Author: George Lincoln

  • Emanuel’s Daily Action Email, 12/15/25

    Emanuel’s Daily Action Email, 12/15/25

    More Actions Today if You Have the Bandwidth

    Ask our Senators and Congressional Representatives to demand a resignation or begin impeachment proceedings for Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense.  He is now guilty of war crimes due to his ordering the killing of wounded combatants on a boat blown up twice in September by US drones. Both King and Collins voted AGAINST his nomination in the first place. For more information on this go here The Impeachment bill is  H. Res. 935

    They should demand his immediate resignation NOW. Articles of Impeachment are on the way for RFK Jr. as well. (Thanks to Dave for this information.)

    While you are at it, Ask Representatives Pingree and Golden to support the No Unauthorized Force in Venezuela Act bill presented by Seth Moulton and others. (This war on Venezuela is about OIL – Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, and it is a distraction from the…..EPSTEIN FILES)


    On last Tuesday, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06), along with Reps. Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), and Eugene Vindman (VA-07), announced the introduction of new legislation, called the No Unauthorized Force in Venezuela Act, at a press conference by the House steps. 
    The No Unauthorized Force in Venezuela Act prohibits the executive branch from spending any federal funds on the use of military inside Venezuela or against Venezuelan forces, including remote or intermittent strikes, unless Congress passes a specific Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF). This act has not been voted on in the house yet from what I can see.

    Congressman Moulton, a Marine Corps veteran who served four tours in Iraq, emphasized that the legislation is urgently needed in light of recent developments. For a live stream broadcast of his press conference go here.

    Last week Trump posted execution threats towards Democratic lawmakers, all former military/CIA who posted a video asking troops not to obey illegal orders: Yesterday, this act got tabled with 140 Democrats voting against tabling it. Pingree voted against tabling it, Golden voted in favor of tabling it, for more details go here.

    Mutual Aid

    ActivateMaine has created a site, SNAP Into Action: “a statewide effort to help those who are affected by the freezing of benefits due to the Government shut down.”  Even though the Government is “open” now, hunger issues continue for people around the country.

    Heating Assistance:  If you have friends, neighbors, or need support for Heating Assistance, Li Heap funds have been authorized for Maine, Click here to learn more about applying for LIHEAP assistance. Collins and King were  involved in pushing that this money get released after the Government shutdown.

    Arts and Politics!

    Consider boycotting Spotify and canceling your subscription to them: To participate in the boycott of Spotify for their running of ads recruiting for ICE, visit this Indivisible page for more information, and for ready-made materials you can post online and use in other ways to encourage others to cancel their subscriptions, visit this page.  According to Indivisible Bangor, Pandora is running the same ICE recruiting adds.  Pandora is a subsidiary of SiriusXM. Spotify’s stock has dropped 13% in the past month. 

    Indivisible Bangor suggests you stop using Spotify free version and instead try some of these options:  We’ve got instructions (and some suggestions on alternatives) here(I have found another fun streaming site alternativeSoma.FM, based in San Francisco. They are listener supported and feature an eclectic selection of channels, including holiday, soul, and groovy pop! And another fun and quirky alternative, also based in California, is Luxuriamusic.com. (Thanks to George from Indivisible Bangor for these suggestions)

    GOT MORE TIME? HERE ARE SOME MORE ACTIONS  (just pick one!)

    • Join the Maine People’s Alliance in bringing your story to our Congresspeople: Are your insurance rates going up? Did you lose SNAP benefits – the MPA wants to hear your story and use it to fight for Mainers in the ongoing shutdown budget battle. Fill out this form and tell your story here
    • Call or email our Congressional Representatives to publicly condemn the administration’s use of our Military to create havoc in Blue Cities:  It is time to publicly denounce these unconstitutional, king-like actions of our Executive branch. Where is the outrage? Go to 5calls.org for a script on this request.
    • Call or write Governor Mills and ask her to let LD 1971 become law, by not signing and not vetoing it:  Go here to make a comment on this on her website. (She can’t sign the bill anymore, but can veto it.)
    • Call Governor Mills and our Congressional Representatives:  Ask Mills to deny any request from the Trump administration to deploy National Guard Troops for local law enforcement; Ask our representatives to sound the alarm about the use of US Military to intimidate and harass peaceful, public protests. Go here for wording on this.
    • For a very interesting list of actions related to upcoming Federal legislation check out Shelly’s email attached below.
    • From Linda:  I testified in support of LD 99 in 2020 and was thrilled that it was passed into law. LD 99 requires MainePERS to divest from all fossil fuel investments. The MainePERS Board was given until December 31, 2025, to comply with this law and has made almost no forward motion. If you would like to sign our petition in support of divesting, it would be appreciated.
    • From Topsham Representative Rafael Macias: Rafael is sponsoring LD 1383 in this coming legislature starting in January to require PERS to divest from all war related industries. More information on this below in the StateWide Action section. (See top line action for more information on this.)
    • Consider volunteering and/or donating to one of the worthy immigrant support organizations listed below:  Capital Area New Mainers ProjectMainers for Humane ImmigrationImmigrant Legal Advocacy Project, (all Maine based), and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, go here to donate to the Capital Area New Mainers Project.

    Statewide Actions

    • Ask your local Maine Representative and Senator to support LD 1383 “An Act to Require State Divestment from Perpetrators of International Human Rights Violations.” This bill prohibits Maine from investing its funds from any companies, entities, persons or financial institutions that are “associated with” a “perpetrator state”. For more details see the attachment below. The Maine Coalition for Peace and Human Rightsis responsible for this campaign, see their  one page toolkit  here, and write a letter to your state legislative representatives.
    • Online Meeting with Graham Platner:  The Maine People’s Alliance is holding an online conversation with Graham Platner next Wednesday the 17th at 5 pm; you can sign up here to take part in the conversation.
    • Home Depot Actions: Sign the petition that is demanding that Home Depot stop complying with ICE, personalize this letter to Home Depot corporate headquarters making the same demand, for more actions such as going to your local Home Depot and delivering a letter to the manager go to Ice Out of Home Depot. This month Indivisible Mid Maine and Bangor Indivisible are holding vigils near Home Depots in their area.  Join us. (Thanks to Indivisible Mid Maine for these actions!)
    • More ICE resistance: Maine’s ICE Watch Hotline Training: Get trained to field, verify, and document potential community ICE sightings and provide trusted, reliable information on ICE activity to immigrant communities. NO I.C.E. for Maine (noice4me): Learn more about this effort to reign in ICE. Here is the number for the ICE Watch hotline in Maine: 207 544 9989
    • Mid Maine Indivisible has a great weekly newsletter – To sign up: go here. Indivisible Bangor has a great daily newsletter and actions go here to sign up. If you are in the Mid Coast area consider joining Audacity – learn more here. The Bold Coast Civic Alliance has a newsletter as well as the Hancock County Democrat.   Cumberland County Indivisible newsletter go here.  Greater Portland Indivisible, go here. We are developing a great ecosystem for resistance communications in Maine.
    • Check out the No Kings Alliance page for  updates about actions that you can take to continue building the pro-democracy movement, building and protecting our communities. (Thank you to Indivisible Mid Maine for this suggestion)

    LOCAL ACTIONS: Join Mid Maine Indivisible(Kennebec and Somerset Counties) Please join us if you are in the Mid Maine area.  To sign up: go here. If you have items for our weekly newsletter, please email me and I will pass them on.

    There is a community member who is looking to provide home cleaning services in the Waterville area for $25 an hour. Send an email with subject “Cleaning” to get in contact for scheduling! You would be providing income for a local mother with an infant son to care for.   

    Are you interested in helping New Mainers learn/improve their English?  To sign up for English tutoring or any of our other volunteer opportunities, please visit: Capital Area New Mainers Project (CANMP) to fill out a volunteer interest survey. An English Learning option at the Waterville library at 1:00 on Mondays is also an option for volunteers. Contact CANMP for the details. You can also Donate to the Capitol Area New Mainers Project’s rapid response fund. CANMP is actively helping those affected by ICE abductions, both with legal funding and other financial support for family members.

    The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition and partners are organizing an ICE watch Hotline  in Maine. They need volunteer hotline operators to answer phones from Mainers concerned about ICE sitings. They are looking for folks fluent in one or more of the following: Spanish, French and Portugese. 207-544-9989Tuesday, December 16th: 12:00-1:00 (and every Tuesday) New Location at the corner of Main Street and Waterville Commons Drive  Stand with us to Boycott Home Depot as well as support local businesses this shopping season.  Check out  Ice Out of Home Depot for what our demands are. We will be holding our vigil there for the month of December. See attachment below. 
    Wednesday, December 17th: (and every Wednesday) 12:00-1:00 Waterville,  Corner of Main and Chaplin St. Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights, GRR! demonstrates every Wednesday across from Resolve, the local anti-abortion center. Please join us in assuring all Mainers have access to safe, legal, shame-free reproductive health care including abortions and contraceptive care. For more info please contact Elayne Richard  at recordconnection@gmail.com.
    Thursday, December 18th,  Fairfield Benton Bridge 3-4 pm: stop the coup, support Democracy
    First Saturday of Each Month: Somerset Stands Up Rallies 2:30Margaret Chase Smith Bridge, downtown Skowhegan. Bring your signs, American flags, your voice, your friends, families and neighbors for this peaceful gathering of concerned residents of Somerset County.  
    Sunday, December 21st : 1:00 (and every Sunday): Stand with us against Trump/Stephen Miller; For Peace in the Middle East, For Ukraine, Stop the War in Iran, etc. on the Bridge by CVS in Waterville  SOLIDARITY 

    *Consider supporting Graham Platner. He is an electrifying speaker, with good positions on the important issues. Volunteer here. The oddsmakers have him beating Mills in the primary as of this week.

    However, Mills is a good alternative to support if she wins the primary in June. We must oust Collins!

    *If you would like to join Maine People’s Alliance Federal Lobby Group, please contact Jim Parakilas at jamesparakilas@gmail.com. We meet Mondays at 2 pm on Zoom. 

    With great appreciation for all the engagement everywhere!  

    As always, throw a little sand in their gears! 

    Emanuel

    But the honest truth is that what drives me as an economist is that economics is fun. I think I understand why so many people think that economics is a boring subject, but they are wrong. On the contrary, there is hardly anything I know that is as exciting as finding that the great events that move history, the forces that determine the destiny of empires and the fate of kings, can sometimes be explained, predicted, or even controlled by a few symbols on a printed page. We all want power, we all want success, but the ultimate reward is the simple joy of understanding.  Paul Krugman


    It’s a piece of cake to email or call with these links!

    The names of our senators and representatives listed below are links that go right to their official congressional contact form pages. The telephone numbers are links that should open your phone app to call that number. It’s that easy!

    Senator Angus King             
    DC: (202) 224-5344
    Augusta: (207) 622-8292 

    Senator Susan Collins         
    DC: (202) 224-2523 
    Augusta: (207) 622-8414
    Bangor: (207) 945-0417

    Congresswoman Chellie Pingree      
    DC: (202) 225-6116
    Portland: (207) 774-5019  
    Waterville: (207) 873-5713  

    Congressman Jared Golden         
    DC: (202) 225-6306 
    Bangor: (207) 249-7400
    Caribou: (207) 492-6009 
    Lewiston: (207) 241-6767

    Find your State Representative
    By nameHere
    By district: Here

    Find your State Senator:
    By name: Here
    By district: Here

    Our government in Augusta:

    Governor Janet Mills
    Email Governor Mills
    Call (207) 287-3531

    Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
    Contact Secretary Bellows
    Call (207)626-8400

    Attorney General Aaron M. Frey
    Contact Mr. Frey
    Call (207) 626-8800

    Questions or comments? Contact George!

  • BCCA Action Items- Monday, 12/15

    ion Items to choose from (or do all of them: your choice!) Scroll down to the matching number of your option: 

    1. Keep fighting for the extension of the ACA premium tax bill 
    2. Oppose the military strikes on boats off the Venezuelan coast 
    3. Fight for the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act 
    4. Maine-specific 

    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: 

    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 nameHere
    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) Keep fighting for the extension of the ACA premium tax bill: 

        The ACA premium tax credit extension vote failed today, as did the other proposed healthcare bills. We should thank our Senators for voting to extend the ACA premium tax credit extensions, but the fight isn’t over. We need to urge our Senators to take up every chance to revisit this issue. These subsidies (or some other workable option—NOT the ridiculous put-a-little-money-in-some-people’s-HSA-accounts bill proposed by Senator Bill Cassidy) are so important to keep our healthcare system alive. If you are a proponent of universal healthcare/Medicare for all, make sure you mention that when you call/write. 

    2) Oppose the military strikes on boats off the Venezuelan coast: 
       Contact Senators King and Collins and Rep. Golden to demand that the Trump administration release the full videos of these strikes and the legal memos justifying them. The Trump administration is trying to normalize something fundamentally un-American: that a president can unilaterally erase constitutional rights, hide evidence of lethal military operations, and punish critics without consequence. The truth must be revealed to the people. 
     

    3) Fight for the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act: 
         Contact Senators King and Collins and Rep. Golden to ask them to cosponsor, support, and publicly champion the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act (In the Senate: S. 2818 (IS); in the House: H.R.7041). Working families need a government willing to stand up for them and challenge a system that has become wildly imbalanced. We need our congresspeople to stand for the people of Maine by bringing this bill forward for hearings and action.  
       The Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act creates a simple, fair mechanism: If a company chooses to maintain an extreme CEO-to-worker pay ratio, it will pay a higher corporate tax rate. If it raises workers’ wages or reins in excessive executive compensation, it pays nothing extra. This is a market-based incentive to reduce inequality without imposing wage mandates. It rewards companies that treat workers fairly and asks more from those that don’t. 
         These greedy corporate CEOs are killing the American dream for everyone else. This bill is an important step toward closing the wealth gap that was, in my opinion, a large part of the anger that simmered, then boiled, then paved the way for the horror that is American under Trump. That has to stop, one way or another.  
       You can read an explanation of the proposed bill here: https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-sanders-introduce-bill-to-end-outrageous-ceo-pay-and-combat-corporate-greed 
     

    4) Maine-specific: 
     Urge Janet Mills to allow LD 1971 (the bill to that would forbid Maine’s law enforcement and other public offices from collaborating with ICE) become law

              Earlier this year, Maine lawmakers passed LD 1971: An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities. This act limits the degree to which Maine State and Local Law Enforcement are allowed to cooperate/collude with Federal Immigration enforcement (ICE and CBP, mostly. Governor Janet Mills has refused to sign it (and now it’s too late), but she can still veto it. If she doesn’t veto it when the next legislative session opens in January, the bill will become law.        

