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Well, if #DemocraticParty leaders who don't live in #Maine feel entitled to select our candidates, then this #DemocraticSocialist has no problem temporarily registering as a #Democrat for the upcoming primaries to help select candidates! And Maine allows us to vote for a party in a primary without leaving our parties, which works for me!
#MaineGreens #MaineDSA #GetOutAndVote #Elections2026 #MainePol #USPol
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#DemocraticParty Leaders Wanted to Control the #Maine Senate Race. Their Pick Just Dropped Out.
#JanetMills dropped out of the Senate race against #GrahamPlatner, despite the establishment’s longtime support for the Maine governor.
by Akela Lacy, April 30 2026
Excerpt: "Mills’s exit less than six weeks before the June primary clears the path for populist candidate Graham Platner, now the presumed nominee, to face off against incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the November general election after the party worked to subdue Platner’s campaign. The Democratic Party’s decision to wade into the primary at all had reignited a criticism that the Democratic establishment would stop at nothing to keep progressives out of Congress.
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"The upset marks 'a massive embarrassment for #ChuckSchumer and #DSCC operatives,' a Democratic strategist told The Intercept, speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of professional reprisal. 'This was their star recruit and she couldn’t even make it to the election. No longer can they be the gatekeepers.' "
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/30/maine-janet-mills-graham-platner-senate/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/pV6Go#MainePol #USPol #DNC #PartyInterference #Elections2026 #MaineElections
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#MaineDems to Vote on Condemning #DCCC Interference in House Primary
National #Democrats put their weight behind a candidate in Maine’s hotly contested House race just weeks before the primary. Locals are pissed.
by Noah Hurowitz, May 7 2026
" 'The fact that the national #DemocraticParty would come in and try to decide this primary literally weeks before we vote is just another example of how broken our Democratic leadership is,' [Jordan Wood] said."
Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/05/07/maine-dccc-condemn-democrats-dunlap-baldacci-wood/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/o3lui#MainePol #USPol #DNC #PartyInterference #Elections2026 #MaineElections
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Judge orders release of #PortlandME teen from #ICE facility after 6 months
PORTLAND (WGME) – "A Portland teen who has been held in a Texas ICE facility for more than six months is reportedly set to be released by Friday.
That's according to Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, who traveled to the facility this week to demand that ICE release 19-year-old #OliviaAndre .
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"She is originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was a first-year nursing student in Portland when she was taken into custody.
"#DHS previously said Andre is in the United States illegally but didn’t explain why the rest of her family was released and she wasn't.
"Pingree called the conditions at the facility inhumane, and Andre's lawyer says her physical and mental wellbeing deteriorated from not having access to clean drinking water, palatable food and appropriate medical care.
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"#Democrats in #Maine do not want their candidates chosen by the Democractic establishment." Amen to that! (Stated by a Maine political pundit tonight.)
#MainePol #JanetMills #DNC #GrahamPlatner #DSA #Socialists #EstablishmentDems
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Oh, and of course, I knew once #AmazonCorp announced plans to build a warehouse in #GorhamME, the #GorhamConnector would rear its ugly head again... And even though #JanetMills' brother #PeterMills is no longer in charge of #MDOT doesn't mean the new director won't be pushing this... Instead of a light rail system or rapid bus transit on the existing roads (and / or safer bike lanes. I knew friends who used to bike from Gorham to Portland, but it got too dangerous because of a lack of dedicated bike lanes and speeders).
#MDOT will launch new examination of traffic issues west of Portland
The state study will focus on Gorham, #ScarboroughME, #SouthPortlandME and #WestbrookME.
Robert Lowell, April 22, 2026
Excerpt: "The announcement of the new study comes just days before Amazon goes to the Gorham Planning Board on May 4, seeking approval for a warehouse and distribution center on Main Street (Route 25). Traffic will likely be one issue fueling concerns about the Amazon project.
"The study also comes in the aftermath of plans the Maine Turnpike Authority shelved last year for a four-lane toll road connector to Gorham. The connector was aimed at reducing commuter rush-hour traffic in the routes 22 and 114 commuter corridor [which the #Maine Legislature failed to make go away!]
"A connector would have linked the roundabout at South Street (Route 114) and the southerly end of Gorham’s Bernard Rines Bypass with the turnpike’s Exit 45 in South Portland. The connector proposal was met with a public outcry because it called for cutting a swath through #SmilingHillFarm in #WestbrookME."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/Rh3bH#MainePol #InducedSprawl #Maine #RuralLife #SaveTheFarms #SaveRedBrook #MainersForSmarterTransportation #Maine #MaineNews #GorhamBypass #GorhamSpur #Maine #RapidTransit #SaveTheFarms #ProtectTheForest #InducedDemand #Sprawl #SaveRedBrook #ProtectTheWetlands #BrookTrout #SaveTheForest #Wildlife #HuskyLine #RapidBusTransit
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Speaking of #CorporateSuckups... Way to NOT get my vote, #JanetMills! 🖕🏼
Janet Mills vetoes #Maine #DataCenter ban
by Ethan Andrews, April 24, 2026
"Gov. Janet Mills on Friday vetoed a bill that would have created a temporary statewide ban on large #DataCenters.
"The bill passed by the Maine Legislature earlier this month would enact an 18-month moratorium on new data centers that use more than 20 #megawatts of power.
"It would have made Maine the first state in the country to enact such a ban on the controversial facilities, which support #CloudComputing and artificial intelligence at the cost of large amounts of electricity and #water."
Read more:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/24/politics/janet-mills-vetoes-maine-data-center-ban/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/DlifM#AISucks #DatacenterMoratorium #AIDatacenters #EnvironmentalRacism #PreyingOnThePoor #BigDataSucks #EnergyVampires #NoisePollution #MainePol #ResistAI #WaterIsLife #ArtificialIntelligence #HumanStupidity
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#AI #DataCenter #Resistance: #Maine Passes Nation’s First Statewide Moratorium — Will Gov. Mills Sign It?
