Author: Seamus Othot

The Biden campaign is currently looking for a new meme manager as his poll numbers plummet among younger voters. [RELATED: CNN Poll Puts Trump Significantly Ahead of Biden…] “The Biden for President (BFP) campaign is looking for a Partner Manager to join the Digital Partnerships team. In this role, you will initiate and manage day-to-day operations in engaging the internet’s top content and meme pages. The ideal candidate for this role is passionate about bringing political content to voters where they already are on the internet,” says the job posting. The new position will require the meme manager to cultivate…

Maine’s Emergency Management Agency, along with the Maine National Guard’s Civil Support Team, will conduct full-scale training exercises to prepare for a potential weapon of mass destruction (WMD) attack on Maine. https://twitter.com/CityPortland/status/1793613062869557373 The exercises will take place in the first week of June, and will last for three days, from June 3-6. The operation, called Katahdin Shield 2024, will involve 30 agencies, including federal authorities, as well as state law enforcement and fire departments, and will also incorporate hazmat teams. Katahdin Shield will have the participating agencies simulating a response to attacks on Maine from biological, chemical, explosive, radiological, and…

The E.U. has recently announced the rollout of its new “Digital ID” regulations which went into effect on Monday, and which are the precursor to the EU’s goal of providing digital identity wallets for all citizens by 2026. The digital ID project — and digital IDs generally — have drawn widespread concern over the potential for government overreach and the loss of individual liberty. [RELATED: Republican Senators Move to Block CBDC (FedCoin)…] “As someone who has tracked the advantages and perils of technology for human rights over the past ten years, I am nevertheless convinced that digital ID, writ large,…

Email communications recently provided to The Daily Wire show that Seattle, Washington schoolchildren can acquire transgender hormone therapy from public school clinics. [RELATED: Study Shows The Vast Majority of Children Confused About Their Gender Grow Out of The Feelings Without Intervention…] The healthcare organization offering the treatments, Neighborcare Health, operates 14 public school based clinics in middle and elementary schools in Seattle and in the nearby Vashon Island School District. This clinics are similar in form and function to the “school-based clinics” at a number of Maine public school districts, including one at Lawrence High School that made headlines last…

Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella announced a new feature for its PCs on Monday, which will allow advanced Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) to record everything on a user’s screen in the name of convenience. [RELATED: College Board Asks Maine to Exempt Non-Profits from Proposed Data Privacy Legislation…] “This is a Black Mirror episode. Definitely turning this ‘feature’ off,” said Elon Musk on X, responding to the announcement. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1792690964672450971 The new feature, called Recall, will constantly take screenshots of whatever appears on the PC, and use those screenshots to compile an A.I. searchable database of everything that has ever been displayed on the…

The Maine Department of Transportation (DOT) has submitted a request for millions of dollars in taxpayer money to fund the development of the historically untouched Sears Island. “Maine has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help transform our economy, protect our environment, create good-paying jobs, and support the generation of clean, affordable, reliable energy for Maine and the region,” said DOT Commissioner Bruce Van Note. “At the direction of Governor Mills, we will work collaboratively across the Administration to bring every federal dollar available to Maine to help us seize this opportunity for our people, our environment, and our future,” Van Note…

WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange has been granted the right to appeal his extradition order to the U.S. following lengthy proceedings in U.K. courts. [RELATED: Julian Assange Extradition Halted Unless U.S. Guarantees That He Won’t Face Execution… “The sun doesn’t shine all that much in London, but today, a glimpse, a sun ray of justice finally finally saw it, and it will mark a path to victory,” said Wikileaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson. “Julian Assange has now the right to appeal, and that in itself should send the right message across the sea to the Biden administration,” he said. https://twitter.com/FreeAssangeNews/status/1792536403831644346…

A Vienna, Maine man was arrested Thursday after recklessly discharging a firearm, assaulting a game warden, and harassing neighbors as part of a drunken rampage. Kennebec County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Van Wyk responded to a call from residents on Ithiel Gordon Road who complained that their neighbor, the 37-year-old Robert Locke was harassing them and recklessly firing a gun in the residential area. Locke was allegedly yelling at the victims and honking a car horn while sitting in the driveway, although the press release doesn’t specify whether Locke was in his driveway or the victim’s. Deputy Van Wyk arrived at…

Data on the Oxford Street homeless shelter in Portland, discovered by X user TheUninquirer, revealed that the vast majority of homeless people filling the shelter are not Maine residents. [RELATED: Portland’s Homeless Services Center Reports High Number of “Out-of-State” Intakes…] “Democrats will look you in the face & tell you it’s not happening. Then when you have proof, they will tell you why it’s a good thing. Why did hundreds of Californians go to Oxford Shelter in Portland,” said TheUninquirer on X. https://twitter.com/unquirer/status/1791428328743678287?s=42&t=35ofDy7P66X_FjWPzvwxLg According to data from February and March 2023, the taxpayer funded Oxford Street Shelter took in significantly…

The city of Westbrook is considering a new ordinance which would allow private homes, along with churches and community centers, to be used as homeless shelters, as the vast majority of people applying for housing assistance in the city are immigrants. The proposal follows an earlier admission by the Westbrook official running the city’s welfare program that “90 to 95 percent” of welfare recipients are migrants — or “New Mainers.” [RELATED: Lawmakers Unanimously Approve Increased State Funding for Homeless Shelters and Development of 10-Year Plan to Address “Root Causes” of Homelessness in Maine…] “What we can afford in this ordinance…

President Joe Biden issued a statement Friday, celebrating LGBT Americans, and highlighting his numerous policies, foreign and domestic, meant to prioritize and push LGBT rights. “This is a matter of human rights, plain and simple. The United States applauds those individuals and groups worldwide working to defend the rights of LGBTQI+ people,” said President Biden. The statement came in response to the “International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia,” which is meant to commemorate the anniversary of the World Health Organization’s decision to declassify homosexuality as a mental disorder. In his statement, Biden recounted the numerous policies he has pushed…

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced a bill on Thursday which would abolish the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, liquidate all of its assets, and return them to the national treasury. “Americans would be better off if the Federal Reserve did not exist. The Fed devalues our currency by monetizing the debt, causing inflation,” said Rep. Massie on X. https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1791216728728346721 Massie’s bill had 20 Republican co-sponsors, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) Massie’s bill would give the government a year to prepare for the ramifications of abolishing the institution before going into…

A new study conducted by the University of Texas Medical Branch has revealed that sex-change surgeries increase the risk of suicide by more than 12 times. “Individuals who underwent gender-affirming surgery had a 12.12-fold higher suicide attempt risk than those who did not,” said the study. The study is among the first — and most exhaustive — to provide actual analysis of the claim frequently advanced by advocates for sex-change surgeries that the procedures prevent gender dysphoric individuals from committing suicide. The researchers conducted the study by examining anonymous data about patients with emergency hospital visits at 56 healthcare organizations,…