        Contact Janet Mills to urge her to NOT veto it and let it become law (personally, I suspect that is her plan, but we should remind her that we care). You can email her through her website ( https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/contact), call her at 207-287-3531, or send a snail-mail to Governor Janet Mills, 1 State House Station, Augusta, Maine, 04333. 

    Yours in Civic Action

    Bold Coast Civic Alliance

  • IB News: Friday, 12/12: Tomorrow- Navigating Community Relationships in Rocky Waters, Home Depot Picketing, & Rally Behind Our Somali Community; Donate to the Shaw House

    IB News: Friday, 12/12: Tomorrow- Navigating Community Relationships in Rocky Waters, Home Depot Picketing, & Rally Behind Our Somali Community; Donate to the Shaw House

    Good morning! Here is today’s newsletter from Indivisible Bangor.

    Following this newsletter is Emanuel’s Daily Action Email from Augusta; the daily action along with a link to his great list of important actions and information. Today’s action asks us to call and thank Rep. Pingree and Sen. King for their votes yesterday.

    Also, a new action from Hancock County Democrats: Action 187–Michigan leads? (12/11), that discusses articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that have been filed. More HCD actions here.

    Also, check out the latest from the Bold Coast Civic Alliance (12/9) with information about Trump’s and Hegseth’s illegal warmongering off Venezuela’s shores, the Stop Ballroom Bribery Act, and others. More BCCA actions here.

    A lot of research goes into these additional actions, so be sure to read them!

    And THANK YOU to supporters who have been donating to our ActBlue fund! Planning events and maintaining the website and email list take money, so these donations are appreciated!


    Current News:

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    Weekly vigils are happening here in the Bangor area!

    *****
    Tuesdays
    Weekly Vigil at the Federal Building in Bangor – 11:00 am

    *****
    Wednesdays
    Weekly Orono Vigil in the town center,

    noon to 1:00 pm.  

    *****
    ***Today***
    Bangor Visibility Brigade

    The week finishes with the Visibility Brigade on Fridays. Join the brigade on the Essex Street overpass at the new time of 3:00 p.m. as we hold letters to spell out messages for the drivers on I-95! Learn more here. Tell them you read about it here!


    2 More Home Depot Saturdays:
    Tomorrow and 12/20

    For the next two Saturdays of holiday shopping, 12/13 & 12/20, we will be out on Stillwater Ave at noon for one hour, across from the entrance to the Home Depot shopping center.

    Contact George for more info!


    Upcoming Events:

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    Navigating Community Relationships in Rocky Waters
    Tomorrow, 12/13


    Home Depot Picketing
    Tomorrow, 12/13
    NOON in Bangor

    We will be across from the entrance to Home Depot in Bangor on Stillwater Avenue at noon for the next two Saturdays with our signs for an hour to inform people about Home Depot’s complicity with and support of the Trump administration.

    The shopping boycott weekend is over, but if you can, continue to focus on local businesses and others that are not collaborating with the Trump administration.

    Effective boycotts take time and sacrifice and we CAN do it!

    Home Depot has allowed its parking lots to become ground zero for ICE raids on immigrant day laborers, and its billionaire co-founder Bernie Marcus has funneled millions into Trump’s campaigns.

    Target, which once branded itself as the friendly, inclusive big-box store, has now scrapped its DEI goals and scaled back LGBTQ+ offerings to avoid angering the regime.

    Amazon didn’t just shower Trump’s inauguration with cash — Jeff Bezos’ company pitched facial-recognition tools to ICE and powers the Palantir systems ICE uses to track and deport immigrants, making Amazon a core contractor for the regime’s deportation machine.

    Amazon owns Audible.com, Whole Foods Market, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios, Ring doorbell cameras, Goodreads, IMDB, zappos.com, Zoox self-driving subsidiary, and other companies, so keep those in mind, too. -George.

    If you have any suggestions or ideas for alternatives to these stores, drop me a line here!


    From Indivisible Cumberland County:

    Rally Behind Our Somali Community
    Sat, December 13th,

    noon-3pm Lewiston

    The “Rally Behind Our Somali Community” is a public gathering at Kennedy Park in Lewiston from 12 pm to 3 pm to rally behind Somali youth, elders, families, and leaders across Maine and to uplift the community’s voices, emphasizing that Somali people are part of the heart of Maine. The event is hosted by Safiya Khalid, a Somali-American politician who served as a member of the Lewiston, Maine, City Council.

    Other News:

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    Holiday Gift Drive for The Shaw House in Bangor

    The Shaw House in Bangor provides preventative and emergency services to youth between the ages of 10 and 24 who are at risk of, or who are currently experiencing, homelessness.

    There are currently seven teens living at the Shaw House, ages 16 to 18 – four boys and three girls. Help make this Holiday season special for them by donating items from this list from the kids. 

    Go here for the list of items these kids are requesting for Christmas, as well as a list of general goods the Shaw House needs.  

    Please drop off gifts at the Food and Medicine building in Brewer by December 17th. All details are here.

    Thank you very much!!!!


    Ask Governor Mills to NOT VETO LD 1971

    From the Maine People’s Alliance:

    “Governor Mills refused to sign this bill into law in the last legislative session and will have just 3 days in the new legislative session starting January 7, 2026, to either veto the bill or allow it to become law without her signature.

    “The immoral and illegal actions of ICE throughout the United States and in Maine including arresting parents outside of schools, terrorizing immigrant communities, and attempting to intimidate and assault lawful protestors and those who would document their actions must be resisted. Maine law enforcement should be free to focus on their jobs in keeping the people of Maine safe from crime and not compelled to support immigration enforcement outside of criminal investigations.”

    President Trump has singled out our Somali friends and neighbors, targeting them in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, for the next ICE terror campaign:

    Trump ‘garbage’ rhetoric about Somalis draws cheers from administration, silence from Republicans and alarm from critics, Reuters, 12/4/2025

    ICE agents to descend on Twin Cities as soon as this week, sources tell ABC News, KSTP, 12/4/2025

    Maine has a vibrant Somali community and we need to stand with them, not only because it’s the right thing to do, but also because we know that the ICE terror campaign will not stop with immigrants. Please call Governor Janet Mills and ask her to allow LD 1971 to become law and please contact your senators and congressional representatives and let them know you object to Donald Trump’s use of DHS agencies to terrorize people in our cities. There is a handy list of links at the bottom of this email, tap the link below.


    Cancel Spotify Until They Stop Collaborating with ICE

    From Indivisible Project:

    Today, social media feeds are full of people sharing their Spotify Wrapped results, while Spotify is full of … ICE recruitment ads. 

    Here are a few things you can do right now: 

    • If you’re still paying for Spotify premium, cancel your subscription. We’ve got instructions (and some suggestions on alternatives) here
    • (I have found a fun streaming site alternative, Soma.FM, based in San Francisco. They are listener supported and feature an eclectic selection of channels, including holiday, soul, and groovy pop! And another fun and quirky alternative, also based in California, is Luxuriamusic.com. Any other suggestions, just let me know! -George).
    • Don’t use Spotify’s free version either. You don’t need to delete your account. Just close out your apps and don’t open them again until Spotify stops forcing ICE ads into people’s feeds. 
    • Instead of sharing your Spotify Wrapped this year, share our Wrapped-themed posts calling on others to cancel Spotify. As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (and don’t deserve) free advertising on our social feeds. And there’s no reason you can’t post your own list of top songs/artists on social — maybe alongside a message about why you chose not to stream them on Spotify. 
    • Use this social media moment to have GENTLE, NON-SHAMING conversations with friends about the Spotify boycott. Seriously, no one is going to respond well to judgy DMs when they’re just trying to post something fun about the music they like. So approach with kindness, maybe compliment their music tastes, and then talk about why you’ve decided to stream from other platforms for the time being (one point you can make: Those platforms probably treat their favorite artists much, much better than Spotify does). 
    • Help us track the growth of this economic campaign by taking our one-question survey

    Join Indivisible Bangor!

    Do you want to become more involved? Would you like to help with the website and communications? How about helping to organize events, such as rallies and overpass actions or be a peacekeeper? Or do you just want to keep up with what we’re doing?  Sign up to volunteer with Indivisible Bangor! Your level of involvement is up to you!

    Weekly member meetings are on Zoom with in-person meetings on the first Wednesday of the month. Please click the link below to sign up and we’ll help you with the process of becoming a member of Indivisible Bangor!

    New members, and current members, too, are invited to join one of our monthly Zoom informational meetings, which will resume after the holidays!


    Donate to a Food Bank or Pantry

    The shutdown is over, but the need is not. There are still cuts to programs that help people with food and other needs.

    Please DONATE to a local food pantry- food, personal items, and even cash.  Faith Linking in Action maintains a database of all food pantries and free meals– organized by both location and day of the week– in the Bangor area. Check it out here.

    Also, ActivateMaine has created a site, SNAP Into Action: “a statewide effort to help those who are affected by the freezing of benefits due to the Government shut down.” If you know of any food drives that are happening, please visit this site to add it to the database!


    The Maine ICE Watch Hotline

    The purpose of the hotline is to protect immigrant families by providing accurate, real-time information about ICE and Border Patrol activity and connect Maine families to resources and support services during a time of heightened enforcement and targeting of immigrants and refugees.

    Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition ICE Watch Resource Hub.

    Read more about it here in this Newscenter Maine article.

    (207) 544-9989

    Other Ways to Take Action­ (Courtesy of Indivisible Cumberland County:

    Maine’s ICE Watch Hotline Training: Get trained to field, verify, and document potential community ICE sightings and provide trusted, reliable information on ICE activity to immigrant communities.

    Action Alert on LD 1917Contact Governor Mills and tell her to sign into law this bill to protect Maine’s immigrant communities, workforce, public safety, and future! 

    Donate to the Maine Solidarity Fund: Fund pools resources from across communities into a shared fund we can draw from immediately when urgent needs arise. 

    NO I.C.E. for Maine: Learn more about this effort to reign in ICE.


    Make Some Calls!

    It’s mentioned a few times in these newsletters about calling your representatives in Washington, D.C. It’s one of the most important things we can do and it’s so easy!

    Write Some Emails!

    If you are more comfortable with sending emails to our Maine congressional delegation in Washington, click the links/buttons. This is a good option if you have lengthy comments or questions.


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    Follow us! Invite your friends! Comment! You’ll be glad you did!


    We have an easy way to donate to Indivisible Bangor. Drop off your returnable bottles and cans to Ohio Street Redemption in Bangor and tell them to put it on the account of Indivisible Bangor. They’ll add the money to our kitty, mail out a regular check, and the money goes to our bank account to help with our expenses! You can find them here!

    ****Be sure the attendant writes down “Indivisible Bangor” because several donations have not been credited. Thank you!****

    And you can donate here, too! Donations help pay for supplies, website, outreach, and to fund the many upcoming actions in Maine.

    Thank you for all you do! – George and Indivisible Bangor


    And now to the Emanuel’s Daily Call to Action:

    Action Friday December 12th: Send Thank You’s to Pingree and King for Their Votes Yesterday + Boycott Spotify

    Good Morning Folks, it’s Friday and we remain stuck in ACA purgatory. King voted against the Republican bill, and for the Democratic one, Collins, playing her usual style of politics, voted in favor of both. For more, see the Maine Beacon article.

    Top Action to Take Today:

    We have two of our congresspeople to thank today for their votes yesterday.  Chellie Pingree voted against tabling the Trump  impeachment proceedings initiated by Congressman Al Greene (Golden voted for tabling it), and Angus King voted for the Democratic Fixit Bill to extend the ACA tax credits for three years and against the Republican bill that would not have extended them. I suspect that positive calls or emails are very much appreciated in the midst of a regular flurry of demands and negative calls.

    For “More Actions Today if You Have the Bandwidth” from Emanuel’s Daily Call to Action (12/12), click here.

    With great appreciation for all the engagement everywhere!  

    As always, throw a little sand in their gears! 

    ~~Emanuel


    It’s a piece of cake to email or call with these links!

    The names of our senators and representatives listed below are links that go right to their official congressional contact form pages. The telephone numbers are links that should open your phone app to call that number. It’s that easy!

    Senator Angus King             
    DC: (202) 224-5344
    Augusta: (207) 622-8292 

    Senator Susan Collins         
    DC: (202) 224-2523 
    Augusta: (207) 622-8414
    Bangor: (207) 945-0417

    Congresswoman Chellie Pingree      
    DC: (202) 225-6116
    Portland: (207) 774-5019  
    Waterville: (207) 873-5713  

    Congressman Jared Golden         
    DC: (202) 225-6306 
    Bangor: (207) 249-7400
    Caribou: (207) 492-6009 
    Lewiston: (207) 241-6767

    Find your State Representative
    By nameHere
    By district: Here

    Find your State Senator:
    By name: Here
    By district: Here

    Our government in Augusta:

    Governor Janet Mills
    Email Governor Mills
    Call (207) 287-3531

    Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
    Contact Secretary Bellows
    Call (207)626-8400

    Attorney General Aaron M. Frey
    Contact Mr. Frey
    Call (207) 626-8800

    Questions or comments? Contact George!

  • Emanuel’s Daily Action Email, 12/12/25

    Emanuel’s Daily Action Email, 12/12/25

    More Actions Today if You Have the Bandwidth

    Ask our Senators and Congressional Representatives to demand a resignation or begin impeachment proceedings for Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense.  He is now guilty of war crimes due to his ordering the killing of wounded combatants on a boat blown up twice in September by US drones. Both King and Collins voted AGAINST his nomination in the first place. For more information on this go here.  The Impeachment bill is  H. Res. 935

    They should demand his immediate resignation NOW. Articles of Impeachment are on the way for RFK Jr. as well. (Thanks to George for this information.)

    While you are at it, Ask Representatives Pingree and Golden to support the No Unauthorized Force in Venezuela Act bill presented by Seth Moulton and others. (This war on Venezuela is about OIL – Venezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, and it is a distraction from the…..EPSTEIN FILES)


    On last Tuesday, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06), along with Reps. Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), and Eugene Vindman (VA-07), announced the introduction of new legislation, called the No Unauthorized Force in Venezuela Act, at a press conference by the House steps. 
    The No Unauthorized Force in Venezuela Act prohibits the executive branch from spending any federal funds on the use of military inside Venezuela or against Venezuelan forces, including remote or intermittent strikes, unless Congress passes a specific Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF).

    Congressman Moulton, a Marine Corps veteran who served four tours in Iraq, emphasized that the legislation is urgently needed in light of recent developments. For a live stream broadcast of his press conference go here.

    Last week Trump posted execution threats towards Democratic lawmakers, all former military/CIA who posted a video asking troops not to obey illegal orders: Yesterday, this act got tabled with 140 Democrats voting against tabling it. Pingree voted against tabling it, Golden voted in favor of tabling it, for more details go here.

    Mutual Aid

    ActivateMaine has created a site, SNAP Into Action: “a statewide effort to help those who are affected by the freezing of benefits due to the Government shut down.”  Even though the Government is “open” now, hunger issues continue for people around the country.

    Heating Assistance:  If you have friends, neighbors, or need support for Heating Assistance, Li Heap funds have been authorized for Maine, Click here to learn more about applying for LIHEAP assistance. Collins and King were  involved in pushing that this money get released after the Government shutdown.

    Arts and Politics!

    Consider boycotting Spotify and canceling your subscription to them: To participate in the boycott of Spotify for their running of ads recruiting for ICE, visit this Indivisible page for more information, and for ready-made materials you can post online and use in other ways to encourage others to cancel their subscriptions, visit this page.  According to Indivisible Bangor, Pandora is running the same ICE recruiting adds.  Pandora is a subsidiary of SiriusXM. Spotify’s stock has dropped 13% in the past month. Indivisible Bangor suggests you stop using Spotify free version and instead try some of these options:  We’ve got instructions (and some suggestions on alternatives) here(I have found another fun streaming site alternativeSoma.FM, based in San Francisco. They are listener supported and feature an eclectic selection of channels, including holiday, soul, and groovy pop! And another fun and quirky alternative, also based in California, is Luxuriamusic.com. (Thanks to George from Indivisible Bangor for these suggestions)

    GOT MORE TIME? HERE ARE SOME MORE ACTIONS  (just pick one!)

    • Join the Maine People’s Alliance in bringing your story to our Congresspeople: Are your insurance rates going up? Did you lose SNAP benefits – the MPA wants to hear your story and use it to fight for Mainers in the ongoing shutdown budget battle. Fill out this form and tell your story here
    • Call or email our Congressional Representatives to publicly condemn the administration’s use of our Military to create havoc in Blue Cities:  It is time to publicly denounce these unconstitutional, king-like actions of our Executive branch. Where is the outrage? Go to 5calls.org for a script on this request.
    • Call or write Governor Mills and ask her to let LD 1971 become law, by not signing and not vetoing it:  Go here to make a comment on this on her website. (She can’t sign the bill anymore, but can veto it.)
    • Here are 2 Maine related actions you can take today – Ask Governor Mills to let LD 1971 , an act which forbids Maine Law Enforcement and other public offices from doing the work of ICE, go into law. (She can no longer sign it, but she can veto it.) Go here to email or call her at (207) 287-3531. 
    • If you have already done the above,  ask your local Maine Representative and Senator to support LD 1383 “An Act to Require State Divestment from Perpetrators of International Human Rights Violations.” This bill prohibits Maine from investing its funds from any companies, entities, persons or financial institutions that are “associated with” a “perpetrator state”. For more details see the attachment below. The Maine Coalition for Peace and Human Rightsis responsible for this campaign, see their  one page toolkit  here, and write a letter to your state legislative representatives.
    • Call Governor Mills and our Congressional Representatives:  Ask Mills to deny any request from the Trump administration to deploy National Guard Troops for local law enforcement; Ask our representatives to sound the alarm about the use of US Military to intimidate and harass peaceful, public protests. Go here for wording on this.
    • For a very interesting list of actions related to upcoming Federal legislation check out Shelly’s email attached below.
    • From Linda:  I testified in support of LD 99 in 2020 and was thrilled that it was passed into law. LD 99 requires MainePERS to divest from all fossil fuel investments. The MainePERS Board was given until December 31, 2025, to comply with this law and has made almost no forward motion. If you would like to sign our petition in support of divesting, it would be appreciated.
    • From Topsham Representative Rafael Macias: Rafael is sponsoring LD 1383 in this coming legislature starting in January to require PERS to divest from all war related industries. More information on this below in the StateWide Action section. (See toppling action for more information on this.)
    • Consider volunteering and/or donating to one of the worthy immigrant support organizations listed below:  Capital Area New Mainers ProjectMainers for Humane ImmigrationImmigrant Legal Advocacy Project, (all Maine based), and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, go here to donate to the Capital Area New Mainers Project.

