​It gets so old pointing out that the Democratic Party functions as center-right. Even with a majority-progressive base, establishment primary rules keep locking left-of-center candidates out. We're left choosing between "bland, meh, center-right" status-quo politicians every single time.

Just a friendly reminder: True feminism and environmentalism require veganism. ​Also, remember that racism, sexism, and speciesism are all cut from the same ideological cloth. #feminism #environment #climatechange #vegan #animalrights #humanrights

Today on cooking with CJ, comfort food lunch. Southwest Impossible avocado borger with a fun savory star protein pasta salad 😁 (veganaise, eggy tofu scramble seasoning, olives). #veganfood #vegancooking #Comfortfood

Maine is supposed to be our safe place. How dare you take that away from us. We have some of the most conscientiously armed citizens in the country. You're playing roulette if you think you can go shooting at cars here.

Today on cooking with CJ, Mexican food! And I will say that that Mexican street corn from Del Monte has a little bit of a kick to it! 😂 #vegancooking #veganfood #Mexicanfood

Kindness isn't selective. True liberation means fighting for everyone, whether they walk on two legs, four legs, or have wings.

More fuckery from this administration 😡 #vegan #animalrights #environment #animalcruelty

Another Abolitionist posted this on Discord tonight and I thought of how many people that this applies to. Not just with other species, but even in dealing with other fellow humans. Sexism, racism, and speciesism are all ideologies cut from the same ideological cloth. #humanrights #animalrights

Today on cooking with CJ, I decided to make some "spam" fried rice. Also used spices for rices and low sodium tamari (Not pictured). #veganfood #vegancooking #crueltyfree #Hawaiian

While I was kayaking today I was wondering how many feminists actually realize they are supporting (both female and male) SA every time they purchase dairy. 🤔 #animalrights #vegan m.youtube.com/watch?v=UcN7...

Ok so the new kayak seat forced me to use all of the correct muscle groups...I feel like I've done squats for an hour. Core, glutes and Quads are on fire 🔥 😂 I've been doing it wrong all these years... #Fitness #kayak

Sunday ✅ 65° ✅ No wind ✅ Full sun ✅ Time to kayak! Pond or lake? *Ponders*

Got my first black fly bite of the season on my back of my forearm when I was mountain biking today. Flesh eating little shit pickles!! "Maine Black flies. They don't carry river blindness (but our ticks will kill you)" **Brought to you by the Maine tourism board**

Today on cooking with CJ, I decided to try out a Walmart find. I normally make my own Alfredo sauce using silken tofu, But this stuff is not half bad! Bless our vegan forefathers/mothers for subsisting on beans and rice when we have these wonderful luxuries now ❤️ #vegancooking #veganfood

Dear Mr armchair politician with a New York profile with 300 followers trying to troll me about my politics. Kindly get bent. Thank you! PS my block button works 😂

Instead of doom scrolling all day, I decided to unplug and get out and enjoy this Maine weather! Found a GNARLY old logging road that was just what the proverbial mountain biking Dr. Ordered ❤️ (made some biking friends out there too)

If my state Dems run to the middle where it's safe, a lot of people are going to be extremely pissed. It's like Bernie and Hillary all over again but at the state level... Helping elect Trump... but in this case, Collins. #MEpolitics

So this is interesting. Dem party officials were reaching out to Morning Joe for weeks saying they were working to get Platner off the ballot? www.youtube.com/watch?v=uISF...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcb6... this was so fun to watch 😁

Good article on @troyjackson207.bsky.social Mainers like the message and the platform we want a candidate we know can win, and that's Troy.

My thoughts for this evening... #MePolitics

Well this clickbait just popped up on my phone via News Center Maine and I am proud to say that I am one of the 300 people that wrote in. #MePolitics

"a pickup truck progressive" -As a liberal Mainer with 2 trucks and a gravel driveway in the woods of Maine, this speaks to me 😁

Whatever your take on Platner, I see his incomplete run as a case of winning ground. He SO clearly articulated what is wrong with our politics that he rewrote the script. The shift from "red vs. blue" to "billionaires vs. the rest of us" is happening. Eyes on the platform going forward! #MEpolitics

Intersectional veganism is beautiful because it entwines animal rights activism with human rights and political activism. Honestly, though? I struggle to bridge those gaps. I still tend to keep my different areas of activism pretty compartmentalized. Does anyone else do this?