#DemocracyNow, April 22, 2026
"Communities across the United States are pushing back against resource-draining data centers being built to fuel artificial intelligence and crypto ventures. In Maine, state legislators recently passed a first-in-the-country statewide moratorium on large data centers. 'Maine residents are concerned about the impacts of data centers on both their electric rates and other utility rates, as well as on our wonderful environment,' says Democratic state Representative Melanie Sachs, who sponsored the bill designed to give legislators time to develop regulations around new data center construction. Sachs says developers have been operating in 'complete secrecy' refusing to engage with community stakeholders, while their plans appear to provide 'limited economic opportunity with very few local jobs.' The bill goes to Maine Governor #JanetMills’s desk next."
Read / watch / listen:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/22/maine_ai_data_center_ban_melanie#MainePol #AIResistance #AISucks #DatacenterMoratorium #AIDataCenters #MaineResists #Datacenter #WaterIsLife #NoisePollution #EnergyGrid #ResistAI
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This really pisses me off. Letta is a friend of mine and a good human! Go join Elon on Mars haters, and leave folks that care to clean up the planet and live in peace with other humans!
Police Called to #GorhamME #Library as #DragQueen Event Sparks Public Access Clash
Jon FetherstonBy Jon FetherstonApril 5, 2026
#DragQueenStorytelling #MaineLibraries #MainePol #LibrariesRule!
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Grrrr... So, pretty much, anyone who is #homeless in #PortlandME can just freeze in their tents, eh?
Portland proposes new budget with tax increase, job cuts, expanded parking enforcement
by Jon Chrisos and Ronnie Parrillo, April 14, 2026
Excerpt: "The budget eliminates 74 positions, mostly vacant but including some layoffs tied to the closure of the asylum seeker [and winter warming] shelter at 166 Riverside Industrial Parkway, according to West."
#USPol #MainePol #Unhoused #Houseless #WinterShelters #PortlandMaine
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More about #Maine's #PFASBan from July 2025.
Excerpt:
"The Department of Environmental Protection is also recommending the board reject exemptions for #KitchenAppliances, #coffeemakers, electric fragrance warmers, and components in #CleaningProducts and furniture."Maine passed an amended law to ban #PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in 2024. Starting next year, it will be illegal to sell a range of products from #SkiWax to #cosmetics, that include intentionally added PFAS.
PFAS are known as 'forever chemicals' because they do not easily break down in the natural environment or living tissue. The products have been linked to serious health problems in humans, including cancer, kidney disease and low birth weight."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/adI0c#selection-1435.4-1463.13#MainePol #PFASBan #PFASPollution
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So, I happened to tune into a local commercial radio station to hear the weather report, and there was an ad by some group talking about how #Maine Governor #JanetMills was taking away everyone's morning coffee! Of course, that was republican scaremongering, since the ban is on #CoffeeMakers that have #PFAS and other #Foreverchemicals as part of their parts and/or seals. Simple solution to that. BUY A STOVETOP COFFEE POT! That's what I grew up drinking, and that's what I use now. I wouldn't use an aluminum one, but the stainless steel ones aren't expensive, and if cleaned properly, produce great tasting coffee for YEARS!
Maine bans thousands of products containing toxic '#ForeverChemicals'
by Brad Rogers, WGME
Tue, December 30, 2025Excerpt: "The new ban includes children's #toys, #cosmetics, #cookware, and #cleaning products [and some electric coffeemakers].
"It also includes reusable water bottles, #upholstery, #clothing, and feminine products.
" 'This is an important step in moving forward with eliminating unnecessary uses of intentionally added PFAS, to protect the public from exposure, as well as the environment,' said Kerri Farris, with the #MaineDEP #SaferChemicalsProgram."
Read more:
https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-expands-ban-on-forever-chemicals-in-consumer-products-starting-january-1-pfas-health-low-birth-weights-compromised-immune-systems-cancer#MainePol #PFASBan #GOPScaremongering #SaferChemicals #PFOS #Pollution
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No surprise. #ChelliePingree voted against HR556, #JaredGolden voted for it.
Protect #Wildlife from Toxic #LeadAmmunition [and #FishingTackle]
"#HR556, a bill to prevent federal agencies from prohibiting or regulating the use of toxic lead ammunition and fishing tackle on certain public lands and waters, passed the House of Representatives on March 18. However, we are not done fighting this bill! Lead ammunition is a well-documented threat, leading to illness and death for millions of birds and other wild animals each year. Since there is no safe level for lead exposure, hunters, anglers, and their families can also be harmed. Please contact your US representative about their vote on H.R. 556 and urge your senators to oppose this bill."
https://awionline.org/action-center#/535
Bill Status and details:
H.R.556 — 119th Congress (2025-2026)
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
"This bill bars the Fish and Wildlife Service (#FWS), the Bureau of Land Management (#BLM), and the Forest Service from prohibiting or regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water. The bill makes exceptions for specified existing regulations and where the FWS, the BLM, or the Forest Service determines that a decline in wildlife population at the specific unit of federal land or water is primarily caused by the use of lead in ammunition or tackle, based on the field data from such unit, and the state approves the regulations."
House Roll Call Vote 93 119th Congress - 2nd Session (2026)
Passed - Yea: 215 | Nay: 202
(R 208-1 Pres=0 NV=9, D 7-201 Pres=0 NV=6, I 0-0 Pres=0 NV=0)Full voting roster:
https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/119-2/93#USPol #MainePol #ProtectWildlife #ProtectNature #LeadPoisoning #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #NatureIsLife
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No surprise. #ChelliePingree voted against HR556, #JaredGolden voted for it.
