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Senate Advances Three-Bill Bundle, 80-13
By Jon Fetherston on Jan 13, 2026
06:55 am
WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins (R) of Maine, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor Monday evening urging lawmakers to move forward on a three-bill fiscal 2026 appropriations package, as the Senate voted 80-13 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed. The package combines the Commerce, Justice, Science, [...]
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Topsham Man Arrested for Fraudulently Stealing a Snowblower By Seamus Othot on Jan 13, 2026 06:52 am
The Brunswick Police Department arrested a Topsham man on Saturday after he allegedly swapped a Brunswick man’s snowblower for a broken one while taking money to fix the stolen machine. [RELATED: Topsham Felon Found with 20 Stolen Firearms Sentenced to Six Years in Prison…] At approximately 7:00 p.m., the Brunswick Police Department received a report [...]
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Bellows Confirms Chain-of-Custody Breakdown as Amazon Ballot Mystery Still UnAnswered By Jon Fetherston on Jan 12, 2026 08:46 pm
AUGUSTA, Maine — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, testifying during Monday’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee meeting in Augusta, acknowledged on the record that “the ballots and envelopes moved outside of the chain of custody while under UPS control”, a direct admission that lands at the center of the controversy that erupted after roughly 250 [...]
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Affordability Remains Key Concern in Maine’s Housing Landscape: 2026 Housing Outlook Report By Libby Palanza on Jan 12, 2026 08:35 pm
The Maine State Housing Authority’s 2026 Housing Outlook Report reveals several positive indicators for Maine’s housing landscape but highlights how affordability remains the biggest hurdle for Mainers when it comes to achieving homeownership. The twenty-two page report details a number of statistics pertaining to housing production, affordability, homeownership, and homelessness. While the median income in [...]
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Market Basket Corporate Fight Leaves Loyal Shoppers Unfazed, Survey Shows By Ted Cohen on Jan 12, 2026 08:28 pm
The never-ending boardroom battle at one of New England’s supermarkets is wearing well on Market Basket’s customers, from all accounts. A new grocery survey rates the supermarket chain – which operates multiple locations in Maine, including Biddeford, Westbrook, and Topsham – as the second-best nationwide. For the second year in a row, the Massachusetts-headquartered supermarket [...]
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Trump Drops New Secondary Tariff Threat: 25 % Hit for any Country Doing Business with Iran By Jon Fetherston on Jan 12, 2026 08:23 pm
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump warned Monday that any country that does business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will face a 25% tariff on “any and all business being done with the United States,” according to a post on Truth Social. “Effective immediately,” Trump wrote, adding: “This Order is final and conclusive.” The post [...]
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MSAD 75 Presenting Sex-Abuse Awareness Curriculum From Radical Pro-Trans Non-Profit to Kindergarteners By Seamus Othot on Jan 12, 2026 08:17 pm
Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 75 is holding lessons aimed at sexual abuse prevention for students as young as kindergarteners, using a curriculum from a radically pro-gender ideology non-profit that includes excerpts from books like Bodies Are Cool, The Bare Naked Book, and Uncle Willy’s Tickles: A Child’s Right to Say No. [RELATED: Out Maine [...]
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After Osman Resigns, Lewiston Moves to Bury Residency Scandal and Dodge Accountability By Jon Fetherston on Jan 12, 2026 08:10 pm
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council voted to suspend its investigation into Iman Osman’s residency at 210 Blake St. soon after he resigned from office, a move that ended the formal inquiry but sharpened lingering questions about how the city handled and failed to confront an address discrepancy that residents say was obvious long [...]
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Republican State Rep from Chester Kathy Javner Tragically Dies After Battle with Cancer By Seamus Othot on Jan 12, 2026 03:35 pm
Rep. Kathy Javner (R-Chester) tragically passed away on Saturday after continuing to serve in the legislature as a staunch pro-life advocate despite battling cancer. [RELATED: Republican Rep from California Dies Suddenly at Age 65…] “We mourn the passing of Rep. Kathy Javner, who was serving her fourth term representing House District 29 and as Ranking [...]
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Trump Threatens to Cut Off Oil and Money to Cuba in Truth Social Post By Jon Fetherston on Jan 12, 2026 12:49 pm
MAR-A-LAGO, Florida – In a Truth Social post Sunday morning, Donald J. Trump said Cuba “lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela” and claimed that, in return, Cuba provided “Security Services” for what he described as “the last two Venezuelan dictators.” https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115876460615555838 Trump said “most of those Cubans are [...]
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins (R) of Maine, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor Monday evening urging lawmakers to move forward on a three-bill fiscal 2026 appropriations package, as the Senate voted 80-13 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed. The package combines the Commerce, Justice, Science, [...]
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Topsham Man Arrested for Fraudulently Stealing a Snowblower By Seamus Othot on Jan 13, 2026 06:52 am
The Brunswick Police Department arrested a Topsham man on Saturday after he allegedly swapped a Brunswick man’s snowblower for a broken one while taking money to fix the stolen machine. [RELATED: Topsham Felon Found with 20 Stolen Firearms Sentenced to Six Years in Prison…] At approximately 7:00 p.m., the Brunswick Police Department received a report [...]
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Bellows Confirms Chain-of-Custody Breakdown as Amazon Ballot Mystery Still UnAnswered By Jon Fetherston on Jan 12, 2026 08:46 pm
AUGUSTA, Maine — Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, testifying during Monday’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee meeting in Augusta, acknowledged on the record that “the ballots and envelopes moved outside of the chain of custody while under UPS control”, a direct admission that lands at the center of the controversy that erupted after roughly 250 [...]
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Affordability Remains Key Concern in Maine’s Housing Landscape: 2026 Housing Outlook Report By Libby Palanza on Jan 12, 2026 08:35 pm
The Maine State Housing Authority’s 2026 Housing Outlook Report reveals several positive indicators for Maine’s housing landscape but highlights how affordability remains the biggest hurdle for Mainers when it comes to achieving homeownership. The twenty-two page report details a number of statistics pertaining to housing production, affordability, homeownership, and homelessness. While the median income in [...]
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Market Basket Corporate Fight Leaves Loyal Shoppers Unfazed, Survey Shows By Ted Cohen on Jan 12, 2026 08:28 pm
The never-ending boardroom battle at one of New England’s supermarkets is wearing well on Market Basket’s customers, from all accounts. A new grocery survey rates the supermarket chain – which operates multiple locations in Maine, including Biddeford, Westbrook, and Topsham – as the second-best nationwide. For the second year in a row, the Massachusetts-headquartered supermarket [...]
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Trump Drops New Secondary Tariff Threat: 25 % Hit for any Country Doing Business with Iran By Jon Fetherston on Jan 12, 2026 08:23 pm
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump warned Monday that any country that does business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will face a 25% tariff on “any and all business being done with the United States,” according to a post on Truth Social. “Effective immediately,” Trump wrote, adding: “This Order is final and conclusive.” The post [...]
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MSAD 75 Presenting Sex-Abuse Awareness Curriculum From Radical Pro-Trans Non-Profit to Kindergarteners By Seamus Othot on Jan 12, 2026 08:17 pm
Maine School Administrative District (MSAD) 75 is holding lessons aimed at sexual abuse prevention for students as young as kindergarteners, using a curriculum from a radically pro-gender ideology non-profit that includes excerpts from books like Bodies Are Cool, The Bare Naked Book, and Uncle Willy’s Tickles: A Child’s Right to Say No. [RELATED: Out Maine [...]
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After Osman Resigns, Lewiston Moves to Bury Residency Scandal and Dodge Accountability By Jon Fetherston on Jan 12, 2026 08:10 pm
LEWISTON, Maine — The Lewiston City Council voted to suspend its investigation into Iman Osman’s residency at 210 Blake St. soon after he resigned from office, a move that ended the formal inquiry but sharpened lingering questions about how the city handled and failed to confront an address discrepancy that residents say was obvious long [...]
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Republican State Rep from Chester Kathy Javner Tragically Dies After Battle with Cancer By Seamus Othot on Jan 12, 2026 03:35 pm
Rep. Kathy Javner (R-Chester) tragically passed away on Saturday after continuing to serve in the legislature as a staunch pro-life advocate despite battling cancer. [RELATED: Republican Rep from California Dies Suddenly at Age 65…] “We mourn the passing of Rep. Kathy Javner, who was serving her fourth term representing House District 29 and as Ranking [...]