A new study, conducted by Just Facts, claims that roughly 10-27 percent of adult non-citizens in the U.S. are illegally registered to vote. According to the study, this translates to roughly 2-5 million adults illegally registered to vote as of 2022, based on 2022 census numbers, which claim that 19 million non-citizen adults live in the country. [RELATED: Newly Revealed Data Shows the Number of Illegal Immigrants Who “Gotaway” From Border Patrol…] “American elections are being illegally and illegitimately decided,” said Independent Journalist Kyle Becker on X. https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1790924079744041026?s=43&t=35ofDy7P66X_FjWPzvwxLg Given the closeness of many U.S. elections, 2-5 million illegal others could…

New Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) data, acquired by Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, reveals the number of illegal immigrant “gotaways” who were not encountered by CBP, adding to the already astronomical numbers of illegal immigrants encountered at the border under the Biden Administration. [RELATED: Jaw-Dropping Videos Show Illegal Aliens Streaming Over Unsecure U.S. Border By the Tens of Thousands…] “Internal CBP data I obtained via FOIA request reveals 13 years of known gotaways data at the border, showing gotaways have *exploded* under the Biden admin compared to the Trump & Obama years. This is the first time these numbers…

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, along with 147 other Democrats, voted against a bill which would require the detention and deportation of any illegal immigrant who assaults a law enforcement officer. [RELATED: Jared Golden, Chellie Pingree Want Illegal Aliens Counted in Census…] “Today, Democrats had a choice between standing up for our law enforcement or standing with illegal immigrants. Unsurprisingly, they chose illegal immigrants,” said Rep. Jeff Drew (R-N.J.), the bill’s sponsor, on X. https://twitter.com/Congressman_JVD/status/1790895995326251408 The bill, H.R. 7343, the Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act, requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take any illegal immigrant who…

President Joe Biden took to twitter on Wednesday to announce, in a highly edited video, that he will debate Former President Donald Trump twice before the general election is held in November. “Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020, and since then he hasn’t shown up for a debate, now he’s acting like he wants to debate me again, well make my day pall, I’ll even do it twice. So let’s pick the dates Donald, I hear you’re free on Wednesdays,” said President Biden. https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/1790725073847963806 The video, which was intended to portray Biden as a confident and coherent…

A new report from Martina Boguslavets, a chairwoman for the Ukrainian anti-corruption group Mezha, revealed that millions of dollars meant to fund the fortification of the Kharkov province in Ukraine were stolen by officials. “Multi-million contracts for the construction of fortification structures, for which a total of 7 billion hryvnias [roughly $176 million] was spent, were [transferred] by the Kharkov Regional State Administration to dummy companies,” said Bougslavets. In the report, published on the pro-Ukrainian news outlet Ukrainska Pravda, Boguslavets explained that local officials had been embezzling millions meant to fortify the province against Russian forces. The Kharkov region has…

A study conducted by the St. Louis Federal Reserve’s Institute for Economic Equity has found that over one in three members of Gen Z had no source of income whatsoever as of 2022. [RELATED: The Forgotten Man: U.S. Faces Nationwide Decline in Workforce Participation Among Men…] “This group has experienced what amounts to two distinct economies relatively early in their lives, one disrupted by a public health emergency and a recession and the other characterized by high inflation and the tightest labor market since World War II,” said the St. Louis Fed. The group examined data from young people, aged…

President Joe Biden announced a slew of new tariffs on Chinese exports on Tuesday, marking a complete reversal of his previous statements regarding similar tariffs, which were instituted under former President Donald Trump. [RELATED: Maine Rep Pushes for Increased Tariffs on Chinese Auto, Renewable Energy Imports…] “I just imposed a series of tariffs on goods made in China,” said President Biden on X, “China is determined to dominate these industries. I’m determined to ensure America leads the world in them.” https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1790407420243497215 Under the new policy, China will need to pay significant tariffs on many products exported to the U.S., 100…

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) appeared Monday on the National Public Radio (NPR) sponsored Maine Calling radio show to discuss a variety of issues, including his recently proposed bills targeting China with tariffs, his changing position on gun control, and his opinions on the Israel-Hamas war. [RELATED: Maine Rep Pushes for Increased Tariffs on Chinese Auto, Renewable Energy Imports…] Although Rep. Golden was given a cordial reception by the show’s host, Jennifer Rooks, during his interview he was faced with far less amicable comments from listeners calling into the show. The contention was largely over Golden’s continued support for Israel.…

Maine’s Gun Safety Coalition released a statement on Monday, celebrating the new gun control bills signed into law following the Oct. 25 Lewiston shooting, announcing a new “gun giveback” program, and begging Mainers to celebrate Gov. Janet Mills for her support of gun restrictions. [RELATED: Janet Mills Vetoes Bump Stock Ban, Allows 72-Hour Waiting Period Bill to Become Law Without Signature…] “Gun Safety Advocates have so much to celebrate right now, as we are two weeks into the enactment of two major pieces of gun safety legislation in Maine: expanded Background Checks and 72 hr Waiting Periods,” said the coalition.…

A group of three U.S. representatives have proposed a bill, spearheaded by Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), which could send U.S. citizens to Gaza, an active war zone, even if their crimes are completely unrelated to antisemitism or Israel. [RELATED: Campus Protest Funders Also Donate to Top Maine Democrats…] “It’s time for all the woke, liberal terrorist sympathizers who have committed crimes in the name of Gaza to get a much needed reality check. That’s why@TXRandy14, @RepJeffDuncan and I introduced legislation that would send them to Gaza to complete their six months of community service,” said Rep. Ogles on X. https://twitter.com/RepOgles/status/1790020089569296411…

Maine state bureaucrats are paying tribute to Asian Americans as part of “Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month.” [RELATED: Mills Admin Tells State Workers to Chin Up Despite Impact of Supermoon, Retrograde Mercury…] Kirsten Figueroa, the commissioner of Maine’s Department of Administrative and Financial Services (DAFS), sent out a department wide memo on Thursday complaining about people mispronouncing her name, in an attempt to honor Asian Americans. “Has anyone ever mispronounced your name? With my last name, I’m no stranger to mumbled introductions and the long pause at the doctor’s office before the nurse attempts to…