Protect #Wildlife from Toxic #LeadAmmunition [and #FishingTackle]
"#HR556, a bill to prevent federal agencies from prohibiting or regulating the use of toxic lead ammunition and fishing tackle on certain public lands and waters, passed the House of Representatives on March 18. However, we are not done fighting this bill! Lead ammunition is a well-documented threat, leading to illness and death for millions of birds and other wild animals each year. Since there is no safe level for lead exposure, hunters, anglers, and their families can also be harmed. Please contact your US representative about their vote on H.R. 556 and urge your senators to oppose this bill."
https://awionline.org/action-center#/535
Bill Status and details:
H.R.556 — 119th Congress (2025-2026)
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2025
"This bill bars the Fish and Wildlife Service (#FWS), the Bureau of Land Management (#BLM), and the Forest Service from prohibiting or regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water. The bill makes exceptions for specified existing regulations and where the FWS, the BLM, or the Forest Service determines that a decline in wildlife population at the specific unit of federal land or water is primarily caused by the use of lead in ammunition or tackle, based on the field data from such unit, and the state approves the regulations."
House Roll Call Vote 93 119th Congress - 2nd Session (2026)
Passed - Yea: 215 | Nay: 202
(R 208-1 Pres=0 NV=9, D 7-201 Pres=0 NV=6, I 0-0 Pres=0 NV=0)Full voting roster:
https://www.congress.gov/votes/house/119-2/93#USPol #MainePol #ProtectWildlife #ProtectNature #LeadPoisoning #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #NatureIsLife
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#JuniperRidge Landfill can expand, state says again after judge orders reconsideration
by Marie Weidmayer, March 23, 2026
Excerpt: "The Juniper Ridge Landfill can expand, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection decided for a second time — but a judge must sign off first.
"A new public benefit determination allows the #OldTown landfill to expand, the #ConservationLawFoundation said Monday. The foundation and #PenobscotNation sued the #MaineDEP in November 2024 over the proposed expansion.
"The department had to reconsider allowing the expansion after a judge ruled in January that the Maine DEP did not complete 'critical' fact finding during the public benefit determination. The Maine DEP decided Oct. 2, 2024, there is a public benefit to the expansion and expanding the landfill is not inconsistent with #EnvironmentalJustice.
"Penobscot County Superior Court Judge Bruce Mallonee will reconsider the application because the case is still pending, Maine DEP spokesperson David Madore said. The department can resume processing the expansion application and will have a public hearing, he said.
" 'This decision does not reflect the lived reality of our people,' Penobscot Nation Chief #KirkFrancis said. “Our voices and our knowledge of this place must be meaningfully considered when those in power make decisions that will impact our land and community.'
"The lawsuit is still pending in Penobscot County Superior Court. The foundation and Penobscot Nation are determining next steps."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/8dI8S#MainePol #CasellaWasteSystems #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #PFAS #MaineFirstNations #Pollution #ForeverChemicals
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😡 FFS! So, now the city has decided to close the shelter?!! Will they open it in a more central location? Or just let unhoused folks freeze to death!!! Way to go, #Maine's biggest city!!! Oh, and the asylum seekers are too afraid to stay there! #FuckICE!!!
'Numbers have certainly declined': #PortlandME to close shelter for #AsylumSeekers [and homeless people who need shelter during freezing temperatures]
by Max Williams, WGME
Wed, March 18, 2026Excerpt: "The city also needs to develop a gameplan for a #WarmingShelter by next winter, as this location served as the city’s only #OvernightShelter.
"Allicia Santamore has been living on the streets of Portland for eight years and considers the shelter to be a lifeline.
" 'The warming shelter is awesome for people to sit when its six o'clock in the morning and you got no place to go. You can't stay in your tent no more, it’s f------ freezing,' Santamore said.
"The city says they are talking with Maine DHHS about what to do, but they say it all comes down to funding."
Full article:
https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-housing-crisis-numbers-have-certainly-declined-portland-to-close-shelter-for-asylum-seekers-immigration-warming-homelessness -
How soon people forget...
A century ago, #FrancoAmericans were targeted in #Maine like today’s #Somali #immigrants
Opinion by Tommy Pinette, March 3, 2026
"Two years ago, I learned the infamous #KuKluxKlan exploded in popularity throughout Maine during its resurgence in the 1920s. Across the United States, the terrorist group amassed hundreds of thousands of new followers in a rather clever dissemblance as a community service and fraternal organization. At one point, in fact, approximately 30% of Maine’s native-born population were enrolled members of the KKK. Yet they did not target Somali-Americans, people on work visas, or permanent residents from Africa — they vehemently attacked the people we now call Franco-Americans.
"Prominent Franco communities in #LewistonME, #RumfordME, #OldTownME, #AugustaME, and #WatervilleME, called 'petits Canadas,' became targets of violence for the #KKK.
"One local history of the Franco-American community of Old Town recounts a horrific stand-off at French Island: holding torches and weapons, a mob of angry klansmen attempted to cross the bridge onto the island in order to burn it down. Only the rapid efforts of men in the community to block the bridge physically kept the island from going up in flames.
"And yet, I hear many of my Franco relatives talk poorly about immigrants. They repeat similar slogans to the ones President Donald Trump spreads about immigrants who come from Africa, particularly those from East Africa: “they shouldn’t be here … Somalia is not even a country” Animus defines how many Franco-Americans understand immigrants, the people who stand in the very same place their ancestors once stood a couple generations ago.
