#mepol — Public Fediverse posts
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Oh, and there are humans who live near the planned datacenter -- in #TrailerParks (because that's the only place they can afford to live)! But who cares about the poor and elderly! They can deal with noise and light pollution! It's their fault for being poor! Yeah... Right...
#EnvironmentalRacism #KillThePoor #MainePol #MEPol #Datacenters
#DatacenterMoratorium #NoisePollution #LightPollution -
Oh, and there are humans who live near the planned datacenter -- in #TrailerParks (because that's the only place they can afford to live)! But who cares about the poor and elderly! They can deal with noise and light pollution! It's their fault for being poor! Yeah... Right...
#EnvironmentalRacism #KillThePoor #MainePol #MEPol #Datacenters
#DatacenterMoratorium #NoisePollution #LightPollution -
Oh, and there are humans who live near the planned datacenter -- in #TrailerParks (because that's the only place they can afford to live)! But who cares about the poor and elderly! They can deal with noise and light pollution! It's their fault for being poor! Yeah... Right...
#EnvironmentalRacism #KillThePoor #MainePol #MEPol #Datacenters
#DatacenterMoratorium #NoisePollution #LightPollution -
Oh, and there are humans who live near the planned datacenter -- in #TrailerParks (because that's the only place they can afford to live)! But who cares about the poor and elderly! They can deal with noise and light pollution! It's their fault for being poor! Yeah... Right...
#EnvironmentalRacism #KillThePoor #MainePol #MEPol #Datacenters
#DatacenterMoratorium #NoisePollution #LightPollution -
Oh, and there are humans who live near the planned datacenter -- in #TrailerParks (because that's the only place they can afford to live)! But who cares about the poor and elderly! They can deal with noise and light pollution! It's their fault for being poor! Yeah... Right...
#EnvironmentalRacism #KillThePoor #MainePol #MEPol #Datacenters
#DatacenterMoratorium #NoisePollution #LightPollution -
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
#EndangeredSpecies #ConservationLand #NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests -
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
#EndangeredSpecies #ConservationLand #NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests -
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
#EndangeredSpecies #ConservationLand #NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests -
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
#EndangeredSpecies #ConservationLand #NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests -
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
#EndangeredSpecies #ConservationLand #NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests -
A couple of miles away from the planned #Datacenter in #SanfordME ...
#LowerMousam #Wetland #Easement
"In December of 2020, the City of Sanford connected a 390 acre solar project to the grid. This 50 MegaWatt system offsets an estimated ½ million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, was the largest solar project in Maine, and the largest solar project at an airport in the world. To satisfy the negatively affected natural communities and habitats, mitigation was required. This mitigation resulted in the purchasing of various parcels of land somewhat equivalent to those disturbed, transferred to the City, and a Conservation Easement attached. This Easement, The Lower Mousam Wetland Easement, was deeded to the Trust for perpetual oversight along with another 107.62 acre parcel, located between the Harry Howes Road and Route 11A in #SpringvaleME called #TheMurrayEasement.
"The use on the property has many restrictions, but limited recreational activities are allowed within the scope of the Easement. Access is via CMP power line corridor at Jagger Mill Road, and canoe via #MousamRiver at Emery Street. Footpath designing and building is not currently being planned in this relatively remote area."
FMI:
https://mousamwaylandtrust.org/2023/01/19/lower-mousam-wetland-easement/#MainePol #MEPol #Datacenters #ConservationLand #MousamRiver #NoisePollution #ProtectTheWetlands
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One of the last #PYO #StrawberryFarms in Southern #Maine is next door to the planned #Datacenter in #SanfordME -- #LavigneStrawberryFarm. Strawberry picking is a great family activity which involves being outdoors!
https://www.yelp.com/biz/lavigne-strawberry-farm-sanford
#NoDatacenters #MainePol #MEPol
#Datacenters #FamilyFarms #MousamRiver #NoisePollution #ProtectTheFarms #SpendTimeOutdoors -
One of the last #PYO #StrawberryFarms in Southern #Maine is next door to the planned #Datacenter in #SanfordME -- #LavigneStrawberryFarm. Strawberry picking is a great family activity which involves being outdoors!
https://www.yelp.com/biz/lavigne-strawberry-farm-sanford
#NoDatacenters #MainePol #MEPol
#Datacenters #FamilyFarms #MousamRiver #NoisePollution #ProtectTheFarms #SpendTimeOutdoors -
One of the last #PYO #StrawberryFarms in Southern #Maine is next door to the planned #Datacenter in #SanfordME -- #LavigneStrawberryFarm. Strawberry picking is a great family activity which involves being outdoors!
https://www.yelp.com/biz/lavigne-strawberry-farm-sanford
#NoDatacenters #MainePol #MEPol
#Datacenters #FamilyFarms #MousamRiver #NoisePollution #ProtectTheFarms #SpendTimeOutdoors -
One of the last #PYO #StrawberryFarms in Southern #Maine is next door to the planned #Datacenter in #SanfordME -- #LavigneStrawberryFarm. Strawberry picking is a great family activity which involves being outdoors!
https://www.yelp.com/biz/lavigne-strawberry-farm-sanford
#NoDatacenters #MainePol #MEPol
#Datacenters #FamilyFarms #MousamRiver #NoisePollution #ProtectTheFarms #SpendTimeOutdoors -
One of the last #PYO #StrawberryFarms in Southern #Maine is next door to the planned #Datacenter in #SanfordME -- #LavigneStrawberryFarm. Strawberry picking is a great family activity which involves being outdoors!
https://www.yelp.com/biz/lavigne-strawberry-farm-sanford
#NoDatacenters #MainePol #MEPol
#Datacenters #FamilyFarms #MousamRiver #NoisePollution #ProtectTheFarms #SpendTimeOutdoors -
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
#NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests #BirdingHotspots -
#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
#NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests -
#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
#NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests -
#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
#NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests -
#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
#NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests -
#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
#NoisePollution #ProtectTheForests -
[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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Welp, it looks like the ignoramuses in Maine are going to elect a Republican senator regardless of who wins the election. 😡
Just what we need to save democracy, another Sinema or Fetterman.