Both of Maine’s U.S. Representatives, along with U.S. Sen. Angus King, an Independent who caucuses with Democrats, have received funding from sources affiliated with groups facilitating the pro-Hamas, anti-Israel protests which have embroiled campuses across the country. According to a Politico report, Democrat mega-donors from the Soros, Rockefeller, and Pritzker families have all been linked to the organizations directly involved in organizing and funding the campus protests. One of those sources, Democrat mega donor George Soros, also reportedly backs the National Trust for Local News, which recently purchased numerous local newspapers in Maine, including the Portland Press Herald and its…

A Chinese man found during a raid at an illegal marijuana grow claimed that he was kidnapped and forced to work there against his will. “Xisen brought Guanashi to Maine against his will and Guanashi did not want to be here,” said Penobscot County Sheriff Troy Morton. The police report acquired by The Maine Wire came from a February bust in which the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Department raided an illegal grow operation in a Passadumkeag house. https://www.themainewire.com/2024/04/triad-weed-first-chinese-national-faces-federal-charges-for-weed-operation-in-maine/ Deputies found three men during the raid, one of whom, Xisen Guo, a 67-year-old with a New York driver’s license, was ultimately arrested,…

An investigation from the Washington Examiner revealed that taxpayer funded health care centers are partnering with a non-profit which seeks to register patients to vote early in the 2024 election. The Washington Examiner believes the group has a significant bias in favor of President Joe Biden. The non-profit, Vot-ER, partners with numerous other non-profit health groups and “get-out-and-vote” non-profits, including the George Soros funded League of Women Voters, which has been active in Maine, distributing fliers targeting non-citizens and encouraging them to register to vote. [RELATED: Far-Left Advocacy Group Targeted Homeless People, Ineligible Voters With Election Guides in 2023…] Many…

The U.S. Secret Service conducted an investigation into a Maine veteran after he made jokes about the Biden family on social media. [RELATED: Secret Service Closes White House Cocaine Probe, No Suspect Identified, No Surveillance Footage…] According to the Secret Service, the federal law enforcement agency tasked with defending the President, the Maine man who drew their ire “posted statements of unusual interest towards the Biden family,” but was not accused of making any threats towards the president, his family, or any other government officials. The investigation, which took place in 2022, was revealed by the Daily Caller after it…

Gov. Janet Mills (D-Maine) announced the release of an independent study which claims that her renewable energy push has driven significant growth in the state’s economy. The study, released Wednesday, cost taxpayers $35,000 according to the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) which commissioned it. “We are putting Maine people to work in rewarding, good-paying jobs that, in turn, are contributing billions to the state’s economy while helping to stabilize energy costs for households and businesses and reduce emissions that are harming our environment,” said Mills. The new study, conducted by the BW Research Partnership, claims that Mills’ renewable energy push has…

Workforce participation among “prime age” men in the U.S. and Maine has been decreasing in a concerning trend. “The US has a major issue of prime-age men giving up and permanently exiting the labor force. What’s striking about this is that it doesn’t get talked about at all – not in the mainstream media and not by economists – even though this obviously feeds political radicalization,” said Robin Brooks, senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, on X. https://twitter.com/robin_j_brooks/status/1787127957451936093 Information compiled by the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), shows that workforce participation among males in the 25-54 “prime” age group, has…

Maine is the 28th best state to live in according to a new report from U.S. News. But the state’s ranking has dropped slightly since 2018, when it was rated the 22nd best overall by the same outlet. Maine’s lowest score came in the “education” category, where it ranked 43rd among the states, a significant drop from its 2018 score, where it was deemed the 19th best state for education. Although Maine’s overall education is not dead last, U.S. News did rate the state’s public schools as the worst in the nation, following an overview of all public schools in…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed an executive order Monday meant to increase the number of women working in construction, a profession which has been, and continues to be, dominated by men. “Women are a crucial part of Maine’s workforce, and they should be welcomed and embraced in every sector of our economy, including those traditionally dominated by men like the construction industry and the trades,” said Gov. Mills. https://twitter.com/GovJanetMills/status/1787618102147944491 Mills’ executive order came as she lamented that only 15 percent of Maine’s construction workers are women, which is nevertheless higher than the national level, where only 11 percent of…

An April report from the Irish media outlet Sunday World showed that the United States is not the only Western nation to become home to illegal marijuana grow sites operated by Chinese transnational criminal organizations. According to the news outlet, the situation was revealed to the public after Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau took a case against two Chinese nationals who were linked to at least four illegal marijuana grow sites. The largest grow site linked to the Chinese nationals, Yan Yan Fan and Guang Yin Wang, was busted by police over a decade ago in 2012. That site was in…

U.S. Attorney Darcie McElwee, a appointee of President Joe Biden, released a statement Friday addressing the numerous Chinese operated illegal marijuana grow sites across Maine. [RELATED: Triad Weed: Here Are All the Raids Maine Cops Have Conducted on Illegal Chinese Drug Trafficking Operations…] “The success of our collective efforts is already evident with 40+ operations shut down and multiple arrests made over the last several months. We expect this law enforcement action to continue until the individuals operating the illegal grows come to understand that Maine is not a safe or hospitable place for such activity,” said McElwee. The attorney…

President Joe Biden announced on Friday that he will be allowing some illegal immigrants to receive taxpayer-funded medical welfare under the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. [RELATED: Trump Plans to Use National Guard and Military to Defend the Country Against Illegal Immigrants…] “Today, my Administration is expanding affordable, quality health care coverage to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Dreamers are our loved ones, our nurses, teachers, and small business owners. And they deserve the promise of health care just like all of us,” said President Biden. The newly announced rules will apply to the over 800,000…

A Portland man pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Portland to his role in a conspiracy to commit identity theft and bank fraud. Throughout May and June of 2022, the 22-year-old Paul Logugune participated in a series of thefts, stealing wallets and purses from unoccupied vehicles. According to court records, Logugune, and another unnamed criminal committed the thefts in order to take drivers licenses and checkbooks. Longuge and the unnamed conspirator forged checks in the stolen checkbooks, making them payable to names on the stolen licenses. They then hired an unspecified number of other conspirators to cash…

President Joe Biden finally addressed the anti-Israel protestors illegally occupying and vandalizing college campuses across the country. [RELATED: Biden Lashes Out at Press, Suffers Memory Lapse While Denying Senility…] The President delivered three minutes worth of unscheduled remarks on Thursday, shortly before departing for North Carolina to discuss the economy and to visit families of four law enforcement officers killed earlier this week. “We’ve all seen images, and they put to the test two fundamental American principles, the first is the right to free speech, and for people to peacefully assemble and make their voices heard, the second, is the…

The U.S. House voted Wednesday to define antisemitism for the purpose of enforcing antidiscrimination laws, “and for other purposes.” The new bill has drawn significant backlash from many conservatives, who have complained that it is a violation of First Amendment rights, and have taken issue with certain clauses in the definition of antisemitism. “Yet again today on the floor of the House of Representatives we had another show vote to make people feel good about themselves by passing a bill that says antisemitism in the title. That’s what happened, and it was put on the floor by Republican leadership,” said…

In April, Former President Donald Trump sat down with Time Magazine for a lengthy interview discussing the policies he plans to implement on various issues if he wins re-election. https://twitter.com/TrumpDailyPosts/status/1785295700047347858 Among the numerous topics discussed during the interview, the invasion of the U.S. by an unprecedented number of illegal immigrants emerged as a key issue. President Trump was asked about his plan to institute mass deportations of illegal immigrants and prevent them from re-entering the country. “I think in terms of the National Guard. But if I thought things were getting out of control, I would have no problem using…

The U.S. has unveiled new rules for auto manufacturers, requiring all new cars to be fitted with automatic emergency braking (AEB). “We have a crisis of roadway deaths in this country—and today we’re taking a major step toward addressing this with our new rule on automatic emergency braking,” said Department of Transport (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg on X. https://twitter.com/SecretaryPete/status/1785104284511617372 The DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the new rules on Monday, claiming that they will save lives and prevent thousands of injuries each year. Advanced AEB systems will automatically apply the brakes if the car detects that it…

President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he has unilaterally decided to cancel another $6.1 billion in student debt as his poll numbers plummet. [RELATED: CNN Poll Puts Trump Significantly Ahead of Biden…] During the announcement, President Biden criticized former president Donald Trump for failing to cancel debt during his term, stating that colleges were “defrauding” students. “While my predecessor looked the other way when colleges defrauded students and borrowers, I promised to take this on directly to provide borrowers with the relief they need and deserve,” said Biden. The latest cancellations affect 317,000 students who attended college at the…

OnlyFans model and social media influencer Farha Khalidi claimed during a recent interview that she was paid to spread “propaganda” for the Biden Administration. “TikTok was basically full-time for me, like I was taking ads by the time I graduated college from like the Biden Administration and Planned Parenthood,” said Khalidi, “I was doing full-on political propaganda.” https://twitter.com/RichardHanania/status/1783931010549465167 Khalida, who has a significant following on TikTok, as well as making content on OnlyFans, a site which allows users to pay individual “creators” for access to their content, and is largely used for pornography, revealed her involvement in political propaganda during…

U.S. intelligence agencies believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not order the assassination of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). [RELATED: Russian Opposition Leader Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances…] After speaking to anonymous sources working in intelligence, the journal discovered a consensus among agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) which believes that Putin did not order the death of Navalny. According to the WSJ, the intelligence agencies came to their consensus with a combination of classified and public information. They believe that Putin would not have had Navalny assassinated, because…

A new CNN poll published on Sunday places Former President Donald Trump far ahead of President Joe Biden, particularly if third-party candidates, such as Robert Kennedy Jr., are factored in. [RELATED: Biden’s Approval Rating Hits Historic Low: Gallup…] https://twitter.com/ByronYork/status/1784571427925922004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1784571427925922004%7Ctwgr%5Ed5dda8352dad2ee897795b7e739e28af71a2177a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fnew-cnn-poll-spells-likely-disaster-for-biden-as-election-looms-nearer CNN polled 1,212 adults between April 18-23, asking them numerous questions about political policy, and their preferred president. The new poll showed that 43 percent would support Biden, compared to 49 percent for Trump, with four percent choosing “other,” three percent who would not vote at all, and one percent with no opinion. When third-party candidates, such as Robert F Kennedy…

Maine’s Republican delegates voted Saturday to add “Defend the Guard” to the party’s official platform after it was proposed by Sen. Eric Brakey (R-Androscoggin). With “Defend the Guard” as part of the platform, Republican legislators will be expected to work to prevent the deployment of the Maine State National Guard to any foreign conflict, unless the U.S. Congress officially issues a declaration of war as required by the U.S. Constitution. “Happy to report my proposed #DefendTheGuard amendment to the Maine Republican Platform has passed overwhelmingly at today’s convention by a voice vote of the delegates. The Maine GOP joins the…

Ford has suffered astronomical losses from its electric vehicle (EV) unit in the first four months of 2024 following a push to lead the auto manufacturing industry in electric “zero emissions” cars. [RELATED: Environmental Groups Sue Maine in Effort to Force Adoption of Controversial EV Mandate…] According to a report from CNN, the car manufacturer has lost $1.3 billion in just the first four months of 2024. During the year’s first quarter, Ford Model E, the branch of the company dedicated to EV manufacturing, sold 10,000 vehicles, including the electric F-150 Lightning, and the Mustang Mach-E. The report shows that…

Maine’s Supreme Judicial Court decided on Thursday to uphold a COVID vaccine mandate for emergency workers, which was originally instituted in 2021. [RELATED: Maine Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Case Challenging Vaccine Mandates for EMTs…] “The [Emergency Medical Services] EMS immunization rule was consistent with the purposes of the EMS Act, and the EMS Board followed the applicable rule making process for the promulgation of the EMS immunization rule, we affirm the court’s judgment,” said the Supreme Court in its ruling. Following the ruling, the Maine EMS Board will be permitted to continue forcing all employees to receive vaccines…

New provisional data published by the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) shows that the U.S. birth rate has hit a record low, and is now significantly below the replacement rate. “The birth rate on Earth is so low that we’re facing civilizational collapse unless the birth rate returns to a sustainable level,” said Elon Musk, who has commented publicly on the disastrous effects of a falling birthrate. https://twitter.com/newstart_2024/status/1780932120170397886 The overall birth rate and the number of new babies born in the U.S. have been dropping dramatically for years, with 2020 seeing a sharp, 4 percent decrease during COVID lockdowns.…

Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday to acknowledge an endorsement from his former Attorney General (AG) Bill Barr, while mocking him for his disagreements with the former president. [RELATED: Trump Posts $175 Million Bond, Blocking NY AG Letitia James Craven Bid to Seize Trump Tower…] “Wow! Former A.G. Bill Barr, who let a lot of great people down by not investigating Voter Fraud in our Country, has just Endorsed me for President despite the fact that I called him “Weak, Slow Moving, Lethargic, Gutless, and Lazy” (New York Post!). Based on the fact that I greatly appreciate…

Disclosure: The Maine Wire is a project of the Maine Policy Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to expand individual liberty and economic freedom in Maine. Maine ranked dead last on a list compiled by U.S. News comparing the quality of public high schools between states. [RELATED: New Report Analyzes the Decades-Long Decline of Maine K-12 Education…] The U.S. News compiled a list of public high schools and assigned the majority of them scores based on a variety of factors, only leaving out public schools without a grade 12, or with extremely low enrollment. Each school was then assigned a…

