We need a state to national movement of ballot initiatives to ban law enforcement wearing masks. The only reasons I can see they have widely adopted this practice are to intimidate and terrorize civilians and enable them to do bad things without accountability.

I am shocked every day by videos of masked ICE agents assaulting civilians with excessive force. I am shocked every day reading how the DOJ is charging people for fake charges based on their dissent against the President. If you wait to act until this affects you, it will be too late. Do something.

Hey ya'll US voters! Get out there TODAY and exercise your civic duty to elect people who stand up for you, the rule of law and vote down those people and ballot measures that seek to strip your rights away.

Meanwhile in America, the orange traitorous sexual predator inhabiting our nation's executive mansion is spending millions to build a ballroom no one needs while people lose foodstamps and access to health case because spineless congresspeople can't stand up to him. More outrage every day.

Sailing on the last day of August in Penobscot bay. A beautiful day to be on the water in a beautiful place. Need this sort of peace to balance all that is happening in the world and mustering to do something about it.

Ever wondered what it'd look like to have your apartment hit with a large, explosive laden drone while cowering in your hallway? Check out the short video from Kyiv filmed recently. Support Ukraine defending itself from Russia's continual assault largely on unarmed civilians like this family.

Our govt seems to think it is ok take someone into custody and deport them to a totally separate continent? WTF is this madness.

China is continuing to support Russia's genocidal invasion of Ukraine. These kind of investigations take resources. Follow and support @tatarigami.bsky.social for reliable information on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Reliable info has never been more important.

Yes, Russia is still bombing apartments of Ukrainian civilian families. Don't forget this is still happening.

I came upon this on a remote island today. Even the seaweed on the coast of Maine thinks Trump sucks.

Got 7 minutes? That is what it took to leave a message for both US Senators about their upcoming vote on whether to pull back funding for public broadcasting. Support (the Corporation for)Public Broadcasting!

Went home to western South Dakota to see family and was shocked by the morons carrying handguns at family swimming and fishing locations at a lake I grew up enjoying. I wanted to ask WTF they are keeping themselves and everyone else safe from. What happened to common sense, SD gun owners?

This sums up why I post about people being abducted by masked police in MY country. bsky.app/profile/beth...

To prove I have not completely lost my mind due to US politics, here are a bunch of pictures of flowers I took in my yard in the last two weeks. Love to see summer blooming.

Why yes, Russia is still killing Ukrainian women and children while they sleep in their homes. Do something about it and #SlavaUkraini

Stay calm and impeach, convict and remove the treasonous traitor cosplaying US president while he golfs.

The US govt. is deporting people from various countries to Sudan, a war-torn dangerous place. What would stop them from doing this to anyone else they deem unacceptable? Wake up people. This is not a drill. www.cnn.com/2025/05/20/p...

Imagine 50 legal residents of our country sent to jail over .. ? Being brown skinned? This is happening in our country. Speechless.

Today's lucky numbers? 8647! Yes, that mean "86" the "47"th President! Like, get rid of him. Sure would be a shame to make #8647 appear all over the internet wouldn't it?

Your political affiliation have got you killed on Jan. 6 but not whether you were R or D but whether you support Twitler. Senator Murphy speaking on this says it forcefully.

All my brains to me lately ... "Restore Order by Killing Doge, Deporting Musk, Impeaching Trump".

The dark masses of Alewives migrating upstream on a cloudy day became much more visible thanks to my wife's dirty prescription polarized sunglasses.

Support NPR and PBS today by calling your congresspeople and telling them to take the purse strings back from the President, who is trying to kill PBS and NPR by executive order just today. I called my congresspeople about this already this morning.

I love public radio (eg. Maine Public mainepublic.org) and community radio (WERU.org). Both depend on Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding (cpb.org) that comes from Congress. Trump is trying to take back already allocated money from CPB. Please call your congresspeople to save CPB and radio.

If I were a journalist, I would apply for this.

