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  1. There was also a recent incident of a domestic cat in #NewJersey with #HPAI. (I reported a dead seagull in #PortlandME last week).

    Bird flu may be why over 1,000 geese died in NJ. How Pa., Del. are fighting back

    Officials in New Jersey are reporting that over one thousand geese have died over the last few days raising new concerns over possible bird flu cases.

    By Emily Rose Grassi • Published February 18, 2026 • Updated on February 19, 2026 at 7:00 pm

    "Geese are reportedly dying in large numbers throughout the state of New Jersey causing a new concern over bird flu."

    Read more:
    nbcnewyork.com/news/local/bird

    #HPAINews #BirdFlu #AvianInfluenza

  2. This was published in a local #Maine newspaper (and also online). More of this, please...!

    Show up for your neighbor: #ClimateCrisis and Inequality at Home

    January 30, 2026
    By Caitlin Marshall

    "When we talk about climate change, we can talk about greenhouse gas emissions, CO2 levels, and kilowatts of renewable energy. These are all key metrics that ensure we’re grounded in solid science as we find a better way forward. But we also need to talk about people. The climate crisis has always been about inequality among people.

    #ClimateChange Displaces Millions

    Globally and locally, those who bear the highest burden of pollution and vulnerability to climate disruption are our #BIPOC neighbors. And one of the threads of that truth is climate migration.

    In the coming decades, climate change will displace millions of people worldwide. Most will be from the Global South, whether directly to escape rising seas and polluted land or indirectly when climate instability exacerbates political instability.

    We might meet this with worry. Or we can be inspired by a different perspective. As #SinafekeshGirma writes, we can 'move beyond viewing migration as a crisis, recognizing its power to advance resilience, inclusive policies, increased adaptation financing, and community-led solutions.'

    #BuildingResilience in Maine

    So what does that mean right now? That means pitching in to support our current #MigrantCommunity in Maine. When we see climate change and #RacialInjustice as interlinked problems, we can also see that the solutions are interlinked.

    For some ideas on where to start: Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services, Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, and Maine Equal Justice.

    Showing up for each other today is not only the right thing to do, but it also keeps building our resilience and skills. It prepares us for a future climate-changed world.

    Right here in Portland, we are going to keep seeing climate challenges that ask us to help each other in times of need. Practicing now builds the muscle of resilience, of care. It asks us to be creative, and bold. It forces us to look around and see that change has always, always been part of our story.

    We can lean into our community spirit, and in the words of Maine Youth for Climate Justice, create a 'livable future where we can all thrive.' "

    Source:
    thewestendnews.com/show-up-for

    #SolarPunkSunday #BuildingCommunity #MutualAid #WestEndNews #PortlandME #LivableFuture #NewMainers #MIRC #MIRS #ILAP #MaineEqualJustice #PortlandClimateActionTeam #MaineYouthForClimateJustice

  3. The Reality Facing #AsylumSeekers in #Maine

    Posted By: Nancy English, January 02, 2026

    Excerpt:

    "Caring City

    Portland has proven its support time and time again. The City opened the Portland Exposition Building in 2019 and again in 2023 to help immigrants seeking refuge. Helped by City workers, local nonprofits, and volunteers, many found housing and received work permits. But now, grants and federal support are drying up.

    'Things are really stressful and chaotic,' Stein said. 'The rules keep changing all the time. The fees asylum seekers pay have had huge increases.'

    As she talked to me, she read a news alert on her phone about a change in the duration of work permits. From December 4th, newly issued work permits will expire after 18 months, instead of the previous five years.

    Lives Disrupted

    The Immigrant Legal Aid Program (#ILAP) offers immigrants legal support and far more. Lisa Parisio, ILAP’s Policy Director, said, 'People in Maine are having their immigration statuses and protections stripped away, losing access to work permits, and immigration enforcement has dramatically increased.'

