DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> - Federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHHS</span></a> refers <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JusticeDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JusticeDepartment</span></a> for enforcement of ‘noncompliance with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a>’ </p><p>The office announced the referral in a post on social media shortly after 5 p.m.</p><p>by Daniel Kool, March 28, 2025, 5:49pm</p><p>"The federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights referred Maine to the Justice Department for enforcement of what it alleges are Title IX violations stemming from allowing transgender women to compete in women’s sports.</p><p>"The office announced the referral in a post on social media shortly after 5 p.m.<br>'HHS will continue to protect women’s sports and keep the promises of Title IX for America’s women and girls,' the office said.</p><p>"The announcement comes a day after Maine officials refused to sign a proposed agreement to stop allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ high school sports by a Thursday deadline.</p><p>"Maine officials refuse to sign Trump agreement on transgender athletes<br>A spokesperson for Attorney General Aaron Frey’s office declined to comment Friday evening.</p><p>"Spokespeople for Gov. Janet Mills did not immediately return a request for comment. The Justice Department did not immediately return questions about its next steps and potential enforcement actions submitted through its media portal."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/28/federal-dhhs-refers-maine-to-justice-for-enforcement-over-noncompliance-with-title-ix/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/03/28/fed</span><span class="invisible">eral-dhhs-refers-maine-to-justice-for-enforcement-over-noncompliance-with-title-ix/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/6jnDs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/6jnDs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTransKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTransKids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EducationFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationFunds</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p>We’ll need popular resistance to defend <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> rights in Maine</p><p>Posted by Rose D and Marianne M-W. | Mar 6, 2025</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineAndRoses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PineAndRoses</span></a>’s Todd Chretien sat down with Rose D. and Marianne M-W. to talk about Trump’s attacks on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a> in Maine."</p><p><a href="https://pineandroses.org/opinion/well-need-popular-resistance-to-defend-trans-rights-in-maine/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pineandroses.org/opinion/well-</span><span class="invisible">need-popular-resistance-to-defend-trans-rights-in-maine/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTransKids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTransKids</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineDSA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Podcast: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineMural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineMural</span></a>: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BowdoinCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BowdoinCollege</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Encampment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Encampment</span></a></p><p>Posted by Maine Mural Podcast | Mar 11, 2025</p><p>"This month our podcast looks back at the Bowdoin College encampment in early February that took over a portion of Morrell Lounge demanding the institution publicly stand against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/scholasticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scholasticide</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/divest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>divest</span></a> from certain arms manufacturers who have been supplying Israel’s criminal acts there. This episode maps out the encampment day by day, adding context and clarity to the brave action taken by students."</p><p><a href="https://pineandroses.org/podcast/maine-mural-bowdoin-college-encampment/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pineandroses.org/podcast/maine</span><span class="invisible">-mural-bowdoin-college-encampment/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeGaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeGaza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BibiIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BibiIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> administration targets <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> again, this time on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transgender</span></a> policy in schools </p><p>The U.S. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a>. which Trump wants to abolish, is investigating whether dozens of Maine school districts are violating or misusing federal privacy laws and infringing on parents’ rights.<br> <br>by Eric Russell, March 28, 2025</p><p>"The Trump administration is once again targeting Maine over its policies on transgender youth.</p><p>"The U.S. Department of Education – an agency the president is trying to abolish – announced Friday it has initiated an investigation into Maine’s Department of Education over allegations that school districts in the state are violating the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FERPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FERPA</span></a>).</p><p>"Specifically, the federal agency says school districts are allowing officials to create 'gender plans' that support a transgender student’s identity but then not making those plans available to parents. </p><p>"A similar investigation was launched in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> this week.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Schools in Maine have been caught in a legal gray area between respecting student privacy and parents’ rights to be informed when it comes to children’s expression of gender identity while at school. Many youth live in families whose members might not be supportive of their gender identity.</p><p>"The Trump administration already has been investigating Maine for allowing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a> to compete, something that is allowed under the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineHumanRightsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineHumanRightsAct</span></a> but defies an executive order the president signed in February. This month, the administration found that Maine violated the federal law known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> and warned that if the state didn’t make changes, it would risk referral to the U.S. Department of Justice and the potential loss of tens of millions of dollars in federal funding. </p><p>"The announcement from the U.S. Department of Education this week also warns that if any Maine district is found in violation of the federal privacy act, it could lose federal funding. It’s unclear how that will play out, though, because Trump is trying to eliminate the education department at the federal level. </p><p>"A spokesperson for the Maine Department of Education did not immediately respond Friday to questions about the investigation. A spokesperson for the Maine Attorney General’s Office declined to comment.