Last week saw more illegal Chinese marijuana grow sites being busted in Somerset and Franklin Counties. Somerset Sheriff Dale Lancaster continued his crusade against the Chinese weed operations in his county with a bust in Ripley which followed shortly after a large bust in Harmony. [RELATED: BREAKING: Somerset County Sheriff, DEA Bust Major Triad Weed Hub in Harmony, Maine…] “These investigations are complicated, and they have been months in development,” said Sheriff Lancaster, “There appears to be a pattern of operations at each one of these locations.” On April 17, one day after a major bust in Harmony which led…

The U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) published a report last week confirming the Chinese government’s role in America’s fentanyl crisis. [RELATED: Baizou Report: 131st Legislature Tackles TikTok, Chinese Tech, But Leaves Triad Weed Unscathed…] “What we see here is the state sponsored poisoning of the United States on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party,” said committee member Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.). The report detailed the ways in which the CCP is directly and indirectly involved in the trafficking of fentanyl precursor which then ends up as fentanyl on American streets. “The fentanyl crisis is one…

A controversial “transgender trafficking” bill officially became Maine law on Monday after receiving the signature of Gov. Janet Mills. “This bill is not about access to health care,” said Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport), speaking out against the bill during house proceedings, “This bill is about empowering abusers.” https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/1782791468127506647 “It should be no surprise to anyone, who has been paying attention, that Janet Mills and the Democrats in Augusta continue to carry the water for the radical special interest groups that have put them in power. LD 227 is just the latest unconscionable idea that the government knows better than the parents…

The Biden Admin announced on Monday that it is awarding millions of dollars in taxpayer funding to help Maine defend against the weather. “America’s coastal communities are on the frontlines of climate change—and we can tap into the power of nature to deal with sea level rise, storms, and erosion,” said Director of the White House office of Science and Technology Policy Arati Prabhakar, “Through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, we are taking historic action to meet the climate crisis and build a more resilient future for all.” The announcement came as part of a national Earth Day campaign…

Baizou: A Chinese term used to deride white Western liberals.

During an appearance on the George Hale Ric Tyler (GHRT) Rewind radio show, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) elaborated on the negative impact of illegal Chinese marijuana grows on Maine. [RELATED: AG Garland Had “No Theory” About Triad Weed in Maine When Asked by Susan Collins, Avoiding Mentioning China by Name in His Response to Questions…] “It then became evident to me as the result of some excellent reporting by The Maine Wire that we have, perhaps, more than 200 of the illegal marijuana growing operations in houses, particularly in rural Maine. And this is the most horrifying part, they are…

Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden (D-Maine) voted with the majority of the house over the weekend to send billions of taxpayer dollars to defend the borders of Ukraine, as the U.S. border remains open. [RELATED: Angus King Wants American Military Using “Off the Shelf” Gear While Biden Admin Sends Ukraine Billions…] “The defense of Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan is the defense of America. Today I joined a bipartisan coalition of my colleagues in support of $95 billion package to aid our democratic allies overseas,” said Rep. Golden on X. https://twitter.com/RepGolden/status/1781749390383714400 [RELATED: Jared Golden Signs Letter Urging Biden Admin to…

The American Parents Coalition (APC), a group dedicated to promoting parental rights and defending America’s children, launched a campaign on Friday intended to warn parents of the disastrous effects of the social media site TikTok on the country’s youth. [RELATED: Transgender Teacher at Maine Middle School Shared Salacious TikTok Videos With 6th Graders…] “TikTok’s algorithm is every parent’s worst nightmare, targeting children with harmful and dangerous content, said APC founder Alleigh Marre on X, “Chinese-owned TikTok promotes content that glamorizes self-harm and eating disorders to young users within minutes of using the app.” https://twitter.com/alleighmarre/status/1781324009138757747 The campaign involves video advertisements, which…

A Chinese national arrested at an illegal marijuana grow site in February has become the first person to face federal charges relating to the criminal enterprise operating hundreds of these sites across Maine. In February, police raided a house in Passadumkeag which had been renovated to allow for the illegal cultivation of marijuana. [RELATED: TRIAD WEED: Maine Sheriff Raids Another Black Market Drug House Run by Chinese Organized Crime — Cannabis and Meth Seized…] During the raid, at 549 Main Rd., Passadumkeag, police arrested the 67-year-old Xisen Gou, a naturalized citizen originally hailing from China. [RELATED: Triad Weed: Here Are…

U.S. Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland could not provide an answer when asked by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) about the motivation of Chinese criminals operating hundreds of illegal marijuana grow sites throughout Maine. “Particularly in our rural communities, Chinese nationals are establishing and operating illegal marijuana growing operations. I first raised concerns about this problem in June of 2022. Thanks to the work of some enterprising Maine journalists, we now know that there are more than 200 such operations operating in houses across our state,” said Sen. Collins, “What are the Criminal Division, the National Security Division, and the US…

Maine’s senate approved a bill on Wednesday, the final day of the legislative session, which will require a 72-hour waiting period for anyone seeking to purchase a firearm. [RELATED: Maine House Approves Bill to Require 72-Hour Waiting Period on Firearm Purchases…] The bill only passed through the use of vote pairing, a process by which absent members can have their votes recorded, and which requires knowledge and approval of the Senate President The pairing also required the cooperation of two Democrats who claimed to oppose the bill. In a communication with the Maine Sportsman’s Alliance (MSA), Senate President Troy Jackson…

A Mexican non-government organization was caught handing out fliers on the Mexican side of the border, telling immigrants to vote for President Joe Biden when they enter the country. [RELATED: Illegal Immigrant Gang Facing Federal Charges After Five-Year Crime Spree Robbing Home Depots Across New England and Beyond…] “Reminder to vote for President Biden when you are in the United States. We need another four years of his tenure to stay open,” said the flyer from Resource Center Matamoros (RCM). The flyers were originally discovered by Muckraker, a group dedicated to exposing illegal immigration and its effect on the U.S.…

Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed on Monday that he was approached by representatives of Former President Donald Trump’s campaign asking him to be President Trump’s running mate. “President Trump calls me an ultra-left radical. I’m soooo liberal that his emissaries asked me to be his VP. I respectfully declined the offer. I am against President Trump, and President Biden can’t win,” said Kennedy on X. https://twitter.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1779899736176091407 Kennedy’s tweet came in response to a video posted by Trump to truth social in which he criticized the Independent candidate for being a member of the far-left. “RFK Junior is,…

Democrat legislators on Maine’s Appropriations and Financial Affairs (AFA) Committee reversed course on multiple controversial measures following criticism for their “under cover of darkness” tactics during the committee’s previous, early-morning meeting. [RELATED: 3AM: Democrats Draw Bipartisan Condemnation After Forcing Controversial Spending Package “Under Cover of Darkness”…] During a supplementary meeting of the AFA called to remedy the unpopular spending initiatives pushed in the previous meeting, many of those initiatives were removed or altered. “I believe that human beings do what they really want when no one is looking. These changes were made in the middle of the night when no…

A proposed “red-flag” bill will not be signed into law this session despite support from Cumberland County’s District Attorney (DA) who received funding from Democrat mega-donor George Soros. [RELATED: “Red Flag Laws” Are a Set Up for Gun Confiscation: Bobby Charles…] “I am told that the Red Flag Gun Confiscation proposal will not run in the legislature this evening, due to a lack of support. (Rare good news!),” said Sen. Eric Brakey (R-Androscoggin) on Monday, the last day of the 131st legislature. https://twitter.com/SenatorBrakey/status/1780772645790711990 The legislative session closed after Monday’s House and Senate proceedings, meaning that supporters will need to wait…

Maine legislative Democrats forced through a controversial measure on the final day of the legislative session by hiding it inside the supplementary budget. In a last minute budget amendment, Democrats included the establishment of a divisive Office of New Americans (ONA). “The Office of New Americans fiscal note was $302,060, what is that doing in the middle of this budget? That bill was not reported out of committee, and yet here it is. In looking at the language of creating the ONA, Office of New Americans, it gives them rulemaking authority,” said Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Philips), “What we have, madame…

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decided Monday that it would not hear an appeal from Black Lives Matter (BLM) activist and Bowdoin College graduate DeRay McKesson. SCOTUS’ refusal to hear the appeal will allow McKesson to be sued by a Louisiana police officer who was injured during a 2016 BLM riot organized by McKesson. “I’ve been dealing with this lawsuit since 2016 when a Baton Rouge police officer sued me as he claims my actions caused him to get hit with a rock. And now we are back to the Supreme Court. Hopefully this gets settled soon and the right…

The extreme left-wing bias of NPR’s new CEO has added to the controversy surrounding the taxpayer-funded outlet, which began when a former editor for the outlet published a report highlighting the company’s coordinated efforts to under former President Donald Trump. “Today, those who listen to NPR or read its coverage online find something different: the distilled worldview of a very small segment of the U.S. population,” said former NPR editor Uri Berliner in an article for The Free Press, “An open-minded spirit no longer exists within NPR, and now, predictably, we don’t have an audience that reflects America.” That report,…

Four Illegal Immigrants have been arrested and face federal charges for their involvement with a group which has stolen from Home Depots across New England and beyond, including in Rockland, Maine last year. The men, Marvin Estuardo Morales De Paz,33 ; Abraham Dayger-Enrique, 24; Sebastian Lajuj-Soloman, 30; and Jonathan Josue Amperez-Perez, 31, are being charged Rhode Island following a lengthy investigation from Special Agent Brendan Cullen from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. [RELATED: U.S. Border Patrol, Knox Sheriff, Rockland PD Can’t – Or Won’t – Provide Details on Seven Foreign Nationals Arrested in Midcoast Maine…] According to Cullen’s report,…

A Skowhegan courtroom devolved into an all-out brawl during the sentencing of Jason Servil for the 2022 murder of Alice Abbot. “You deserve to die, you deserve to die,” Abbot’s mother can be heard screaming at Servil during the brawl. https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/1779899449147277554 During the sentencing hearing, in which the 21-year-old Servil was ordered to serve 45 years in prison for the murder, members of Abbot’s family attempted to storm past courtroom personal to reach the defendant. According to the Portland Press Herald, which had reporters in the courtroom, the man who attempted to reach Servil was Abbot’s brother, Clifford Warren. In…

Numerous Democrat representatives walked out of the House on Thursday when Rep. Heidi Sampson (R-Alfred) delivered a speech meant to honor Dr. Meryl Nass, a decorated physician who lost her medical license after she opposed many of the mandates and prevailing medical opinions during the COVID pandemic. Although Dr. Nass would eventually see here license stripped through violations the Bureau of Licensure in Medicine (BOLIM) discovered during an investigation, the entire investigation began as the result of criticisms Nass made of vaccines and Gov. Janet Mills’ draconian lockdown policies. Emails later obtained by Nass’s attorneys showed that Gov. Mills’ sister,…

Maine’s House unanimously passed a bill forbidding state and local government from contracting with businesses affiliated with hostile foreign governments, just one day after Democrats killed another bill meant to combat Chinese organized crime in Maine. [RELATED: Triad Weed: Maine House Votes Down Bill Aimed at Fighting Transnational Organized Crime…] “I am recognizing the increasing threat that China is to the U.S. and at the local level. And it’s not something that local governments, state governments are generally accustomed. We’re not accustomed to thinking about our foreign adversaries and national security. But national security is now a matter of state…

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced on Friday that she has appointed retired Air Force Colonel Alice Briones as Maine’s new Chief Medical Examiner. [RELATED: Legal Right to “Gender-Affirming” and “Reproductive Health Care” Heads to Maine Gov. Janet Mills…] “With experience leading the world’s only global medical examiner system, Dr. Briones is incredibly qualified to serve as Maine’s next Chief Medical Examiner,” said Gov. Mills in her statement, “I am pleased to welcome Dr. Briones home to Maine and thank her for her service in this critical role.” Col. Briones originally hailed from Hampden, and previously headed the U.S. Armed Forces…

Gov. Janet Mills (D) and House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland) issued a joint statement on Thursday requesting that the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs (AFA) reconvene to reconsider a supplemental budget. “The Legislature has less than a week to finish its business before statutory adjournment, and there is broad agreement among lawmakers that the Appropriations Committee should move to reconsider the budget immediately in order to make changes needed to move it forward,” said Gov. Mills. The statement came shortly after the AFA committee drew bipartisan opposition for voting in the dead of night to implement a variety…

Iowa’s Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday allowing Iowa law enforcement to arrest individuals present in the country illegally, and requiring judges to order deportations for people convicted of illegal entry. “Those who come into our country illegally have broken the law, yet Biden refuses to deport them. This bill gives Iowa law enforcement the power to do what he is unwilling to do: enforce immigration laws already on the books,” said Gov. Reynolds in a statement. The bill applies to any illegal alien who is discovered entering or inside Iowa who was previously deported or…

