lani ritter hall
@laniritterhall.bsky.social
--always learning --35 treasured years w/ students; former NBCT; PLP CommunityLeader/Coach; coauthor, The Connected Educator --now volunteering w/ @thirdactorg. All views expressed on this platform are my own.
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This is glorious.
This city is home to people of countless faiths. But no matter what you believe, one thing unites us: we are all New Yorkers. We will not allow ICE to terrorize our neighbors.
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Welcome The Stranger
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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February 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM
This is glorious.
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Is that an excuse for 64-year-old Obama to be on vacation? I think octogenarian elected officials are mostly a bad idea, but I think all the older people out in the streets are heroic (and I'm on the board of @thirdactorg.bsky.social Act, 100,000 elders committed to climate and democracy).
Obama: "At some point, you age out. You're not connected directly to the immediate struggles that folks are going through. I'm not making a hard and fast rule here, but I think Democrats do well when we have candidates who are plugged into the moment. To the zeitgeist. To the times."
February 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Is that an excuse for 64-year-old Obama to be on vacation? I think octogenarian elected officials are mostly a bad idea, but I think all the older people out in the streets are heroic (and I'm on the board of @thirdactorg.bsky.social Act, 100,000 elders committed to climate and democracy).
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Saturday's #TeslaTakedown Rockville, MD was also our #OneYearAnniversary! Thanks to all who celebrated with us and to the many thousands who showed up throughout the year to help build an #AuntTifa community of neighbors--you all inspire us! Onward to Year 2: Saturdays, 11 am, 1300 Rockville Pike.
February 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Saturday's #TeslaTakedown Rockville, MD was also our #OneYearAnniversary! Thanks to all who celebrated with us and to the many thousands who showed up throughout the year to help build an #AuntTifa community of neighbors--you all inspire us! Onward to Year 2: Saturdays, 11 am, 1300 Rockville Pike.
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Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President's House in Philly www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President’s House
The order does not give the federal government a deadline for restoring the President's House site.
www.inquirer.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Federal judge orders Trump admin to restore slavery exhibits to the President's House in Philly www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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Today in Salem is Lobby Day for Make Polluters Pay! Tell your state reps to pass this revenue bill, which could raise 5 billion a year for Oregon's climate resiliency fund.
February 16, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Today in Salem is Lobby Day for Make Polluters Pay! Tell your state reps to pass this revenue bill, which could raise 5 billion a year for Oregon's climate resiliency fund.
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Start making your voting plan for the spring primary! Here are the important election dates to put in your calendar
February 16, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Start making your voting plan for the spring primary! Here are the important election dates to put in your calendar
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Changes to Ohio's absentee voting rules mean getting your ballot in early is really important. The good news? You can request your absentee ballot for the spring primary now before Ohio's early voting period starts on April 7.
📲Start by going to ohiosos.gov or your county Board of Election’s site
📲Start by going to ohiosos.gov or your county Board of Election’s site
February 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Changes to Ohio's absentee voting rules mean getting your ballot in early is really important. The good news? You can request your absentee ballot for the spring primary now before Ohio's early voting period starts on April 7.
📲Start by going to ohiosos.gov or your county Board of Election’s site
📲Start by going to ohiosos.gov or your county Board of Election’s site
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ICYMI: SB 294 energy siting bill would declare nuclear and natural gas "clean" energies.
They're not. @saveohioparks.bsky.social' Melinda Zemper on Ohio's perennial waste management failure-- radioactive wastes cause cancer and contaminates air, soils and water. From @dispatch.com: bit.ly/4azKcxo
They're not. @saveohioparks.bsky.social' Melinda Zemper on Ohio's perennial waste management failure-- radioactive wastes cause cancer and contaminates air, soils and water. From @dispatch.com: bit.ly/4azKcxo
Word game in Ohio bill can’t make nuclear or gas ‘clean’
Senate Bill 294 addresses energy project siting decisions, but it contains a major flaw. It declares nuclear power and fracked gas to be “clean” energies.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
ICYMI: SB 294 energy siting bill would declare nuclear and natural gas "clean" energies.
