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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 7h

What should the climate movement do now? At our October meeting, Kevin Young offered Seven Propositions for the Climate Movement. Which of these hits home for you? thirdact.org/actions-lab/...

Seven Propositions for the Climate Movement

Seven Propositions for the US Climate Movement Kevin A. Young, Presented at Third Act Actions Lab Meeting, Oct. 7, 2025 1. The fate of the climate will be shaped by...

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 2d

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#cleanenergy #renewables #climateaction #hope #makesciencegreatagain #wedonthavetime #cop30 #wecandoit | Ingmar Rentzhog | 101 comments

💚 WOW — Yesterday I wrote about a historic milestone: renewables overtook coal for the first time in history. And today — a U.S. coal auction just collapsed by 99.9% in value compared to a decade ago....

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 4d

Time and again the GOP describes the Democratic Party we need, not the Democratic Party we have

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 7d

Subscribers to Hill Heat got the highlights (lowlights?) of the 107 Trump nominees confirmed en masse by the GOP Senate - here goes as a thread!

The Week in Climate Hearings: The Vought Shutdown Enters Its Second Week

Somberos and Sharpiegate

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6d

I wonder if @petebuttigieg.bsky.social knows Pierre

Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 7d

Among the 107 Trump nominees confirmed en masse by the Senate GOP yesterday:
Palantir consigliere Jacob Helberg as Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
McKinsey global counsel Pierre Gentin as General Counsel of the Department of Commerce

The Week in Climate Hearings: The Vought Shutdown Enters Its Second Week

Somberos and Sharpiegate

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David Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 4d

Every agent involved in this needs to be identified, prosecuted and jailed.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4d

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 4d

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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Robyn R. Sadoon, MPP, MPH @ralsadoon.bsky.social · 4d

These are not simply employees, they are the scientists, field epidemiologists, and outbreak responders who form the backbone of our nation’s public health defense.

The damage being done tonight will echo far beyond what you are reading. These are the people who protect this nation #CDCMassacre

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Lucky Adams (aka JDAdams Author) @luckyadams.bsky.social · 4d

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Whoa 🤯 in Slow-Mo @0lsi.bsky.social · 3d

Germany 🇩🇪 is extending the tax exemption for new battery #electric cars until 2035 to give buyers and the auto industry more certainty and push forward the shift toward greener transportation 🚗🔋

Germany Extends EV Tax Exemption to 2035 in Bid to Accelerate Green Transition

**Berlin, Germany** – In a significant move aimed at further accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and reinforcing its commitment to climate goals, Germany has announced plans to extend...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 3d

Psst: Stop burning stuff on Earth for energy. Let the burning fireball in the sky be your energy source.

T&E @transportenvironment.org · 6d

NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.

The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
🧵⤵️

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 3d

Let’s set up these prizes! Or retool the #NobelPrizes

Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 4d

There should be 5 Nobel prizes focused on the avoidance of the end of civilisation:
- climate tech
- climate infrastructure
- climate communication
- political journalism of climate blackmail by fossil fuel companies
- political journalism of climate bribery by fossil fuel companies

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Third Act Georgia @thirdactga.bsky.social · 6d

Valdosta, GA!
No Thrones.
No Kings.
No Crowns.
Next No Kings Rally October 18.
Find the event near you and sign up.
Click below:

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 8d

Join us tonight (Oct. 7) 6 ET/3 PT for our monthly general meeting. Guest speaker: Kevin Young, author of Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from movements that won. Register here: thirdact.org/actions-lab/...

Actions Lab General Meeting

Actions Lab Oct. 7 Agenda Welcome new members! Actions Lab Updates Highlights of Sept. 19 Petrostate Tour Remarks and discussion with Kevin Young, author of Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from...

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Diana E @bluedee.bsky.social · 11d

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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 11d

Pop quiz: how much are annual fossil fuel subsidies in the US?

A: there are no subsidies
B: Nobody knows
C: $10 b
D: $ 35 b
(Answer below)

Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 14d

As Trump + the GOP shut down the gov't to avoid funding healthcare for working families, a reminder of what they ARE willing to fund:

💸$35B in annual handouts to fossil fuel companies
💸$625M in new giveaways to coal

Trump puts his fossil fuel donors' profits before working people. bit.ly/46KLV0O

Oil Change Response to Anticipated Government Shutdown - Oil Change International

Ahead of a U.S. government shutdown, Collin Rees said: “Trump and Republicans are showing they work for billionaires and fossil fuel CEOs, not working people.”

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Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 13d

-Days after publicly denying the existence of fossil fuel subsidies, Trump's top energy official, former fracking exec. Chris Wright, awarded $625M in new subsidies to coal. Oh, and he ordered Dept. of Energy staff to stop using the word "subsidies" to try to pull the wool over the public's eyes.

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Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 13d

Excellent new piece from @emdashsanders.bsky.social on why the Trump admin is so keen to deny the existence of fossil fuel subsidies, featuring @whitehouse.senate.gov, @doctorvive.bsky.social, and @collinrees.bsky.social.

www.exxonknews.org/p/the-fossil...

The fossil fuel subsidy denier-in-chief

Fossil fuel companies are getting propped up with billions in tax dollars, but the U.S. energy secretary claims otherwise.

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 12d

Brought to you by the #PetroState

Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 14d

As Trump + the GOP shut down the gov't to avoid funding healthcare for working families, a reminder of what they ARE willing to fund:

💸$35B in annual handouts to fossil fuel companies
💸$625M in new giveaways to coal

Trump puts his fossil fuel donors' profits before working people. bit.ly/46KLV0O

Oil Change Response to Anticipated Government Shutdown - Oil Change International

Ahead of a U.S. government shutdown, Collin Rees said: “Trump and Republicans are showing they work for billionaires and fossil fuel CEOs, not working people.”

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Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos @anamariafortexas.com · 13d

🕊️ Today, we take time to recognize the principle of non–violent resistance, championed by civil rights leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. Even when subjected to brutal and oppressive conditions, they did not waver from their paths. #InternationalDayofNonviolence #HD102

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15d

The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality.

I don't know how to yell any louder.

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 15d

OK billionaires, here's your chance to put your filthy money where your filthy mouth is! Rush to invest in... coal? LOL

Jake Bolster @jakebolster.bsky.social · 15d

My coverage of today's announcements on coal from the Interior Department, EPA, and DOE is below.

As one source put it: "There is no such thing as clean coal."

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Citing ‘AI Arms Race,’ Trump Administration Announces Efforts to Rekindle US Coal Industry - Inside Climate News

The administration is opening millions of additional acres of public land to mining while slashing royalty rates and environmental regulations for coal. Environmentalists warn of skyrocketing costs an...

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 16d

Good headline correction. It’s not just Europeans of course, we Americans are far worse.

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 16d

Remember these two handy - and terrifying — facts from @climatedad.bsky.social

Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · Aug 31

The last 3 years have been the hottest in around 125,000 years.

CO2 levels are their highest in MILLIONS of years.

But most people have no idea this is happening, let alone what it means for our kids’ futures.

Our politics & media have failed our children. We should be furious.

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 18d

Join Third Act Actions Lab's Oct. 7 General Meeting to hear Kevin Young, author of "Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from Movements that Won." Sign up here: thirdact.org/actions-lab/...

Actions Lab General Meeting

Actions Lab Oct. 7 Agenda Welcome new members! Actions Lab Updates Highlights of Sept. 19 Petrostate Tour Remarks and discussion with Kevin Young, author of Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from...

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