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Republican nominee for #Maine governor says he wants #ICEAgents at #Polling places in the state
The Maine Democratic Party criticized the idea as likely illegal and an attempt to intimidate voters.
by PATRICK WHITTLE and MATT BROWN,
August 26, 2026PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — "Maine’s Republican nominee for governor recently told a crowd of supporters that he would ask a top Department of Homeland Security official to send U.S. Marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling places in the state for this fall’s midterm elections, according to audio obtained by The Associated Press.
"During an Aug. 20 event in Arundel, Bobby Charles told a group of supporters that he would ask #TomHoman, the White House #BorderCzar, to send federal agents to polling places in the weeks before #ElectionDay. The audio was first reported by the Bangor Daily News.
" 'Here’s my secret,; Charles told members of a Maine Young Republicans chapter. 'I have a friend named Tom Homan. Tom and I used to get on Fox all the time together. Tom’s an awesome guy.'
" 'I’m going to ask Tom, I’m going to actually — three or four weeks before the election, maybe three — I’m going to make an appeal for ICE and #USMarshals to be at our voting booths,' Charles said, according to the audio."
Read more:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/26/bobby-charles-ice-at-polling-places/#MainePol #USPol #Elections2026 #VoterIntimidation #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #DefundICE #CapitalPolice #CapitolPolice #PanEm #Fascists #BobbyCharles #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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Republican nominee for #Maine governor says he wants #ICEAgents at #Polling places in the state
The Maine Democratic Party criticized the idea as likely illegal and an attempt to intimidate voters.
by PATRICK WHITTLE and MATT BROWN,
August 26, 2026PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — "Maine’s Republican nominee for governor recently told a crowd of supporters that he would ask a top Department of Homeland Security official to send U.S. Marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling places in the state for this fall’s midterm elections, according to audio obtained by The Associated Press.
"During an Aug. 20 event in Arundel, Bobby Charles told a group of supporters that he would ask #TomHoman, the White House #BorderCzar, to send federal agents to polling places in the weeks before #ElectionDay. The audio was first reported by the Bangor Daily News.
" 'Here’s my secret,; Charles told members of a Maine Young Republicans chapter. 'I have a friend named Tom Homan. Tom and I used to get on Fox all the time together. Tom’s an awesome guy.'
" 'I’m going to ask Tom, I’m going to actually — three or four weeks before the election, maybe three — I’m going to make an appeal for ICE and #USMarshals to be at our voting booths,' Charles said, according to the audio."
Read more:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/26/bobby-charles-ice-at-polling-places/#MainePol #USPol #Elections2026 #VoterIntimidation #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #DefundICE #CapitalPolice #CapitolPolice #PanEm #Fascists #BobbyCharles #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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Republican nominee for #Maine governor says he wants #ICEAgents at #Polling places in the state
The Maine Democratic Party criticized the idea as likely illegal and an attempt to intimidate voters.
by PATRICK WHITTLE and MATT BROWN,
August 26, 2026PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — "Maine’s Republican nominee for governor recently told a crowd of supporters that he would ask a top Department of Homeland Security official to send U.S. Marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling places in the state for this fall’s midterm elections, according to audio obtained by The Associated Press.
"During an Aug. 20 event in Arundel, Bobby Charles told a group of supporters that he would ask #TomHoman, the White House #BorderCzar, to send federal agents to polling places in the weeks before #ElectionDay. The audio was first reported by the Bangor Daily News.
" 'Here’s my secret,; Charles told members of a Maine Young Republicans chapter. 'I have a friend named Tom Homan. Tom and I used to get on Fox all the time together. Tom’s an awesome guy.'
" 'I’m going to ask Tom, I’m going to actually — three or four weeks before the election, maybe three — I’m going to make an appeal for ICE and #USMarshals to be at our voting booths,' Charles said, according to the audio."
Read more:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/26/bobby-charles-ice-at-polling-places/#MainePol #USPol #Elections2026 #VoterIntimidation #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #DefundICE #CapitalPolice #CapitolPolice #PanEm #Fascists #BobbyCharles #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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Republican nominee for #Maine governor says he wants #ICEAgents at #Polling places in the state
The Maine Democratic Party criticized the idea as likely illegal and an attempt to intimidate voters.
by PATRICK WHITTLE and MATT BROWN,
August 26, 2026PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — "Maine’s Republican nominee for governor recently told a crowd of supporters that he would ask a top Department of Homeland Security official to send U.S. Marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling places in the state for this fall’s midterm elections, according to audio obtained by The Associated Press.