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Trump Threatens to Cut Off Oil and Money to Cuba in Truth Social Post By Jon Fetherston on Jan 12, 2026 12:49 pm
MAR-A-LAGO, Florida – In a Truth Social post Sunday morning, Donald J. Trump said Cuba “lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela” and claimed that, in return, Cuba provided “Security Services” for what he described as “the last two Venezuelan dictators.” https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115876460615555838 Trump said “most of those Cubans are [...]
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World’s Richest Man Elon Musk Puts Lewiston on Blast as Ward 5 Seat Fight Nears Feb. 7 Charter CutoffBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 11, 2026 06:36 pm
LEWISTON, Maine — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and owner of X, has dragged Lewiston’s Ward 5 vacancy into the national spotlight, amplifying a viral clip tied to a recent public meeting and feeding a growing political storm over who will ultimately choose the next councilor after Iman Osman’s resignation. Musk reposted commentary linked [...]
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Bipartisan Group of 100+ Lawmakers Urge Gov. Janet Mills to Reconsider Contract with ModivCareBy Libby Palanza on Jan 11, 2026 01:16 pm
A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers has sent a letter Gov. Janet Mills (D) asking her to vacate the state’s contract with ModivCare — a large Colorado-based company that recently filed for bankruptcy — for the provision of non-emergency medical transportation. Signing the letter were roughly 130 Democratic and Republican members of both the House [...]
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Mills Limits ICE Cooperation as Anti-ICE Rallies Multiply and Platner Fans the FlamesBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 11, 2026 12:55 pm
AUGUSTA, Maine – A post circulating on social media is drawing new attention to an online discussion in which Maine activists trade ideas for making it harder for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to operate in the state, including calls for “small neighborhood groups” that can “mobilize quickly,” pressure on county jails, and “more extreme” [...]
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Foodie Website: $400,000 Of Stolen Lobster Came Partly From MaineBy Ted Cohen on Jan 11, 2026 12:24 pm
The bulk of the recent, still-unsolved theft of $400,000 in Costco lobster tails likely came from Maine, a respected foodie website suggests. In an article sourcing Costco’s seafood, Chowhound is tantalizingly spilling the beans: lots of it comes from Maine fishermen. “The frozen tails you buy from Costco’s website are sourced from the icy cold [...]
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Maine Legislature Hears Testimony on Bills to Reinstate Parole and Automatically Seal Criminal RecordsBy Seamus Othot on Jan 11, 2026 09:10 am
The Maine State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee held an over seven-hour public hearing on two “restorative justice” style bills: one to allow the automatic sealing of some criminal records and one to re-institute parole. LD 1911 The committee began by hearing testimony on LD 1911 put forward by Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland). The bill would [...]
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Activist Suing Augusta Police Booted from RSU 60 School Committee Meeting as Trans Policy Fight Explodes OnlineBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 10, 2026 09:00 am
NORTH BERWICK, Maine — A conservative activist who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit this week accusing the City of Augusta and a police sergeant of unlawfully detaining him at an anti-Trump protest says he was kicked out of an RSU 60 school committee meeting Thursday night, as the York County district remains under intense [...]
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St. Albans Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest of Dominican National and Two Other SuspectsBy Seamus Othot on Jan 10, 2026 08:54 am
A St. Albans traffic stop conducted by the Somerset Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday led to the arrests of two Mainers and a man from the Dominican Republic on drug trafficking charges. [RELATED: Somerset Bust Leads to Seizure of Over a Pound of Drugs and Arrest of Out-of-State Traffickers…] At approximately 9:00 p.m., Deputy Allen Jones [...]
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Federal Report Reveals Tragic Circumstances Surrounding Fatal Standish School-Bus Crash
LEWISTON, Maine — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and owner of X, has dragged Lewiston’s Ward 5 vacancy into the national spotlight, amplifying a viral clip tied to a recent public meeting and feeding a growing political storm over who will ultimately choose the next councilor after Iman Osman’s resignation. Musk reposted commentary linked [...]
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Bipartisan Group of 100+ Lawmakers Urge Gov. Janet Mills to Reconsider Contract with ModivCareBy Libby Palanza on Jan 11, 2026 01:16 pm
A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers has sent a letter Gov. Janet Mills (D) asking her to vacate the state’s contract with ModivCare — a large Colorado-based company that recently filed for bankruptcy — for the provision of non-emergency medical transportation. Signing the letter were roughly 130 Democratic and Republican members of both the House [...]
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Mills Limits ICE Cooperation as Anti-ICE Rallies Multiply and Platner Fans the FlamesBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 11, 2026 12:55 pm
AUGUSTA, Maine – A post circulating on social media is drawing new attention to an online discussion in which Maine activists trade ideas for making it harder for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to operate in the state, including calls for “small neighborhood groups” that can “mobilize quickly,” pressure on county jails, and “more extreme” [...]
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Foodie Website: $400,000 Of Stolen Lobster Came Partly From MaineBy Ted Cohen on Jan 11, 2026 12:24 pm
The bulk of the recent, still-unsolved theft of $400,000 in Costco lobster tails likely came from Maine, a respected foodie website suggests. In an article sourcing Costco’s seafood, Chowhound is tantalizingly spilling the beans: lots of it comes from Maine fishermen. “The frozen tails you buy from Costco’s website are sourced from the icy cold [...]
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Maine Legislature Hears Testimony on Bills to Reinstate Parole and Automatically Seal Criminal RecordsBy Seamus Othot on Jan 11, 2026 09:10 am
The Maine State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee held an over seven-hour public hearing on two “restorative justice” style bills: one to allow the automatic sealing of some criminal records and one to re-institute parole. LD 1911 The committee began by hearing testimony on LD 1911 put forward by Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland). The bill would [...]
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Activist Suing Augusta Police Booted from RSU 60 School Committee Meeting as Trans Policy Fight Explodes OnlineBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 10, 2026 09:00 am
NORTH BERWICK, Maine — A conservative activist who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit this week accusing the City of Augusta and a police sergeant of unlawfully detaining him at an anti-Trump protest says he was kicked out of an RSU 60 school committee meeting Thursday night, as the York County district remains under intense [...]
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St. Albans Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest of Dominican National and Two Other SuspectsBy Seamus Othot on Jan 10, 2026 08:54 am
A St. Albans traffic stop conducted by the Somerset Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday led to the arrests of two Mainers and a man from the Dominican Republic on drug trafficking charges. [RELATED: Somerset Bust Leads to Seizure of Over a Pound of Drugs and Arrest of Out-of-State Traffickers…] At approximately 9:00 p.m., Deputy Allen Jones [...]
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City, Chamber Relaunch “Professional Connections” Program to Put Job Seekers in Front of Portland Power Brokers
Federal Report Reveals Tragic Circumstances Surrounding Fatal Standish School-Bus Crash
Trump Admin Dispatches JD Vance To Lead Messaging Charge On ICE ShootingBy DCNF on Jan 08, 2026 05:25 pm
Nicole Silverio is a reporter with the Daily Caller News Foundation Vice President J.D. Vance held a briefing on Thursday at the White House where he defended the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who shot a 37-year-old woman during an operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The agent shot Renee Good while she blocked the street [...]
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Sick Coyote On The Run In South Portland As Police Warn To Stay Away From ItBy Ted Cohen on Jan 08, 2026 05:16 pm
Police in the Portland area are advising residents to be on alert for a roaming and sick coyote. The animal, believed to be suffering from mange, was most recently seen in the Ferry Village area of South Portland. “The Animal Control Officer and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are aware of an increase in mange in [...]
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Collins Votes in Favor of Bill to Limit Trump’s War Powers in Venezuela While Maintaining Support for Maduro CaptureBy Seamus Othot on Jan 08, 2026 02:00 pm
Sen. Susan Collins voted with Democrats to move a controversial resolution forward on Thursday that would require President Donald Trump to immediately cease all hostilities with Venezuela without congressional authorization. Sen. Collins says that she maintains her support for the military action that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, but she believes [...]
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Maine State Police Warns of Rise in Counterfeit Cash Across the StateBy Seamus Othot on Jan 08, 2026 01:17 pm
The Maine State Police took to social media on Thursday to warn of an alleged rise in the use of counterfeit cash across the state in recent weeks. [RELATED: Word of the Year: Fraud…] Police stated that the majority of recent counterfeit bills discovered have been used in business deposits, but urged vigilance from anyone [...]
