Kate Pennington
@mizkate.bsky.social
Retired editor (Maine Antique Digest), former high school teacher, former theater manager (Theater at Monmouth), feminist, U.U., breastfeeding advocate, LGBTQ ally, baker, reader, dog owner, wife, and proud mother and mother-in-law of three teachers
Hosting the family day-after-Thanksgiving leftovers feast means not only is our kitchen cleaner than it has been in ages, but we also got to keep some of the leftover cheese ball. Win-win.
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Hosting the family day-after-Thanksgiving leftovers feast means not only is our kitchen cleaner than it has been in ages, but we also got to keep some of the leftover cheese ball. Win-win.
Every year I am especially thankful for the strangers who saved my sister's life on Nov. 26, 2002. As she reminds us, "Life is short, so enjoy your family, your friends, your work and play. Hug your kids, kiss your sweetheart, call your parents, send a card to a friend, make a difference."
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Every year I am especially thankful for the strangers who saved my sister's life on Nov. 26, 2002. As she reminds us, "Life is short, so enjoy your family, your friends, your work and play. Hug your kids, kiss your sweetheart, call your parents, send a card to a friend, make a difference."
I'm waiting until after Thanksgiving to put up my own decorations, but it's fun to see some early decor around town. This lobster trap tree is at Round Top Farm in Damariscotta.
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I'm waiting until after Thanksgiving to put up my own decorations, but it's fun to see some early decor around town. This lobster trap tree is at Round Top Farm in Damariscotta.
We started watching "The Lowdown" last night. It made no sense at all. At the end of the episode we realized Hulu had started us on episode 8 instead of 1. Aaargh!
November 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We started watching "The Lowdown" last night. It made no sense at all. At the end of the episode we realized Hulu had started us on episode 8 instead of 1. Aaargh!
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Pediatrician here.
Misinformation and disinformation don't become facts just because the CDC posted them.
Numerous studies have refuted any link between vaccines and autism.
Zero studies have shown any link between vaccines and autism.
Real science matters.
Misinformation and disinformation don't become facts just because the CDC posted them.
Numerous studies have refuted any link between vaccines and autism.
Zero studies have shown any link between vaccines and autism.
Real science matters.
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Pediatrician here.
Misinformation and disinformation don't become facts just because the CDC posted them.
Numerous studies have refuted any link between vaccines and autism.
Zero studies have shown any link between vaccines and autism.
Real science matters.
Misinformation and disinformation don't become facts just because the CDC posted them.
Numerous studies have refuted any link between vaccines and autism.
Zero studies have shown any link between vaccines and autism.
Real science matters.
Wow.
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Wow.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Today we honor the transgender lives taken by anti-trans violence. We hold their memory with love and stand with trans communities in grief, resilience, and strength.
May we deepen our solidarity and work for a world where all trans people can live safely and freely.
#TDOR #WeRemember #UU
May we deepen our solidarity and work for a world where all trans people can live safely and freely.
#TDOR #WeRemember #UU
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Today we honor the transgender lives taken by anti-trans violence. We hold their memory with love and stand with trans communities in grief, resilience, and strength.
May we deepen our solidarity and work for a world where all trans people can live safely and freely.
#TDOR #WeRemember #UU
May we deepen our solidarity and work for a world where all trans people can live safely and freely.
#TDOR #WeRemember #UU
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
I hope more governors do the same.
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I hope more governors do the same.
Seems like a good day to repost this great sign from 2020.
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Seems like a good day to repost this great sign from 2020.
Mainers - vote NO on 1!
#MEPolitics: IMPORTANT - No matter who you vote for, if you value free, fair, and open elections, vote NO on Question 1.
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Mainers - vote NO on 1!
You know what would really make America healthy? If RFK Jr. and his cronies fixed the broken health care system and made sure that everyone, not just special Trump supporters, could get the care they need.
November 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
You know what would really make America healthy? If RFK Jr. and his cronies fixed the broken health care system and made sure that everyone, not just special Trump supporters, could get the care they need.
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You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
Just this morning I have seen posts from a small restaurant chain and a farm stand offering free food to those who will not be getting their SNAP benefits. These businesses have more compassion than most politicians.
October 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Just this morning I have seen posts from a small restaurant chain and a farm stand offering free food to those who will not be getting their SNAP benefits. These businesses have more compassion than most politicians.
Our local paper printed the full text of Question 1 this week. It would change so much more than requiring voter ID! I hope anyone who is considering voting yes on 1 will read the full text of what they are supporting. Here's another editorial urging a no vote. www.pressherald.com/2025/10/24/q...
Question 1 could jeopardize voting for many older Mainers | Opinion
This isn't a partisan issue; it's a fairness issue.
www.pressherald.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our local paper printed the full text of Question 1 this week. It would change so much more than requiring voter ID! I hope anyone who is considering voting yes on 1 will read the full text of what they are supporting. Here's another editorial urging a no vote. www.pressherald.com/2025/10/24/q...
A good reason to stay away from Portland, Maine, this weekend.
ALERT: Work in tourist biz in #Portland, like food service, or clerk/shop in the Old Port, or work/visit downtown?
Be aware there is a cruise ship docking on Sunday carrying the very contagious novovirus.
Novovirus is spread a variety of ways:
Be aware there is a cruise ship docking on Sunday carrying the very contagious novovirus.
Novovirus is spread a variety of ways:
October 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
A good reason to stay away from Portland, Maine, this weekend.
Saturday was the second time I was able to use the local "party pack" instead of paper plates & napkins for an event. Thanks to all the organizations and companies that helped support this effort.
October 20, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Saturday was the second time I was able to use the local "party pack" instead of paper plates & napkins for an event. Thanks to all the organizations and companies that helped support this effort.
I reuse to repost the video, but I watched it once and my jaw dropped. Has there ever been a more vulgar president?
Trump’s video seems like the fever dream of someone very self conscious about their loss of bowel control.
October 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I reuse to repost the video, but I watched it once and my jaw dropped. Has there ever been a more vulgar president?
This misleading ad was in last week's Lincoln County News. To save absentee voting, Mainers need to vote No on 1! Question 1 would make it harder for many people to get absentee ballots.
October 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This misleading ad was in last week's Lincoln County News. To save absentee voting, Mainers need to vote No on 1! Question 1 would make it harder for many people to get absentee ballots.
If you're near Portland, Maine, and could use a diversion from everything that is awful these days, go see this show. A terrific cast and a funny play (with a few surprises) that delivers a message about love and family. www.goodtheater.com/it-shoulda-b...
It Shoulda Been You | Oct 2 - Oct 19 | Musical | Portland, Maine — Good Theater
BUY TICKETS HERE | Broadway’s wild musical farce with blushing brides, nervous grooms, overbearing moms, unexpected guests and plenty of crazy twists and turns. The charming, funny and original new m...
www.goodtheater.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
If you're near Portland, Maine, and could use a diversion from everything that is awful these days, go see this show. A terrific cast and a funny play (with a few surprises) that delivers a message about love and family. www.goodtheater.com/it-shoulda-b...
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The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.
October 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.
"Question 1 is mostly about making absentee voting harder and that matters." Mainers, if you are undecided on Question 1, please take the time to find out what it would really do. I am voting No on 1.
I don't think I've seen a more relentlessly dishonest campaign than Yes on 1. It started with trickery that enabled them to get the anti-absentee ballot referendum qualified. They want voters to be misinformed about it and our election system. #mepolitics
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amyfried.substack.com/p/misinforma...
Misinformation in Maine’s Voter Suppression Referendum Began with a Deceptive Title
Petition tactics hid absentee ballot limits. Question 1 proponents then used Newburgh ballots to mislead further.
amyfried.substack.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Question 1 is mostly about making absentee voting harder and that matters." Mainers, if you are undecided on Question 1, please take the time to find out what it would really do. I am voting No on 1.
The "vote yes on question 1" arguments I have seen are all terribly misleading. Question 1 will harm Maine voters.
Political science research clearly shows that Question 1 would make voting harder. Why would we want to do that? (gift link) #mepolitics www.pressherald.com?p=7506109&uu...
Research shows Question 1 would harm Maine voters | Opinion
There's a lot more to the Nov. 4 referendum question than simply presenting identification to vote.
www.pressherald.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The "vote yes on question 1" arguments I have seen are all terribly misleading. Question 1 will harm Maine voters.
Providing care to immigrants isn't why our health care system doesn't work.
ER doc here! This is a lie. Wait times are up because the American healthcare system is an unsustainable business model and a for-profit national healthcare system just doesn’t work. These problems will continue to get worse until we change that system. It literally has nothing to do with immigrants
Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"
October 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Providing care to immigrants isn't why our health care system doesn't work.