Maine’s House of Representatives voted Tuesday to require that farmworkers be paid the state minimum wage despite concerns that artificially setting the price of labor will lead to farmers no longer being able to hire young, elderly, or disabled workers. The bill, if it becomes law, would effectively prohibit Mainers from agreeing to work at a wage that is less than the hourly rate that the state government has determined is appropriate. [RELATED: Maine Governor Introduces Legislation to Establish Minimum Wage for Farm Workers…] “I hope that we can consider all the ramifications that this bill would entail if it…

Early Saturday morning, when most Mainers were asleep or recovering from a blizzard which knocked out power across the state, Democrats on the Committee of Appropriations and Financial Affairs (AFA) were voting to take millions out of the transportation budget meant to keep Maine’s roads and bridges drivable. The scheme led House Minority Leader Billy Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) to call on Tuesday for the removal of Rep. Melanie Sachs (D-Freeport) as the House Chair of the AFA Committee, a decision which would ultimately fall to House Speaker Rachel Talbot Ross (D-Portland). [RELATED: Maine Dems Plow Ahead With Hearing on…

The Oxford County Sheriff’s Department responded Monday night to reports of a stabbing in Buckfield. Deputies, along with officers of the Maine State Police and the Oxford Police Department, responded to the house on Sodom Rd. after reports that a man had been stabbed following a fight. When deputies arrived, they found the victim, Michael Johnson-Wynter, 37, with non-life threatening injuries. Johnson-Wynter was transferred by ambulance to the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. By the time police arrived, the suspect had already fled the scene. Law enforcement flooded the surrounding area, and, after 30 minutes of searching, found the…

The Biden Administration announced Monday that it is pushing forward with a plan to cancel an additional tranche of student loan debt, despite a Supreme Court ruling striking down a prior loan forgiveness plan. The controversial executive action comes amid plummeting poll numbers among young, black, and Hispanic voters, groups which have historically tended to vote for Democratic presidential candidates. [RELATED: SCOTUS Torches Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Promise…] The new plan would bring the number of Americans receiving some amount of debt relief or forgiveness for student loans up to 37 million. While the White House and its allies have…

New Hampshire’s Republican-led Senate on Friday passed two bills that aim to protect young female athletes and provide parents with greater oversight of sexually explicit books in public school libraries. [RELATED: Maine’s Far Left Media Censor MASSIVE Turnout Opposed to Transgender Trafficking, Abortion Tourism Bill…] The two bills, SB 523-FN and SB 375 sparked intense controversy in the Senate but eventually passed with a 14-10 vote along party lines. “We want to protect the safety and opportunities of female athletes. That is what this bill does. In New Hampshire and across the nation, a growing number of biological males are…

The Maine State Police were welcomed inside an illegal drug trafficking operation in Belgrade, confirmed that the owner had no license to grow such massive amounts of marijuana, and then waited nearly six months before raiding the property. The timeline of the operation is detailed in court records obtained by the Maine Wire as part of the ongoing investigation into what the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has described as a sprawling drug trafficking operation controlled by “Asian Transnational Criminal Organizations.” According to an affidavit from Maine State Police (MSP) Trooper Marc Rousseau, an MSP trooper responded to multiple calls…

The Maine Home Education Alliance (MHEA) hosted its first annual Leader Summit on Saturday, drawing homeschool leaders from across the state, including Rep. Heidi Sampson (R-Alfred) — the first homeschooler ever appointed to a state Board of Education. “One of MHEA’s goals is to LISTEN and on Saturday we did just that. We listened to leaders who are paving the way in their local communities. Feedback from the event has been extremely positive as leaders have reached out to us in gratitude and asked how they can get involved with MHEA moving forward,” said MHEA Vice President Brooke Thompson. The…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) once again broke with the establishment Democratic Party and spoke out against squatters rights and soft-on-crime policies during an interview with the New York Post. Despite breaking with the hard left of his party, the Pennsylvania senator says he still plans to support President Joe Biden in the November presidential election. “Squatters have no rights,” said Sen. Fetterman. “How can you even pretend that this is anything other than you’re just breaking the law,” said Fetterman. During the interview, Fetterman took aim at the idea of squatters rights, which have been used extensively across the country…

Gov. Janet Mills (D) issued a statement Saturday, mourning the passing of former Gov. Joseph Brennan, a Democrat who governed the state for eight years, from 1979 to 1987, and represented Maine’s First Congressional District, from 1987 to 1991, throughout a lengthy career. [RELATED: Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ Brother Helped Transfer Nine-Acre Black Market Cannabis Grow to Chinese National “Mother” Living in Guangdong Province: Triad Weed…] “Through five decades of public service – as a state legislator, County Attorney, Attorney General, Member of Congress, Federal Maritime Commissioner, and as Maine’s 70th Governor — Joe Brennan never stopped working to improve…

Rep. Lynn Williams (D-Bar Harbor) has quietly resigned from her position in the House of Representatives, shrinking the Democrat’s majority several days before the statutory adjournment date of April 17. [RELATED: Maine House Narrowly Approves National Popular Vote After Dem Lawmakers Leave Chamber Before Roll Call…] “Well, I got a job, a real job that actually pays a living wage unlike, what the legislature pays. And it’s with the state, so I couldn’t start that until I resigned,” said Rep. Williams, speaking to The Maine Wire. “One of the people tried to talk me out of resigning, and I said,…

A new study out of the Netherlands, which surveyed children over a 15-year period, showed that the vast majority of children confused about their genders grow out of the feelings by adulthood. [RELATED: Leaked Docs Show Top Transgender Association Violating Medical Ethics, Hiding Harms of “Gender-Affirming Care” – WPATH…] “This study provides even more reason to be skeptical towards aggressive steps to facilitate gender transition in childhood and adolescence,” said Patrick Brown of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, speaking to the Daily Mail. During the study, a group of 2772 minors, split roughly evenly between males and females, were…

Maine’s House passed a controversial bill targeting “unauthorized paramilitary training” which has raised concerns with Second Amendment rights advocates, who believe that it could be used to target law-abiding gun owners and firearms instructors. [RELATED: 2nd Amendment Concerns Raised as Maine Considers Bill Targeting “Paramilitary Training”…] The bill passed by a single vote. “The United States of America was founded on what this bill would define as a civil disorder. I find it very likely that King George III would have been very, very supportive of this legislation,” said Rep. Donald Ardell (R-Monticello). https://twitter.com/TheMaineWire/status/1775855077787378027 During the House proceedings on Wednesday,…

Maine’s Judiciary Committee is pushing forward with its plan to hold a public hearing on a controversial gun-control bill as hundreds of thousands of Mainers are without power from a blizzard. The bill, LD 2283, would change Maine’s current “yellow flag” law into a much stricter “red flag” law, which will make it easier for the state to seize someone’s firearms. Under the new bill, a judge would be able to remove someone’s firearms if a family member raises concerns. In some cases, firearms can be removed before the gun owner is given a hearing. Under the Act, a petition…