"Do not forget that our #WhitePrivilege came at a great historical cost in the forms of systemic French language suppression, decades of shameful stereotypes, and barriers to higher education. For almost 70 years, the state of Maine had a legislative policy of only offering public education in English. We must remember our ancestors, the memères and pepères who endured the same xenophobic insults immigrants in America face today."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/83Hi6#USPol #WorldPol #MainePol #NewAmericans #NewMainers #USHistory #MaineHistory #ICESucks #AbolishICE #Hypocrisy
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I think #GorhamME needs to fire their town government officials! WTF! Also, if Amazon builds their warehouse, you can bet they'll be pushing for the #GorhamConnector as well, which will bring more #UrbanSprawl!!!
Gorham residents push back against #AmazonWarehouse proposal
by Bonnie Bishop, Feb 26, 2026
GORHAM, #Maine — "Gorham residents are trying to prevent Amazon from becoming their new neighbor as a proposal to build a warehouse in the town continues to loom.
"The backlash comes despite the town already giving the company the green light to build a nearly 160,000 square foot warehouse. An Amazon spokesperson said the new facility would create economic growth in Gorham. [BULLSHIT!!!]
"Dozens of Gorham residents gathered Thursday to air their concerns about the project.
" 'I think that this deal is a bad deal for Gorham. It is going to create a lot of negative impacts for the town,' Gorham resident Josh Trombley said. 'We're not going to see a lot of benefit in terms of tax revenue.'
"Anne Bilodeau lives on Shamrock Drive, right up against where the project is set to be developed. She said she worries about more traffic and noise surrounding the neighborhood she's lived in for over 20 years.
" 'I can't imagine opening a window in the summertime anymore with that back there,' Bilodeau said.
"The Gorham Town Council said yes to Amazon's proposal to buy roughly 94 acres for about $4 million over the summer. The citizens' group, #GorhamUnited, said Amazon hasn't finalized the sale and they see why an opportunity to stop it."
Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/gorham-residents-push-back-against-amazon-warehouse-proposal/70525740#MainePol #TrafficPollution #NoisePollution #ResistBigTech #ResistAmazon
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#Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location
The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME
by Riley Board, February 26, 2026
"A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
"The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.
"University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.
"#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.
"Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.
"Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'
"More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.
"Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/8VwxN#MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace
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#Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location
The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME
by Riley Board, February 26, 2026
"A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
"The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.
"University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.
"#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.
"Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.
"Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'
"More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.
"Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/8VwxN#MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace
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#Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location
The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME
by Riley Board, February 26, 2026
"A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
"The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.
"University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.
"#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.
"Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.
"Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'
"More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.
"Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/8VwxN#MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace
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#Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location
The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME
by Riley Board, February 26, 2026
"A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
"The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.
"University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.
"#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.
"Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.
"Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'
"More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.
"Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/8VwxN#MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace
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#Palestine conference canceled by #USM over speaker’s sanctions has new location
The academic discussion called the ‘#ConsequenceOfPalestine’ will take place at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in #GorhamME
by Riley Board, February 26, 2026
"A conference on Palestine scheduled for Saturday has found a new venue after the University of Southern Maine said it would no longer sponsor the event because one of the planned speakers is subject to sanctions by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
"The 'Consequence of Palestine' event will now be hosted at the First Parish Congregational Church in Gorham, and is scheduled to proceed on the same date, organizers with the #MaineCoalitionForPalestine and #MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights announced Thursday.
"University officials told organizers late last week they could no longer use Hannaford Hall on the USM’s Portland campus for the event after learning that speaker #FrancescaAlbanese is on the Office of Foreign Assets Controls’ #SanctionsLlist.
"#Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on #HumanRights in the #OccupiedPalestinianTerritories, was slapped with sanctions in July after she wrote letters to several major American businesses, telling them she planned to name them in a U.N. report for contributing to human rights violations by #Israel; the #StateDepartment called the letters campaigns of political and #EconomicWarfare. U.S. businesses and entities are prohibited from doing business with Albanese.
"Albanese was scheduled to speak at the conference remotely, and organizers said they received guidance that her participation was permitted so long as they did not engage in any financial transaction with her or offer an honorarium for her participation.
"Organizers also say they offered to remove Albanese from the schedule, but the university said it still could not host the event because it needed, 'time to assess the risk and put in place measures to ensure compliance with all federal and state laws and university policies.'
"More than 300 people had registered for the event as of Tuesday.
"Albanese is still slated to speak at the conference, an organizer confirmed. The USM Department of Criminology and Sociology, previously a co-sponsor of the event, is no longer involved."
Archived version:
https://archive.md/8VwxN#MainePol #Capitulation #USPol #Fascism #Authoritarianism #IsraeliWarCrimes #USWarCrimes #FreeGaza #Gaza #GazaGenocide #LandTheft #Colonialism #FreePalestine #BibiIsAWarCriminal #MaineVoicesForPeace
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#CommunityVoicesForChange on #WMPG!
Topics include:
#PFASPollution in Maine
#TransgenderYouth
#FoodInsecurity
#AISurveillance
#VotersRights
#NuclearWeapons
And much, much more!Stream on demand:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-podcasts/community-voices-for-change/ -
#CommunityVoicesForChange on #WMPG!
Topics include:
#PFASPollution in Maine
#TransgenderYouth
#FoodInsecurity
#AISurveillance
#VotersRights
#NuclearWeapons
And much, much more!Stream on demand:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-podcasts/community-voices-for-change/ -
#CommunityVoicesForChange on #WMPG!
Topics include:
#PFASPollution in Maine
#TransgenderYouth
#FoodInsecurity
#AISurveillance
#VotersRights
#NuclearWeapons
And much, much more!Stream on demand:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-podcasts/community-voices-for-change/ -
#CommunityVoicesForChange on #WMPG!
Topics include:
#PFASPollution in Maine
#TransgenderYouth
#FoodInsecurity
#AISurveillance
#VotersRights
#NuclearWeapons
And much, much more!Stream on demand:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-podcasts/community-voices-for-change/ -
#CommunityVoicesForChange on #WMPG!
