The government has no business spying on court watchers' group chats. Monitoring the courts is First Amendment-protected activity. Period.

Is there an actively anti mold dishwasher design out there? Like it pops open once’s it’s finished and shines a bright light inside? Because my dishwasher, my moms and a friends- all have to deep clean their dishwasher every two months to rid it of pink sludge and mold

My mother in law will soon visit us from Alaska for a week - and we’ve ordered her a long heating pad, an electric heated vest and another heating pad for her shoulders because she’s always cold Going to feel tropical in here!

I just tried to start making dinner because it’s dark out at 4:30

‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’ —Alice Wong

It’s past time for King to be voted out here in Maine. He’s been a huge disappointment this past two years- his ignorance on the Gaza genocide and now this. I’m so disappointed

Also if you're like, what what the heck is going on? I got you. I helped put together this timeline of the two dozen stories I've done about the work Trump has done to block funding to SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...

To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.

thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

Hot tip for sourcing food to donate to your food pantry- shop CVS for cereal. I shopped their two for $5 deal and got 6 boxes for $15. PLUS I signed up for their rewards program which gives me a $4 coupon for next time #foodpantry

Just carved our Jack-o-lanterns, roasted the seeds and now we’re watching the movie COCO

CIDRAP at U of Minnesota frequently publishes summaries of important articles about Long Covid: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...

6k for a Cadillac hearse on marketplace- pretty good price for a used car these days

I like how Zohran Mamdani scandals are like "He called his old cousin his aunt one time" and Andrew Cuomo scandals are like "He sexually assaulted 13 women."

THIS plus the sweeps of the unhoused- throwing away their possessions… absolutely not. The Dems would be delusional to run him (which I wouldn’t put it past them)

(HERE THEY GO) John Dickerson, Anchor and Correspondent, Will Leave CBS News. He is a veteran anchor with a long family legacy at CBS, and his exit presages a series of changes expected at the broadcast news division. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/b...

This morning’s hype anthem

Bedroom thermostat is reading 62, still haven’t turned the heat on

“Just go to a food bank, a church or a charity” For every meal the food bank provides, the SNAP program provides 9. Even if donations are rapidly scaled up, they won’t be able to meet the needs of 42 million Americans who are about to go hungry. It’s not sustainable.

My oldest turns 15 tomorrow and it’s both doing my head in and yet feels totally normal

Oddly grateful that I woke up at 5am and not the dreaded 3:30am that plagues me

man this guy just sucks

GOP’s labor market policy is market protectionism for white men.

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Impossible to exaggerate how big of an influence he was. RIP

Seeing that Janet Mills has entered the senate race in Maine when Graham Platner has already ignited such support (+ a stronger progressive candidate) is classic DNC nonsense Did they learn nothing from Biden? Are they learning nothing from Cuomo The way to win is to have progressive candidates

Every fall we pick “drops” from a local orchard = sooo much cheaper! And so far this year we’ve made: 12 gallons of cider 9 quarts of applesauce 1 large apple pie 1- 4 trays of dried apples in the dehydrator And we still have a sink left of apples to process!

Hot tip- your local library should have a copy of Young Frankenstein Libraries are always coming in clutch for the movies that don’t stream

Listen. ONE of the reasons I rock with Dolly (Capricorn Gang) is because she’s always proven to me that integrity may cause you pain, but it will never be the reason you suffer. Which is not to say that suffering won’t come, but it’ll never be because you abandoned yourself. That’ll keep you going.

Tomorrows rain has me feeling like a kid the night before a snow day This Maine drought has been no joke

My 12yo (everyday): I can’t see too good is that Bill Shakespeare over there?

The start button stopped working on our dishwasher This is a metaphor for most things at the moment

Another one bites the dust.

Israel has carried out 93 air strikes on Gaza in just 24 hours www.thecanary.co/global/world...

Going to take my family to get our Covid boosters today. We’re uninsured so it’s going to cost over $200 each (over $800 total) Thankfully they said we could pay it over time. Remember when this shit was free? It could and should still be free. This is a choice. Cool country we got

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

This is so indefensibly insane: Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because she'll be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files. Johnson swore in Rep Walkinshaw (VA) w/in 24 hours. Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

At a time when so many publications are choosing paths of capitulation and/or condescension, it's important to celebrate (&, if possible, subscribe to) those who are doing the work. @bostonreview.bsky.social is definitely near the top of that list.

Weather app: “cooler tomorrow with a high of… ‘still too f-ing hot for this time of year!!’”

Fuck yeah

'out of the three mass shootings today'

Our peach tree is dropping peaches! So I made a crumble today. Here’s our SUPER simple recipe: 1c flour, 1cup white sugar, mix with one egg- sprinkle crumble over any fruit. Then melt one stick of butter and pour over the crumble. Bake at 350/375 for 50-60 mins

It’s almost October and today is my husbands first “rain day” from his landscaping job since May This drought has been rough in many ways #maine

Had a dream I caught someone who was running for school board-taking down Halloween decorations the week before HALLOWEEN I told them off and then made it known to everyone in the land (Not the biggest and best calling out of my life- but felt symbolic to the type of character they had)

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

I lay this at the feet of DOGE and all of their enablers.

In 1983, 50 companies controlled 90% of the U.S. media market. That number is now down to 5.

I am ready for fall temperatures and rain please!!! With love from Maine