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Jo Locktov
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Complacency is not an option
co-founder Portland Cruise Control ⚓️ Maine
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cruise ships are a climate catastrophe

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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
A painting by Johan Deckmann, black type on an old red book which says: How to watch the world fall apart while holding on to a fragile sense of hope
jolocktov.bsky.social
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...
February 16, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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Ci son passato davanti decine di volte, sta in via Marconi, a Bologna. Ogni volta di fretta, scorro via, non mi fermo mai. Una volta lo trovo lì. Il libraio cosa fa? Il libraio legge.
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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martinopietropoli.com
I corpi li vediamo da fuori, chissà come sono dentro. Chissà com’è starci dentro. Ma se una città è un corpo, avviene l’opposto: non la vediamo quasi mai dall’esterno, siamo nel suo flusso sanguigno, siamo dentro le sue cellule. La città, che è un esterno, è contemporaneamente un interno.
February 1, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
“…on many ships, systems known as scrubbers ensure the toxic sludge never materializes on board. That’s because it’s diluted with sea water and released back into the ocean.”

Some countries are cutting this source of marine pollution.
Will Alaska, Washington, & Maine do the same?

#banscrubbers
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 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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j1j2.bsky.social
If any of my new followers live
In Maine, be sure to follow
@pinetreeactivism.org
February 16, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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pinetreeactivism.org
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MAINE RESISTANCE
MON, FEB 16, 2026
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MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
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#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved

pg1/3 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
PINE TREE ACTIVISM CALENDAR Events for Monday FEB 16, 2026 Details confirmed as of 2/16/26 4:10AM ============================================================================== Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST! Pg 1/3 Submit events to: ptactivism@proton.me ============================================================================== MON FEB 16 ----------------- FEB 16, Mon 11:30-1:00PM – Belfast Sidewalk at Main & Church Streets, Belfast, Maine STAND UP FOR GOOD BELFAST Daily ANTI-ICE STAND Join a coalition for Justice for ALL Daily: Monday-Friday, 11:30-12:30/1:00 Signs and Friends Welcome! Stand TOGETHER for GOOD FEB 16, Mon 11:30-1:00PM – Waterville All around town, Waterville, Maine NOT THIS PRESIDENT! DAY, 2026 – Indivisible Mid Maine (IMM) is calling for pro-democracy, anti-authoritarian patriots in our area and across Maine and the USA to celebrate "Not THIS President! Day.” Here in the Waterville area, participants will spread out safely in pairs and groups along local sidewalks wherever it is safe to do so and visibility to passersby is good, facing the traffic, with one person holding a sign that say things like "Good presidents defend the Constitution" and the second person holding a sign that says "Not THIS President!" ...etc., the first sign always followed by a second sign that says "Not THIS president!" Other variations at link. FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/892417/ FEB 16, Mon 1-3:00PM – Dover, NH Cataract Avenue Bridge, Cataract Ave, Dover, New Hampshire VISIBILITY BRIDGE BRIGADE Bridge protest hosted by NH Bridge Brigade for Democracy. (calendar cont'd in comments) PRO TIP: click ALT in lower right corner for links you can copy/paste. ============================================================= MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989 Hotline is for reporting ICE presence & actions only and is run by Maine Immigrant Rights Coalition =============================================================
February 16, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
Tomorrow!
Join us ~
portcruisecontrol.bsky.social Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 8d
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
A photograph of a large cruise ship in the Portland harbor with old pilings in the foreground. The text is to announce the next meeting of Portland Cruise Control: Feb 17 at 5 pm on zoom
February 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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revkin.bsky.social
More on these full-position climate fellow positions here.
February 15, 2026 at 3:42 AM
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portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
By weakening the vessel speed rules there will be more vessel strikes, more whales will be killed, like the MSC Meraviglia cruise ship vessel strike in May 2024 when it arrived in New York with a dead sei whale on its bow.
davabel.bsky.social David Abel @davabel.bsky.social · 1d
NOAA faces criticism over changes to right whale protection rules

WPRI.com share.google/9H9VUtXKyFz9...
February 15, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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sifill.bsky.social
Because for some people Kamala Harris “wasn’t clicking” for them.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys 'less lethal' weapons on protesters
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.
www.nbcnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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nytpitchbot.bsky.social
The Maine Event

Funny girl Susan's centrist shtick is the most awkward masquerade since Yentl. Will hunky prince of tides Graham or beaches boss Janet be the star who is born this November?

by Maureen Dowd
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 AM
jolocktov.bsky.social
I do not love Valentine’s Day.
But I loved this story by @davabel.bsky.social

I will never look at little packets of flower food in quite the same way again. 💕
davabel.bsky.social David Abel @davabel.bsky.social · 1d
No matter where I was in the world, on Valentine’s Day, I always returned to Penn Station to sell flowers. In many ways, this rite was the mortar that bound my family together.

