Tina Riley

Tina Riley

@tinariley.bsky.social

Former state representative from Jay, Maine. Retired electrician. Duchenne mom/caregiver.

68 Followers 30 Following 11 Posts Joined Nov 2024
7 months ago

Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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11 months ago

Nice! I wish the Senate Republicans had done their job.

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1 year ago

Can you provide more information about this video so it can be verified? With no dates, occasion, or other context, it's hard to know if it's AI or real.

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1 year ago
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Misinformation and the Human Cost of Denial What do parents of children with a rare disease and anti-vaccine activists have in common? A dangerous rejection of scientific reality.
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1 year ago
On 21 March 1933 Adolf Hitler was officially sworn in as chancellor of Germany. The same day he pardoned 8,000 Nazis, who had committed violent acts, starting with the failed Hitler coup on 8
November 1923.

When Adolf Hitler came to power he released his imprisoned supporters from jail, ripped up labour laws protecting workers and crushed social security programmes in return for tax cuts for the rich...

See any similarities?

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Experts worry that Trump's Jan. 6 pardons will legitimize political violence, embolden extremists President Donald Trump's pardons of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the rhetoric of retribution from some of those released this week is raising deep concern among ...

This will all turn out okay, right?
apnews.com/article/trum...

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1 year ago

This is a bigger act than it might seem. It's the start of consolidating power by shutting down critics.

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1 year ago

Trump canceled John Bolton's Secret Service security detail, in spite of numerous threats against him from Iran. In 2022, the Justice Dept charged a member of the Iranian Royal Guard in a murder-for-hire aimed at Bolton. Shahram Poursafi, aka Mehdi Rezayi, remains free.

Petty and cruel.

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1 year ago
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Here's what we're getting ourselves into The appeal to nature fallacy is not a viable healthcare strategy

#3 on the list of the costs of getting it wrong, she makes the connection between RFKjr's looming confirmation and the inevitable loss of highly trained scientists in the United States. The damage will last generations.

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1 year ago

Trump pardoned people who lied to cover up his Russian exposure.

Biden pardoned a guy who tried to tell the truth to save millions of lives, while working for Trump.

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1 year ago
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Most original protest sign at the Portland, Maine People’s March: I time traveled for this? #mepolitics #peoplesmarch

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1 year ago


robber baron
noun
1
: an American capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century who became wealthy through exploitation (as of natural resources, governmental influence, or low wage scales)
2
: a business owner or executive who acquires wealth through ethically questionable tactics

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1 year ago
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Trump Targeted Scientists in His First Term. This Time, They’re Prepared. (Gift Article) Agencies and unions have put in place new guardrails designed to limit political interference in government research.

NYT article, gifted.

I worry that these scientists won't stand a chance against the MAGA disinformation machine, but I salute their efforts. It's important.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/c...

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1 year ago

You may be confusing her with Ashli Babbitt. Lakin was killed by an illegal immigrant.

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On the Israel and Hamas Ceasefire Deal in Gaza:

Reporter: “Who gets the most credit for this, Mr. President, you or Trump?”

President Biden: “Is that a joke?”

🫳🎤

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1 year ago

I just made the mistake of reading the comments under an article about how the last ten years were the hottest years on record. I cannot believe how confidently ignorant the climate change deniers are these days!

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JUST IN: The U.S. added 256,000 jobs in December, surpassing expectations and bringing the total for 2024 to 2.2 million. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, and wages grew 3.9% over the past year, far outpacing inflation.

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Responding to Resilience Commission's Interim Recommendations, Governor Mills and Legislative Leadership Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Community Preparedness and Resiliency for Future... Governor's bipartisan legislation, sponsored by House and Senate Democratic and Republican leadership, is the first bill of the new legislative session Governor Janet Mills and Senate and House Democr...

"Our homes are often the largest investments we make in our lifetimes, and this bill will help protect them." 2/2

Read the full release here: www.maine.gov/governor/mil...

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1 year ago

Whether you believe the science or not, storms are getting more destructive. We can either get rolled by this or we can step up to find ways to protect infrastructure and people from the effects. And maybe we can do our part to stop creating the problem as well.

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1 year ago

Today, Maine released the state's updated climate action plan, outlining the state's strategies for the next four years on transportation, buildings, energy, jobs, working lands, resilience and community engagement.

Proud of our office's ongoing work on this.

www.maine.gov/climateplan/...

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1 year ago

2 things we were taught are pretty important in 🇺🇸 government are now relics of the past (at least for now):

-Separation of church & state
-check & balances

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