Third Act Ohio
@thirdactoh.bsky.social
Experienced Ohioans over 60 working to stabilize our climate and democracy. A working group in @thirdact.org
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[email protected] @ccbecker271.bsky.social is interviewed on a "Thanksgiving Massacre," @aepohio.bsky.social's PUCO request over Thanksgiving to halt net metering for those with solar arrays. Begins 11:35:
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December 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
[email protected] @ccbecker271.bsky.social is interviewed on a "Thanksgiving Massacre," @aepohio.bsky.social's PUCO request over Thanksgiving to halt net metering for those with solar arrays. Begins 11:35:
@joedemare.bsky.social: youtube.com/watch?app=de...
@kentksmith.bsky.social
@joedemare.bsky.social: youtube.com/watch?app=de...
@kentksmith.bsky.social
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'On top of all these problems is the climate crisis. “The house was on fire because of mismanagement, and then climate change … is adding fuel”' 'The conditions driving it — low rainfall and soaring temperatures — would not have been possible without human-caused climate change'
Taps may run dry in this country, where the water crisis is so severe it can be seen from space | CNN
Tehran is grappling with a water crisis so severe the Iranian president has suggested people may need to evacuate, and the situation goes well beyond the capital. The weeks tick by, still the rains do...
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
'On top of all these problems is the climate crisis. “The house was on fire because of mismanagement, and then climate change … is adding fuel”' 'The conditions driving it — low rainfall and soaring temperatures — would not have been possible without human-caused climate change'
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"...the Little Village Community Council are renowned for blowing whistles to warn of federal immigration agents and for their tense encounters with them. But they also quietly have been taking more than 60 children to and from school every day. “We call ourselves magic school buses,” he says."
A WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but overall rates are comparable to last year.
As immigration agents swept Chicago this fall, communities stepped in to get kids to school safely
www.wbez.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"...the Little Village Community Council are renowned for blowing whistles to warn of federal immigration agents and for their tense encounters with them. But they also quietly have been taking more than 60 children to and from school every day. “We call ourselves magic school buses,” he says."
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'On top of all these problems is the climate crisis. “The house was on fire because of mismanagement, and then climate change … is adding fuel”' 'The conditions driving it — low rainfall and soaring temperatures — would not have been possible without human-caused climate change'
Taps may run dry in this country, where the water crisis is so severe it can be seen from space | CNN
Tehran is grappling with a water crisis so severe the Iranian president has suggested people may need to evacuate, and the situation goes well beyond the capital. The weeks tick by, still the rains do...
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Patchwork quilts as distinct from whole-cloth quilts seem like a particularly American art form, and the United State is itself a patchwork of cultures, regional identities, ethnicities – this country's old motto e pluribus unum (out of many one) is a patchwork motto and one under attack...
Solidarity Stitches Us Together: Today, World AIDS Day, Is Also the 70th Anniversary of Rosa Parks's Historic Protest
I saw two radically different versions of what a quilt could be yesterday and yet they spoke to the same issues. I caught the show Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California ...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Patchwork quilts as distinct from whole-cloth quilts seem like a particularly American art form, and the United State is itself a patchwork of cultures, regional identities, ethnicities – this country's old motto e pluribus unum (out of many one) is a patchwork motto and one under attack...
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Icymi: Webinar on Bright Saver White Paper - Democratizing Solar: How Plug-In Solar Expands Energy Affordability & Resilience. Plug-in solar, with regulatory change, will drop precipitously in cost, reaching millions of American households within years. Power to the people--literally.
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Register for upcoming Bright Saver webinars here.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Icymi: Webinar on Bright Saver White Paper - Democratizing Solar: How Plug-In Solar Expands Energy Affordability & Resilience. Plug-in solar, with regulatory change, will drop precipitously in cost, reaching millions of American households within years. Power to the people--literally.
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It was seventy years ago today that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, triggering one of the world's great experiments in nonviolent action
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It was seventy years ago today that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus, triggering one of the world's great experiments in nonviolent action
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Killing is bad, and to that end I'd like to call attention to the dozens killed in small boats in the southern Caribbean by the Trump Administration and the estimated 600,000 who've died of preventable disease and starvation thanks to the administration's destruction of USAID.
