I am getting a lot of questions about the angler in Massachusetts who "accidentally" caught a great white shark and then released it, resulting in lots of viral media coverage. Some quick thoughts here, in no particular order. wbsm.com/nantucket-fi... 🧪🌍🦑🦈
Pickleball raising hackles in Belfast.
“This is not a background tone,” Alexander Giblin told the City Council on Tuesday. “It is a relentless invasive barrage that penetrates our windows, our closed doors.” Bridget Huber for @bangordailynews.bsky.social www.bangordailynews.com/2026/06/02/m...
It looks like we'll have another three-way race for Maine governor in November. @rachelohm.bsky.social has the story for @pressherald.com
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A 9-foot great white shark off Nantucket? See how this local boat captain safely released the massive beast back into the surf in under 15 seconds.
So many billionaires invested in Maine's Senator Collins. Interesting list by @joshkeefe.bsky.social for @themainemonitor.org.
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Plenty of live elections coverage from Maine today from @sydneycromwell.bsky.social @timbalk.bsky.social Jenna Russell, Sophie Pack and me:
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Marco Rubio said on social media that he had called Mr. De La Espriella to congratulate him. “The Trump Administration looks forward to working closely with your incoming administration” he wrote.
Annie Correal & @federicorios.bsky.social for @nytimes.com
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On Maine Calling today, @mainepublic.org statehouse correspondent Kevin Miller said watching ranked-choice votes being tabulated is "like watching paint dry, it's slow, tedious, boring."
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🇨🇴 🎙️ Colombia's first-round presidential election yielded two finalists ahead of the June 21 runoff. WOLA's Gimena Sánchez-Garzoli joins Adam Isacson on Latin America Today to discuss the results and what to expect next. 👇
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The list comes from a Maine Monitor analysis of Federal Election Commission campaign finance data.
Colombia's first-round presidential election yielded two finalists for the June 21 runoff who present starkly different visions for the country's future.