    Families left without bread winners, possibly without a vehicle or other resources, are trying to get on with their lives.

    'Be as prepared as possible,' advised attorney Jenny Beverly, an immigration attorney working at Haven Law in Portland, Maine. 'Give a trusted friend a copy of your complete asylum application, with copies of entry documents, passports, ‘Notice to Appear,’ evidence of filing (a receipt given on acceptance of an asylum application).'

    Family will need all that and more simply to find someone detained by federal agents. At the very least, she said, 'Share your alien number, birthplace, birthdate, and your full name.' "

    Read more:
    thewestendnews.com/the-reality

    #USPol #MainePol #SanctuaryCities #PortlandME #NewMainers #SanctuaryCity #WelcomeNewMainers #Refugees #Immigrants #TrumpSucks

  4. The Reality Facing #AsylumSeekers in #Maine

    Posted By: Nancy English, January 02, 2026

    Excerpt:

    "Caring City

    Portland has proven its support time and time again. The City opened the Portland Exposition Building in 2019 and again in 2023 to help immigrants seeking refuge. Helped by City workers, local nonprofits, and volunteers, many found housing and received work permits. But now, grants and federal support are drying up.

    'Things are really stressful and chaotic,' Stein said. 'The rules keep changing all the time. The fees asylum seekers pay have had huge increases.'

    As she talked to me, she read a news alert on her phone about a change in the duration of work permits. From December 4th, newly issued work permits will expire after 18 months, instead of the previous five years.

    Lives Disrupted

    The Immigrant Legal Aid Program (#ILAP) offers immigrants legal support and far more. Lisa Parisio, ILAP’s Policy Director, said, 'People in Maine are having their immigration statuses and protections stripped away, losing access to work permits, and immigration enforcement has dramatically increased.'

    Families left without bread winners, possibly without a vehicle or other resources, are trying to get on with their lives.

    'Be as prepared as possible,' advised attorney Jenny Beverly, an immigration attorney working at Haven Law in Portland, Maine. 'Give a trusted friend a copy of your complete asylum application, with copies of entry documents, passports, ‘Notice to Appear,’ evidence of filing (a receipt given on acceptance of an asylum application).'

    Family will need all that and more simply to find someone detained by federal agents. At the very least, she said, 'Share your alien number, birthplace, birthdate, and your full name.' "

    Read more:
    thewestendnews.com/the-reality

    #USPol #MainePol #SanctuaryCities #PortlandME #NewMainers #SanctuaryCity #WelcomeNewMainers #Refugees #Immigrants #TrumpSucks

  5. The Reality Facing #AsylumSeekers in #Maine

    Posted By: Nancy English, January 02, 2026

    Excerpt:

    "Caring City

    Portland has proven its support time and time again. The City opened the Portland Exposition Building in 2019 and again in 2023 to help immigrants seeking refuge. Helped by City workers, local nonprofits, and volunteers, many found housing and received work permits. But now, grants and federal support are drying up.

    'Things are really stressful and chaotic,' Stein said. 'The rules keep changing all the time. The fees asylum seekers pay have had huge increases.'

    As she talked to me, she read a news alert on her phone about a change in the duration of work permits. From December 4th, newly issued work permits will expire after 18 months, instead of the previous five years.

    Lives Disrupted

    The Immigrant Legal Aid Program (#ILAP) offers immigrants legal support and far more. Lisa Parisio, ILAP’s Policy Director, said, 'People in Maine are having their immigration statuses and protections stripped away, losing access to work permits, and immigration enforcement has dramatically increased.'

    Families left without bread winners, possibly without a vehicle or other resources, are trying to get on with their lives.

    'Be as prepared as possible,' advised attorney Jenny Beverly, an immigration attorney working at Haven Law in Portland, Maine. 'Give a trusted friend a copy of your complete asylum application, with copies of entry documents, passports, ‘Notice to Appear,’ evidence of filing (a receipt given on acceptance of an asylum application).'

