Jo Locktov
@jolocktov.bsky.social
Complacency is not an option
co-founder Portland Cruise Control ⚓️ Maine
https://bsky.app/profile/portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
cruise ships are a climate catastrophe
Venetophile
co-founder Portland Cruise Control ⚓️ Maine
https://bsky.app/profile/portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
cruise ships are a climate catastrophe
Venetophile
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Jo Locktov
@jolocktov.bsky.social
· Aug 25
JOHAN DECKMANN
How to watch
the world fall apart
while holding on to a
fragile sense of hope
How to watch
the world fall apart
while holding on to a
fragile sense of hope
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2/17 Is a large data center being secretly developed in York County, Maine? It seems so, according to a state senator representing the district. But no one else is talking. #maine #MEpolitics
February 17, 2026 at 2:30 PM
2/17 Is a large data center being secretly developed in York County, Maine? It seems so, according to a state senator representing the district. But no one else is talking. #maine #MEpolitics
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“Prince” Andrew arrested & former Pres. of S. Korea will spend life in prison for insurrection.
OUR insurrectionist child rapist continues on our payroll, living in our house, eating our food, threatening war, & fluffing his Gestapo.
Efuckingnough.
Call your reps & ROAR
#RemoveTrump
202-224-3121
OUR insurrectionist child rapist continues on our payroll, living in our house, eating our food, threatening war, & fluffing his Gestapo.
Efuckingnough.
Call your reps & ROAR
#RemoveTrump
202-224-3121
February 19, 2026 at 11:21 AM
“Prince” Andrew arrested & former Pres. of S. Korea will spend life in prison for insurrection.
OUR insurrectionist child rapist continues on our payroll, living in our house, eating our food, threatening war, & fluffing his Gestapo.
Efuckingnough.
Call your reps & ROAR
#RemoveTrump
202-224-3121
OUR insurrectionist child rapist continues on our payroll, living in our house, eating our food, threatening war, & fluffing his Gestapo.
Efuckingnough.
Call your reps & ROAR
#RemoveTrump
202-224-3121
Read it and weep.
In 2008 @colinwoodard.bsky.social wrote this scathing piece about the cruise industry in Portland for @thebollard.bsky.social
And here we are 18 years later, asking the exact same questions.
“Is it worth it? City officials have no idea”
thebollard.com/2008/06/05/c...
#cruiseships #Maine
And here we are 18 years later, asking the exact same questions.
“Is it worth it? City officials have no idea”
thebollard.com/2008/06/05/c...
#cruiseships #Maine
February 19, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Read it and weep.
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Starting May 1, Amsterdam will prohibit ads for air travel, cruises, and gas-powered cars!
“Just as anti-smoking policies are ineffective when tobacco ads are everywhere, we can’t have effective climate policy while fossil fuel products are promoted on every street corner,” Sleegers said.
“Just as anti-smoking policies are ineffective when tobacco ads are everywhere, we can’t have effective climate policy while fossil fuel products are promoted on every street corner,” Sleegers said.
⚡️ #GoodClimateNewsAlert | Amsterdam’s city council has approved a ban on fossil fuel and meat advertisements in public spaces and across the city’s public transport network.
The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public
Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.
www.euronews.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Starting May 1, Amsterdam will prohibit ads for air travel, cruises, and gas-powered cars!
“Just as anti-smoking policies are ineffective when tobacco ads are everywhere, we can’t have effective climate policy while fossil fuel products are promoted on every street corner,” Sleegers said.
“Just as anti-smoking policies are ineffective when tobacco ads are everywhere, we can’t have effective climate policy while fossil fuel products are promoted on every street corner,” Sleegers said.
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Listen to Kate!
“…the bulk of US climate action takes place in states and cities”
I will die on this hill. Literally & figuratively.
@wespelletier.bsky.social :
It’s up to us, my friend.
“…the bulk of US climate action takes place in states and cities”
I will die on this hill. Literally & figuratively.
@wespelletier.bsky.social :
It’s up to us, my friend.
yes this is damaging but 1) most of the Biden-era climate legislation was carrots not sticks and 2) the bulk of US climate action takes place in states and cities
February 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Listen to Kate!
“…the bulk of US climate action takes place in states and cities”
I will die on this hill. Literally & figuratively.
@wespelletier.bsky.social :
It’s up to us, my friend.
“…the bulk of US climate action takes place in states and cities”
I will die on this hill. Literally & figuratively.
@wespelletier.bsky.social :
It’s up to us, my friend.
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In 2008 @colinwoodard.bsky.social wrote this scathing piece about the cruise industry in Portland for @thebollard.bsky.social
And here we are 18 years later, asking the exact same questions.
“Is it worth it? City officials have no idea”
thebollard.com/2008/06/05/c...
