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Fear of discrimination kept me from coming out until I was 23. And I still don’t feel completely comfortable in my identity. That’s one reason why
@SenatorCollins
reversal on the
#EqualityAct
is personal.
#mepolitics
I wrote about it for the
@PressHerald
:
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“My American Dream? You’re looking at it. A 25-acre organic farm on a lake. A roadside farmstand. A B&B. My husband and I aren’t corporate tycoons. We just want to make an honest living and feed our community.” Rep.
@CraigHickman
#DemConvention
#mepolitics
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@DanCrenshawTX
You, last week, celebrating the Texas government mandating that a person be forced to give birth after six weeks of pregnancy:
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Oh heeeeey look who popped into the Maine pre-debate virtual watch party tonight! I can only aspire to bring the energy that
@KamalaHarris
and
@DouglasEmhoff
are bringing right now
#mepolitics
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you don’t want us in your families.
you don’t want us in your churches.
you don’t want us in your schools.
you don’t want us in your sports.
if we can’t even be behind closed doors where you can’t see us, where will we go?
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Swifties gotta stop getting Taylor's Version to trend every Thursday, it's negatively impacting my mental health.
I can't handle the knowledge that blondie can and will just drop an album whenever she feels like it, it's too stressful
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there’s a taylor swift lyric for every situation, exhibit
#957
"mr insincere apology so he doesn't look like the bad guy"
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I’m sorry, but Susan Collins is not a serious politician. Blaming House Democrats for her party’s dysfunction, especially when her party’s leader routinely sets the example and encourages GOP politicians to burn it all down for the attention, is wildly unserious.
#mepolitics
New from
@WMTWTV
: As Israel-Hamas war escalates,
#Maione
@SenatorCollins
is unwavering in her support of Israel: “Israel has every right to defend itself.”
#mepolitics
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“
@JoeBiden
has a plan to help more Americans, especially people of color, start their own businesses. The Great State of Maine casts 9 votes for Bernie Sanders and 22 votes for the next President of the United States, Joe Biden.” — Rep.
@CraigHickman
#DemConvention
#mepolitics
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Confirming dozens of Donald Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ judges, embracing the support of an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group and refusing to back the
#EqualityAct
when it finally has a chance of becoming law aren’t the actions of an ally,
@SenatorCollins
.
#mepolitics
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@pnwswiftie
that is very strange, considering they have a whole section dedicated to Eras Tour content?
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Refreshing to see this kind of honesty from
@RepGolden
about his own failure as a policymaker. Something Susan Collins should learn from
#mepolitics
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We had real reason to celebrate when
@SenatorCollins
signed on as a co-sponsor of the Equality Act in 2019. Now, it feels her support was just an election year ploy.
#mepolitics
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I grew up in a “don’t say gay” religious environment. I can confidently say this approach didn’t make me straight.
The approach DID, however, contribute to a battle on and off with anxiety and depression that still follows me around as gay 33-year-old.
You’re hurting the kids.
BREAKING: The Florida Board of Education votes to expand so-called "Don't Say Gay" rules through 12th grade.
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.
@SenatorCollins
has voted for dozens of judicial nominees who would gladly take away my rights as an LGBTQ+ Mainer if given the chance.
Time to vote her out.
#mepolitics
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lmao this is so embarrassing for Susan Collins. One of these people almost got her killed on January 6 and the other … is Hunter Biden. They are not the same.
#mepolitics
“The allegations against Hunter Biden are serious, and they do deserve the same kind of in-depth investigation," the senator said Friday.
#mepolitics
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I’m all for supporting striking workers but we really need to learn what it means to cross a picket line.
taylor swift does not work for the LA hotels whose employees are striking.
not moving her tour dates is absolutely not crossing a picket line.
Being so loyal to a pop star that is overpowers your politics and your conscience about cross a picket line is crazy imo
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you cannot douse us with gasoline, light and hold up a match and be surprised when someone grabs it and sets us ablaze.
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you’d be hard pressed to find an American politician who has betrayed women and LGBTQ+ people more than
@SenatorCollins
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@Stevensully99
we’re living in unprecedented times when pete davidson is the representation we never knew we needed
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Screaming inside reading people calling Susan Collins a fool. She’s not a fool! She’s perfectly fine with this outcome.
She could, right now, talk to her friend Sen. Murkowski and join 48 Senate Dems to carve out a filibuster exception and codify Roe. She won’t.
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“We’ve got 24 days. And I can’t wait.”
@ewarren
speaking to Mainers in Lewiston!
#mepolitics
#BidenHarris2020
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the face of a man both deeply in denial about now being closer to 40 than 30 but also seeking birthday attention. we exist 🫶
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This
@PressHerald
headline is honestly … shocking. The voting rights bill is doomed BECAUSE of
@SenatorCollins
and her Republican colleagues. The framing is a real disservice to readers who may not be following what’s happening in DC closely. Seriously, do better.