I'm Troy Jackson. I'm a Mainer, a dad, a fifth-generation logger from Allagash, and I’m running for the United States Senate. I ask for your support so we can defeat Susan Collins and finally build the progressive future Mainers and Americans deserve. Join us at JacksonForMaine.com

From Maine Facebook.

Flushed out a fake vegan if anyone is following this clown. Trying to condone horse riding and referring to a horse as an "it". What a bafoon! People! Please learn the difference between plant-based and #vegan. We are NOT the same!

And the award for Best Answer for a #vegan verification question on an animal rights Discord server is...This guy!! (he wins the Internet today!) 😂 #AnimalRights

This video is the essence of Troy. www.youtube.com/shorts/WbE-L...

Getting exercise and fresh air mowing my lawn today for an hour and a half after battling a lung infection for a week. All I could hear was Gene Hackman's voice in my head:

If the Maine Dem party gives us a progressive like we wanted, we will beat Collins by a landslide! If they give us a centrist who won't "cause controversy or embarrassment" to the party, it will all unravel and there will be protest votes or ppl sitting out the vote in Nov. #MEpolitics

I took action with Maine Dems. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/mainedems/ev...

There is a powerful movement of working class people in the state of Maine, and millions more across America who are ready to send a progressive fighter to the Senate. I’m in. We’re going to defeat Susan Collins. Maine deserves a Senator that will fight for working families.

Let's see the type of coordinated attacks that happen now for the NEW anti-establishment Democrat that wants to stop funding to Israel.... The Democratic party here will probably force a lackluster centrist on us who won't make waves or cause any further embarrassment.

Was getting ready to block all of the Zionist anti-Platner accounts in my state...Come to find out there were only TWO accounts that were making all the noise Regular Mainers are just as lost in all of this as I am. Just hoping we don't all get another 6 years of Collins #Maine #Dirigo #MePolitics

Dr said If I can go a full 24 to 48 hours without my rescue inhaler then I'm free to start working out again... Can't wait to take my kayak out! Being stuck in the house when you live in Maine is pure torture. -Saw this beautiful girl while looking out my back window just now.

Okay my vegan frittata turned out amazingly well! Didn't photograph very well, but it's absolutely delicious! #vegancooking #veganfood #comfortfood bsky.app/profile/vega...

Today on cooking with CJ, I'm attempting a frittata using the new (to me) tofu scramble seasoning (to give it more of an eggy taste). Simple ingredients: Frozen spinach, chopped mushrooms, Just Egg, powdered onion, garlic salt, and non-dairy cheddar shreds. #veganfood #vegancooking #Comfortfood

Woke up to bots replying to my comments...

Finally felt well enough after battling this lung infection for a week to go out and leisurely install my new kayak seat. It came with blaze orange handles for better visibility. Maine summah evening projects ❤️

Talking to fellow Mainer Dems tonight (mostly women) who are sharing these kind of comments about the latest Politico piece:

Rural hospitals are amazing! ER trip last night from an allergic reaction to a new prescription med. No wait. They rushed me right in, and started helping me right away. Any politician who threatens our 18 #Maine rural hospitals should be banished to Antarctica to live out their days! #MEpolitics

"freedom bunker" 😂

Headline language matters! Little shifts like using "they/them" instead of "it" for wildlife completely changes how we value non-human animals... This moose and bear are living individuals with their own stories. They are someones, not somethings. #EndSpeciesism abcnews.com/US/wireStory...

It used to be shocking to me to see how many medical professionals (nurses doctors etc) were anti-vax... And then I remembered as a kid there used to be smoking sections for medical staff outside of hospitals, so there's that...

I have pneumonia. Dr put me on antibiotics and two inhalers. My insurance wouldn't cover the one inhaler that was $300 to $400 So I opted for one that I was only out of pocket $100 for. No wonder people are pissed off in this country right now. #Democraticsocialist

Threaten ME with a good time! 😂 #MEpolitics

11:00 at night... All three house air conditioners are going and it's still hot AF trying to sleep 😭