#cruiseships #Maine
And here we are 18 years later, asking the exact same questions.
“Is it worth it? City officials have no idea”
thebollard.com/2008/06/05/c...
#cruiseships #Maine
February 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
In 2008 @colinwoodard.bsky.social wrote this scathing piece about the cruise industry in Portland for @thebollard.bsky.social
And here we are 18 years later, asking the exact same questions.
“Is it worth it? City officials have no idea”
thebollard.com/2008/06/05/c...
#cruiseships #Maine
And here we are 18 years later, asking the exact same questions.
“Is it worth it? City officials have no idea”
thebollard.com/2008/06/05/c...
#cruiseships #Maine
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New review of my book THEY KNEW, which lays out the backstory of the Epstein conspiracy. It was published in 2022 and therefore lives up to the title! I appreciate this essay and its broader insights: carter719.substack.com/p/sarah-kind...
Sarah Kendzior and the Permanent American Conspiracy
I have to confess that I’ve spent the last few months getting utterly obsessed with the Epstein story.
carter719.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:42 PM
New review of my book THEY KNEW, which lays out the backstory of the Epstein conspiracy. It was published in 2022 and therefore lives up to the title! I appreciate this essay and its broader insights: carter719.substack.com/p/sarah-kind...
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MAINE RESISTANCE
WED, FEB 18, 2026
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MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
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#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
pg1/5 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
MAINE RESISTANCE
WED, FEB 18, 2026
=====================
MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
=====================
#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
pg1/5 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
February 18, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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MAINE RESISTANCE
WED, FEB 18, 2026
=====================
MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
=====================
#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
pg1/5 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
MAINE RESISTANCE
WED, FEB 18, 2026
=====================
MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
=====================
#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
pg1/5 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
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In excellent news, NOAA is using existing maritime safety technology in a new way to reduce the risk of vessel strikes.
Questions for @noaa.gov & @fisheries.noaa.gov :
Can the slow zones be permanent (not seasonal) & expanded?
What is the fine for speeding | non-compliance?
#vesselstrikes
Questions for @noaa.gov & @fisheries.noaa.gov :
Can the slow zones be permanent (not seasonal) & expanded?
What is the fine for speeding | non-compliance?
#vesselstrikes
NOAA launches AIS speed alerts to protect right whales
www.nationalfisherman.com/noaa-launche...
www.nationalfisherman.com/noaa-launche...
NOAA launches AIS speed alerts to protect right whales
www.nationalfisherman.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:07 PM
In excellent news, NOAA is using existing maritime safety technology in a new way to reduce the risk of vessel strikes.
Questions for @noaa.gov & @fisheries.noaa.gov :
Can the slow zones be permanent (not seasonal) & expanded?
What is the fine for speeding | non-compliance?
#vesselstrikes
Questions for @noaa.gov & @fisheries.noaa.gov :
Can the slow zones be permanent (not seasonal) & expanded?
What is the fine for speeding | non-compliance?
#vesselstrikes
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Proud to earn the “Badass Award.” This is the time for all of us to use our power.
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows earns the first-ever “Badass Award” in @strim.bsky.social latest column for what he calls her courageous use of power to push back against the Trump admins's immigration enforcement and protect constitutional rights.
Strimling: Bellows is Badass - Maine Beacon
Let me be clear up front—this is not an official endorsement of anyone running for governor. There are lots of good people in the race, doing lots of good things (Hannah Pingree just came out for a pu...
mainebeacon.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Proud to earn the “Badass Award.” This is the time for all of us to use our power.
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202 Harlow Street at noon today!!! Join us and let Collins know we won’t stand for her being complicit to dismantling our rights anymore. Can’t be there? Please sign our petition. Details in the comments.
#MEPolitics #SeeYaSusan #BangorME
#MEPolitics #SeeYaSusan #BangorME
February 18, 2026 at 10:25 AM
202 Harlow Street at noon today!!! Join us and let Collins know we won’t stand for her being complicit to dismantling our rights anymore. Can’t be there? Please sign our petition. Details in the comments.
#MEPolitics #SeeYaSusan #BangorME
#MEPolitics #SeeYaSusan #BangorME
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And with that, Ukraine has just extended the 'kill zone' from the 15 kilometres between the front lines of the two sides to any where behind the Russian lines.
And with that, Ukraine ushers in the collapse of the Russian front line. It's 1917 deja vu, all over again.
And with that, Ukraine ushers in the collapse of the Russian front line. It's 1917 deja vu, all over again.
🤖🇺🇦 Ukrainian company Ratel Robotics has transformed its ground robotic complex Ratel H into a mobile carrier of FPV drones on fiber optics, - Militarnyi
The new kit for NRK allows you to transport and launch such drones directly from dangerous and remote areas without presence of an operator.