President Joe Biden issued a statement condemning Israel following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza as a result of an Israeli air-strike. “I am outraged and heartbroken by the deaths of seven humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen, including one American, in Gaza yesterday. They were providing food to hungry civilians in the middle of a war. They were brave and selfless. Their deaths are a tragedy,” said President Biden. On Tuesday, an air strike by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) killed seven people working with the World Central Kitchen (WCF) humanitarian aid group, after Israel allegedly misidentified…

Hermon’s school superintendent Micah Grant unexpectedly announced his resignation on Monday after years of controversy. Grant, who has attributed his resignation to “personal reasons,” has long found himself at odds parental rights advocates, one local Christian church, and journalists seeking public records, including the Maine Wire. “My first question to him was asking about materials in the school, he told me they weren’t there. Within 20 minutes I proved him wrong, so out of the gate he lied to me, so right there my faith was gone, and it’s been this constant battle with him for the last three years,…

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced on Tuesday that the fundraiser he hosted along with his wife Ann raised nearly half-a-million dollars to benefit the victims of the October 25 Lewiston shooting. [RELATED: Paul LePage to Host Celebration of Life Fundraiser for Families of Lewiston Shooting Victims…] “People from across the state came together in an outpouring of support and generosity. It has taken a couple of months to wrap-up the fundraiser, but it is humbling to announce that we raised $474,702 to benefit the victims and families of this tragedy,” said Gov. LePage on Facebook. LePage, who lost the…

Former Republican President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he posted the $175 million bond set in the New York civil fraud case, thereby preventing the seizure of his assets. https://twitter.com/WendellHusebo/status/1772327609407271121?s=20 “I’ve just posted a 175 Million Dollar Bond with the sadly failing and very troubled State of New York, based on a Corrupt Judge and Attorney General who used a Statute that was never used for this before, where no Jury was allowed,” said President Trump on Truth Social. https://twitter.com/TrumpDailyPosts/status/1775001170442064130 [RELATED: A Travesty and a Circus – The Latest on the New York and Georgia Trump Cases…] The controversial…

The vast majority of illegal immigrants flown directly into the U.S. by the Biden Administration since 2022 have been sent to Texas and Florida, both conservative-run states which have staunchly resisted the influx of illegal immigrants. “This early evidence suggests that a great many of these inadmissible alien passengers, probably a majority, initially land at international airports in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Florida. In fact, Florida turns out to be the top landing and U.S. customs processing zone for this direct-flights parole-and-release program,” said the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). A recent investigation from the CIS, a think tank that…

The Osseo Area School District in Minnesota decided that parents could opt their children out of the upcoming “LGBTQIA+ History and Culture Lesson” following demands from conservative legal organization Liberty Counsel. [RELATED: Top State-Funded Journalism School Mandates DEI Course for All Students…] “The Osseo Area School District 279 is presenting a pro-LGBTQ curriculum that clearly conflicts with the religious viewpoints of many employees. The First Amendment protects the right to free speech and the school district cannot force ‘compelled speech’ by requiring teachers to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs by teaching this pro-LGBTQ material,” the Liberty Counsel said in…

Conservatives and Christians across the country were outraged when President Joe Biden announced on Good Friday, a day when Christians commemorate the death of Christ, that Easter Sunday would be commemorated as the “Trans Day of Visibility.” That the celebration of transgender ideology coincided with Easter was a coincidence of dates, not a deliberate plan by the Biden Administration. However, conservatives also lambasted Biden for prohibiting religious-themed art from an official White House event and for appearing to prioritize transgender-centric messaging over celebrations of the Christian holiday. “It is appalling and insulting that Joe Biden’s White House prohibited children from…

Michigan’s Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Wednesday that the state’s Palisades nuclear power plant, which closed down in 2022, will re-open with a $1.5 billion loan from the federal government, courtesy of the Biden Administration. [RELATED: Commentary: Nuclear Energy Is the Only Way to Achieve Maine’s Climate Goals…] “Thanks to an effective collaboration between the Biden-Harris Administration, the State of Michigan, the Michigan Legislature, and Holtec, work will begin shortly to restart operations at Palisades. Once complete, Palisades will become the first successfully restarted nuclear power plant in American history, protecting 600 union jobs at the plant, 1,100 in the community, and access to clean, reliable power for 800,000 homes,” said Gov. Whitmer…

Hundreds of illegal Marijuana grow sites operated by Asian Transnational Criminal Organizations have cropped up throughout Maine. Since the Maine Wire started reporting on the locations of this illicit drug trafficking hubs and identifying the owners and operators, law enforcement has increasingly begun to crack down on the criminal operations. Although more than 200 sites remain operational in rural Maine, here’s a running list of the properties where law enforcement agencies have executed search warrants, arrested drug traffickers, and seized illegally grown cannabis. [RELATED: Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ Brother Helped Transfer Nine-Acre Black Market Cannabis Grow to Chinese National “Mother”…

Maine’s Republican Senator, Susan Collins (R-Maine) said that she cannot support former President Donald Trump’s bid for a second term, but she couldn’t say who she will support on Election Day. [RELATED: Susan Collins One of Four Republican Senators to Vote in Favor of Failed Border Security and Foreign Aid Package…] “I cannot support former president Trump, and I voted to convict him on these second impeachment charges. So I don’t think it should come as a surprise to anyone that I cannot support him,” said Sen. Collins. Although Collins opposes Trump, she also expressed her dissatisfaction with President Joe…

The Sanctuary Inn, located in downtown Ellsworth, bills itself as a place for recovering drug addicts, people experiencing homelessness, and recently released convicts to obtain shelter as they seek to get their lives back in order. But residents of the town say the neighborhood has become dangerous since the unlicensed, taxpayer-funded flop-house started operating. [RELATED: Squatters Invade Homes Across the Country; In Some Cases, Cops Protect the Squatter…] “Staff have been looking into it to figure out what exactly the operation is,” said City Manager Matthew Williams said. “It started originally as a boarding home, and it has kind of…

Elected Democrats in Augusta continue to leverage last year’s mass shooting in Lewiston in order to secure passage of long-sought gun control measures that wouldn’t even have stopped the Oct. 25 killing spree carried out by Army Reservist Robert R. Card, Jr. Democratic lawmakers signalled their intention to advance a so-called “Red Flag” law late Wednesday evening after spending much of the 2024 legislative session haggling with Republicans and Gov. Janet Mills over separate gun control proposals. [RELATED: Troy Jackson Backs Gun Control After Gun Control Group Hires His Son’s Firm…] Maine’s Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing to…