    Family will need all that and more simply to find someone detained by federal agents. At the very least, she said, 'Share your alien number, birthplace, birthdate, and your full name.' "

    Read more:
    thewestendnews.com/the-reality

    #USPol #MainePol #SanctuaryCities #PortlandME #NewMainers #SanctuaryCity #WelcomeNewMainers #Refugees #Immigrants #TrumpSucks

  6. The Reality Facing #AsylumSeekers in #Maine

    Posted By: Nancy English, January 02, 2026

    Excerpt:

    "Caring City

    Portland has proven its support time and time again. The City opened the Portland Exposition Building in 2019 and again in 2023 to help immigrants seeking refuge. Helped by City workers, local nonprofits, and volunteers, many found housing and received work permits. But now, grants and federal support are drying up.

    'Things are really stressful and chaotic,' Stein said. 'The rules keep changing all the time. The fees asylum seekers pay have had huge increases.'

    As she talked to me, she read a news alert on her phone about a change in the duration of work permits. From December 4th, newly issued work permits will expire after 18 months, instead of the previous five years.

    Lives Disrupted

    The Immigrant Legal Aid Program (#ILAP) offers immigrants legal support and far more. Lisa Parisio, ILAP’s Policy Director, said, 'People in Maine are having their immigration statuses and protections stripped away, losing access to work permits, and immigration enforcement has dramatically increased.'

    Families left without bread winners, possibly without a vehicle or other resources, are trying to get on with their lives.

    'Be as prepared as possible,' advised attorney Jenny Beverly, an immigration attorney working at Haven Law in Portland, Maine. 'Give a trusted friend a copy of your complete asylum application, with copies of entry documents, passports, ‘Notice to Appear,’ evidence of filing (a receipt given on acceptance of an asylum application).'

    Family will need all that and more simply to find someone detained by federal agents. At the very least, she said, 'Share your alien number, birthplace, birthdate, and your full name.' "

    Read more:
    thewestendnews.com/the-reality

    #USPol #MainePol #SanctuaryCities #PortlandME #NewMainers #SanctuaryCity #WelcomeNewMainers #Refugees #Immigrants #TrumpSucks

  7. The Reality Facing #AsylumSeekers in #Maine

    Posted By: Nancy English, January 02, 2026

    Excerpt:

    "Caring City

    Portland has proven its support time and time again. The City opened the Portland Exposition Building in 2019 and again in 2023 to help immigrants seeking refuge. Helped by City workers, local nonprofits, and volunteers, many found housing and received work permits. But now, grants and federal support are drying up.

    'Things are really stressful and chaotic,' Stein said. 'The rules keep changing all the time. The fees asylum seekers pay have had huge increases.'

    As she talked to me, she read a news alert on her phone about a change in the duration of work permits. From December 4th, newly issued work permits will expire after 18 months, instead of the previous five years.

    Lives Disrupted

    The Immigrant Legal Aid Program (#ILAP) offers immigrants legal support and far more. Lisa Parisio, ILAP’s Policy Director, said, 'People in Maine are having their immigration statuses and protections stripped away, losing access to work permits, and immigration enforcement has dramatically increased.'

    Families left without bread winners, possibly without a vehicle or other resources, are trying to get on with their lives.

    'Be as prepared as possible,' advised attorney Jenny Beverly, an immigration attorney working at Haven Law in Portland, Maine. 'Give a trusted friend a copy of your complete asylum application, with copies of entry documents, passports, ‘Notice to Appear,’ evidence of filing (a receipt given on acceptance of an asylum application).'

    Family will need all that and more simply to find someone detained by federal agents. At the very least, she said, 'Share your alien number, birthplace, birthdate, and your full name.' "

    Read more:
    thewestendnews.com/the-reality

    #USPol #MainePol #SanctuaryCities #PortlandME #NewMainers #SanctuaryCity #WelcomeNewMainers #Refugees #Immigrants #TrumpSucks

  8. New- article from this past weekend is out now where a rally organized by a coalition of labor unions and community members turned violent when federal agents unleashed tear gas, rubber bullets, and other munitions on Portlanders, including young children, highlighting the deepening militarization of law enforcement and the community’s unwavering resistance.

