Portland Maine - this film is an intellectual/political history of the last several decades and a memoir of Amy Goodman - an incredible journalist. We are so lucky she shares so many stories. There are many upcoming dates www.portlandmuseum.org/event/pma-fi... @stealthisstory.bsky.social

We have an amazing array of candidates for Maine Governor (Dems!) and Ranked Choice Voting. Getting to the nuance of their differences is a challenge in these debates. #MEPolitics

This is an amazing victory against an out of state right wing funded hate campaign meant to drive GOP voters to the polls at the expense of Maine‘s kids. The organizations that fought to uphold Maine’s signature collection laws deserve an enormous amount of thanks and donations.

“It’s a room that I love so much — it’s the heart of the Capitol, literally the heart of this country. It pained me so much to see it in this kind of condition.” -Senator Andy Kim on cleaning the Capitol after Jan 6th. And now he’s been pepper sprayed by a different group of white supremacists.

That felt good. Cancelled paramount+ right after Stephen Colbert’s last show. Donated that annual amount+ to Black/Brown trans Chicago group Brave Space Alliance. www.bravespacealliance.org/getinvolved-...

Since acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has confirmed that “Anybody in this country is eligible to apply if they believe they are a victim of weaponization,” I decided to apply for reparations. Here is a template if you want to draft your own demand: shero.substack.com/p/everyone-c...

I refused, I fought back, and Judge Walker saw right through the Trump administration’s intimidation tactics. And today, we won.

We’re partnering with D-Hub for a practical how-to on organizing with virtual tools to build stronger, safer, and more effective grassroots movements. Together, we’ll learn how to strategically use Signal and WhatsApp to organize securely, communicate at scale, and strengthen your local campaigns.

The interesting thing is that there's not even a mass coordinated campaign to boycott the World Cup. Ppl are just not going because the conditions in and surrounding the tournament are so bad.

Somehow there is an endless line of people who think working with Trump will work out for them, including some of the world's most corrupt and slimiest people in their own right, like the FIFA chief.

Healthbeat used public records to identify for the first time the origins of South Carolina's measles outbreak. Like other recent outbreaks, it started in a community with close religious and cultural ties, where public health authorities have few in-roads. www.healthbeat.org/2026/05/19/m...

I’m proud to rank Shenna Bellows #1 for Maine’s next Governor

This afternoon was a blast- starting with a canvass kick off with Women for Bellows & then an amazing conversation with immigrant community leaders in Maine. Issues like affordability, health care access and high quality schools affect all of us. I’m going to be a governor for every Mainer.

Julia Steed was one of multiple students who accused Jason Agan of unwanted touching in 2018. He was fired from her school but allowed to keep teaching elsewhere. “What’s even the point of going through this whole process?” Steed asked. With @kqednews.kqed.org

While everyone's watching Hormuz, the Epstein files are being buried. The law says release them. Trump is fighting it. Massie may lose his seat Tuesday for pushing it. And now a $1.7B slush fund for Jan 6 defendants? Don't go quiet. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Hanging out ahead of kid’s graduation I start chatting w/a nearby dad… I mention that I teach WGS & social movements. He says he read Christina Hoff Summers as an undergrad and wonders if I think feminists today are actually working toward genuine goals or just activism for activism sake / “drama”

Hoping BU maintains a commitment to teaching and learning about climate emergencies and climate justice - it is so hot out here at #BU2026 … but thrilled to celebrate my child and all the students and accomplished alums

No question that declaring the climate crisis a global public health emergency would help people in the wake of the super El Niño that is about to arrive and save lives. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Backtalker by Kimberlé Crenshaw review – the audacity of hope

The burden that survivors of Epstein's abuse have carried is both emotional & economic. They were violated—their rights, their bodies, their safety. They were failed by institutions that should have protected them. I'll never stop pushing for the accountability they deserve.

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@pingree.house.gov an absolute rock star for Maine and reproductive justice - bringing home Olivia, fighting family separation and supporting @ppfa.org (PPNNE) are all parts of her leadership

It's the Our Justice Abortion Fund-A-Thon! I'm trying to raise $2000 to help preserve abortion access here in Minnesota and make sure people from all over the Midwest can get basic health care. Will you donate to support? fund.nnaf.org/fundraiser/7...

"Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash., pressed... Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reassure parents that the vitamin K shot is safe. He refused and pushed back." The vitamin K shot is standard, and these babies' horrific deaths could have been prevented. The doubt sowed by this administration is deadly. #Pinks

If I can modernize the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, I can modernize anything. As governor, I’m committed to making government work better for everyone, and saving taxpayers money.

