Mary Hilton
@maryhilt.bsky.social
Life-long Mainer, retired, feminist, uppity woman with big mouth. I have opinions and am not afraid to state them.
I'm also smarter than the average snail.
I'm also smarter than the average snail.
There is good news-the Maine loon population is health and stable! (in this time of bird flu, that's important!)
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/09/s...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/09/s...
Maine’s annual loon count indicates the population is healthy and stable
Loons are an indicator species, so a healthy population will give information on whether local ecosystems are stable.
www.bangordailynews.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
There is good news-the Maine loon population is health and stable! (in this time of bird flu, that's important!)
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/09/s...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/09/s...
This story underscores how the bankruptcy process protects health care companies from paying fines and judgements.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/10/s...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/10/s...
How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths
Genesis HealthCare nursing home chain dodges accountability for alleged negligence through delays and bankruptcy maneuvers.
www.bangordailynews.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This story underscores how the bankruptcy process protects health care companies from paying fines and judgements.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/10/s...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/10/s...
Reposted by Mary Hilton
If you use Instacart, beware that they don't charge you different prices than advertised.
www.engadget.com/big-tech/stu...
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Study shows that Instacart was charging different amounts for the same items
Instacart was running price experiments with certain retailers, according to a new study.
www.engadget.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
If you use Instacart, beware that they don't charge you different prices than advertised.
www.engadget.com/big-tech/stu...
www.engadget.com/big-tech/stu...
Who committed mortgage fraud? Oh, why Trump did!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump had two mortgages he claimed were primary dwellings, records show
President did same thing his administration is now calling ‘mortgage fraud’ in case against Fed governor Lisa Cook
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Who committed mortgage fraud? Oh, why Trump did!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Voters should never give up their power to those who would rule them.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Organizers submit enough signatures to block gerrymandered Missouri map
More than 300,000 signatures delivered to secretary of state to force referendum on Republican-drawn map
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Voters should never give up their power to those who would rule them.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
When you give power to criminals they're bound to abuse it and those in their custody.
ICE must be abolished.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
ICE must be abolished.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Officers at Texas immigration detention facility accused of beatings and sexual abuse
Civil rights coalition calls for immediate closure of camp, where more than 2,700 detainees are being held
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
When you give power to criminals they're bound to abuse it and those in their custody.
ICE must be abolished.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
ICE must be abolished.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
CNN is lying. Everything is now getting unaffordable.
They're lying for Trump so that he doesn't sic the FCC on them.
And don't think he won't. Jimmy Kimmel will tell you otherwise.
ABC will.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/e...
They're lying for Trump so that he doesn't sic the FCC on them.
And don't think he won't. Jimmy Kimmel will tell you otherwise.
ABC will.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/e...
We’re in a ‘windchill’ economy, where things feel worse than they are | CNN Business
Most Americans agree: This economy stinks.
www.cnn.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
CNN is lying. Everything is now getting unaffordable.
They're lying for Trump so that he doesn't sic the FCC on them.
And don't think he won't. Jimmy Kimmel will tell you otherwise.
ABC will.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/e...
They're lying for Trump so that he doesn't sic the FCC on them.
And don't think he won't. Jimmy Kimmel will tell you otherwise.
ABC will.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/09/e...
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An eye opening article about low standards and hiring practices for ice, literally the dregs bsky.app/profile/josh...
must be pretty bad when the Daily Mail is running smashmouth exposes on a GOP admin www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
ICE's messy hiring spree brings in unfit and illiterate recruits
ICE recruits with no experience are being fast-tracked into the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia, where instructors are astounded at their incompetence.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
An eye opening article about low standards and hiring practices for ice, literally the dregs bsky.app/profile/josh...
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Your voice is more powerful than threats from a weakening, unpopular president. If they hear enough from you now, legislators may still do the right thing.
Hoosiers, call today and tell them to vote no: 317-232-9400.
Hoosiers, call today and tell them to vote no: 317-232-9400.
December 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Your voice is more powerful than threats from a weakening, unpopular president. If they hear enough from you now, legislators may still do the right thing.
Hoosiers, call today and tell them to vote no: 317-232-9400.
Hoosiers, call today and tell them to vote no: 317-232-9400.
This is dangerous demagoguery. Why is Abbott still in power?
(besides gerrymandering, that is)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
(besides gerrymandering, that is)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Abbott moves to bring Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA into Texas schools
The governor touts ‘urgency and a need’ for Club America chapters amid criticism of influence on students
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is dangerous demagoguery. Why is Abbott still in power?
(besides gerrymandering, that is)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
(besides gerrymandering, that is)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Junior's Farm 🚜
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December 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Junior's Farm 🚜
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When Trump finally goes the way of all things, I can imagine we're going to have a massive mental and emotional breakdown of the people who thought he was immortal.
Then they'll wake up to find the smoldering ruins of what he did to them while alive-and wonder how they voted for it repeatedly.
Then they'll wake up to find the smoldering ruins of what he did to them while alive-and wonder how they voted for it repeatedly.
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
When Trump finally goes the way of all things, I can imagine we're going to have a massive mental and emotional breakdown of the people who thought he was immortal.