November 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Killing is bad, and to that end I'd like to call attention to the dozens killed in small boats in the southern Caribbean by the Trump Administration and the estimated 600,000 who've died of preventable disease and starvation thanks to the administration's destruction of USAID.
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This month, Oregon’s governor, @tinakotek.bsky.social, signed an executive order to fast-track clean energy projects and ensure the state is taking advantage of tax incentives as part of its clean energy strategy ⚡️
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This month, Oregon’s governor, @tinakotek.bsky.social, signed an executive order to fast-track clean energy projects and ensure the state is taking advantage of tax incentives as part of its clean energy strategy ⚡️
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The state is also aiming to add 8 gigawatts of energy storage, with 7 gigawatts already planned for development - supporting cheaper, cleaner energy while tackling climate change 🔋 www.salemreporter.com/2025/11/21/g...
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The state is also aiming to add 8 gigawatts of energy storage, with 7 gigawatts already planned for development - supporting cheaper, cleaner energy while tackling climate change 🔋 www.salemreporter.com/2025/11/21/g...
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Happy Thanksgiving! @saveohioparks.bsky.social is grateful for all volunteers, environmental organizations, lawmakers and journalists who help hold Ohio accountable for bad laws endangering us and limiting our rights in a democratic society.
@buckeyeenviro.bsky.social @thirdactoh.bsky.social
@buckeyeenviro.bsky.social @thirdactoh.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! @saveohioparks.bsky.social is grateful for all volunteers, environmental organizations, lawmakers and journalists who help hold Ohio accountable for bad laws endangering us and limiting our rights in a democratic society.
@buckeyeenviro.bsky.social @thirdactoh.bsky.social
@buckeyeenviro.bsky.social @thirdactoh.bsky.social
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At Thanksgiving--
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ItU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ItU...
Supper's Ready - A Poem by Combat Medic Mike Williams
YouTube video by End Veteran Debt
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November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
At Thanksgiving--
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ItU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ItU...
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Hugely gratifying!
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Hugely gratifying!
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Commentary: This Thanksgiving, wages are down for Ohio’s most common occupations. Farmers are struggling. Health care costs are surging. Rent, utilities, groceries and the cost of everyday goods due to the Trump tariffs, all surging. Ohioans are on edge ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/26/t...
This Thanksgiving, Ohio workers and families are holding on by the skin of their teeth • Ohio Capital Journal
This Thanksgiving, wages are down for Ohio’s most common occupations. Farmers are struggling. Health care costs are surging. Rent, utilities, groceries, and the cost of everyday goods due to the…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Commentary: This Thanksgiving, wages are down for Ohio’s most common occupations. Farmers are struggling. Health care costs are surging. Rent, utilities, groceries and the cost of everyday goods due to the Trump tariffs, all surging. Ohioans are on edge ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/26/t...
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A "bunch of grandmas" wants controversial sheriff out of ICE. Victoria Moorwood Enquirer: bit.ly/4ii3URw
Good ethics are ageless. Citizen activism holds politicians accountable and affects elections and policy.
@butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social @dansewell.bsky.social @thirdactoh.bsky.social
Good ethics are ageless. Citizen activism holds politicians accountable and affects elections and policy.
@butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social @dansewell.bsky.social @thirdactoh.bsky.social
In Ohio's Trump country, suburban grandmas push back against ICE
A grassroots group protesting its county's cooperation with ICE ranges in age from 60 to 85.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A "bunch of grandmas" wants controversial sheriff out of ICE. Victoria Moorwood Enquirer: bit.ly/4ii3URw
Good ethics are ageless. Citizen activism holds politicians accountable and affects elections and policy.
@butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social @dansewell.bsky.social @thirdactoh.bsky.social
Good ethics are ageless. Citizen activism holds politicians accountable and affects elections and policy.
@butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social @dansewell.bsky.social @thirdactoh.bsky.social
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Such an easy thing to do... and real effective against this administration. Don't buy ANYTHING from these businesses: TARGET, HOME DEPOT and especially AMAZON. NOTHING. Shop local for the holidays... from your business-owning friends and neighbors.
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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So much for solar and wind being "unreliable," as SB294 would label them.
As of 5pm today, batteries were the largest single source of power for the Californian grid www.caiso.com/todays-outlo...
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
So much for solar and wind being "unreliable," as SB294 would label them.
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These are among the oldest forests on earth, but they're running up against the new world of climate change--firefighting help badly needed!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
Fire Threatens Iran’s Ancient Forest, a World Heritage Site
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
These are among the oldest forests on earth, but they're running up against the new world of climate change--firefighting help badly needed!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...
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A reminder of the necessity of a free press, citizen action and voting for justice, not political party. David DeWitt @ohiocapitaljournal.com: bit.ly/4prYVAb
@cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social @commoncauseohio.bsky.social @acluohio.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social
@cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social @commoncauseohio.bsky.social @acluohio.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social
Gerrymandering Ohio politicians make sure at least 121 elections in 2026 are predetermined • Ohio Capital Journal
Are you satisfied, Ohio? Are you happy you kept politicians in charge of redistricting? Out of 131 legislative races in Ohio in 2026, maybe seven to 10 are actually competitive. The others are not. Th...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A reminder of the necessity of a free press, citizen action and voting for justice, not political party. David DeWitt @ohiocapitaljournal.com: bit.ly/4prYVAb
@cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social @commoncauseohio.bsky.social @acluohio.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social
@cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social @commoncauseohio.bsky.social @acluohio.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social
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Would your town merge? Ohio considers paying communities to combine
New legislation would create a $25 million pilot program to test whether financial incentives can jump-start local government consolidation across the state.
by Anna Staver
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...
New legislation would create a $25 million pilot program to test whether financial incentives can jump-start local government consolidation across the state.
by Anna Staver
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...
Would your town merge? Ohio considers paying communities to combine
New legislation would create a $25 million pilot program to test whether financial incentives can jump-start local government consolidation across the state.
www.cleveland.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Would your town merge? Ohio considers paying communities to combine
New legislation would create a $25 million pilot program to test whether financial incentives can jump-start local government consolidation across the state.
by Anna Staver
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...
New legislation would create a $25 million pilot program to test whether financial incentives can jump-start local government consolidation across the state.
by Anna Staver
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...
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If you want to know what happened at #COP30 in Brazil -- the jockeying back and forth during negotiations, arbitrary leadership decisions, and poor accommodations that literally caught fire twice -- find it all here.
🚨 JUST PUBLISHED: CARBON BRIEF’S #COP30 SUMMARY 🚨
It's an EPIC 20,000 words of top-notch, plain-english reporting…
–Global mutirão
–Adaptation finance
–Fossil-fuel roadmap
–China
+Much more
Very proud of team CB for getting this out so fast
www.carbonbrief.org/...
It's an EPIC 20,000 words of top-notch, plain-english reporting…
–Global mutirão
–Adaptation finance
–Fossil-fuel roadmap
–China
+Much more
Very proud of team CB for getting this out so fast
www.carbonbrief.org/...
November 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If you want to know what happened at #COP30 in Brazil -- the jockeying back and forth during negotiations, arbitrary leadership decisions, and poor accommodations that literally caught fire twice -- find it all here.
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Deadline Hochul: Mobilization Launch Call
12/15, 7 PM ET
Special Guest: Bill McKibben
Hochul's taking us backwards, but we're organizing!
It's Deadline Hochul. Albany. 4/18/26.
Join us for the mobilization launch call on 12/15!
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/deadl...
12/15, 7 PM ET
Special Guest: Bill McKibben
Hochul's taking us backwards, but we're organizing!
It's Deadline Hochul. Albany. 4/18/26.
Join us for the mobilization launch call on 12/15!
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/deadl...
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Deadline Hochul: Mobilization Launch Call
12/15, 7 PM ET
Special Guest: Bill McKibben
Hochul's taking us backwards, but we're organizing!
It's Deadline Hochul. Albany. 4/18/26.
Join us for the mobilization launch call on 12/15!
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/deadl...
12/15, 7 PM ET
Special Guest: Bill McKibben
Hochul's taking us backwards, but we're organizing!
It's Deadline Hochul. Albany. 4/18/26.
Join us for the mobilization launch call on 12/15!
RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/deadl...