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Elders working together for a fair and stable planet.
Join a working group by location or affinity.
Join a working group by location or affinity.
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If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
As it turns out, America prefers #democracy
Congrats to everyone who helped make this moment possible! 🌎💚
Congrats to everyone who helped make this moment possible! 🌎💚
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
As it turns out, America prefers #democracy
Congrats to everyone who helped make this moment possible! 🌎💚
Congrats to everyone who helped make this moment possible! 🌎💚
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“'Climate and quality of life are not two separate concerns,' Mamdani told The Nation magazine in April. 'They are, in fact, one and the same.'”
What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for New York's Climate Politics
The mayor-elect’s approach reflects a view that is going mainstream: To succeed, climate policies may need to lose the label.
nysfocus.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“'Climate and quality of life are not two separate concerns,' Mamdani told The Nation magazine in April. 'They are, in fact, one and the same.'”
Some scenes from last weekend’s No Kings protest with Third Actors & friends!
October 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Some scenes from last weekend’s No Kings protest with Third Actors & friends!
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"The Simplify Solar campaign launched by @thirdactorg.bsky.social is calling on volunteers throughout the U.S. to crowdsource information about solar policies in hundreds of towns across the country."
Simplify Solar volunteer campaign launches across the U.S.
A volunteer-based initiative is collecting data on how towns handle residential solar permits with the hope of pushing local officials to cut red tape, reduce costs and speed clean energy installation...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"The Simplify Solar campaign launched by @thirdactorg.bsky.social is calling on volunteers throughout the U.S. to crowdsource information about solar policies in hundreds of towns across the country."
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What if you powered data centers by installing heat pumps in homes? And a thousand other good ideas
billmckibben.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
Beyond the solar panel
Finding all the clever paths forward!
billmckibben.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
What if you powered data centers by installing heat pumps in homes? And a thousand other good ideas
billmckibben.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
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Third Act Mainers across the state participated in their local NO KINGS rallies as organizers, tablers and protestors. Pictures here from Waterville and Portland. More to come! #NoKings @thirdactorg.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Third Act Mainers across the state participated in their local NO KINGS rallies as organizers, tablers and protestors. Pictures here from Waterville and Portland. More to come! #NoKings @thirdactorg.bsky.social
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Just to say, so many beautiful older faces out there for #NoKings day
Many thanks to all my fellow Third Actors! @thirdactorg.bsky.social
Many thanks to all my fellow Third Actors! @thirdactorg.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Just to say, so many beautiful older faces out there for #NoKings day
Many thanks to all my fellow Third Actors! @thirdactorg.bsky.social
Many thanks to all my fellow Third Actors! @thirdactorg.bsky.social
👑🚫 No crowns! No clowns! 🚫🤡
Join us for #NoKings this Saturday, October 18. This country doesn’t belong to strongmen. It belongs to the people.
✊ Find a Third Act event near you: thirdact.org/wgevents
Join us for #NoKings this Saturday, October 18. This country doesn’t belong to strongmen. It belongs to the people.
✊ Find a Third Act event near you: thirdact.org/wgevents
October 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
👑🚫 No crowns! No clowns! 🚫🤡
Join us for #NoKings this Saturday, October 18. This country doesn’t belong to strongmen. It belongs to the people.
✊ Find a Third Act event near you: thirdact.org/wgevents
Join us for #NoKings this Saturday, October 18. This country doesn’t belong to strongmen. It belongs to the people.
✊ Find a Third Act event near you: thirdact.org/wgevents
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No Kings. No Billionaires. No Pedophiles. No Fascists. No ICE.
Photos from #TeslaTakedown last Saturday, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. We'll be at #NoKingsDay events next Saturday but return to Rockville Tesla 10/25 at 11 a.m. Photos by Margaret Loomis.
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Photos from #TeslaTakedown last Saturday, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. We'll be at #NoKingsDay events next Saturday but return to Rockville Tesla 10/25 at 11 a.m. Photos by Margaret Loomis.
@thirdactorg.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
No Kings. No Billionaires. No Pedophiles. No Fascists. No ICE.