#politics #USPol #MEPol #GrahamPlatner -
Don't live in #Maine, but if I did? No to #GrahamPlatner after those deleted disgusting victim-blaming Reddit posts! #MEPol #Accountability #BelieveSurvivors #USPol
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7elzfw2v7quyjd2bg4vdowuo/post/3mjatqgu7i222 -
Don't live in #Maine, but if I did? No to #GrahamPlatner after those deleted disgusting victim-blaming Reddit posts! #MEPol #Accountability #BelieveSurvivors #USPol
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7elzfw2v7quyjd2bg4vdowuo/post/3mjatqgu7i222 -
Boy, #SanfordME seems to be the target of #Greenwashing #SnakeOilSalesmen! First an Amazon #Datacenter, now they want to truck all the #PFAS to a plant that may or may not work!
Residents pack Sanford forum on #biosolids plant, asking questions and voicing concerns
#AriesCleanTechnologies saw a major turnout at the open house it held to explain its proposal, and some attendees were left frustrated by a lack of answers.
by Penelope Overton and Abigail Driscoll
Posted February 25, 2026Excerpt: "According to the official Aries Technologies website, the gasification process destroys 99% of forever chemicals. [I've seen other percentages cited! 95%, 97%... Who knows exactly how much?!!]
"Some people aren’t convinced.
'We haven’t seen any third-party research that backs their claims,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, a representative from the #SanfordCleanAirAndWaterCoalition, a group that began this month to promote transparency from Aries and share its concerns over the possible environmental impacts of the proposed treatment center." 'We want assurances that they will be held accountable in the event of a spill,' Dumont-Wilson explained, adding that one of the coalition’s concerns is how little research has been done into the process Aries uses." [Sneaky, sneaky! Just like the datacenters!!!]
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"Despite these assurances, the developer faces a high bar in proving its #gasification technology is ready for large-scale use. Aries acknowledged its facility in #LindenNJ, has been 'temporarily idled' for equipment upgrades [and it only functioned intermittently for a year before being closed!]. The company maintains that the issues were related to dryers rather than the core technology."
Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/25/sludge-plant-developer-tries-to-woo-sanford-2/Archived version:
https://archive.md/fYjLKRelated article:
https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2026-02-24/sanford-could-host-sludge-processing-plant -
Boy, #SanfordME seems to be the target of #Greenwashing #SnakeOilSalesmen! First an Amazon #Datacenter, now they want to truck all the #PFAS to a plant that may or may not work!
Residents pack Sanford forum on #biosolids plant, asking questions and voicing concerns
#AriesCleanTechnologies saw a major turnout at the open house it held to explain its proposal, and some attendees were left frustrated by a lack of answers.
by Penelope Overton and Abigail Driscoll
Posted February 25, 2026Excerpt: "According to the official Aries Technologies website, the gasification process destroys 99% of forever chemicals. [I've seen other percentages cited! 95%, 97%... Who knows exactly how much?!!]
"Some people aren’t convinced.
'We haven’t seen any third-party research that backs their claims,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, a representative from the #SanfordCleanAirAndWaterCoalition, a group that began this month to promote transparency from Aries and share its concerns over the possible environmental impacts of the proposed treatment center." 'We want assurances that they will be held accountable in the event of a spill,' Dumont-Wilson explained, adding that one of the coalition’s concerns is how little research has been done into the process Aries uses." [Sneaky, sneaky! Just like the datacenters!!!]
[...]
"Despite these assurances, the developer faces a high bar in proving its #gasification technology is ready for large-scale use. Aries acknowledged its facility in #LindenNJ, has been 'temporarily idled' for equipment upgrades [and it only functioned intermittently for a year before being closed!]. The company maintains that the issues were related to dryers rather than the core technology."
Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/25/sludge-plant-developer-tries-to-woo-sanford-2/Archived version:
https://archive.md/fYjLKRelated article:
https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2026-02-24/sanford-could-host-sludge-processing-plant -
Boy, #SanfordME seems to be the target of #Greenwashing #SnakeOilSalesmen! First an Amazon #Datacenter, now they want to truck all the #PFAS to a plant that may or may not work!
Residents pack Sanford forum on #biosolids plant, asking questions and voicing concerns
#AriesCleanTechnologies saw a major turnout at the open house it held to explain its proposal, and some attendees were left frustrated by a lack of answers.
by Penelope Overton and Abigail Driscoll
Posted February 25, 2026Excerpt: "According to the official Aries Technologies website, the gasification process destroys 99% of forever chemicals. [I've seen other percentages cited! 95%, 97%... Who knows exactly how much?!!]
"Some people aren’t convinced.
