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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 1d

One reasonable explanation for spending so much money on AI is that it's the vehicle for the last gasp of fossil fuel expansion
billmckibben.substack.com/p/hey-grok-w...

Hey Grok, What's a Waste of Energy?

AI amidst the climate emergency

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 22h

A very wise activist! Straight out of the Otpor handbook! (And since it worked to take down Milosevic, that's a good sign)

bikesloveanddonuts.bsky.social @bikesloveanddonuts.bsky.social · 2d

100%!! Dress as ridiculous, as possible, find the weird joy - Show everyone that we are #PEACEFULLY protesting for our rights, saying #NoKings, and standing against this fascist regime! #Resist #2025Protests #StandTogether

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 22h

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 New Jersey @thirdactnewjersey.bsky.social · 22h

What are your No Kings III day plans (this Saturday)?! Find your Third Act compatriots by filling out our survey actionnetwork.org/surveys/what...

WHAT ARE YOUR NO KINGS DAY PLANS?

Millions will be taking to the streets on Oct 18 to show that political power is vested in We the People. Indivisible's event map shows at least 35 protests in NJ alone. We're interested to know: ho...

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Third Act New Jersey @thirdactnewjersey.bsky.social · 15h

Also please save Nov 13th for a trip to Trenton if the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee schedules a hearing that day and includes consideration of the Climate Superfund Act. (The Senate Environment Committee has voted it out.)

Third Act New Jersey @thirdactnewjersey.bsky.social · 16h

Save the Date! November 17 is a crucial rally and lobby day at the State House in Trenton to push for passage of the Climate Superfund Act before the end of this legislative session. Sign up here www.climaterevolutionnj.org/rally?link_i...
And see you there!

Climate Superfund Rally — Climate Revolution Action Network

Climate Superfund Rally

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Third Act @thirdactorg.bsky.social · 14h

👑🚫 No crowns! No clowns! 🚫🤡

Join us for #NoKings this Saturday, October 18. This country doesn’t belong to strongmen. It belongs to the people.

✊ Find a Third Act event near you: thirdact.org/wgevents

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

"In unison."

Amen.

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Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

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Third Act Actions Lab @thirdactactionslab.bsky.social · 14h

Our friends on the frontlines in Texas are facing an emergency. Please read and amplify this.

Lawrence MacDonald @climateboomer.bsky.social · 14h

BREAKING: ACTIVE PIPELINE RUPTURE IN TEXAS SPEWS METHANE NEAR SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES docs.google.com/document/d/1...

ACTIVE PIPELINE RUPTURE

BREAKING: ACTIVE PIPELINE RUPTURE IN THE WOODLANDS SPEWS METHANE NEAR SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES Community Groups Demand Immediate Evacuation, Investigation as Federal Pipeline Bills Debated THE WOODLANDS, ...

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Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 14h

Article by Justin Mikulka (does that name sound familiar? It should to Third Act Mainers!) Click the link to dig into some desperate financial shenanigans on the part of a dying industry.

powering-the-planet.ghost.io/as-solar-dom...

As Solar Dominates, the Sun Sets on the LNG Boom

Gastech is a big deal in the global methane/natural gas industry. Gastech also openly embraces the false claims that the gas industry is somehow going to “...accelerate the global shift toward cleane...

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Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 1d

Show up TONIGHT, 6 pm in Hallowell (26 Katherine Drive, Hallowell, ME 04347) and make your voice heard!
Only by showing up in person do you know the PUC heard you and you are on the record in the case. Online comments are great too, but they're no match for showing up in person!

Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 1d

Did you miss last night's chance to tell the PUC why YOU can't take $420 or more per year in additional CMP bills? You have one more!!

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Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 1d

5 of us protested the proposed CMP rate hike along with many others in Freeport, ME yesterday. No more public handouts for Central Maine Power! Visit Our Power to learn more and get involved! ourpowermaine.org

On Tuesday evening in Freeport, 5 Third Act members protested the proposed CMP rate hike along with many others. No more public handouts for Central Maine Power!

Kathleen Sullivan speaking about the hardship that a rate hike would be imposed upon low income Mainers.

Tom Mikulka speaking about the impacts on decarbonization and how the hikes would discourage rooftop solar, EV's and heat pumps.

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Third Act Ohio @thirdactoh.bsky.social · 2d

Ohio Third Actors--- Where will you be?

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Third Act Maryland @thirdactmd.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings Day- October 18th

Suggestions for posters

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bikesloveanddonuts.bsky.social @bikesloveanddonuts.bsky.social · 2d

100%!! Dress as ridiculous, as possible, find the weird joy - Show everyone that we are #PEACEFULLY protesting for our rights, saying #NoKings, and standing against this fascist regime! #Resist #2025Protests #StandTogether

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Third Act Maine @thirdactmaine.bsky.social · 1d

yikes

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Rainbow Roots Maine @rainbowroots.me · May 26

Queer joy isn’t just resistance — it’s gorgeous.

So take up space. Laugh loudly. Wear the boots.

#RainbowRoots #QueerInTheCounty #RootToFruit #WickedQueer #ChosenFamily

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Sun Day @sundayofaction.bsky.social · 5d

⏯️ Moments from The Light Won’t Dim documentary which we can’t stop thinking about ⚡️ Hear more from the people (including @sanders.senate.gov) who are saving money and defending their access to solar in our full documentary, streaming now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDK-...

Bernie Sanders - What is going on in this country now is, in so many ways, including energy… Is… I mean, I use the word insane here advisably…

We were paying out anywhere from $200 to $250 a month but the electricity bill that came last month was $11

Don’t even think about taking those panels away because I'll hit you over the head with one

In the end, the pitch is all about money and everyone can appreciate money

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Third Act Maryland @thirdactmd.bsky.social · 5d

We Have Friends Everywhere

Families fight to survive while billionaires get richer. Dictators take, people protect. WE decide, not dictators. Oct 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...

#NoKings #NoKingsBaltimore #NoKingsDC @thirdactorg.bsky.social

Illustration of a crown with a red X through it. The crown is yellow outlined in black. Below it is large black text reading We have friends everywhere. No kings. October 18. nokings.org. In the background are the names of numerous cities, all run together, separated by bullets, and printed in gray as a wallpaper effect.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 5d

This energy event is going to be, in a word, lit.
Join us
events.zoom.us/ev/At4Eo8n6b...

Powering Forward: Defending and Delivering Clean Energy in Every Community

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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 5d

A great resource from the Sun Day Festival in Albany:

The Electric Panel, featuring the following participants:

Moderator: Andy Foster, Third Act
@nyforcleanpower.org : Lisa Marshall
Capital Region Clean Energy Hub: Daniel Micah Morrissey
Third Act: Mike Lolito

youtu.be/pcV8y_bZJmo?...

Electric Panel Sun Day Albany 9.21.25

YouTube video by Third Act Upstate NY Working Group

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Third Act Upstate New York @thirdactupstateny.bsky.social · 3d

Judith Enck of @beyondplastics.bsky.social

The Problem with Plastics, a Sun Day Festival teach-in.

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The Problem with Plastics - Sun Day Albany 9.21.25

YouTube video by Third Act Upstate NY Working Group

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LumenARRT! @lumenarrt.bsky.social · 2d

Last week the administration removed information signs at Acadia National Park that mentioned climate change, endangered plants & Indigenous heritage. Someone felt compelled to create alternate signage -- thank you!
#friendsofacadia #altacadianationalpark #altnationalparkservice #SchoodicInstitute

A yellow sign reading "How is climate changing Acadia? (crossed out) You don't need to know! SIGN REMOVED" place next to trail signage.

A blue sign reading "Is Acadia Wabanaki land? (crossed out) You don't need to know! SIGN REMOVED" place next to a boulder.

A green sign reading "Why protect Acadia's plants? (crossed out) You don't need to know! SIGN REMOVED" place against a boardwalk fence to beach access.

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Sierra Club Maine @sierraclubmaine.bsky.social · 7d

Join us to kickoff Community Candidate Forums!📣

@grahamformaine.bsky.social will join for a chat about his platform, vision, and values. This is exciting opportunity to speak directly to the candidate, so don’t forget to bring your questions!

Members can register at sierraclub.org/maine/events

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