    I spoke with multiple people who were on the ground, including a street medic who said “I’ve been working in this field for over 8 years now and I’ve seen a lot of shit, but that was truly one of the most terrible things I’ve witnessed and I never thought that I’d have to see actual children getting gassed like that, but here we are I suppose.”

    “This couple with a stroller emerged from the cloud with their maybe 2 or 3 year old daughter sitting barely conscious in that stroller. The parents were coughing and could barely walk, couldn’t see anything, this poor little girl was covered in her own vomit and sputum and mucus was pouring from her nose. She was just sitting there barely conscious, wheezing heavily, barely breathing through the wheezing…”

    The medic told me that they had treated at least four children that day, adding "I’m never ever going to forget the sounds of those kids wailing in pain hacking up a lung in full panic mode. It was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen in my 8+ years of street medicine and EMS work."

    wewillfreeus.org/portlands-lab

    #Portland #pdx #chemicalweapons #teargas

  9. New- article from this past weekend is out now where a rally organized by a coalition of labor unions and community members turned violent when federal agents unleashed tear gas, rubber bullets, and other munitions on Portlanders, including young children, highlighting the deepening militarization of law enforcement and the community’s unwavering resistance.

    I spoke with multiple people who were on the ground, including a street medic who said “I’ve been working in this field for over 8 years now and I’ve seen a lot of shit, but that was truly one of the most terrible things I’ve witnessed and I never thought that I’d have to see actual children getting gassed like that, but here we are I suppose.”

    “This couple with a stroller emerged from the cloud with their maybe 2 or 3 year old daughter sitting barely conscious in that stroller. The parents were coughing and could barely walk, couldn’t see anything, this poor little girl was covered in her own vomit and sputum and mucus was pouring from her nose. She was just sitting there barely conscious, wheezing heavily, barely breathing through the wheezing…”

    The medic told me that they had treated at least four children that day, adding "I’m never ever going to forget the sounds of those kids wailing in pain hacking up a lung in full panic mode. It was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen in my 8+ years of street medicine and EMS work."

    wewillfreeus.org/portlands-lab

    #Portland #pdx #chemicalweapons #teargas

  10. A still from #Maine artist #HeatherLyon's short film, "Parnassius mnemosyne (Clouded Apollo Sybil), 2024-25. Filmed in Parco Nzionale dei Monti Sibillini, Italy and Acadia National Park in Maine. Part of the "Of Sybils and Source" exhibit at #USM #PortlandME.

    #FirstFridayArtWalk #MaineArtists
    #GreekMythology #Sybils #Caves #CaveOfTheSybil #Art

  11. A still from #Maine artist #HeatherLyon's short film, "Parnassius mnemosyne (Clouded Apollo Sybil), 2024-25. Filmed in Parco Nzionale dei Monti Sibillini, Italy and Acadia National Park in Maine. Part of the "Of Sybils and Source" exhibit at #USM #PortlandME.

    #FirstFridayArtWalk #MaineArtists
    #GreekMythology #Sybils #Caves #CaveOfTheSybil #Art

  12. A still from #Maine artist #HeatherLyon's short film, "Parnassius mnemosyne (Clouded Apollo Sybil), 2024-25. Filmed in Parco Nzionale dei Monti Sibillini, Italy and Acadia National Park in Maine. Part of the "Of Sybils and Source" exhibit at #USM #PortlandME.

