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Jill Piggott

@jillpiggott.bsky.social

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Former philosophy & lit professor, disabled by migraine & ME/CFS. Cofounder, headsUPmigraine. Volunteer prison educator, Equal Justice Initiative. Progressive activist. Half-time Mainer, half-time Canadian Maritimer

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · Jul 19

I can't recommend Prof. Omer Bartov's NYT opinion piece on the genocide in Gaza more highly. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...

"[W]hen those who have dedicated their careers to teaching & commemorating the Holocaust insist on ignoring or denying Israel’s genocidal actions in Gaza, they threaten to undermine everything that Holocaust scholarship & commemoration have stood for in the past several decades." -- Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov (NYT 15 July 2025)

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 17h

Students in my prison study group are as devoted as my best university students. I can't overstate how much people in prison value books. An NEH-sponsored program to get prisoners reading & talking about books is now in trouble as T admin cuts agency funding. www.pressherald.com/2025/10/14/i...

In Maine State Prison, these book groups are led by incarcerated people

The Maine Humanities Council works with nearly a dozen incarcerated people in state prisons to run regular book groups, including a recent discussion at the Maine State Prison on Lois Lowry's 'The Giv...

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 19h

Mills's entry has already (!) stirred up the anti-establishment crowd, which has branded Mills an AIPAC candidate, when she's never taken AIPAC money & is pro-2 states. I'm an old leftie, but--for pete's sake--I know the target here is Collins, not (other) Dems.

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 20h

Good lord. Is that a whale on wheels in landlocked Oklahoma?

Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 20h

Lovely photos & great advice!

Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 1d

Wonderful speech. So glad you posted it. I enjoyed reading it again!

Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 1d

Heck, I'll say it, too: your cranberry sauce is awesome!

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 1d

Ha ha. Movies from the 90s. I only have a wall phone & it doesn't have caller ID, though I do admit to relying on the list of numbers taped inside the kitchen cabinet more & more as I creak into obscurity.

Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 1d

Good idea! Just added it to my library list. Thanks.

Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 1d

I agree. I hate to see the Senate race turn Maine voters against each other. We need to stay focused on the fact that we all share 1 goal: retiring Susan Collins.

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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 1d

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For more than 12,000 years, Indigenous peoples have inhabited the vast and beautiful lands we call Maine.

On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we honor their enduring contributions, acknowledge the injustices they’ve faced, and recommit ourselves to a future rooted in respect, sovereignty, and truth. (1/4)

Image of a pond or lake in Maine at sunset, with people canoeing on it.

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 1d

Both Mills & Platner endorse a 2-state solution. The race has barely started, so Mainers have time to push them both for specifics on the issue. Where a candidate stands on genocide is obviously a baseline issue. #MEpolitics

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 1d

That's nuts! Now coming into Canada, we're asked if we have building supplies & weapons, and going into the US, we're asked if we have any fresh fruit & vegetables.

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 2d

What's unusual are the number of Canadians denied entry for old & minor offenses, inc'g traffic violations. My NB neighbours are frightened to try to cross the border altho they used to shop/vacation in ME regularly. They're not paranoid. They've listened to the news. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

He's lived in the U.S. since he was 3. At 46, he was denied re-entry at the border | CBC News

When Christopher Landry was making his annual trip to New Brunswick from New Hampshire, he didn't think he would run into any problems. But on his way home crossing the border to the U.S. in Houlton, ...

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the recommendation! I just added it to my library list.

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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning and Happy Sunday to everyone who correctly remembers that contrary to trump's post, Joe Biden was NOT the President on January 6, 2021 -- trump was.

His delusional episodes are increasing, it's time for the 25th Amendment.

HE IS UNFIT TO SERVE.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

WATCH: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4odsKnn

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 2d

Canada's US Travel Advisory: people *pardoned* of crimes in CA may be denied US admission. US recognizes Canadian convictions, but not Canadian pardons! Also: "If you have a criminal record, no matter the severity or the date of the offence, you may be refused US entry." travel.gc.ca/destinations...

Travel advice and advisories for United States (USA)

Travel Advice and Advisories from the Government of Canada

travel.gc.ca

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 2d

I voted for Sanders & Warren in POTUS primaries. I voted for Mills in the gubernatorial primary & there's no doubt she's the most qualified candidate. I'm iffy on Platner's experience, but wonder about Mills's electability & worry about her age. It's early days. Let's see how they do.

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 2d

I'm a retired humanities prof & wonder how I'd handle the advent of AI. How are you handling it, particularly with homework writing assignments?

The Thoreau writing prompt is great. It's a treat to follow you & see what you're up to!

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 2d

Mills would certainly be the most qualified candidate in the race, and she's already shown her willingness to take on T. But she may not be the most electable. And she's 77, which is a fact to consider, too.

(BTW, I can't believe she's 77!)

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 2d

ME's conservative Democratic Rep. Jared Golden blames the "far-left" for government shutdown, yet his district depends heavily on ACA subsidies. ME02's 1 electoral vote also went to Trump. #MEpoliticcs thehill.com/homenews/hou...

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 3d

Further evidence the man wants everything for himself: During the shutdown, Trump nabbed a statue from the Washington Monument. The statue, which was viewed by some 250,000 visitors last year, is now in the No-Rose Rose Garden. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

White House adds a George Washington statue to the Rose Garden

The bronze statue, which belongs to the National Park Service, was moved from the Washington Monument to the White House this week.

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Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 4d

This weekend's read: "The Elephant Keepers' Children," a novel by Peter Hoeg (translated by Martin Aitken).

Jill Piggott @jillpiggott.bsky.social · 4d

I never doubted the Nobel Committee's good sense. I wondered about the quotation, however, and found this fact check. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Fact Check: Nobel Chair Did NOT say Donald Trump Didn't Win Peace Prize Because He Lacked 'Courage And Integrity'

Did the chair of the Nobel committee that chose the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize say that Donald Trump was not chosen because they only "give the award to people of courage and integrity?" No, that's not tr...