'We haven’t seen any third-party research that backs their claims,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, a representative from the #SanfordCleanAirAndWaterCoalition, a group that began this month to promote transparency from Aries and share its concerns over the possible environmental impacts of the proposed treatment center." 'We want assurances that they will be held accountable in the event of a spill,' Dumont-Wilson explained, adding that one of the coalition’s concerns is how little research has been done into the process Aries uses." [Sneaky, sneaky! Just like the datacenters!!!]
[...]
"Despite these assurances, the developer faces a high bar in proving its #gasification technology is ready for large-scale use. Aries acknowledged its facility in #LindenNJ, has been 'temporarily idled' for equipment upgrades [and it only functioned intermittently for a year before being closed!]. The company maintains that the issues were related to dryers rather than the core technology."
Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/25/sludge-plant-developer-tries-to-woo-sanford-2/Archived version:
https://archive.md/fYjLKRelated article:
https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2026-02-24/sanford-could-host-sludge-processing-plant -
Boy, #SanfordME seems to be the target of #Greenwashing #SnakeOilSalesmen! First an Amazon #Datacenter, now they want to truck all the #PFAS to a plant that may or may not work!
Residents pack Sanford forum on #biosolids plant, asking questions and voicing concerns
#AriesCleanTechnologies saw a major turnout at the open house it held to explain its proposal, and some attendees were left frustrated by a lack of answers.
by Penelope Overton and Abigail Driscoll
Posted February 25, 2026Excerpt: "According to the official Aries Technologies website, the gasification process destroys 99% of forever chemicals. [I've seen other percentages cited! 95%, 97%... Who knows exactly how much?!!]
"Some people aren’t convinced.
'We haven’t seen any third-party research that backs their claims,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, a representative from the #SanfordCleanAirAndWaterCoalition, a group that began this month to promote transparency from Aries and share its concerns over the possible environmental impacts of the proposed treatment center." 'We want assurances that they will be held accountable in the event of a spill,' Dumont-Wilson explained, adding that one of the coalition’s concerns is how little research has been done into the process Aries uses." [Sneaky, sneaky! Just like the datacenters!!!]
[...]
"Despite these assurances, the developer faces a high bar in proving its #gasification technology is ready for large-scale use. Aries acknowledged its facility in #LindenNJ, has been 'temporarily idled' for equipment upgrades [and it only functioned intermittently for a year before being closed!]. The company maintains that the issues were related to dryers rather than the core technology."
Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/25/sludge-plant-developer-tries-to-woo-sanford-2/Archived version:
https://archive.md/fYjLKRelated article:
https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2026-02-24/sanford-could-host-sludge-processing-plant -
Boy, #SanfordME seems to be the target of #Greenwashing #SnakeOilSalesmen! First an Amazon #Datacenter, now they want to truck all the #PFAS to a plant that may or may not work!
Residents pack Sanford forum on #biosolids plant, asking questions and voicing concerns
#AriesCleanTechnologies saw a major turnout at the open house it held to explain its proposal, and some attendees were left frustrated by a lack of answers.
by Penelope Overton and Abigail Driscoll
Posted February 25, 2026Excerpt: "According to the official Aries Technologies website, the gasification process destroys 99% of forever chemicals. [I've seen other percentages cited! 95%, 97%... Who knows exactly how much?!!]
"Some people aren’t convinced.
'We haven’t seen any third-party research that backs their claims,' said Eve Dumont-Wilson, a representative from the #SanfordCleanAirAndWaterCoalition, a group that began this month to promote transparency from Aries and share its concerns over the possible environmental impacts of the proposed treatment center." 'We want assurances that they will be held accountable in the event of a spill,' Dumont-Wilson explained, adding that one of the coalition’s concerns is how little research has been done into the process Aries uses." [Sneaky, sneaky! Just like the datacenters!!!]
[...]
"Despite these assurances, the developer faces a high bar in proving its #gasification technology is ready for large-scale use. Aries acknowledged its facility in #LindenNJ, has been 'temporarily idled' for equipment upgrades [and it only functioned intermittently for a year before being closed!]. The company maintains that the issues were related to dryers rather than the core technology."
Read more:
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/02/25/sludge-plant-developer-tries-to-woo-sanford-2/Archived version:
https://archive.md/fYjLKRelated article:
https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2026-02-24/sanford-could-host-sludge-processing-plant -
Did some patrolling around #PortlandME today. Lots of business have Anti-ICE signs which state that they consider them trespassers and will call the local police. Good! I had my phone and whistle, but didn't see any masked asshats. Had a nice chat with an unhoused fella who hangs out near the bar that I DJ at (and I slipped some money to him after our chat). A lot of the regulars know me, and know that I always have an ear to hear their stories, even if I don't always remember to carry cash for them. Anyhow, the streets were unusually empty -- especially empty of POC. I don't like that my former stomping grounds is being terrorized. And #JaredGolden giving more money to these terrorists (naively thinking they can be reined in) is beyond disgusting! I didn't see anyone out protesting (I know there was a rally planned for 5pm), so I decided to head home before the snow squalls blew in (they started just as I got home). Kudos to the hearty souls who are out there braving the cold tonight -- whether they are protesting, homeless, or just trying to earn a living under a #FascistRegime -- my heart goes out to them!
