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Let's hope the Dems get their messaging in order. We cannot allow the GOP to win the communications war on affordability. Trump caused much of this pain with erratic policy, ridiculous tariffs, and grifting. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-s...

This is what always happens when some Dem priority Susan Collins is nominally 'in favor of' comes up for a vote: She sides *against* it but floats an optics-driven alternative designed to go nowhere. Did it on climate in the 2000s. On codifying Roe in the 2020s. Etc. It's tired already. #MEpolitics

In May, Human Rights Watch released a report showing how gig platforms use opaque algorithms to erode workers' wages. Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%. Read this:

This. Is. A. Lie. Every soybean farmer who voted for Trump knows that it is a lie. The question is, will it change their votes for next year?

The next Democratic administration should expand the court. There’s no other way to redeem SCOTUS at this point.

Good morning from ME.

Here apparently meaning that, if you lose a competition, that you can appeal to the refs for a second chance.

This week’s read: Paper Girl by Beth Macy. Highly recommended for so many reasons. One is to understand how the middle class and middle-America have been left behind and another is to understand why Ohio has gone from being a purple swing state to extreme radical right. #Booksky

The subtitle on this article…. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

Good morning from ME. Sunrise 7:00am

I'm old enough to remember when MAGA was all worked up over Hunter Biden. newrepublic.com/post/203954/...

A parish down in Boston replaced Jesus, Mary and Joseph with a placard that reads “ICE was here.”

Bluebird on a not Bluebird day. But at least we have a fresh dusting of snow.

Good morning from ME.

Rep. Jim Himes after being briefed by Adm. Bradley: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."

This makes me hopeful. Thank you, Portland students. www.pressherald.com/2025/12/03/p...

The evening before Trump’s Cabinet Nap-time meeting, local news interviewed some Somali citizens in Lewiston, ME. One man voted for Trump and was very proud of his vote. I keep thinking of this man and all the Americans who keep voting against their own interests.

Good morning from ME. More specifically, from the pickleball parking lot.

Got my money's worth and then some at the snow-covered Nubble Lighthouse tonight, from golden hour through dark with a bright nearly-full moon. -- December 3, 2025 York Beach, Maine

MSNBC (1938): Hitler takes a different view on Jews.

"Now Trump Is Threatening Naturalized Americans He’s not just bashing refugees and illegal immigrants. He’s going after U.S. citizens born in other countries*" *Melania?

Good morning from ME.

A good reminder of how ignorance and racism have impacted the U.S. for decades. (Jerry's book is worth reading, too) mississippitoday.org/2025/12/02/e...

Is Donnie asleep? He did not move at all during this clip.

Good morning from ME, where we are waiting on the snow.

Mood.

Mood. #GoBuckeyes

Good morning from ME.

Great summary of the effectiveness and variety of acts of resistance against the regime.

If you REALLY want to boycott MAGA-supporting corporations, be ready to give up a LOT of your favorite products. This site tracks all the major contributors to the chaos. And many sell a huge number of products. maga-collaborators.net/Corps This article goes into detail shorturl.fm/spPZ0

“Baristas make more” #Booksky open.substack.com/pub/depthper...

Something to ponder in the quiet before family descends. #Booksky

Good morning from ME. I didn't make it to the beach for sunrise but it must have been a humdinger.

We are decorating for Christmas and it is snowing. #TheWayLifeShouldBe #MEWx

It’s Hate Week. #GoBuckeyes

Good morning from ME.

It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends. We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over. We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.

It's Michigan Week. Let’s Effin Go!!! #Buckeyes

Amen.

This is a sobering,but necessary,read. When we need them most, journalists have quit or been forced out of legacy media. open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...

Jeez. Trump reposted a call to execute six Democratic members of Congress, and it’s not on the front page of the NY Times, and this is the headline—no mention of hanging lawmakers.

Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other. Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq

You Can Make A Difference. 💙

It should be all Americans and GOP officials who speak out. Call Susan Collins. Tell her something along these lines: “If you won’t publicly criticize Trump out of fear, please step down and give your seat to someone who will do it. Because this is the job. This is the fucking job.”

This is a really important thread.

Platner is against a ban on trans athletes. He says people should be able to participate in sports as the gender they feel they are. He is also against a ban on assault weapons—he says the language used in the proposed laws doesn’t account for the way these weapons work.

I wonder who has been in charge of the House for the last 3 years?