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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 9h

Did you tear-up today when you were out protesting because you felt the camaraderie and fellowship with so many like-minded and caring people?

I did.

Did you tear-up today when you were protesting because you're still processing the fact that we're rapidly tumbling toward authoritarianism?

I did.

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 10h

More from today’s #NoKings rally in Auburn, #Maine 10.18.2025

Me with Janet Mills, the Maine Governor. I’m wearing a shirt that reads: GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS

A person holding up a sign that says TRUMP HAS SMALL DICKtator ENERGY

A fellow rally attendee with their sign: BETTER A FAGOT THAN A FASCIST.
“FAGGOT” letters are wonderfully sparkly.

A Man holding his sign that reads DONALD TRUMP is taking your MONEY and putting it in his family’s pockets Just like KINGS!

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 10h

The #NoKings protest in Auburn, #Maine, 10.18.2025

Me! Holding my sign that says: NO FAUX KING WAY. The “o” in “NO” is the universal red circle with a diagonal slash, crossing out a drawing of a crown.

A pretty smiling woman holding a sign that reads: They’re eating the CHECKS They’re eating the BALANCES. One side of the sign has a drawing of a dog, the other side has a kitten. They both have large google eyes.

The back of a yellow-clad woman with her fingers in a peace sign. Her handmade sign reads: This is not a Left or Right moment. It is a Right or Wrong moment. She also has a sticker on her back that says: WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER

A mean holding up his sign that says: TRANS PEOPLE BELONG HERE

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 10h

He’s such a weirdo

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 10h

That is freaking incredible! I don’t see us ever having a crowd that large here in Maine, but it’s awe inspiring seeing them gathering in large cities around our country.

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 12h

I happened to see Governor Janet Mills at our #NoKings protest in Auburn, Maine.

Me with Maine’s Governor Janet Mills. There’s a rainbow flag in the background.
A picture from the #NoKings protest in Auburn, Maine, 10.18.2025.

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 13h

Seen in Auburn, Maine #NoKings

A woman at the 10.18.2025 #NoKings rally in Auburn, Maine. She’s wearing an American flag themed fist hat, and her sign reads: They’re eating the CHECKS. They’re eating the BALANCES.
There is a dog and a kitten on either side of her sign, each with large googly eyes.

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 13h

At #NoKings in Auburn, Maine 10.18.2025

A #NoKings protester with a sign that reads: BETTER A FAGGOT THAN A FASCIST

A #NoKings protester wearing an Eeyore costume with a sign that reads: MELT🧊 ICE. Someone next to them has a sign that says: STAND UP, SPEAK OUT FOR DEMOCRACY

A #NoKings protester with a sign that reads: TRANS PEOPLE BELONG HERE

A #NoKings T-Rex protester with a sign that reads: DON’T LET DEMOCRACY GO EXTINCT

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 13h

In Auburn, Maine

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 13h

A #NoKings protester with a sign reading: BETTER A FAGGOT THAN A FASCIST

A #NoKings protester wearing an Eeyore costume with a sign that reads: MELT🧊ICE

A #NoKings protester with a sign that says: TRANS PEOPLE BELONG HERE

A #NoKings T-Rex with a sign that says: DON’T LET DEMOCRACY GO EXTINCT

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 1d

*You’re

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 2d

Mainers, vote No on 1! Spread the word, it isn’t simply a voter ID measure, there are several ways Tha it also attacks Absentee Voting and Early Voting.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3d

There’s 1,000 times more chatter about the Maine senate race in a year than about Maine’s ballot measure in 3 weeks that’d bring voter ID and crack down on mail voting… maybe let’s start there??? boltsmag.org/maine-questi...

A Ballot Measure Targets Mail Voting in Maine - Bolts

Question 1, on the November ballot, would set up a barrage of new restrictions on absentee ballots that would considerably affect older voters and people with disabilities.

boltsmag.org

Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 2d

The more I stew about it, the more I agree. There's a lot of excitement about Graham Platner, showing that he could have what it takes. To those that argue he hasn't held office before - everyone needs to start somewhere, right? A lot of Mainers (primarily Rs) cannot stand Mills. We want new!

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 4d

I’m not completely sure how I feel about her running for Senate. My gut reaction was disappointment. Don’t get me wrong, I like a lot of what she has done, but I want a younger, more enthusiastic candidate.

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 5d

Heartbreaking.

Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 5d

I was trying to delete Columbus Day from my phone calendar the other day, couldn’t do it. I like that it has Indigenous Peoples Day, though.

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 7d

I am so very sorry. I wish you both peace.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 8d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 8d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 8d

Utterly horrifying.

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 9d

My 14 was SO MAD at me this morning when I wouldn’t allow him to wash his hair. At 7:13. We needed to leave at 7:10, because 17 has to catch a bus to get to technical school. His alarm (me) had started going off at 6:30.

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 10d

It sure would be nice if this were true, fingers crossed.

Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 10d

My high school freshman son has to independently read 1000 pages by the end of November. He’s currently reading a Stephen King book, and I encouraged him read banned books for the entirety.

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 10d

She is such a twit. It blows my mind that she voted early, yet is pushing so hard on Question 1, which is being touted as a voter ID law, but is a multi pronged attack on absentee/early voting.

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Heidi Tasker @heiditasker.bsky.social · 12d

👇🏻 this right here

Colette Delawalla @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 12d

I remember when I used to go DAYS—WEEKS EVEN—without thinking about the President of the United States because I wasn’t worried about him starting a civil or world war, making a gestapo police force, or ripping our constitution to shreds.

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