We are so lucky to have such a brilliant range of Gubernatorial candidates in Maine #mepolitics www.youtube.com/live/__T6ZQT...

This is huge news, so great to see the EU passing progressive environmental policy and not caving to the progenitors of planned obscurity landfills

And the costs to consumers is FAR more!

There was a mass shooting this morning at Indiana University that has left nine injured. The Indiana Daily Student has been facing pressure by Republicans and school administrators to shut down the print edition all year. Why isn't Donald Trump or legacy media corps reporting about this huh?

BRENNAN: The shooter had multiple weapons. You said he traveled from CA across the country by train. How did he do that? BLANCHE: This isn't about making laws more restrictive BRENNAN: I'm asking about crossing state lines w/firearms BLANCHE: I don't think that's something we should be focused on

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

================== MAY 1, FRI, 7:30-8:15AM DEERING HIGH SCHOOL ================== 370 Stevens Ave, Portland, Maine On May 1, we demonstrate our collective power through coordinated action in our communities. Join us as we honor May Day not just with words, but with action and community. #RESIST

Another woman killed by her partner, now right here in MA. Women & children are dying. And too often, law enforcement will tell us there’s no threat to the general public, So here is my question: since when are women and children not a part of the general public? www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/21/o...

The Pentagon fired the watchdog for Stars and Stripes. Ombudsman Jacqueline Smith whose entire job was protecting the editorial independence of the military’s own newspaper was let go with no explanation and told the decision was “not grievable.”

This is important. “More than 100 retired NASA astronauts have banded together to form a new nonpartisan organization…its members “believe deeply in the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years,” such as the rule of law, checks and balances and the peaceful transition of power.”

Susan Collins, her concern deletes millions.

It was amazing to be with my friend @joycewhitevance.bsky.social and the Bowdoin College Democrats, and the Brunswick community. Democracy and affordability issues aren’t in opposition, they go hand in hand. We need a governor who gets that- and will fight like hell on both.

It's National Library Workers Day, our favorite day of #NationalLibraryWeek where we celebrate the hardworking, dedicated professionals who power possibility in our neighborhoods, our schools, and our places of higher learning. Thank you, library workers - libraries work because YOU do! #NLWD26

That work would be hard. Really really hard. The fact that we lack the collective will to do so is a form of violent patriarchy unto itself. It’s the guns. But it’s also the domestic violence. And we have to figure this out. Our children are dying. 3/3 dot-connecting.ghost.io/its-the-guns...

ICE wants to cage up to 10,000 people in industrial warehouses — spaces built for goods, not human beings. On April 25, we fight back! Host a #CommunitiesNotCages action in your city: bit.ly/nowarehousea... @indivisible.org @moveon.org @workerscircle.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social

For @slate.com & @economichardship.bsky.social, I reported on how chaos and changes surrounding SNAP benefits are taking a toll. People described endless fear and worry over feeding their kids, where their next meal will come from, and whether SNAP could become even more difficult to access.

I would love it if those of you who do not have library cards will apply for one at your local branch during #NationalLibraryWeek. Then let me know about it. 😇

📢 We've reached *3000* documented authoritarian-like actions of Trump's second term since Jan 2025... the two most recent are classic suppression of the press & using the justice system to attack political enemies www.trumpactiontracker.info

trump continues to be just a terrible president, and significantly worse than last time

This sexual assault awareness month is a bad time in Maine/USA. So many scandals, so much private horror. Here’s my tiny LTE in response to a tiny expression of DARVO-in-defense-of-Platner but really we need a massive uprising once more with clear demands www.pressherald.com/2026/04/17/e...

OK what are we even doing here? Come on. He’s not even pretending; why is anyone else?

Yousof Azizi, Iranian researcher, journalist, commentator and PhD candidate at @virginiatech.bsky.social with valid legal status, has been illegally detained by ICE. He was taken from in front of his home, has been denied access to a lawyer, and may be transferred to a detention center in Louisiana:

@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social was such an excellent film, revealing and terrifying and a map for how we must come together to create freedom of ideas and imagination and information. Thank you to all the brave people who shared their stories

@mainewomenslobby.bsky.social represented feminism at the Maine state house gloriously and without throwing anyone under the bus to advance their policy agenda. Huzzah! Join to get even more done next time! mainewomen.org

Trump’s recent behavior leaves little doubt that he no longer has the fortitude and faculties necessary to serve as President. @raskin.house.gov is leading a bill that would create a nonpartisan commission to assess Trump's fitness under the 25th Amendment. I'm a proud cosponsor of this effort.