Pat Callaghan

Any time spent with Cindy Williams, my partner of 32 years, is quality time. Hard to believe since we’re only 39 years old. (Hey, it worked for Jack Benny!)

Always remember— Every dog has his day. And today is Snoopy’s.

The President sees a bad jobs report, and responds by getting rid of the person in charge of the statistics. This is how America becomes a third-rate country.

Fences are up at Ft. Williams for tomorrow’s Beach to Beacon 10k. Fitzy conducted a security check and finds they do nothing to keep dogs in or out. He wishes good luck to all runners!

YouTube video by Triumph The Insult Comic Dog HQ Adam Sandler and Bob Barker Reunite - Night Of Too Many Stars 2015 - Best Quality

Love and excited to be in #HappyGilmore2, though we all miss the great Carl Weathers and Bob Barker. Here's a reunion we staged in 2015 with Bob and Adam. They both got some good licks in. And stick around for Chubbs at the end! - RS #NightOfTooManyStars #adamsandler
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Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, to end in May 2026 CBS said in a statement that it was “purely a financial decision.” The show launched with Colbert as host, executive producer and writer a decade ago.

Breaking news: “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, CBS said in a statement.

The announcement came days after Colbert spoke out against the $16 million paid earlier this month by Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.

Krypto is the hero we need! A vital part of this story.

Do you have any idea how persnickety Catholics are about the Sunday obligation? Do you know what it takes for a bishop to say "yeah never mind?"
THIS is religious persecution. Not saying "happy holidays." Sending your jackbooted thugs to kidnap people from Mass is religious persecution.

Kristi Noem didn’t approve FEMA rescue teams for over 72 hours after the Texas floods, following a rule she imposed that required her personal sign-off on any operation over $100K.

This is inexcusable. She should resign.

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!"

Social Security - "That's socialism!"

Debt free education - "That's socialism!"

Universal childcare - "That's socialism!"

$1 trillion+ in tax cuts for the wealthy...

"That's just how it is."

Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.

I mean, an ex-senator will have as soft a landing as imaginable. Yes, you’ll lose a certain type of power, but why would you even WANT that power if (naive, I know) when push comes to shove, you use it for things you don’t even want, or are harmful, or are evil?

Bobby Sherman, Former Teen Idol and 'Here Come the Brides' Star, Dies at 81 After Cancer Battle Bobby Sherman has died at the age of 81. Sherman was a bubblegum pop teen idol known for songs like "Little Woman." He also appeared widely on television. Decades later, he worked as a paramedic.

RIP the great Bobby Sherman -
"He traded sold-out concerts and magazine covers for the back of an ambulance, becoming an EMT and a trainer with the LAPD. He saved lives. He showed us what real heroism looks like—quiet, selfless, and deeply human"
- Brigitte Poublon
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Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and '70s, and later a CPR teacher, has died at 81. cnn.it/45WD8KD

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This fall, students in Portland will not have access to cellphones during the school day. Ethan Strimling & Phil Harriman look at that decision, and post grades for lawmakers on Ep. 54 of In The Arena! @inthearenamaine.bsky.social @wmtw.bsky.social

Full episode here: youtu.be/Q07P8Pe4ua4

Professors Harriman & Strimling issue report cards for the 132nd Maine Legislature on Ep. 54 of In The Arena. They also note when their own parties earned an F.
Full episode here: youtu.be/Q07P8Pe4ua4 and wherever you listen to podcasts. @inthearenamaine.bsky.social @wmtw.bsky.social

I gave my party an F for taxing the wrong people (the poor and middle class, instead of the rich) in order to raise the revenue needed to ensure Mainers have health care and get a good education.

Professors Harriman & Strimling issue report cards for the 132nd Maine Legislature on Ep. 54 of In The Arena. They also note when their own parties earned an F.
Full episode here: youtu.be/Q07P8Pe4ua4 and wherever you listen to podcasts. @inthearenamaine.bsky.social @wmtw.bsky.social

Earlier this month, the Defense Department told transgender service members to choose whether they would voluntarily or involuntarily separate from the military.

Four trans service members, now in the process of separating, said their decisions don't feel voluntary at all.
nbcnews.to/3HOZKmc

Ep 54 of In The Arena is here:
youtu.be/Q07P8Pe4ua4
@strim.bsky.social & Phil Harriman offer grades to the 132nd Maine Legislature, and award at least one "A" to the "other side." @inthearenamaine.bsky.social @wmtw.bsky.social

Opinion | Parsing ICE’s mixed-up, hard-to-believe assault claims ICE officials keep touting a 413 percent increase in assaults on officers to justify officers masking their identities.

I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument.
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“Blockbuster” for the @sfgiants.com perhaps. But will it pay off for @redsox.com too?

Fitzy wishes all the dads a very beachy Father’s Day! #SoPo

Here’s the call: Style, subtlety will keep fans listening to baseball announcers - The Boston Globe Many of today's play-by-play announcers are hyperbolic and prone to superlatives.

Some thoughts on what I want from a baseball announcer.
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Ep. 53 of In The Arena Maine digs into the flurry of activity in Augusta as the session winds down.
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And a look back to the dawn of Maine's cutting-edge laptops in schools program. Has it lived up to the goals set by advocates? @inthearenamaine.bsky.social @wmtw.bsky.social

Ep. 53 of In The Arena is here: youtu.be/9wcV-jhrOQQ
@strim.bsky.social & Phil Harriman dig into the messages behind municipal election results, and the frenzy of activity in Augusta as lawmakers scramble to finish their work for the session.
@wmtw.bsky.social @inthearenamaine.bsky.social

Tuesday's municipal elections across Maine brought some interesting results. In the soon-to-drop Ep. 53 of In The Arena, @strim.bsky.social & Phil Harriman ponder what messages are being sent by voters. @inthearenamaine.bsky.social @wmtw.bsky.social

Brian Wilson & Sly Stone went after the sound in the air at great expense to themselves - god knows I don't romanticise the tortured artist but you need that example alive & kicking

Brian Wilson, influential pop pioneer and Beach Boys founding member, dies at 82 "We are at a loss for words right now," Wilson's family said in a Wednesday Instagram post.

Brian Wilson, founding member of the Beach Boys, dies at 82.