Wow, Jared Golden not seeking reelection.

Fuck that -signed the voters of Maine

I did not realize how much I needed some hope.

So much for the polling calling this close.

Maine has voted in a landslide to reject a Republican-supported ballot initiative that would have restricted voting access heading into the critical 2026 midterms

Going into the night, Maine's referendum was one of the most uncertain races to me. early indications:

The kids are all right.

Your older neighbor who can't drive to the polls? Your friend who works 12+ hour shifts at work? Question 1 would restrict their voting access for no reason at all. That's why we must vote NO on Question 1!

Can we get those Etsy witches on this please? - Signed a Maine voter

for everyone very concerned about Maine elections, there's a ballot measure this November, funded by Leonard Leo, to make voting a lot harder in the state. Could have big impact in 2026 if it passes @burness.bsky.social did a deep dive at @boltsmag.org boltsmag.org/maine-questi...

Next project is decided.

1700 people out for No Kings in rural Rockland, Maine today… more than 4% of the population of Knox County. #NoKings #Maine #MEPolitics

watch this.

While I’m at it: You guys know what to do!! youtu.be/jPCJIB1f7jk?...

Great news, friends, we were able to add COVID vaccines to our upcoming flu shots clinic! See flyer for details, pre-registration greatly appreciated but walk-ins welcome as well! October 10, 11am-2pm at 15 Casco St Portland ME Insurance and self pay accepted!

New tree crimes in Maine!

We shouldn't be intellectually ableist, AND Avoiding intellectual ableism also forces us to be more granular and specific about these sorts of phenomena. Usually the issue isn't inherent capacity.

“Your voting rights are actually on the line,” says a spokesperson for the League of Women Voters of Maine about an upcoming ballot measure that will be on the state’s November ballot.

Mainers - what does “rural Maine” mean to you? Everything outside Portland? The 2nd Congressional District? Something else? How would you define it? Help shape an upcoming research project of mine. #mepolitics #Maine

New Mainers are buying and operating village markets and variety stores across the state, often in rural areas where they are preserving the only retail access to gas, groceries and other necessities for miles around.

This #LaborDay, as we honor the contributions of American workers, let's also commit to making sure every worker can exercise their most fundamental right: the right to vote. Pledge to VOTE NO on Question 1 this November, so all workers can continue casting their ballot when and how they want to!

What: By Land or By Sea Flotilla to demonstrate disdain for the shameful record of Chief Justice John Roberts When: Saturday, August 30, 9:30-10:30 AM Where: Port Clyde, #Maine — on the docks and in the water Details in thread: READ, SHARE, FOLLOW #MEPolitics [1/8]

Save Maine Absentee Voting is dedicated to protecting Mainers' right to absentee voting. Follow along here for all updates, voting info, and ways to get involved. Repost this to spread the word so everyone knows to #VOTE NO on Question 1!

Senator Susan Collins got an earful from protesters at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Searsport today.

You do not have to like John Bolton to see this for what it is.

the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.

The citizens of D.C. doesn’t deserve a hostile takeover. They deserve to govern themselves—and have a voice in our democracy. They deserve statehood. #DCStatehood

when RFK says he wants to “end chronic disease,” what people hear is “he wants to cure us” but what he means is “i want to cull the weak”

Badassery as only Mainers can do.. this crew of MidCoast Mainers kayaked outside of the island retreat of Chief Justice Roberts today in a flotilla with signs reading, "shame," "protect democracy" and "you made a king."

Leftover cake frosting on saltine crackers.

The president may get his big boy bill signing with fireworks but we are NEVER going to give up on each other.

Similarly aged and definitely feeling the same.

I am in Maine, so have called Collins, asking her to vote no and focused on the harm to healthcare. I also called King to tell him he has my support in voting no.

John Travolta came in the shop I was working in, asked if we had any leather gloves. I said no, suggested other places to try, he said thank you and left.

Elon Musk has learned his lesson. by Susan Collins

being fat isnt a moral failing and being sick isn't a moral failing and if you think either of those things go to hell

Eugenics.

Tan Girl

In case you need a reason to smile today: Four cheetah cubs in full chaos mode, frozen in a single frame. Play now, wild world later 🐾💛 📸 Gurth Bramall

disabled people deserve to live fulfilling lives no matter their productivity to society

How in the world do they think to themselves that they're the good guys in all this?

It's getting a lot of attn today. But even before today most of the country had very little idea of what has happened at NIH or through it the entire ecosystem of biomedical research in the US. Simply put, Musk, Kennedy & Trump exploded a bomb right in the middle of cancer cure research in the US.

And this is why “Are we on Booker’s team now?” is the wrong question. He’s saying he wants to join OUR team.

We can upload 3 minute videos now. YOU KNOW THE RULE

Alone 🤣

Remember. It’s never: We fight for (these people) because maybe we’re more at risk if we don’t. No more Niemölling. We fight because they are coming for anyone. Every single person matters. Each and every human being’s life and safety is worth the fight.

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and 14 other state attorneys general issued a joint statement Wednesday supporting gender-affirming care and dismissing President Donald Trump’s effort to restrict access to the care.

Breaking news, Susan Collins is concerned!