</p><p>"Trump and his supporters have elevated transgender rights as the biggest battle in the country’s culture war and believe their messaging is a political winner, even beyond traditional party lines.</p><p>"In addition to his executive order barring transgender girls or women from competing in athletics, Trump signed another that says the federal government would only recognize two genders, male and female, a move some advocates said was designed to erase transgender individuals from existence.</p><p>"Many states, Maine included, have strong protections for transgender individuals."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/28/trump-administration-targets-maine-again-this-time-on-transgender-policy-in-schools/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/03/28/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-administration-targets-maine-again-this-time-on-transgender-policy-in-schools/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/b6gpf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/b6gpf</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTransYouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTransYouth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineTreeActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PineTreeActivism</span></a> Calendar - Scheduled Events - Updated 3/27/2025 (cont'd)</p><p>March 29, Sat 12:30 (& every Sat) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BucksportME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BucksportME</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VeronaME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeronaME</span></a> - Route 1, Bucksport-Verona Bridge, Maine Solidarity Bucksport Gathering</p><p>March 30, 12-1PM (& every Sun) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EllsworthME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EllsworthME</span></a> - Main Street, River Bridge - For Peace & Palestine</p><p>March 30, Sun 1-2PM (& every Sun) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WatervilleME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WatervilleME</span></a> - 1 Kennedy memorial Drive (on the bridge next to CVS) - Stand Up to Preserve and Restore Our Country <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/762149" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/indivisible/event/</span><span class="invisible">762149</span></a></p><p>March 30, Sun 4:00PM - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BarHarborME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BarHarborME</span></a> - MDI YMCA, 21 Park St. - Town Hall Meeting: Help Protest Women's services at MDIH. To register: forms/gle/ia1pMS1wJTV4e58J7</p><p>March 30, Sun 4-5PM (& every Sun) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortsmouthNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortsmouthNH</span></a> - In front of North Church off Market Square - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilRightsSundays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRightsSundays</span></a> - take a stand to defend our democracy! Hosted by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OccupySeacoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OccupySeacoast</span></a>.</p><p>April 1, Tues 8-10AM (& every Tue) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeportME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeportME</span></a> - Corner of Main & School Streets - Americans United in Common Cause</p><p>April 1, Tue 11AM-1PM (& every Tue) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BangorME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BangorME</span></a> - Federal Building, 202 Harlow Street - Weekly peaceful protest</p><p>April 1, Tue 12-1PM (& every Tue) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WatervilleME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WatervilleME</span></a> - Stand at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> - 334 Main Street (Elm Plaza Tesla charging station) <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/762157/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/indivisible/event/</span><span class="invisible">762157/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3lleaks7bp22i" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactiv</span><span class="invisible">ism.bsky.social/post/3lleaks7bp22i</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MEPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MEPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StrongerTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StrongerTogether</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistDOGE</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineTreeActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PineTreeActivism</span></a> Calendar - Scheduled Events - Updated 3/27/2025</p><p>March 28, Fri, 4-5:30PM (& every Fri) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BiddefordME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BiddefordME</span></a> - Senator Susan Collins' office, 160 Main St. - Stop The Coup Protest - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indivisible</span></a> / Biddeford Saco Area SURJ - <a href="https://www.mobile.us/indivisible/event/758315/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobile.us/indivisible/event/75</span><span class="invisible">8315/</span></a></p><p>March 29, Sat 10-11AM - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortsmouthNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortsmouthNH</span></a> - Public sidewalk at traffic light, 2454 Lafayette Road - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> - Do NOT park in the shopping center. For parking and more info: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/tesla-takedown-portsmouth-nh-2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actionnetwork.org/events/tesla</span><span class="invisible">-takedown-portsmouth-nh-2</span></a></p><p>March 29, Sat 11AM-12PM (& every Sat) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a>, Monument Square Protest against this admin's assaults on representative democracy. Speakers welcomed. Bring a friend, creative signs encouraged.</p><p>March 29, Sat 11:30AM-12:30PM (& every Sat thru April 19) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BathME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BathME</span></a>, Bath Iron Works Admin Bldg, 700 Washington St. - Vigil for Disarmament - Say No! to the production of weapons of Mass destruction in Maine. FMI - Smilin' Trees Disarmament Farm: 207-763-4062.