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AIF-MassachusettsSee above - happening today (and every Friday) at 4pm for those near Biddeford, ME!<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacoME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SacoME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biddeford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biddeford</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BiddefordME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BiddefordME</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Saco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Saco</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MainePol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a>

AIF-MassachusettsStop the Coup Protest Friday, February 28 4-5:30 pm Susan Collins' Office 160 Main St Biddeford, MEJoin Biddeford Saco Area SURJ at protests every Friday at 4pm at Susan Collins' office, 160 Main St., Biddeford. Bring signs or not. Stop the Coup! No One Voted for Elon Musk. Speak up against this administration!<a href="https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/758315/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/758315/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biddeford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biddeford</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Saco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Saco</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MainePol</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildfire</a> in nearby <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterboroMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterboroMaine</a> right now. Back in 1947, an unusually dry summer led to devastating fires, with nine towns wiped out!The Year a State Burned: Maine Fires of 1947 Wipe Out 9 TownsWarning signs of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> fires appeared as early as March. An abnormally warm spring caused snow to melt early in the woods. Mid-July to October were unusually <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/dry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dry</a>, with 108 consecutive days without rain.New England Historical Society, updated in 2024"An eight-mile-long wall of fire burned in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kennebunkport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kennebunkport</a>. In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthWaterboro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthWaterboro</a>, nearly 60 residents and volunteers were trapped for more than an hour behind a line of fire before escaping."In York County, the fires destroyed most of the homes in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Shapleigh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Shapleigh</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Waterboro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Waterboro</a>. then swept toward the sea and consumed swathes of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Alfred" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alfred</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lyman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lyman</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Newfield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Newfield</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kennebunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kennebunk</a>, Kennebunkport, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arundel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Arundel</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Dayton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dayton</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wells</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biddeford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biddeford</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Saco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Saco</a> [and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hollis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Hollis</a>]." Read more: <a href="https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/maine-fires-1947-year-state-burned/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/maine-fires-1947-year-state-burned/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildfires</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Drought</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Drought2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Drought2024</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Drought1947" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Drought1947</a>

DoomsdaysCW100 years later: When the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KuKluxKlan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KuKluxKlan</a> came to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a>, locals turned them awayIn 1924, the group started marching in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Saco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Saco</a>. But when they tried to cross into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biddeford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biddeford</a>, they were turned away by Franco and Irish <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immigrants</a>. Author: Don Carrigan Published: 10:02 PM EDT September 16, 2024 SACO, Maine — "Traffic zooms steadily between Saco and Biddeford, crossing the Saco River on the Main Street bridge and the Elm Street bridge on Route 1, farther upstream."They are separate cities, with a combined population of about 43,000, and they have a great deal in common."But 100 years ago, the cities were split, with strong emotions on both sides of the river. They were divided by ethnicity, social status, and religion."And into that divide came the Ku Klux Klan in 1924."'I think most people in Maine have no idea of that history,' Biddeford native and former Mayor Alan Casavant said. 'When they think of the Klan, they think of down South, but the Klan was here with different objectives and different targets.'"Indeed, the Klan was remarkably active in Maine in the mid-1920s, targeting immigrants and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Catholics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Catholics</a>. The dominant immigrant populations were <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FrancoAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FrancoAmericans</a> from Canada and Irish, and both were predominantly <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Catholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Catholic</a>. The immigrants came to work in the huge <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TextileMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TextileMills</a>, and most lived in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tenements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tenements</a> in Biddeford."Casavant said that was a big part of the division between the cities. The immigrant and Catholic workers lived in Biddeford. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MillOwners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MillOwners</a> and managers, whom he said were largely Protestant, lived in Saco."At the Saco Museum, director Anatole Brown said the Klan helped to fuel the friction from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a>, as well as cultural and religious differences, and that it gained a significant following around Maine, especially in mill towns."'Gov. [Ralph Owen] Brewster of Maine apparently had Klan connections and had mayors around Maine, like Rockland, Portland and Saco, where they had Klan ties.'"Saco Mayor John Smith supported the Klan, Brown said. And when the Klan said it wanted to stage a rally in the city on Labor Day of 1924, Smith approved."'John G. Smith ran as a Klan affiliate and ran on a ticket that he was 100 percent American,' Brown said. 'He promised there would never be any Catholic schools built in Saco.'"The reports were that the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KKK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KKK</a> planned to rally in Saco and then march across the river to Biddeford to directly show their grievances to the immigrant community. That, said Brown, raised the ire of Biddeford residents and that city’s mayor, Edward Drapeau, who vowed to not let the Klan into Biddeford."Read more: <a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/history/ku-klux-klan-saco-biddeford-march-franco-irish-immigrants/97-3a57b562-951f-4185-919f-e9be107f382b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/history/ku-klux-klan-saco-biddeford-march-franco-irish-immigrants/97-3a57b562-951f-4185-919f-e9be107f382b</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MAGA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SayNoToHateInMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SayNoToHateInMaine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewMainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewMainers</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrantsWelcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ImmigrantsWelcome</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoFascism</a>

DoomsdaysCWA look at the bills to amend <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> mineral mining laws in this year’s LegislatureBy Kate Cough February 12, 2023"All the way back in the fall of 2021, I called a geologist to ask what he thought about plans by the Canadian junior mining company, Wolfden, to dig for zinc and copper up near Patten, just east of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.We talked about the proposal for awhile, and just before we hung up, I asked the question I ask at the end of every interview, one that almost always elicits an unexpected answer and is often the very best way to find new stories: What didn’t we talk about that you want me to know? In this case it definitely didn’t disappoint: after pausing for a moment, the geologist said well, there’s something interesting going on over in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesternMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WesternMaine</a>…"And thus began my (armchair) adventure into the world of lithium deposits, from the salt flats of South America to the hard-rock mines of western Australia, and, of course, into what is thought to be the world’s richest hard-rock deposit, in the sleepy town of Newry, near the New Hampshire border. A year-and-a-half later the story continues, now with a new player: lawmakers, who have introduced (at last count) ten bills aimed at altering Maine’s mining regulations."The bills (I was only able to review the full text of one, as most are still in the Revisor’s office) run the gamut. One, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR1624" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LR1624</a>, sponsored by Rep. Maggie O’Neil of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Saco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Saco</a>, proposes a moratorium on lithium mining, while others (LR 1304, An Act to Promote Sustainable Lithium Mining in Maine, sponsored by Rep. Mike Soboleski of Phillips) are more full-throated in their support of the activity. (It’s worth noting that moratoriums are temporary holds on an activity designed to give regulators time to put in place rules, not permanent bans, as is often thought.)"Here’s the full list:- LR 1624, Rep. Maggie O’Neil of Saco: An Act to Ensure a Strategic Approach to Maine’s Energy System by Imposing a Moratorium on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LithiumMining</a>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR420" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LR420</a>, Rep. Scott Landry of Farmington: An Act to Support Extraction of Common Rock-forming and Rare Earth Minerals- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR1121" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LR1121</a>, Rep. Lydia Crafts of Newcastle: An Act to Establish a Commission to Study Mining Materials- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR1732" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LR1732</a>, Rep. Nina Milliken of Blue Hill: An Act to Eliminate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mining</a> Without a Permit- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR1304" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LR1304</a>, Rep. Mike Soboleski of Phillips: An Act to Promote Sustainable Lithium Mining in Maine- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR2272" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LR2272</a>, Sen. Richard Bennett of Oxford: An Act Regarding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MetallicMineralMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MetallicMineralMining</a>- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR2138" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LR2138</a>, Sen. Craig Hickman of Kennebec: An Act to Protect the People from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OpenPit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenPit</a> Quarry Mining- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LR930" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LR930</a>, Sen. Lisa Keim of Oxford: An Act Concerning Lithium Deposits"The reason we’re seeing all of these bills, of course, is that Maine’s 2017 mining law prohibits mining for 'metallic minerals' in open pits larger than three acres. The deposit in Newry is already partially exposed, and numerous experts have said that open pit mining (as opposed to an underground shaft) is the only logical way to remove the rocks, which, they also point out, do not pose the same <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environmental</a> risks as other types of metal deposits. But all mining poses some risks, and not everyone is on board with the idea of digging <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GiantHoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GiantHoles</a> in the earth, even if the end product is an essential part of the transition away from fossil fuels."State regulators have acknowledged the risks involved in mining this deposit are different but say their hands are tied: because 'metallic mineral' does not have a commonly-agreed upon meaning in the scientific community, and because legislators did not specifically exclude lithium from the 2017 rules, the Newry deposit should be considered a metallic mineral. (Meanwhile, the Freemans, the gem-hunters who own the land and identified the deposit, are challenging the DEP’s decision in court.)"Of the lawmakers I spoke to, all expressed a desire to support federal efforts to boost domestic production of critical minerals while ensuring the spirit and integrity of Maine’s 2017 mining law remains intact. (In case you were wondering whether the feds are serious, look no further than a $700 million government loan to a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NevadaLithiumMine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NevadaLithiumMine</a> announced earlier this week.)"<a href="https://themainemonitor.org/maine-lawmakers-look-to-amend-lithium-mining-laws/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://themainemonitor.org/maine-lawmakers-look-to-amend-lithium-mining-laws/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WaterIsLife</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaineLegislature</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MainePolitics</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ProtectTheForest</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoMining</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoOpenPitMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NoOpenPitMining</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RecycleLithium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RecycleLithium</a>

joe•iuculano :mastodon:As per <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CallToActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CallToActivism</a><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> State Police are attempting to locate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RobertCard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobertCard</a> as a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonOfInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PersonOfInterest</a> regarding the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassShooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MassShooting</a>. The incident occurred at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SchemeageesBarAndGrille" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SchemeageesBarAndGrille</a> Restaurant and the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SparetimeRecreation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SparetimeRecreation</a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Lewiston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lewiston</a>.Card is a trained <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/firearms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#firearms</a> instructor believed to be in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Army</a> reserve stationed out of Saco, ME.According to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LawEnforcement</a>, Card recently reported <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MentalHealth</a> issues including hearing voices and threats to shoot up the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalGuard</a> base in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Saco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Saco</a>.

Yamainu 🏳️‍🌈The Gender and Sexuality Funnel Project <a href="https://loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/gender-sexuality-funnel.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://loc.gov/aba/pcc/saco/gender-sexuality-funnel.html</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/cataloging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cataloging</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/SACO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SACO</a>

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