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U.S. Announces Withdrawal from 66 International Treaties and Organizations “Contrary to the Interest of the United States”By Seamus Othot on Jan 08, 2026 12:23 pm
President Donald Trump moved to withdraw the U.S. from 66 international organizations, treaties, and conventions on Wednesday that he determined are contrary to the American national interest. [RELATED: Trump Withdraws the U.S. from the World Health Organization on First Day in Office…] “The Trump Administration has found these institutions to be redundant in their scope, [...]
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Portland Press Herald Newspaper Union Don’t Press Your Luck Like They Did In PennsylvaniaBy Ted Cohen on Jan 08, 2026 11:24 am
If the Maine newspaper guild wants to find out what happens when you force a company’s hand, it should take a look at what just happened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s owners announced Wednesday the paper will be shutting down in a few months, citing financial losses, according to The Associated Press. Block Communications [...]
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DOE Releases Database Showing Foreign Funding for Universities, China Ranked FourthBy Seamus Othot on Jan 08, 2026 10:48 am
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) unveiled a new database last week showing how much money American universities have taken from foreign nations, with Qatar emerging as the top donor and China ranking fourth. [RELATED: Just 5.5 Percent of Maine College Professors Are Registered GOP — UMaine Law Profs Include Zero Republicans…] “America’s taxpayer-funded colleges [...]
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Garrett Mason Enters Crowded GOP Governor’s Race, Pledges ‘Precision’ and Trump Know-HowBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 08, 2026 10:28 am
AUGUSTA, Maine — Former Maine Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason officially launched his campaign for governor on Wednesday, jumping into an already crowded Republican primary and pitching himself as the most experienced candidate in a field packed with political newcomers, activists, and repeat contenders. Mason announced his bid through a YouTube video and an episode [...]
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Mills Condemns ICE After Fatal Shooting of Woman in MinneapolisBy Maine Wire Staff on Jan 08, 2026 10:04 am
AUGUSTA, Maine – Gov. Janet Mills expressed outrage Wednesday after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman during a federal enforcement operation in Minneapolis, in which the woman appeared to be targeting officers with her vehicle. “The killing of a young woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent today [...]
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Dominican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Five Years in Prison After Smuggling Fentanyl to MaineBy Seamus Othot on Jan 08, 2026 09:38 am
A Dominican drug trafficker will spend the next five years in prison after he was sentenced on Tuesday for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle kilograms of fentanyl from Massachusetts to Maine. [RELATED: Feds Bust Dominican Republic-Based Fraud Ring Targeting Grandparents in New England, Nationwide…] Alexis De Leon, 30, a citizen of the Dominican [...]
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Nicole Silverio is a reporter with the Daily Caller News Foundation Vice President J.D. Vance held a briefing on Thursday at the White House where he defended the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who shot a 37-year-old woman during an operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The agent shot Renee Good while she blocked the street [...]
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Sick Coyote On The Run In South Portland As Police Warn To Stay Away From ItBy Ted Cohen on Jan 08, 2026 05:16 pm
Police in the Portland area are advising residents to be on alert for a roaming and sick coyote. The animal, believed to be suffering from mange, was most recently seen in the Ferry Village area of South Portland. “The Animal Control Officer and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife are aware of an increase in mange in [...]
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Collins Votes in Favor of Bill to Limit Trump’s War Powers in Venezuela While Maintaining Support for Maduro CaptureBy Seamus Othot on Jan 08, 2026 02:00 pm
Sen. Susan Collins voted with Democrats to move a controversial resolution forward on Thursday that would require President Donald Trump to immediately cease all hostilities with Venezuela without congressional authorization. Sen. Collins says that she maintains her support for the military action that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, but she believes [...]
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Maine State Police Warns of Rise in Counterfeit Cash Across the StateBy Seamus Othot on Jan 08, 2026 01:17 pm
The Maine State Police took to social media on Thursday to warn of an alleged rise in the use of counterfeit cash across the state in recent weeks. [RELATED: Word of the Year: Fraud…] Police stated that the majority of recent counterfeit bills discovered have been used in business deposits, but urged vigilance from anyone [...]
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U.S. Announces Withdrawal from 66 International Treaties and Organizations “Contrary to the Interest of the United States”By Seamus Othot on Jan 08, 2026 12:23 pm
President Donald Trump moved to withdraw the U.S. from 66 international organizations, treaties, and conventions on Wednesday that he determined are contrary to the American national interest. [RELATED: Trump Withdraws the U.S. from the World Health Organization on First Day in Office…] “The Trump Administration has found these institutions to be redundant in their scope, [...]
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Portland Press Herald Newspaper Union Don’t Press Your Luck Like They Did In PennsylvaniaBy Ted Cohen on Jan 08, 2026 11:24 am
If the Maine newspaper guild wants to find out what happens when you force a company’s hand, it should take a look at what just happened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s owners announced Wednesday the paper will be shutting down in a few months, citing financial losses, according to The Associated Press. Block Communications [...]
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DOE Releases Database Showing Foreign Funding for Universities, China Ranked FourthBy Seamus Othot on Jan 08, 2026 10:48 am
The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) unveiled a new database last week showing how much money American universities have taken from foreign nations, with Qatar emerging as the top donor and China ranking fourth. [RELATED: Just 5.5 Percent of Maine College Professors Are Registered GOP — UMaine Law Profs Include Zero Republicans…] “America’s taxpayer-funded colleges [...]
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Garrett Mason Enters Crowded GOP Governor’s Race, Pledges ‘Precision’ and Trump Know-HowBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 08, 2026 10:28 am
AUGUSTA, Maine — Former Maine Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason officially launched his campaign for governor on Wednesday, jumping into an already crowded Republican primary and pitching himself as the most experienced candidate in a field packed with political newcomers, activists, and repeat contenders. Mason announced his bid through a YouTube video and an episode [...]
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Mills Condemns ICE After Fatal Shooting of Woman in MinneapolisBy Maine Wire Staff on Jan 08, 2026 10:04 am
AUGUSTA, Maine – Gov. Janet Mills expressed outrage Wednesday after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman during a federal enforcement operation in Minneapolis, in which the woman appeared to be targeting officers with her vehicle. “The killing of a young woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent today [...]
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Dominican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Five Years in Prison After Smuggling Fentanyl to MaineBy Seamus Othot on Jan 08, 2026 09:38 am
A Dominican drug trafficker will spend the next five years in prison after he was sentenced on Tuesday for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle kilograms of fentanyl from Massachusetts to Maine. [RELATED: Feds Bust Dominican Republic-Based Fraud Ring Targeting Grandparents in New England, Nationwide…] Alexis De Leon, 30, a citizen of the Dominican [...]
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House Democrats Attempt to BAN Maine Wire Reporter from House Chambers – Maine Wire TVBy Steve Robinson on Jan 07, 2026 08:05 pm
The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives attempted to ban Maine Wire reporter Jon Fetherston from entering the House chamber alongside other members of the media on Wednesday. First, some show and organization notes: As you may have noticed, there are some new names and faces at the Maine Wire. Newspaper and talk radio veteran Tom Shattuck [...]
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Dissolves Months After Congress Claws Back $1.1 Billion in FundingBy Libby Palanza on Jan 07, 2026 03:38 pm
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced Monday that its Board of Directors has voted to dissolve the organization after nearly sixty years. This comes several months after a measure was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) rolling back $9 billion worth of already approved federal spending, including $1.1 [...]
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Trump Vows to Help Americans Buy Homes by Banning Massive Investors from Purchasing Single Family HousingBy Seamus Othot on Jan 07, 2026 03:35 pm
President Donald Trump is taking action to help Americans fulfill the dream of homeownership, he announced on Wednesday, by barring institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. [RELATED: Janet Mills, MaineHousing Announce Funding for 311 Apartments Across 8 Developments…] “For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American [...]
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Lincoln Sheriff’s Department Investigating After Six Bullet Holes Found in New HomeBy Seamus Othot on Jan 07, 2026 03:29 pm
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a family found six bullet holes in their newly constructed Alna home on Tuesday, just as they were moving in. [RELATED: Auburn Police Searching for Suspect in Drive-By Shooting That Left Two Bullet Holes in a Local Residence…] At approximately 4:16 p.m., deputies responded to reports of [...]
