#Maine #weather discussion from Pine Tree Weather - Snow showers with squalls possible Friday night into Saturday https://pinetreeweather.substack.com/p/snow-showers-with-squalls-possible #MEwx

#Maine State #Police called immigration authorities about 60 times last year

https://www.centralmaine.com/2026/02/06/maine-state-police-called-immigration-authorities-about-60-times-last-year/

Troopers were told they were allowed to hold people on the side of the road for #immigration officials, even if there was no suspected criminal conduct.

ICE pulled detainees from Cumberland County Jail. That could hurt taxpayers #maine #ICE #cumberlandcounty #cartoon #gregkearney #kearney

Just After

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#buyintoart #art #mastoart #mastodon #photography #photos #photo #travel #maine #warrenlabairephotography #artwork #artist #usa #wallart

This seems like such a great experience for a certain kind of high-schooler. A tiny school on a lovely (albeit rugged) island on the coast of #Maine

North Haven Community School accepting applicants for 2026-27 Offshore Program cohort | PenBay Pilot http://www.penbaypilot.com/article/north-haven-community-school-accepting-applicants-2026-27-offshore-program-cohort/266985 https://www.penbaypilot.com/article/north-haven-community-school-accepting-applicants-2026-27-offshore-program-cohort/266985

It takes a certain amount of moxie for a candidate for elected office to put me on her mailing list and send me a campaign kickoff email after she refused repeated requests to help address an issue in our town. #Politics #Maine #US #USpol #Democrats #Democracy

This saddens me a lot, as I remember #BatesCollege but also the cities of #Lewiston-Auburn and have very found memories of #Maine. Ever since I graduated in 1999, I have been missing them! But now, the effects of this new brand of #fascism are starting to show up: several campus buildings will be accessible only with a student, faculty or staff card. The deans are asking students to be extra-careful in their political actions and public speech. It really feels bad.
https://thebatesstudent.com/28216/news/28216/?unapproved=667&moderation-hash=e4a8a5971465892f770ffcc5f05da93e#comment-667

why is my car collecting data on me?

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/kEwJEW9n3QgptRqFpc8qQE

"Serene Lakeside View"
By Scott Loring Davis, Fine Art Photography
https://pixels.com/profiles/scottloringdavis
This beautiful print offers a calming, serene and relaxing feel to any room or public location where a calming effect is beneficial. FULL DESCRPTION - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/serene-lakeside-view-scott-loring-davis.html

#buyintoart #ScottLoringDavis #mastoart #lakeside #giftideas #art #artist #artwork #artprints #wallart #homedecor #interiordesign #artforsale #photography #travel #fineartprints #Maine #Nature #printsforsale #artforsale #arte

"A Quiet Morning At Pemaquid Point"
By Scott Loring Davis, Fine Art Photography
https://pixels.com/profiles/scottloringdavis
This beautiful print offers a calming, serene and relaxing feel to any room or public location where a calming effect is beneficial. FULL DESCRPTION - https://fineartamerica.com/featured/a-quiet-morning-at-pemaquid-point-scott-loring-davis.html

#buyintoart #ScottLoringDavis #mastoart #giftideas #art #artist #artwork #artprints #wallart #homedecor #interiordesign #artforsale #photography #travel #fineartprints #Maine #Nature #printsforsale #artforsale #arte

Sec. of State #ShennaBellows: #DOJ demand for #Minnesota #voter data shows #ICERaids tied to #elections

Lauren McCauley
Mon, January 26, 2026 at 9:02 AM EST

Excerpt: "Bellows, a Democrat running for governor, has twice rejected requests to provide the DOJ with sensitive voter data, including driver’s license numbers, partial social security numbers and full dates of birth, along with names of officials who handle the list’s maintenance, the number of ineligible voters the state identified due to noncitizenship and voter registration applications from specific time periods, among other information.

"The DOJ has argued the data is necessary to assess states’ compliance with the statewide voter registration list maintenance provisions of the #NationalVoterRegistrationAct.

"Maine is now among the states being sued by the federal government over its failure to comply.

"In a motion to dismiss filed last month, the state argued that the lawsuit should be discharged because the DOJ failed to support a valid legal case as to why it is justified to such information, and that its data requests violate federal privacy law.