    #FirstFridayArtWalk #MaineArtists
    #GreekMythology #Sybils #Caves #CaveOfTheSybil #Art

  13. A still from #Maine artist #HeatherLyon's short film, "Parnassius mnemosyne (Clouded Apollo Sybil), 2024-25. Filmed in Parco Nzionale dei Monti Sibillini, Italy and Acadia National Park in Maine. Part of the "Of Sybils and Source" exhibit at #USM #PortlandME.

    #FirstFridayArtWalk #MaineArtists
    #GreekMythology #Sybils #Caves #CaveOfTheSybil #Art

  14. A still from #Maine artist #HeatherLyon's short film, "Parnassius mnemosyne (Clouded Apollo Sybil), 2024-25. Filmed in Parco Nzionale dei Monti Sibillini, Italy and Acadia National Park in Maine. Part of the "Of Sybils and Source" exhibit at #USM #PortlandME.

    #FirstFridayArtWalk #MaineArtists
    #GreekMythology #Sybils #Caves #CaveOfTheSybil #Art

  15. #DemocracyNow - #ImmigrantRights Leader in #Maine Says #ICERaids Caused Panic & “Wave of Fear”

    February 03, 2026

    "Activists in Maine are resisting #ICE immigration raids in #PortlandME and #LewistonME that the #Trump administration dubbed 'Operation Catch of the Day.' The immigrant community in Maine has grown in recent years, with an influx of #AsylumSeekers and #Somali immigrants in particular. 'As a small state, community means a lot,' says #MufaloChitam, executive director of the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, adding that her organization has received thousands of phone calls to their immigrant support hotline in recent weeks."

    Read more / watch / listen:
    democracynow.org/2026/2/3/port

    #MaineResists #ResistICE #DefundICE #DefundBorderPatrol #MIRC #NewMainers #CatchOfTheDay #ICESucks #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine #MaineImmigrantRightsCoalition #ViewerSupportedNews

  16. #DemocracyNow - #ImmigrantRights Leader in #Maine Says #ICERaids Caused Panic & “Wave of Fear”

    February 03, 2026

    "Activists in Maine are resisting #ICE immigration raids in #PortlandME and #LewistonME that the #Trump administration dubbed 'Operation Catch of the Day.' The immigrant community in Maine has grown in recent years, with an influx of #AsylumSeekers and #Somali immigrants in particular. 'As a small state, community means a lot,' says #MufaloChitam, executive director of the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, adding that her organization has received thousands of phone calls to their immigrant support hotline in recent weeks."

    Read more / watch / listen:
    democracynow.org/2026/2/3/port

    #MaineResists #ResistICE #DefundICE #DefundBorderPatrol #MIRC #NewMainers #CatchOfTheDay #ICESucks #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine #MaineImmigrantRightsCoalition #ViewerSupportedNews

  17. #DemocracyNow - #ImmigrantRights Leader in #Maine Says #ICERaids Caused Panic & “Wave of Fear”

    February 03, 2026

    "Activists in Maine are resisting #ICE immigration raids in #PortlandME and #LewistonME that the #Trump administration dubbed 'Operation Catch of the Day.' The immigrant community in Maine has grown in recent years, with an influx of #AsylumSeekers and #Somali immigrants in particular. 'As a small state, community means a lot,' says #MufaloChitam, executive director of the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, adding that her organization has received thousands of phone calls to their immigrant support hotline in recent weeks."

    Read more / watch / listen:
    democracynow.org/2026/2/3/port

    #MaineResists #ResistICE #DefundICE #DefundBorderPatrol #MIRC #NewMainers #CatchOfTheDay #ICESucks #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine #MaineImmigrantRightsCoalition #ViewerSupportedNews

  18. #DemocracyNow - #ImmigrantRights Leader in #Maine Says #ICERaids Caused Panic & “Wave of Fear”

    February 03, 2026

    "Activists in Maine are resisting #ICE immigration raids in #PortlandME and #LewistonME that the #Trump administration dubbed 'Operation Catch of the Day.' The immigrant community in Maine has grown in recent years, with an influx of #AsylumSeekers and #Somali immigrants in particular. 'As a small state, community means a lot,' says #MufaloChitam, executive director of the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, adding that her organization has received thousands of phone calls to their immigrant support hotline in recent weeks."

