Ethan Brownell
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Just a reminder that both Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost have been attacked this week.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
January 28, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Just a reminder that both Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost have been attacked this week.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
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Trump says he wants to support manufacturing jobs but this made-in-USA manufacturing business has to call in help because Trump’s secret police has its employees terrified to come to work. #mepolitics
www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-0...
www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-0...
Westbrook community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE
At apparel manufacturer American Roots in Westbrook, staff and community volunteers are trying to protect immigrant workers by standing watch as they arrive and leave for the day.
www.mainepublic.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Trump says he wants to support manufacturing jobs but this made-in-USA manufacturing business has to call in help because Trump’s secret police has its employees terrified to come to work. #mepolitics
www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-0...
www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-0...
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This is pretty striking. If this piece is correct, even 13 arrests that ICE has publicized in Maine include a bunch of false claims and several people with no apparent record at all.
It should be incumbent on the feds to prove their allegations
It should be incumbent on the feds to prove their allegations
This is the kind of work that newspapers used to do. Now they're so overwhelmed just filling white space that there's no time for shit like this, so it's left to randos on the internet to prove DHS/ICE is lying about, well, just about everything:
themainesoapbox.substack.com/p/maine-dhs-...
themainesoapbox.substack.com/p/maine-dhs-...
Maine DHS “Worst of the Worst”: When ICE Allegations Are Published as Fact
Operation Catch of the Day, ICE, and the dehumanization of people labeled dangerous without verifiable records
themainesoapbox.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 PM
This is pretty striking. If this piece is correct, even 13 arrests that ICE has publicized in Maine include a bunch of false claims and several people with no apparent record at all.
It should be incumbent on the feds to prove their allegations
It should be incumbent on the feds to prove their allegations
Don't we already HAVE people in charge of protections? This circus is only for one purpose: intimidation and escalation.
The Olympics start next week — and Italy is making sure ICE has no presence at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.
January 27, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Don't we already HAVE people in charge of protections? This circus is only for one purpose: intimidation and escalation.
Imagine holding the levers of power and just whimpering "please stop"
The Republican is standing by her calls to pass new funding for DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying a new spending bill will include new accountability measures. But she says the operations in Maine are too sweeping and indiscriminate.
Susan Collins asks DHS to pause immigration enforcement surge in Maine and Minnesota
The Republican is standing by her calls to pass new funding for DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying a new spending bill will include new accountability measures. But she says the opera...
www.mainepublic.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Imagine holding the levers of power and just whimpering "please stop"
CACKLING at this comment
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
CACKLING at this comment
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Steve Robinson of the Maine Wire is pushing the notion that ICE would invade Maine because of fraud. But if you’re investigating fraud, you don’t send armed, masked feds to harass and kidnap people. You send auditors and accountants (and FBI w/warrants to seize evidence). #mepolitics
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Steve Robinson of the Maine Wire is pushing the notion that ICE would invade Maine because of fraud. But if you’re investigating fraud, you don’t send armed, masked feds to harass and kidnap people. You send auditors and accountants (and FBI w/warrants to seize evidence). #mepolitics
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If you were wondering how Trump could possibly make his insane desire to conquer Greenland less popular, let me present you with this
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
If you were wondering how Trump could possibly make his insane desire to conquer Greenland less popular, let me present you with this
The "one other thing" be like
January 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
The "one other thing" be like
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Anyone who says ICE is only going after criminals or only people in the U.S. illegally or only noncitizens is ignorant or lying. Check out what happened to this Maine woman. #mepolitics
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/15/h...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/15/h...
January 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Anyone who says ICE is only going after criminals or only people in the U.S. illegally or only noncitizens is ignorant or lying. Check out what happened to this Maine woman. #mepolitics
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/15/h...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/15/h...
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Investigating a co-ed cheerleading team for including a transgender student.
Seems pretty clear that it’s not about fairness in sports but excluding trans kids.
Seems pretty clear that it’s not about fairness in sports but excluding trans kids.
The probe into Nokomis Middle School comes as President Donald Trump’s administration initiated 18 Title IX investigations on Wednesday.
Newport co-ed middle school cheerleading squad target of federal discrimination investigation
The probe into Nokomis Middle School comes as President Donald Trump’s administration initiated 18 Title IX investigations on Wednesday.
www.bangordailynews.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Investigating a co-ed cheerleading team for including a transgender student.
Seems pretty clear that it’s not about fairness in sports but excluding trans kids.
Seems pretty clear that it’s not about fairness in sports but excluding trans kids.
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This is why we celebrate the Boston Substack Party, when the patriots wrote strongly worded pamphlets about tea.
Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This is why we celebrate the Boston Substack Party, when the patriots wrote strongly worded pamphlets about tea.
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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Did you know Donald Trump wants to take $100k of your money and give it to people living in Greenland? www.messageboxnews.com/p/trumps-gre...
Trump’s Greenland Obsession Is Even Dumber Than It Sounds
Do you want your tax dollars to go to Greenland?
www.messageboxnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Did you know Donald Trump wants to take $100k of your money and give it to people living in Greenland? www.messageboxnews.com/p/trumps-gre...
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if you tried to do this in the us, you'd have a billion dollar conservative moms group lobbying against it 12 hours later and credulous news articles taking their claims seriously in 24 bsky.app/profile/davi...
Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult
apnews.com/article/fake...
apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
if you tried to do this in the us, you'd have a billion dollar conservative moms group lobbying against it 12 hours later and credulous news articles taking their claims seriously in 24 bsky.app/profile/davi...
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Walz: "If they have emails showing that I have committed fraud, you should get those! Why aren't they putting them out there? Why aren't they turning them over to prosecutors? Right now they're hiding behind a veil of innuendo. They're protecting the biggest fraudster in the White House."
January 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Walz: "If they have emails showing that I have committed fraud, you should get those! Why aren't they putting them out there? Why aren't they turning them over to prosecutors? Right now they're hiding behind a veil of innuendo. They're protecting the biggest fraudster in the White House."
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This is typical after leadership transitions in authoritarian regimes. The new incumbent doesn't want anyone to think that the shift in leadership means an opening in the regime.
It also clearly shows that the US has no control, and media should stop accepting the administration's version.
It also clearly shows that the US has no control, and media should stop accepting the administration's version.
January 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This is typical after leadership transitions in authoritarian regimes. The new incumbent doesn't want anyone to think that the shift in leadership means an opening in the regime.
It also clearly shows that the US has no control, and media should stop accepting the administration's version.
It also clearly shows that the US has no control, and media should stop accepting the administration's version.
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We could teach more of all the kinds of history if we weren’t systematically defunding the humanities and the public universities
December 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We could teach more of all the kinds of history if we weren’t systematically defunding the humanities and the public universities
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In case there was any doubt that the people worried about “population collapse” only want to see certain kinds of American babies.
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
In case there was any doubt that the people worried about “population collapse” only want to see certain kinds of American babies.
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The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
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1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
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Posted by the Tax Foundation — the world's leading nonpartisan tax policy nonprofit organization.
December 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Posted by the Tax Foundation — the world's leading nonpartisan tax policy nonprofit organization.