And oh boy if gas, cheese and potatoes don’t have you mad, here’s the bacon coming in under a pound.

There’s this guy on tiktok who goes into stores and weighs things to see if they’re really selling you what they’re saying they are. From Kroger’s shorting you on several ounces per bag of cheese to Walmart selling you 3 lbs of potatoes marked as 5 lb bags. I’m addicted to his channel now. /

Research like this shows that big tech is capable of making safer products. The problem they’ve created, and are now in some cases are attempting to iterate around, is literally life or death. @samleecole.bsky.social reports. www.404media.co/delusion-usi...

You and your neighbors should not be subsidizing the electricity needs of a data center run by a trillion-dollar corporation.   My Power for the People Act would force Big Tech to pay for their own power needs. We should pass it today to protect consumers from rising costs NOW.

Triota is a national academic and service-based honor society for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. I’m honored to be speaking with the University of Maine chapter today at noon about how we empower one another and work to dismantle the patriarchy. #mepolitics

Here at a child immigration court in Texas, children are forced to navigate complex, traumatizing legal proceedings on their own, even when many have family members here in the United States who they could be released to.

Checking in with another update from Texas: I just wrapped my morning at a child immigration court. Any system that detains children and forces them to face legal proceedings alone is a broken system.

Maybe the coverage is different in Maine, but as a non-resident all I see regarding the Senate race is Mills vs. Platner. There are two other credible candidates that don't seem to get much attention.

If you're in Maine and want someone less awful than Janet Mills or Platner, please consider @andrealaflamme.bsky.social or @davidcostello.bsky.social for Senate.

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

On ranked choice voting #MeSen #Mepolitics

The last time Secretary Lutnick appeared before the Senate, I pressed him on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. On Feb 27th, @merkley.senate.gov & I sent him a letter asking him for certain records and to answer questions. He did not respond. The American people deserve transparency.

This 4/20, we're thinking of the horrific impact that the U.S.'s war on drugs had on vulnerable communities. Today, drug offenses still account for the incarceration of over 360,000 people, and drug convictions remain a defining feature of the federal prison system.

Trump is about to hit REM on camera during an Oval Office event. It's just incredible.

Congress could use some more subway riders! I'm ready to fight in Washington for the federal funding that NYC's transit system so desperately needs.

Hes got a Petfinder page and everything: www.petfinder.com/cat/hue-51e5...

Adorable kitties Luke and Leia’s adopter tragically passed away. 😿 Now they need a new forever home. @markhamillofficial.bsky.social, could you spread the word for these good cats? (AFAIK they’re being fostered in the NY area - seriously interested folks, please contact [email protected])

“I don't think the award is for me,” said photographer Carol Guzy. "It's for the people in the pictures and everyone who's involved in this issue right now.”

Somehow there have been no applications for Hugh in the almost 5 months he’s been at the rescue. He is the perfect goofy orange guy who just wants love and pets. Someone please give him the home and endless belly rubs he deserves! (Located in northern MD)

Effin’ Birds tees are $14 and everything else is up to 35% off: eatf.art/tees Click on a design you like and then hit "shop more styles" to see buttons, magnets, puzzles and all kinds of crazy shit.

We have so many worthy, wonderful young adult cats who’ve been passed over time & time again, many have never had a single application in nearly a year of being in our rescue. If you’ve been thinking of adopting, maybe one of them is your perfect match! Elkon, MD www.petfinder.com/member/us/md...

NEW: I've been shocked by some of the numbers I've been seeing on behind-the-meter power plants for data centers, so I did a little math. less than a dozen gas plants being built to power data centers for big tech companies could emit a maximum of nearly 130 million tons of CO2e each year (!)

SCOOP: Two weeks ago, the head of the CDC delayed publication of a report showing covid vaccine cut likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations by half. Now that report is no longer allowed to be published in CDC’s flagship scientific journal. My latest. 1/2 www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...

Netanyahu says he’s 'saddened' by images of an IDF soldier defacing a crucifix in Lebanon. But if he truly cared about attacks against Christians, he’d end rampant settler violence against them in the West Bank & harassment in Jerusalem. Being sad isn't enough, DO SOMETHING!

ALSOBROOKS: I have the recording. I can play it RFK Jr: I do not believe that every Black kid should be re-parented on a wellness farm and I have never believed it ALSOBROOKS: Well you said it, sir, I have the video RFK Jr: I'd have to see the transcript

"A team of researchers at Stanford University found that frontier AI models readily generated 'detailed image descriptions and elaborate reasoning traces, including pathology-biased clinical findings, for images never provided.'"

we’re just $1700 away from this goal! www.paypal.com/pool/9owqDRD...

This is monstrous. Just profoundly shameful behavior by our government. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...

WARREN: That's not my question. Are you refusing to tell us if you have investments in vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein? KEVIN WARSH: Those assets will be sold if I'm confirmed

🚨 Haley/@feederofcats’s Friends of Bear Cat Rescue needs your help! Somehow these adorable kittens STILL haven’t been adopted! As they say “These babies deserve homes and families, not to be sitting in an enclosure for a year”. Please spread the word! In CA? Adopt! www.friendsofbearcatrescue.org!

with the flooding here in the past two days, two more people have died. which means 150 people have died in the last year, within one hour from san antonio, from flash floods. crazy.

Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...

Several people have asked me what makes me different from the other candidates running for U.S. Senate in Maine. There are actually a lot of differences between us, but here are four that I think speak to why I'm the best person to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmmD...

Mending workshops, game nights, livestreams, and beach cleanups — oh my! Here’s what’s happening with KAPOW this week. RSVP and learn more here: www.mobilize.us/kapow/

Thank you so much to @blackgirlinmaine.bsky.social for taking the time to talk with me recently and write this piece. I encourage you to read it and support her work on Substack. Together, we lead. #mepolitics

My latest. "These men made the choices to change their relationship status from being these women’s life partners — to being their life-takers. & our coverage should reflect that." open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Not a dime of taxpayer money or govt contracts should go to Palantir.

Once again, Trump is threatening war crimes against the Iranian people.    All this could be avoided if Republicans in Congress joined us in voting to end this illegal and costly war.    We will give them another chance this week. They must all be held accountable.

“Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial. Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.” This is why we should fund science. 🧪

grammy or gramps seem out of sorts? ask for a urinalysis!

Tonight in the ai reading group i was reminded of something that happened in 2006 after I dropped out of college, when I was living in a run-down old house next to jb alberto's in rogers park with a bunch of dudes. it was, as you can imagine, not clean.

And in the background teams working on: Supreme Court Reform Repeal Citizens United (at the state level, if necessary) Consequences for violating Emoluments Clause

I agree with God @thegodshow.com

I NEED HELP! Please take this quick, meaningless 19 question survey so I can get data for my students to learn stats! I did a similar version a few months ago but missed an important question type. Even if you did the old one, please do it again! Please circulate widely!

Each year a student from each county is selected for the Maine Legislative Memorial Scholarship. I was chosen as the Penobscot County recipient back in 2013. If you or someone you know is a college student in Maine, check out this opportunity. legislature.maine.gov/lio/legislat...