go to jacksonformaine.com/heat We’ve got a list of resources there to point you in the right direction.

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Amy Fried @asfried.bsky.social · 16h

This is fantastic. #mepolitics

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Howdy @icandie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

At this point, there is no ambiguity about what just happened: Trump has stabbed the Ukrainian nation in the back in exchange for a shipment of diesel that would be a roughly 17 hour supply for the US market. It shows how easily Trump is manipulated by Putin, Xi and other dangerous dictators.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 10/10/2026

if your agents are going to commit crimes, you are legally responsible if you cannot figure out how to prevent your agents from doing crimes, you’re going to have to choose between releasing them and protecting yourself from criminal liability imo this would do more for “ai safety” than a sex cult

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The wealthiest people in this country are getting tax cuts while the rest of us struggle. It’s time they pay their fair share.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We went from $200 million and you will pay for absolutely none of it to $600 million *at a bare minimum* and you will pay for almost all of it No president has ever stolen more money from the American people

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skippile.bsky.social @skippile.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This administration has become a conduit for disinformation and propaganda, because their leader is a Russian asset. Shocking how much our media isn't presenting this as not a normal function of our government.

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skippile.bsky.social @skippile.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Marco Rubio felt compelled to discuss his "Spanish heritage", showing how the MAGA movement was always racist at its core. It was destined to fracture once the personalist regime began to implode.

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True Blue Sea @truebluesea.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Another Collins pay-for-play scheme comes to light. She touts her integrity, but it's clearly a sham.

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The Lever @levernews.com · 10/10/2026

In Tuesday's Maine Senate debate, Senator Susan Collins said she once couldn't afford health insurance. What she left out: after she lost a campaign in 1994, an assault-rifle maker who’d donated to her campaign helped land her next job. She later backed a bill shielding gunmakers from lawsuits.

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Susan Collins’ Hard-Luck Story Has An Assault-Rifle Twist

An assault-rifle manufacturer helped Collins land a job after a failed gubernatorial campaign. She later backed legislation shielding gunmakers from lawsuits.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Another lie to fool voters that never happened.

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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The deal doesn’t just align the United States against Ukraine, it positions us in opposition to every democratic government on the planet, to every institution of international law, and our own commitments and signed agreements. It is abominable.

washingtonpost.com

Trump announces diesel deal with Russia in bid to lower prices

The amount is small compared with U.S. demand, but the deal aligns the U.S. with Russia and against Ukraine’s efforts to bomb Russian refineries.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

So many things wrong with this "deal," but also: it's not a "massive" amount. If we actually receive 1,800,000 tons of diesel from Russia, that's equivalent to: * 3.3 days of US consumption, or * 10 days of US *exports*. It's a drop in the bucket. We send more than that overseas every two weeks.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Nailed it. 🔨

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026

This is as treasonous as it gets

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skippile.bsky.social @skippile.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

There is virtually no evidence this is real. It's a Friday announcement, just in time for Market Manipulation Monday.

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

also as @asfried.bsky.social noted: Collins backs Republicans for Maine state offices who oppose abortion rights. Just look at who Collins wants to win the governorship of Maine this year.....Bobby Charles, a former DC lobbyist who is virulently anti-choice amyfried.substack.com/p/collins-ma...

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Contrary to Collins, Maine’s laws aren’t enough to protect women

How Susan Collins misleads on abortion, Part 2

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Separately as a lawyer I'll say the other thing I'm seeing is possible unprecedented scope of liability for the AI companies whose products are being foreseeably used to destroy the value of whole corporations This may have been one reason they tried to pump the brakes recently

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Rude 8647 Fulk @rudefulk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Another new poll from the Washington Post shows us ahead of Susan Collins, but we aren't letting our foot off of the gas. A promising poll doesn't mean anything if we don't vote. Check your registration, make a plan to vote with your community, and VOTE EARLY! iWillVote.com

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skippile.bsky.social @skippile.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Politifact ought to be ashamed of themselves for making such a misleading statement. She made a full throated defence of Kavanaugh on the Senate floor and has continued to show no regrets for her decision, despite massive opposition of that decision from her own constituency.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It’s simply unimaginable that CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz has just bowed to RFK Jr. and approved funding for an utterly unethical clinical trial that will withhold the birth dose of HepB vaccine in Guinea Bissau. It is to be conducted by researchers accused of academic misconduct.