The new kit for NRK allows you to transport and launch such drones directly from dangerous and remote areas without presence of an operator.
February 18, 2026 at 11:13 AM
And with that, Ukraine has just extended the 'kill zone' from the 15 kilometres between the front lines of the two sides to any where behind the Russian lines.
And with that, Ukraine ushers in the collapse of the Russian front line. It's 1917 deja vu, all over again.
And with that, Ukraine ushers in the collapse of the Russian front line. It's 1917 deja vu, all over again.
Listen to Kate!
“…the bulk of US climate action takes place in states and cities”
I will die on this hill. Literally & figuratively.
@wespelletier.bsky.social :
It’s up to us, my friend.
“…the bulk of US climate action takes place in states and cities”
I will die on this hill. Literally & figuratively.
@wespelletier.bsky.social :
It’s up to us, my friend.
yes this is damaging but 1) most of the Biden-era climate legislation was carrots not sticks and 2) the bulk of US climate action takes place in states and cities
February 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Listen to Kate!
“…the bulk of US climate action takes place in states and cities”
I will die on this hill. Literally & figuratively.
@wespelletier.bsky.social :
It’s up to us, my friend.
“…the bulk of US climate action takes place in states and cities”
I will die on this hill. Literally & figuratively.
@wespelletier.bsky.social :
It’s up to us, my friend.
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pro tip for sharing extremely fucked up climate news: if you don’t include a doable action step, it’s just gonna burn people out
I got about a bajillon of em. how bout: find out when your local planning and zoning people meet, show up and support clean energy projects and dense housing
I got about a bajillon of em. how bout: find out when your local planning and zoning people meet, show up and support clean energy projects and dense housing
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
pro tip for sharing extremely fucked up climate news: if you don’t include a doable action step, it’s just gonna burn people out
I got about a bajillon of em. how bout: find out when your local planning and zoning people meet, show up and support clean energy projects and dense housing
I got about a bajillon of em. how bout: find out when your local planning and zoning people meet, show up and support clean energy projects and dense housing
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Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Historian of medicine here. Yes. Yes, they did.
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“To be having a conversation about the state of Alaska taking action on dirty fuel and exhaust scrubbers is a huge step in the right direction,” @junolocal.bsky.social
@seacc.bsky.social
Washington, Alaska, Virginia, Maine ~ all pursuing state legislation to ban heavy fuel in marine vessels.
@seacc.bsky.social
Washington, Alaska, Virginia, Maine ~ all pursuing state legislation to ban heavy fuel in marine vessels.
Some countries are cutting this source of marine pollution. Will Alaska do the same? - KHNS Radio | KHNS FM
State Senator Jesse Kiehl said he’s drafting legislation that would aim to address water pollution from cruise ships that use scrubbers to clean their exhaust.
khns.org
February 18, 2026 at 10:21 AM
“To be having a conversation about the state of Alaska taking action on dirty fuel and exhaust scrubbers is a huge step in the right direction,” @junolocal.bsky.social
@seacc.bsky.social
Washington, Alaska, Virginia, Maine ~ all pursuing state legislation to ban heavy fuel in marine vessels.
@seacc.bsky.social
Washington, Alaska, Virginia, Maine ~ all pursuing state legislation to ban heavy fuel in marine vessels.
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THIS is the message today.
This is the time for all of us to use our power.
We each have a skill, ability, or cause to champion.
#EveryEffortCounts
This is the time for all of us to use our power.
We each have a skill, ability, or cause to champion.
#EveryEffortCounts
February 18, 2026 at 10:09 AM
THIS is the message today.
This is the time for all of us to use our power.
We each have a skill, ability, or cause to champion.
#EveryEffortCounts
This is the time for all of us to use our power.
We each have a skill, ability, or cause to champion.
#EveryEffortCounts
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Bobby Charles has been allowed to pipe off from behind a screen for too long. His bigoted, dishonest rhetoric is endangering folks in our state.
Now, instead of a public debate, he’s insisting on a closed event with limited tickets. We’ll be streaming it live for all to see. Tune in then. -Troy
Now, instead of a public debate, he’s insisting on a closed event with limited tickets. We’ll be streaming it live for all to see. Tune in then. -Troy
February 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Bobby Charles has been allowed to pipe off from behind a screen for too long. His bigoted, dishonest rhetoric is endangering folks in our state.
Now, instead of a public debate, he’s insisting on a closed event with limited tickets. We’ll be streaming it live for all to see. Tune in then. -Troy
Now, instead of a public debate, he’s insisting on a closed event with limited tickets. We’ll be streaming it live for all to see. Tune in then. -Troy
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HCR w/a very important point to embrace, exactly what I explained to a friend yesterday, and have been pushing all year.
We each have a skill, ability, or cause, & it's our job to offer it to the world. It's why I have #EveryEffortCounts in my header and every post.
