Michael Shepherd
@mikeshepherdME
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Politics editor, @bangordailynews. @UMaine, Muskie School alum. Open DMs. mshepherd(at)https://t.co/7z2rFB77Lg
Augusta, Maine
Joined January 2010
More Platner news: The staffer who left the campaign last week said Platner told her about his problematic tattoo weeks ago. The campaign calls her a liar, insisting he only learned of the symbol’s Nazi link last week. https://t.co/YpBWOZsbPL via @sawyerloftus18
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The campaign denied that, calling it “a lie from a disgruntled former employee.”
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Just in: @ADL calls Graham Platner’s “Totenkopf” tattoo troubling in the latest hit for his campaign. https://t.co/YLwkoTKQDt via @sawyerloftus18 and @Billy_Kobin
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The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate told a podcast he got the skull-and-crossbones tattoo in 2007 after getting "very inebriated" with fellow Marines in Croatia, saying he is no "secret Nazi."
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More news from @Billy_Kobin: Platner’s political director has resigned, saying the posts are “are not words or values I can stand behind in a candidate.”
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Genevieve McDonald, who was the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate's political director, said comments reported this week "are not words or values I can stand behind in a candidate."
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More Platner posts: The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate asked why Black people don’t tip and referenced rape on Reddit in 2013. https://t.co/1dFyoSwxrM via @sawyerloftus18
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The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate posted to the online social media site Reddit more than 1,800 times between 2009 and 2021.
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A @propublica + @bangordailynews investigation by @sawyerloftus18 reveals the government's failure to follow its own guidance for monitoring a direct loan program for impoverished, first-home homeowners who live in the most rural parts of the U.S. https://t.co/4lZruv77mD
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The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional...
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They play hockey there? Barr was robbed.
The winner of the 2024-2025 Bob Kullen Award for #HockeyEast Coach of the Year: Mike Cavanaugh | @UConnMHOC Presented by @BauerHockey
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“People know Paul LePage cares deeply about Maine jobs, the economy, families and way of life,” @BrentDC, his strategist, said. “Beyond that, at this time, I have no comment.”
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SIREN: Paul LePage is seriously considering a run for Maine’s 2nd District, per 3 sources familiar.
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The former governor was last on the state’s political stage in 2022, when he lost a return bid to Gov. Janet Mills.
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SIREN: Trump's education department will launch a Title IX investigation into Maine's transgender athletic policies, according to a notice obtained by @bangordailynews.
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The news comes after Trump said Thursday that he would take away Maine’s federal funding, prompting a war of words with Gov. Janet Mills at the White House on Friday.
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When I go to New Hampshire
All the liquore stores in Canada are owned by Canadian Government how crazy is that.
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Excellent commentary by @MichaelSocolow. In essence: The news media gave you the facts. What you do with them is up to you.
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Historical examples abound of American news consumers being presented with verified facts about controversial figures or events, only to have the excellent journalism have little to no effect.
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The race between @RepGolden and @AustinTheriault is insanely tight: It’s 50.3% to 49.7% as we close in on 90% of estimated votes in. Incredible performance by Golden given Trump’s 9-point lead, but it may not be enough.
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Follow the Maine Nov. 5, 2024 general election with live results after 8 p.m. from the Bangor Daily News and town-by-town interactive maps.
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SIREN: Donald Trump wins, per the 1:21 a.m. call from @DecisionDeskHQ.
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Trump defeated Harris behind a broad coalition that led him to victories in swing states, including the top prize of Pennsylvania.
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I tuned in to Allan Lichtman's livestream and immediately heard him say, "I don't get it."
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After today’s swatting threats, the head of a Maine gun-rights group says it supports making Election Day a holiday. Follow along with our live updates here all day:
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Follow the Bangor Daily News for the latest news about results and what they mean for the state.
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Took 2 hours (🫣) to vote this morning in Portland! Stay in line if you’re waiting, and follow along with @bangordailynews’ live election blog: https://t.co/FlaRCdRTnl
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court refuses to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania, rejecting Republicans' plea.
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SurveyUSA polls the single most important election in America and finds a 52-33 majority of Maine voters opposed to replacing the current state flag (left) with the "Pine Tree Flag." https://t.co/cbcc4usXco
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There is a perfect storm of variables right now impacting the restaurant industry, leading to closures and heartache. Thank you to @bangordailynews for picking up my piece on the variables at play, and what it says about the overall economy. https://t.co/l8VtI3qCcW
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Longtime patrons, workers, neighbors and business owners themselves have been hit by the ever-changing restaurant scene.
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Complaints to Maine AG about arrested contractor go back more than a year https://t.co/hv5LIMOpq4 via @bangordailynews
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Former clients of Jake Brown said the office contacted them after the BDN published a story on allegations against the Palermo contractor.
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