Til TACO Tuesday

Go peruse the comment section of any local news story anywhere in the country on Facebook and tell me what you see…

A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.

A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.

We had a similar approach with my Dad’s dementia near the end. If you see whiteboards popping up in strategic locations, he’s close!

This is such great news for Brunswick!
#mepolitics

Maine voters approve red flag gun law after mass shooting that killed 18 Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, Maine voters decided to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person’s access to guns.

This right here is progress 👏🏻 #Maine ”Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, Maine residents voted Tuesday to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially dangerous person’s access to guns.”

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#MomSky
#NoFacistsUSA

Five Reasons Maine Voters Rejected Question 1 and Defended Voting Rights How Mainers saw through a deceptive ballot measure and again stood up for democracy.

Mainers stood up for democracy!! amyfried.substack.com/p/five-reaso...

Maine voters reject voter ID requirement, absentee voting changes The No on 1 campaign in Maine declared victory over the voter ID referendum Tuesday night.

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proud of you, Maine

A good day here too.

“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”

over in Maine currently, Voter ID is dead and gun restrictions are ALVIE

Dersh fantasizing about the Budd Dwyer special

If you’re still in line, STAY IN LINE

Alt text: “New Jersey Governor General Election results with 18% reporting as of November 4, 2025, 8:17 PM. Mikie Sherrill (Democrat) leads with 387,573 votes, 63.6%. Jack Ciattarelli (Republican) has 218,438 votes, 35.9%. Vic Kaplan (Libertarian) has 1,689 votes, 0.3%, and Joanne Kuniansky (Other) has 1,341 votes, 0.2%. Total votes: 609,041.”

Decision Desk has called the New Jersey governors race for Mikie Sherill. Yet another state where millions of dollars in anti trans ads didn't work.

Democratic voters want their leaders to stop running from Zohran Mamdani "It's so ugly, it's so cowardly, it's so stupid."

“It’s so ugly, it’s so cowardly, it’s so stupid.”

If you're an older Mainer or a single parent, someone with a disability, or someone with a busy schedule, Question 1 would only make it harder for you to cast your vote.

That's why I voted no on Question 1 today!

Person clutching at pearls

#MEPolitics: These voter intimidation tactics are one of the major reasons protecting mail-in voting is crucial to ensuring free, fair, and open elections, accessible to all voters.

We must soundly defeat attempts to curtail our voting rights, starting with voting NO on Question 1!

Hire these political writers!

Misinformation in Maine’s Voter Suppression Referendum Began with a Deceptive Title Petition tactics hid absentee ballot limits. Question 1 proponents then used Newburgh ballots to mislead further.

Mainers have until tomorrow to reject a voter suppression effort pushed by Leonard Leo’s money and the unrelentingly deceitful Yes on 1 campaign.

Vote No on 1 and help get out the vote. #mepolitics open.substack.com/pub/amyfried...

I see IFS has evolved since I did the training. 🤣

For @theguardian.com: If this is what a broken sport feels like, don’t fix it.

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Splitters Thrown In World Series Games:

2008: 6
2009: 0
2010: 0
2011: 0
2012: 27
2013: 39
2014: 23
2015: 10
2016: 0
2017: 6
2018: 8
2019: 22
2020: 22
2021: 21
2022: 6
2023: 56
2024: 31
2025: 277 😮

Late Autumn
Central Maine
October 2, 2025

Jeff Bezos rented out Venice for $50 Million to get married. Received 19B in tax incentives from trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. Is cutting 60,000 jobs during the holiday season and you are all mad at Genny from the trailer park buying Cheetos with SNAP benefits.

This is ALL so disgusting
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“We’re Definitely Post-Peak TV" A conversation on the state of TV in 2025 with critic Alan Sepinwall.

I spoke with @saulausterlitz.bsky.social from Ministry of Pop Culture about the post-Peak TV era and the importance of TV that wants to be TV: ministryofpopculture.substack.com/p/were-defin...

Recall when we had a president who was a decent human being? Seems so remote and novel now.

@wxpnfm.bsky.social is devilishly on fire this morning!

Batman does this to a white supremacist in ABSOLUTE BATMAN ANNUAL #1.

He goes on to beat the crap out of an entire town of Nazis.

It's great.

Absolute Batman breaking a white supremacist's arm in the latest comic 🦇