#mepolitics
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and what’s it all for? some cheap political points? to win elections? to “protect” your children?
are we not also your children?
just stop. we’re fucking exhausted.
#ClubQ
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you have to know that when go dancing, when we cheer on drag queens, when we just want to be with people who accept us for who we are that we’re always looking over our shoulders. asking ourselves what we’d do if a man with a gun walked through the door.
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~Some professional news~
Today was my last day with the
@MaineDems
. I was incredibly lucky to work alongside really smart, passionate people during a challenging election cycle doing all they can to build a better Maine & country, and I’m truly grateful for that.
#mepolitics
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some *professional news* ... this week I joined
@MaineDems
as its new Communications Director! I couldn't have picked a better time to join the fight to
#DefeatCollins
and elect progressive Democrats up-and-down the ballot in Maine.
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This is shameful. We’re still demanding answers from the Trump administration about the heinous child separation policy, and
@SenatorCollins
is rewarding one of its architects instead of holding him accountable.
#DefeatCollins
#mepolitics
#MESen
#BREAKING
:
@SenatorCollins
just voted to advance the nomination of Chad Wolf, one of the architects of Trump's family separation policy, to DHS leadership. We need a Senator who will side with Mainers, not Trump. Learn more at
#mepolitics
#DefeatCollins
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Happy
#NationalComingOutDay
!
I came out very late in life to an unsupportive family, who still don’t recognize me for who I am.
Thankfully I had friends who love me no matter what and actively support who I am.
Find your chosen family. I promise... it gets better.
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do you know how badly you have to piss off Taylor/Tree for Tree to tweet? THIS was the last real tweet she sent before this:
Enough is enough with these fabricated lies about Taylor from Deuxmoi. There was NEVER a marriage or ceremony of ANY kind. This is an insane thing to post. It’s time for you to be held accountable for the pain and trauma you cause with posts like these.
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She can’t have it both ways.
Either
@SenatorCollins
supports LGBTQ+ Mainers or she doesn’t.
#mepolitics
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Incredibly embarrassing for
@mainegop
legislators to vote against this after claiming to be the party that cares about high prices impacting everyday Mainers
#mepolitics
#BREAKING
: the senate votes 21-8 in favor of
@GovJanetMills
’ emergency relief bill but because those in favor didn’t get a 2/3 majority it does NOT pass
#NEWSCENTERmaine
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@brando_swift
this is great, but lgbtq people are being erased in tennessee TODAY, and
@taylorswift13
’s been silent. she has the biggest platform she’s ever had and she’s not using it. as a gay man from Tennessee, it’s honestly incredibly disappointing.
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Missed this (because it went to my spam), but
@SenatorCollins
is sending fundraising emails on behalf of
@KLoeffler
, who, as
@ossoff
reminded us all last week, was regularly campaigning with a klansman.
#mepolitics
Our senator.
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mark your calendars
50 days away: National Sandwich Day (3 Nov)
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“While companies like Walmart profit off of rainbow merchandise and branding, this recent wave of anti-trans legislation has largely been met with corporate silence.”
👏👏👏 Read this excellent piece from
@transscribe
For
@voxdotcom
I examined why companies go all in on Pride merch and branding, but have largely sat out this year's statehouse attacks on trans youth.
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I bought a house and my amazing realtor bought me these taylor swift tea towels as a housewarming gift 😍😍😍
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Your weekly reminder that Susan Collins only plays a “moderate” on TV, but when she’s in front of her people, she sounds like every other far-right politician.
#mepolitics
Sen. Susan Collins at GOP Convention:
"Do force Americans to wear masks on airplanes, while immigrants illegal flood across our southern border unchecked?”
"This would be a good year to vote Republican."
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I went to school with
@DanCrenshawTX
and I regret to inform everyone that he’s an absolute fraud
The people you trust lied to you about what January 6th would be. The real work for election integrity is hard, and it can be done. Read my piece here in WSJ.
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Sen. Susan Collins will oppose Neera Tanden to lead the White House Budget Office, dealing another blow to her hopes of confirmation
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today is my 32nd birthday and I crave attention, ask me anything
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The world outside is uncertain, but it’s good to have this view to help get through it.
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This narrative is so tired. Susan Collins was not duped by Kavanaugh or Trump. She knew his views when she voted for him, and she voted for him anyway despite promises she wouldn’t vote for nominees hostile to Roe. She knew, and didn’t care.
#mepolitics
EXCLUSIVE: This is how Trump’s team conned Susan Collins into voting for Kavanaugh ... and killing Roe v. Wade
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.