"The motion also noted voter registration databases contain information about people’s choice of political party and in which elections they chose to vote, which are activities protected by the #FirstAmendment. Bellows and other secretaries of state have also raised concern about the federal government using voter records for citizenship probes.

"In a statement Sunday, Bellows said, '#Maine will never turn over our voter rolls as a ransom payment to get ICE to end its #unconstitutional assault on our state.

" 'Our founders designed a system where states and local governments, not the federal government, oversee elections to safeguard us from exactly this — a #tyrannical, #PowerHungry president trampling on our #ConstitutionalRights,' she wrote."

Full article:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sec-state-bellows-doj-demand-140210738.html

#USPol #Elections #USElections #Elections2026 #TrumpSucks #Unconstitutional #VotingRights #StatesRights #VoterDisenfranchisement
#Authoritarianism #Fascism #VoterRegistration #VoterDisenfranchisement #ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #DefundICE #ICESucks #ICEOut

#Maine Secretary of State says she’s been #doxed after standing up to #ICE

By WGME-TV Staff | Sinclair National Desk

PUBLISHED: February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM EST | UPDATED: February 3, 2026 at 8:53 AM EST

"Maine Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate #ShennaBellows says she has been doxed after coming out against Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

"Bellows says her home address and personal contact information were spread online. She says this has led to herself and members of her family receiving threats.

"But for Bellows, this is not the first time she has been targeted. She says she was #swatted in 2023 for calling to remove President Donald #Trump from the ballot.
Bellows insists it’s a scare tactic, and that she will not give in to fear.

" 'Unfortunately, when I spoke out against #ICE and when I refused to allow ICE to have access to undercover license plates because a government agency and law enforcement should identify themselves as a government entity and law enforcement if they are going to be arresting people in the streets,' Bellows said."

Read more:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/02/02/maine-secretary-of-state-says-shes-been-doxed-after-standing-up-to-ice/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/lSUJS

#MaineResists #ResistICE #ResistFascism #USPol #DefundICE #ICESucks #ICEOut #TrumpSucks
#Authoritarianism #Fascism

#DemocracyNow - “No Means No”: #AZ Secretary of State Calls for #Resistance as #Trump Pushes to “#Nationalize” #Voting

February 04, 2026

"As President Trump suggests the federal government should 'nationalize' and take over the elections process from the states, we speak with #Arizona Secretary of State #AdrianFontes. He is the former county recorder for Maricopa County, Arizona, and oversaw elections there in 2020. The #JusticeDepartment has sued Arizona and over 20 other states [includng #Maine] for their full #VoterRegistration lists. 'No means no,' Fontes says in response to the Trump administration’s encroachment on state authority. 'We should not be handing over any of our personal identifying information to the president. Not only should we not be doing it, but it’s against the law for me to fulfill the request from the Department of Justice.' "

Read more / listen / watch:
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/4/arizona_election

#USPol #Elections #USElections #Elections2026 #TrumpSucks #VotingRights #StatesRights #VoterDisenfranchisement #Authoritarianism #Fascism

Local authorities in #Greenville, #Maine, ordered the #IWW #union to leave town, and sent in 40 members of the #KKK to threaten them. On #ThisDayInHistory in 1924, 175 IWW members began patrolling the streets, looking for Klansmen to fight. The state & its thugs fear #solidarity.

Where Are America’s Climate Safe Havens? https://climatecrisis247.com/news/where-are-americas-climate-safe-havens-we-have-the-list/ #Portland #Maine #Climate

February First

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#Maine #USA #US

Legal experts say America’s recent withdrawal from global climate agreements could force states like Maine to shoulder more responsibility for climate action

https://mainebeacon.com/maine-leads-on-climate-action-as-u-s-withdraws-from-global-agreements/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

MaineDOT to Reduce Traffic on U.S. Route 302 in Casco and Naples for Bridge Work — 02/04/2026 08:01 AM EDT

Casco/Naples - Feb. 04, 2026 - The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) will be limiting traffic on U.S. Route 302 at the CascoNaples town line as crews perform bridge wearing surface replacement work on the Crooked River Bridge. Beginning February 9, 2026, traffic will be reduced to one lane of alternating traffic. Both lanes are expected to r…
#Maine #Traffic