This week’s column: Maine has nothing to fear from AI data centers www.pressherald.com/2026/04/05/m...

This week’s update: Janet Mills found another tax hike to break her promise again, Democratic gubernatorial candidates had a debate, the Red Sox are off to a rocky start, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s update: Republicans had a gubernatorial debate, Portland’s hate traffic and high prices, Portland Police have been using the Signal app, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mainepolitics #mepolitics

This week’s update: The Legislature is trying to wrap things up, the U.S. Senate race is heating up, and we know who will be on the ballot jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s column for @pressherald.com: Well, that escalated quickly: @janetmillsforme.bsky.social puts @grahamformaine.bsky.social’s character on the ballot. www.pressherald.com?p=7610183&uu... Free link. #mepolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s update: Maine Democrats refuse to honor Charlie Kirk,the trial of a former Lewiston city councilor is about to begin, and public defense attorneys are running out of money jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mainepolitics #mepolitics

Today’s update: Graham Platner uses consultants after all, Maine wants to limit AI data centers, and Cooper Flagg is making his TD Garden debut tonight jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #fridays #friday #mainepolitics #mepolitics

This week’s update: A guy who had to cover up his Nazi tattoo, @grahamformaine.bsky.social , has a big lead over @janetmillsforme.bsky.social in the Democratic primary, and most of Maine’s Congressional delegation skipped the State of the Union - jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mainepolitics

Updated odds on the Blaine House: Nirav Shaw and Hannah Pingree are co-favorites on the Democratic side, while Robert Charles and Garrett Madon lead the Republican field jimfossel.substack.com/p/the-bettin... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Thus week’s update: Data privacy, data centers, voter ID, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s column: Trump needs to stop interfering in private enterprise www.pressherald.com/2026/02/06/f...

This week’s update: Janet Mills’ last update, Senate race fundraising, a gubernatorial debate, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s column: Mainers need real tax relief, not ‘affordability checks’ www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/g... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s update: Janet Mills gave her final State of the State address, ICE is ending its Maine operation, Cooper Flagg had 49 points last night, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

So, about that Pan Atlantic poll on the gubernatorial race…it does not say what you think it does: jimfossel.substack.com/p/so-about-t... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Last week’s column, in case you missed it: the Maine gubernatorial race could do without the Republican infighting www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/m... #mainepolitics #mepolitics

This week’s update: ICE is in Maine, Janet Mills was in California, the Senate upheld her veto, Jared Golden voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s update: A variety of officials are commenting on the possibility of increased immigration enforcement in Maine, a Mills veto was overturned, Joe Baldacci is running for Congress, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s update: Janet Mills vetoed a bill making changes to the right-to-repair, let the tribes get exclusive control over online gaming, Maine’s congressional delegation react’s to Trump’s Venezuela raid, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mainepolitics #mepolitics

This week’s column: For better or worse, Maine is set to regain its bellwether status this year www.pressherald.com/2026/01/04/m... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

It’s Ice (Cream) in the Freezer: Recapping @phish.com’s long, gloriously fun ending to 2025 - 12/31/25, New York, NY jimfossel.substack.com/p/its-ice-cr... #phish #yemsg #msg

The Helping Friendly Book, it seemed, possessed the ancient secrets Of eternal joy and never-ending splendor The trick was to surrender to the flow

Happy Friday, all! The number of homeless veterans has decreased, Republican lawmakers want greater accountability in MaineCare, and Maine’s expanded ban on forever chemicals has taken effect: jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #fridays

Wandered to PT and I'm always amused by the people who think Phish were only good from 97 through 04 or so but they still follow the setlists and listen to the shows every night to prove to themselves that Phish aren't as good as they were in their favorite years!