Called my congressional delegation, again, about illegal extraditions to foreign prisons. I said I wanted to see words on their web pages and action in the news showing they are going to do something to make the President follow the supreme court order to return the wrongfully detained.

This is worse than I thought. I was not aware until now that Republican congressmen were allowed access to the El Salvadorean prison where the US has illegally sent people yet Democratic congresspeople were denied access. What if this was a US citizen wrongly accused? This is bad, real bad.

Real leader. This Senator is heading to another country to check a wrongly detained and imprisoned person because the US Executive branch is in contempt of a unanimous Supreme Court ruling to return him. If you don't think the current Administration could send a US citizen to one of these prisons ..

Constant political emergency is tiring. Therefore, I invite you to rejuvenate your eyes through this photo of another beautiful morning on the coast of Maine that I took this morning.

The US president is refusing to follow a Supreme court ruling after illegally deporting someone to a very dangerous foreign prison. What would stop him from doing that to you for criticizing him? Let that sink in and call your congress people as I did just now. This is a constitutional crisis.

Anyone else worried they are going to start arresting US citizens and organizations that criticize the tiny king?

I'm very disappointed my congressperson Jared Golden voted for the SAVE act.

1-2 min read on numbers and types of federal employees being cut by DOGE (which is a task force and not an agency). Shocking. Heartbreaking. Call you congress people to stop the wholesale liquidation of OUR govt. which serves US and not ELON.

"biggest scandal in the history of the Presidency" is big deal coming from a congress person.

Folks, Chinese troops in Ukraine is a bad sign that the war is expanding. Support Ukraine. The kind of freedom you take for granted is under direct bombardment there. Supporting Ukraine supports your freedom before war comes to you.

Want to feel good? Help verified, transparent Ukrainian charities like @dzygaspaw.com dzygaspaw.com kick the Russians out of their country. I just got their March newsletter and I was impressed. Nicely done stories on the specific impact of their work.

Calmly resist evil ... everyday in some little or big way.

In my small Maine town, a friend ran for select board as a write in and won by a lot. She won because a lot of people, like me, are more involved. These little successes all over the country are going to take back power, one town, school, county, state at a time.

Voted in my small town's elections today. Don't take it for granted. Get and stay involved. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

How today, yesterday and the past few weeks have felt here in the US.

What positive things are you doing during these trying times? Aside from calling my congressional delegation weekly or more, I'm journaling and reading about positive change every day before I start working. I'm also hitting the gym 2-3 times a week. I'd love to hear what is working for you all.

Today I called my entire Congressional delegation to voice my support for Sen. Booker's speech to encourage them to take similar action to stop the illegal shuttering of our govt. by Musk, Trump and others. You should do the same.

Looking a lot like its cousin of Fairy Puke (Icmadomphila ericetorum), I have never seen Dibaeis baeomyces (coastal Fairy puke?) colonies as large and happy as those I see around the coast of Maine.

Amaryllis blooming raises the spirits.

In 15 min this AM, I called my Congressional delegation about the massive failure of Sec. of Defense Hegseth and the National Security Advisor Gabbard. I asked they call for the resignation of these officials given they gross incompetence. Please give you Congress people a call.

Some people love to hate Susan Collins and I disagree with many things she has done. I have called her office many many times in the last two months and she has responded to me twice. I appreciate this and think it is important to point out when someone you disagree with reaches back out.

Today I learned that I will not be paid (for now) from a contract with a University because a govt. agency ceased all spending to that specific University due to Title IX issues. First time the govt. mess is directly impacting my ability to earn money. Don't wait that is you to act. Get involved.

Take away the mic from the tyrants who want it.

I never thought I'd say this but I support shutting down the US (my) government. They are screwing things up so fast it is hard to keep up.

Support Ukraine kicking Russia out of their country by all means necessary, including sending $ to legitimate Ukrainian orgs like @dzygaspaw.com . I've followed this group since before they became and organization and they are real Ukrainian people in Ukraine directly helping Ukrainian forces.