See the full story in The Boston Globe magazine here: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/13/m...
February 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
jolocktov.bsky.social
Double hearts.
The legacy of the valentine bandit lives.
A bright red double door with two red hearts taped to the glass.
February 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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pinetreeactivism.org
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MAINE RESISTANCE
SAT, FEB 14, 2026
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MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989
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#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved

pg1/7 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE
PINE TREE ACTIVISM CALENDAR Events for Saturday FEB 14, 2026 Details confirmed as of 2/14 – 4:50AM Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST! Pg 1/7 - Submit events to: ptactivism@pm.me FEB 14, Sat 9:00AM (& every Sat) – Dover-Foxcroft Main Street Bridge, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine Weekly Stand Out for Peace: https://mvprights.org/events FEB 14, Sat 9-10:00AM (& every Sat) – Yarmouth Yarmouth Town Hall, 200 Main St, Yarmouth, Maine RESIST HATE – SUPPORT DEMOCRACY: weekly in front of Town Hall. Please join us for a weekly dose of optimism and action. We focus on issues that members want to highlight. Bring signs or use one of ours. Music, warm beverages, doughnuts and community. You will be sure to leave feeling just a little uplifted. FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/903461/ FEB 14, Sat 10:00AM (& every Sat) – Farmington Farmington Post Office, 196 Main St, Farmington, Maine Weekly Stand Out for Peace: https://mvprights.org/events FEB 14, Sat 10:00AM – 1:00PM (& Sat FEB 21) – Lewiston This event's address is private. Sign up for more details. Special Election Canvass to support Scott Harriman for State House District 94 – With a one seat majority in the State House, we need to help elect Democrat Scott Harriman in the Feb. 24th special election for House District 94! Scott will fight for working families and seniors, strong public schools, affordable housing and healthcare, and for the safety and belonging of everyone in the community. He can't do this alone! All volunteer canvasses will include training and we will have an experienced organizer present to make sure everyone has what they need to be successful! FMI/Sign up: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/877498/ (calendar cont'd in comments) PRO TIP: click ALT in lower right corner for links you can copy/paste. The SAVE ACT, an effort to severely restrict legal voting by making all voters prove citizenship with passport or birth certificate, has passed the House and is before the Senate. CO…
February 14, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
Our 3 initiatives presented to city council committees are all progressing!

Join us Tuesday to discuss ~
⚓️ scrubber wash ban proposal
⚓️ comprehension infectious disease protocols for when cruise ships arrive with an outbreak
⚓️ assessing increased fees & review of costs

#Portland #Maine
portcruisecontrol.bsky.social Portland Cruise Control_Maine @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social · 8d
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
A photograph of a large cruise ship in the Portland harbor with old pilings in the foreground. The text is to announce the next meeting of Portland Cruise Control: Feb 17 at 5 pm on zoom
February 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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walkingfar.bsky.social
Don't you just hate it when your satnav leads you straight into a traffic jam

#Photography #StreetPhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #blackandwhite #monochrome #travel #PhotographersOfBlueSky #venezia #Venice #italy
A black and white photograph of a narrow canal in Venice. In the foreground, a gondolier wearing a traditional striped shirt stands at the back of a gondola, glancing down at a smartphone in his hand while holding the oar. Several passengers sit in the boat. In the background, other gondolas pass under a small stone footbridge crowded with pedestrians. The scene is framed by historic Venetian buildings with shuttered windows.
February 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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walkingfar.bsky.social
It's all in the foot action...

#Photography #StreetPhotography #ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #blackandwhite #monochrome #travel #PhotographersOfBlueSky #venezia #Venice #italy
A black and white photograph of a gondolier in a striped shirt maneuvering a gondola through a narrow Venetian canal. In the foreground, an ornate, decorative wrought iron canopy with a phoenix emblem extends from the back of La Fenice opera house.. A wooden pier sits to the left, and aged, textured buildings line the far side of the water, reflecting softly in the canal.
February 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
jolocktov.bsky.social
I dreamt I went to Venice and got completely lost.

Tiziano kept whispering, “It is the only place worth going to.”
A woman dressed in black staring across a large expanse of water to the piazza San Marco and the tall campanile in Venice.
February 14, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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rjgoodrich.bsky.social
Rialto Morning, Venice, Italy
February 12, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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nasibov.me
Venice
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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#WeekFforFramed
#AlphabetChallenge

Street shrine in Venice
An outdoor shrine on a city wall framed with white stone with old metal decorations on the glass front. A white statue of mother and child inside and flowers attached to the grate outside. An offering box below the shrine.
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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astrokatie.com
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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cleanarctic.bsky.social
PPR 13: NGOs Criticise IMO’s Slow Progress on Cleaner Fuel Rules for Arctic Shipping
bit.ly/ppr13b
PPR 13: NGOs Criticise IMO’s Slow Progress on Cleaner Fuel Rules for Arctic Shipping
As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Pollution Prevention and Response committee closes today (PPR 13, February 9-13), the Clean Arctic Alliance welcomed progress and suppor...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
“However there is already overwhelming evidence – so there is no reason to not regulate scrubber pollution. The Clean Arctic Alliance is calling on ambitious member states to keep pushing for discharge bans, either in territorial seas, PSSAs and or Emission Control Areas”.
@eelcoleemans.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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jolocktov.bsky.social
As long as cruise ships have the potential to kill whales they will never belong in our ocean waters.

Entertainment for the masses is not an excuse to increase the mortality of an endangered (or any other) species.

The necropsy will tell us the reason this young whale lost her life.
#rightwhales
February 13, 2026 at 12:09 PM