Topics include:
#PFASPollution in Maine
#TransgenderYouth
#FoodInsecurity
#AISurveillance
#VotersRights
#NuclearWeapons
And much, much more!Stream on demand:
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Dozens gather in protest outside #ScarboroughME #ICE facility
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, who visited an #ICEFacility in Massachusetts on Thursday, stopped by the protest Friday afternoon.
Drew Johnson, February 20, 2026
SCARBOROUGH — "#Protesters gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility here on Friday to voice dismay over the agency’s practices in Maine and elsewhere.
Nearly 100 people — including U.S. Rep. #ChelliePingree — had gathered along #MansonLibbyRoad by the protest’s 3:30 p.m. start time, according to a reporter’s count."Protesters chatted, held signs and flags, and waved as drivers honked their horns. Organizers lined the street with caution tape to designate where demonstrators ought to congregate and to keep them out of the roadway.
"Pingree, D-1st District, complimented demonstrators on their signs and stopped to chat with some and answer questions.
" 'Even though the surge has slowed down here in Maine, we still have a lot of activity,' Pingree said."
Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/20/dozens-gather-in-protest-outside-scarborough-ice-facility-2/Archived version:
https://archive.md/y3XXh#USPol #MainePol #MaineResists #ResistICE #ResistFascism #AmericanGestapo #AbolishICE #DefundICE #DefundDHS
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So, #ICEAgents entering / leaving the Manson Libby Road facility have two roads they could take to get to Route One... Lincoln Avenue or Southgate Road. Across the street from Southgate is M&T Bank. On Lincoln Avenue is the Holy Donut. Interesting... If one doesn't want to hang out at a bank, there's a Wellness Center next door (less conspicuous?).
#ICEFacility #ScarboroughME #USPol #MainePol #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #IciclePatrol
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And for anyone who did not know the exact location of the #ICEFacility in #ScarboroughME, the address is 40 Manson Libby Road! Any vets needing some support (and maybe want to keep an eye on #ICEVehicles)? Hmmmm...
#ICE facility planned in Scarborough
May 5, 2021
By Ulya Aligulova | Photos Joseph Shaw"Construction of a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility located at 40 Manson Libby Road in Scarborough is set to be completed in spring 2021. It will share the building with a #VeteransAdministration group that provides therapy and support to veterans.
"The news of the facility first broke in February 2020 when Bangor Daily News reported on an email they obtained, under the Freedom of Information Act, from Alisa Wofford, a leasing specialist with the U.S. General Services Administration, an agency that manages federal building contracts. '[T]his space will be low key and not brightly advertised as an ICE location,' Wofford wrote to other government officials. 'The GSA property manager does not speculate that protests will be a problem for the vet center.' According to the email, ICE will process, fingerprint, and detain people suspected of immigration violations, keeping them in onsite holding rooms before transporting them in unmarked vans to an overnight detention facility elsewhere, if necessary.
"At present, people apprehended by the agency and waiting for immigration court proceedings are generally held at the Cumberland County Jail before being moved out of state. According to ICE’s website, the nearest Enforcement and Removal Operations field office, whose area of responsibility includes Maine, is in Boston. However, in October 2019, the agency announced the opening of an administrative office in downtown Portland at One City Center, which also has one holding cell. The news of the two facilities came as the number of people arrested by ICE spiked across the country. In 2019, ICE apprehended over 1.1 million people, a rise of nearly 70% from the previous fiscal year. In 2020, the agency convicted nearly 400,000 people and deported over 185,000 noncitizens from the U.S.
"Scarborough town officials were not aware of the plans for the facility before the Bangor Daily News broke the story. #JoshSoley, the owner of the industrial building at 40 Manson Libby Road, signed a 15-year-lease with the GSA in April 2019. 'This was a private transaction between a property owner and the federal government that complied with all the zoning requirements and the council doesn’t have any authority to approve or disapprove leases between the parties,' said Scarborough Town Council Chief Paul Johnson. 'We’ve since changed our zoning laws so that overnight and detention facilities will no longer be allowed. The new zoning would also prevent this facility from expanding.' "
Read more:
https://www.amjamboafrica.com/ice-facility-planned-in-scarborough/#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine
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From 2020: #Activists call on #OneCityCenter to cancel lease to #ICE offices
Jan 6, 2020
PORTLAND, Maine —"Activists lit up parts of Portland with a message Friday, asking Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to leave the city.
"Light projections shared messages on One City Center, the location of ICE's office, asking the management company to cancel the lease.
"A second projection and a small cage were set up in #CongressSquarePark.
DIRIGO Management Company, which manages One City Center, issued a statement Monday morning on Friday's protest."President Bob Keegan said that while the company oversees facility management, it does not own One City Center and does not make leasing decisions.
"Keegan said all leasing decisions are made by the building's owner One City Center Associates LLC."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/Fw8Yk#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine
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While out and about in #PortlandME, I came across this sign.
The late #JoeSoley was a notorious #SlumLord in #PortlandME. It seems his son #DavidSoley and grandson #JoshSoley are in cahoots with #ICE! David Soley might be connected to #OneCityCenter (where ICE has had an office since 2020). Josh Soley is the owner (and David the manager) of the #ICEFacility in #ScarboroughME.
Here is some info I found on Reddit...
Posted January, 26, 2026
"No ICE, No Josh Soley/ CORE
A recent post brought attention to the fact that Josh Soley is the owner of the #ICEKidnapping facility in Scarborough that is putting kids and their families in cages.
