Action Items to choose from (or do all of them: your choice!) Scroll down to the matching number of your option:
- Release ALL the Epstein files NOW
- Get rid of FBI head Kash Patel
- Don’t let Congress forget about the problem of Pete Hegseth
- Support Libraries
- Speak up against the politization of CBS News
- Help Protect Trans Youth
- Boycott LinkedIn
- Slow down the proliferation of huge AI data centers
Reminder: When you call vs when you email via our reps’ websites (best way to contact them in writing), don’t forget to begin with: “Hi, my name is [name] and I’m a constituent calling from [zip code]. That is important, because if they don’t know you’re actually a constituent, your opinion will be ignored.
Contact info:
Angus King
DC: (202) 224-5344
Augusta: (207) 622-8292
Susan Collins
DC: (202) 224-2523
Augusta: (207) 622-8414
Bangor: (207) 945-0417
Chellie Pingree
DC: (202) 225-6116
Portland: (207) 774-5019
Waterville: (207) 873-5713
Jared Golden
DC: (202) 225-6306
Bangor: (207) 249-7400
Caribou: (207) 492-6009
Lewiston: (207) 241-6767
Find your State Representative:
By name: Here
By district: Here
(Please note that for those of you receiving this email who are not represented by Senators or House members in our district, I have to leave it up to you to find the contact info for your own representatives.)
Actions
1) Release ALL the Epstein files NOW:
The DOJ continues to fall spectacularly short of the statutory requirements for releasing the Epstein files. They’ve been dribbling out relatively small numbers of files, many of which have been heavily redacted. The law stated clearly that the deadline for releasing the entirety of the Epstein files was December 19th—nowhere did it say they could be released whenever all the redactions are finished. Now House members Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) have threatened to draft inherent contempt charges against Attorney General Pam Bondi. If passed, inherent contempt charges would allow the House to bypass the courts and force Bondi to either release the files or face personal consequences such as imprisonment. There has also been talk about pursuing impeachment charges.
For those of you who, like me, have never heard of “inherent contempt charges,” here’s a brief explanation from Wikipedia: Under this process, the procedure for holding a person in contempt involves only the chamber concerned. Following a contempt citation, the person cited is arrested by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House or Senate, brought to the floor of the chamber, held to answer charges by the presiding officer, and then subjected to punishment as the chamber may dictate (usually imprisonment for punishment, imprisonment for coercion, or release from the contempt citation).
Contact Congressman Jared Golden to demand that he support the drafting and filing of inherent contempt charges against Pam Bondi. She should resign now or be impeached. It is so obvious to everyone that she has weaponized the entire DOJ in service to Trump.
2) Get rid of FBI head Kash Patel:
Kash Patel stated under oath that there were no other human traffickers in the Epstein files, yet the newest tranche of documents released by the DOJ after being vetted by the FBI supposedly provide evidence that there were at least ten known traffickers involved in Epstein’s circle. Not only is Kash Patel entirely incompetent and unfit for the job of head of the FBI, but he also lied under oath, which is a crime. The Constitution gives Congress the power to be a check on this kind of criminal behavior.
Contact Senators King and Collins and Congressman Golden to tell them that Patel (and Pam Bondi, Pete Hegseth, Kash Patel, and Donald Trump, for that matter) should be impeached and removed from office. Congress needs to step up and do its job.
3) Don’t let Congress forget about the problem of Pete Hegseth:
The list of unacceptable and possibly illegal actions Hegseth has taken as Secretary of Defense is longer than I feel like typing here. He is unfit for leadership and must be investigated and prosecuted for his unlawful actions. Contact Senators King and Collins and Congressman Golden to urge them to pursue filing charges against and impeaching Pete Hegseth. Also remind them that the full video of the “second strike” needs to be released. (See https://michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/breaking-second-strike-video-what)
4) Support Libraries:
Senators Jack Reed (RI) and Representative Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) have introduced the Right to Read Act (HR 6640 and S 3365), a bill that would invest in school libraries, strengthen literacy, and defend students’ freedom to read. You can read more about it here: https://www.everylibrary.org/applaud_reintroduction_federal_right_to_read_act_2025)
Contact Senators King and Collins and Congressman Golden to ask that they support the Right to Read Act.
5) Speak up against the politization of CBS News:
CBS News has always been a trusted source of honest news in this country, just as 60 Minutes has always represented the gold standard of journalistic excellence and integrity. But now that the new CBS, owned by the Trump-loving Ellison family, has made a last-minute decision to cancel the CECOT story on60 Minutes is unacceptable. CBS is no longer a TV station dedicated to unbiased coverage. Instead, it has clearly chosen allegiance to a fascist administration over true, honest journalism.
Contact CBS and let them know that you will be boycotting their stations as well as Paramount Plus. You can tell them, too, that you’ll be writing to their advertisers and letting them know that you won’t be shopping with them as long as they continue to buy adds with CBS and Paramount. You can reach them via their comment page online (https://help.cbsnews.com/s/contactsupport), their ombudsman feedback page (https://ombudsman.cbsnews.com), their Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews), or by direct messaging them on their Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/cbsnews).
You can also email the following CBS executives:
Tom Cibrowski, President & Executive Editor, CBS News: CibrowskiT@cbsnews.com
Stacey Benson, CFO, CBS News: BensonS@cbsnews.com
Ross Dagan, CBS Executive VP & head of news operations: DaganR@cbsnews.com
6) Help Protect Trans Youth:
Trump is now beginning the process of banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth through a rulemaking process, thus sidestepping Congress and the legislative process entirely. The proposed rule, RIN 0938-AV87, would bar any hospital system that participates in Medicaid or Medicare from offering gender-affirming care to transgender youth, regardless of whether that care is paid for with federal funds or privately.
The rule must first go through a 60-day public comment period, which ends no later than 5pm on February 17, 2026. We can do our part by submitting our comments. During this comment period, this rule can still be challenged, delayed, and fought, but only if people show up and refuse to let it move forward quietly.
You can leave a public comment here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/19/2025-23465/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-hospital-condition-of-participation-prohibiting-sex-rejecting
As always, the strongest comments are specific, grounded in facts or lived experience, make good arguments, and make clear the real harm this rule would cause. Note that public comments really are public, so if you have a reason to protect your anonymity, do it.
7) Boycott LinkedIn:
LinkedIn is yet another company that is allowing ICE to recruit via their platform by posting ICE recruitment ads. If you don’t absolutely require LinkedIn for your job, consider suspending your account. Share this information with all your LinkedIn contacts first.
8) Slow down the proliferation of huge AI data centers:
More than 230 environmental groups and other organizations have signed a letter to congress demanding a national moratorium on the construction of new data centers that power artificial intelligence. These data centers not only cover huge tracts of land but also use an extraordinary amount of electricity and water, threatening local water tables and causing utility rates to rise. This is all so new and happening so fast that sufficient regulations don’t exist yet. The goal of a moratorium is to allow time to find a way to build U.S. competitiveness in the AI race that will be safe for the environment and won’t drive up people’s already increasing electricity prices.
Contact Senators King and Collins and Congressman Golden to urge them to support this push for a slowdown on this new industry.
Also contact Maine officials and representatives to push for the same in Maine.
Maine State-level Contact Info:
Governor Janet Mills: 287-3531 or https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/contact/share-your-opinion
Attorney General Aaron Frey: 207-626-8800 or email attorney.general@maine.gov
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows: 207-626-8400 or https://www.maine.gov/sos/about-us/contact-us-form
State Controller Douglas E. Cotnoir: 207-626-8420 or douglas.e.cotnoir@maine.gov
State Treasurer Joseph C. Perry: 207-624-7477 or Joseph.C.Perry@maine.gov
Commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services Sara Gagné-Holmes: (207) 287-3707
And, of course, contact your representatives in the state legislature, which depends on your district:
House District 11: Tiffany Strout (207- 598-7043 or email: Tiffany.Strout@legislature.maine.gov )
House District 12: Billy Bob Faulkingham (207-460-6967 or William.Faulkingham@legislature.maine.gov–he won’t be interested, but we should certainly annoy him as much as possible)
House District 13: Russell P. White (207- 460-6359 or email: Russell.White@legislature.maine.gov )
House District 14: Gary Friedmann (207-460-7362 or email: Gary.Friedmann@legislature.maine.gov )
Senate District 6: Marianne Moore (home: 207-454-0501 or 207-952-2050; State House: 207-287-1505; email: Marianne.Moore@legislature.maine.gov )
Senate District 7: Nicole C. Grohoski (cell: 207-358-8333; State House: 207-287-1515; email: Nicole.Grohoski@legislature.maine.gov )
Yours in Civic Action,
Bold Coast Civic Alliance
