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@TheMaineWonk
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Imagine traveling back in time to 2004 and telling them the Host of The Apprentice is now the President of the Untied States and is inching closer to World War 3.
‼️Oregon State Police and FBI: 3 Men impersonating ICE Agents including police vests and rifles pull over and assault a man.
Hedge funds, private equity and Palantir are trying to buy @SenSusanCollins.
What are 100 out of state billionaires like Ken Griffin, Stephen Schwarzman, Charles Schwab, Paul Singer, Alex Karp, Marc Andreessen buying from @SenSusanCollins for $10 million?
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Platner out.
Troy in.
Collins odds plummet.
100 Days.
All gas.
No brakes.
JUST IN: Polymarket continues to project a Democratic victory over Susan Collins in Maine as Graham Platner’s replacement gets confirmed.
67% chance of winning — Polymarket
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‼️‼️ IRAN FM: Ukraine attacked Iranian vessels in the Caspian Sea.
This is is escalating hour by hour.
Imagine being a 30 year incumbent and trying to attack to your opponent for being an insider.
Not even an hour into @TroyJackson207’s campaign and ALREADY @SenatorCollins scrambling.
They have no clue what to do.
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‼️ BREAKING: @TroyJackson207 has officially been nominated by @MaineDems.
The final vote: 566-5.
“ We’re not from the left. We’re not from the right. We’re from the bottom, and we’re rising.”
- @TroyJackson207
Democrat Nominee for the US Senate.
Balloting has begun here at @MaineDems convention in Bangor. Widely expected @TroyJackson207 will win the nomination on first ballot.
“This movement never belonged to one campaign. It belongs to Mainers… We are not from the left. We are not from the right. We are from the bottom. And we are rising.”
- @TroyJackson207
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“What happened in Biddeford was not law enforcement. It was government sponsored terrorism.”
Charlie Dingman, Chair @MaineDems in opening address MDP convention in Bangor.
What are 100 out of state billionaires like Ken Griffin, Stephen Schwarzman, Charles Schwab, Paul Singer, Alex Karp, Marc Andreessen buying from @SenSusanCollins for $10 million?
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Bangor, Maine. The Center of the Political Universe… At least for today.
How is this real life?
Trump: Most people don;’t know that dumb has a B. I don’t get credit for that.
“3 military officials said that one reason behind the change was that the Trump administration decided to remove 4 service members killed this past weekend from the list because their deaths occurred after Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April.”
What a piece of shit.
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What in the absolute fuck is this?
🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Iran has rejected a cease-fire proposal from Trump that was carried to Tehran by Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi, according to Iranian and Iraqi officials. — NYT
‼️NEW: Susan Collins stonewalled reporters and voted to block the release of the Epstein files — while taking money from his associates. - @MeidasTouch
Epstein-tied donors:
- Casey Wasserman: $10,000. (Sept 2025) A Close Epstein/Maxwell friend who flew on the plane & exchanged explicit emails with Ghislaine. Hosted a fundraiser for Collins.
-Leon Black: $2,800. An Epstein associate for decades; socialized & dined with him. Accused of sexual assault (denied).
- Elon Musk: $2,800. Featured in Epstein files for emails about parties & island meetup after Epstein’s 2008 conviction.
- Stephen Schwarzman (Blackstone CEO): $3M to Collins-supporting Super PAC — Co-founder of Epstein’s Core Club where he “lurked.”
Votes & actions to block files release (Sept 2025):
- Voted with Republicans to defeat Democratic effort to force release of the files in the defense appropriations bill.
- Voted to table amendment directing DOJ to release the files (51-49; only Hawley & Paul opposed tabling).
As usual, Collins stonewalled questions and stood silent as Trump deflected. The campaign contributions flowed in while she blocked transparency.
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