#Maine #MainePol #MEPol #USPol #ICESucks #WinterWeather #MaineResists #ICEOutMaine #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood
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Did some patrolling around #PortlandME today. Lots of business have Anti-ICE signs which state that they consider them trespassers and will call the local police. Good! I had my phone and whistle, but didn't see any masked asshats. Had a nice chat with an unhoused fella who hangs out near the bar that I DJ at (and I slipped some money to him after our chat). A lot of the regulars know me, and know that I always have an ear to hear their stories, even if I don't always remember to carry cash for them. Anyhow, the streets were unusually empty -- especially empty of POC. I don't like that my former stomping grounds is being terrorized. And #JaredGolden giving more money to these terrorists (naively thinking they can be reined in) is beyond disgusting! I didn't see anyone out protesting (I know there was a rally planned for 5pm), so I decided to head home before the snow squalls blew in (they started just as I got home). Kudos to the hearty souls who are out there braving the cold tonight -- whether they are protesting, homeless, or just trying to earn a living under a #FascistRegime -- my heart goes out to them!
#Maine #MainePol #MEPol #USPol #ICESucks #WinterWeather #MaineResists #ICEOutMaine #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood
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Did some patrolling around #PortlandME today. Lots of business have Anti-ICE signs which state that they consider them trespassers and will call the local police. Good! I had my phone and whistle, but didn't see any masked asshats. Had a nice chat with an unhoused fella who hangs out near the bar that I DJ at (and I slipped some money to him after our chat). A lot of the regulars know me, and know that I always have an ear to hear their stories, even if I don't always remember to carry cash for them. Anyhow, the streets were unusually empty -- especially empty of POC. I don't like that my former stomping grounds is being terrorized. And #JaredGolden giving more money to these terrorists (naively thinking they can be reined in) is beyond disgusting! I didn't see anyone out protesting (I know there was a rally planned for 5pm), so I decided to head home before the snow squalls blew in (they started just as I got home). Kudos to the hearty souls who are out there braving the cold tonight -- whether they are protesting, homeless, or just trying to earn a living under a #FascistRegime -- my heart goes out to them!
#Maine #MainePol #MEPol #USPol #ICESucks #WinterWeather #MaineResists #ICEOutMaine #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood
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Did some patrolling around #PortlandME today. Lots of business have Anti-ICE signs which state that they consider them trespassers and will call the local police. Good! I had my phone and whistle, but didn't see any masked asshats. Had a nice chat with an unhoused fella who hangs out near the bar that I DJ at (and I slipped some money to him after our chat). A lot of the regulars know me, and know that I always have an ear to hear their stories, even if I don't always remember to carry cash for them. Anyhow, the streets were unusually empty -- especially empty of POC. I don't like that my former stomping grounds is being terrorized. And #JaredGolden giving more money to these terrorists (naively thinking they can be reined in) is beyond disgusting! I didn't see anyone out protesting (I know there was a rally planned for 5pm), so I decided to head home before the snow squalls blew in (they started just as I got home). Kudos to the hearty souls who are out there braving the cold tonight -- whether they are protesting, homeless, or just trying to earn a living under a #FascistRegime -- my heart goes out to them!
#Maine #MainePol #MEPol #USPol #ICESucks #WinterWeather #MaineResists #ICEOutMaine #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood
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Did some patrolling around #PortlandME today. Lots of business have Anti-ICE signs which state that they consider them trespassers and will call the local police. Good! I had my phone and whistle, but didn't see any masked asshats. Had a nice chat with an unhoused fella who hangs out near the bar that I DJ at (and I slipped some money to him after our chat). A lot of the regulars know me, and know that I always have an ear to hear their stories, even if I don't always remember to carry cash for them. Anyhow, the streets were unusually empty -- especially empty of POC. I don't like that my former stomping grounds is being terrorized. And #JaredGolden giving more money to these terrorists (naively thinking they can be reined in) is beyond disgusting! I didn't see anyone out protesting (I know there was a rally planned for 5pm), so I decided to head home before the snow squalls blew in (they started just as I got home). Kudos to the hearty souls who are out there braving the cold tonight -- whether they are protesting, homeless, or just trying to earn a living under a #FascistRegime -- my heart goes out to them!
#Maine #MainePol #MEPol #USPol #ICESucks #WinterWeather #MaineResists #ICEOutMaine #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood
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gotta love the Maine elections coming up where people are going to vote for King or Pingree in the gubernatorial thinking they're their parents (Senator and Congresswoman), or Baldacci in CD-2 thinking he's his brother (former governor)
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to her credit, Hannah Pingree's yard signs say "HANNAH"
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(i think Angus King III's might also say "ANGUS" but that's less helpful as the son of Angus King Sr. Perhaps he should print a run of signs that say "NOT MY DAD")
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At packed meeting, #Maine officials vote to let #transgender child play girls basketball
Officials in St. George approved letting a transgender child compete alongside girls in a youth basketball league at a packed Monday meeting that was watched by state regulators.
by Daniel O'Connor, November 11, 2025
Excerpt: "In St. George, a crowd of roughly 200 residents, parents, and activists from elsewhere in the state gathered Monday. As residents filed in, several milled through the folding chairs to pass out transgender pride flags, pins, and stickers. Allen Sarvinas, an activist behind many transgender policy changes in the state, passed out pamphlets on parents’ rights. "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/flNmj#ProtectTransYouth #MEPol #MainePol #MaineWontDiscriminate #TransLivesMatter #MaineResists #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransgenderRights #Transgirls #Inclusivity
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At packed meeting, #Maine officials vote to let #transgender child play girls basketball
Officials in St. George approved letting a transgender child compete alongside girls in a youth basketball league at a packed Monday meeting that was watched by state regulators.
