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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 2d

And a reminder: I love seeing vintage acts. (Sorry, Bruce, but you're 70 and your first hit was 40 years ago. Vintage.) Here's two things I wrote about them:

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and this (which got a shout-out from The Tubes)

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Rock Never Dies—But It Does Get Older and Wiser

Rock is for the young, but rockers can age gracefully.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 9d

Despite all of Susan Collins’s **concerns**, Russ Vought, who she voted to confirm, still went ahead and fired a boatload of hard-working Americans.

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 10d

SUSAN COLLINS, Wednesday: "I've made very clear that I do not believe there should be firings of furloughed workers."

RUSS VOUGHT, Friday: "The RIFs have begun."

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 9d

"Platner has held events from Portland to Caribou, in venues ranging from the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland to local pizza shops. Crowds have overflowed to hear Platner speak about wealth inequality, health care & his plan to unseat five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins."

An article headline from Bangor Daily News: Graham Platner draws another overflow crowd in Brewer

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 8d

72 hours, five town halls:
600 people in Belfast
650 in Brewer
150 in Dover-Foxcroft
275 in Rumford
290 in Skowhegan

A movement is building before our eyes.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 6d

"Graham Platner is generating so much excitement because many voters, both right and left, are tired of conventional wisdom inevitably delivering poor results for Mainers."

A headline from an op-ed article on CentralMaine.com: Graham Platner is the best choice to replace Sen. Collins | Letter, Platner may not be the conventional choice, but that's a good thing.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s why you were barraged with spam today.

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Jim Billings @mediajim.bsky.social · 5d

#GovJnetMills is too old to be a freshman US #senator, she'll be 78 in Dec. @grahamformaine.bsky.social is a former #military man & oyster #farmer, who'll fight the #oligarchy & #Trump. He has @sanders.senate.gov endorsement. BTW, he's 41. #FreshFace #New #ProgressiveEnergy No #PAC $$ #BeatCollins

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TheTahoeKid @thetahoekid.bsky.social · Aug 19

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Control of the Senate could be decided in Maine. This oyster farmer is vying to unseat Susan Collins

Marine and Army veteran Graham Platner dives into one of the most closely watched races of 2026.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · Aug 19

My name is Graham Platner and I’m running for US Senate to defeat Susan Collins and topple the oligarchy that’s destroying our country.

I’m a veteran, oysterman, and working class Mainer who’s seen this state become unlivable for working people. And that makes me deeply angry.

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Jim Billings @mediajim.bsky.social · 9d

Here's the real story abt this Wannabe #Trump! She supported a coup, aims to privatize the state oil industry & has praised right-wing leaders, including Trump, Argentina’s Javier Milei & El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele; & supports Trump's imperialism & boat bombings
www.democracynow.org/2025/10/10/n...

2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure. Machado was set to run for president last year, but she was disqua...

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Jim Billings @mediajim.bsky.social · 9d

@jdickerson.bsky.social Here's real story abt this Wannabe #Trump! She supported a coup, aims to privatize the state oil industry & has praised right-wing leaders, incl Trump, Argentina’s Javier Milei & El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele; & supports Trump's imperialism!
www.democracynow.org/2025/10/10/n...

2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure. Machado was set to run for president last year, but she was disqua...

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Jim Billings @mediajim.bsky.social · 9d

I swear @stephruhle.bsky.social is an honorary #Israeli, she definitely a big time #Zionist. She refuses to have an #Arab or #Muslim, except for Ali Velshi, on her show.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9d

"The bird gained global fame Oct. 7, when right-wing influencer Benny Johnson posted video of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stepping onto the ICE facility’s roof and staring down a handful of hecklers—and one chicken."

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

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Jim Billings @mediajim.bsky.social · 28d

WTH! Why is @msnbc.com showing #KirkMemorial speeches live? Kirk wasn't an elected official, wasn't cultural icon, etc. He was a #racist, #hatemonger, who called for the deportation of #MedhiHasan, who said political violence is acceptable, Guess they are scared of #Trump & #FCC chair! Outrageous~

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The Weekend on MSNBC @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social · Sep 20

“They’ve taken eight months to assiduously attack our nation now, but they’ve been planning this for 60 years. Our job is to make sure we are fighting back just as hard.” @staceyabrams.com explains the ten steps to autocracy and how the Trump administration has fulfilled all of them.

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 29d

EXCLUSIVE: In an undercover operation last year, the FBI recorded Tom Homan, now the White House border czar, accepting $50,000 in cash after indicating he could help the agents, who were posing as business executives, win government contracts in a second Trump administration.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Sep 16

"Do we understand what the difference is between a king and president?" Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor asked at an event in Manhattan today.

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SKYPILOT/BAD INDIAN @skypilot1956.bsky.social · Sep 16

NEW: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor slams Attorney General Pam Bondi: “Every time I listen to a lawyer-trained representative saying we should criminalize free speech in some way, I think to myself, that law school failed.”
#FuckPamBondi

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Jim Billings @mediajim.bsky.social · Sep 20

Damn, it looks like a #FinalTwo of Vinnie the Lip & Morgan the Manipulator! Morgan will likely be crowned the winner.

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Jim Billings @mediajim.bsky.social · Sep 20

More #Conservative BS on @llamasnb.bsky.social @nbcnews.com, 1st another #Biden bashing story, then using a right-wing study by #NCRI to falsely accuse liberals of supporting assassinating #Trump. NCRI "utilizes loaded language to favor conservative causes." mediabiasfactcheck.com/network-cont...

Network Contagion Research Institute - Bias and Credibility

RIGHT-CENTER BIAS These media sources are slightly to moderately conservative in bias. They often publish factual information that utilizes loaded words

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Sep 19

When President Trump was asked about fired U.K. ambassador to the U.S., Lord Mandelson, who he met in the Oval Office earlier this year, the president said: "I don't know him."

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Sep 19

Soaring electricity costs have become a major issue in this year’s race for governor in New Jersey — previewing a potential national battle over energy prices that could put both parties on defense in next year’s midterm elections.

Electricity costs jolt New Jersey's race for governor — and they're coming for the midterms

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are battling over electricity costs, which could be an issue in races across the country next year.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Sep 19

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez spoke on the House floor, saying "we should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was," before condemning the "all-out assault on free speech across the country."

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Jim Billings @mediajim.bsky.social · Sep 20

Why is #USA providing #Israel with $18 billion in weapons for #GENOCIDE & eradication of #Palestinians in #Gaza & #WestBank this year? #TrumpLovesWar #Trump administration proposes selling nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel apnews.com/article/us-a...

Trump administration proposes selling nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel

The Trump administration has told Congress it plans to sell nearly $6 billion in weapons to Israel. It includes one $3.8 billion sale for 30 AH-64 Apache helicopters, nearly doubling Israel's current ...

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Jim Billings @mediajim.bsky.social · Sep 15

LOL! Great job with the edit and music! Caught in the act.

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