    Statewide Actions

    • Support Somali families in Maine: Due to the sewage coming out of Donald Trump’s mouth about Somalis in the US, Lewiston is holding a celebration to support our Maine Somali families, this Saturday, December 13th from 12:00 – 3:00 at Kennedy Park in Lewiston.Lewiston school board members also have recently gotten threats for being too supportive of immigrants.
    • Online Meeting with Graham Platner:  The Maine People’s Alliance is holding an online conversation with Graham Platner next Wednesday the 17th at 5 pm; you can sign up here to take part in the conversation.
    • Home Depot Actions: Sign the petition that is demanding that Home Depot stop complying with ICE, personalize this letter to Home Depot corporate headquarters making the same demand, for more actions such as going to your local Home Depot and delivering a letter to the manager go to Ice Out of Home Depot. This month Indivisible Mid Maine and Bangor Indivisible are holding vigils near Home Depots in their area.  Join us. (Thanks to Indivisible Mid Maine for these actions!)
    • More ICE resistance: Maine’s ICE Watch Hotline Training: Get trained to field, verify, and document potential community ICE sightings and provide trusted, reliable information on ICE activity to immigrant communities. NO I.C.E. for Maine (noice4me): Learn more about this effort to reign in ICE. Here is the number for the ICE Watch hotline in Maine: 207 544 9989
    • The Maine Coalition for Peace and Human Rights is launching a statewide campaign in support of LD 1383, a bill to end our local complicity in all genocides and the persecution and detention of our neighbors by keeping our state’s investments aligned with our values. 
      You can learn all about our campaign in this one page toolkit with easy links to background info on LD 1383 and where folks can write their own letters to reps in just minutes.
      Please write a letter to your state legislative representatives.  See the attached document for more information on this effort.
    • Mid Maine Indivisible has a great weekly newsletter – To sign up: go here. Indivisible Bangor has a great daily newsletter and actions go here to sign up. If you are in the Mid Coast area consider joining Audacity – learn more here. The Bold Coast Civic Alliance has a newsletter as well as the Hancock County Democrat.   Cumberland County Indivisible newsletter go here.  Greater Portland Indivisible, go here. We are developing a great ecosystem for resistance communications in Maine.
    • Check out the No Kings Alliance page for  updates about actions that you can take to continue building the pro-democracy movement, building and protecting our communities. (Thank you to Indivisible Mid Maine for this suggestion)
    • The Maine Library Commission has delayed a vote taken recently to require small public libraries throughout rural Maine to hire a lead librarian, and stay open a specific number of hours weekly. Libraries that do not conform to the rule would not be eligible for inter-library loans or the digital lending services the state provides. No funds were offered to small libraries to meet this new rule. This ruling, if enacted would affect libraries all over the state, and force closings and restrict services. Please email Brian Cundick, Chair of the Commission, at bryce.cundick@maine.edu, to let him know you oppose this ruling and why. For more details on this situation and what libraries would be affected go to the Maine Monitor’s article on this issue. We should not be making it harder for small, rural, all volunteer libraries to operate in Maine. Knowledge is power. (Thanks to Elisabeth for this lead.)
       (The Library Commission, a 17-member board appointed by the Governor, is broadly representative of the state’s library community. The Commission establishes the policies and operations of the State Library, gives advice and makes recommendations on the expenditure of state and federal funds, and establishes guidelines and policies for statewide library programs.) 

    LOCAL ACTIONS: Join Mid Maine Indivisible(Kennebec and Somerset Counties) Please join us if you are in the Mid Maine area.  To sign up: go here. If you have items for our weekly newsletter, please email me and I will pass them on.

    There is a community member who is looking to provide home cleaning services in the Waterville area for $25 an hour. Send an email with subject “Cleaning” to get in contact for scheduling! You would be providing income for a local mother with an infant son to care for.   

    Are you interested in helping New Mainers learn/improve their English?  To sign up for English tutoring or any of our other volunteer opportunities, please visit: Capital Area New Mainers Project (CANMP) to fill out a volunteer interest survey. An English Learning option at the Waterville library at 1:00 on Mondays is also an option for volunteers. Contact CANMP for the details. You can also Donate to the Capitol Area New Mainers Project’s rapid response fund. CANMP is actively helping those affected by ICE abductions, both with legal funding and other financial support for family members.

    The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition and partners are organizing an ICE watch Hotline  in Maine. They need volunteer hotline operators to answer phones from Mainers concerned about ICE sitings. They are looking for folks fluent in one or more of the following: Spanish, French and Portugese. 207-544-9989First Saturday of Each Month: Somerset Stands Up Rallies 2:30Margaret Chase Smith Bridge, downtown Skowhegan. Bring your signs, American flags, your voice, your friends, families and neighbors for this peaceful gathering of concerned residents of Somerset County.  
    Sunday, December 14th : 1:00 (and every Sunday): Stand with us against Trump/Stephen Miller; For Peace in the Middle East, For Ukraine, Stop the War in Iran, etc. on the Bridge by CVS in Waterville 
    Tuesday, December 16th: 12:00-1:00 (and every Tuesday) New Location at the corner of Main Street and Waterville Commons Drive  Stand with us to Boycott Home Depot as well as support local businesses this shopping season.  Check out 
     Ice Out of Home Depot for what our demands are. We will be holding our vigil there for the month of December. See attachment below. 
    Wednesday, December 10th: (and every Wednesday) 12:00-1:00 Waterville,  Corner of Main and Chaplin St. Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights, GRR! demonstrates every Wednesday across from Resolve, the local anti-abortion center. Please join us in assuring all Mainers have access to safe, legal, shame-free reproductive health care including abortions and contraceptive care. For more info please contact Elayne Richard  at recordconnection@gmail.com.
     

    Thursday, December 4th,  Fairfield Benton Bridge 3-4 pm: stop the coup, support Democracy, Notice the new time on this one! 
    SOLIDARITY 
    *Consider supporting Graham Platner. He is an electrifying speaker, with good positions on the important issues. Volunteer here. The oddsmakers have him beating Mills in the primary as of this week.
    However, Mills is a good alternative to support if she wins the primary in June. We must oust Collins!
    *If you would like to join Maine People’s Alliance Federal Lobby Group, please contact Jim Parakilas at jamesparakilas@gmail.com. We meet Mondays at 2 pm on Zoom. 
    * Consider hanging the “Republicans raised your health care costs by $1300” on walls and bulletin boards. For more info go here.


    With great appreciation for all the engagement everywhere!  As always, throw a little sand in their gears! Emanuel

    “I love to come home and work on one of my other jobs. Just to remember that the floors gotta be mopped, and that everything isn’t centered around what you fought about in Washington last week.”  Chellie Pingree


    It’s a piece of cake to email or call with these links!

    The names of our senators and representatives listed below are links that go right to their official congressional contact form pages. The telephone numbers are links that should open your phone app to call that number. It’s that easy!

    Senator Angus King             
    DC: (202) 224-5344
    Augusta: (207) 622-8292 

    Senator Susan Collins         
    DC: (202) 224-2523 
    Augusta: (207) 622-8414
    Bangor: (207) 945-0417

    Congresswoman Chellie Pingree      
    DC: (202) 225-6116
    Portland: (207) 774-5019  
    Waterville: (207) 873-5713  

    Congressman Jared Golden         
    DC: (202) 225-6306 
    Bangor: (207) 249-7400
    Caribou: (207) 492-6009 
    Lewiston: (207) 241-6767

    Find your State Representative
    By nameHere
    By district: Here

    Find your State Senator:
    By name: Here
    By district: Here

    Our government in Augusta:

    Governor Janet Mills
    Email Governor Mills
    Call (207) 287-3531

    Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
    Contact Secretary Bellows
    Call (207)626-8400

    Attorney General Aaron M. Frey
    Contact Mr. Frey
    Call (207) 626-8800

    Questions or comments? Contact George!

