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Retired and live in beautiful Maine. Used to live in CD-2, now live in CD-1. Will not obey in advance. Firmly believe that Trump is not a King and ICE is slippery and dangerous.

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Simple information about what the SAVE Act would actually do to American voters. Tens of millions would lose their right to vote unless they spend lots of $$$ and jump through bureaucratic hoops before November.

15.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 939 πŸ” 678 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 42
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The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled.

A truly extraordinary moment.

We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.

Act like it.

14.03.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 18531 πŸ” 8542 πŸ’¬ 1670 πŸ“Œ 767

It’s basically criminology 101 that arrest quotas destroy civil liberties

14.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 358 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Back when i was a teen and in my 20s I ended up giving up on so-called girls clothes and wore boys pants and shirts because I had no bust, large shoulders long arms, long legs, no hips. At least boys clothes had different lengths and waists for pants.

14.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Operation Catch of the Day’ in Maine May Have Ended, but Fear and Trauma Remain Advocates say 'Operation Catch of the Day' caused lasting trauma and fear for many in Maine's minority and immigrant communities.

Good piece on the broad impacts of the ICE surge in Maine #mepolitics

www.sampan.org/post/operati...

13.03.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Immigration operations cost Maine’s economy millions - MECEP The surge in activity by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in late January likely cost local economies millions of dollars in lost economic activity.

Also new from me - how ICE's "Operation Catch of the Day" cost Mainers, businesses and our economy as a whole millions of dollars #mepolitics

www.mecep.org/blog/immigra...

13.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch out for this Nazi loving org calling itself:

Showing Up For Racial Justice” SURJ

They’re here on blue sky..,

12.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 202 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 16
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Trump doesn’t need approval for Iran war with β€˜no boots on the ground,’ Susan CollinsΒ says President Trump does not need congressional approval to continue the Iran war as long as no troops are deployed, says Sen. Susan Collins.

Boots/no Boots isn’t a distinction I’ve heard anyone make before πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

Trump doesn’t need approval for Iran war with β€˜no boots on the ground,’ Susan Collins says www.bangordailynews.com/2026/03/13/c...

14.03.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fucking repugnant

14.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

We are in so much trouble and unfortunately, so is the rest of the world

13.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I can see that. Wishing you the best of luck as you try to decipher women’s clothing sizing. Also fair warning, if β€œour” clothes even have pockets they seem to be deliberately sized/shaped NOT to hold anything you might want to carry.

13.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When you’re ignorant, you either announce that you would like to commit a war crime or you don’t know that it’s a war crime. Will someone please tell this man what β€œno quarter”means?

13.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My old Lab would come back home covered with icicles in February but try to get him to go outside on a hot July day with a light sprinkle of rain β€”no way

13.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A pillar of Portland’s working waterfront, Becky’s Diner has been serving up delicious food to both regulars and visitors for 35 years!

Congratulations on this milestone β€” here’s to many more years to come.

13.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

Jordan Wood did handle this well

13.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She might as well have just outright said that she’s willing to prosecute people whether or not there’s sufficient evidence to support that prosecution

13.03.2026 20:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sizing is really incredibly awful for women’s clothes. Nothing is even close to being consistent or reflects how our bodies are. You have to try on everything.

13.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Ha!

13.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

cc Pete Hegseth

13.03.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Wow

13.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors
or surrender accepted;
(2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such
that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted;
(3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable
ability to accept surrender would exist;
(4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate
forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and
(5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

βœ‹ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.

Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:

Denial of quarterβ€”even the declaration of no quarterβ€”is a war crime.

And recognized as such by the US Government.

From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

13.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 16088 πŸ” 6916 πŸ’¬ 644 πŸ“Œ 616

Search-and-rescue crews were β€œflying blind” trying to rescue survivors from deadly tornadoes that hit the Midwest last week.

Why? Because Kristi Noem hadn't approved FEMA’s $200,000 contract with a tornado-tracking tool.

But she had time to spend $220 million on anti-immigrant ads. Priorities.

13.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 19606 πŸ” 8132 πŸ’¬ 511 πŸ“Œ 268

Not even the Nazis expressly announced they were committing war crimes. Indeed, at Nuremberg war crimes were denied.

But here, openly, the US Secretary for Defense is explicitly admitting to committing war crimes.

13.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 1635 πŸ” 765 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Secret Police Playbook How DHS reflects historical lessons from dictatorships

New, at Can We Still Govern?: Christian GlÀßel and
@ascharpf.bsky.social have studied the formation of secret police in other countries. They explain the parallels with Trump's immigration enforcement.
The key factor is career incentives not ideology. 🧡
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-secret...

13.03.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 407 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 31

Ahhhhhhh🩷

13.03.2026 12:12 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscope slide. 🫧🐻πŸ§ͺ

12.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 4401 πŸ” 1230 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 95
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13.03.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 166 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Nice catch from @mainenewsroom.com (also spotted by @jamesxmyall.bsky.social): A federal agent told Maine cops they were leaving the state -- because of weather -- a FULL WEEK before Susan Collins implied she was responsible for their exit.

Typical self-aggrandizing Collins maneuver. #MEpolitics

13.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Graphic from the New York Times 16 and counting oil and cargo ships are growing targets in war with Iran with a map of the Persian Gulf, indicating where 16 ships have been struck.

Graphic from the New York Times 16 and counting oil and cargo ships are growing targets in war with Iran with a map of the Persian Gulf, indicating where 16 ships have been struck.

1967 poster war is not healthy for children and other living things

1967 poster war is not healthy for children and other living things

No matter what your priority is this β€œexcursion” of Trump’s is not turning out so well

13.03.2026 01:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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16 and Counting: Oil and Cargo Ships Are Growing Targets in War With Iran (Gift Article) More than a dozen oil tankers, cargo and other commercial ships have been attacked in the Persian Gulf since the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran began nearly two weeks ago.

The scope of the problem: helpful graphic from @nytimes.com of oil and cargo ships targeted as of March 12

13.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2