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Gov. Beshear: "The Goal of This Bill Is to Kick People Off Medicaid" Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joins Jonathan Cohn to discuss the impact of the Republican healthcare bill moving through Congress, including proposed Medicaid cuts, rural hospital closures, and job l...

Gov. Beshear explains how this bill will effect Kentucky: www.thebulwark.com/p/gov-beshea...

Wonders in the #MaineWoods.
#LadySlippers in bloom. Nature’s tranquilizers.

The little buggers reared their little heads two weeks ago. Now their friends are joining them. On a happy note, the hummingbirds are back!

It’s pea soup and black flies in the midcoast. No sun until Sunday.

Truly.

They’ve been sparse in mine as well.

Augusta, Maine!
More than 3,000 #handsoff protesters

Just wait until they have to clean their own toilettes.

“Instead, we ought to consider the present moment not so much a reaction to discredited elites, but as an act of self-mutilation committed by a bored, decadent society.” Johnathan V. Last, The Bulwark
@jvl.bsky.social

Totally agree.

Maine before sunrise

Early morning Maine zen.

Gardenia in bloom

There is nothing more intoxicating than the scent of a gardenia. So welcomed, especially on a cold winter’s day.

#gardenia #mainewinter

Monarch butterflies to be added to threatened species list in the US US Fish and Wildlife Service extends protections to ‘iconic’ insects, who experts say may not survive climate crisis

Prior to 2019, I have had the privilege of watching many Monarchs cycle through their four stages of life in my gardens. Since then, their visits have been sparse.

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December 3, 2024 For an astonishing six hours today, South Korea underwent an attempted self-coup by its unpopular president, Yoon Suk Yeol, only to see the South Korean people force him to back down as they reasserte...

“A member of the conservative People’s Party, Yoon was elected to a five-year presidential term in 2022 after a misogynistic campaign fueled by young men who saw equal rights for women…taking away their own rights and opportunities.”

Sound familiar?

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There are close to 700 special education teachers in ME that are supported by Title 1 funding. That doesn't include ed techs. I know from personal experience how hard they work. If the Dept of Ed is abolished, this will happen across the country: they lose their jobs or our local taxes will go up.

A Black Manhattan at #ingoodcompanymaine
#rocklandmainstreet
#midcoastmaine
A pre holiday celebration. Happy turkey day!

Maine

Restless night. Thinking about injustice. Will I die before sanity returns to America? Doubtful. I find this photo calming. Taken off the bow of the #SchoonerLadona. #Maine

Trump's deportation vow alarms Texas construction industry Texas builders warn mass deportations of undocumented migrants could devastate the construction industry, threatening housing and infrastructure work in one of the nation's fastest-growing states.

There’s going to be a lot of unhappy magats when the great deportation project doesn’t happen…

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Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack A newsletter about the history behind today's politics. Click to read Letters from an American, by Heather Cox Richardson, a Substack publication with millions of subscribers.

My mornings start with Heather and Joyce. They help keep me sane.
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Full moon in Maine

Forest bathing and all things nature. Maybe an occasional word of thought here and there. Don't expect much else.
#Maine #FullMoon #ShinrinYoku