They're not. @saveohioparks.bsky.social' Melinda Zemper on Ohio's perennial waste management failure-- radioactive wastes cause cancer and contaminates air, soils and water. From @dispatch.com: bit.ly/4azKcxo
They're not. @saveohioparks.bsky.social' Melinda Zemper on Ohio's perennial waste management failure-- radioactive wastes cause cancer and contaminates air, soils and water. From @dispatch.com: bit.ly/4azKcxo
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"Once again, this newsletter has so much good news in it that it’s almost too long to fit within Substack’s limits. I had to cut items! That means that even though we’re living through the worst possible times, good things are still happening!" open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
Extra! Extra! 2/15
Yes! Good things ARE HAPPENING! 🎉🎉🥳🥳
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February 16, 2026 at 2:13 PM
"Once again, this newsletter has so much good news in it that it’s almost too long to fit within Substack’s limits. I had to cut items! That means that even though we’re living through the worst possible times, good things are still happening!" open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...
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In 1776, the 13 colonies that became the United States included a significant percentage of Black and Indigenous people (some southern states were a third or more Black). When the US annexed Texas in 1844 and then in 1848 took Mexico’s whole northern half...
Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed | Rebecca Solnit
The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
In 1776, the 13 colonies that became the United States included a significant percentage of Black and Indigenous people (some southern states were a third or more Black). When the US annexed Texas in 1844 and then in 1848 took Mexico’s whole northern half...
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“There’s a lot of thinking out there that this can be made safe without electrician installations and without inspections and costly compliance...” said Jeremy Friedman, campaign strategist at Third Act, organizing in support of plug-in solar legislation.
States Weigh Bills to Allow You to Make Your Own Electricity
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February 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“There’s a lot of thinking out there that this can be made safe without electrician installations and without inspections and costly compliance...” said Jeremy Friedman, campaign strategist at Third Act, organizing in support of plug-in solar legislation.
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Spread the word-- not gas and oil brine.
Preserve our water and soils. Tell the state YES!
Preserve our water and soils. Tell the state YES!
🚜🤝💧 Farmers & environmentalists agree: YES on HB 439 & SB 329!
In-person testimony is THIS TUESDAY, Feb 17 at 3:00 PM in Columbus. Showing up is the most powerful way to prove we demand safe roads.
Can't make it?
📝 Written testimony due MON.
📞 Phonebank Feb 23, 12PM.
RSVP: bit.ly/YESHB439
In-person testimony is THIS TUESDAY, Feb 17 at 3:00 PM in Columbus. Showing up is the most powerful way to prove we demand safe roads.
Can't make it?
📝 Written testimony due MON.
📞 Phonebank Feb 23, 12PM.
RSVP: bit.ly/YESHB439
February 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Spread the word-- not gas and oil brine.
Preserve our water and soils. Tell the state YES!
Preserve our water and soils. Tell the state YES!
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SB 293, signed into law by Ohio Governor DeWine in December, puts eligible voters, especially those who are naturalized citizens, at risk of being purged from the voter rolls without meaningful prior notice.
So we're headed to court.
See the full release here: www.acluohio.org/press-releas...
So we're headed to court.
See the full release here: www.acluohio.org/press-releas...
February 15, 2026 at 1:09 PM
SB 293, signed into law by Ohio Governor DeWine in December, puts eligible voters, especially those who are naturalized citizens, at risk of being purged from the voter rolls without meaningful prior notice.
So we're headed to court.
See the full release here: www.acluohio.org/press-releas...
So we're headed to court.
See the full release here: www.acluohio.org/press-releas...
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Third Act Creatives held a Valentine's Day protest in Woodstock, NY.
Photos by N. Lacey.
Photos by N. Lacey.
February 15, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Third Act Creatives held a Valentine's Day protest in Woodstock, NY.
Photos by N. Lacey.
Photos by N. Lacey.
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We have a new profile of one of our Third Act heroes. (Among so many.) Mary Beth Naim of Third Act Ohio speaks about the Great Climate March across Ohio that will connect the dots between the land she loves and the future Third Actors hope to protect. thirdact.org/blog/in-my-t...
February 14, 2026 at 11:04 PM
We have a new profile of one of our Third Act heroes. (Among so many.) Mary Beth Naim of Third Act Ohio speaks about the Great Climate March across Ohio that will connect the dots between the land she loves and the future Third Actors hope to protect. thirdact.org/blog/in-my-t...
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A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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Beating the stress of the Trump era with an agenda of joy. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
An Agenda of Joy
Last Saturday, I wrote to you about Stress and Chickens. It’s a stressful time.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Beating the stress of the Trump era with an agenda of joy. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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It is a true honor to receive the endorsement of Ohio AFL-CIO, a federation of over 500,000 working people in all 88 counties in our great state. I will always be a pro-labor, pro-union governor.
February 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
It is a true honor to receive the endorsement of Ohio AFL-CIO, a federation of over 500,000 working people in all 88 counties in our great state. I will always be a pro-labor, pro-union governor.