5. Matt Gagnon: "Honestly, I don't really love stuff like that.. It's a little dirty... But if you're going to be dirty, if you're going to be negative, if you're going to go into the cousin well with Troy Jackson, I suppose you can do us the favor of being amusing.... It is amusing. I'm not sure I woul have made it a campaign ad. Maybe like release the song on YouTube and let it get out there... I don't know..."

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🧵 On the way to physical therapy here in Downeast Maine I was listening to @MatthewGagnon's morning show on @WGANNews when @HowieCarrShow joined to hail the new @Senate_Fund PAC @LeaderJohnThune ads building on @SenSusanCollins's coy effort to draw attention to @TroyJackson207's family (the second cousin angle). You can hear a clip below. Howie Carr: I'm glad the Super PAC has taken off the gloves, too, about marrying the cousins, you know? Matt Gagnon: Boy, are they ever, yeah. Howie Carr: Because, you know, again, anyone, I don't know how many people still read the papers, but they're not going to read that stuff in the daily newspapers. Matt Gagnon: No. Right? No, they're not. No, but they're certainly seen on TV, man. I mean, you're right. I was watching some football this weekend, and I got the whole married your cousin, had kids with your cousin thing about 50 times when I was trying to watch the Patriots. Howie Carr (aping news voice): “Collins seizes on incest issues.”

If you like young people so much, why you allowing your @Senate_Fund backers to run attack ads demeaning @TroyJackson207’s children?

"Henadii and Mykhailo spent more than six months in this so-called kill zone, holed up in a half-destroyed house. They could hear drones buzzing overhead nonstop, like traffic on a busy highway. To avoid detection, they relieved themselves in bags rather than step outside; slept pressed together in winter rather than light a fire; and dragged the bodies of Russian soldiers they had killed into their house, so drones overhead would not detect signs of fighting." @ConstantMeheut writes about the widening "Kill Zone," and how it has changed the way armies fight. nytimes.com/interactive/2026…

Three waves of ballistic missiles have been launched at Kyiv by Russian “humanitarians” since yesterday evening. They used 21 missiles. Unfortunately, numerous sites across the city have been hit and damaged: ordinary residential buildings, energy facilities, infrastructure at one of the railway stations and the metro, shopping malls, and businesses. Even a monastery is among the damaged sites. Our emergency services are working at all the affected locations. Twelve of our regions came under Russian attack overnight. In Kyiv and across the regions, 34 people were injured, including five children. As of now, two people have been confirmed killed. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Almost immediately after another round of talks, Russia launched a pointed attack. This means there has been no real change in its attitude toward everything that is happening. It is important to keep trying to find the right solutions to end this war. But when Russia responds to negotiations with ballistic missiles, real pressure on Russia is needed to bring about different steps – steps toward ending the killing. Stronger air defenses and the rapid delivery of missiles, the ability to destroy ballistic missile launchers, sanctions over the war – all of this must be in place. I am grateful to everyone who sees the situation for what it is and acknowledges the reality. The aggressor deserves to be treated accordingly. Ukraine deserves support. People's lives deserve protection. Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine!

5. Matt Gagnon: "Honestly, I don't really love stuff like that.. It's a little dirty... But if you're going to be dirty, if you're going to be negative, if you're going to go into the cousin well with Troy Jackson, I suppose you can do us the favor of being amusing.... It is amusing. I'm not sure I woul have made it a campaign ad. Maybe like release the song on YouTube and let it get out there... I don't know..."

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Susan Collins & Joe Manchin posed this morning with anti-immigrant activist Jon Fetherston and his “sword of truth” that he waves around at Somali people outside their mosque in Lewiston.