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DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/@AIF_Massachusetts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AIF_Massachusetts</a> Weekly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> events update!

DoomsdaysCWPine Tree Activism Calendar Scheduled Events (cont'd)April 12th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DamariscottaME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DamariscottaME</a> - Sat 12noon-1:00PM - Bridge over the Damariscotta River - Friends for Freedom - Hosted by Lincoln County Indivisible. Peaceful assembly to support the continuation of democracy and resistance to the unprecedented wealth transfer by super wealthy. <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/771003" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/771003</a>April 12th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RocklandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RocklandME</a> - 12noon-1:00pm (& every Sat), Chapman Park, 294 Main St. - Sing Songs of Resistance with The Audacity <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/755899/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/755899/</a>April 12th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlueHillME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlueHillME</a> - 12noon-1:00pm (& every Sat) - Town Hall, 18 Union Street.Join us in Weekly Peaceful Protest April 12th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BucksportME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BucksportME</a> - Sat 12:30 (& every Sat) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BucksportME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BucksportME</a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VeronaME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VeronaME</a> - Route 1 Bridge (Eastern Channel Bridge) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolidarityBucksport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolidarityBucksport</a> GatheringApril 13th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EllsworthME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EllsworthME</a> - 12noon-1:00pm (& every Sunday), Main Street, River Bridge, For Peace & PalestineApril 13th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WatervilleME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WatervilleME</a> - 1:00-2:00pm (& every Sun), 1 Kennedy Memorial Drive (on the bridge next to CVS), Stand Up to Preserve & Restore Our CountryApril 13th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortsmouthNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortsmouthNH</a> - Sun 4-5PM (& every Sun) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortsmouthNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortsmouthNH</a> - In front of North Church off Market Square - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilRightsSundays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRightsSundays</a> - take a stand to defend our democracy! Hosted by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OccupySeacoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OccupySeacoast</a>.Source: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3lm7y5l7fk22q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3lm7y5l7fk22q</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineTreeActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PineTreeActivism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Events</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineEvents</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistAuthoritarianism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaTakedowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TeslaTakedowns</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resist</a>

DoomsdaysCWPine Tree Activism Calendar Scheduled Events (cont'd)April 10th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KennebunkME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KennebunkME</a> - Thurs 4:00-5:00PM (& every Thurs) - Route 1 & Fletcher Street, in front of the Kennebunk Library. Weekly Stand Out to Speak Against Government Actions.April 10th - York County - Thurs 4:00-5:00PM - Stand Up For Our Freedoms - Six location along Route 1, York County, Maine. Sponsored by York County Democratic Committee and Democratic Town CommitteesApril 11th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BiddefordME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BiddefordME</a> - Fri 4:00-5:30PM - Mechanic Park, Water & Main St., Biddeford, Maine. Stop The Coup - Indivisible Biddeford Saco Area SURJ.org <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/770382/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/770382/</a>April 12th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortsmouthNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortsmouthNH</a> - Sat 10:00AM-11:00AM (& every Sat) - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> showroom, 2454 Lafayette Rd. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaTakeDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TeslaTakeDown</a> - Do NOT park in the shopping center. For parking info: <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/event/769783/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/event/769783/</a> April 12th - PortlandME - Sat 11:00AM-12noon (& every Sat) - Monument Square, 456 Congress St. Creative signs encouraged. Speakers welcome.April 12th - BathME - Sat 11:30AM-12:30PM (& every Sat thru April 19th) - Bath Iron Works Admin Building, 700 Washington Street. Vigil for Disarmament - Say No! FMI - Smilin' Trees Disarmament Farm: 763-4062Source: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3lm7y5l7fk22q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3lm7y5l7fk22q</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineTreeActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PineTreeActivism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Events</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineEvents</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistAuthoritarianism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaTakedowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TeslaTakedowns</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resist</a>

DoomsdaysCWPine Tree Activism Calendar Scheduled Events (cont'd)April 8th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortsmouthNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortsmouthNH</a> - Location TBA. Portsmouth Democrats Annual Potluck & Bi-Monthly Meeting.April 9th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BridgtonME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BridgtonME</a> - Wed, 10-11:00AM (& every Wed) - US 302 and Maine Route 117, Bridgton - Lakes Region Indivisible Peaceful Solidarity Protest, <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/768909/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/768909/</a>April 9th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DamariscottaME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DamariscottaME</a> - Wed, 11:00AM-12noon (& every Wed) - Damariscotta-Newcastle Bridge, US Bus Rt 1, Main St. By the community, For the Community Rally.April 9th - Virtual Event - Wed, 5:00-6:30PM - Town Hall with Senator Angus King. Senator Angus King will join Indivisible Cumber County by Zoom in a virtual town hall. To register and FMI - <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/773472/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/773472/</a>April 9th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BangorME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BangorME</a> - Wed, 12noon-12:30PM (& every Wed) - Peace & <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ceasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ceasefire</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Gaza</a>. Weekly vigil hosted by Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine, <a href="https://www.peacectr.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.peacectr.org</a>April 9th - Virtual Event - Wed, 6-7PM. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeamEnough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TeamEnough</a> (for young people under 26) - a youth-led program whose mission is to educate young people about gun violence and mobilize them to take meaningful action. FMI <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/751813/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/751813/</a>(cont'd)Source: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3lm7y5l7fk22q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3lm7y5l7fk22q</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineTreeActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PineTreeActivism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Events</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineEvents</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistAuthoritarianism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaTakedowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TeslaTakedowns</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resist</a>