Everybody's torch is different.
We each have a skill, ability, or cause, & it's our job to offer it to the world. It's why I have #EveryEffortCounts in my header and every post.
Everybody's torch is different.
February 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
HCR w/a very important point to embrace, exactly what I explained to a friend yesterday, and have been pushing all year.
We each have a skill, ability, or cause, & it's our job to offer it to the world. It's why I have #EveryEffortCounts in my header and every post.
Everybody's torch is different.
We each have a skill, ability, or cause, & it's our job to offer it to the world. It's why I have #EveryEffortCounts in my header and every post.
Everybody's torch is different.
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We are so grateful to be included in the @pinetreeactivism.org event calendar.
A critical & verified resource for all Maine related activism.
#Maine #MEpolitics #Portland #ClimateCrisis #CruiseShips
A critical & verified resource for all Maine related activism.
#Maine #MEpolitics #Portland #ClimateCrisis #CruiseShips
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MAINE RESISTANCE
TUES, FEB 17, 2026
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MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
=====================
#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
pg3/5 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
MAINE RESISTANCE
TUES, FEB 17, 2026
=====================
MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
=====================
#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
pg3/5 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
February 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We are so grateful to be included in the @pinetreeactivism.org event calendar.
A critical & verified resource for all Maine related activism.
#Maine #MEpolitics #Portland #ClimateCrisis #CruiseShips
A critical & verified resource for all Maine related activism.
#Maine #MEpolitics #Portland #ClimateCrisis #CruiseShips
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MAINE RESISTANCE
TUES, FEB 17, 2026
=====================
MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
=====================
#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
pg3/5 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
MAINE RESISTANCE
TUES, FEB 17, 2026
=====================
MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
=====================
#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
pg3/5 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
February 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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MAINE RESISTANCE
TUES, FEB 17, 2026
=====================
MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
=====================
#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
pg3/5 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
MAINE RESISTANCE
TUES, FEB 17, 2026
=====================
MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
=====================
#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
pg3/5 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
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45 countries have recognized the incredible damage scrubber wash does to the marine environment & have stopped cruise ships from continuing to discharge this witches cauldron of contaminates into their waters.
Portland, are you ready to join them?
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
Portland, are you ready to join them?
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
February 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
45 countries have recognized the incredible damage scrubber wash does to the marine environment & have stopped cruise ships from continuing to discharge this witches cauldron of contaminates into their waters.
Portland, are you ready to join them?
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
Portland, are you ready to join them?
portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/scrubber-was...
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TUES FEB 17, 5:00PM
IMPACT OF CRUISE SHIPS
Learn more: Zoom Event
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#Maine #MEpolitics #CruiseShips #Pollution
TUES FEB 17, 5:00PM
IMPACT OF CRUISE SHIPS
Learn more: Zoom Event
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#Maine #MEpolitics #CruiseShips #Pollution
Are you concerned about the environmental & human impacts of cruise ships in Portland?
Join us Feb. 17 at 5 pm on zoom to discuss how we can mitigate the damage.
⚓️ air pollution
⚓️ water pollution
⚓️ noise pollution
⚓️ infectious diseases
@pinetreeactivism.org
#Maine #cruiseships
Join us Feb. 17 at 5 pm on zoom to discuss how we can mitigate the damage.
⚓️ air pollution
⚓️ water pollution
⚓️ noise pollution
⚓️ infectious diseases
@pinetreeactivism.org
#Maine #cruiseships
February 17, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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TUES FEB 17, 5:00PM
IMPACT OF CRUISE SHIPS
Learn more: Zoom Event
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#Maine #MEpolitics #CruiseShips #Pollution
TUES FEB 17, 5:00PM
IMPACT OF CRUISE SHIPS
Learn more: Zoom Event
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#Maine #MEpolitics #CruiseShips #Pollution
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Happening more across the country as communities stand to speak against processing centers & concentration camps.
We, the People, have power to force change in this admin's plans to imprison immigrants & citizens. #NonViolenceIsPower
#ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
We, the People, have power to force change in this admin's plans to imprison immigrants & citizens. #NonViolenceIsPower
#ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
"The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that ICE had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or lease the property to the federal government.
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
“God answered our prayers,” the Hutchins Mayor said after learning of the decision...
www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
Warehouse owner won’t sell Dallas County property to ICE for migrant detention center
The owners of a Dallas County warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to use as a mega detention center said Monday it will not sell or...
www.dallasnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Happening more across the country as communities stand to speak against processing centers & concentration camps.
We, the People, have power to force change in this admin's plans to imprison immigrants & citizens. #NonViolenceIsPower
#ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved
We, the People, have power to force change in this admin's plans to imprison immigrants & citizens. #NonViolenceIsPower
#ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved