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Opinion: Honoring Christopher Columbus reinforces myths of discovery and the erasure of truth

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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 2d

Penobscot women, veteran and elder, Donna Loring reminds us they are the original story tellers of this land--and their stories are older, truer and still unfolding @bangordailynews.bsky.social

"When I hear these proclamations, I do not hear honor. I hear the echo of the same old myths that built this nation on our backs and graves."

Opinion: America is sliding toward authoritarianism. That’s not popular.

LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 5d

"It’s between an unpopular authoritarian project and a popular democratic one. The sooner everyone realizes this, the better the prospects that the American Experiment won’t perish from the earth". @colinwoodard.bsky.social @bangordailynews.bsky.social

Discover how regional cultures have shattered America and the rise of an authoritarian regime. Author Colin Woodard explores the clash of ideologies.

Two Mainers awarded prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius grants’

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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 5d

Two Mainers awarded prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius grants’ @pressherald.com

Jeremy Frey, a Passamaquoddy artist, and Indigenous cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce both received the $800,000 award.

Here’s what candidates for governor have to say about health care in Maine

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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 7d

Here’s what candidates for governor have to say about health care in Maine. I was the moderator and emphasized the urgency of protecting accessibility and affordability

Ten of the 17 candidates registered with the state weighed in on their future plans, Trump administration cuts and investment priorities during a forum hosted by Health Care for Maine on Tuesday.

Vaccinations and deaths: the Regional Geography of the Covid-19 pandemic

LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 13d

Pandemic by region

Public and official compliance with public health advice, vaccination rates, and Covid deaths varied widely across the regional cultures identified in the American Nations model

www.nationhoodlab.org

LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 14d

Great White Shark cruising off Block Island @bostonglobe.com

‘Surreal’: Underwater glimpse of great white shark caught on camera near Block Island - The Boston Globe

“We’ve been reviewing a lot of footage over the years and had to do a triple take on that one,” said Jon Dodd, of the Atlantic Shark Institute

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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 14d

Maine's Acadia National Park is the place by Miles Howard @bostonglobe.com

In Maine, one model for our national parks - The Boston Globe

Acadia’s enchanting trails showed me the key to managing crowds in parks is opening up more spaces to more people.

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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 15d

"Our parks deserve better. Our visitors deserve better. And our democracy, which depends on an informed citizenry, demands nothing less than the truth." @pingree.house.gov

Opinion: Under Trump, national parks are hiding inconvenient truths

“This administration’s policy sends a chilling message to park rangers, scientists, and educators: facts matter less than politics, and their expertise is unwelcome if it complicates the narrative.”

It's Red Sox-Yankees rivalry renewed. If history is our guidepost, it'll be exciting

LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 15d

It’s Red Sox-Yankees rivalry renewed. If history is our guidepost, it’ll be exciting by Steve Buckley

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Pinstripe Alley @pinstripealley.bsky.social · 16d

Jays win.
Let's do this shit, @overthemonster.bsky.social.

Yankees vs. Red Sox in AL Wild Card Series

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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 16d

In Sipayik, the Passamaquoddy are finding resilience in a half-acre of clams. Eric Francis, steward of the Sipayik Community Clam Garden, guards against invasive green crabs. By Reuben Schafir @reportforamerica.bsky.social @pressherald.com

In Sipayik, the Passamaquoddy are finding resilience in a half-acre of clams

With one of the largest soft-shell clam gardens in the world, the tribe is confronting invasive crabs and human-caused ecological damage.

Can a Maine Oyster Farmer Defeat a Five-Term Republican Senator?

LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 17d

The campaign against longtime Maine Senator is his oyster by Lisa Wood Shapiro @newyorker.com

Graham Platner, a local veteran, is angling to take on Susan Collins, who may be vulnerable in her 2026 reëlection bid—and is drawing support from both sides of the aisle.

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How climate-fueled summers are reshaping Maine's environment

LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 17d

How global warming is reshaping Maine's environment @pressherald.com

The Portland Press Herald spoke to 2 dozen experts this summer about the ways increasing heat is affecting Maine's environment.

Acadia National Park removes signs outlining climate change impacts

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LeeDay22 @leeday22.bsky.social · 21d

The Trump administration is taking away information from national sites because it believes it diminishes “the remarkable achievements of the United States.”

The 10 signs additionally described the connection of the Wabanaki nations to Cadillac Mountain, and encouraged park visitors to take the Island Explorer bus.