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DoomsdaysCW

So, I'm not sure if I'll have the energy to attend this (but since I had cave-time this weekend, I might), but wanted to let folks here know about this event.

"Note: Maine Resists is helping Greater Portland Indivisible with their 4/19 action and creating the FB event for visibility. We are not the hosts.

Hosted by: Greater Portland Indivisible
April 19th, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Monument Square, Portland, ME

"If you have questions, you can reach out to us at maineresists25@gmail.com and we will work with Greater Portland Indivisible to get the answers.

"National Day of Action: Rally Around Our Community - This is more than a rally—it’s a commitment to each other and the values we share.

"In collaboration with Indivisible Greater Portland, we invite you to join us for a National Day of Action. On this day, we will stand united in purpose and power to Rally Around Our Community. In a time when our democratic institutions face unprecedented challenges, our voices—raised together—are our most powerful tools for change. This day is more than a gathering; it is a collective commitment to defending democracy, uplifting progressive values, and building a future grounded in justice, equity, and accountability.

"Through advocacy, community building, collaboration, and direct action, we affirm our dedication to protecting the rights of all people and supporting the leaders who reflect our shared values. By showing up, we declare that our communities will not be divided, our voices will not be silenced, and our democracy will not be dismantled. Together, we rise."

Source:
facebook.com/events/1206748587

Call to Action! [With a bullhorn illustration] Indivisible - Greater Portland Maine National Day of Action: Rally Around Our Community April 19th, 12pm to 2pm Monument Square, Portland, ME This is more than a rally -- it's a commitment to each other and the values we share.
#MaineResists#Maine#PortlandMaine
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DoomsdaysCW

Hubby, who used to teach American history, reminded me of the #HartfordConvention from 1814-15. #Maine, #Massachusetts, #Vermont, #Connecticut, #NewHampshire and #RhodeIsland had considered leaving the union and forming their own "independent republic" in opposition to "political problems arising from the federal government's increasing power. "

Excerpt:
"Some delegates may have been in favor of New England's #secession from the United States and forming an #independent republic, though no solution was adopted at the convention. Historian Samuel Eliot Morison rejected the notion that the Hartford convention was an attempt to take New England out of the Union and give treasonous aid and comfort to Britain. Morison wrote: 'Democratic politicians, seeking a foil to their own mismanagement of the war and to discredit the still formidable Federalist party, caressed and fed this infant myth until it became so tough and lusty as to defy both solemn denials and documentary proof.' "

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford

en.wikipedia.orgHartford Convention - Wikipedia
#USPol#USHistory#Histodon
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Revue Maine

«Alors que le retrait des glaciers et les changements dans l’équilibre des masses sont largement étudiés à l’échelle mondiale, la façon dont la déglaciation affecte la géomorphologie côtière adjacente est souvent négligée et donc mal comprise, ont déclaré les auteurs de l’étude.»

rcinet.ca/regard-sur-arctique/

Regard sur l'Arctique · La fonte des glaciers expose plus de 2500 km de côtes, selon une étudeUne étude nommée New coasts emerging from the retreat of Northern Hemisphere marine-terminating glaciers in the twenty-first century diffusée dans le journal Nature Climate Change révèle que la fonte des glaciers expose plus de 2 500 kilomètres de côtes, ce qui pourrait contribuer à l'élévation du n
#francophone#maine#actualites
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Revue Maine

«Mark Pearmain, surintendant du district de Surrey, a rappelé que la population étudiante de la ville est «diversifiée» et compte de nombreux élèves qui proviennent d’horizons différents, dont certains qui ne sont peut-être pas citoyens canadiens.»

lactualite.com/actualites/des-

L’actualité · Des écoles annulent leurs voyages aux États-Unis en raison de la guerre commercialeBy Nono Shen, La Presse Canadienne
#francophone#maine#actualites
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newsrous

Breaking News! 🚨 Un judecător federal a ordonat deblocarea fondurilor USDA către Maine! Această decizie importantă va avea un impact semnificativ asupra statului. 👨‍⚖️ Aflați mai multe despre implicațiile acestei ordonanțe și cum va afecta comunitatea locală. Citiți articolul complet pentru a fi la curent cu toate detaliile! 📰

Citește mai mult: newsro.us/politics/judecator-f

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DoomsdaysCW

Add #Maine to this, please!

Four States Could Secede From US and Join #Canada to Avoid Trump—Democrat

Published Nov 29, 2024

A prominent Democratic New York State "Senator has floated the fanciful proposition that her state and its northeastern neighbors secede from the United States to join Canada to avoid President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.

"Liz Krueger, who chairs the New York State Senate Finance Committee, argued that the Empire State, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont, could all suffer under Trump's new administration.

