Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said that the FBI is investigating. “The shooting in Biddeford requires a full and impartial investigation of what happened,” she said in a statement.

She voted for Mullin, head of #ICE. She voted against Patel, head of the FBI, b/c she wrote on 2.20.2025 that he wouldn't be apolitical. She must be very concerned about the investigation's impartiality.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/biddeford-maine-ice-investigation-fatal-shooting-rcna587279

#USPol
#Fascism

A Federal Judge ruled both against #Trump and his illegal self-dealing and referred his lawyer for a bar review.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/us/politics/trump-irs-suit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xVA.kvM1.XYJK1gigxPNx&smid=url-share

#uspol #news #trump

SHOCK UPDATE: Justice Department dealt NIGHTMARE NEWS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYK92A7yi-E

#news #uspol #politics #culture #commentary #progressive #left #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

77 million Americans voted to do this to themselves and everyone around them because of Narcissism

"Outbreak comes a year after Trump administration cut funding for state and local health departments"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/cyclospora-outbreak-parasite-explosive-diarrhea

#cyclosporiasis #Trump #USPol #USPolitics #Health #CDC

This from one of my friends here in #Maine [source has been redacted] with information about the young man #ICE murdered in cold blood in #BiddefordME.

"Hello, good day. It's unbelievable that we emigrate from our country because of the insecurity, and then something like this happens. | knew and was friends with the person murdered by ICE because it was murder. He was a young worker and never did anything wrong. He just went out to work like everyone else. He left behind a wife and a 3-year-old daughter, all thanks to this racist government. It's unbelievable that this happens here. I've been living here for 5 years and | have all my papers in order. | pay taxes like everyone else. I've never made a single mistake. I'm grateful to this country and this state that has given me everything. Most of the people I've met are excellent people, so | can't explain that hatred and that deep-seated racism in their hearts. May God bless Sebastian. Much strength to his family. May God have him in his holy glory."

#MainePol #MaineNews #USPol #DefundICE #DefundCBP #ICEOutOfMaine #MurderPatrol

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Hello, good day. It's unbelievable that we emigrate from our country because of the insecurity, and then something like this happens. | knew and was friends with the person murdered by ICE because it was murder. He was a young worker and never did anything wrong. He just went out to work like everyone else. He left behind a wife and a 3-year-old daughter, all thanks to this racist government. It's unbelievable that this happens here. I've been living here for 5 years and | have all my papers in order. | pay taxes like everyone else. I've never made a single mistake. I'm grateful to this country and this state that has given me everything. Most of the people I've met are excellent people, so | can't explain that hatred and that deep-seated racism in their hearts. May God bless Sebastian. Much strength to his family. May God have him in his holy glory.

Judges push back:⚡In Mar, Judge Boulware II ruled:🚨#ICE can't automatically jail everyone facing #deportation *dec the ACLU of NV est would let ~60 ppl/wk seek release after an IMM arrest.

This week he found:🚨ICE had cont the admin’s “mandatory #detention” policy anyway -accused the govt of #lawlessness for ignoring a binding order it never appealed. The finding came in a suit brought on behalf of 7 ppl➡️arrested w/o a warrant & held...-ordered the 7 released.
#DHS #USPol
https://austinkocher.substack.com/p/this-week-by-the-immigration-numbers-90b

@AmandaMarcotte with the facts. If only more #media would do the same.

"It’s worth remembering the context for what’s happening: Being undocumented in the U.S. is not a crime, no matter what hyperbolic language Republicans may use. It’s a civil offense, not even as bad as a speeding ticket. Observing federal agents doing their jobs is perfectly legal and, frankly, a duty of concerned citizens."

https://www.salon.com/2026/07/13/new-ice-boss-same-old-lies/

#USPol
#Fascism
#ICE

RE: https://journa.host/@atrupar/116912448799746381

ooof. What an ending, "May he rest in pusillanimity."

I looked up a few dictionary links and think Webster's 1828 says it best:

https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/pusillanimity

#USPol

"An apparent #ICE-rlt🚨shooting in #Maine is a good time to remember to treat the agency's initial claims with skepticism rather than credulity."
-P Bump

Hayes, a resident who lives on Chapel Street, said she'd seen only the aftermath at the corner of her road.💔“There’s a dead body down there,” she cried to her neighbor. We don’t expect this to happen here.🚨What have we come to?“

ICE has increased its daily arrest goals in recent weeks under #Mullin‼️
#Murder #DHS #USPol
https://www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/shooting-reported-in-biddeford-2/

A theme in #ICE shootings is putting their bodies in fnt of operational vehicles. This practice is dangerous for the offs & manufactures a reason for them to shoot drivers if they make one wrong move. One witness says: victim said,💔"I TRIED TO STOP" before DYING‼️

Video shows:🚨shooting the driver didn't actually stop the vehicle, & offs had to conduct a dangerous intervention to stop it & pull the injured driver out."
-D Bier

Witnesses: heard 4 shots‼️
#Murder #DHS #USPol
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iicxhLRsGmY

#BiddefordME - ICE quickly cordons off body after agents kill another person

David Edwards, July 13, 2026

Excerpt: "The killing is at least the 11th fatal shooting involving ICE or Border Patrol agents since Trump took office, the Bangor Daily News reported. Earlier this month, ICE agents fatally shot #LorenzoAraujo, 52, a Houston construction worker, sparking mass protests, the BDN reported.

"ICE has a recent history in Biddeford specifically. Earlier this year, the agency flooded Maine with agents under "Operation Catch of the Day," a mass enforcement sweep. Of nearly 200 people detained statewide, only 11 had criminal convictions, the BDN reported. The Trump administration had claimed it was targeting the "worst of the worst."

"Fecteau had blasted the operation as "#warrantless, indiscriminate, and quota-driven detentions."

"ICE officially announced it had ended the Maine operation in late January, after Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Agents remained in the state.

" 'More than anything else, I want to know why are you in Maine?' Rep. #ChelliePingree (D-ME) said in a video posted to social media.

"A #protest against ICE is planned for noon Monday at #MechanicsPark in Biddeford, according to WABI-TV. ICE and the Department of Homeland Security have not responded to requests for comment."

Read more:
https://www.rawstory.com/ice-maine/

#MEPol #USPol #ICESucks #ICEOutOfMaine #DefundICE #DefundCBP

#ICE says agent faced danger in #HoustonTX Witnesses say that’s not what happened

A fatal ICE encounter in Houston is continues questions about transparency, use of force and accountability

By CK Smith, July 11, 2026

"A fatal shooting involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Houston is under growing scrutiny after witnesses challenged the federal government’s account of what happened.

"ICE officials said #LorenzoSalgadoAraujo, a 52-year-old Mexican national, was shot after he allegedly used his vehicle as a weapon during an enforcement operation.

"But three men who were inside the vehicle with Araujo dispute that account, saying the encounter unfolded differently and that officers were not in the path of the vehicle when shots were fired.

"The conflicting accounts have turned the shooting into another test of transparency and accountability surrounding federal immigration enforcement. The witnesses’ attorney has said their statements contradict the government’s description of the encounter, while officials have maintained that the agent acted in response to a threat, despite reports that #Araujo was not the person ICE was searching for.

"The case is also drawing attention because the witnesses themselves are now part of the immigration enforcement system. The men who were in the vehicle have disputed the official narrative while facing their own potential immigration consequences, raising questions about how investigations involving undocumented witnesses are conducted and whether those witnesses can safely participate.

"The central question now is not simply whether ICE agents had legal authority to use force. It is whether investigators and the public have access to the full picture of what happened."

Read more:
https://www.salon.com/2026/07/11/ice-says-agent-faced-danger-in-houston-witnesses-say-thats-not-what-happened/

#DefundICE #AbolishICE #USPol
#ICESucks #MurderPatrol #DefundCBP #JusticeForLorenzo

If we don't understand fascism and recognize fascism when we see it, it might crop up again — under another label — and cause another war.
#fascism #uspol #history #propaganda

A senior Iranian security official to Al Mayadeen: Trump forgot that the waterway in Hormuz has belonged to Iran for 1000s of years, before the existence of the United States.
US has not yet realized that the security & management of Hormuz are determined by Iran's will, not by tweets or warships.

#StraitOfHormuz #CeasefireScam #WarOnIran #WestAsia #Iran #USpol #Politics

That Paedo and the word "tariffs"

#Trump #StraitOfHormuz #SoH #USPol #USPolitics #Tariffs #Iran

#BreakingNews! 🚨 #ICE agents involved in fatal #BiddefordME shooting, lawmaker says

by Christopher Burns, July 13, 2026

"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were involved in a fatal shooting in Biddeford.

"That’s according to Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau, a Biddeford Democrat, who released a short statement about Monday morning’s shooting near Pool Street.

"Beyond that, Fecteau had few other details to make public, saying that the Maine State Police are at the scene gathering details. He expects the FBI to take over the investigation.

" 'These are the details that I have at this time. I will provide further updates, as they are relayed to me,' Fecteau said.

"Monday morning’s shooting is at least the 11th fatal shooting involving ICE or U.S. #BorderPatrol agents since the beginning of the second #Trump administration. That includes this month’s fatal shooting of 52-year-old #LorenzoAraujo, a construction worker, in Houston, according to the Guardian.

"Earlier this year, #Maine became the latest state to see a surge in ICE agents as part of the Trump administration’s #OperationCatchOfTheDay. That surge was cut short amid a nationwide pushback against the agency’s tactics following the fatal shootings of two protesters in #Minneapolis.

