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There is a special place in my heart for people that put themselves out there and ran for office. Then, after the primary, they stepped up, and are working hard for the folks that are now in the general election. It's mature and it's classy that is what it is. @davidcostello.bsky.social

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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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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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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

At least he is promising something that sounds good, although it is a lie. I would rather people be taken in by an interesting lie associated with a vision than....whatever it is that they are saying now...... nothing... or, "regulate us", or "we will all die".

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026

Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

don't forget all the boats and over 200 people killed.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#youcanteatroadsalt #votetroyJackson The arsonist took away Medicaid for many and offered us a wee cuppa thru big beautiful bill.

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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The rural health transformation fund is quintessential Susan Collins. She wants credit for an inadequate fix to a problem she helped to create. And then that inadequate fix becomes even worse because of the Trump officials she voted for #mepolitics

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Democrats have to explain what we're trying to build, not just what we're trying to block.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The advice is good. Hope they take it.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Gosh its a good thing she has so much power to protect Mainers with her seniority. What would we do if she wasn't there? I am ready to find out.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

May we heal. Art by Katherine Montstream.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Art by Katherine Montstream that I call "Heart full to bursting, heart blown apart." Thanks for the perfect quote.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Things that make Mainers laugh out loud. "Do not make me get on a plane with Paul LePage" Thanks @pingree.house.gov www.newsbreak.com/maine-mornin...

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Aint that grand! congratulations.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

@troyjackson207.bsky.social interviewed by @hcrichardson.bsky.social was so good. You can watch it here. www.c-span.org/program/camp...

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Quotable "Barnstorming works better if people actually like you, so that little closet goblin is already at a huge disadvantage". Thanks @moderatelyangry.bsky.social Send the closet goblin to Maine it will give Dems a boost. Go @troyjackson207.bsky.social

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Quotable "Barnstorming works better if people actually like you, so that little closet goblin is already at a huge disadvantage". Send the closet goblin to Maine it will give Dems a boost. Go @troyjackson207.bsky.social

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In our name and with our resources 73,000 people are held in detention centers and thousands more have been deported. To be in denial is to lose our present and our future. Please keep speaking up.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Misleading voter information websites. Be aware take care.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bulwark @monacharen.bsky.social keep covering this. It is a generational shame and we must not let it become normal.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Why do the Republicans like pollution so much? I thought we tried that and found the rivers caught on fire and the air was nasty.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

clear and sensible. I wish I could vote for him.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Excellent article David Wallace-Wells. But the comment by "A" in comments section was the cherry on the sundae. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/o...

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Another NYT headline, "A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer" It wasn't quiet it just wasn't covered. This is an era defining event that the mainstream media has ignored. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...

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A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer

A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A false positive (specificity) of 100%. Absolute corrupt incompetence. You have to work hard to be that bad at it.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026

Idea: no corporate welfare, subsidies, or government contracts for corporations whose employees need to rely on government assistance because of low wages.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Corruption led to the war in Iran and this is why your gas costs so much and your electricity, medicine, and food is unaffordable.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 22/09/2026

John Oliver is right: One huge company shouldn’t own your doctor, your insurer, and your pharmacy – AND get to squeeze every penny out of you at each step.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Made a new button for the campaign.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Made a new button today for our Maine campaigns.

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh... and Troy Jackson threw a water bottle @troyjackson207.bsky.social :)

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Of all the politicians Navatek courted under Kao’s leadership, Collins was its most important patron. The senator’s office steered government contracts worth millions toward the company while her campaign was pumping Kao and his network for donations.....

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SMcDonnell @smcdonnell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Is it just me or isn't it a great thing that we cannot hear what he has to say? Since he is lying (because his lips are moving) it is just was well we provide inattention as antidote.

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