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Republican Rep from California Dies Suddenly at Age 65By Seamus Othot on Jan 07, 2026 11:48 am
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) died suddenly following an unspecified medical emergency on Monday at the age of 65, sparking messages of condolence from President Donald Trump and other Republicans, and shrinking the Republicans’ already slim House majority. [RELATED: Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Throws in Towel After Tango with Trump…] “I want to express our [...]
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EXCLUSIVE: York’s County Mechanic Suspended for Just One Day After Pulling Someone Over in a Cruiser The Sheriff Lent HimBy Seamus Othot on Jan 07, 2026 11:41 am
The York County Sheriff’s Department suspended its mechanic for just one day after he allegedly pulled someone over in an unmarked cruiser lent to him by the department, despite being a civilian, according to police records obtained by The Maine Wire. The mechanic was not charged, and the responding deputy told dispatch to disregard the [...]
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US Forces Seize Sanctioned Oil Tanker As Russian Warship Escorts Just WatchBy DCNF on Jan 07, 2026 11:13 am
Melissa O’Rourke is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation American forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker flying a Russian flag Wednesday following a weeks-long pursuit of the vessel after it attempted to evade the blockade of Venezuela. “The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. [...]
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Waterville Police Bust Major Meth Operation, Seize Over 16 Pounds of Drugs and Illegal GunBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 07, 2026 11:03 am
WATERVILLE, Maine — Waterville police announced Tuesday that they have seized more than 16 pounds of methamphetamine and an illegal firearm following a monthlong drug investigation that culminated in multiple search warrants late last month. Police said officers executed several search warrants at approximately 4 p.m. on Dec. 30, leading to the discovery of more [...]
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Water Main Break Triggers Boil Water Order in West ParisBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 07, 2026 10:58 am
WEST PARIS, Maine — A water main break in West Paris has prompted town officials to issue a boil water order for customers of the West Paris Water District. Janet Hebert of the West Paris Water District said the break occurred late Monday night near the Maine Forest Service station at 131 Bethel Road. Residents [...]
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Radical Portland School Board Chair Focuses on DEI, Resisting ICE, Places “Equity” Above Academic AchievementBy Seamus Othot on Jan 07, 2026 10:57 am
Portland School Board Chair Sarah Lentz delivered the district’s annual “State of the Schools” address to the Portland City Council on Monday, notably focusing on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and placing “equity” above academic achievement. [RELATED: Portland Schools, Teachers’ Union to Collude on ‘Progressive Discipline’ Policy, Emphasizing ‘Restorative Justice’ and ‘Safe Spaces’…] “First Equity: [..]
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The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives attempted to ban Maine Wire reporter Jon Fetherston from entering the House chamber alongside other members of the media on Wednesday. First, some show and organization notes: As you may have noticed, there are some new names and faces at the Maine Wire. Newspaper and talk radio veteran Tom Shattuck [...]
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Dissolves Months After Congress Claws Back $1.1 Billion in FundingBy Libby Palanza on Jan 07, 2026 03:38 pm
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced Monday that its Board of Directors has voted to dissolve the organization after nearly sixty years. This comes several months after a measure was approved by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) rolling back $9 billion worth of already approved federal spending, including $1.1 [...]
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Trump Vows to Help Americans Buy Homes by Banning Massive Investors from Purchasing Single Family HousingBy Seamus Othot on Jan 07, 2026 03:35 pm
President Donald Trump is taking action to help Americans fulfill the dream of homeownership, he announced on Wednesday, by barring institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. [RELATED: Janet Mills, MaineHousing Announce Funding for 311 Apartments Across 8 Developments…] “For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American [...]
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Lincoln Sheriff’s Department Investigating After Six Bullet Holes Found in New HomeBy Seamus Othot on Jan 07, 2026 03:29 pm
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a family found six bullet holes in their newly constructed Alna home on Tuesday, just as they were moving in. [RELATED: Auburn Police Searching for Suspect in Drive-By Shooting That Left Two Bullet Holes in a Local Residence…] At approximately 4:16 p.m., deputies responded to reports of [...]
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Republican Rep from California Dies Suddenly at Age 65By Seamus Othot on Jan 07, 2026 11:48 am
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) died suddenly following an unspecified medical emergency on Monday at the age of 65, sparking messages of condolence from President Donald Trump and other Republicans, and shrinking the Republicans’ already slim House majority. [RELATED: Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Throws in Towel After Tango with Trump…] “I want to express our [...]
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EXCLUSIVE: York’s County Mechanic Suspended for Just One Day After Pulling Someone Over in a Cruiser The Sheriff Lent HimBy Seamus Othot on Jan 07, 2026 11:41 am
The York County Sheriff’s Department suspended its mechanic for just one day after he allegedly pulled someone over in an unmarked cruiser lent to him by the department, despite being a civilian, according to police records obtained by The Maine Wire. The mechanic was not charged, and the responding deputy told dispatch to disregard the [...]
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US Forces Seize Sanctioned Oil Tanker As Russian Warship Escorts Just WatchBy DCNF on Jan 07, 2026 11:13 am
Melissa O’Rourke is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation American forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker flying a Russian flag Wednesday following a weeks-long pursuit of the vessel after it attempted to evade the blockade of Venezuela. “The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. [...]
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Waterville Police Bust Major Meth Operation, Seize Over 16 Pounds of Drugs and Illegal GunBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 07, 2026 11:03 am
WATERVILLE, Maine — Waterville police announced Tuesday that they have seized more than 16 pounds of methamphetamine and an illegal firearm following a monthlong drug investigation that culminated in multiple search warrants late last month. Police said officers executed several search warrants at approximately 4 p.m. on Dec. 30, leading to the discovery of more [...]
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Water Main Break Triggers Boil Water Order in West ParisBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 07, 2026 10:58 am
WEST PARIS, Maine — A water main break in West Paris has prompted town officials to issue a boil water order for customers of the West Paris Water District. Janet Hebert of the West Paris Water District said the break occurred late Monday night near the Maine Forest Service station at 131 Bethel Road. Residents [...]
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Radical Portland School Board Chair Focuses on DEI, Resisting ICE, Places “Equity” Above Academic AchievementBy Seamus Othot on Jan 07, 2026 10:57 am
Portland School Board Chair Sarah Lentz delivered the district’s annual “State of the Schools” address to the Portland City Council on Monday, notably focusing on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and placing “equity” above academic achievement. [RELATED: Portland Schools, Teachers’ Union to Collude on ‘Progressive Discipline’ Policy, Emphasizing ‘Restorative Justice’ and ‘Safe Spaces’…] “First Equity: [..]
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Maine’s 2024 Crime Report Shows Falling Crime Rates — But New FBI System Resets the NumbersBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 06, 2026 05:28 pm
AUGUSTA, Maine – The state’s newly released Crime in Maine 2024 report paints a picture of declining crime across most major categories, while also underscoring a fundamental shift in how Maine now counts crime. This year’s publication is the fourth consecutive statewide crime report based entirely on the FBI’s Incident-Based Reporting system, known as IBR, [...]
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Maine State Police investigate three tractor-trailer crashes in Aroostook and Penobscot countiesBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 06, 2026 05:19 pm
MASARDIS, Maine — Maine State Police Troop F spent much of Monday responding to and investigating three separate crashes involving tractor-trailers across northern Maine, with icy road conditions and heavy loads contributing to multiple incidents that disrupted traffic and damaged vehicles and infrastructure. The first crash was reported shortly after 9 a.m. on Route 11 [...]
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Bradford Man Busted After Stealing Two Tractors from Barnard Township FarmBy Seamus Othot on Jan 06, 2026 05:02 pm
The Piscataquis Sheriff’s Department recovered two tractors on Friday after they were allegedly stolen from a Barnard Township residence. [RELATED: Wiscasset Police Make Arrest in Armed Robbery and Liquor Theft, 19-Year- Old Now in Custody…] The Sheriff’s Department began its investigation after receiving a report that two tractors and other unspecified items had been stolen. [...]
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Legislature Will Hear Opinions on Bill to Expand “Good Samaritan” Protections for Drug Users at Wednesday HearingBy Seamus Othot on Jan 06, 2026 04:51 pm
The Maine Legislature is set to consider a Democrat-led bill during a Wednesday public hearing that would expand the existing “Good Samaritan” law, providing increased immunity for drug users. [RELATED: Halsey Frank: Maine’s new, not-so-good Samaritan law…] Under the current law, drug users are immune from prosecution or arrest based on any information gathered during [...]