@sukiwaterhouse
just asked the crowd at
@AllThingsGo
, “who here’s gay?” and reader, I’ve never been in a more homosexual room.
#allthingsgo
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NEW:
@MaineDems
call on
@SenatorCollins
to convict, reckon with her role enabling a reckless president.
#mepolitics
"Voting to convict this president and disqualify him from holding public office again is the bare minimum Senator Collins and her Republican colleagues must do."
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no high will ever match screaming the bridge to cruel summer with 70,000 other people and taylor swift
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I'm proud to share that I've joined the LGBTQ+
@VictoryFund
Campaign Board to help more LGBTQ+ candidates run for office and win in 2024 and beyond!
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Why is the
@bangordailynews
publishing letters suggesting that drag queens are “evil” and that if a Christian voted for a Democrat than they must not be a Christian? Do these letters get vetted at all before putting out this kind of vitriol?
#mepolitics
"I support drag queens reading to my children in schools and libraries. I support abortion on demand. I support higher inflation. Bring it on."
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when it comes down to it, Kensington Palace is responsible for the speculation and conspiracy theories becoming a full-blown media crisis. cannot for the life of me understand why they would release such an obviously altered photo and think that would shut down speculation.
so they blamed the woman with cancer for doing a bad photoshop right
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I’m sorry,
@SenatorCollins
, but if transgender kids playing sports is “a complex issue that needs to be studied” (it’s not), why did you vote for this amendment?
#mepolitics
Collins does not support LGBTQ+ Mainers.
This is disgusting bigotry, Senator.
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For a Senator who claims to care about the environment and the health and well being of her constituents,
@SenatorCollins
’ vote against a bill to fight climate change and lower prescription drug prices sure flies in the face of that
#mepolitics
All 50 Republicans voted against the Inflation Reduction Act.
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i truly appreciate all the gays that who liked and replied to this giving me the one thing i crave on my birthday (and every other day): attention
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Congratulations! Well-deserved.
As a member of the LGBTQ community, I’m especially proud he’s been a champion for us—including passing a bill to ban the harmful practice of conversion therapy for minors.
Rep.
@RyanFecteau
will be an excellent Speaker of the House
#mepolitics
I am humbled to receive the House Democratic nomination to serve as Speaker of the House.
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Congratulations to Speaker
@RyanFecteau
for making history today! The first openly gay man to lead the Maine House and the youngest speaker in any U.S. legislature.
#mepolitics
@MaineDems
statement 👇
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After she lost a key endorsement in her 2020 re-election campaign from
@HRC
, the Christian Civic League of Maine, an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group, threw their full support behind
@SenatorCollins
– an endorsement she told the group she was “truly grateful” for.
#mepolitics
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I have a breakthrough COVID case. And let me tell ya, friends, it’s no fun. Get vaccinated. I can only imagine how much worse it would be if I wasn’t. Amongst other things, my very strong coffee tasting only like hot water is pure misery. Send good vibes & streaming suggestions.
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This one was hard.
So grateful for what
@SaraGideon
accomplished, and for her incredible service to the people of Maine.
Incredibly proud to have supported her in this fight.
#mepolitics
#MESen
Thank you, Maine. I’m proud of the campaign we ran, regardless of the result—together we built a movement that will help us make progress for years to come.
While this election may be over, we can't afford to stop organizing. So let’s get some rest, and then get back to work.
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.
@SenatorCollins
co-sponsored the
#EqualityAct
in 2019. She pulled her support this year, and now she’s throwing red meat to her bigoted base.
It’s clear now that her support of LGBTQ+ people was an election year ploy.
#mepolitics
Collins is not an ally. She’s an opportunist.
Notably, Sen. Susan Collins voted to favor of the amendment to defund school allowing transgender kids in sports, even though she has a reputation of being the most pro-LGBTQ Republican in the Senate.
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@tvoti
your community reviews is why I follow your work now!! I still have a deep love for that show.
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A once in a lifetime experience watching
@POTUS
sign the
#RespectForMarriageAct
, enshrining protections for same-sex and interracial marriages into federal law.
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Now is the best chance we’ve ever had to strengthen civil rights protections for LGBTQ+ Americans in key areas – from employment to education to public spaces and services.
#mepolitics
We’re tired of being used as election year pawns,
@SenatorCollins
.
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Susan Collins: always there when you don’t need her.
#mepolitics
NEW: Sen. Collins says she'll be a 'yes' vote to put Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on the nation's highest court.
If confirmed, Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
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This
@SenatorCollins
interview is really something
#mepolitics
1) She agrees Trump incited insurrection.
2) But thinks the House rushed to impeach the president for inciting insurrection.
3) And won’t comment on whether Trump should be convicted for the thing she agrees he did.