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CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study

“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It is remarkable how many Dems in competitive races are not doing the squishy bipartisanship tapioca routine and are instead just letting rip with these guys are a bunch of evil goddamned nazis who want to take all your rights and are also corrupt as fuck. It’s reading the room, I suppose.

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American Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Everything Susan Collins does is for her own personal benefit at the expense of Mainers’ lives. #MESen

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Senator Collins keeps telling us how powerful she is, but for who? Families struggling to afford groceries, medicine, and heating oil shouldn’t have to write a campaign check to get their senator’s attention. I don’t owe the billionaires anything. I owe Maine everything.

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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

What the fuck man did Marshall also push over someone’s grandma to take the last Marble Rye

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skippile.bsky.social @skippile.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is a deranged fantasy. The whole point of nuclear weapons is as a deterrent. There is no evidence whatsoever that governments that seek nuclear weapons plan to use them in offensive capability. It's primary purpose is to deter other countries from making nuclear threats against them.

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skippile.bsky.social @skippile.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

He continues to live in an alternative reality within his own mind, because no one around him feels a need to correct the mad king. It suits their interests to have him lie continuously.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Why can’t we have a decent life working 40-50 hours a week? As soon as you figure out a way to make a dollar more, they’re going to take it away from you.

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skippile.bsky.social @skippile.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The only reason why her staffers aren't under indictment and being pressured to disclosure conversations between them and her, is because of Trump shutting down the Justice department investigation into this scheme.

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Longtime Susan Collins fan and Press Herald columnist @stevecollinsyji.bsky.social comes to the conclusion that she hasn't met the moment and isn't up to the job. #MEpolitics

Steve Collins column:

During this week's debate, Collins said she is "not exactly" Trump's favorite senator, to which there is some truth.
It is equally true, however, that the president wants her to secure another term. Like everyone else, Trump recognizes that a "concerned" Collins is far better for him than a dedicated foe like Jackson.
Collins wants Mainers to see her as a moderate, reasonable and independent leader in the mold of former Sens. Olympia Snowe and William Cohen. That vision has grown ever more hollow as Collins faced the difficult task of dealing with Trump. As he runs amok in Washington, she has, sadly, proved that she isn't up to the challenge of protecting the prerogatives of the Senate and defending the laws it has enacted.

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skippile.bsky.social @skippile.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Discovery phase is going to be exciting as they subpoena all their phone records from Jan 6th.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

When they indict Cassidy Hutchinson it will be a great opportunity for her and her legal team to find a way to put in the public record all the powerful 50-, 60-, and 70-year-old Republican members of Congress who secretly propositioned her sexually when she was college-age (20) Way to go Trump

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Republican Lawmakers Were Sexting Cassidy Hutchinson When She Worked at the White House

I think I speak for the entire congregation when I say, “Ewwwww!”

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Eight years ago this week, Susan Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. And when Roe was overturned thanks to her, I sponsored the strongest abortion protection law in the nation, and I made sure that reproductive care was covered by MaineCare. Abortion is health care.

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Hannah Pingree @hannahpingree.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Mainers are tired of the negativity, and so are my kids. I'm running to build more housing and lower health care costs. That's the conversation Maine people want to have. Check out our new ad, "Time-Out".

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The FBI was circulating Susan Collins for pay-to-play allegations after a major donor received millions in federal contracts. Then, Trump dismantled the unit investigating. It's no wonder she's voted with him 96% of the time. It’s time for Collins to answer to Mainers.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I’ve spent most of my life working along the border. Up in the County, we know better than anyone that Donald Trump's tariffs are a tax on Mainers who are already struggling and can’t afford another hit.

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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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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Yes but what if you talk incessantly about the $1 and take credit for it constantly and pretend the $75 doesn't exist? #MEpolitics

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