by Daniel O'Connor, November 11, 2025
Excerpt: "In St. George, a crowd of roughly 200 residents, parents, and activists from elsewhere in the state gathered Monday. As residents filed in, several milled through the folding chairs to pass out transgender pride flags, pins, and stickers. Allen Sarvinas, an activist behind many transgender policy changes in the state, passed out pamphlets on parents’ rights. "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/flNmj#ProtectTransYouth #MEPol #MainePol #MaineWontDiscriminate #TransLivesMatter #MaineResists #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransgenderRights #Transgirls #Inclusivity
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At packed meeting, #Maine officials vote to let #transgender child play girls basketball
Officials in St. George approved letting a transgender child compete alongside girls in a youth basketball league at a packed Monday meeting that was watched by state regulators.
by Daniel O'Connor, November 11, 2025
Excerpt: "In St. George, a crowd of roughly 200 residents, parents, and activists from elsewhere in the state gathered Monday. As residents filed in, several milled through the folding chairs to pass out transgender pride flags, pins, and stickers. Allen Sarvinas, an activist behind many transgender policy changes in the state, passed out pamphlets on parents’ rights. "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/flNmj#ProtectTransYouth #MEPol #MainePol #MaineWontDiscriminate #TransLivesMatter #MaineResists #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransgenderRights #Transgirls #Inclusivity
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At packed meeting, #Maine officials vote to let #transgender child play girls basketball
Officials in St. George approved letting a transgender child compete alongside girls in a youth basketball league at a packed Monday meeting that was watched by state regulators.
by Daniel O'Connor, November 11, 2025
Excerpt: "In St. George, a crowd of roughly 200 residents, parents, and activists from elsewhere in the state gathered Monday. As residents filed in, several milled through the folding chairs to pass out transgender pride flags, pins, and stickers. Allen Sarvinas, an activist behind many transgender policy changes in the state, passed out pamphlets on parents’ rights. "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/flNmj#ProtectTransYouth #MEPol #MainePol #MaineWontDiscriminate #TransLivesMatter #MaineResists #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransgenderRights #Transgirls #Inclusivity
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At packed meeting, #Maine officials vote to let #transgender child play girls basketball
Officials in St. George approved letting a transgender child compete alongside girls in a youth basketball league at a packed Monday meeting that was watched by state regulators.
by Daniel O'Connor, November 11, 2025
Excerpt: "In St. George, a crowd of roughly 200 residents, parents, and activists from elsewhere in the state gathered Monday. As residents filed in, several milled through the folding chairs to pass out transgender pride flags, pins, and stickers. Allen Sarvinas, an activist behind many transgender policy changes in the state, passed out pamphlets on parents’ rights. "
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/flNmj#ProtectTransYouth #MEPol #MainePol #MaineWontDiscriminate #TransLivesMatter #MaineResists #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransgenderRights #Transgirls #Inclusivity
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#WabanakiAlliance Urges Voters to Reject Question 1 on Nov. 4
"On #November4th, Maine voters will face a referendum question, #Question1, that seeks to fundamentally change Maine’s election laws and make it significantly harder for #Wabanaki citizens and all Maine voters to cast their vote — especially our #elders, people with #disabilities, working voters, #caretakers, and those without reliable transportation.
"The Wabanaki Alliance is a proud partner of the #SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting campaign and stands in strong opposition to this measure, which would create unnecessary barriers to voting and disproportionately harm our citizens. For the #WabanakiNations, the right to vote is sacred and the result of a hard-won battle by our ancestors. Voting rights weren’t extended to Wabanaki citizens in Maine until 1967, decades after federal voting rights for indigenous people were passed in 1924. Another deeply troubling aspect of this ballot measure is that it explicitly excludes #TribalIdentification from the list of acceptable forms of #VoterID. As federally recognized tribal nations, we value our #TribalSovereignty and self-determination. This exclusion seeks to invalidate and undermine the ability to identify our people and have that authorization respected. As the original stewards of these lands and waters now called Maine since time immemorial, we find it imperative to assert this right and have it honored.
"Question 1 is not a measure to secure our elections. It is a measure to suppress votes. The Wabanaki Alliance urges all Maine voters to vote NO on Question 1 this November to protect the right to vote for all Mainers.
How Will Question 1 Make It Harder to Vote?
Q1 will restrict your ability to request an absentee ballot by:
Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal IDs, university or college student IDs, employee IDs, Social Security cards, and birth certificates from the list of acceptable IDs required to request and return an absentee ballot or to vote in person on Election Day.
Eliminating the option to call your town clerk to request an absentee ballot, making it harder for those without reliable transportation or internet to request an absentee ballot.
Prohibiting town clerks from sending you an absentee ballot that you requested online until you provide proof of an approved photo ID, either in person or by mailing a photocopy of your photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number.
Eliminating ongoing absentee ballots for seniors and people with disabilities.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to pick up your absentee ballot on your behalf.Q1 will make it harder for you to return your absentee ballot by mail or drop box by:
Limiting towns to only offering a single ballot drop-box at the town hall. This would mean town clerks would be prohibited from providing absentee drop-boxes that are most convenient to where Wabanaki citizens live.
Prohibiting towns from including return postage on absentee ballots, even if taxpayers vote to fund it.
Requiring you to include a photocopy of an approved photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number with your absentee ballot. Your vote will not be counted without that proof. The referendum also excludes Tribal IDs and other forms of valid ID from the list of acceptable IDs required to vote.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to return your absentee ballot for you.Q1 will undermine the security of absentee voting by:
Second-guessing town clerks, requiring a two-person, bipartisan team to check ballot boxes, instead of the clerk or a trusted member of their staff. This restriction will place undue pressure on town clerks, and will lead many towns to simply get rid of their secure drop-boxes.
Q1 will make it harder to vote in person, either on Election Day or by absentee ballot, by:
Shortening the time period for early absentee voting by two days — eliminating the two most popular days for early absentee voting.
Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal ID, university or college student ID, employee ID, Social Security card, or birth certificate from the list of acceptable IDs required to cast their ballot.
Key Dates✅ October 30: Last day to vote early in-person absentee and the last day to request an absentee ballot.*
✅ November 4: Election Day. Polls are open from 8 am to 8 pm. All absentee ballots must be returned to your town clerk by 8 pm."
https://www.wabanakialliance.com/no-on-question-1/
#MEPol #ElectionDay #MaineElections #Elections2025 #AbsenteeVoting #NoOnOne #NoOn1 #TribalIDs #CollegeIDs #Disenfranchisement #Authoritarianism
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#WabanakiAlliance Urges Voters to Reject Question 1 on Nov. 4
"On #November4th, Maine voters will face a referendum question, #Question1, that seeks to fundamentally change Maine’s election laws and make it significantly harder for #Wabanaki citizens and all Maine voters to cast their vote — especially our #elders, people with #disabilities, working voters, #caretakers, and those without reliable transportation.
"The Wabanaki Alliance is a proud partner of the #SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting campaign and stands in strong opposition to this measure, which would create unnecessary barriers to voting and disproportionately harm our citizens. For the #WabanakiNations, the right to vote is sacred and the result of a hard-won battle by our ancestors. Voting rights weren’t extended to Wabanaki citizens in Maine until 1967, decades after federal voting rights for indigenous people were passed in 1924. Another deeply troubling aspect of this ballot measure is that it explicitly excludes #TribalIdentification from the list of acceptable forms of #VoterID. As federally recognized tribal nations, we value our #TribalSovereignty and self-determination. This exclusion seeks to invalidate and undermine the ability to identify our people and have that authorization respected. As the original stewards of these lands and waters now called Maine since time immemorial, we find it imperative to assert this right and have it honored.
"Question 1 is not a measure to secure our elections. It is a measure to suppress votes. The Wabanaki Alliance urges all Maine voters to vote NO on Question 1 this November to protect the right to vote for all Mainers.
How Will Question 1 Make It Harder to Vote?
Q1 will restrict your ability to request an absentee ballot by:
Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal IDs, university or college student IDs, employee IDs, Social Security cards, and birth certificates from the list of acceptable IDs required to request and return an absentee ballot or to vote in person on Election Day.
Eliminating the option to call your town clerk to request an absentee ballot, making it harder for those without reliable transportation or internet to request an absentee ballot.
Prohibiting town clerks from sending you an absentee ballot that you requested online until you provide proof of an approved photo ID, either in person or by mailing a photocopy of your photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number.
Eliminating ongoing absentee ballots for seniors and people with disabilities.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to pick up your absentee ballot on your behalf.Q1 will make it harder for you to return your absentee ballot by mail or drop box by:
Limiting towns to only offering a single ballot drop-box at the town hall. This would mean town clerks would be prohibited from providing absentee drop-boxes that are most convenient to where Wabanaki citizens live.
Prohibiting towns from including return postage on absentee ballots, even if taxpayers vote to fund it.
Requiring you to include a photocopy of an approved photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number with your absentee ballot. Your vote will not be counted without that proof. The referendum also excludes Tribal IDs and other forms of valid ID from the list of acceptable IDs required to vote.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to return your absentee ballot for you.Q1 will undermine the security of absentee voting by:
Second-guessing town clerks, requiring a two-person, bipartisan team to check ballot boxes, instead of the clerk or a trusted member of their staff. This restriction will place undue pressure on town clerks, and will lead many towns to simply get rid of their secure drop-boxes.
Q1 will make it harder to vote in person, either on Election Day or by absentee ballot, by:
Shortening the time period for early absentee voting by two days — eliminating the two most popular days for early absentee voting.
Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal ID, university or college student ID, employee ID, Social Security card, or birth certificate from the list of acceptable IDs required to cast their ballot.
Key Dates✅ October 30: Last day to vote early in-person absentee and the last day to request an absentee ballot.*
✅ November 4: Election Day. Polls are open from 8 am to 8 pm. All absentee ballots must be returned to your town clerk by 8 pm."
https://www.wabanakialliance.com/no-on-question-1/
#MEPol #ElectionDay #MaineElections #Elections2025 #AbsenteeVoting #NoOnOne #NoOn1 #TribalIDs #CollegeIDs #Disenfranchisement #Authoritarianism
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#WabanakiAlliance Urges Voters to Reject Question 1 on Nov. 4
"On #November4th, Maine voters will face a referendum question, #Question1, that seeks to fundamentally change Maine’s election laws and make it significantly harder for #Wabanaki citizens and all Maine voters to cast their vote — especially our #elders, people with #disabilities, working voters, #caretakers, and those without reliable transportation.