DoomsdaysCW[Thread] Pine Tree Activism Calendar Scheduled EventsApril 7-14 - All Week - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WalmartBoycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WalmartBoycott</a>. Please support locally owned business instead of big box stores.April 8th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeportME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeportME</a>, Tuesday, 8am-10am (& every Tuesday) - Corner of Main & School Streets. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmericansUnitedInCommonCause" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmericansUnitedInCommonCause</a> April 8th- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BangorME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BangorME</a>, Tue 11AM-1PM (& every Tue) - Federal Building, 202 Harlow Street - Weekly peaceful protestApril 8th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LewistonME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LewistonME</a> - Tues 12noon-1PM (& every Tuesday) - Across from Susan Collin's office: Dufresne Plaza, 72 Lisbon StreetApril 8th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WatervilleME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WatervilleME</a> - Tues 12-1PM (& every Tue) - Stand at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> - 334 Main Street (Elm Plaza Tesla charging station) <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/762157/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/762157/</a>April 8th - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RocklandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RocklandME</a> - Tues 6pm-7:30PM - Rockland Public Library - Midcoast : Success in Creating Housing - <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/767554/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/767554/</a>(cont'd)Source: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3lm7y5l7fk22q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactivism.bsky.social/post/3lm7y5l7fk22q</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineTreeActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PineTreeActivism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Events</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineEvents</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistAuthoritarianism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TeslaTakedowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TeslaTakedowns</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resist</a>

DoomsdaysCWSo, I've been asked about upcoming events. I've seen some for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April19th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April19th</a> on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/50501Movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#50501Movement</a> web page (including in Massachusetts), but nothing in Maine other than the weekly rallies in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortsmouthNH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortsmouthNH</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortlandME</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RocklandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RocklandME</a>. I know there is a rally planned for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/May1st" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#May1st</a> in Portland and some other places. I'll be updating this week's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> calendar of events from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineTreeActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PineTreeActivism</a> tonight. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Resistance</a>

DoomsdaysCWSome scenes from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AugustaME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AugustaME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> rally (not my images -- from the Kennebec Journal) by Hannah Kaufman, Kennebec JournalAUGUSTA — "By about 2:20 p.m., the protest in Augusta had effectively ended, but for a smaller group, the march continued, with some making their third and fourth laps around the block. Organizers had intended the march to take place on the sidewalk, but the width of Capitol Street was filled with a throng of protesters shortly before 2 p.m."Vivian Myers-Jones, a protester from New Brunswick, Canada, said an organizer estimated 3,000 people were at the protest during its peak."Several students from Bates College in Lewiston said they came to Augusta to protest in support of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Palestine</a>. One student, Dylan, said action on the Israel-Hamas war is overdue."'We’ve been seeing a genocide unfolding before our eyes for years now, and it’s overdue that people are doing something,' he said. 'We’ve been trying to make change, and I think some people are being shocked into action now, which is good to see.'"Another student, Robert, said it’s important to exercise the right to protest. 'We’re fighting to continue fighting — about Palestine, about everything that’s going on in this country,' he said. It’s important that we come together now.'"Original article: <a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/05/live-updates-mainers-rally-throughout-the-state-to-protest-trump-policies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pressherald.com/2025/04/05/live-updates-mainers-rally-throughout-the-state-to-protest-trump-policies/</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.md/k03Q5#selection-2017.0-2018.1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.md/k03Q5#selection-2017.0-2018.1</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EatElon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EatElon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreePalestine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOffOurRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOffOurRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FASCISTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FASCISTS</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoTaxBreaksForTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoTaxBreaksForTheRich</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RobberBarons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RobberBarons</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeportOligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DeportOligarchs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImpeachImperialImbeciles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ImpeachImperialImbeciles</a>