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Celebrated Democrat NGO Leader Lists Million Dollar Maine McMansion for Sale After Homeland Security, House Oversight Probe His Migrant AgencyBy Steve Robinson on Jan 06, 2026 02:47 pm
Gateway Community Services CEO Abdullahi Ali, a failed candidate for the 2024 presidential race in Jubbaland, Somalia, is selling his four-bedroom Hardy Road home. Gateway Community Services CEO Abdullahi Ali — a top Maine Democrat insider who has been hailed by liberal newspapers for his work on behalf of “New Mainers” — may be saying [...]
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Auburn Bail Check Leads to Seizure of a Variety of Drugs and FirearmsBy Seamus Othot on Jan 06, 2026 02:46 pm
The Auburn Police Department arrested a woman on Sunday after she was reportedly found with three different types of drugs during a bail compliance check. [RELATED: Intoxicated Rumford Man Pepper-Sprays Woman, Three Children Inside Apartment…] The Auburn Police Department’s Patrol Division arrived at 41 Valley Street to conduct a bail compliance check on Stephanie Bell, [...]
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Penobscot Sheriff’s Department Starts the Year With Massive Drug Bust in EnfieldBy Seamus Othot on Jan 06, 2026 02:19 pm
The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department started the year with a massive drug bust in Enfield on Friday that led to six arrests and charges for a seventh suspect, drug seizures, and the recovery of stolen items at a residence that had been previously raided just months earlier. [RELATED: Traffic Stop Turns Into Drug Bust, Old Orchard [...]
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Tucker Carlson Grateful Trump’s Maduro Operation Wasn’t Total Regime ChangeBy DCNF on Jan 06, 2026 01:09 pm
Nicole Silverio is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation. Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson said on Monday that he is grateful that President Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro did not result in complete regime change. Carlson argued on “The Tucker Carlson Show” that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez [...]
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Mills Praises Portland Firefighters, Sidesteps Gateway Communities ScandalBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 06, 2026 10:06 am
PORTLAND, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills on Monday applauded Portland firefighters for their response to last month’s massive Custom House Wharf fire, calling their actions brave and crediting them with preventing even greater destruction along the city’s working waterfront. Mills addressed the Portland City Council to recognize firefighters and mutual aid crews who battled the [...]
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Here’s Everything Tim Walz Got Away With As Minnesota GovernorBy DCNF on Jan 06, 2026 09:19 am
Ashley Brasfield is a reporter with the Daily Caller News Foundation Democratic Minnesota Gov. and failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s two terms have been marked by blunders and fiascos. Walz announced Monday that he will not seek a third term, concluding a tenure defined by COVID-era policies, “gender-affirming” legislation, questions about his past record, [...]
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AUGUSTA, Maine – The state’s newly released Crime in Maine 2024 report paints a picture of declining crime across most major categories, while also underscoring a fundamental shift in how Maine now counts crime. This year’s publication is the fourth consecutive statewide crime report based entirely on the FBI’s Incident-Based Reporting system, known as IBR, [...]
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Maine State Police investigate three tractor-trailer crashes in Aroostook and Penobscot countiesBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 06, 2026 05:19 pm
MASARDIS, Maine — Maine State Police Troop F spent much of Monday responding to and investigating three separate crashes involving tractor-trailers across northern Maine, with icy road conditions and heavy loads contributing to multiple incidents that disrupted traffic and damaged vehicles and infrastructure. The first crash was reported shortly after 9 a.m. on Route 11 [...]
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Bradford Man Busted After Stealing Two Tractors from Barnard Township FarmBy Seamus Othot on Jan 06, 2026 05:02 pm
The Piscataquis Sheriff’s Department recovered two tractors on Friday after they were allegedly stolen from a Barnard Township residence. [RELATED: Wiscasset Police Make Arrest in Armed Robbery and Liquor Theft, 19-Year- Old Now in Custody…] The Sheriff’s Department began its investigation after receiving a report that two tractors and other unspecified items had been stolen. [...]
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Legislature Will Hear Opinions on Bill to Expand “Good Samaritan” Protections for Drug Users at Wednesday HearingBy Seamus Othot on Jan 06, 2026 04:51 pm
The Maine Legislature is set to consider a Democrat-led bill during a Wednesday public hearing that would expand the existing “Good Samaritan” law, providing increased immunity for drug users. [RELATED: Halsey Frank: Maine’s new, not-so-good Samaritan law…] Under the current law, drug users are immune from prosecution or arrest based on any information gathered during [...]
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Celebrated Democrat NGO Leader Lists Million Dollar Maine McMansion for Sale After Homeland Security, House Oversight Probe His Migrant AgencyBy Steve Robinson on Jan 06, 2026 02:47 pm
Gateway Community Services CEO Abdullahi Ali, a failed candidate for the 2024 presidential race in Jubbaland, Somalia, is selling his four-bedroom Hardy Road home. Gateway Community Services CEO Abdullahi Ali — a top Maine Democrat insider who has been hailed by liberal newspapers for his work on behalf of “New Mainers” — may be saying [...]
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Auburn Bail Check Leads to Seizure of a Variety of Drugs and FirearmsBy Seamus Othot on Jan 06, 2026 02:46 pm
The Auburn Police Department arrested a woman on Sunday after she was reportedly found with three different types of drugs during a bail compliance check. [RELATED: Intoxicated Rumford Man Pepper-Sprays Woman, Three Children Inside Apartment…] The Auburn Police Department’s Patrol Division arrived at 41 Valley Street to conduct a bail compliance check on Stephanie Bell, [...]
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Penobscot Sheriff’s Department Starts the Year With Massive Drug Bust in EnfieldBy Seamus Othot on Jan 06, 2026 02:19 pm
The Penobscot Sheriff’s Department started the year with a massive drug bust in Enfield on Friday that led to six arrests and charges for a seventh suspect, drug seizures, and the recovery of stolen items at a residence that had been previously raided just months earlier. [RELATED: Traffic Stop Turns Into Drug Bust, Old Orchard [...]
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Tucker Carlson Grateful Trump’s Maduro Operation Wasn’t Total Regime ChangeBy DCNF on Jan 06, 2026 01:09 pm
Nicole Silverio is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation. Daily Caller News Foundation co-founder Tucker Carlson said on Monday that he is grateful that President Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro did not result in complete regime change. Carlson argued on “The Tucker Carlson Show” that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez [...]
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Mills Praises Portland Firefighters, Sidesteps Gateway Communities ScandalBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 06, 2026 10:06 am
PORTLAND, Maine — Gov. Janet Mills on Monday applauded Portland firefighters for their response to last month’s massive Custom House Wharf fire, calling their actions brave and crediting them with preventing even greater destruction along the city’s working waterfront. Mills addressed the Portland City Council to recognize firefighters and mutual aid crews who battled the [...]
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Here’s Everything Tim Walz Got Away With As Minnesota GovernorBy DCNF on Jan 06, 2026 09:19 am
Ashley Brasfield is a reporter with the Daily Caller News Foundation Democratic Minnesota Gov. and failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s two terms have been marked by blunders and fiascos. Walz announced Monday that he will not seek a third term, concluding a tenure defined by COVID-era policies, “gender-affirming” legislation, questions about his past record, [...]
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Lawmakers to Discuss “Housing Discrimination” Bill in Augusta This TuesdayBy Libby Palanza on Jan 05, 2026 07:22 pm
Lawmakers in Augusta are set to discuss a bill Tuesday that aims to prohibit “housing discrimination” based on a person’s source of income under the Maine Human Rights Act. If approved, LD 847 would prevent anyone looking to sell or rent a property from refusing to rent to, or engage in housing negotiations with, individuals [...]
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Ecuadorian National Previously Deported Twice Sentenced in Bangor for Illegal ReentryBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 04:12 pm
BANGOR, Maine — An Ecuadorian national who had previously been removed from the United States in 2011 and 2016 was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Bangor for illegally reentering the country. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. sentenced William Leonardo Dutan Gagui, 33, to time served. Dutan Gagui had been incarcerated [...]
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As New Hampshire Ends Practice of Annual Vehicle Inspections, Maine Becomes One of Last States to Require ThemBy Libby Palanza on Jan 05, 2026 03:32 pm
Starting this month, New Hampshire will be ending its practice of requiring annual vehicle safety inspections, leaving Maine as just one of thirteen states to have such a mandate on the books. Reportedly integral to New Hampshire’s shift away from inspections was the $50 price tag associated with obtaining a sticker, a cost that is [...]
