Got another one! (This one's from Shenna.) #mepolitics

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

Trying to convince my dad and uncle, both IU grads, that this might be for real.

was sitting in the waiting room of the doctor’s office earlier today mindlessly scrolling through pictures of the dogs competing in this year’s Puppy Bowl (as one does) but then I got to LOBSTER ROLL and an audible “oh my GOD” slipped out

January 3, 1990: Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. forces, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican’s diplomatic mission.

roll tide

@cjzero.bsky.social can I get that clip of ohio state fans leaving early?

I don't think the Justices understand the extent to which they are playing with fire. The more they do this, the more District Courts will engage in open disrespect of the Supreme Court, because what other response is there to open disrespect directed at them? That's bad for the Judiciary, period.

Exactly 80 years ago this precise moment (8:40am Hamburg time, Nov. 30, 1945), German submarine commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and two of his former subordinates on the U-852 were shot by Allies in Hamburg for killing the survivors of a ship they had sunk. Pete Hagueseth needs to lawyer up immediately.

In case anyone is wondering what kind of campaign Collins intends to run next year, now we know. No achievements, only hate: Susan Collins backs referendum to overturn Maine’s protections for transgender students www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/24/p...

I get polled a lot. #mepolitics

Almost completely, every single problem with higher education that folks think is mainly about something else is <primarily> about the massive decline in state public funding since the 1980s. Yes, including everyone's obsession with getting their kid into the "right" college:

11/7 5 pm: GOOD NEWS about SNAP! "Maine DHHS will issue full November SNAP benefits beginning on November 10 through November 14 -- the State's standard schedule for issuing benefits." vist.ly/4de65

If you have a license to practice law and find yourself arguing that millions of people should go hungry to help Mr. Trump's negotiations with Congress you should probably take a moment to reflect on the choices you've made in your life.

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

Roll Tide.

honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)

I don't really wanna weigh in on the Platner thing (would rather my eyeballs be poked w/ needles) but going w/ "the idea that you must be perfect" when the issue at hand is an SS tattoo on his body for EIGHTEEN YEARS is hilarious

Hopefully this delivery of $1.25 million in help to food banks is just the first step. Families stand to miss $29m in benefits. (The release does say she’s “continuing to evaluate all options”) #mepolitics content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MEG...

he covered up his nazi tattoo 48 hours ago and is still lying about it

“If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them.” — Paul Wellstone

As called on ESPN Deportes / Alabama Radio / Tennessee Radio

On #NoKings Day I present the Dept of Education spending for fiscal year 2025--a more than $230 *BILLION* dollar cut in spending totally unauthorized by Congress in just eight months

I think it is about time that Democrats started familiarizing themselves with Lincoln’s response to Dred Scott instead of accepting the tacit premise that whatever a bare majority of the Supreme Court decides, dictates our constitutional fate

Three senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal. The Democratic alternative CR has language that would begin to address this, but Trump and Vought are completely opposed.

PROCTOR WILDCAT

4-year olds get birthday cookies cookies for breakfast.

Political science research clearly shows that Question 1 would make voting harder. Why would we want to do that? (gift link) #mepolitics www.pressherald.com?p=7506109&uu...

Drop whatever you’re doing and read the last 15 pages of this 161-page opinion. I’m serious. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Big, exciting personal/professional news! Today I start a new job as the legal director at @maineequaljustice.bsky.social! MEJ works to advance economic security for all Mainers by providing legal services, advocating for fair public policies, and organizing with low income communities.

Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

A strong statement from Sen. Thom Tillis.

“We’re not even a voting rights advocacy organization, but we’ve had to become one,” says the director of the Maine Council on Aging. She is fighting a ballot measure that would restrict ballot access, greatly affecting older voters, this fall.

also chipocalypse is so dumb. like uh oh are the doritos ok

If Kalen DeBoer really wanted the W he would have pierced his nipples at halftime.

Waiting for Alabama to kick off, explaining to Micah that while Syracuse and Tennessee are both wearing orange, Tennessee's is that throw-up orange, that puke inside a pumpkin orange. It's important to teach our children.

I dare you to go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do. Just shut up. Stop peddling bullshit. You should be fired.

Yeah. It’s happening here.

The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators.

The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God. Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well. forward.com/opinion/7575...

We asked rural Trump voters and independents what they thought about cutting taxes for billionaires. Here's what they told us. #TaxFairness #TaxFairnessNow #MEPolitics

Big news in Brunswick.

Every single word spent dishonestly attacking Zohran is a word not spent attacking Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, which Republicans are trying to pass as we speak. Jeffries is failing to meet the moment.

illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

Peter Stager assaulted an officer with a flagpole. Daniel “D.J.” Rodriguez, drove a stun gun into the neck of a Capitol Police officer. Julian Khater, pepper-sprayed Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick in the face. Sicknick later died. Trump pardoned them all.

In new breaking research from @prri.org, we find that 3 in 4 Americans oppose Trump's military parade. prri.org/spotlight/mi...

Another problem with this country is it’s being run by middle aged men on a comical level of steroids. Which are famous for making people insane.

I keep saying it but Trump v Anderson is going to be a top 5 anti-canon one day. I know no one agrees, I don’t care.