DoomsdaysCW‘Listen to the people’: Thousands demonstrate across <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> for national day of action against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mainers</a> rallied in over 20 towns against mass firings and cuts to federal programs By: Lauren McCauley - April 5, 2025 "'The power of the people is more important and stronger than the people in power.'"That was what U.S. Sen. Angus King told the thousands of people who gathered on Congress Street in Portland on Saturday to protest the administration of President Donald Trump. [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UselessSusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UselessSusanCollins</a> wasn't there. Nothing new...]"According to organizers, 3,000 people attended the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortlandME</a> rally, which was just one of more than 20 events held across Maine as part of national '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a>!' actions to demonstrate widespread opposition to the gutting of the federal government spearheaded by billionaire advisor <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a>."The town mall in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrunswickME</a>, where over 500 people rallied, was a sea of homemade signs. Maine Senate President Mattie Daughtry, who represents the district, was among the crowd and noted it was one of the few times in her life she’s seen 'this many people gathered for something like this.'"The message, she said, is 'to listen to the people.'"'A lot of the signs that I saw were about ‘Hands off our Social Security,’ ‘Hands off our libraries,’ ‘Hands off our health care,’ I think what we’re saying is, you can’t completely unravel the fabric of our society without people noticing.'"Read more (includes photo gallery): <a href="https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/04/05/listen-to-the-people-thousands-demonstrate-across-maine-for-national-day-of-action-against-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mainemorningstar.com/2025/04/05/listen-to-the-people-thousands-demonstrate-across-maine-for-national-day-of-action-against-trump/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistFascism</a>

DoomsdaysCWThousands gather in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BangorME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BangorME</a> for "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a>!" rallyby Cali Warren Apr 5, 2025 BANGOR -- "On Saturday, Bangor's waterfront was packed with thousands participating in an initiative called "Hands Off" - one of several protests happening all over the state and nation."'Hands off, it's a national mass mobilization so all over the world, all over the country, people are taking protests to the streets,' said organizer Amanda Roy."Protesters advocated against cuts to healthcare and government offices, and rallied for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#equality</a> and rights for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeopleOfColor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PeopleOfColor</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#immigrants</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a>+ community."You name it, we're facing critical cuts, veterans and their benefits, federal employees, everything. This isn't the America that I want to live in," Roy stated. "'I think a lot of people are here because, hands off of our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialSecurity</a>, hands off of our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medicaid</a>, hands off our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#healthcare</a>, hands off our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a>, our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a>,' explained rally volunteer Deborah Lee. "Elected officials say it's important to hear Mainer's voices at these large-scale protests."'We don't have billions or millions here in Maine, we're just regular Mainers speaking up, but we the people do have the power to make change and to stand up for our communities and to help each other,' explained Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who attended the rally as a guest speaker. "'What a time to be alive, we are all living in history...I honestly would not choose to be in another time than this one right here. I feel so incredibly moved to just exist right now, in this moment where I see such energy, such <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#resistance</a>, such camaraderie,' said Bangor City Council Member Joseph Leonard."Source: <a href="https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/thousands-gather-in-bangor-for-hands-off-rally/article_f4765c96-fba7-48aa-8340-7fdff545e200.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/thousands-gather-in-bangor-for-hands-off-rally/article_f4765c96-fba7-48aa-8340-7fdff545e200.html</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistFascism</a>

DoomsdaysCWImage via @witchofagnesionx.bsky.social‬ -- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TheTurdReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TheTurdReich</a>! From the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortlandME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> rally!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BibiIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BibiIsAWarCriminal</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Putin</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JDVance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

DoomsdaysCWI love this sign at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthParisME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthParisME</a> rally! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a>! (Not my photo -- from the Lewiston Sun Journal.)<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOffOurLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOffOurLibraries</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibrariesRule</a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OxfordHillsME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OxfordHillsME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a>

DoomsdaysCWImages from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AuburnME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AuburnME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> rally! (Not my images, from the Portland Press Herald.) <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LewistonME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LewistonME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a>

DoomsdaysCWMore images from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortlandME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> rally at Monument Square (not my images, from the Portland Press Herald). The statue atop the monument is "Our Lady of Victories". <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a>

DoomsdaysCWIt seems my <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MainePride</a> sign was a big hit! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthPortlandME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOffOurBodies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOffOurBodies</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOffOurJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOffOurJobs</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOffOurSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOffOurSchools</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DontApologizeJanet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DontApologizeJanet</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JanetMills</a>

DoomsdaysCWIt seems I wasn't the only one using nazi imagery on a sign. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthPortlandME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistFascism</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KingOfChaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KingOfChaos</a>! Another brilliant sign from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthPortlandME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> rally! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOffScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOffScience</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistFascism</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FelonKing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FelonKing</a>! From the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthPortlandME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> rally!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOffSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOffSocialSecurity</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthPortlandME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> rally!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOffSocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOffSocialSecurity</a>

DoomsdaysCW[Thread] So, I was at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthPortlandME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> rally. Not as big as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortlandME</a> or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AugustaME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AugustaME</a> ones (I hear Augusta one was HUGE), but we still made an impact! I brought extra signs and found folks willing to hold them up! That's where I needed to be! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthPortlandME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResistFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeMahmoudKhalil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeMahmoudKhalil</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FundLibrariesNotSpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FundLibrariesNotSpaceX</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MainePride</a>

DoomsdaysCW[Thread] Some photos from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff</a> rallies (not my images, from the Portland Press Herald). <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PortlandME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeportME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeportME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthParisME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthParisME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaineResists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HandsOff2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HandsOff2025</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April5th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#April5th</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a>

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