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Current: Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation and Rufus Porter Museum. In love with #Maine. Husband and 'pops' to my four kids. #whodey

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This DHS Official Oversees the Security of Federal Elections. He Wants to Ban Voting Machines. David Harvilicz, who co-founded a firm with a 2020 election denier, oversees voting machine security for the Department of Homeland Security while the Trump administration is relitigating the presiden...

Don't look away: This @DHSgov Official Oversees the Security of Federal Elections. He Wants to Ban Voting Machines. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

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DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump Over the course of four interviews in 2019, a woman told the FBI that Epstein and Trump sexually abused her in the 1980s.

β€œA DOJ source told the Miami Herald that agents found her to be credibleβ€”and that they would not have interviewed her four times if they thought she was lying.”

@jkbjournalist.bsky.social bringing it home
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

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Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms The meeting’s participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of electi...

NEW: More evidence that those who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election are working with Trump administration officials to set the rules for the 2026 midterms. @dougbockclark.bsky.social

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Nurul Amin Shah Alam was a blind refugee, unable to speak English. DHS improperly detained-but finally released him

Instead of bringing him home, they dropped him miles away-without regard to his disability or notifying his family

Unable to find his way, he died on the streets of Buffalo

Alone

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This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in quite some time.

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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

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Remembered seeing Jesse Jackson as a student at UMaine but had a hard time pinning down the date. Finally found it in a partial Maine Campus article in the digital archives. April 23, 1991. That last quote hits hard given where we are now.

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Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Bethel’s Frank Del Duca named Team USA flag bearer for Olympic opening ceremony The bobsledder, along with speedskater Erin Jackson, will lead Team USA's 232 athletes during the Parade of Nations on Friday.

Remember, Maine's state motto is "Dirigo," I lead.

www.pressherald.com/2026/02/03/b...

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An hour ago I didn’t know about Moltbook.

Kind of like learning about COVID.

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Sunday’s crash is the deadliest aviation disaster in Bangor's history Sunday's plane crash is only the third fatal aviation disaster in the Queen City's history.

Before Sunday, there had been just two fatal plane crashes in Bangor's history, claiming three lives in total. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/01/26/b...

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Small jet with eight on board crashes in Bangor.

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Racist ace of spades cards left behind following ICE arrests in Eagle County, Colorado nonprofit says ICE said it began an investigation into the allegations and that it "unequivocally condemns" any such actions

Simply mind-boggling. Racist ace of spades cards left behind following ICE arrests in Eagle County, Colorado nonprofit says, via @coloradosun.com

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β€œOperation Catch of the Day.”

Let that sink in.

ICE gets clever as it rumbles into Maine while the world fights to maintain compassion, civility and simple respect.

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F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents

F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents

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The Gods Must Be Crazy?

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Sold his soul to read from the propaganda machine.

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White House publishes website that rewrites history of Jan. 6 attack Five years after a mob of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol to stop certification of Joe Biden’s victory, the Trump administration is still fixated on a false narrative.

The White House published a website with a revised version of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. It criticizes Democrats and some Republicans for engaging in what President Trump has called a β€œwitch hunt” against him after the attack.

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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?

Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.

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Caribou’s Jessica Meir to lead NASA mission to International Space Station Jessica Meir, the only woman from Maine to have gone to space, will serve as spacecraft commander for the four-person crew.

Jessica Meir, the only woman from Maine to have gone to space, will serve as spacecraft commander for the four-person crew.

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News Team,
Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier.
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.
Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed
to kill the story.
If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient.
If the standard for airing a story becomes
"the government must agree to be
interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast.
We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
These men risked their lives to speak with us.
We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.
CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it.
When it fails to air without a credible
explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet.
I care too much about this broadcast to watch
it be dismantled without a fight.
Sharyn

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her β€œ60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

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Just feet away from my office.

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Fox News has the photo prominently placed within a story on Clinton this morning.

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It’s whiskey, catfish and Texas vibes watching Cooper Flagg play in Dallas The Maine native has become a source of excitement and hope for the thousands of Mavericks fans who turn out each night to watch him compete.

ICYMI: Here's what it's like to watch Cooper Flagg play in his new home. www.pressherald.com/2025/11/25/w...

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Zac Taylor is 49-59-1 (0.450), making him the sixth winningest coach in team history.

Since Duke Tobin became the Director of Player Personnel (1999), Bengals are 196-229-4 (.463).

During his tenure, h'es drafted 200 players. Four became All-Pros and 15 Pro Bowlers.

17.11.2025 00:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Jared Golden: I won’t seek reelection. Here’s why. "What I could accomplish in this increasingly unproductive Congress pales in comparison to what I could do in that time as a husband, a father and a son."

Big news up here: Incumbent Democrat Jared Golden is dropping out of the election for Maine Congressional District 2 (CD-2).

www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/05/o...

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Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million

Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

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Across all the major outlets β€” NYT, WSJ, WaPo, LAT, CNN, ABC, CBS, Fox News, NBC, CNBC, NPR, Bloomberg β€” the only outlet without a No Kings story on its home page is CBS News.

For every other outlet, it's near the top. Even Fox News is running with "Nationwide unrest looms as thousands mobilize"

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Graham Platner apologizes for controversial Reddit comments β€œAs I read through them, I read things that I absolutely do not agree with ... and I see words and statements that I abhor. I also see the trajectory of my life,” Platner said.

β€œAs I read through them, I read things that I absolutely do not agree with ... and I see words and statements that I abhor. I also see the trajectory of my life,” the Democratic Senate candidate said.

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With CTB being a healthy-scratch tonight, let's look at the 2022 NFL Draft:

1) Dax Hill
2) Cam Taylor-Britt
3) Zachary Carter
4) Cordell Volson
5) Tycen Anderson
6) Jeff Gunter

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