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‘I Ended Tim Walz’: YouTuber Who Exposed Somali Fraud Takes Victory Lap After Governor Ends Reelection BidBy DCNF on Jan 05, 2026 12:18 pm
By Nicole Silverio of the Daily Caller News Foundation Nick Shirley, the viral YouTuber who exposed the fraud happening at Somali daycare centers in Minnesota, took credit for Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s resignation from the 2026 gubernatorial race. While Walz faced national scrutiny for his handling of fraud, Shirley posted a 42-minute documentary on [...]
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WALZ WAVES THE WHITE FLAG: Minnesota Governor Bows Out as Fraud Crisis Explodes, Pressure Builds on Maine’s Janet MillsBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 12:11 pm
ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is stepping aside from a run for a historic third term after publicly acknowledging the scale of a massive fraud problem that has plagued his state and eroded public trust. In a lengthy statement, Walz admitted that organized criminal activity has exploited Minnesota’s public programs and that the [...]
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Congress Investigates Gateway as Maine Lawmakers Return — GOP Calls for Dhalac’s Removal From Budget CommitteeBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 11:22 am
AUGUSTA, Maine — As Maine lawmakers reconvene for the second year of the 132nd Legislature, unfinished bills and budget negotiations are being eclipsed by a widening federal investigation into Gateway Community Services, and mounting political fallout for two sitting Democratic lawmakers. Congress is actively investigating Gateway and the roles of state Reps. Deqa Dhalac and [...]
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Police Rush to JD Vance’s Home, Suspect ApprehendedBy DCNF on Jan 05, 2026 11:13 am
By Jason Hopkins of the Daily Caller News Foundation Law enforcement officials arrested a man outside Vice President J.D. Vance’s Cincinnati home early Monday morning. The U.S. Secret Service and Cincinnati police responded to the vice president’s home after a man allegedly caused damage to his property, the federal agency confirmed. The incident occurred at [...]
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Bush Touts $1M+ Fundraising Haul as Maine Governor’s Race Draws Crowded, Cash-Heavy FieldBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 09:52 am
AUGUSTA, Maine – Republican gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush is seizing early momentum in Maine’s open 2026 governor’s race, with his campaign announcing it has raised more than $1 million as Republicans and Democrats alike jockey for position in one of the state’s most competitive contests in years. Bush, a health care technology executive, launched his [...]
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Woolwich Man Killed, Dog Injured After Vehicle Plunges From Brunswick BridgeBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 08:04 am
BRUNSWICK, Maine — A 47-year-old Woolwich man was killed Friday night after his vehicle left the roadway on a Brunswick bridge and plunged down an embankment, according to police. Brunswick police said officers were called around 7:30 p.m. to Route 1 near the Route 196 on-ramp after reports of a serious crash. Investigators determined the [...]
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Mills Demands Answers Abroad, Stays Silent at Home as Feds Probe Gateway Community ServicesBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 07:54 am
AUGUSTA, Maine — After weeks of silence on a growing federal investigation unfolding in her own backyard, Gov. Janet Mills (D) has suddenly found her voice, not on Maine’s unfolding nonprofit scandal, but on U.S. military action thousands of miles away in Venezuela. Mills on Sunday publicly demanded answers from the Trump administration over the [...]
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Lawmakers in Augusta are set to discuss a bill Tuesday that aims to prohibit “housing discrimination” based on a person’s source of income under the Maine Human Rights Act. If approved, LD 847 would prevent anyone looking to sell or rent a property from refusing to rent to, or engage in housing negotiations with, individuals [...]
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Ecuadorian National Previously Deported Twice Sentenced in Bangor for Illegal ReentryBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 04:12 pm
BANGOR, Maine — An Ecuadorian national who had previously been removed from the United States in 2011 and 2016 was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court in Bangor for illegally reentering the country. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock Jr. sentenced William Leonardo Dutan Gagui, 33, to time served. Dutan Gagui had been incarcerated [...]
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As New Hampshire Ends Practice of Annual Vehicle Inspections, Maine Becomes One of Last States to Require ThemBy Libby Palanza on Jan 05, 2026 03:32 pm
Starting this month, New Hampshire will be ending its practice of requiring annual vehicle safety inspections, leaving Maine as just one of thirteen states to have such a mandate on the books. Reportedly integral to New Hampshire’s shift away from inspections was the $50 price tag associated with obtaining a sticker, a cost that is [...]
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‘I Ended Tim Walz’: YouTuber Who Exposed Somali Fraud Takes Victory Lap After Governor Ends Reelection BidBy DCNF on Jan 05, 2026 12:18 pm
By Nicole Silverio of the Daily Caller News Foundation Nick Shirley, the viral YouTuber who exposed the fraud happening at Somali daycare centers in Minnesota, took credit for Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s resignation from the 2026 gubernatorial race. While Walz faced national scrutiny for his handling of fraud, Shirley posted a 42-minute documentary on [...]
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WALZ WAVES THE WHITE FLAG: Minnesota Governor Bows Out as Fraud Crisis Explodes, Pressure Builds on Maine’s Janet MillsBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 12:11 pm
ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is stepping aside from a run for a historic third term after publicly acknowledging the scale of a massive fraud problem that has plagued his state and eroded public trust. In a lengthy statement, Walz admitted that organized criminal activity has exploited Minnesota’s public programs and that the [...]
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Congress Investigates Gateway as Maine Lawmakers Return — GOP Calls for Dhalac’s Removal From Budget CommitteeBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 11:22 am
AUGUSTA, Maine — As Maine lawmakers reconvene for the second year of the 132nd Legislature, unfinished bills and budget negotiations are being eclipsed by a widening federal investigation into Gateway Community Services, and mounting political fallout for two sitting Democratic lawmakers. Congress is actively investigating Gateway and the roles of state Reps. Deqa Dhalac and [...]
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Police Rush to JD Vance’s Home, Suspect ApprehendedBy DCNF on Jan 05, 2026 11:13 am
By Jason Hopkins of the Daily Caller News Foundation Law enforcement officials arrested a man outside Vice President J.D. Vance’s Cincinnati home early Monday morning. The U.S. Secret Service and Cincinnati police responded to the vice president’s home after a man allegedly caused damage to his property, the federal agency confirmed. The incident occurred at [...]
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Bush Touts $1M+ Fundraising Haul as Maine Governor’s Race Draws Crowded, Cash-Heavy FieldBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 09:52 am
AUGUSTA, Maine – Republican gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Bush is seizing early momentum in Maine’s open 2026 governor’s race, with his campaign announcing it has raised more than $1 million as Republicans and Democrats alike jockey for position in one of the state’s most competitive contests in years. Bush, a health care technology executive, launched his [...]
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Woolwich Man Killed, Dog Injured After Vehicle Plunges From Brunswick BridgeBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 08:04 am
BRUNSWICK, Maine — A 47-year-old Woolwich man was killed Friday night after his vehicle left the roadway on a Brunswick bridge and plunged down an embankment, according to police. Brunswick police said officers were called around 7:30 p.m. to Route 1 near the Route 196 on-ramp after reports of a serious crash. Investigators determined the [...]
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Mills Demands Answers Abroad, Stays Silent at Home as Feds Probe Gateway Community ServicesBy Jon Fetherston on Jan 05, 2026 07:54 am
AUGUSTA, Maine — After weeks of silence on a growing federal investigation unfolding in her own backyard, Gov. Janet Mills (D) has suddenly found her voice, not on Maine’s unfolding nonprofit scandal, but on U.S. military action thousands of miles away in Venezuela. Mills on Sunday publicly demanded answers from the Trump administration over the [...]
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By: Judd Garrett
Objectivity is the Objective
November 30, 2025
In 2001 and 2002, the United States and our Western allies went into Iraq and Afghanistan, naively believing that if we could expose the people who lived in those countries to Western values, such as democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and many other human rights. They would reject the dictatorial theocracies they were living under and fully embrace these new values. Instead, the people living in those Islamic countries rejected our values; they rejected freedom, democracy, and human rights. They chose theocracy over democracy. That is completely fine. If those people want to live under Sharia Law, that is their right, and that is their choice. Even though we believe Western values are superior, that does not give us the right to impose them on people who do not want them. In the end, the cornerstone of Western values is that every person and every group of people should have the right to determine how they live. And if they want to live under an oppressive theocracy, there is nothing we can or should do about it. Live and let live.