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Just a reminder to my LGBTQ+ fam today: Ignoring long text messages from family members who reach out to tell you that your feelings “are not natural and goes against what God created” IS self-care.
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as you refresh your timeline for
@ossoff
and
@ReverendWarnock
results, please enjoy this Renaissance painting of the family dog that didn’t make it in time for Christmas and just arrived like a beacon of hope
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pour one out for max, the goodest of boys. he passed peacefully last night.
his favorite things included: drinking out of the pool. drinking out of facets. torturing the dog. sleeping in baskets. sitting on laptops. and, when he was a younger cat, bouncing off walls.
💕RIP max
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Susan Collins voted AGAINST a bill TODAY that would open debate on gun measures. She is not serious about gun safety bills. Stop treating her like she's a good faith actor and just printing her statements without doing actual reporting.
@PressHerald
@bangordailynews
#mepolitics
For all the talk about “politicizing a tragedy,” there’s no one who loves a good opportunity to play a moderate for the papers more than Susan Collins.
If she’s serious about gun safety bills, support ending the filibuster and pass strong laws. Otherwise this is theater.
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Reminder that
@SenatorCollins
has voted to confirm 96% of
@realDonaldTrump
’s judicial nominees, including DOZENS of anti-choice judges who pose a threat to women’s health and rights. Mainers deserve better
#mepolitics
#MESen
#DefeatCollins
Another great question for
@SenatorCollins
from Joan in Brewer: “Why do you support the confirmation of so many professed anti-choice judges?”
#mepolitics
#MESen
Submit your
#QuestionsForCollins
👇
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Still thinking about
@SenatorCollins
refusing to support the
#EqualityAct
because she’s mad
@HRC
didn’t endorse her.
#mepolitics
This flip flop is personal—it’s beyond time for me to never have to worry about being discriminated against because I’m gay.
It’s simply a betrayal.
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Paul LePage moved to Florida and brought back some grand ideas about how to make life miserable for LGBTQ Mainers –– specifically LGBTQ children.
#DontSayGay
And unsurprisingly, the
@mainegop
is ready to embrace Florida-style hate. Don't let that happen this November
#mepolitics
Maine GOP trying to add “
#DontSayGay
” plank to their party platform at their convention right now.
A preview of what will be proposed if they take control in November. Mainers who stand by
#LGBTQ
people won’t let that happen! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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our girl Zooey passed away last night after 12 good years. I brought her home after the tuscaloosa tornado, and she became best friends w/ everyone she ever met. she became my friend when I needed one the most and loved me unconditionally. I’m really gonna miss her.
💕rip Zooey
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Only one person on stage tonight will continue to fight for my rights.
#BidenHarris2020
#VPDebate2020
#mepolitics
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Publicly sharing my story led to fallout with family members who didn’t know I’m gay.
I share this because
@SenatorCollins
should know that LGBTQ+ people deal with fallout from their families all the time.
We shouldn’t have to worry about legal discrimination too.
#mepolitics
Fear of discrimination kept me from coming out until I was 23. And I still don’t feel completely comfortable in my identity. That’s one reason why
@SenatorCollins
reversal on the
#EqualityAct
is personal.
#mepolitics
I wrote about it for the
@PressHerald
:
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Angering the swifities might be what finally breaks
@Ticketmaster
’s monopoly on the market. Yiiiiiikes
#TSTheErasTour
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this barbie believes donald trump learned a pretty big lesson from impeachment and will be more cautious in the future
#mepolitics
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It’s jarring to see reporters try to do actual … reporting on
@SenatorCollins
and not just publishing her press releases and calling it news. Bravo
@BusinessInsider
#mepolitics
I dare say Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is starting to recognize me more
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bittersweet last day of
#edfringe
. my top 10 shows, in no particular order. but no surprise each is queer-led with queer-themes. can’t wait to do it again next year.
thanks to all these incredible performers who (somehow??) do this every day for a month??
#FillYerBoots
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This is honestly one of the worst takes I've ever seen from a politician. And just one day after SCOTUS gave a future President Trump the license to do anything he wants without impunity from the White House. Truly despicable,
@RepGolden
#mepolitics
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What people want from their elected leaders is simple: wake up every day and fight for the people they serve.
Democrats are doing that.
#mepolitics
The Maine Democratic Party has added more than 40,000 new voters to its ranks since 2016 and now have a more than 90,000-voter edge.
@thisdog
reporting.
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As a member of the 🏳️🌈LGBTQ+ community, I voted for candidates who will fight for me to live with equality under the law.
#mepolitics
I voted for
@JoeBiden
,
@SaraGideon
, and
@chelliepingree
.
Don’t let this election pass you by. Make your plan to vote🗳 at
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