Trump was already pushing a recession trifecta of tariffs, deportations and slashing the safety net. Now he’s added a spike in oil prices.
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Trump was already pushing a recession trifecta of tariffs, deportations and slashing the safety net. Now he’s added a spike in oil prices.
Jeez what form is this on?!
I’m waiting for “we’ve been at war with Iran since 490 BC”
"I've been going after fraud since before Dr Oz was on TV selling fake supplements"
This is a good response. It’s defiant in the face of Trump’s political attacks, but also includes a lengthy (47 page) answer to their questions #mepolitics
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New data from @budgetlab.bsky.social peg this tax cut as costing $1 trillion, almost exclusively benefiting the top 10% and overwhelmingly benefiting the top 1%.
All without Congress.
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What’s also important is the resolution doesn’t even say the president can’t declare a war, it says he can’t “introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances.” Which he’s obviously done!
I sometimes see pundits claiming the War Powers Resolution is complicated. But the text seems clear to me. It requires “a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.”
When did we see that?
A real jumble of words here but what stands out is that Golden says the president is acting under his authority. #mepolitics
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You can watch it on "Maine Wire TV" I believe.
A good concrete affordability bill #mepolitics
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Weird things happening in the Maine right-wing think-tank world #mepolitics
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Worth noting that this is household income, not individual, so that category could easily include a family of two teachers.
MAINE: CoverME publishes official 2026 ACA Open Enrollment report:
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For sure. Primary polling is hard anyway and especially so in a small state like Maine.
I don't know how to judge the quality of Maine polling outfits' survey methods, but I can definitively say that Pan Atlantic has the worst website of all of them. #mepolitics
I do think part of the solution can be raising those government rates. The state could do that pretty easily for Medicaid if it wanted. I don’t think we can just shovel more money into an overpriced system, but I agree that increasing some rates is necessary.
I’m not sure 200% of Medicare proposed in the bill is the perfect level to start at but I’m also skeptical of hospitals’ claims about the cost of care. I expect there to be a lot of committee discussion about the bill and I’m open to a bunch of changes. Directionally I think it’s correct
Hospitals can charge more for the services that are currently under the cap or for the self insured plans that aren’t covered by the law. They can spend less money on capital expenditures that look good on brochures but don’t do much for care. They can cut advertising and admin overhead.
The bill does include a price floor on behavioral health and primary care services for commercial insurers.
If I were a servicemember I’d be offended by the suggestion that I don’t want the war to end.
The other bill I’m supporting today is LD 2196, to control hospital prices. It is a delicate bill and I expect there to be amendments but constraining prices is foundational to getting to a fairer health system #mepolitics
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Testifying in this bill today to strengthen our resilience against the President’s attacks on hungry Mainers. And I’m pushing our state leaders to do more #mepolitics
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In the most recent UNH poll, abolish ICE basically polled even (though a lot of ICE reforms performed well)
Weren’t we told to vote for Trump because Kamala would ban hamburgers?
I forget about income, but skewing male and younger has been consistent in all his polling, I think.
It's striking to me that the leading Democratic candidates for Maine governor are competing to lay out policy positions while Janet Mills, whose pitch is that she's experienced and detail-oriented, doesn't even have an issues page on her website. #mepolitics
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You’d think after 30 years in public office, “are we at war” would not be a tricky question!
“When I then asked if we are now at war, Collins said, “I’ve just had a classified briefing and I’m not gonna . . .” before cutting herself off to step into an elevator”
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If your goal is affordability, this is not a very targeted use of funds ($6m a year). Something like 88% of residential electricity charges (up to 750kWh/month) are already tax free. This benefits people with big houses and large appliances the most. #mepolitics
Amid recent reports of fraud in Medicaid home care, KFF describes the safeguards that exist and why all 50 states and DC choose to provide Medicaid home care services despite potential program vulnerabilities: https://on.kff.org/3OM76u1