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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,949 posts)
Wed May 11, 2022, 07:44 AM May 2022

Susan had her sidewalk power washed overnight so another crew stopped by with more chalk.

Susan had her sidewalk power washed overnight so another crew stopped by with more chalk. #BansOffOurBodies



I’m going to Target for another box of sidewalk chalk. My twin great niece and nephew got 120 pieces in a box for Easter. It was $20. I’m going to buy the rest. I won’t take theirs. Haha



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Susan had her sidewalk power washed overnight so another crew stopped by with more chalk. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 OP
Oh no, call 911. There is chalk on my sidewalk. Irish_Dem May 2022 #1
o am very concerned! rampartc May 2022 #7
Right, we should tell Susan how very concerned we are for her. Irish_Dem May 2022 #8
Just to be accurate...this is not Susan Collins residence. Fla Dem May 2022 #34
I believe it's where she lives in Washington, DC. NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 #35
Let's make sure Susan is haunted by chalk the rest of her political career Blue Owl May 2022 #2
She MUST acquire 24/7 protection for the threats against her well being. Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #3
So grateful to those people in Bangor. peacefreak2.0 May 2022 #4
Talk about the Streisand effect exboyfil May 2022 #5
They need to keep doing it. Getting it cleaned off every day gives her something useful to do. Autumn May 2022 #6
And if she doesn't like doing that, perfessor May 2022 #9
She had the city public works department do it. FoxNewsSucks May 2022 #16
I hope this is getting lots of coverage inside Maine. halfulglas May 2022 #10
It Doesn't Matter, She's In Senate Until 2026 SoCalDavidS May 2022 #17
I like how Mainers are polite enough to say please IronLionZion May 2022 #11
Shits just starting to hit the fan for this horrible person. BradBo May 2022 #12
Bet she wants chalk banned by day's end durablend May 2022 #15
Poor Karen Collins. Magoo48 May 2022 #21
heh heh! liberalla May 2022 #32
"If people aren't mockingly waving chalk at Susan Collins everywhere she goes for the rest of ..." mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 #13
Chalk Democracy! Susan is "very concerned." Botany May 2022 #14
A basic question. Who owns the sidewalks in Maine? The landowner or the taxpayers? Are they public? usaf-vet May 2022 #18
Most sidewalks are town property (public) but homeowners are encouraged to FailureToCommunicate May 2022 #27
She should move to the countryside, Ay-uh! Try chalking a dirt road! nt usonian May 2022 #19
There ya go Rebl2 May 2022 #22
Write "Are you concerned"? Escurumbele May 2022 #20
Love it! crim son May 2022 #23
SIDEWALKS ARE PUBLIC Jimvanhise May 2022 #24
This is not "Susan Collins' " Residence. Fla Dem May 2022 #25
What an odd mashup of architectural styles. FailureToCommunicate May 2022 #28
Exactly - I think the one shown in the tweets are in D.C. BumRushDaShow May 2022 #29
Does she have a DC residence? nt. druidity33 May 2022 #37
I expect ALL of them have some residence in the D.C. metro area BumRushDaShow May 2022 #38
does she own the sidewalk? id love to see her documation that says she does . AllaN01Bear May 2022 #26
idiot llashram May 2022 #30
How many times has she had to change her routing and checking numbers? LW1977 May 2022 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author Fla Dem May 2022 #33
A sidewalk is a public form - courts ha ruled. So if EnterwebsJohn May 2022 #36
Good god, we need a good candidate in '26 mainer May 2022 #39

Irish_Dem

(57,533 posts)
1. Oh no, call 911. There is chalk on my sidewalk.
Wed May 11, 2022, 07:52 AM
May 2022

I am so scared and feel threatened.

The GOP are such snowflakes.

Irish_Dem

(57,533 posts)
8. Right, we should tell Susan how very concerned we are for her.
Wed May 11, 2022, 08:14 AM
May 2022

No one should have to live with chalk on their sidewalk.

exboyfil

(18,000 posts)
5. Talk about the Streisand effect
Wed May 11, 2022, 08:07 AM
May 2022

It would have been best to quietly wash the chalk off instead of calling 911.

Also it would be best to back the Democrats legislation if she really cared about women's rights.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,795 posts)
16. She had the city public works department do it.
Wed May 11, 2022, 09:18 AM
May 2022

Hopefully, the next time she calls 911 for this, neither the cops nor the street crew will waste their time.

The city should send her a bill for it.

halfulglas

(1,654 posts)
10. I hope this is getting lots of coverage inside Maine.
Wed May 11, 2022, 08:45 AM
May 2022

The people of Maine keep voting for her because she has good constituent services and she is perceived by most people in Maine as good for them. But if this keeps going and she is seen as not voting for them, but just another Republican insider, this may change the minds of some of the voters.

 

SoCalDavidS

(10,599 posts)
17. It Doesn't Matter, She's In Senate Until 2026
Wed May 11, 2022, 09:19 AM
May 2022

I wouldn't be surprised if she finally retires, but it's too late for changing minds of some voters to matter.

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,949 posts)
13. "If people aren't mockingly waving chalk at Susan Collins everywhere she goes for the rest of ..."
Wed May 11, 2022, 08:54 AM
May 2022
If people aren't mockingly waving chalk at Susan Collins everywhere she goes for the rest of her life I will be disappointed.


usaf-vet

(6,908 posts)
18. A basic question. Who owns the sidewalks in Maine? The landowner or the taxpayers? Are they public?
Wed May 11, 2022, 09:20 AM
May 2022

In the community I live in, they are public sidewalks, and anyone can use them.

FailureToCommunicate

(14,324 posts)
27. Most sidewalks are town property (public) but homeowners are encouraged to
Wed May 11, 2022, 09:47 AM
May 2022

maintain any curb side trees or plantings, and report any hazards, like surface uplift, or utility leaks, etc.

Don't know about her Maine town specifically, but it's likely the same.

Oh, the humanity! What's next for poor Susan, art tourists flocking there to admire the (public) art?

Fla Dem

(25,688 posts)
25. This is not "Susan Collins' " Residence.
Wed May 11, 2022, 09:44 AM
May 2022

Last edited Wed May 11, 2022, 11:03 AM - Edit history (2)

It looks like row houses.

This is her home in Bangor Maine at the corner of Hayward St and W Broadway.



This was the messaging in front of her home.



Just Wait Until You See the Terrifying “Defacement” of Susan Collins’ Sidewalk by Pro-Choice Activists
It’s chalk.
BY BEN MATHIS-LILLEY
MAY 10, 2022 8:32 PM

'''''''''''''''More
It’s in this context that Collins, according to the Bangor Daily News report, complained to police about sidewalk chalk. (Officers summoned a public works employee to wash it off but are not otherwise pursuing the matter.) A source close to the chalking says that two people were involved in its execution and that Collins’ husband, a longtime Republican staffer and lobbyist named Thomas Daffron, delivered a personal “scolding” to them while it was being written.

On Tuesday, meanwhile, more chalk messages were left, including one that said: “You might not recognize our right to free speech, but I hope you recognize my right to an abortion.” Daffron told the Bangor paper that he has not alerted authorities to the presence of the new slogans

End

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/susan-collins-police-call-sidewalk-chalk-photo-pro-choice-senator-protest.html

BumRushDaShow

(142,350 posts)
29. Exactly - I think the one shown in the tweets are in D.C.
Wed May 11, 2022, 09:50 AM
May 2022

because it looks like a typical D.C. row house (I have some old friends down there and have been in their homes years ago, and we have a similar style here in Philly too).

BumRushDaShow

(142,350 posts)
38. I expect ALL of them have some residence in the D.C. metro area
Thu May 12, 2022, 07:09 AM
May 2022

whether in D.C. proper itself or in VA/MD.

In a search, there was an article from the Bangor Daily News that had an AP report from 2011 (the Bangor paper has a paywall so I got a cached copy of the link since AP refuses to call up one of their older articles from a decade ago) - https://bangordailynews.com/2011/02/10/politics/susan-collins-buys-new-home-in-dc/usg=AOvVaw0BQidbQVQjX0JIbtZ3nomV

Susan Collins buys new home in DC

by The Associated Press February 10, 2011


PORTLAND, Maine — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins still plans to return to Maine on most weekends despite buying a new home in the District of Columbia.

Spokesman Kevin Kelley confirmed reports that Collins sold her Washington home and purchased a larger four-bedroom townhouse near her Capitol Hill office.

She and Thomas Daffron, a friend and former colleague, purchased the home together for $705,000 as an investment property. It’ll serve as her home-away-from-home when she’s not in Bangor, Maine.


Some of these folks also "stay" at one of their colleagues', relatives' or friends' homes too, during weeks they are working in D.C.

LW1977

(1,395 posts)
31. How many times has she had to change her routing and checking numbers?
Wed May 11, 2022, 10:19 AM
May 2022

She seems like the type who would fall for every type of scam no matter how ridiculous the scam is.

Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

 

EnterwebsJohn

(87 posts)
36. A sidewalk is a public form - courts ha ruled. So if
Wed May 11, 2022, 02:49 PM
May 2022

Susie had the message removed, she violated someones FREEDOM OF SPEECH,

mainer

(12,179 posts)
39. Good god, we need a good candidate in '26
Thu May 12, 2022, 12:56 PM
May 2022

I'm really hoping Shenna Bellows (D) runs against Collins. We can't let Collins win again.

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