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  • Fake News Friday: 12/05/2025

    Isaak Spain
    December 5th, 2025

    I’m done with school for the year, so I’m hoping to get back into writing for fun. I want to try something new in the meantime. I’m a big fan of the Maine Beacon and the IAM’s newsletters. I love how they share stories they’re reading from other publications, too. I’d like to start doing my own version of this, so I’m going to start doing “Fake News” Fridays. I can’t possibly write a long form article about every topic I’d like to cover. Instead, I’ll post links to local, national, labor, and shipbuilding every Friday. I’ll focus on sharing “fake news” the government prefers you don’t read. Some of these sources may inspire long form articles in the future. Regardless of future use cases, this project will help me keep up with reading the news. I hope it helps you, too.

    Local

    AP: D-Day veteran Charles Shay, who saved lives on Omaha Beach, dies at 101 in France

    Maine Public: State employees union files complaint against Mills administration over negotiations.

    Portland Press Herald: Charles Shay, Penobscot tribal elder who fought on D-Day, dies at 101

    Portland Press Herald: Portland high school students protest ICE in walkout to City Hall

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    National

    Current Affairs: Of course the Left should primary Hakeem Jeffries

    The Guardian: Is the Democratic party embracing Bernie Sanders-style politics?

    Mother Jones: The official voice of the US government Is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?

    El País: The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing

    Wired: The hard-left shooters leading a gun culture revolution

    Labor

    CAP: Why Gen Z men are the most pro-union generation in history: Unions build stable finances

    How Things Work: How to win red states with a labor party

    IAM Union: Local S6 Members at Bath Iron Works honor life of Amber Czech, call for action against workplace violence

    NLRB Edge: Decertification petition dismissed as untimely despite government shutdown

    Shipbuilding

    Business Insider: Navy secretary says it’s hard to get workers to want to build warships if they get paid what they might make at Buc-ee’s or Amazon

    Defense News: US Navy nixes Constellation frigate program after two ships half-built

    USNI News: U.S. naval shipyards accelerating outsourcing for new construction programs


    Did I miss something? Share what you’re reading with me, and I’ll try to include it next Friday!

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