Maine oyster farmer wants to upend Democratic politics with Senate bid Graham Platner wants to oust Sen. Susan Collins — and disrupt national Dems’ plans to unite around Gov. Janet Mills.

Meet the Maine oyster farmer looking to challenge Sen. Susan Collins.

PSA: Don’t forget to “ask yourselves this question daily”

I was drumming in a band once back in the seventies and - true story this - after a gig, the vocalist and guitarist helped me and the bass player lug our gear out. No no, it's true. Really. Oh all right, don't believe me then. I don't blame you.

The wholesale price of vegetables skyrocketed by a whopping 40 PERCENT in July.

You can thank Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff policies.

Doctors attempting to see ICE holding facility at 26 Federal Plaza are rejected Several New York physicians are speaking out against what they say are inhumane conditions at an immigration holding facility in Lower Manhattan.

"People rallied with the doctors, calling for medical professionals to be allowed inside..."

www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart The FDA is warning the public not to eat, sell or serve certain Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to possible contamination with Cesium-137.

FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart

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"Only Nancy Pelosi had the power to call up the National Guard in DC."

The Founders of This New Development Say You Must Be White to Live There

"Before a photographer could snap pictures, he pulled a copy of 'Mein Kampf' from a bookshelf and turned it around to hide its spine..."

“They see right now as a very opportune time. They see a friend in the White House at the highest level...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/r...

The United States could have great things like this. But we like to spend our money on kidnapping people and trafficking them to concentration camps instead. #Priorities

Being against vaccines when diseases are rampant (measles, Covid) is like adding chlorine to the gene pool. Darwin is watching.

Do you have access to the EPSTEIN Files? Want to be inducted into the Whistleblower's Hall of Fame, be glorified in history as the Savior of Democracy & have an annual holiday named in your honor?
All of this can be yours if you simply: #LeakTheEPSTEIN-Files!*

*victim's names redacted, of course

Someone could probably murder me if they just offered to show me some kittens tbh

NEW ANGLE

Watch and decide, but I was never fully convinced he was shot in the first place. Never mind that his ear should’ve been blown off—now completely healed. Or that the Secret Service took their time getting him offstage.

But from this angle: you see the photographers guided into place…

We met Lady Bunny!

Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News: “The President's federal deployment of the National Guard over the official wishes of a governor is bad for all Americans concerned about freedom of speech and states rights. The governor has the authority and ability to respond to the civil disturbances with law enforcement capabilities within his state, augmented as necessary by requesting law enforcement assistance from other governors. There are over a million badged and trained members of law enforcement in this country for the governor to ask for help if he needs it. While this is presently a legal order, it tramples the governor’s rights and obligations to protect his people. This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”

Major General Randy E. Manner, former Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau statement to Fox News:

"This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted.”

A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated NOAA's Center for Heat Resilient Communities would have helped local officials keep residents safe.

A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated

Washington Post Opinion Megan McArdle The Bluesky bubble hurts liberals and their causes The social media network was doomed to fail as users tried to re-create Twitter.

More friendly advice from your mortal enemies.

MILLIONS STAND TOGETHER ON JUNE 14 OR ONE STANDS ALONE

Former U.S. attorney Damian Williams leaves Paul Weiss for Jenner & Block The former prosecutor is leaving a firm that made ​a deal with the Trump administration for one that fought it.

“Damian Williams, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, is leaving the law firm Paul Weiss to join Jenner & Block, defecting from a firm that struck a deal with the Trump administration to sign on with one that fought it in court.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Whats happened in LA over the weekend is pathetic. Once again we see the commander in chief agitating and escalating shit.

On another note, it doesn't seem like dems were "overreacting" when we said the fate of democracy depends on this election.

ICE Won’t Rule Out Retaliating Against Immigrants Who Testify in Free Speech Case Government attorneys want to reserve the right to detain and deport witnesses who take the stand in a campus free speech trial.

This too is censorship. So much appreciation for @aaup.bsky.social standing up for freedom of speech, freedom to dissent, freedom to assemble, academic freedom and more. theintercept.com/2025/06/07/i...

Yesterday, Trump stumbled up a flight of stairs while boarding Air Force One.

We also saw Trump’s broken brain on full display—when he thanked the National Guard for “a job well done” in Los Angeles, before they even showed up.

More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/millions-p...

A reminder that private prison companies contributed more than $1 million to Trump's reelection.

The CEO of GEO Group, one of the two biggest private detention corporations, said his company could make $400 million more every year under Trump in partnership with ICE.

It’s not about you being a republican. It’s about you being a soulless piece of garbage devoid of sympathy and compassion.