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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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FYI This is also happening all over Portland, Oregon, neighborhood by neighborhood.
Today, thousands of people came out to events all across NYC—picking up and handing out materials to defend their neighborhoods from ICE. There were whistles kits & know your rights cards. People went to hundreds of businesses hanging signs of solidarity. Incredible feat by @handsoffnyc.bsky.social.
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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"The Grift Bubble: A Political Theory of American Collapse"
"Those who work against the grifters... may be acting from love, or from law, because they know that these things are real. And so they should also know, in acting thus, that they are the patriots."
snyder.substack.com/p/the-grift-...
The Grift Bubble
A Political Theory of American Collapse
snyder.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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So Pakistan is *paying* Qatar to *not* deliver LNG because even including this penalty payment their solar PV and battery spending is much better value for money and saves them billions.

How fascinating!
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Oh, and music too! "There ain't no kings in the USA!"
@thirdactorg.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown #Democracy #NoTrillionaires
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Imagine having a trillion dollars and still being the world's biggest loser!

#NoTrillionaires Day at Rockville (MD) Tesla today: creativity, joy & determination to keep Elon from becoming a trillionaire.

Every Sat. @ 11 am, 1300 Rockvile Pike

@thirdactorg.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown #Democracy
November 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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pity that an upstanding corporation like JP Morgan Chase might be somehow damaged
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
How JPMorgan Chase Became the Doomsday Bank
Protesters hope a campaign of civil disobedience will force JPMorgan Chase — the biggest lender to fossil fuel companies — to change course
www.rollingstone.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Keep a look out–there was a sighting of the legendary Bessie, Lake Erie’s monster on the Cuyahoga River this afternoon. Her scales looked suspiciously like recovered plastics from Lake Erie. Lesson from today’s events - “The Real Monster here is Plastic!”
*UN Environment Programme and OECD reports
November 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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#COP30 kicked off this week and clean energy is already front and center. Simon Stiell’s opening speech acts as our reminder that solar and wind are the world’s answer to ✅ Lower bills ✅ Cleaner air ✅ Climate change 🙌
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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A little bit of history worth knowing. If it’s history, they are trying to wipe it out, to make room for the absurd tales of eternal innocence that bring fascism and bloodshed closer.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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TONIGHT!
Join us Nov 12 at 7pm for an important conversation about the tensions between possible state Medicaid expansion in schools & Medicaid cuts coming from federal funding
Learn more about how these programs work now & what they provide for Ohio students
RSVP: bit.ly/LWVOpresentsAResourceAtRisk
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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At today’s D.C. Vets Say NO protest, veterans called on the MAGA administration to “remember your oath” — and stop waging war at home and abroad.
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Third Act Faith thanks all veterans for their service and their sacrifice.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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When you use AI... don't forget the damage it is doing.
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Wondering…how would a vibrant and active labor movement change this moment?
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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🇺🇸 This #Veterans Day, honor our vets by sharing the facts. For many veterans, service doesn’t end when they come home. Veterans make up nearly 1 in 4 federal employees, and 15% of the National Park Service. The federal government is the largest employer of veterans in the country. #VeteransDay #NPS
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Kudos to our friends and allies, the Freeport Visibility Brigade!
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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@thirdactsocal.bsky.social Vets and Vet supporters turned out for today’s anti-#Fascist rally @thirdactmd.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Open below to learn about the Member Zoom Meeting, Monday Nov. 17, with guest speaker from UCS. Also learn about Bill McKibben's visit this Sunday to the Miami Book Fair.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
#ThirdActFL #Florida #UnionofConcernedScientists #Environment #McKibben
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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FIBRARY, fiber arts show at the Saranac Lake Free Library thru November 29

Pieces by Dr. Michale Glennon, Adirondack Watershed Institute, & handcrafted suns by Dr. Glennon & other fiber artists from the Sun Day Wool project.

The Sun Day Wool story: thirdact.org/upstate-ny/2...

Photos: L Evans
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Thank you to all who have served to protect our democracy and our freedoms. We honor your courage and are grateful for your sacrifices. Your service reminds us of our duty to stay engaged and work to make our nation the best it can be.
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Third Act's Union working group is hosting an important call Wednesday night with Bill Fletcher discussing labor's role in the fight for democracy
thirdact.org/union/events...
Unions and the Fight for Democracy
Join Third Act Union and guest speaker Bill Fletcher on November 12th at 7pm ET as we get back together, share our resistance work, and discuss labor’s role in the...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Third Act Educators--big national call coming up with Ron Berger on the roots of fascism in this country!
thirdact.org/educators/20...
American Fascism — Exposing Its Roots
“Fascism, American Style” – Exposing Its Roots Visiting Munich and Berlin in recent years, I’ve been puzzled by how fascism could have taken hold in what are now such livable,...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM