I don’t agree with uber right-wing former GOP state Rep. Larry Lockman about much. But sometimes, unlikely things happen. Like recently, when Lockman — who has a long history of homophobic, misogynist, and xenophobic activism — went on the Conservative talk radio station WVOM to advise his party to stop wasting their money on referendums,…
Larry Lockman, who has a long history of extreme anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion and anti-immigrant activism, says he is pursuing a lawsuit attacking transgender rights in Maine with the help of attorney Jack Baldacci, the son of former Gov. John Baldacci. Lockman shared the news in an email to supporters after he hosted a community forum in…
The majority of Republicans running for the Maine Legislature who either spread election fraud conspiracies or backed extreme stances against reproductive and LGBTQ rights were unsuccessful in their races on Tuesday. Despite not being able to retake the Blaine House and win back majorities in either chamber of the State House, the Maine Republican Party,…
It’s no secret that Paul LePage is no fan of public education. As governor he called Maine teachers “a dime a dozen” and told an audience of business people that “if you want a good education, go to private schools. If you can’t afford it, tough luck — you can go to the public school.” …
Last week, a white supremacist carried out another mass shooting, leaving ten dead at a Buffalo grocery store and a paranoid, racist manifesto. In his unhinged diatribe, the shooter espoused the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory that white Americans are being deliberately “replaced” with non-white people with high fertility rates. Like other far-right terrorists before him,…
Four of the seven Republican candidates for the Maine Legislature who were backed by a right-wing group that sent out mailers calling Black Lives Matter “domestic terrorists” lost their races on Tuesday. Last week, state Rep. Larry Lockman (R-Bradley) sent campaign flyers to voters living in the districts of the seven Maine House candidates endorsed…
Seven Republican candidates for the Maine Legislature solicited support from a political action committee founded by state Rep. Larry Lockman (R-Bradley), who said the candidates signed a pledge to ban teachers from teaching about racism, sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Lockman, who recently lost his primary bid for state Senate and has a…
A new political organization advocating for tribal sovereignty in Maine, the Wabanaki Alliance, has released its first legislative scorecard on their priority bills. The scorecard lists 13 policymakers, including Democratic House and Senate leaders Sara Gideon and Troy Jackson, and two Republicans as “tribal champions.” It highlights six legislators, including two Democrats as “tribal adversaries.”…
In 430 BC, in the second year of the Peloponnesian War, a plague struck the city of Athens. As the death toll mounted and the smoke of funeral pyres filled the streets, Athenians came to believe that the gods must be siding with Sparta. Today, in Maine, in 2020, I have to conclude that the…
With the backing (but not always the presence) of Republican lawmakers and candidates for federal office, a group of protesters rallied against public health measures in Augusta on Monday, echoing similar protests across the country. Why are they putting their own and others’ lives at risk, how much of public opinion do they represent and…