Then they'll wake up to find the smoldering ruins of what he did to them while alive-and wonder how they voted for it repeatedly.
Then they'll wake up to find the smoldering ruins of what he did to them while alive-and wonder how they voted for it repeatedly.
We've all been had.
December 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We've all been had.
Stuffed animals have several good points: they don't snore, they don't hog the blankets and they don't kick you out of bed.
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/b...
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The Case for Sleeping With Stuffed Animals as an Adult
Returning to the childhood habit of cuddling with stuffed animals offers a tender, joyful way to relax and fall asleep.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Stuffed animals have several good points: they don't snore, they don't hog the blankets and they don't kick you out of bed.
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/b...
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/b...
This is peak American capitalism at its' worst. We force people to sleep outdoors in subzero weather because there is no housing available and then we bulldoze their camps because they're homeless.
This is shameful.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/08/b...
This is shameful.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/08/b...
Residents speak out against plan to close Bangor’s largest homeless camp
The plan would displace 40 to 50 people who currently live in tents near Penobscot Plaza on Washington Street.
www.bangordailynews.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This is peak American capitalism at its' worst. We force people to sleep outdoors in subzero weather because there is no housing available and then we bulldoze their camps because they're homeless.
This is shameful.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/08/b...
This is shameful.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/08/b...
Health insurance companies are not the only kind of insurance companies that are cheap gouging machines that deny claims.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/09/p...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/09/p...
A Millinocket mom is still fighting insurance 2 years after a house fire
After a house fire, a single mom faces a yearslong insurance dispute with her homeowner's insurance company, leading to a lawsuit.
www.bangordailynews.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Health insurance companies are not the only kind of insurance companies that are cheap gouging machines that deny claims.
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/09/p...
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/12/09/p...
I went to middle school in the old building, which was pretty old by that time.
Why do schools have to look like prisons?
www.sunjournal.com/2025/12/09/a...
Why do schools have to look like prisons?
www.sunjournal.com/2025/12/09/a...
Architect projects new Oxford Hills Middle School to open fall of 2029
Harriman Associates says the project will be fully completed by fall of 2030 and advised the district to hire a construction consultant to protect its interests.
www.sunjournal.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I went to middle school in the old building, which was pretty old by that time.
Why do schools have to look like prisons?
www.sunjournal.com/2025/12/09/a...
Why do schools have to look like prisons?
www.sunjournal.com/2025/12/09/a...
Mary Trump is right. Having a psychopathic father does bad things to your personality.
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Mary Trump Pinpoints The Dark Reason Her Uncle Is So ‘Thirsty’
And President Donald Trump knows it on “some very dark level," said his niece.
www.huffpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Mary Trump is right. Having a psychopathic father does bad things to your personality.
www.huffpost.com/entry/mary-t...
www.huffpost.com/entry/mary-t...
This is why giving power to billionaires is a very, very bad idea.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Palantir co-founder calls for public hangings to show ‘masculine leadership’
‘If I’m in charge later, we won’t just have a three strikes law. We will quickly try and hang men after three violent crimes,’ Lonsdale wrote on X
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is why giving power to billionaires is a very, very bad idea.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Oh, dear. Too bad, not sad.
Porsches across Russia have stopped working due to a mysterious satellite issue.
www.the-independent.com/tech/porsche...
Porsches across Russia have stopped working due to a mysterious satellite issue.
www.the-independent.com/tech/porsche...
Porsches across Russia suddenly stop working
‘It’s possible this was done deliberately,’ says car dealership
www.the-independent.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Oh, dear. Too bad, not sad.
Porsches across Russia have stopped working due to a mysterious satellite issue.
www.the-independent.com/tech/porsche...
Porsches across Russia have stopped working due to a mysterious satellite issue.
www.the-independent.com/tech/porsche...
That famous drunk raccoon is doing good work for a local shelter.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Raccoon who passed out drunk in liquor store now has his own line of T-shirts
The shirts and other merchandise had raised over $100,000 for the shelter
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
That famous drunk raccoon is doing good work for a local shelter.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
One day after the divorce was finalized, the family was found shot to do death.
Domestic violence is a equal opportunity crime. The husband should be among the prime suspects.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Domestic violence is a equal opportunity crime. The husband should be among the prime suspects.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Mother and twins found shot dead in their Arkansas mansion
Charity Beallis and twins found dead inside sprawling $755,000 home in Bonanza one day after her divorce proceedings were finished
www.the-independent.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
One day after the divorce was finalized, the family was found shot to do death.
Domestic violence is a equal opportunity crime. The husband should be among the prime suspects.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Domestic violence is a equal opportunity crime. The husband should be among the prime suspects.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Half of the country is going to be literally in the icebox for a while.
This is NOT normal weather. Climate change is doing a number on us.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
This is NOT normal weather. Climate change is doing a number on us.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Millions to face freezing cold and snow in US as Polar Vortex brings Arctic air
Floods, rainfall and arctic cold is set to batter parts of the United States
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Half of the country is going to be literally in the icebox for a while.
This is NOT normal weather. Climate change is doing a number on us.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
This is NOT normal weather. Climate change is doing a number on us.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...