"The Wabanaki Alliance is a proud partner of the #SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting campaign and stands in strong opposition to this measure, which would create unnecessary barriers to voting and disproportionately harm our citizens. For the #WabanakiNations, the right to vote is sacred and the result of a hard-won battle by our ancestors. Voting rights weren’t extended to Wabanaki citizens in Maine until 1967, decades after federal voting rights for indigenous people were passed in 1924. Another deeply troubling aspect of this ballot measure is that it explicitly excludes #TribalIdentification from the list of acceptable forms of #VoterID. As federally recognized tribal nations, we value our #TribalSovereignty and self-determination. This exclusion seeks to invalidate and undermine the ability to identify our people and have that authorization respected. As the original stewards of these lands and waters now called Maine since time immemorial, we find it imperative to assert this right and have it honored.
"Question 1 is not a measure to secure our elections. It is a measure to suppress votes. The Wabanaki Alliance urges all Maine voters to vote NO on Question 1 this November to protect the right to vote for all Mainers.
How Will Question 1 Make It Harder to Vote?
Q1 will restrict your ability to request an absentee ballot by:
Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal IDs, university or college student IDs, employee IDs, Social Security cards, and birth certificates from the list of acceptable IDs required to request and return an absentee ballot or to vote in person on Election Day.
Eliminating the option to call your town clerk to request an absentee ballot, making it harder for those without reliable transportation or internet to request an absentee ballot.
Prohibiting town clerks from sending you an absentee ballot that you requested online until you provide proof of an approved photo ID, either in person or by mailing a photocopy of your photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number.
Eliminating ongoing absentee ballots for seniors and people with disabilities.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to pick up your absentee ballot on your behalf.Q1 will make it harder for you to return your absentee ballot by mail or drop box by:
Limiting towns to only offering a single ballot drop-box at the town hall. This would mean town clerks would be prohibited from providing absentee drop-boxes that are most convenient to where Wabanaki citizens live.
Prohibiting towns from including return postage on absentee ballots, even if taxpayers vote to fund it.
Requiring you to include a photocopy of an approved photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number with your absentee ballot. Your vote will not be counted without that proof. The referendum also excludes Tribal IDs and other forms of valid ID from the list of acceptable IDs required to vote.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to return your absentee ballot for you.Q1 will undermine the security of absentee voting by:
Second-guessing town clerks, requiring a two-person, bipartisan team to check ballot boxes, instead of the clerk or a trusted member of their staff. This restriction will place undue pressure on town clerks, and will lead many towns to simply get rid of their secure drop-boxes.
Q1 will make it harder to vote in person, either on Election Day or by absentee ballot, by:
Shortening the time period for early absentee voting by two days — eliminating the two most popular days for early absentee voting.
Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal ID, university or college student ID, employee ID, Social Security card, or birth certificate from the list of acceptable IDs required to cast their ballot.
Key Dates✅ October 30: Last day to vote early in-person absentee and the last day to request an absentee ballot.*
✅ November 4: Election Day. Polls are open from 8 am to 8 pm. All absentee ballots must be returned to your town clerk by 8 pm."
https://www.wabanakialliance.com/no-on-question-1/
#MEPol #ElectionDay #MaineElections #Elections2025 #AbsenteeVoting #NoOnOne #NoOn1 #TribalIDs #CollegeIDs #Disenfranchisement #Authoritarianism
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#WabanakiAlliance Urges Voters to Reject Question 1 on Nov. 4
"On #November4th, Maine voters will face a referendum question, #Question1, that seeks to fundamentally change Maine’s election laws and make it significantly harder for #Wabanaki citizens and all Maine voters to cast their vote — especially our #elders, people with #disabilities, working voters, #caretakers, and those without reliable transportation.
"The Wabanaki Alliance is a proud partner of the #SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting campaign and stands in strong opposition to this measure, which would create unnecessary barriers to voting and disproportionately harm our citizens. For the #WabanakiNations, the right to vote is sacred and the result of a hard-won battle by our ancestors. Voting rights weren’t extended to Wabanaki citizens in Maine until 1967, decades after federal voting rights for indigenous people were passed in 1924. Another deeply troubling aspect of this ballot measure is that it explicitly excludes #TribalIdentification from the list of acceptable forms of #VoterID. As federally recognized tribal nations, we value our #TribalSovereignty and self-determination. This exclusion seeks to invalidate and undermine the ability to identify our people and have that authorization respected. As the original stewards of these lands and waters now called Maine since time immemorial, we find it imperative to assert this right and have it honored.
"Question 1 is not a measure to secure our elections. It is a measure to suppress votes. The Wabanaki Alliance urges all Maine voters to vote NO on Question 1 this November to protect the right to vote for all Mainers.
How Will Question 1 Make It Harder to Vote?
Q1 will restrict your ability to request an absentee ballot by:
Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal IDs, university or college student IDs, employee IDs, Social Security cards, and birth certificates from the list of acceptable IDs required to request and return an absentee ballot or to vote in person on Election Day.
Eliminating the option to call your town clerk to request an absentee ballot, making it harder for those without reliable transportation or internet to request an absentee ballot.
Prohibiting town clerks from sending you an absentee ballot that you requested online until you provide proof of an approved photo ID, either in person or by mailing a photocopy of your photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number.
Eliminating ongoing absentee ballots for seniors and people with disabilities.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to pick up your absentee ballot on your behalf.Q1 will make it harder for you to return your absentee ballot by mail or drop box by:
Limiting towns to only offering a single ballot drop-box at the town hall. This would mean town clerks would be prohibited from providing absentee drop-boxes that are most convenient to where Wabanaki citizens live.
Prohibiting towns from including return postage on absentee ballots, even if taxpayers vote to fund it.