A recap of @phish.com at MSG, December 30, 2025: Ghosts of Chalk on a chilly Tuesday jimfossel.substack.com/p/ghosts-of-... #phish

Toppling towards Tuesday on Night Two: A recap from the Garden, @phish.com , 12/29/25 #phish

I can’t describe the feeling of Sunday Night One - a recap of @phish.com from Madison Square Garden, Sunday, December 28, 2025: jimfossel.substack.com/p/i-cant-des... #phish

Good morning, everyone! Donald Trump endorsed Paul LePage, Maine’s U.S. Senate race is already expensive, and BIW wants to build a Trump battleship: jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #MEpolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s update: Rench threw in the towel, Mills won’t let Maine work with ICE, judicial ethics, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #MEpolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s update: Another union is mad at Mills, a judge didn’t like the settlement over services for disabled children, the state says CMMC has to remain a trauma center, and more: jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #MEpolitics #mainepolitics

An update on the odds in the Democratic Senate primary: jimfossel.substack.com/p/new-odds-o... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Three days in a row! Wordle 1,635 2/6 🟨⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This week’s column: Both parties have failed to address the affordability issue www.pressherald.com/2025/12/05/b... #MEpolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s update: Paul LePage has a primary opponent, Shenna Bellows swears she’s still looking into that ballot thing, Cooper scored 36 points, and more - jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mainepolitics #mepolitics

Many of you will tire of me constantly reminding you that I was glad that the #Patriots got the number three pick and drafted Drake Maye. I’m going to keep doing it anyway.

This week’s update: conservative groups are getting involved in school boards, including where I live in Gardiner, the union is unhappy with Janet Mills, the state is bringing in more tax revenue, and more - jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #MEpolitics #mainepolitics

Would you like some Phish @phish.com before your turkey? A Thousand Barefoot Children, a history of Down With Disease, Chapter 5: October 1994. jimfossel.substack.com/p/a-thousand... #phish

This week’s column, in case you missed it: Apparently billionaires are actually just fine, as long as they’re Democrats like @jbpritzker.bsky.social www.pressherald.com/2025/11/21/j... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s update: Jared Golden got enough signatures to force a discharge petition, Jordan Wood is running for Congress now, Eliot Cutler is headed back to court, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #MEpolitics #mainepolitics

In case you missed it, my column this week: Democrats actually pretty much got what they wanted out of the shutdown www.centralmaine.com/2025/11/14/t... #MEpolitics #mainepolitics

This week’s update, for Friday, November 14, 2025: The Patriots won, Jordan Wood is running for Congress now, Angus King III isn’t criticizing his father’s deal, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mainepolitics #MEpolitics

Do you all remember how pissed off all of you were at Jerod Mayo for winning that one game and costing us Jayden Daniels or Caleb Williams? Remember how I always preferred Drake Maye and said it would all be fine? Do you remember? Pepperidge Farm remembers. #Patriots

It’s been a long time coming, folks. Sorry for the delay, but here’s Chapter 4 of A Thousand Barefoot Children: Down With Disease, July 1994 jimfossel.substack.com/p/a-thousand... #phish

This week’s update from Maine: Nothing at all really happened, except - oh, wait, Graham Platner, some dude running for something, has a tattoo that in no way resembles controversial historical symbol jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #MEpolitics #mainepolitics

Graham Platner had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week: jimfossel.substack.com/p/oysterboys... #MEpolitics #mainepolitics

I missed this earlier "[Mills] has been restrained in policy discussions on the issue, saying in April that it was not her job to give legal advice to Hodgdon’s school district after it turned against state law." What? #mepolitics www.bangordailynews.com/2025/08/07/p...

Updated odds on the Democratic U.S. Senate primary: Platner isn’t toast, but he’s had a rough week, and progressives have another option as an alternative to Mills - Jordan Wood jimfossel.substack.com/p/new-odds-o... #mainepolitics #mepolitics 🍿🍿🍿

With Nirav Shah, the former Maine CDC director, running for governor for some reason, here’s an update on the odds: jimfossel.substack.com/p/the-bettin... #mainepolitics #MEpolitics

Hey, it’s Friday! This week’s update: So much for waiting for November - Janet Mills entered the U.S. Senate race, displeasing Bernie; legislators have their bill requests in; Maine may be getting an AI data center; and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #MEpolitics #mainepolitics

Well, now that Janet Mills is in the race, let’s update the odds on the Democratic primary for US Senate: jimfossel.substack.com/p/odds-on-th... #mepolitics #mainepolitics