  • ICE & the Occupation of American Cities

    ICE & the Occupation of American Cities

    2025 12 17, Wired
    Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach

    2025 11 08, NPR
    Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people

    2025 11 07, The Intercept
    Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising

    2025 10 30, Futurism
    ICE Is Now Wandering the Streets, Scanning People’s Faces to Check If They’re Citizens

    2025 07 12, New York Times (gift)
    ICE Set to Vastly Expand Its Reach With New Funds


    Los Angeles:

    2025 12 10, Associated Press
    Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles

    2025 07 21, Associated Press
    Pentagon pulls back more National Guard troops and leaves behind 250 in Los Angeles

    2025 06 11, Associated Press
    About 500 National Guard troops in LA are trained to accompany agents on immigration raids

    2025 06 09, Associated Press
    Pentagon draws up rules on possible use of force by Marines deployed to LA protests

    Chicago:

    U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino walks with agents after detaining a person while conducting an immigration enforcement operation in Little Village on Dec. 16, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

    2025 12 16, The Chicago Tribune
    Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and agents return to Chicago in show of force across city and suburbs

    2025 11 19, New York Times (gift)
    Appeals Court Blocks Limits on Federal Agents’ Use of Force in Chicago Area

    2025 11 17, Associated Press
    Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Portland and Chicago are being sent home

    2025 10 06,The Economist (gift)
    What a Chicago immigration raid says about Trumpism

    2025 10 29, The Economist (gift)
    Tear gas and Halloween costumes in America’s third-largest city

    Portland:

    2025 11 17, Associated Press
    Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Portland and Chicago are being sent home

    2027 11 07, Associated Press
    Judge rules Trump administration failed to meet legal requirements for deploying troops to Portland

    2027 11 02, Associated Press
    Judge again bars Trump administration from deploying troops to Portland

    Jack Dickinson wears a chicken suit to protest in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday. Dickinson says he has been either protesting or doing advocacy work since March, including helping immigrants with peer support and know-your-rights information. (Casey Parks/The Washington Post)

    2025 09 28, Washington Post
    Is Portland ‘War ravaged’ as Trump claims? Here’s what residents say.

    Charlotte:

    2025 11 15, NBC News
    Border Patrol operations start in Charlotte as officials urge calm

  • IB News: Thursday, 12/11: Navigating Community Relationships in Rocky Waters & Home Depot Picketing, Saturday 12/13; Donate to the Shaw House

    IB News: Thursday, 12/11: Navigating Community Relationships in Rocky Waters & Home Depot Picketing, Saturday 12/13; Donate to the Shaw House

    Good morning! Here is today’s newsletter from Indivisible Bangor.

    Following this newsletter is Emanuel’s Daily Action Email from Augusta; the daily action along with a link to his great list of important actions and information. Today’s action discusses the new bill up for vote today brought by Republican Sens. Mike Crapo and Bill Cassidy that would put a small amount of money in a tax-free Health Savings Account instead of extended the ACA credits. See CNN, USA Today, and Politifact.

    Also, a new action from Hancock County Democrats: Action 187– Michigan leads? (12/11), that discusses articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that have been filed. More HCD actions here.

    Also, check out the latest from the Bold Coast Civic Alliance (12/9) with information about Trump’s and Hegseth’s illegal warmongering off Venezuela’s shores, the Stop Ballroom Bribery Act, and others. More BCCA actions here.

    A lot of research goes into these additional actions, so be sure to read them!

    And THANK YOU to supporters who have been donating to our ActBlue fund! Planning events and maintaining the website and email list take money, so these donations are appreciated!


    Current News:

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    Weekly Vigils

    Weekly vigils are happening here in the Bangor area!

    First up is the Tuesday Weekly Vigil at the Federal Building in Bangor at 11:00 am, followed by the Wednesday Weekly Orono Vigil from noon to 1:00 pm.  


    ***Tomorrow***
    Bangor Visibility Brigade

    Fridays

    The week finishes with the Visibility Brigade on Fridays. Join the brigade on the Essex Street overpass at the new time of 3:00 p.m. as we hold letters to spell out messages for the drivers on I-95! Learn more here. Tell them you read about it here

    2 More Home Depot Saturdays
    12/13 and 12/20

    For the next two Saturdays of holiday shopping, 12/13 & 12/20, we will be out on Stillwater Ave at noon for one hour, across from the entrance to the Home Depot shopping center.

    Contact George for more info!


    Upcoming Events:

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    Navigating Community Relationships in Rocky Waters
    Brewer, Saturday, 12/13


    Home Depot Picketing
    Saturday, 12/13
    NOON in Bangor

    We will be out there every Saturday at noon for the next two Saturdays with our signs for an hour to inform people about Home Depot’s complicity with and support of the Trump administration.

    The shopping boycott weekend is over, but if you can, continue to focus on local businesses and others that are not collaborating with the Trump administration.

    Effective boycotts take time and sacrifice and we CAN do it!

    Home Depot has allowed its parking lots to become ground zero for ICE raids on immigrant day laborers, and its billionaire co-founder Bernie Marcus has funneled millions into Trump’s campaigns.

    Target, which once branded itself as the friendly, inclusive big-box store, has now scrapped its DEI goals and scaled back LGBTQ+ offerings to avoid angering the regime.

    Amazon didn’t just shower Trump’s inauguration with cash — Jeff Bezos’ company pitched facial-recognition tools to ICE and powers the Palantir systems ICE uses to track and deport immigrants, making Amazon a core contractor for the regime’s deportation machine.

    Amazon owns Audible.com, Whole Foods Market, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios, Ring doorbell cameras, Goodreads, IMDB, zappos.com, Zoox self-driving subsidiary, and other companies, so keep those in mind, too. -George.

    If you have any suggestions or ideas for alternatives to these stores, drop me a line here!


    Other News:

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    Holiday Gift Drive for The Shaw House in Bangor

    The Shaw House in Bangor provides preventative and emergency services to youth between the ages of 10 and 24 who are at risk of, or who are currently experiencing, homelessness.

    There are currently seven teens living at the Shaw House, ages 16 to 18 – four boys and three girls. Help make this Holiday season special for them by donating items from this list from the kids. 

    Go here for the list of items these kids are requesting for Christmas, as well as a list of general goods the Shaw House needs.  

    Please drop off gifts at the Food and Medicine building in Brewer by December 17th. All details are here.

    Thank you very much!!!!


    Ask Governor Mills to NOT VETO LD 1971

    From the Maine People’s Alliance:

    “Governor Mills refused to sign this bill into law in the last legislative session and will have just 3 days in the new legislative session starting January 7, 2026, to either veto the bill or allow it to become law without her signature.

    “The immoral and illegal actions of ICE throughout the United States and in Maine including arresting parents outside of schools, terrorizing immigrant communities, and attempting to intimidate and assault lawful protestors and those who would document their actions must be resisted. Maine law enforcement should be free to focus on their jobs in keeping the people of Maine safe from crime and not compelled to support immigration enforcement outside of criminal investigations.”

    President Trump has singled out our Somali friends and neighbors, targeting them in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, for the next ICE terror campaign:

    Trump ‘garbage’ rhetoric about Somalis draws cheers from administration, silence from Republicans and alarm from critics, Reuters, 12/4/2025

    ICE agents to descend on Twin Cities as soon as this week, sources tell ABC News, KSTP, 12/4/2025

    Maine has a vibrant Somali community and we need to stand with them, not only because it’s the right thing to do, but also because we know that the ICE terror campaign will not stop with immigrants. Please call Governor Janet Mills and ask her to allow LD 1971 to become law and please contact your senators and congressional representatives and let them know you object to Donald Trump’s use of DHS agencies to terrorize people in our cities. There is a handy list of links at the bottom of this email, tap the link below.


    Cancel Spotify Until They Stop Collaborating with ICE

    From Indivisible Project:

    Today, social media feeds are full of people sharing their Spotify Wrapped results, while Spotify is full of … ICE recruitment ads. 

    Here are a few things you can do right now: 

    • If you’re still paying for Spotify premium, cancel your subscription. We’ve got instructions (and some suggestions on alternatives) here
    • (I have found another fun streaming site alternative, Soma.FM, based in San Francisco. They are listener supported and feature an eclectic selection of channels, including holiday, soul, and groovy pop! And another fun and quirky alternative, also based in California, is Luxuriamusic.com. Any other suggestions, just let me know! -George).
    • Don’t use Spotify’s free version either. You don’t need to delete your account. Just close out your apps and don’t open them again until Spotify stops forcing ICE ads into people’s feeds. 
    • Instead of sharing your Spotify Wrapped this year, share our Wrapped-themed posts calling on others to cancel Spotify. As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (and don’t deserve) free advertising on our social feeds. And there’s no reason you can’t post your own list of top songs/artists on social — maybe alongside a message about why you chose not to stream them on Spotify. 
    • Use this social media moment to have GENTLE, NON-SHAMING conversations with friends about the Spotify boycott. Seriously, no one is going to respond well to judgy DMs when they’re just trying to post something fun about the music they like. So approach with kindness, maybe compliment their music tastes, and then talk about why you’ve decided to stream from other platforms for the time being (one point you can make: Those platforms probably treat their favorite artists much, much better than Spotify does). 
    • Help us track the growth of this economic campaign by taking our one-question survey

    Join Indivisible Bangor!

    Do you want to become more involved? Would you like to help with the website and communications? How about helping to organize events, such as rallies and overpass actions or be a peacekeeper? Or do you just want to keep up with what we’re doing?  Sign up to volunteer with Indivisible Bangor! Your level of involvement is up to you!

    Weekly member meetings are on Zoom with in-person meetings on the first Wednesday of the month. Please click the link below to sign up and we’ll help you with the process of becoming a member of Indivisible Bangor!

    New members, and current members, too, are invited to join one of our monthly Zoom informational meetings, which will resume after the holidays!


    Donate to a Food Bank or Pantry

    The shutdown is over, but the need is not. There are still cuts to programs that help people with food and other needs.

    Please DONATE to a local food pantry- food, personal items, and even cash.  Faith Linking in Action maintains a database of all food pantries and free meals– organized by both location and day of the week– in the Bangor area. Check it out here.

    Also, ActivateMaine has created a site, SNAP Into Action: “a statewide effort to help those who are affected by the freezing of benefits due to the Government shut down.” If you know of any food drives that are happening, please visit this site to add it to the database!


    The Maine ICE Watch Hotline

    The purpose of the hotline is to protect immigrant families by providing accurate, real-time information about ICE and Border Patrol activity and connect Maine families to resources and support services during a time of heightened enforcement and targeting of immigrants and refugees.

    Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition ICE Watch Resource Hub.

    Read more about it here in this Newscenter Maine article.

    (207) 544-9989

    Other Ways to Take Action­ (Courtesy of Indivisible Cumberland County:

    Maine’s ICE Watch Hotline Training: Get trained to field, verify, and document potential community ICE sightings and provide trusted, reliable information on ICE activity to immigrant communities.

    Action Alert on LD 1917Contact Governor Mills and tell her to sign into law this bill to protect Maine’s immigrant communities, workforce, public safety, and future! 

    Donate to the Maine Solidarity Fund: Fund pools resources from across communities into a shared fund we can draw from immediately when urgent needs arise. 

    NO I.C.E. for Maine: Learn more about this effort to reign in ICE.


    Make Some Calls!

    It’s mentioned a few times in these newsletters about calling your representatives in Washington, D.C. It’s one of the most important things we can do and it’s so easy!

    Write Some Emails!

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    Thank you for all you do! – George and Indivisible Bangor


    And now to the Emanuel’s Daily Call to Action:

    Action Thursday December 11th: For the Heart Support our Somali Families + Ask Our Senators to Vote No on Republican Healthcare Proposal and Yes on Extending the ACA Tax Credits

    Good Morning Folks, it’s a For the Heart Thursday! We had two wins earlier this week.  A Democrat was elected Mayor of Miami for the first time in 28 years! And a Democrat won a Republican seat in Georgia that Trump won by 13 points just last year. It is possible that people are waking up. To support our Somali families come to Lewiston this Saturday afternoon. Details below under Statewide Actions.

    Top Action to Take Today:

    This is happening TODAY: The Senate will be voting on a Republican proposal to create Health Care Accounts, but not extend the ACA tax credits. The bill also includes anti trans and anti abortion language. Ask our Senators to vote NO on this bill (aptly named the Cassidy-Crapo bill), and ask them to Extend the ACA tax credits by voting for the FixIt Act.  This act proposes a three-year extension of enhanced ACA premium tax credits, paying for it by cracking down on Medicare Advantage fraud and insurance broker misconduct.   For more on the ACA tax credits go here. For much more detailed information see the attached action email from Abbie McMillen.

    For “More Actions Today if You Have the Bandwidth” and the Thursday “For the Heart” from Emanuel’s Daily Call to Action (12/11), click here.

    With great appreciation for all the engagement everywhere!  

    As always, throw a little sand in their gears! 

    ~~Emanuel


    It’s a piece of cake to email or call with these links!

    The names of our senators and representatives listed below are links that go right to their official congressional contact form pages. The telephone numbers are links that should open your phone app to call that number. It’s that easy!

    Senator Angus King             
    DC: (202) 224-5344
    Augusta: (207) 622-8292 

    Senator Susan Collins         
    DC: (202) 224-2523 
    Augusta: (207) 622-8414
    Bangor: (207) 945-0417

    Congresswoman Chellie Pingree      
    DC: (202) 225-6116
    Portland: (207) 774-5019  
    Waterville: (207) 873-5713  

    Congressman Jared Golden         
    DC: (202) 225-6306 
    Bangor: (207) 249-7400
    Caribou: (207) 492-6009 
    Lewiston: (207) 241-6767

    Find your State Representative
    By nameHere
    By district: Here

    Find your State Senator:
    By name: Here
    By district: Here

    Our government in Augusta:

    Governor Janet Mills
    Email Governor Mills
    Call (207) 287-3531

    Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
    Contact Secretary Bellows
    Call (207)626-8400

    Attorney General Aaron M. Frey
    Contact Mr. Frey
    Call (207) 626-8800

    Questions or comments? Contact George!