Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, April 17, 2026

This week’s update: The budget was signed in to law, Elizabeth Warren is coming to town, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #fridays

I think Oystergruppenfuhrer Platner is a secret neo-Nazi, not a secret Nazi, to be clear. The latter is technically impossible, since the NSDAP is banned and extinct.

Can Graham Platner convert ‘vibes’ into victory? | Jim Fossel We’re in an election year where policy hasn't been relevant — at least, not yet.

This week’s column: Oystergruppenfuhrer @grahamformaine.bsky.social reminds me of another failed statewide candidate - David Duke www.pressherald.com/2026/04/10/c... #mainepolitics #mepolitics

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, April 10, 2026

This week’s update: Augusta is raining the state with cash, Janet Mills stopped advertising, and the Red Sox stink jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Maine has nothing to fear by welcoming data centers | Jim Fossel We need development that adds value to our state and fits with our values. A moratorium is the wrong move.

This week’s column: Maine has nothing to fear from AI data centers www.pressherald.com/2026/04/05/m...

False. Conservative, a real one.

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, April 3, 2026

This week’s update: Janet Mills found another tax hike to break her promise again, Democratic gubernatorial candidates had a debate, the Red Sox are off to a rocky start, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, March 27, 2026

This week’s update: Republicans had a gubernatorial debate, Portland’s hate traffic and high prices, Portland Police have been using the Signal app, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mainepolitics #mepolitics

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, March 20, 2026

This week’s update: The Legislature is trying to wrap things up, the U.S. Senate race is heating up, and we know who will be on the ballot jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Janet Mills shows Graham Platner she’s ready to rumble | Jim Fossel If you’ve counted Mills out, you might want to reconsider.

This week’s column for @pressherald.com:
Well, that escalated quickly: @janetmillsforme.bsky.social puts @grahamformaine.bsky.social’s character on the ballot. www.pressherald.com?p=7610183&uu... Free link. #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, March 13, 2026

This week’s update: Maine Democrats refuse to honor Charlie Kirk,the trial of a former Lewiston city councilor is about to begin, and public defense attorneys are running out of money jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mainepolitics #mepolitics

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, March 6, 2026

Today’s update: Graham Platner uses consultants after all, Maine wants to limit AI data centers, and Cooper Flagg is making his TD Garden debut tonight jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #fridays #friday #mainepolitics #mepolitics

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, February 27, 2026

This week’s update: A guy who had to cover up his Nazi tattoo, @grahamformaine.bsky.social , has a big lead over @janetmillsforme.bsky.social in the Democratic primary, and most of Maine’s Congressional delegation skipped the State of the Union - jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mainepolitics

The Betting Line On The Blaine House From the Department of Odds

Updated odds on the Blaine House: Nirav Shaw and Hannah Pingree are co-favorites on the Democratic side, while Robert Charles and Garrett Madon lead the Republican field jimfossel.substack.com/p/the-bettin... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, February 20, 2025

Thus week’s update: Data privacy, data centers, voter ID, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Feds need to be more hands-off with private enterprise | Jim Fossel The presidency hasn't reined in Trump the dealmaker. It may be time for Congress to do so.

This week’s column: Trump needs to stop interfering in private enterprise www.pressherald.com/2026/02/06/f...

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, February 6, 2025

This week’s update: Janet Mills’ last update, Senate race fundraising, a gubernatorial debate, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Gov. Mills’ ‘affordability checks’ do not check out | Jim Fossel Why won't the governor explore permanent tax cuts?

This week’s column: Mainers need real tax relief, not ‘affordability checks’ www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/g... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, January 30, 2026

This week’s update: Janet Mills gave her final State of the State address, ICE is ending its Maine operation, Cooper Flagg had 49 points last night, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

So, about that Pan Atlantic poll… A new poll on the gubernatorial race doesn’t say what some people think it does

So, about that Pan Atlantic poll on the gubernatorial race…it does not say what you think it does: jimfossel.substack.com/p/so-about-t... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Maine’s gubernatorial campaign could do without the infighting | Jim Fossel The Democrats are racing each other to the left. The Republican contest has already grown hostile.

Last week’s column, in case you missed it: the Maine gubernatorial race could do without the Republican infighting www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/m... #mainepolitics #mepolitics

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, January 23, 2026

This week’s update: ICE is in Maine, Janet Mills was in California, the Senate upheld her veto, Jared Golden voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, January 16, 2026

This week’s update: A variety of officials are commenting on the possibility of increased immigration enforcement in Maine, a Mills veto was overturned, Joe Baldacci is running for Congress, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, January 9, 2026

This week’s update: Janet Mills vetoed a bill making changes to the right-to-repair, let the tribes get exclusive control over online gaming, Maine’s congressional delegation react’s to Trump’s Venezuela raid, and more jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #mainepolitics #mepolitics

Maine is set to regain its bellwether status — for better or worse | Jim Fossel The outcome of the state's 2026 election races should reveal a lot about the national mood.

This week’s column: For better or worse, Maine is set to regain its bellwether status this year www.pressherald.com/2026/01/04/m... #mepolitics #mainepolitics

It’s Ice (Cream) in the Freezer A lengthy, gloriously fun ending to 2025

It’s Ice (Cream) in the Freezer: Recapping @phish.com’s long, gloriously fun ending to 2025 - 12/31/25, New York, NY jimfossel.substack.com/p/its-ice-cr... #phish #yemsg #msg

The Helping Friendly Book, it seemed, possessed the ancient secrets
Of eternal joy and never-ending splendor
The trick was to surrender to the flow

Fridays with Fossel The weekly update for Friday, January 2, 2025

Happy Friday, all! The number of homeless veterans has decreased, Republican lawmakers want greater accountability in MaineCare, and Maine’s expanded ban on forever chemicals has taken effect: jimfossel.substack.com/p/fridays-wi... #fridays

Wandered to PT and I'm always amused by the people who think Phish were only good from 97 through 04 or so but they still follow the setlists and listen to the shows every night to prove to themselves that Phish aren't as good as they were in their favorite years!

Ghosts of Chalk on a chilly Tuesday Well, here we are again, everyone, back in the Garden for the penultimate show of the run.

A recap of @phish.com at MSG, December 30, 2025: Ghosts of Chalk on a chilly Tuesday jimfossel.substack.com/p/ghosts-of-... #phish