"Of the nearly 200 detained in Maine during the January ICE surge, only 11 had criminal convictions, undercutting the Trump administration’s claim that it was targeting the 'worst of the worst.' "

Read more:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/13/politics/state-politics/biddeford-maine-ice-shooting-investigation/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/No5qb

#DefundICE #AbolishICE #MainePol #USPol #ICESucks #MurderPatrol #DefundCBP

"The Army classifies soldiers as 'seriously injured' or 'very seriously injured' only if:🚨at risk of dying from their wounds within the next 72 hrs.

In Jun, J Kaplan & M Kaplan *CBS News reported:🚨wounded soldiers & their families say the Army downplayed their injuries. #DOD Sec Hegseth told reporters in Mar that almost 90% of the injuries 400 service members had sustained had been minor & that the wounded soldiers had returned to duty."
#Trump #Hesgeth...: #lies‼️
#USPol
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-12-2026

#Trump🚨is claiming the #US will take ⁠over the SoH & should be reimbursed for controlling ‌it.

“We’re going to keep the strait & we’ll probably run it -become ⁠the guardian of ⁠the strait... We’re ‌going to get paid for guarding it – a lot of money -going to be reimbursed bc the other nations are very wealthy. (⁉️) They’re on our side & we can’t be expected to do that for nothing.”

He's🚨no regard for the lives of US troops -only cares about profiteering.

#IranWar #USPol
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/13/iran-war-live-us-bombs-iranian-cities-again-as-hormuz-standoff-intensifies?update=4766266

Report: Ten western countries "have barred Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir & Bezalel Smotrich from entering their territories: UK, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, New Zealand & France."

Ben-Gvir cancelled a planned trip to NY to attend a UN police summit amid planned protests & calls for his arrest.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260706-10-countries-ban-ben-gvir-smotrich-from-entering-their-territories/

#USPol #EUPol #news #israeliCrimes #GazaGenocide #BenGvir #BDS .

"It's not an Agatha Christie novel!" Farage criticised for Ann Widdecombe speculation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tusZrHSGJYQ

#news #uspol #politics #culture #commentary #progressive #left #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

Why James O’Brien isn’t surprised by Nigel Farage anymore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr0ajytoyFc

#news #uspol #politics #culture #commentary #progressive #left #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

Abolish ICE. Put these murderers in prison.

"The statement does not clarify what happened next. Salgado Araujo died in the hospital after being shot in the abdomen, according to accounts from local law enforcement officers. **The officers involved were not wearing body cameras**, DHS said."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/09/houston-man-killed-ice-agents

Burn the whole thing DOWN.

#FuckICE #AbolishICE #USPol

Remember Donald's idea of respect for the recently departed
https://www.tumblr.com/porterdavis/821974514697125888?source=share
#USPol #LindseyGraham #Honor #Respect #Trump

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On top, a Donald Trump post from TruthSocial that says: "Robert Mueller just died. Good, I'm glad he's dead." Below, text on a black background which states: Just a quick reminder to the MAGA hypocrites who now say we need to "honor" Lindsey Graham... THIS IS WHO YOUR CULT LEADER IS.

True story.
#USpol

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A meme with a photo of former president Barack Obama with a social media post from martinldart. “A Black man was elected President even after being held to impossibly high standards. In retaliation racists organized and elected a white man who was held to no standards.”

Question: How can we prevent fascism from developing in the United States?
#fascism #uspol #history #propaganda

"They" shove AI down our throats then think we won't use it to detect their ongoing lies.

The image of McConnell with his wife chair side is AI.

#McConnell #Dead #USPOL

The Zionist argument that Palestinians ought to give up their land for Jewish settlement is patently absurd.

"If such a practice became universal, then Native Americans would drive out almost all Americans, Celtic descendants in Scotland, Ireland & Wales would reclaim the Czech Republic & southern Germany, & Mongol people would reestablish themselves throughout wide swaths of Eurasia."

https://www.juancole.com/2026/07/palestine-history-existence.html

#USPol #EUPol #palestine #palestineHistory #israeliExceptionalism #racism .

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Maps of palestine over years

Sonia gets it ……

#ukpolitics #bbc #news #EU #Labour #keirstarmer #Starmer #labourparty #RejoinEU #trump #DonaldTrump #MAGA #uspol #uspolitics #TrumpIsAPedo #epsteinfiles #epsteinfury #TaxTheRich #meta #markzuckerberg #ai #artificialintelligence

Republicans are lowering the cost of explosive diarrhea at a rate never seen!

Thanks, Republicans!

#Inflation #cyclosporiasis #RepublicansDidThis #RFK #USPol

Meh. One down, many more to go.

#USPol

Update. "#FCC Approves Reflect Orbital's Space Mirror Satellite That Astronomers Hate."