"During an Aug. 20 event in Arundel, Bobby Charles told a group of supporters that he would ask #TomHoman, the White House #BorderCzar, to send federal agents to polling places in the weeks before #ElectionDay. The audio was first reported by the Bangor Daily News.
" 'Here’s my secret,; Charles told members of a Maine Young Republicans chapter. 'I have a friend named Tom Homan. Tom and I used to get on Fox all the time together. Tom’s an awesome guy.'
" 'I’m going to ask Tom, I’m going to actually — three or four weeks before the election, maybe three — I’m going to make an appeal for ICE and #USMarshals to be at our voting booths,' Charles said, according to the audio."
Read more:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/26/bobby-charles-ice-at-polling-places/#MainePol #USPol #Elections2026 #VoterIntimidation #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #DefundICE #CapitalPolice #CapitolPolice #PanEm #Fascists #BobbyCharles #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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Republican nominee for #Maine governor says he wants #ICEAgents at #Polling places in the state
The Maine Democratic Party criticized the idea as likely illegal and an attempt to intimidate voters.
by PATRICK WHITTLE and MATT BROWN,
August 26, 2026PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — "Maine’s Republican nominee for governor recently told a crowd of supporters that he would ask a top Department of Homeland Security official to send U.S. Marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling places in the state for this fall’s midterm elections, according to audio obtained by The Associated Press.
"During an Aug. 20 event in Arundel, Bobby Charles told a group of supporters that he would ask #TomHoman, the White House #BorderCzar, to send federal agents to polling places in the weeks before #ElectionDay. The audio was first reported by the Bangor Daily News.
" 'Here’s my secret,; Charles told members of a Maine Young Republicans chapter. 'I have a friend named Tom Homan. Tom and I used to get on Fox all the time together. Tom’s an awesome guy.'
" 'I’m going to ask Tom, I’m going to actually — three or four weeks before the election, maybe three — I’m going to make an appeal for ICE and #USMarshals to be at our voting booths,' Charles said, according to the audio."
Read more:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/08/26/bobby-charles-ice-at-polling-places/#MainePol #USPol #Elections2026 #VoterIntimidation #ICEOutOfMaine #ICEOut #DefundICE #CapitalPolice #CapitolPolice #PanEm #Fascists #BobbyCharles #CharacteristicsOfFascism
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I found about this rally from the #MaineDSA mailing list! #DSA and #EnvironmentalGroups working together!!!
#PortlandME and #LewistonME - August 27, 2026
No Immunity for #BigOil Rallies!
"While making record profits, Big Oil and their allies in Congress are trying to get off the hook from paying for damages caused by their pollution by passing sweeping immunity legislation to protect their #corporate interests. Let's be clear: if you make a mess, you clean it up. #Maine taxpayers have been stuck paying for climate damages with no support from the corporations that caused the problem, and that isn't right.
"Join NRCM and our coalition partners on Thursday, August 27th in Portland and/or Lewiston to tell Maine's Congressional delegation to oppose Immunity for Big Oil and Make Polluters Pay for the damages they've caused in Maine.
Portland
When: 12 PM
Where: Lobsterman Park, 1 Temple Street
What: Rally followed by a march to deliver letters to the offices of Sen. Collins, Sen. King, and Rep. Pingree. Bring your signs, your voice, and your energy!
Lewiston
When: 4 PM
Where: Dufresne Plaza, 72 Lisbon Street, Lewiston
What: Rally followed by a march to deliver letters to Sen. Collins and Rep. Golden. Bring your signs, your voice, and your energy! "Coalition: #MaineDSA #NRCM #ThirdActMaine #MainePeoplesAlliance #MaineConservationVoters #UnionOfConcernedScientists #MCAN #ClimateDefenders #MaineYouthForClimateJustice #SierraClubMaine
#MainePol #USPol #ResistanceIsFertile #BigOilKnew #ClimateCrisis #MaineDSA #MaineEvents #Oiligarchy #CorporateColonialism #Oligarchy #Polluters #CorporatePolluters
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#SanfordME City Council extends #DatacenterMoratorium 180 days amid resident concerns
by WGME Staff
Tue, August 4, 2026SANFORD (WGME) -- "Sanford city councilors have voted to extend the city's moratorium on new #datacenters for another 180 days.
"The previous moratorium was approved in May and was set to expire.
"The extension comes as a developer proposes building a 1,000-acre data center along the #MousamRiver.
