Joe Charpentier
@charpentier.bsky.social
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Crime reporter for the Sun Journal. All views and nonsense are my own and whatnot.
@markey.senate.gov
shared my story, so I figure it’s high time I come back to Blue Sky for some of my news
#ice
#dhs
#immigration
#asylum
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ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/07/ice-detainees-from-maine-being-held-under-inhumane-conditions-at-mass-facility-attorneys-say/
about 10 hours ago
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This is something I’ve been watching for over ten years. Democrats objectively fail where Republicans succeed fostering the next generations of political leadership
#democracy
#democrats
#republicans
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Trump to withdraw the US from group Investigating Russia’s leadership for crimes committed against Ukrainians. Meanwhile Russia is now using drones to hunt children for sport. “We saw the drone and ran. My friend hid at home, another ran straight—then the drone dropped a bomb.”
#EndImpunity
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One of my sidebars to the main story on gun violence I posted a few days ago
#gunviolence
#lewistonmaine
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Lewiston’s gun violence programs take different approaches
The city has to be efficient in how it uses limited resources, police say.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/03/13/lewistons-gun-violence-programs-take-different-approaches/
11 months ago
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This is the latest in a series we’re writing about gun violence in Lewiston, ME. I’ll post the sidebar stories later.
#lewistonmaine
#gunviolence
#Maine
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Lewiston police contend with gun violence, and a frustrated public
As police take steps to address the increase in shootings, residents are anxious for results.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/03/13/lewiston-police-contend-with-gun-violence-and-a-frustrated-public/
11 months ago
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Joe Charpentier
The New York Times
11 months ago
Breaking News: A private equity firm is buying Walgreens in a $10 billion deal that will take the struggling pharmacy chain out of the public market.
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Walgreens Will Sell to Private Equity Firm in $10 Billion Deal
Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance have lost about half their value in the past year, as the chain has faced pressure in its retail and pharmacy businesses.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/business/walgreens-buyout.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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Shootings in Lewiston have risen sharply over the past several years
#lewiston
#maine
#gunviolence
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As shootings become part of the backdrop of Lewiston, the city is trying to come to grips with a growing problem
Data from the Lewiston Police Department show gun violence over the last six years has take a dramatic upturn.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/02/15/as-shootings-become-part-of-the-backdrop-of-lewiston-the-city-is-trying-to-come-to-grips-with-a-growing-problem/
12 months ago
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Currently sitting in the courtroom for day 7 of the Averill trial. Trevor Averill of Buckfield is accused of killing his 2-month-old daughter Harper in July 2020. He faces 25 years to life and 30 years for depraved indifference murder and manslaughter.
www.sunjournal.com/2025/01/28/j...
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Justice denies motion to dismiss murder trial of Buckfield father in the death of his infant daughter
Defense witnesses say Harper Averill likely died from complications when she was dropped weeks before her death.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/01/28/justice-denies-motion-to-dismiss-murder-trial-of-buckfield-father-in-the-death-of-his-infant-daughter/
about 1 year ago
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A Monmouth police officer was critically injured and his son suffered minor injuries after a crash just a mile away from home
www.gofundme.com/f/in-support...
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Turner crash involving police cruiser sends 3 to hospital
Two crash victims were transported to Central Maine Medical Center and one to Maine Medical Center in Portland via LifeFlight. Conditions of the victims were unknown.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2025/01/06/emergency-crews-respond-to-turner-head-on-crash/
about 1 year ago
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This 93-year-old Poland, Maine woman is something else! Great human being sharing some of her Christmas memories
#maine
#christmas
#uu
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Poland woman recalls 93 years of faith in holiday traditions
At 93, Esther Tucker reflects on how holiday traditions, family connections and spiritual community have shaped her life.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/12/22/poland-woman-recalls-93-years-of-faith-in-holiday-traditions/
about 1 year ago
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Joe Charpentier
Financial Times
about 1 year ago
Donald Trump’s transition team seeks to pull US out of WHO ‘on day one’
https://www.ft.com/content/e6061ed5-2703-4b8a-9948-a557aaaf52c2
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Donald Trump’s transition team seeks to pull US out of WHO ‘on day one’
Swift exit would remove global health body’s main source of funds and damage its ability to tackle emergencies
https://www.ft.com/content/e6061ed5-2703-4b8a-9948-a557aaaf52c2
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Lorenzo Melendez’s death has caused much grief in the community
#homeless
#unhoused
#lewiston
#maine
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Community mourns death of Lorenzo Melendez, a pillar of the homeless and unhoused community
Melendez died Saturday from liver disease, according to those who described him as "the light of everybody’s life.” He was 57.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/12/15/community-mourns-death-of-lorenzo-melendez-a-pillar-of-the-homeless-and-unhoused-community/
about 1 year ago
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Canada’s Charlie Angus unloads on the U.S. and house conservatives over threats of tariffs, rampant lies over border issues and general insult toward Canadians
#canada
#trump
#charlieangus
#tariffs
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=v0SAfA_ziw4
about 1 year ago
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reposted by
Joe Charpentier
The New York Times
about 1 year ago
Meta said it had donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, in the latest move by Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s chief executive, to foster a positive rapport with Trump.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Donates $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund
The move follows a visit that Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, made last month to Mar-a-Lago to meet with President-elect Donald Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/technology/meta-trump-inaugural-fund-donation.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes
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Going from reverend to social justice work seems fairly in line with tenets of all religions
#religion
#unitarian
#socialjustice
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Rev. Jodi Hayashida takes multi-faith approach to social justice
On Faith: Hayashida's faith is shaped by the complexities of real life.
https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/12/08/on-faith-rev-jodi-hayashida-takes-multi-faith-approach-to-social-justice/
about 1 year ago
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Well, this story I wrote last year has become popular again thanks to the Dark Downeast podcast. What a tough story to write.
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No trace of Auburn woman missing since 2021
It took the better part of two years for authorities to realize Celeste Doghmi was missing since mid-2021. Originally from Germany and estranged from much of her family and friends who all live out of...
https://www.sunjournal.com/2023/10/08/no-trace-of-auburn-woman-missing-since-2021/
about 1 year ago
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