Requiring you to include a photocopy of an approved photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number with your absentee ballot. Your vote will not be counted without that proof. The referendum also excludes Tribal IDs and other forms of valid ID from the list of acceptable IDs required to vote.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to return your absentee ballot for you.Q1 will undermine the security of absentee voting by:
Second-guessing town clerks, requiring a two-person, bipartisan team to check ballot boxes, instead of the clerk or a trusted member of their staff. This restriction will place undue pressure on town clerks, and will lead many towns to simply get rid of their secure drop-boxes.
Q1 will make it harder to vote in person, either on Election Day or by absentee ballot, by:
Shortening the time period for early absentee voting by two days — eliminating the two most popular days for early absentee voting.
Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal ID, university or college student ID, employee ID, Social Security card, or birth certificate from the list of acceptable IDs required to cast their ballot.
Key Dates✅ October 30: Last day to vote early in-person absentee and the last day to request an absentee ballot.*
✅ November 4: Election Day. Polls are open from 8 am to 8 pm. All absentee ballots must be returned to your town clerk by 8 pm."
https://www.wabanakialliance.com/no-on-question-1/
#MEPol #ElectionDay #MaineElections #Elections2025 #AbsenteeVoting #NoOnOne #NoOn1 #TribalIDs #CollegeIDs #Disenfranchisement #Authoritarianism
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#WabanakiAlliance Urges Voters to Reject Question 1 on Nov. 4
"On #November4th, Maine voters will face a referendum question, #Question1, that seeks to fundamentally change Maine’s election laws and make it significantly harder for #Wabanaki citizens and all Maine voters to cast their vote — especially our #elders, people with #disabilities, working voters, #caretakers, and those without reliable transportation.
"The Wabanaki Alliance is a proud partner of the #SaveMaineAbsenteeVoting campaign and stands in strong opposition to this measure, which would create unnecessary barriers to voting and disproportionately harm our citizens. For the #WabanakiNations, the right to vote is sacred and the result of a hard-won battle by our ancestors. Voting rights weren’t extended to Wabanaki citizens in Maine until 1967, decades after federal voting rights for indigenous people were passed in 1924. Another deeply troubling aspect of this ballot measure is that it explicitly excludes #TribalIdentification from the list of acceptable forms of #VoterID. As federally recognized tribal nations, we value our #TribalSovereignty and self-determination. This exclusion seeks to invalidate and undermine the ability to identify our people and have that authorization respected. As the original stewards of these lands and waters now called Maine since time immemorial, we find it imperative to assert this right and have it honored.
"Question 1 is not a measure to secure our elections. It is a measure to suppress votes. The Wabanaki Alliance urges all Maine voters to vote NO on Question 1 this November to protect the right to vote for all Mainers.
How Will Question 1 Make It Harder to Vote?
Q1 will restrict your ability to request an absentee ballot by:
Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal IDs, university or college student IDs, employee IDs, Social Security cards, and birth certificates from the list of acceptable IDs required to request and return an absentee ballot or to vote in person on Election Day.
Eliminating the option to call your town clerk to request an absentee ballot, making it harder for those without reliable transportation or internet to request an absentee ballot.
Prohibiting town clerks from sending you an absentee ballot that you requested online until you provide proof of an approved photo ID, either in person or by mailing a photocopy of your photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number.
Eliminating ongoing absentee ballots for seniors and people with disabilities.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to pick up your absentee ballot on your behalf.Q1 will make it harder for you to return your absentee ballot by mail or drop box by:
Limiting towns to only offering a single ballot drop-box at the town hall. This would mean town clerks would be prohibited from providing absentee drop-boxes that are most convenient to where Wabanaki citizens live.
Prohibiting towns from including return postage on absentee ballots, even if taxpayers vote to fund it.
Requiring you to include a photocopy of an approved photo ID or your driver’s license number or non-driver ID number with your absentee ballot. Your vote will not be counted without that proof. The referendum also excludes Tribal IDs and other forms of valid ID from the list of acceptable IDs required to vote.
Eliminating the ability for a designated family member or friend to return your absentee ballot for you.Q1 will undermine the security of absentee voting by:
Second-guessing town clerks, requiring a two-person, bipartisan team to check ballot boxes, instead of the clerk or a trusted member of their staff. This restriction will place undue pressure on town clerks, and will lead many towns to simply get rid of their secure drop-boxes.
Q1 will make it harder to vote in person, either on Election Day or by absentee ballot, by:
Shortening the time period for early absentee voting by two days — eliminating the two most popular days for early absentee voting.
Creating a voter ID requirement for the first time AND excluding Tribal ID, university or college student ID, employee ID, Social Security card, or birth certificate from the list of acceptable IDs required to cast their ballot.
Key Dates✅ October 30: Last day to vote early in-person absentee and the last day to request an absentee ballot.*
✅ November 4: Election Day. Polls are open from 8 am to 8 pm. All absentee ballots must be returned to your town clerk by 8 pm."
https://www.wabanakialliance.com/no-on-question-1/
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#Mainers! The last date for requesting an #AbsenteeBallot is fast-approaching! Contact your municipality or fill out the form linked below!
Also, #VoteNoOnOne! Protect #Maine #AbsenteeVoting!
Opinion: Why you should vote no on #QuestionOne to save absentee voting
https://mainebeacon.com/opinion-why-you-should-vote-no-on-question-1-to-save-absentee-voting/
Link to Absentee Voting web form:
https://apps.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl#MainePol #MEPol #Maine #VotingRights #VoterDisenfranchisement