Instead of learning the lessons of our failures in Iraq and Afghanistan that people who hold Islamic beliefs and values are incompatible with Western values and classic liberalism, we – i.e. Barack Obama and the left – decided to bring millions of Middle Eastern Muslims into our country believing that these people will somehow assimilate to America and adopt the Western values that they just rejected in their own country.
Obama brought in 70,000 Somali Muslims and transplanted them into the middle of Michigan. Now, the majority of the people in Dearborn, Michigan are Somali Muslims; Somali Muslims hold the majority of the political positions in Dearborn; five times a day, the non-Muslims who still live in Dearborn must listen to the Islamic call to prayer blasting through the public streets of that city starting at 5:30 AM, and also watch Muslims march in their streets chanting “death to America” and “death to Israel”. So much for the separation of church and state, we hear the left continually scream whenever anyone does anything Christian in public.
This is not the end result of Barack Obama’s starry-eyed hope that people of all cultures could get along. No, this is the Democrats' game plan, started under Obama. Six months into Obama’s first term, he won the Nobel Peace Prize, even though he did nothing to bring peace anywhere in the world before receiving the award. They gave him the prize simply because he was the first person of color to be elected President of the United States.
Often, when someone receives an award or recognition they don’t really deserve, it motivates them to act in ways that make them worthy of it. So, after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for doing nothing, it was fair to believe that Obama would be motivated to do everything in his power to bring as much peace to the world as possible to make himself worthy of that level of recognition. In reality, he did the exact opposite. He didn’t bring peace to the world; he brought war. He started five wars in the Middle East during his two terms as President. He set the Middle East on fire.
Why would a Nobel Peace Prize winner start five wars? The answer is very simple. With wars come refugees. There have been millions of refugees as a result of the wars that Obama started throughout the Middle East, and almost all of those Middle Eastern Muslim refugees came to Western countries. Nearly none of them went to any of the 56 Muslim-majority countries around the world. This was done intentionally. The wars in the Middle East did nothing other than create millions of refugees which flooded into Western countries.
When Joe Biden pulled out of Afghanistan in September 2021, it made no sense that such a simple operation became such a failure. How in the world could withdrawing the most powerful military in the world from a country be a disaster? It made no sense. Was our military that incompetent that we lost 13 service members in the process, left $80 billion worth of the most advanced military equipment there, and the whole country turned into complete chaos? It all makes sense when you realize that the disaster of the withdrawal from Afghanistan was done on purpose. The Biden administration wanted it to be a total failure; they wanted Afghanistan to collapse into complete chaos because that gave them the excuse to import 76,000 Afghan refugees into our country, which is exactly what they did. It was all done on purpose.
Last week, one of those Afghan refugees who came in under Joe Biden, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, committed a terrorist attack against members of our National Guard, killing two of them. On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced the arrest of Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, another Afghan national who allegedly made a social media post about “building a bomb” and threatened to blow up a building in Fort Worth, Texas. These acts are the fruition of the far left's overarching plan. The left hates America. They hate our free market capitalism. They hate our freedom of speech. They hate our freedom of religion. They hate our freedom of the press. They hate our right to bear arms. They hate everything that America stands for. They want to tear America down to its studs and rebuild it in their Marxist, communist vision of the world. And one of the best ways of doing that is bringing in as many people from other countries who hate America as much as they do. That is why they have been bringing in as many Middle Eastern Muslims to the United States as possible. Not only do Muslims hate America, our culture, our religions, and our system of government, but they are also willing to lay down their lives to destroy America. We’ve seen that time and time again with the thousands of suicide terrorist attacks across the West.
It is not only a small percentage of these Muslims who become radicalized to commit these acts of terror that we should worry about, but every Muslim in our country is also a potential threat to our country. Every single Muslim in America is a sleeper cell, whether they know it or not. Their religion teaches them that the greatest thing that they can do on this earth is to lay down their lives killing non-Muslims, so every Muslim can easily be radicalized into a terrorist. Every Muslim is a few clicks of their mouse away from strapping on the suicide vest. That is their ticket to heaven.
It is not only Imams from their Mosques or extremists on the dark web doing the radicalizing; the left sends out dog whistles to these sleeper cells all the time, hoping to trigger them to act, just as we saw recently. A couple of weeks ago, six members of Congress released a video telling service members not to follow illegal orders of Donald Trump. The message that these members of Congress wanted to get out into the public domain was that Donald Trump was giving illegal orders to ICE and the National Guard. And within a week of sending that message, an Afghan national kills two National Guardsmen. The left knows exactly what they are doing. That video was not directed at members of the military; it was aimed at people on the verge of being radicalized. The Muslims are the most useful idiots of the far-left Marxists.
During a commencement ceremony speech at the University of Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz called ICE law enforcement the “modern-day Gestapo.” Illinois Governor JB Pritzker claimed the United States is “essentially” becoming Nazi Germany as a result of ICE’s efforts to enforce immigration laws. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE to a neo-Nazi group. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for people to “fight” President Trump’s agenda “in the streets.” Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal called ICE agents “deranged” and said it is “inspiring” to obstruct immigration enforcement. Congressman Eric Swalwell compared ICE agents to a “KGB officer in Russia.” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called ICE “secret police” who “are terrorizing our communities.” And now, we have foreign nationals attacking ICE, shooting National Guardsmen, and threatening to blow up buildings.
Leftist, Don Lemon recently said,
“Black people, brown people, people of all strips, whether you’re an Indian American, Mexican American… go out, in your place, where you live, and get a gun legally… because when you have people knocking on your door, and taking you away without due process as a citizen, isn’t that what the second Amendment was written for?”
None of that is happening. Don Lemon wants the sleeper cells to think that it is, so they will pick up a gun and shoot ICE agents or the National Guardsmen. Remember, the left is diabolically evil. They want as much death and destruction in this country as possible. If you disagree, remember, many people on the left cheered and celebrated the murder of Charlie Kirk. They make no distinction between Charlie Kirk, ICE agents, and National Guardsmen.
If we continue to import these people, we are going to get to the point of critical mass, the point of no return. If this continues, it will only end in a massive civil war in our country, just as civil wars are going on throughout the Middle East. The only countries in that region that do not have a civil war are the ones that have already been taken over and controlled by the theocrats. America is one generation away from becoming the Middle East, embroiled in never-ending civil wars. Diversity is not our strength. This type of diversity will be our destruction, and that is exactly what the left and the Muslims want.
By: Judd Garrett
Objectivity is the Objective
November 30, 2025
In 2001 and 2002, the United States and our Western allies went into Iraq and Afghanistan, naively believing that if we could expose the people who lived in those countries to Western values, such as democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and many other human rights. They would reject the dictatorial theocracies they were living under and fully embrace these new values. Instead, the people living in those Islamic countries rejected our values; they rejected freedom, democracy, and human rights. They chose theocracy over democracy. That is completely fine. If those people want to live under Sharia Law, that is their right, and that is their choice. Even though we believe Western values are superior, that does not give us the right to impose them on people who do not want them. In the end, the cornerstone of Western values is that every person and every group of people should have the right to determine how they live. And if they want to live under an oppressive theocracy, there is nothing we can or should do about it. Live and let live.
Instead of learning the lessons of our failures in Iraq and Afghanistan that people who hold Islamic beliefs and values are incompatible with Western values and classic liberalism, we – i.e. Barack Obama and the left – decided to bring millions of Middle Eastern Muslims into our country believing that these people will somehow assimilate to America and adopt the Western values that they just rejected in their own country.
Obama brought in 70,000 Somali Muslims and transplanted them into the middle of Michigan. Now, the majority of the people in Dearborn, Michigan are Somali Muslims; Somali Muslims hold the majority of the political positions in Dearborn; five times a day, the non-Muslims who still live in Dearborn must listen to the Islamic call to prayer blasting through the public streets of that city starting at 5:30 AM, and also watch Muslims march in their streets chanting “death to America” and “death to Israel”. So much for the separation of church and state, we hear the left continually scream whenever anyone does anything Christian in public.
This is not the end result of Barack Obama’s starry-eyed hope that people of all cultures could get along. No, this is the Democrats' game plan, started under Obama. Six months into Obama’s first term, he won the Nobel Peace Prize, even though he did nothing to bring peace anywhere in the world before receiving the award. They gave him the prize simply because he was the first person of color to be elected President of the United States.