"City leaders and residents have raised concerns about potential impacts on #WaterQuality, #LandUse, #ElectricityDemand and other #Environmental issues.
" 'We have the chance to protect the #community, #wildlife and the legacy of the Mousam River, not diminish its value by allowing harmful projects of this scale to be built along the river,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, who opposes the project."
#MainePol #MaineResists #SandfordResists #ResistDataCenters #Datacentres #DatacentreMoratorium
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Less than 4 miles away from the planned #Datacenter in #SanfordME in nearby #Kennebunk
#KennebunkPlains #Wildlife Management Area
"#KennebunkLandTrust was a partner in the protection of this landscape scale 2,000-acre property. Now managed by #TheNatureConservancy, this preserve offers outstanding opportunities for recreation and observation. Former blueberry barrens, the land is managed for many unique and #RareSpecies of #birds, #reptiles and #plants. Maine’s largest flock of #endangered #GrasshopperSparrows lives here, as does the rare #BlackRacerSnake. The world’s largest population of #NorthernBlazingStar, a threatened flowering plant, blooms here in August and September."
Learn more:
https://kennebunklandtrust.org/preserves/kennebunk-wildlife-management-area/#MainePol #MEPol #Datacenters
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Within the #MassabesicExperimentalForest , the #CharlesESwettTrail is considered a #Birding hotspot!
"Gorgeous in every season, the Charles E. Swett Trail is well worth taking a few moments to walk. The trail is short, but bring a book or a lunch, and take your time watching the waters of Estes Lake. For a longer journey, considering linking this trail with the other trails in the Massabesic Experimental Forest (Ida Jim Road to Clayton Carl Trail, Atlantic White Cedar Loop, B.C. Jordan Trail, and Littlefield Trail)."
List of birds (76 species in all):
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L3812097/bird-listSource of description:
https://birdinghotspots.org/hotspot/L3822627#NoDatacenters #MainePol #MEPol
#Datacenters #ConservationLand
#MousamRiver #EstesLake
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#MaineByFoot - #MassabesicExperimentalForest
#AlfredMEPreserve Size: 3,700 acres
"This experimental forest, which is used by the U.S. Forest Service for forest ecology and management research, is better organized for walking than its northern partner, the Massabesic Experimental Forest in Lyman.
"Here there are a few well-blazed, easy-to-follow footpaths, as well as a 1-mile old forest road cutting through the land that is flat and easy. Additionally, there are several twisty trails that aren’t blazed but seem as if they would appeal to mountain bikers. These unmarked tracks are often identifiable by small boulders parked at their entrance where they split from the old forest road. I’ve marked the blazed and un-blazed trails with different colors in my map.
"An interesting spot in this area is the largest #AtlanticWhiteCedar #wetlands in #NewEngland, which you can visit by hiking the 1-mile #ClaytonCarlTrail to the #AtlanticWhiteCedarTrail. These paths are accessed from the main track, on the west side of the forest.
"Additionally, there is a very pretty short trail on the other side of #WhichersMillRoad. The easy and wide 0.5-mile #CharlesESwettTrail takes you to the shores of #EstesLake. The rocks here look like they would make good swimming perches."
Learn more:
https://mainebyfoot.com/massabesic-experimental-forest-alfred/#NoDatacenters #MainePol #MEPol
#Datacenters #ConservationLand
#MousamRiver #EstesLake
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[Thread] So these are some of the places near the planned #Datacenter in #SanfordME. Sure, there may not be a lot of *humans* living nearby, but there sure is a lot of #wildlife who call these places home...
Company Eyes Sanford Site for Data Center
February 20th 2026
"A Texas company is exploring the feasibility of developing a massive data center in south Sanford.
New England Energy owns 1,060 acres of woods and has been quietly inquiring about the suitability of the site for a 100 to 300 megawatt capacity data center. Existence of the potential project burst into the open during a Maine legislative committee last week, and more details are surfacing."
Read more:
https://sanfordspringvalenews.com/company-eyes-sanford-site-for-data-center/Archived version:
https://archive.ph/UExIR#MainePol #MEPol #Datacenters #MassabesicExperimentalForest #ConservationLand #MousamRiver #EstesLake #NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests
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#Maine - New testing identifies elevated #benzene emissions near #SouthPortland tank farms
“You might have been able to do this in the past, but we’re not going to let you do this in the future.”
by Norah Hogan, 4/14/2026
Excerpt: "Long-term exposure to benzene has been linked to dizziness, headaches, blood disorders and cancer.