    Read more / watch / listen:
    democracynow.org/2026/2/3/port

    #MaineResists #ResistICE #DefundICE #DefundBorderPatrol #MIRC #NewMainers #CatchOfTheDay #ICESucks #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine #MaineImmigrantRightsCoalition #ViewerSupportedNews

  19. #DemocracyNow - #ImmigrantRights Leader in #Maine Says #ICERaids Caused Panic & “Wave of Fear”

    February 03, 2026

    "Activists in Maine are resisting #ICE immigration raids in #PortlandME and #LewistonME that the #Trump administration dubbed 'Operation Catch of the Day.' The immigrant community in Maine has grown in recent years, with an influx of #AsylumSeekers and #Somali immigrants in particular. 'As a small state, community means a lot,' says #MufaloChitam, executive director of the Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, adding that her organization has received thousands of phone calls to their immigrant support hotline in recent weeks."

    Read more / watch / listen:
    democracynow.org/2026/2/3/port

    #MaineResists #ResistICE #DefundICE #DefundBorderPatrol #MIRC #NewMainers #CatchOfTheDay #ICESucks #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine #MaineImmigrantRightsCoalition #ViewerSupportedNews

  20. 30 general strike Portland-area students gather at Glenhaven Park during the general strike on Jan. 30 to protest ICEVickie Connor | The Oregonian ...#hp-top-stories #section:portland
    Portlanders join nationwide strike against Trump’s immigration policies
  21. 30 general strike Portland-area students gather at Glenhaven Park during the general strike on Jan. 30 to protest ICEVickie Connor | The Oregonian ...#hp-top-stories #section:portland
    Portlanders join nationwide strike against Trump’s immigration policies
  22. 30 general strike Portland-area students gather at Glenhaven Park during the general strike on Jan. 30 to protest ICEVickie Connor | The Oregonian ...#hp-top-stories #section:portland
    Portlanders join nationwide strike against Trump’s immigration policies
  23. 30 general strike Portland-area students gather at Glenhaven Park during the general strike on Jan. 30 to protest ICEVickie Connor | The Oregonian ...#hp-top-stories #section:portland
    Portlanders join nationwide strike against Trump’s immigration policies
  24. [5/5] #PineTreeActivism Events for #January30 - #Maine

    JAN 30, Fri 5-6:00PM – #RocklandME
    Chapman Park, Park & Main Sts, Rockland, Maine

    CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO HONOR ALEX PRETTI

    Join #PBMC and area nurses, community members, and concerned citizens for a candlelight vigil honoring the life and death of Alex Pretti.

    Dress warm for windy weather.
    LED candles are encouraged.

    Friday, January 30th from 5-6pm
    Chapman Park, Park & Main Sts, Rockland, Maine


    JAN 30, Fri 6:00PM – #PortlandME
    Press Conference Park (#WesternProm, behind #MMC), Portland, Maine

    YOU TAKE ON ONE OF US, YOU TAKE ON ALL OF US! - #NationalNurse United

    Join Us For A #CandlelightVigil – Join National Nurses United and Maine State Nurses Association members in honoring Alex Pretti ICU RN who was murdered in Minneapolis by ICE on 1/24 as he did what nurses do, protect and care for others.

    Are You Mad Yet?

    This will be a non-violent candle light vigil at the Western Prom in Portland behind MMC. Please dress warm and bring a candle or light.


    MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
    Text or call: For reporting #ICE & #CBP presence & actions only
    Run by Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition (#MIRC)

    #ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE

    #MaineEvents #MaineResists
    #ResistICE #StopICETerror #ICEOut #JusticeForRenee #JusticeForAlexPretti #ICEOutForGood