This fuckface is worse than the ICE agents terrorizing our town. He is akin to a #Nazi profiteer. I’m all for denying service to ICE agents, but can we please step up the boycott and refusal to allow Josh and his real estate company CORE to do business as usual? I bartend in town and I will quit before I serve him or his family. I will also donate to anyone who can make posters they can share and I promise to help plaster them all over town."
https://www.reddit.com/r/portlandme/comments/1qofs7d/no_ice_no_josh_soley_core/
Also from Reddit, posted January 24, 2026:
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/portlandme/comments/1qmhzac/david_soley_shareholder_of_bernstein_shur_owns/
"David Soley, shareholder of Bernstein Shur, owns the ICE Facility in ScarboroughEdit: David Soley is the REGISTERED AGENT. His son Josh is the owner.
The owner of record is "AEY LLC":
From Scarborough tax records: Owner of Record: AEY LLC, 100 COMMERCIAL ST PORTLAND, ME 04101 Sale Price $0 Book & Page 35578/111 Sale Date 04/15/2019
https://gis.vgsi.com/scarboroughme/Parcel.aspx?Pid=190
Maine.gov shows AEY registered agent is David Soley. Enter Charter #20193684DC
https://apps3.web.maine.gov/nei-sos-icrs/ICRS?CorpSumm=20193684DC
David Soley is a shareholder at Bernstein Shur:
https://www.bernsteinshur.com/people/david-a-soley/
Could they, the Soleys, shut it down if they wanted?"
#MainePol #USPol #MaineResists #ICEOut #ICEOutOfMaine #ICESucks #DefundICE #DefundDHS
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ON THEIR WAY TO WORK!!! SUCH HARDENED CRIMINALS!!!
#ImmigrantRights group says 17 people were arrested by #CBP agents while riding bus in #Skowhegan
Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition says it has seen more immigration enforcement activity in rural areas
Jacob Murphy, February 12, 2026
Excerpt: "Maine Immigrants' Rights Coalition says the workers were staying in the former #KyesMotel in #SkowheganME. The bus regularly picks them up and brings them to #BackyardFarms.
"Backyard Farms grows #tomatoes and #lettuce and ships the produce across the country.
"Local growers are concerned that the agricultural workforce will significantly shrink with increasing immigration enforcement.
" 'The reality we're seeing is that the recent surge in ICE activity is causing uncertainty for farm labor that doesn't stop at a visa status. It’s making it harder for farms to maintain a reliable workforce, which will ultimately ripple out into the broader economy," said Jennifer Wilhelm with Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. "
#MIRC #Maine #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #DefundICE #DefundDHS #MOFGA #MaineFarms #Farmworkers #USPol #MainePol #FuckICE
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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:
https://thewestendnews.com/the-reality-facing-asylum-seekers-in-maine/#USPol #MainePol #SanctuaryCities #PortlandME #NewMainers #SanctuaryCity #WelcomeNewMainers #Refugees #Immigrants #TrumpSucks
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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:
https://thewestendnews.com/the-reality-facing-asylum-seekers-in-maine/#USPol #MainePol #SanctuaryCities #PortlandME #NewMainers #SanctuaryCity #WelcomeNewMainers #Refugees #Immigrants #TrumpSucks
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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:
https://thewestendnews.com/the-reality-facing-asylum-seekers-in-maine/#USPol #MainePol #SanctuaryCities #PortlandME #NewMainers #SanctuaryCity #WelcomeNewMainers #Refugees #Immigrants #TrumpSucks
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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:
https://thewestendnews.com/the-reality-facing-asylum-seekers-in-maine/#USPol #MainePol #SanctuaryCities #PortlandME #NewMainers #SanctuaryCity #WelcomeNewMainers #Refugees #Immigrants #TrumpSucks
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#Maine - Several people arrested after pray-in outside Sen. #SusanCollins' office in #PortlandME
Police said they charged nine people with criminal trespass after they refused to leave and "asked to be arrested"
by Adam Bartow, Updated: 5:54 PM EST Jan 27, 2026
Excerpt: "Police say there were about 50 people protesting and the group was told people would be charged if they did not leave. Police said after several warnings, most people left, but nine stayed 'and asked to be arrested.'
"The First Parish Congregational Church of #GorhamME shared on Facebook, calling it faithful action with 'a large group of #FaithLeaders and people of faith and #conscience, demanding that she use her power to end funding to #ICE and put an end to their campaign of #terror. If you’re on Facebook, please follow #FirstParishCongregationalChurch of Gorham and share widely to amplify this action.'
"Local faith leaders released a statement Tuesday afternoon calling it a #PrayIn.
" 'Masked federal agents using their anger as a tool, causing harm in already vulnerable communities, is the opposite of loving our neighbor,' said Rev. Sara Bartlett, Pastor at Second Congregational Church (#UCC) in #NorwayME.
"The list of people arrested includes the #pastors at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in Portland, First Parish Congregational Church of Gorham, #BracketMemorialChurch on #PeaksIsland and the #CongregationalChurch in #CumberlandME."
#FaithLeaders #WWJD #Maine #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutMaine #AbolishICE
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#Maine - Several people arrested after pray-in outside Sen. #SusanCollins' office in #PortlandME
Police said they charged nine people with criminal trespass after they refused to leave and "asked to be arrested"
by Adam Bartow, Updated: 5:54 PM EST Jan 27, 2026
Excerpt: "Police say there were about 50 people protesting and the group was told people would be charged if they did not leave. Police said after several warnings, most people left, but nine stayed 'and asked to be arrested.'
"The First Parish Congregational Church of #GorhamME shared on Facebook, calling it faithful action with 'a large group of #FaithLeaders and people of faith and #conscience, demanding that she use her power to end funding to #ICE and put an end to their campaign of #terror. If you’re on Facebook, please follow #FirstParishCongregationalChurch of Gorham and share widely to amplify this action.'
"Local faith leaders released a statement Tuesday afternoon calling it a #PrayIn.
" 'Masked federal agents using their anger as a tool, causing harm in already vulnerable communities, is the opposite of loving our neighbor,' said Rev. Sara Bartlett, Pastor at Second Congregational Church (#UCC) in #NorwayME.
"The list of people arrested includes the #pastors at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in Portland, First Parish Congregational Church of Gorham, #BracketMemorialChurch on #PeaksIsland and the #CongregationalChurch in #CumberlandME."
#FaithLeaders #WWJD #Maine #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutMaine #AbolishICE
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#PortlandME and #LewistonMe are bracing for #ICE to come to their cities
By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News
moc.swenyliadrognab@sutfols
Published on: January 14, 2026"Carl Sheline urged residents and businesses to know their rights and have a plan if they’re contacted by agents."
https://themainemonitor.org/portland-lewiston-bracing-for-ice/
#KYR #ICEOutMaine #ICEOut #KnowYourRights #Bystanders #Whistles #NoHumanIsIllegal #MainePol #USPol #ICESucks
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And who is behind #ProtectGirlsSports ? Why a #ChristoFascist CULT in #WestbrookME!
Maine judge rules #CalvaryChapel is a “cult” and bans a mother from taking her daughter to church
By Dillon Burroughs
Excerpts: "During that hearing, the district court judge, a former president of the American Civil Liberties Union (#ACLU), concluded that Bickford’s daughter experienced '#PsychologicalHarm' through her attendance at #CalvaryChapelPortland, a Bible-teaching, non-denominational church.
"The court relied heavily on testimony from a self-described 'cult expert' who labeled the church’s teachings on spiritual warfare, fallen angels, and doctrinal certainty as 'cultic' and potentially harmful. On that basis, the court awarded the father final authority over whether the child may attend services or even read the Bible during when with her mother.
[...]
"The father’s lawyer argues that the church’s teachings might have contributed to the child’s anxiety and panic episodes and that the district court acted within its discretion to protect the child’s psychological welfare. The district court judge decided that images of demons, descriptions of eternal punishment, and lessons on spiritual warfare in the Church’s youth curriculum created an environment inappropriate for the child."
Full article:
https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2025/11/20/maine-judge-restricts-mothers-right-to-take-daughter-to-church/ -
I heard an excellent #podcast on #WMPG this afternoon about the #AI #Surveillance state and how #TechBros are bullying towns into hosting #DataCenters! A must-listen!
AI Surveillance Cameras in Maine
30 mins - First Aired December 15, 2025
WMPG-FM. Univ of So. Maine - Weekly - Mondays - 1:00 PM
Producer & Host: Richard Rudolph, PhD."The podcast is an interview of #DylanOliver, a native of #HodgsonME who is a staff member of the Alliance for Secure AI. Dylan talked about how a number of communities in the state have installed AI surveillance cameras which log and store every single car that passes by a given location, creating a searchable database of our movements regardless of whether anyone is suspected of a crime or not. He also talked about how the data can be shared with federal and local agencies for 'investigative purposes' even if a local police department chooses to restrict data to its own officers."
Web page for #CommunityVoicesForChange:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-podcasts/community-voices-for-change/#USPol #DataCenter #TechBullies #AISurveillance #MainePol #ThoughtCrime #AllianceForSecureAI #ACAB #Orwellian
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#RSU73 votes to keep [discriminatory] #transgender policy despite lawsuit from #MaineHumanRightsCommission
by Julia Simone, WGME, Thu, December 4, 2025
Updated Fri, December 5, 2025#JayME (WGME) -- "The issue of transgender student athletes in high school sports is once again taking center stage at a Maine school district, with districts facing conflicting guidance from the federal government and the state on how to follow the law.
"A fiery school board meeting was held in Jay Thursday night, as residents and school board members expressed their opinions about the lawsuit the district is facing from the Maine Human Rights Commission.
"Earlier this year, they revised their district policies to recognize only two genders, male and female, under #TitleIX.
"That interpretation of the law aligns with President Donald #Trump’s policy but is at odds with a state law, The #MaineHumanRightsAct, which schools are required to follow.
"One Republican State Representative wants the district to follow the President's lead.
[...]
"The Maine Human Rights Act allows students to participate in sports based on their preferred gender, not necessarily the sex they were born with."
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#RSU73 votes to keep [discriminatory] #transgender policy despite lawsuit from #MaineHumanRightsCommission
by Julia Simone, WGME, Thu, December 4, 2025
Updated Fri, December 5, 2025#JayME (WGME) -- "The issue of transgender student athletes in high school sports is once again taking center stage at a Maine school district, with districts facing conflicting guidance from the federal government and the state on how to follow the law.
"A fiery school board meeting was held in Jay Thursday night, as residents and school board members expressed their opinions about the lawsuit the district is facing from the Maine Human Rights Commission.
"Earlier this year, they revised their district policies to recognize only two genders, male and female, under #TitleIX.
"That interpretation of the law aligns with President Donald #Trump’s policy but is at odds with a state law, The #MaineHumanRightsAct, which schools are required to follow.
"One Republican State Representative wants the district to follow the President's lead.
[...]
"The Maine Human Rights Act allows students to participate in sports based on their preferred gender, not necessarily the sex they were born with."
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#RSU73 votes to keep [discriminatory] #transgender policy despite lawsuit from #MaineHumanRightsCommission
by Julia Simone, WGME, Thu, December 4, 2025
Updated Fri, December 5, 2025#JayME (WGME) -- "The issue of transgender student athletes in high school sports is once again taking center stage at a Maine school district, with districts facing conflicting guidance from the federal government and the state on how to follow the law.
"A fiery school board meeting was held in Jay Thursday night, as residents and school board members expressed their opinions about the lawsuit the district is facing from the Maine Human Rights Commission.
"Earlier this year, they revised their district policies to recognize only two genders, male and female, under #TitleIX.
"That interpretation of the law aligns with President Donald #Trump’s policy but is at odds with a state law, The #MaineHumanRightsAct, which schools are required to follow.
"One Republican State Representative wants the district to follow the President's lead.
[...]
"The Maine Human Rights Act allows students to participate in sports based on their preferred gender, not necessarily the sex they were born with."
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#RSU73 votes to keep [discriminatory] #transgender policy despite lawsuit from #MaineHumanRightsCommission
by Julia Simone, WGME, Thu, December 4, 2025
Updated Fri, December 5, 2025#JayME (WGME) -- "The issue of transgender student athletes in high school sports is once again taking center stage at a Maine school district, with districts facing conflicting guidance from the federal government and the state on how to follow the law.
"A fiery school board meeting was held in Jay Thursday night, as residents and school board members expressed their opinions about the lawsuit the district is facing from the Maine Human Rights Commission.
"Earlier this year, they revised their district policies to recognize only two genders, male and female, under #TitleIX.
"That interpretation of the law aligns with President Donald #Trump’s policy but is at odds with a state law, The #MaineHumanRightsAct, which schools are required to follow.
"One Republican State Representative wants the district to follow the President's lead.
[...]
"The Maine Human Rights Act allows students to participate in sports based on their preferred gender, not necessarily the sex they were born with."
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#CMPCorridor Proposal: A Bad Deal for #Maine
"In April 2023, a Cumberland County jury ruled in CMP’s favor during a court case that very likely will decide the future of the company’s controversial transmission corridor. The decision was based on technical legal issues and not on the merits of whether or not this was a good project for Maine
"We are disappointed with the outcome and remain sharply focused on achieving a just and equitable clean energy future that works for all Mainers.
"Maine has already shown there’s a better path forward than the CMP corridor. A path focused on #regional collaboration and centered in Maine’s pragmatic approach to solving problems.
"Mainers are pursuing home-grown clean energy sources, like the #KingPineWind project in Aroostook County that will deliver new and verifiable reductions in pollution rather than a shell game that shifts existing energy for maximum profit.
"#MaineVoters got it right when they overwhelmingly passed a referendum rejecting the #CMP corridor because it’s a bad deal for #Maine and a bad deal for our climate.
"#NRCM is honored to stand with youth #ClimateJustice activists, #tribes in Maine and Canada, people across #WesternMaine who rely on a vibrant outdoor recreation economy, and many others in opposing the CMP corridor. Thank you to everyone who partnered with us on this hard-fought campaign.
What is the CMP Corridor?"Central Maine Power (CMP) is building a 145-mile transmission line through the heart of Maine to send hydropower from Quebec to electricity customers in Massachusetts.
"The CMP corridor is a bad deal for Maine. It will permanently damage #undeveloped #forest and #wildlife habitat, stifle the #LocalRenewableEnergy industry, and jeopardize the creation of clean energy jobs. The corridor won’t reduce global greenhouse gas emissions or create sustainable jobs for Maine people.
Top 4 Reasons NRCM Opposed the Corridor:
- Won’t reduce climate-changing pollution, and may actually increase it.
- Cuts 53 miles of new transmission lines through undeveloped forests in Maine’s #NorthWoods, harming brook trout, deer, other #wildlife, and the tourism economy.
- Jeopardizes the construction of new in-state renewable energy projects and creation of clean energy jobs.
- Generates billions of dollars of profit for CMP [#Avangrid] and #HydroQuebec while offering very little to Maine people and businesses."https://www.nrcm.org/programs/climate/proposed-cmp-transmission-line-bad-deal-maine/
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#Maine #GovernorJanetMills releases $1.25 million to help #FoodBanks respond to #SNAP losses
Mills also has not ruled out calling a special session of the Legislature so roughly 170,000 Mainers don’t lose federal food assistance.
by Randy Billings. October 30, 2025
FALMOUTH — "Gov. Janet Mills said Wednesday that her administration is releasing an additional $1.25 million in funding for food pantries and anti-hunger programs in a bid to keep nearly 170,000 low-income Maine families from losing assistance during the federal government shutdown.
"Mills said the funding would be distributed through the #GoodShepherdFoodBank and the #AreaAgenciesOnAging to support programs such as #MealsOnWheels and other anti-hunger organizations.
" 'When the federal government fails, Maine will not,' Mills said in a written statement. 'When challenges arise, Maine people step up.'
"Mills is using $1 million from the governor’s contingency account and the John T. Gorman Foundation is providing $250,000. The Portland nonprofit noted that 55,000 children could lose food assistance.
"Heather Paquette, president of Good Shepherd, said in a written statement that the funding will help support nearly 600 food pantries and other partner organizations across the state.
" 'Our partners on the front lines are facing an overwhelming need for food right now and these funds will go to work immediately to help ensure everyone in Maine has access to the food they need to feed themselves and their families during this uncertain time,' Paquette said.
[...]"Some other states are also announcing emergency funding for food banks and food assistance programs in anticipation of the loss of SNAP benefits. #Minnesota, for example, has announced $4 million for food assistance programs, and #NewYork is committing $30 million."
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#Resistance #ResistTrump #TrumpSucks #TrumpIsABully #TrumpIsAFascist #SNAPCuts #USDACuts #HungerGames #KillThePoor #FoodStamps #FoodInsecurity #District13 #Mainers -
#GovernorJanetMills calls on #Trump to tap emergency reserves to fund #FoodStamps
by Christopher Burns, October 30, 2025
Excerpt: "Mills and the other governors said in their letter that the anti-hunger program prevents low-income Americans from having to make 'impossible choices' between eating or taking medication, between eating or heating their homes, between eating or going to the doctor.
" '#SNAP lifts families out of poverty by allowing them to spend money that would otherwise have been used for food on rent, heat, or health care,' they wrote."
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