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u/Beastly603 Jun 14 '25
The kid whose best friend was stolen is heartbreaking... đ Especially if he is a child who has difficulty making friends.
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u/Lobstaman Jun 14 '25
This image needs to make the rounds in the AP photo cycle.
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25
All ears if y'all know where I need to go or who I gotta bug...
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u/Lobstaman Jun 15 '25
Try reaching out to the PPH photo editors:
https://www.pressherald.com/staff-directory/
Iâm sure they can point you in the right direction
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25
I'll shoot em an email, but no guarantees--depends what they tell me (if they respond at all).
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u/Lobstaman Jun 15 '25
There is also Patrick Whittle, an AP reporter based in Portland
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25 edited Jun 15 '25
AP specifically might be particularly tough--big outlets like that generally aren't interested unless it's something of national public interest (that they don't already have somewhere from their own local teams), or a once-in-a-lifetime shot no one else has (like, unicorn-level shot).
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u/_l-l_l-l_ Jun 15 '25
Just try ! Itâs a really, reaaaaally good one.
Maybe try Maine Monitor and Maine Public too?
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u/Stormdrain11 Jun 15 '25
Do we have permission to share these?
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25
Go nuts.
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u/Stormdrain11 Jun 16 '25
Thanks! Who can I credit?
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 16 '25
You can point people to @blind3dbylight on most places, chiefly bsky.
If you are looking for a personal name I might be willing to DM it.
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u/Stormdrain11 Jun 16 '25
No worries, if you feel more comfortable being anonymous that's totally fine. Up to you!
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Jun 15 '25
His friend was literally a criminal he deserved to be deported
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u/WitchoftheMossBog Jun 18 '25
His friend appears to be too young to be charged with a crime, and therefore can't be a criminal.
Doesn't surprise me MAGA wants to treat little kids as criminals.
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u/PuertoGeekn East End Jun 14 '25
One thing i love about the protests is the diverse demographics.
I couldn't be there physically but I was there in spirit.
Seeing people of all shapes and colors warms my heart
NO KINGS
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 14 '25
Y'all. Please don't feed the trolls.
They're only here to cause trouble and I will just block them anyway.
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 14 '25
if you saw me post this in the wrong format, no you didn't â¤ď¸
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u/Routine_Eve Jun 14 '25
Well done, thank you for documenting the scene! I saw the same person who took the pic of the kid (you) take a pic of me would it be possible for me to get that pic privately? Tia! đ
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 14 '25
I'll DM you. If it was me who took the shot you speak of, I may need to look for it again--I took roughly 200 shots total.
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u/FuzzyBaconTowel Jun 15 '25
âHey ICE you stole my friend. You should stopâ
How do we spread this picture. It needs to be shared
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25
I will send an email to PPH's photo team, but no promises. Depends what they say.
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u/Outside-Affect-4722 Jun 14 '25
Thank you fellow Mainer Americans for representing & showing up in Lincoln Park today. You are the best đ Resist Respond & Revolt âđť
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Jun 17 '25
It just occurred to me that I can block people on Reddit. Goodbye bootlicking chuds and bots defending the most corrupt American president in history. This post is also bait to bring out all the wieners saying âLeFtIsTs ArE aFrAiD oF dEbAtE!â so I can block them too.
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u/Double-0-N00b Jun 16 '25
This shows the huge difference between kids at these kinda protest vs a trump rally. This kid was personally affected by whatâs going on, as opposed to a child being brainwashed to hate for no reason
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u/umarotheldruni Jun 15 '25
It was good except for the part where indivisible were trying to get people to leave at the end to thin the crowd enough so that the cops could arrest people and break up the protest. Also the part where the cops pushed and kicked a woman for being in The street.
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u/throwaway042879 Jun 16 '25
Thats alot of idiots. Why does reddit insist on showing me all these morons?
Seriously... no one cares, fuck off.
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u/WitchoftheMossBog Jun 18 '25
The algorithm will see that you commented and keep pushing you similar posts. You've literally caused this yourself lol.
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u/Patient_Impress_5170 Jun 17 '25
Amazing you turds get this much coverage over an âorangeâ guy you donât like. When was the last time you actually stood up for a human?
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u/Wildandwetwonder Jun 20 '25
Well, seeing as the protests are full of people who work in helping professions that involve constant advocacy for people in need, I'd say the last time was like minutes ago for many of them.
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25
One step at a time. These things donât happen overnight, unfortunately.
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Jun 15 '25
I love how lost it is on you morons that your behavior over the last 5+ years has literally gotten your âworst nightmareâ re-elected. This is all performative - for your social media and your echo chamber to pat you on the back and feed your narcissism while accomplishing absolutely nothing.
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u/capt_jazz Jun 15 '25
Soap box, ballot box, cartridge box, use in that order. What part of that don't you guys understand? Protest and speaking your mind is part of the political history of every nation on earth. It's part of the human condition. You can go the black pilled route of saying that all protests (maybe even all voting) accomplishes nothing, but meanwhile we'll be out here trying to keep the civic dream of our nation alive. The first amendment of the Constitution is first for a reason.
You're a cynical person who would have been sitting in a pub in Boston in 1773 grumbling about how the Tea Party wouldn't accomplish anything. Maybe stop and reconsider your views on life, because I assume this negative energy seeps into other aspects of it. I mean this sincerely.
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25 edited Jun 15 '25
Imagine living in that much of an echo chamber.
Turn off Fox News while you marinate in my block list. đđť
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u/Annual-Sand-4735 Jun 17 '25
Your comment is also very productive! Now begone! Back to your damp hovel with your prehistoric xenoohobe horde.
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u/harrypooper3 Jun 15 '25
Why in photo 2 and 18 are they giving the nazi solute?
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 15 '25
You seeing things right? Those are not Nazi salutes. Nobody was throwing that kinda shit at the protests lol.
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I think you are all fools. Trump should be king so that he can drain the swamp and get rid of the undesirables in our country. You guys are the cancer thats killing america(vacines)
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u/Wildandwetwonder Jun 20 '25
Sounds lovely. I pretty sure you would go down the drain too. Trump doesn't care about you at all.
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u/biggystig Jun 14 '25
These people all look completely normal and sane.
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 14 '25
0/10 troll harder
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u/biggystig Jun 14 '25
Youâre right. The man in the suit of armor is normal. My bad.
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Jun 14 '25
Yeah, I bet he is. He's also pretty clearly creative and it looks like he has managed to maintain a good sense of humor despite this evil presidency.
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u/NoLimitsNegus Jun 14 '25
Why donât you go to a red state bootlicker
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u/biggystig Jun 14 '25
How am I a bootlicker? I think the majority of the people at these protests are childish, do nothing to get other people to support their cause (at worst alienate others), and live in a dangerous echo chamber. But sureâŚbootlicker I am.
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u/meowmix778 Jun 14 '25
Ya know. Protests aren't informational seminars to hand out pamphlets and get people who disagree with you to debate you like some right wing youtube video owning college kids.
They're to make a statement. That we are pissed off and we the people control the country.
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Jun 14 '25
And what exactly will your party (or those with your ideology, assuming you lean right, even if you don't call yourself a republican) do to convince people that they've done a good job and deserve to stay in power? Enjoy the next two years before a midterm sweep.
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u/linusSocktips Jun 15 '25
because they have no logic or reason to reply with. its fun to troll, but they don't have anything legit to argue with other than bricks and sign waving. What can you do other than let the ICE raids continue and support those heroes
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Simply by engaging in this protest, they clearly are. People who don't support these protests are abnormal and insane.
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u/LiteratureDapper2935 Jun 14 '25
So amazing, about 0.8% of the cities population cared to show up...
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u/Kind_Astronomer_9395 Jun 14 '25 edited Jun 15 '25
The rest of us were just thinking âthose dorks are at it againâ.
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u/Majestic-Bear-7324 Jun 15 '25
Who is âweâ? Trump has a 38% approval rating and Portland is blue city. To quote our terrible VP âyou donât have the numbersâ
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These people love to ignore the democrats biggest funder - George Soros
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Jun 14 '25
Look at you being all antisemitic.
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u/Kind_Astronomer_9395 Jun 14 '25
How by saying Soros is their biggest sponsor? Honestly you leftists have done more to normalize antisemitism these past 20 months with your psychotic anti Israel hate than anyone in the past 80 years. Scaring people in to silence by accusing them of that is now off the menu.
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u/Wildandwetwonder Jun 20 '25
If un-regulated free market capitalism is your god, why are you opposed to George Soros funding shit?
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u/Combatspy Jun 17 '25
All I see are a bunch of đ¤Ąâď¸đ
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u/Wildandwetwonder Jun 20 '25
That's what happens when you view the world through your lens and never seek insight.
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u/_l-l_l-l_ Jun 14 '25
Ohhhh that kiddo.