"Citing his proposed crackdown on immigration and promise of mass deportation, the Manhattan Democrat believes liberal and sanctuary states such as New York could be threatened with cuts in the amount of federal funding they receive, a move the incoming leader and his cabinet have suggested, should states oppose new policy measures.

"This is not the first time the New York Democrat has offered up a radical and improbable plan to counter Trump's policies, suggesting in September, ahead of his election win, that the bloc of blue states should join Canada.

" 'I thought I would suggest to Canada that instead of us all trying to illegally cross the border at night without them noticing, which is pretty hard because there's a lot of us, that they should instead agree to let us be the southeast province, a new province of Canada.

" 'And I offered, even though I hadn't gotten agreement from other states yet, that I thought New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, would combine and be a great new province as the southeast province of Canada,' Krueger said in an interview with news site City and State New York."

newsweek.com/four-states-could
#Secession #NewEngland #Canada #Resistance

NY state senator Liz Kreuger
Newsweek · Four States Could Secede From US and Join Canada to Avoid Trump—DemocratBy Tiah Shepherd
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Charles Gaba

📣 By request, I've added HIGH-DEF PDF versions of my healthcare enrollment pie charts for both House districts in !

Scroll past the web version to download; suitable for printing to a 24" x 36" poster board for your next town hall or protest!

acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/me

ACA Signups · Congressional District Enrollment: MaineOver the past couple of months I've compiled a master spreadsheet breaking out enrollment in ACA plans (Qualified Health Plans & Basic Health Plans), Medicaid/CHIP coverage (both traditional & via ACA expansion) and Medicare (both Fee-for-Services & Advantage) at the Congressional District levels. With the pending dire threat to several of these programs (primarily Medicaid & the ACA) from the House Republican Budget Proposal which recently passed, I'm going a step further and am generating pie charts which visualize just how much of every Congressional District's total population is at risk of losing healthcare coverage. USE THE DROP-DOWN MENU ABOVE TO FIND YOUR STATE & DISTRICT. You can find the data sources & methodology explanation links here. ​ ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​
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Anthony
We've gotten about an inch of snow up here overnight and this morning, and it looks like we're in for a bit more.

Last year around this time (Apr 4 2024) we lost power because of a storm a bit like this one. It snowed much more heavily, and since the temperature hovered near freezing the snow was a heavy wet mess that tore down power lines and trees. Our power was out for around 4 days. If I recall correctly over 300,000 people were without power at some point, around 1/4 of the population of the state. We'd had a 2-day power outage only a week earlier, right at the end of March, and were feeling pretty rough by the time the power came back on. We were putting buckets of ice and snow into the refrigerator to keep the food cold that we hadn't put in the coolers on the porch. It's looking like we're in for some more snow yet but I don't think it'll be like the storm last year.

The tree in the foreground of this picture was crushed by the ice and snow of that storm last year. I had to take off a couple of limbs that were broken almost completely through.

#maine #spring
Picture of a backyard lined with snowy trees. Snow is falling, and about an inch of snow covers the grass.
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DoomsdaysCW

#Trump administration refers #Maine to #DOJ over #TransgenderAthletes

by Brooke Migdon - 04/11/25

"The Department of Education on Friday referred a #TitleIX investigation into Maine schools to the #JusticeDepartment after the state failed to reach a resolution with the Trump administration over a finding that it violated federal anti-discrimination law by allowing transgender students to participate in girls’ sports.

" 'The Department has given Maine every opportunity to come into compliance with Title IX, but the state’s leaders have stubbornly refused to do so, choosing instead to prioritize an extremist ideological agenda [sic] over their students’ safety, privacy, and dignity,' said Craig Trainor, acting assistant Education secretary for [WHAT A JOKE] civil rights.

"The Education Department in its announcement said it will also initiate administrative proceedings to determine whether to terminate federal #K12 education funding for Maine’s state education department, including formula and discretionary grants.

"'The Maine Department of Education will now have to defend its discriminatory practices before a Department administrative law judge and in a federal court against the Justice Department,' Trainor said. 'Governor [Janet] Mills would have done well to adhere to the wisdom embedded in the old idiom — be careful what you wish for. Now she will see the Trump Administration in court.'

"Both the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which recently began investigating schools and states that allow transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports, said in March that Maine had violated Title IX, the federal civil rights law against sex discrimination that the Trump White House says prohibits trans athletes from competing on girls’ and women’s teams."

Read more:
thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/524

#TransgenderRights #FollowTheScience #Transphobia #TransErasure #ProtectTransYouth #MaineResists #TrumpIsABully #SeeYouInCourt #AbortionRights? #WomensRights? #ArrestingMiscarryingWomen? #TrumpDoesntGiveAShitAboutWomen

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