</p><p>March 29, Sat 12-1PM - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WatervilleME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WatervilleME</span></a> - Stand at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> - 334 Main St - Down with Musk, DOGE, Trump and fascism! Peaceful gathering as part of nat'l/int'l "Big Day of Action - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a>" <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/767978/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/indivisible/event/</span><span class="invisible">767978/</span></a></p><p>March 29, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RocklandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RocklandME</span></a> - Sat 12-1PM (& every Sat) - Chapman Park, 294 Main St (corner of Park & Main) - Weekly Sing Out with protest group Audacity <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/755899/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/indivisible/755899</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3lleair5v7c2i" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactiv</span><span class="invisible">ism.bsky.social/post/3lleair5v7c2i</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MEPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MEPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StrongerTogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StrongerTogether</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistDOGE</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The headlines should read, "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> gives <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> the Finger -- Decides to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> to pay for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> cuts" (assuming the bill passes).<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> officials refuse to sign <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> agreement on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a> </p><p>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said earlier this month that it would give state and local officials in Maine 10 days to sign a proposed agreement banning transgender athletes or the state would risk referral to the U.S. Department of Justice.</p><p>by Rachel Ohm, March 27, 2025</p><p>"Leaders of the Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School say they will not sign a proposed agreement from the Trump administration requiring Maine to stop allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ high school sports. </p><p>"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services gave the Maine Department of Education, Maine Principals’ Association and Greely High School 10 days to sign a proposed resolution agreement in response to its findings that Maine violated federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TitleIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TitleIX</span></a> law by allowing a transgender high school student to compete in a girls’ indoor track championship last month.<br>Thursday marks 10 days since the Maine entities were notified of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DHHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHHS</span></a>’ findings and presented with a proposed resolution.</p><p>"'In a letter to the community Thursday, the school board of School Administrative District 51, which includes Greely High School, said the district will not sign the agreement.</p><p>"'As stated during our Board meeting on March 6th, MSAD 51 will continue to follow state law and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineHumanRightsAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineHumanRightsAct</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MHRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MHRA</span></a>),' the letter said. 'Compliance with the proposed (agreement) would be a violation of current Maine law.'</p><p>"A spokesperson for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MPA</span></a> said Wednesday it also will not sign the agreement. The MPA also sent a letter to DHHS last week saying the federal agency doesn’t have any jurisdiction over the private non-profit organization and asking it to dismiss its finding of a violation. </p><p>"'The Maine Principals’ Association is bound by the law, including the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA), which our participation policy reflects,' the MPA said in a statement Wednesday. 'We are unable to sign any resolution agreement that would mandate we create a new policy that would violate the law and MHRA. As such, we have not signed and will not sign the resolution agreement sent by the federal Department of Health and Human Services.'"</p><p>[...]</p><p>"The Trump administration has said it could refer the findings to the U.S. Department of Justice if the agreement is not signed. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has also threatened to sue Maine if the state refuses to comply with Trump’s executive order calling for a nationwide ban on transgender student-athletes.</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/27/maine-officials-refuse-to-sign-trump-administrations-proposed-agreement-on-transgender-athletes/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/03/27/mai</span><span class="invisible">ne-officials-refuse-to-sign-trump-administrations-proposed-agreement-on-transgender-athletes/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/itxCl" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/itxCl</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/District13" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>District13</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> Mass Mobilization Events<br>handsoff2025.com - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalDayofAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalDayofAction</span></a> as of 3/24/2025 at 7:00AM</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KitteryME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KitteryME</span></a>, 9:00-11:00am, Memorial Bridge, Rt 1, Maine/NH<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OxfordHillsME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OxfordHillsME</span></a>, 10:00-12noon, Fair St. & Main St. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthParisME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthParisME</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WellsME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WellsME</span></a>, 10:30-12noon, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Rd<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a>,11:00am-12noon, Monument Square, 456 Congress St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmingtonME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarmingtonME</span></a>, 11:00am-12noon, 196 Main St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthPortlandME</span></a>, 11:00am-1:00pm, GE Erskine Park, end of bridge <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuburnME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuburnME</span></a>, 12noon-1:00pm, Longley Bridge, Court St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CherryfieldME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CherryfieldME</span></a>, 12noon-2:00pm, Rt 1 Bridge, River Road & Rt 1<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BangorME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BangorME</span></a>, 12noon-1:30pm, Bangor Public Library, 145 Harlow St<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AugustaME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AugustaME</span></a>, 12noon-2:00pm, Maine State House, Capitol & State Streets<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortsmouthNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortsmouthNH</span></a>, 12noon-2:00pm, Market Square<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SkowheganME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkowheganME</span></a>, 2:30-4:00pm, US 201 & Water Street Bridge</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3ll4myt36bs2w" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactiv</span><span class="invisible">ism.bsky.social/post/3ll4myt36bs2w</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>April5Events</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>April5th</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Events</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorJanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorJanetMills</span></a> fires back after <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s demand for 'full throated apology'</p><p>by Randy Billings, Mon, March 24, 2025</p><p>Mar. 24—"Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Monday brushed off President Donald <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s weekend demand that she issue a 'full throated apology' for publicly challenging him during a White House event last month.</p><p>"The governor responded to Trump's social media post while at a public event in Bangor. But it was not an apology.</p><p>"Mills contested Trump's claims that he wants to protect women through his executive order barring <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransgenderAthletes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderAthletes</span></a> from women's sports, pointing out that women in the United States and around the world will be hurt by his moves to eliminate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeignAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignAid</span></a>, attack <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>, and impose <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> that will spark <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TradeWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWars</span></a> and drive up consumer prices.</p><p>"'If the current occupant of the White House wants to protect women and girls, he should start by protecting the women and teenage girls who are suffering <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/miscarriages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>miscarriages</span></a> and dying because they can't get basic, life-saving health care in states across this country,' Mills said, according to the Bangor Daily News. 'If he truly cares about women and girls and people of this country, let's see the economic plan. Let's see the health care plan. Let's see the education plan.'</p><p>"Mills, who was in Bangor celebrating the purchase of a mobile home park by its residents under a new state law, added that 'if he cares about women and girls, he should talk about the little girls and boys and infants in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudan</span></a> and other countries who are dying right now because he has cut off their supply of food and life-saving medicines.'"</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/gov-mills-fires-back-trumps-224700049.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/gov-mills-fires</span><span class="invisible">-back-trumps-224700049.html</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeeYouInCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeeYouInCourt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTransYouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTransYouth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USAID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAID</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProBirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProBirth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WomensHealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GirlsHealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GirlsHealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorMills</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is such a pathetic, petty man-child (much like his first buddy). Stand strong, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GovernorJanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernorJanetMills</span></a> !</p><p>Petulant Trump Demands Groveling From Governor Who Stood Up to Him</p><p>by Liam Archacki, Sat, March 22, 2025</p><p>"President Donald Trump suggested he would continue to punish <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> until the state’s governor offers a 'full throated apology' for standing up to him on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> and promises never to 'challenge' him again.</p><p>"Gov. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JanetMills</span></a> went viral after she took on Trump in a fiery verbal exchange at a meeting of the National Governors Association last month. After the president called her out for not complying with an executive order against transgender athletes, Mills retorted, 'We’ll see you in court.'</p><p>"On Saturday, Trump—who has sicced multiple federal agencies on Maine as retaliation—took to Truth Social to demand that Mills grovel."</p><p>Read more: <br><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/petulant-trump-demands-groveling-governor-204627663.html`" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yahoo.com/news/petulant-trump-</span><span class="invisible">demands-groveling-governor-204627663.html`</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeeYouInCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeeYouInCourt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTransYouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTransYouth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransRightsAreHumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransRightsAreHumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickME</span></a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BowdoinCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BowdoinCollege</span></a> students stand firm in support of detained <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProPalestine</span></a> organizer at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColumbiaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaUniversity</span></a></p><p>by WGME StaffSun, March 16th 2025</p><p>BRUNSWICK, Maine (WGME) -- "Pro-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> students at Bowdoin have no plans to shy away from speaking out after a pro-<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> student-organizer at Columbia was detained.</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MahmoudKhalil</span></a>, a permanent U.S. resident, was arrested a week ago after his involvement in protests at Columbia University.</p><p>"He's being held by immigration in Louisiana but has not been charged with a crime.</p><p>"Olivia Kenney, a student-organizer at Bowdoin, is currently in New York protesting for Khalil's freedom.</p><p>"She tells us his detainment and the expulsion of students across the country is not deterring students from taking action.</p><p>"'I am seeing people on campuses across the country and in New York continuing to rise to the occasion. I heard from some of the expelled students who were speaking yesterday and talking about how you can expel a student, but you can't remove their conviction, you cannot remove commitment,' Kenney said. </p><p>"Justice Department lawyers have argued the U.S. Government is seeking Khalil's removal because Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reasonable grounds to believe his activities or presence in the country could have 'serious adverse foreign policy consequences.'</p><p>"Rubio says the U.S. will likely revoke more student visas in the coming days."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/bowdoin-students-stand-firm-in-support-of-detained-pro-palestine-organizer-at-columbia-united-states-louisiana-new-york-justice-department-marco-rubio-trump-israel#" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgme.com/news/local/bowdoin-st</span><span class="invisible">udents-stand-firm-in-support-of-detained-pro-palestine-organizer-at-columbia-united-states-louisiana-new-york-justice-department-marco-rubio-trump-israel#</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeMahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeMahmoudKhalil</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeMahmoud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeMahmoud</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> held in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> to support <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PalestinianActivist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalestinianActivist</span></a></p><p>March 18, 2025</p><p>PORTLAND (WGME) -- "A rally in downtown Portland was held Tuesday afternoon, protesting the detention and proposed deportation of a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> activist.</p><p>"Community leaders turned out in support of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MahmoudKhalil</span></a>, a permanent U.S. resident and student who was arrested a week ago over his involvement in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProPalestine</span></a> protests at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ColumbiaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColumbiaUniversity</span></a>.</p><p>"He's accused of distributing pro-Hamas propaganda, including flyers bearing the group’s logo and organizing protests that disrupted classes and harassed Jewish students.</p><p>"Khalil is currently being held by immigration officers in Louisiana but has not been charged with a crime.</p><p>"The State Department is looking to revoke his green card.</p><p>"His attorneys have filed a lawsuit challenging his detention, arguing his rights were violated.</p><p>"'This is a travesty of justice,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FaisalKhan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FaisalKhan</span></a> of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CarolinaPeaceCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarolinaPeaceCenter</span></a> said. 'A stain on the moral conscience of the United States. And yet, the American public remains largely silent. How much longer will the silence continue, I ask? How much longer will people turn away from the suffering of innocent lives. Silence is complicity.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/protest-held-in-portland-to-support-palestinian-activist/ar-AA1Bcl7i" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/us/protest-</span><span class="invisible">held-in-portland-to-support-palestinian-activist/ar-AA1Bcl7i</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeMahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeMahmoudKhalil</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeMahmoud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeMahmoud</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> protesters call out <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SenatorSusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SenatorSusanCollins</span></a> for not holding a town hall in 25 years</p><p>Story by Allyson Lapierre, WGME, March 16, 2025</p><p>PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- "Dozens of protesters took to Congress Square Park in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> on Sunday, calling on Senator Susan Collins to hold a town hall for her constituents.</p><p>"The group <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndivisibleGreaterPortland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndivisibleGreaterPortland</span></a> says Senator Collins has not held a town hall for Mainers in over 25 years. So, on Sunday, the group held a town hall without her.</p><p>"Participants voiced concerns about federal cuts from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>, and Trump's talk about taking over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greenland</span></a> and Gaza.</p><p>"'People are scared. People have questions. People need answers. People don't understand what's going on. Things are just moving too fast, and they're out of touch with their elected officials who basically are sending form letters and not explaining their votes,' Marie Follayttar, who attended the event, said.</p><p>"CBS13 reached out to Senator Collins for a response but did not hear back."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/protesters-in-portland-demand-town-hall-from-senator-collins/ar-AA1B2vel" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pr</span><span class="invisible">otesters-in-portland-demand-town-hall-from-senator-collins/ar-AA1B2vel</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indivisible</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineProtests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UselessSusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UselessSusanCollins</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Postal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Postal</span></a> workers rally against proposals to privatize <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPS</span></a> </p><p>Maine Public | By Kaitlyn Budion<br>Published March 20, 2025 </p><p>"Postal workers across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> are sounding alarms about proposals to privatize the U.S. Postal Service.</p><p>"Workers in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BangorME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BangorME</span></a> rallied today to make the case that private companies will not be able to fully meet the mail service needs of Maine residents- especially those in rural areas.</p><p>"In Bangor, protestors chanted 'U.S. mail is not for sale' and held signs as passing cars honked in support.</p><p>"Tom Smith is the legislative director with the local chapter of the American Postal Workers Union. He said shifting mail delivery to private companies would only make it more expensive to send and slower to arrive.</p><p>"'It becomes a for-profit business where the bottom line is profits, as long as people can suffer a couple of days without their meds, as long as the bottom dollar is found,' Smith said. 'And that's not what we are. We are an essential service of the United States people.'</p><p>"Smith said workers are on edge with all the debate in Washington, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InstitutionalKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InstitutionalKnowledge</span></a> is being lost as some long-time staff take early retirement offers.</p><p>"'The Postal Service is inexpensive, it's prompt, it's reliable,' he said. "And especially in rural areas, people count on the Postal Service for life saving meds to Grandma's latest batch of snickerdoodles.'</p><p>"Smith said the union is encouraging the public to reach out to local and federal representatives to show their support. The National Association of Letter Carriers will also hold a rally in Portland on Sunday."</p><p><a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2025-03-20/postal-workers-rally-against-proposals-to-privatize-usps" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mainepublic.org/politics/2025-</span><span class="invisible">03-20/postal-workers-rally-against-proposals-to-privatize-usps</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MailCarriers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MailCarriers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnitedStatesPostalService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesPostalService</span></a></p>
Aerofreak | DE/EN<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DoomsdaysCW</span></a></span></p><p>I wonder why we don't see images or videos of the masses.</p><p><a href="https://hessen.social/tags/PostalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PostalWorkers</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/MonumentSquare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonumentSquare</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/BangorME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BangorME</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/ResistDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthcareWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthcareWorkers</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> are also taking to the streets today (yesterday it was <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teachers</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Students</span></a> and parents).<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistDOGE</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PostalWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PostalWorkers</span></a> Rally at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonumentSquare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonumentSquare</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> RIGHT NOW! (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BangorME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BangorME</span></a> as well)<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> teachers, parents join national <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s cuts to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p><p>Teachers from Deering High, Rowe Elementary and Presumpscot Elementary held a 'walk-in' Wednesday in a show of support for public education amid cuts to the U.S. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a>.</p><p>by Riley Board, March 19, 2025</p><p>"'Education is a right, that is why we have to fight,' a group of educators, parents and teachers chanted outside Deering High School early Wednesday morning. To a chorus of loud honks from passing cars on Stevens Avenue, they waved signs opposing staff cuts to the federal Department of Education and other actions President Donald Trump has taken that could affect public education.<br>The group of about 80 were participating in a nationwide walk-in organized by the National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers union. More than 100 similar events took place across 26 states; the event was scheduled for Wednesday because it’s the day that federal elected officials are returning to their home districts as Congress goes to recess.</p><p>"'Now is the time to send a message: Their decisions in Washington, D.C., matter here at home,' the NEA said in a statement on its website."</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Kerrie Dowdy, president of the Portland Education Association, the union that represents teachers in the district, said the vast majority of all American students, including 95% of students with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a>, attend <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a>.</p><p>"'All students benefit from programs run by the Department of Education, and we’re here today to protect our students and to protect our public schools,' Dowdy said."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/19/portland-teachers-parents-join-national-protests-against-trumps-cuts-to-education/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/03/19/por</span><span class="invisible">tland-teachers-parents-join-national-protests-against-trumps-cuts-to-education/</span></a></p><p>Archived article:<br><a href="https://archive.md/vf7Ki#selection-2055.0-2059.186" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.md/vf7Ki#selection-205</span><span class="invisible">5.0-2059.186</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RESIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RESIST</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@AIF_Massachusetts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>AIF_Massachusetts</span></a></span> </p><p>Maine protests on April 5th:</p><p>Portland<br>11am-12pm<br>Monument Square, 456 Congress St, Portland ME<br><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/765634/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/handsoff/event/765</span><span class="invisible">634/</span></a></p><p>Augusta<br>12-2pm<br>Burton M. Cross Office Building, 111 Sewall St, Augusta, ME<br><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/764545/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/handsoff/event/764</span><span class="invisible">545/</span></a></p><p>Oxford Hills<br>10am-12pm<br>Fair St. & Main St. South Paris/Norway, ME<br><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/handsoff/event/766130/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/handsoff/event/766</span><span class="invisible">130/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MainePol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AugustaME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AugustaME</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ParisME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParisME</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff2025</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antifascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Events</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a></p>
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