"Despite a flood of objections, the FCC has approved a startup's plan to launch a controversial satellite that’ll use a giant mirror to reflect sunlight to Earth after dark…The approval is only for one satellite…[But] Reflect Orbital envisions operating over 50,000 satellites by 2035, effectively surrounding the Earth with a fleet of mirrors. The proposal has faced stiff pushback from environmental groups and astronomers who are concerned that the satellites will unleash intrusive light pollution."

#Astronomy #Environment #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

"Shall government be for the benefit of private interests, or shall government be for the benefit of the public interest? This is the simple issue involved in the present conflict in the nation."

-Robert M. La Follette

A Personal Narrative of Political Experiences
© 1912

#Books #Wisconsin #USpol #Progressive

Switching gears to #USPol. Oh boy...!

"Sunday’s statement came after his hospitalization on 14 June. McConnell’s office for weeks provided little information, insisting only that he was “receiving excellent care” and recovering."

#MitchMcConnell #USPol #USPolitics #GOP

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Mason Verger (seen here in suit and electric wheelchair) is a wealthy, sadistic pedophile and the main antagonist in the 2001 film "Hannibal," portrayed by Gary Oldman, who seeks revenge on Dr. Hannibal Lecter for his disfigurement ( he's missing the skin on his face which makes him look like Mitch McConnell)

Men in my father's line don't live long lives. Most of them go in their 50s. As I stare down 60, my mantra has become: Where's that heart attack? Where's my giant heart attack? Where's that massive angina?

But what if I just wasn't specific enough? Maybe I'm responsible for the death of #LindseyGraham.

If anyone's feeling gratitude, I'm happy to accept cash.

#USPol #DarkHumor #DorkHumor

"How dare you make fun of Lindsay Graham's homesexuality?!"

No. We're pointing out his political actions, which included him being clearly a closeted gay man while pushing vicious anti-gay-rights legislation. There is a fine line there. Actually, it's not fine at all. It's pretty damn obvious.

Same energy as "So-called liberals couldn't bring themselves to vote for Harris because she was female and black!"

Yeah, no, that's not remotely why many liberals stayed home. Not even close.

#uspol

Sen. #MitchMcConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the #Kentucky #Republican’s health.

#Congress #Senate #USpol #AgingGovernment #FitToServe
https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-fall-health-senate-d708e9a1f18763fbb961fd3879227ce3

We have had our hooded gangs, Black Legions, Silver Shirts, and racial and religious bigots. All of them, in the name of Americanism, have used undemocratic methods and doctrines which experience has shown can be properly identified as "fascist."
#fascism #uspol #history #propaganda

Finally, this experience should help us learn to recognize infiltrations of the progressive movement more quickly. We have been burned in Arizona, in Pennsylvania and now in Maine. At least in Maine, the discovery was made prior to the election. We won't have to find out we elected a Republican in disguise when they start voting for fascists.
5/end

#USPol #politics

I know in MY timeline, I had seen posts from women and people of color saying, hey, you should look more closely at this guy, there are red flags all over the place. And we should have listened and heard them. If the left made a mistake here, it was in not listening to the people with learned experience.
4/

#USPol #politics

Secondly, Platner (it turns out) is a serial liar who is none of the things that he was running on. The fact that the left embraced him is not a fault of the left, it's a fault of the abusive liar. The left rejected him immediately once the closet full of skeletons was revealed. And to be fair, there were many who were never fooled.
3/

#USpol #politics

The fact that a cypher like Platner was able to gain traction with Maine's electorate indicates a large, mostly untapped, well of enthusiasm for taxing the rich, imprisoning the corrupt and putting working people first. The Democrats would do well to stop denigrating those potential voters and instead try to woo them.
2/

#USPol #politics

OK, so now that it's pretty much done, I have thoughts about the #Platner nomination.

First, clearly there is a huge appetite in the electorate for people who sound like they want to fight hard for big changes. The reason the Wall Street #Democrats hated Platner was because he was not them and threatened their comfortable existence. They don't want to fight their friends across the aisle and resent being told they should.
1/

#USpol #politics

Lindsey Graham was a fascist who played a role in covering up the coup attempt against the Constitution to establish Trump as a fascist dictator. He should always be remembered as a traitor and a piece of shit scumbag whose grave should always be filled with other people's piss. - The Radical Centrist
#USpol

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Michael Fanone, a former police officer attacked by rioters on Jan 6 2021: I will always remember my first and only encounter with [Lindsey Graham] when he looked the grieving mother of a dead police officer in the face and barked that he wasn't going to listen to her blame Trump for Jan 6. When I showed him my body cam footage from that day he turned away and looked at his phone. Rest in piss you fucking worthless scumbag. If there is a hell I hope you're in it.