"Reiner, who has lived near three of the sites for years, was diagnosed with bladder cancer last Thanksgiving. He underwent surgery in December and is now receiving treatment.
" 'The big question is, was it this exposure? You can’t say. But this exposure may have contributed,' he said. 'The more toxins and environmental hazards you encounter in your life, it all adds up. It’s the cumulative effect.'
"Concerns about emissions have persisted for years. Previously, oil companies were allowed to self-monitor their emissions and were subject to stricter regulations only if they reported elevated toxin levels.
"In 2019, #GlobalCompanies LLC entered into a legal settlement that required the installation of new technology to reduce emissions. The company’s benzene levels are now well below state thresholds.
" 'They don’t want to be forced to do something that would be the right thing for everybody,' Reiner said. 'Everybody in America could benefit if oil companies started cleaning their emissions before they leave the tank farms and facilities.' "
Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/elevated-benzene-near-south-portland-tank-farms/71016200#MainePol #MaineNews #BenzeneEmissions #AirIsLife #BigOilAndGas #AirPollution #Carcinogenic
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These Democrats opposed taxing #millionaires to fund schools
by Channa Steinmetz , June 13, 2025
"A proposal for an income tax surcharge on Mainers with the highest incomes, to fund public education, failed in the #Maine Senate by just one vote — and three Democratic lawmakers were among those who opposed it. This happened just one day after the bill also failed to pass in the House of Representative by two votes with six Democrats voting against it. The bill is currently being held in the Senate, as it may be reconsidered.
"The bill, #LD1098, would add a 2% surtax on individual income over $1 million and household income over $2 million. The tax would generate more than $50 million annually for education funding.
"Thursday’s final Senate vote was 17 in favor and 18 opposed. Democrats #JillDuson of Cumberland, #TeresaPierce of Cumberland, and #CraigHickman of Kennebec voted no.
"In the House, the vote was 70 in favor and 72 opposed. Democrats #AllisonHepler of Woolwich, #HollySargent of York, #ChristinMitchell of Cumberland, #DaniOHalloran of Brewer, #TiffanyRoberts of South Berwick, and #WalterGerardRunte of York all voted no.
"Currently, someone earning $1 million pays the same percentage of their income in taxes as someone earning $61,000, which advocates point out leaves tens of millions in potential revenue untapped.
"In voting against the bill, the Senators were going against popular opinion on such a tax: polling from the Maine People’s Resource Center (which is affiliated with #MainePeoplesAlliance, of which Beacon is a project) found that 81% of Maine voters support increasing taxes on income over $1 million. Supporters included 65% of Republicans and 65% of voters who identify as 'very conservative'.
"Maine Center for Economic Policy tax analyst Maura Pillsbury previously called LD 1098 a necessary step. 'The programs families rely on are under threat because our tax code asks too little of those at the top — and LD 1089 starts to fix that,' she said. 'The public is ready. The math works.'
"Maine lawmakers did pass two major tax reform bills yesterday that now head to Gov. #JanetMills, who has previously opposed similar efforts. #LD229 would restructure Maine’s income tax system by expanding from three to five brackets and adding higher rates of 7.75% and 8.95% for top earners.
"The second bill, #LD1879, raises the top #corporate tax rate to 10% on income over $3.5 million starting in 2026, with new revenue earmarked for #agricultural and economic #resilience programs. Despite initial disagreement between the chambers, the Senate ultimately reversed its stance and voted to agree with the House."
Source:
https://mainebeacon.com/these-democrats-opposed-taxing-millionaires-to-fund-schools/#MainePol #TaxTheRich #MillionaireTax #Billionaires #Millionaires #PayYourFairShare
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#Protesters rally at #PortlandME Jetport against #AveloAirlines' #ICEDeportation flights
July 14, 2025
PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- "A group gathered outside the Portland Jetport on Saturday to rally against Avelo Airlines for working with ICE.
"Since May, the airline has been carrying out deportation flights in Arizona for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"Shortly after starting their flights for ICE, #Avelo began offering nonstop flights between #NewHavenCT, and Portland.
" 'Whether or not it’s a public airport, we don't believe that anyone who’s violating anyone else’s #HumanRights, any business should be allowed to continue and be allowed to receive incentives from the airport,' said Rachel Weinstein, a protester at the #PortlandJetport.
"A spokesperson for Avelo says their #HomelandSecurity charters are only based out of Arizona and are not affiliated with Portland Jetport commercial services."
#MaineResists #ResistICE #ICEKidnapping #USPol #MainePol #ICEProtests #BoycottAvelo #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong