@bourqupine

he/him/his — mostly tweeting about soccer, baseball, and politics —public affairs, LSG— Tweets and opinions my own

 Washington, DC
Joined October 2013
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I’ve known Tony for a long time. He’s not the type of guy to make these statements on a whim. He’s principled and whip-smart. And he’s calling like he sees it. Maine deserves better than Susan Collins.
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Former Maine Republican party leader Tony Payne left the GOP… He's now an independent planning to support Troy Jackson: Susan Collins is the enabler of Donald Trump
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Thanks Susan, very cool! This actually did nothing.
Alex Seitz-Wald
@aseitzwaldOct 15
Asked by @PHirschkorn for an example of a time she voted against her party and it changed the outcome, Susan Collins points to how she organized the opposition to Pete Hegseth. Pressed, she concedes it didn't change outcome (one R changed vote), but she notes it almost did.
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As many of us have seen (and said) for years. When Maine’s senior senator breaks party lines, it’s mostly performative. When it matters, she enables the WH and her party. nytimes.com/2026/10/11/us/po…

In the Senate, Collins Often Defies Trump but Rarely Stops Him

A New York Times analysis of Senator Susan Collins’s voting record shows that she frequently breaks with Republicans but more seldom changes an outcome.

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No holds barred. As it should be.
Aaron Rupar
@atruparOct 8
Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club"
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What a performance from the Colts D so far. Offense has been impossible to watch.
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InteractivePolls
@IAPolls2022Oct 3
TEXAS POLL By NYT/Siena (A+) SENATE 🟦 James Talarico: 51% (+4) 🟥 Ken Paxton: 45% (-2) —— GOVERNOR 🟦 Gina Hinojosa: 49% (+5) 🟥 Greg Abbott (i): 46% (-5) 9/21-30 | LV | (+/- vs June) nytimes.com/interactive/poll…
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Pop Crave
@PopCraveOct 3
Country singer Zach Bryan wore a “Free Palestine” shirt at his Gillette Stadium show in Massachusetts.
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POLITICO
@politicoSep 30
Trump orders DC mosquito purge vist.ly/5khpu

Trump orders DC mosquito purge

politico.com
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News I needed today.
Nina Heller@_ninahellerSep 28
For all you Mountains and Clouds lovers, the clouds will eventually rotate again like Calder envisioned (just not yet)! From Friday in @rollcall: rollcall.com/2026/09/25/cald…

Calder clouds are rising on Capitol Hill

Outside, the weather was sunny with a slight breeze, a perfect early fall afternoon.  But inside the Hart atrium, it was starting to look overcast — Alexander Calder’s Mountains and Clouds sculpture...

rollcall.com
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How can you not be romantic about baseball?
Baseball Is Dead
@baseballisdead_Sep 26
The perfect ending for Justin Verlander. His daughter runs out to the mound and he walks off with his family. Feels like a movie.
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Can’t get an abortion in your state? Thank Susan Collins.
danny@dabbs346Sep 25
Video: Susan Collins on her Brett Kavanaugh vote (that led to Roe v. Wade being overturned): "Thank you. It's something that still comes up. He's qualified. And I don't, as I've said, I don't regret that vote." #mesen #mepolitics
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Baltimore Orioles
@OriolesSep 16
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Baltimore Orioles
@OriolesSep 3
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Tank.
MLB
@MLBAug 22
Home run No. 30 for the Polar Bear 🐻‍❄️ Pete Alonso powers the @Orioles in front with a 2-run shot!
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Oh god. This is painful. Bad day in Birdland.
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Why is this happening to me. What god have I wronged.
Jeff Passan
@JeffPassanAug 3
BREAKING: The Boston Red Sox are acquiring three-time All-Star catcher Adley Rutschman in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles, sources tell ESPN.
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Headquarters
@HQNewsNowJul 29
He has harsher words for Dr. Fauci than his fellow Republican Congressman who allegedly abused his daughter
Aaron Rupar
@atruparJul 29
Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"
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The federal government is just throwing armed and untrained rogue agents onto streets across our country. That’s not something that should fly in America.
Nick Miroff@NickMiroffJul 14
SCOOP: the ICE officer who fired fatal shots in Maine was a new recruit who joined this year after working for Veterans Affairs police. This and more @TheAtlantic on the order this morning from Sec. Mullin halting ICE vehicle stops (gift link below)
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This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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A force acting at the sole direction of the president murdered an innocent man in the streets of Biddeford, Maine today. This isn’t normal. ICE has no right to act as judge, jury, and executioner whenever it feels like it. Abolition is the moderate position.
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