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Latest Action Items
Please note that Action Items been provided to us by the Hancock County Democratic Committee and reposted here at their request. Please reach out to them with any questions or concerns.
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Deer Isle Stonington Democratic Committee - 3rd Monday of every month at 5:30PM at the Deer Isle Town Hall. Join our email list to get the meeting agenda in your inbox.
Hancock County Democratic Committee - 3rd Thursday of every month unless otherwise noted. Visit their website for details.
In case you missed it - snapshots in video
Sen. Angus King questions Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about the “Signalgate” incident.
“You’re the head of the intelligence community - you’re supposed to know about classifications.” King’s response after he asked if classified information about a battle plan was part of a text exchange between senior administration officials that was shared with the editor of The Atlantic. She referred his question to the Defense Department.
Pete Buttiegieg
Pete Buttiegieg, who worked in U.S. naval intelligence, reacts to the “Signalgate” breach.
Arrest of Tufts Fulbright scholar
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Massachusetts showed up in unmarked cars and wearing face masks on March 25 to arrest a 30-year-old Turkish Fulbright scholar at Tufts. Rumeysa Ozturk had co-authored an opinion piece last year for the Tufts student newspaper criticizing the university’s response to the pro-Palestinian movement and saying Israel should be held accountable for violations of international law. Two days after her arrest the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that she was being held in a detention center in Louisiana and that her visa had been revoked. DHS alleged she had engaged in activities in support of Hamas, although no evidence of it was provided during an initial court hearing challenging the arrest. The Boston Globe reported that she did not appear to have been a leading figure in pro-Palestinian protests. “To my knowledge, the only thing I know of that Rumeysa organized was a Thanksgiving potluck,” said Jennifer Hoyden, a close friend, according to The Guardian.
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What is our Mission?
We are a group of concerned citizens who live in Deer Isle and Stonington, Maine and are organized under the Maine municipal caucus system. Our mission is to elect Democrats to local, county, state and federal office, and promote Democratic principles.
Steady as she goes - for Justice for Maine, and Justice for all
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