So I see we're just gonna sprint right past the "agriculture modernization" pretext and straight into Holodomor. Got it

This. Build a new House Rotunda underground here, accessible via tunnel, to fit all the new reps. The old House chamber becomes the new Senate (if we still have one) and the old Senate becomes a public space.

again, I don't think theories like this are taking into account that Platner got started as the candidate of Maine organized labor because they have a terrible relationship with Mills

The entire Platner situation is heartbreaking because a wide chunk of the Democratic electorate is desperate for someone who won't communicate in sentence-long conglomerations of phrases that have been focused grouped for years and wants that to pay off well, just once, and so far it hasn't.

Personally I’m less offended by Platner’s tattoo and the Reddit posts than by (1) the inability of the team to anticipate the issue and plan ahead and (2) the consultants who sought him out to do any vetting at all and built this working class populist image out of not much.

Pod save the pod save guys.

Mainers on bsky are going through it today so try to be a little understanding if we're feeling extra salty.

Someone just blocked me because I tagged an account he was sub-skeeting via a quote post. If anyone follows @eliasisquith.blog tell him I'm on his side, dammit.

“Leftists need to be realistic, there is no perfect candidate” Wanting candidates that don’t have N*zi tattoos isn’t asking for perfection. Wanting candidates that don’t support genocide isn’t asking for perfection. This is bare minimum stuff. Stop settling & calling it wisdom.

Obama's America and its shadow—Jeffrey Epstein's America—was once history's dead-end. The right saw those days as exclusive & woke. The left considered the culture stagnant. For better or worse, we're unstuck now & change is happening very fast. virginiaheffernan.substack.com/p/tiktok-zoh...

Cc @crooked.com

Seriously, WTF? Are we just that hard up for younger progressive candidates in Maine?

Some of us were actually getting ready to vote for him Drew

Platner should definitely fuck off the political stage, but my real beef is with whatever incompetent doofus "vetted" him. You brought in Mamdani's people without bothering to ask a Marine vet about any problematic tattoos? What the fuck are we even doing

Y'all, I'm crashing out hard and need a break. Knew the high of No Kings Day wouldn't last long, but didn't expect it to vanish in less than 3 news cycles. Today has been too much for this Mainer.

Guys, we're gonna win. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Set yourself up for success.

Between this and the diarrhea plane video, the regime these last few days has been giving "too on the nose" a whole new meaning.

No Kings literally means placing rule of law above rule by fiat. Under Trump there is no order because there is no law-- only what Diarrhea Donald commands. Side note- wow, new GOP jump-scare face just dropped

If Johnson just flat out *never* seats Grijalva, will there honestly be any repercussions? Even worse, this also strikes me as a possible preview of what's to come in January 2027

Folks have understandably been focused on Graham Platner's online posts but this may wind up being the most important thing that happened in ME-Sen the last 72 hrs. The substance but also the jolting revelation that Janet Mills seems to lack basic familiarity w/ how the Senate functions. #MEpolitics

Quite the scene of terrorist destruction at No Kings 2 in South Portland, Maine.

Imagine being so far down the racist rabbithole you're defending "English food," an excuse for cultural cuisine so lacking in palatability it literally caused the British Empire

Thank you to Karen Heck, former mayor of Waterville. And thank you to the four hundred Mainers who overflowed the Waterville VFW, for having my back — and I promise I'll have yours.

Striking statement from @rokhanna.bsky.social on Graham Platner and his social media posts. Can't recall seeing a sitting House rep level this sort of allegation against his own party -- let alone this stridently. (Unclear to us who leaked Platner's posts.) #MEpolitics

If you're keen on knowing what the fash are posting, @tripsnek.com created this handy pack of gov mirror accounts: bsky.app/starter-pack...

Please keep minorities safe and block the government accounts. bsky.app/profile/did:...

In claiming the House can't re-convene until a budget passes, Johnson is tacitly admitting his own job is a non-essential part of this government. Which, given his chosen role, is fair.

He’s on the right side. He comment about Christians is *very* good.

Rich people are so goddamn stupid.

Really enjoying this new stream-of-consciousness-improv-poetry-slam style of Republican media engagement the president has brought into vogue.

Honestly did not foresee this particular stage of modern fascism, but here we are

They are doing a better job of promoting No Kings Day than any of the actual organizers could. Date, location and everything- See you all Saturday October 18, fellow frogs! 🫡🐸🌶️

Despite all of Susan Collins’s **concerns**, Russ Vought, who she voted to confirm, still went ahead and fired a boatload of hard-working Americans.

Seems bad.

Wild how every one of these tech billionaires who've made it their mission to reverse the aging process looks at least two decades older than their age Thiel is 57, but looks 77

Knock knock! Who's there? Walter. Walter Wh- Just kidding! It's release the Epstein files.

Post this everywhere‼️ -and- RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

Easy election translator/explainer for Maine voters- Question 1: Would you rather eat a pile of dogshit than be able to vote Question 2: Do you think mass shootings are bad, i.e. dogshit You know what to do!

1. I could be wrong, but JB Pritzker may be the first Democrat to apply the d-word to Donald Trump. More importantly, the Illinois governor may be the first to link his criminality to his dementia. And! He may be the first to explain America’s existential crisis in context of a remedy.

The thing about a traumatic past/childhood is that it kind of disarticulates you from your emotions and it takes me 8-10 business days to understand whether I’m upset, sad, anxious or angry and why and I’m getting better but it’s so weird to feel like this midlife

BREAKING: Governor Pritzker calls for the removal of Donald Trump as President by invoking the 25th amendment. EVERY governor should stand behind the Illinois governor. Governor Pritzker also cited health concerns for the president. He is clearly not well. youtu.be/Dt4mrxNWQWs?...

“Siri, zoom in.” @calltoactivism.bsky.social

Trump: "We're releasing the Amelia Earhart files" The files:

You should not, under any circumstances, take a shot of chicken pee.

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Why in gods name isn’t there a Spider-Man stretched across the front of the train?

thank you, @lubach.nl

Monumentally more deserving of a "flags at half staff" period of mourning. RIP the Sundance Kid