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1/25 This video of a South Portland, Maine, woman being taken by ICE Friday night was shared with me and it felt important to share it with others, so others understand. #maine #MEpolitics
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 AM
1/25 This video of a South Portland, Maine, woman being taken by ICE Friday night was shared with me and it felt important to share it with others, so others understand. #maine #MEpolitics
1/24 University of Maine alum civil engineer with work visa and no criminal record was taken by ICE unlawfully on Thursday morning, after agents smashed his window and pulled him from his car on the way to his job in Portland. #maine #MEpolitics
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 PM
1/24 University of Maine alum civil engineer with work visa and no criminal record was taken by ICE unlawfully on Thursday morning, after agents smashed his window and pulled him from his car on the way to his job in Portland. #maine #MEpolitics
1/25 We're debuting long-form, widescreen Maine Newsroom content on YT and FB, starting with an interview with Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau. As requested! If you want to see more, please like and subscribe https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpFfD70hNag #maine #MEpolitics
January 25, 2026 at 2:16 PM
1/25 We're debuting long-form, widescreen Maine Newsroom content on YT and FB, starting with an interview with Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau. As requested! If you want to see more, please like and subscribe https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpFfD70hNag #maine #MEpolitics
1/24 University of Maine alum civil engineer with work visa and no criminal record was taken by ICE unlawfully on Thursday morning, after agents smashed his window and pulled him from his car on the way to his job in Portland. #maine #MEpolitics
January 25, 2026 at 12:32 AM
1/24 University of Maine alum civil engineer with work visa and no criminal record was taken by ICE unlawfully on Thursday morning, after agents smashed his window and pulled him from his car on the way to his job in Portland. #maine #MEpolitics
1/24 Senator Collins’s SuperPAC raised another $5 million in the second half of last year, including a $3 million from an anonymous company in Texas and a second $500k from hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer. Not one dollar of the $5m came from Mainers. #maine #MEpolitics
January 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
1/24 Senator Collins’s SuperPAC raised another $5 million in the second half of last year, including a $3 million from an anonymous company in Texas and a second $500k from hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer. Not one dollar of the $5m came from Mainers. #maine #MEpolitics
1/23 ICE agent in Maine tells peaceful observer: “Now you’re considered a domestic terrorist," despite the 1st amendment protecting the observation and recording of public government activities #maine #MEpolitics
January 24, 2026 at 1:30 AM
1/23 ICE agent in Maine tells peaceful observer: “Now you’re considered a domestic terrorist," despite the 1st amendment protecting the observation and recording of public government activities #maine #MEpolitics
1/23 An 18-year-old immigrant in Maine is here legally, and was taken by ICE unlawfully on Tuesday. He graduated high school early, has no criminal record, and was on his way to class at USM when he was taken. #maine #MEpolitics
January 23, 2026 at 8:52 PM
1/23 An 18-year-old immigrant in Maine is here legally, and was taken by ICE unlawfully on Tuesday. He graduated high school early, has no criminal record, and was on his way to class at USM when he was taken. #maine #MEpolitics
1/23 Maine corrections officer trainee was here legally, had no criminal record, and was taken by ICE unlawfully. His boss, the Cumberland County Sheriff, called ICE's actions "bush-league policing." #maine #MEpolitics
January 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
1/23 Maine corrections officer trainee was here legally, had no criminal record, and was taken by ICE unlawfully. His boss, the Cumberland County Sheriff, called ICE's actions "bush-league policing." #maine #MEpolitics
1/23 UPDATE on case of Portland, Maine, father from Angola detained by ICE at asylum appointment #maine #MEpolitics
January 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
1/23 UPDATE on case of Portland, Maine, father from Angola detained by ICE at asylum appointment #maine #MEpolitics
1/22 An 18-year-old immigrant in Maine is here legally, and was taken by ICE unlawfully on Tuesday. He graduated high school early, has no criminal record, and was on his way to class at USM when he was taken. #maine #MEpolitics
January 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
1/22 An 18-year-old immigrant in Maine is here legally, and was taken by ICE unlawfully on Tuesday. He graduated high school early, has no criminal record, and was on his way to class at USM when he was taken. #maine #MEpolitics
1/22 Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau tells me that the Maine legislature won't stand by while ICE tramples on Mainers' civil liberties and the Constitution. #maine #MEpolitics
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
1/22 Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau tells me that the Maine legislature won't stand by while ICE tramples on Mainers' civil liberties and the Constitution. #maine #MEpolitics
1/22 What do they mean when they say ICE is unlawfully detaining someone legally here? Here's an example from Maine this week, of a Portland father taken into custody when he attended his asylum appointment in Scarborough. No criminal record. Following the rules. #maine #MEpolitics
January 22, 2026 at 2:31 PM
1/22 What do they mean when they say ICE is unlawfully detaining someone legally here? Here's an example from Maine this week, of a Portland father taken into custody when he attended his asylum appointment in Scarborough. No criminal record. Following the rules. #maine #MEpolitics
1/21 Day 2 of the ICE surge in Maine: January 21st #maine #MEpolitics
January 22, 2026 at 2:10 AM
1/21 Day 2 of the ICE surge in Maine: January 21st #maine #MEpolitics
1/21 Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) tells me that LD1971, passed by the legislature last year, makes sure that state and local police are not part of the unlawful detention of people legally present in this country. #maine #MEpolitics
January 21, 2026 at 8:52 PM
1/21 Maine Speaker of the House Ryan Fecteau (D-Biddeford) tells me that LD1971, passed by the legislature last year, makes sure that state and local police are not part of the unlawful detention of people legally present in this country. #maine #MEpolitics
1/21 Great question: 29% of money raised by GOP candidates for Maine governor has been personal loans #maine #MEpolitics
January 21, 2026 at 3:46 PM
1/21 Great question: 29% of money raised by GOP candidates for Maine governor has been personal loans #maine #MEpolitics
1/21 The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday afternoon that the SuperPAC aligned with Senate Republican Leader John Thune, Senate Leadership Fund, has committed to spending $40 million to defend Maine Senator Susan Collins in her re-election this year.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
1/21 The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday afternoon that the SuperPAC aligned with Senate Republican Leader John Thune, Senate Leadership Fund, has committed to spending $40 million to defend Maine Senator Susan Collins in her re-election this year.
#maine #MEpolitics
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1/20 Maine will no longer give special license plates to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover operations, with Secretary of State Shenna Bellows saying she needs assurance the plates wouldn't be used for "lawless purposes" in immigration ops #maine #MEpolitics
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
1/20 Maine will no longer give special license plates to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for undercover operations, with Secretary of State Shenna Bellows saying she needs assurance the plates wouldn't be used for "lawless purposes" in immigration ops #maine #MEpolitics
1/20 Former Maine House Speaker Hannah Pingree leads the fundraising race among Democratic candidates for Maine governor
#maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
#maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
1/20 Former Maine House Speaker Hannah Pingree leads the fundraising race among Democratic candidates for Maine governor
#maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
#maine #MEpolitics #republican #maga #trump #bangor #bangormaine #augustamaine #lewiston #portlandmaine #yorkmaine
1/19 President Trump uses losing Nobel Peace Prize as a justification for his desire to take over Greenland #maine #MEpolitics
January 19, 2026 at 10:50 PM
1/19 President Trump uses losing Nobel Peace Prize as a justification for his desire to take over Greenland #maine #MEpolitics
1/18 Americans’ support for President Trump on immigration falls to the lowest level of his term #maine #MEpolitics
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
1/18 Americans’ support for President Trump on immigration falls to the lowest level of his term #maine #MEpolitics
1/17 91 percent of Republican Maine candidate for governor Jonathan Bush’s fundraising was from out of state. He also loaned his campaign $376,500 to get to the top of the fundraising leaderboard. #maine #MEpolitics
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
1/17 91 percent of Republican Maine candidate for governor Jonathan Bush’s fundraising was from out of state. He also loaned his campaign $376,500 to get to the top of the fundraising leaderboard. #maine #MEpolitics
1/16 Maine Senator Susan Collins voted against Medicare negotiating drug prices before praising it #maine #MEpolitics
January 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
1/16 Maine Senator Susan Collins voted against Medicare negotiating drug prices before praising it #maine #MEpolitics
1/15 Amid whispers of a pending ICE deployment in Maine, Governor Janet Mills sends a message to Mainers, ICE, and the President #maine #MEpolitics
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
1/15 Amid whispers of a pending ICE deployment in Maine, Governor Janet Mills sends a message to Mainers, ICE, and the President #maine #MEpolitics
1/14 Signature gatherers are lying to Maine voters about a proposed referendum on recreational adult-use cannabis. The referendum won't improve testing, make products safer, or lower penalties. It WOULD shutter the recreational adult-use marketplace. #maine #MEpolitics
January 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
1/14 Signature gatherers are lying to Maine voters about a proposed referendum on recreational adult-use cannabis. The referendum won't improve testing, make products safer, or lower penalties. It WOULD shutter the recreational adult-use marketplace. #maine #MEpolitics
1/14 Report: Maine badly needs doctors, but can’t afford to create a public medical school #maine #MEpolitics
January 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
1/14 Report: Maine badly needs doctors, but can’t afford to create a public medical school #maine #MEpolitics