Often, when someone receives an award or recognition they don’t really deserve, it motivates them to act in ways that make them worthy of it. So, after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for doing nothing, it was fair to believe that Obama would be motivated to do everything in his power to bring as much peace to the world as possible to make himself worthy of that level of recognition. In reality, he did the exact opposite. He didn’t bring peace to the world; he brought war. He started five wars in the Middle East during his two terms as President. He set the Middle East on fire.
Why would a Nobel Peace Prize winner start five wars? The answer is very simple. With wars come refugees. There have been millions of refugees as a result of the wars that Obama started throughout the Middle East, and almost all of those Middle Eastern Muslim refugees came to Western countries. Nearly none of them went to any of the 56 Muslim-majority countries around the world. This was done intentionally. The wars in the Middle East did nothing other than create millions of refugees which flooded into Western countries.
When Joe Biden pulled out of Afghanistan in September 2021, it made no sense that such a simple operation became such a failure. How in the world could withdrawing the most powerful military in the world from a country be a disaster? It made no sense. Was our military that incompetent that we lost 13 service members in the process, left $80 billion worth of the most advanced military equipment there, and the whole country turned into complete chaos? It all makes sense when you realize that the disaster of the withdrawal from Afghanistan was done on purpose. The Biden administration wanted it to be a total failure; they wanted Afghanistan to collapse into complete chaos because that gave them the excuse to import 76,000 Afghan refugees into our country, which is exactly what they did. It was all done on purpose.
Last week, one of those Afghan refugees who came in under Joe Biden, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, committed a terrorist attack against members of our National Guard, killing two of them. On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced the arrest of Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, another Afghan national who allegedly made a social media post about “building a bomb” and threatened to blow up a building in Fort Worth, Texas. These acts are the fruition of the far left's overarching plan. The left hates America. They hate our free market capitalism. They hate our freedom of speech. They hate our freedom of religion. They hate our freedom of the press. They hate our right to bear arms. They hate everything that America stands for. They want to tear America down to its studs and rebuild it in their Marxist, communist vision of the world. And one of the best ways of doing that is bringing in as many people from other countries who hate America as much as they do. That is why they have been bringing in as many Middle Eastern Muslims to the United States as possible. Not only do Muslims hate America, our culture, our religions, and our system of government, but they are also willing to lay down their lives to destroy America. We’ve seen that time and time again with the thousands of suicide terrorist attacks across the West.
It is not only a small percentage of these Muslims who become radicalized to commit these acts of terror that we should worry about, but every Muslim in our country is also a potential threat to our country. Every single Muslim in America is a sleeper cell, whether they know it or not. Their religion teaches them that the greatest thing that they can do on this earth is to lay down their lives killing non-Muslims, so every Muslim can easily be radicalized into a terrorist. Every Muslim is a few clicks of their mouse away from strapping on the suicide vest. That is their ticket to heaven.
It is not only Imams from their Mosques or extremists on the dark web doing the radicalizing; the left sends out dog whistles to these sleeper cells all the time, hoping to trigger them to act, just as we saw recently. A couple of weeks ago, six members of Congress released a video telling service members not to follow illegal orders of Donald Trump. The message that these members of Congress wanted to get out into the public domain was that Donald Trump was giving illegal orders to ICE and the National Guard. And within a week of sending that message, an Afghan national kills two National Guardsmen. The left knows exactly what they are doing. That video was not directed at members of the military; it was aimed at people on the verge of being radicalized. The Muslims are the most useful idiots of the far-left Marxists.
During a commencement ceremony speech at the University of Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz called ICE law enforcement the “modern-day Gestapo.” Illinois Governor JB Pritzker claimed the United States is “essentially” becoming Nazi Germany as a result of ICE’s efforts to enforce immigration laws. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compared ICE to a neo-Nazi group. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for people to “fight” President Trump’s agenda “in the streets.” Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal called ICE agents “deranged” and said it is “inspiring” to obstruct immigration enforcement. Congressman Eric Swalwell compared ICE agents to a “KGB officer in Russia.” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called ICE “secret police” who “are terrorizing our communities.” And now, we have foreign nationals attacking ICE, shooting National Guardsmen, and threatening to blow up buildings.
Leftist, Don Lemon recently said,
“Black people, brown people, people of all strips, whether you’re an Indian American, Mexican American… go out, in your place, where you live, and get a gun legally… because when you have people knocking on your door, and taking you away without due process as a citizen, isn’t that what the second Amendment was written for?”
None of that is happening. Don Lemon wants the sleeper cells to think that it is, so they will pick up a gun and shoot ICE agents or the National Guardsmen. Remember, the left is diabolically evil. They want as much death and destruction in this country as possible. If you disagree, remember, many people on the left cheered and celebrated the murder of Charlie Kirk. They make no distinction between Charlie Kirk, ICE agents, and National Guardsmen.
If we continue to import these people, we are going to get to the point of critical mass, the point of no return. If this continues, it will only end in a massive civil war in our country, just as civil wars are going on throughout the Middle East. The only countries in that region that do not have a civil war are the ones that have already been taken over and controlled by the theocrats. America is one generation away from becoming the Middle East, embroiled in never-ending civil wars. Diversity is not our strength. This type of diversity will be our destruction, and that is exactly what the left and the Muslims want.
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Charlie Kirk August 2, 2025 Visit to Maine
Mainers List Their Concerns About the State
Today Maine House Representative Katrina J. Smith, District 62, a Republican from Palermo, asked the question, "What concerns you the most about Maine right now?"
There were over 184 responses, and here were some of the concerns raised:
According to U.S. Census Bureau facts, in 2022, per capita income in Maine was $39,718 and 10.8% of people in Maine are living in poverty.
Maine ranks in the top 10 states for the highest electricity rates, coming in at number 3 for 2024.
When it comes to affordable rent, Maine is the 5th least affordable state.
The cost of living index for Maine is 110.7.
In 2022, there were 151,212 small businesses in Maine.
Do you agree with the concerns on this list? What if any other concerns would you add to the list? Please add your concerns and suggestions in the comment section.
Please keep emailing me your local news tips, school/education news, community issues, crime concerns, issues you feel should be investigated, upcoming events, good news stories, neighbors helping neighbors, etc. to [email protected]
Today Maine House Representative Katrina J. Smith, District 62, a Republican from Palermo, asked the question, "What concerns you the most about Maine right now?"
There were over 184 responses, and here were some of the concerns raised:
- There are too many free benefits
- Illegal marijuana grows
- Election integrity
- The Secretary of State's decision to remove former President Trump from Maine's primary ballot
- The attack on legal gun owners' rights by the anti-gun lobby
- Governor Mills policies
- The cost of living was mentioned several times
- The cost of electricity, food, heating oil, and taxes in Maine
- The number of solar panel farms plastering the state
- A lack of affordable rentals and housing for hard-working Mainers was mentioned a few times
- Immigration
- Finding medical care in a timely manner
- The state not doing enough to take care of the homeless
- Maine is turning into California more and more
- Lack of common sense in Augusta
- The removal of the religious and philosophical exemptions for the huge list of mandatory childhood vaccinations to attend public school
- Underfunded nursing homes
- Maine is not attracting new businesses
- Energy bills are too high
- Poorly maintained roads
- High property taxes
- Poor use of taxpayer money
- Cost of living
- Housing for asylum seekers
- Government overreach
- Lack of support for Maine educators
- Quality of the schools
- Ranked choice voting
- Gender ideology
- Fentanyl overdoses
- Mental health
According to U.S. Census Bureau facts, in 2022, per capita income in Maine was $39,718 and 10.8% of people in Maine are living in poverty.
Maine ranks in the top 10 states for the highest electricity rates, coming in at number 3 for 2024.
When it comes to affordable rent, Maine is the 5th least affordable state.
The cost of living index for Maine is 110.7.
In 2022, there were 151,212 small businesses in Maine.
Do you agree with the concerns on this list? What if any other concerns would you add to the list? Please add your concerns and suggestions in the comment section.
Please keep emailing me your local news tips, school/education news, community issues, crime concerns, issues you feel should be investigated, upcoming events, good news stories, neighbors helping neighbors, etc. to [email protected]
Flag Day - June 14, 2023
County Meeting in Alfred
Kentucky Derby - May 6, 2023
Lincoln Day Breakfast - February 11, 2023
Host: York County Republican Committee
Heidi Sampson - 2025
York County GOP Chair