Photos from #TeslaTakedown last Saturday, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. We'll be at #NoKingsDay events next Saturday but return to Rockville Tesla 10/25 at 11 a.m. Photos by Margaret Loomis.
@thirdactorg.bsky.social
Photos from #TeslaTakedown last Saturday, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. We'll be at #NoKingsDay events next Saturday but return to Rockville Tesla 10/25 at 11 a.m. Photos by Margaret Loomis.
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Join us tonight!
Join us @thirdactorg.bsky.social, @billmckibben.bsky.social & friends on October 14 to say #YesOnCA50! When red states rig their maps to steal seats, CA fights back. Vote YES on Prop 50 to defend fair elections and stop Trump's election rigging before it's too late.
RSVP: mobilize.us/s/cXfp2D
RSVP: mobilize.us/s/cXfp2D
October 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Join us tonight!
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Please enjoy this short video from about our Sun Day event in Portland, Maine on September 21 by youth activist Alexandra DeMarco 💕#SunDayofAction #ClimateAction @thirdactorg.bsky.social
youtu.be/2wRnV96C1XI?...
youtu.be/2wRnV96C1XI?...
Sun Day 2025 | Third Act Maine
YouTube video by Alexandra DeMarco
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October 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Please enjoy this short video from about our Sun Day event in Portland, Maine on September 21 by youth activist Alexandra DeMarco 💕#SunDayofAction #ClimateAction @thirdactorg.bsky.social
youtu.be/2wRnV96C1XI?...
youtu.be/2wRnV96C1XI?...
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We Have Friends Everywhere
Families fight to survive while billionaires get richer. Dictators take, people protect. WE decide, not dictators. Oct 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...
#NoKings #NoKingsBaltimore #NoKingsDC @thirdactorg.bsky.social
Families fight to survive while billionaires get richer. Dictators take, people protect. WE decide, not dictators. Oct 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...
#NoKings #NoKingsBaltimore #NoKingsDC @thirdactorg.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We Have Friends Everywhere
Families fight to survive while billionaires get richer. Dictators take, people protect. WE decide, not dictators. Oct 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...
#NoKings #NoKingsBaltimore #NoKingsDC @thirdactorg.bsky.social
Families fight to survive while billionaires get richer. Dictators take, people protect. WE decide, not dictators. Oct 18: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...
#NoKings #NoKingsBaltimore #NoKingsDC @thirdactorg.bsky.social
🌿 Help make a difference by joining Third Act!
👀 We’re seeking a Campaigns Director to join our growing team here at Third Act. This role sits at the intersection of policy, organizing, and communications.
📅 Applications due October 10.
🔗 Learn more at thirdact.org/campaigns-director
👀 We’re seeking a Campaigns Director to join our growing team here at Third Act. This role sits at the intersection of policy, organizing, and communications.
📅 Applications due October 10.
🔗 Learn more at thirdact.org/campaigns-director
September 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
🌿 Help make a difference by joining Third Act!
👀 We’re seeking a Campaigns Director to join our growing team here at Third Act. This role sits at the intersection of policy, organizing, and communications.
📅 Applications due October 10.
🔗 Learn more at thirdact.org/campaigns-director
👀 We’re seeking a Campaigns Director to join our growing team here at Third Act. This role sits at the intersection of policy, organizing, and communications.
📅 Applications due October 10.
🔗 Learn more at thirdact.org/campaigns-director
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The power of clean energy hit the news across the U.S. last weekend as 500 events kicked off to celebrate Sun Day 🗞☀️ Thank you to local organizers for sharing the story of Sun Day and showing the HUGE support for solar and wind that continues to grow despite the challenges we face.
September 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The power of clean energy hit the news across the U.S. last weekend as 500 events kicked off to celebrate Sun Day 🗞☀️ Thank you to local organizers for sharing the story of Sun Day and showing the HUGE support for solar and wind that continues to grow despite the challenges we face.
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A preview of the Sun Day Wool tapestry with photos taken during the Sun Day Festival in Albany on 9/21.
Tomorrow, the tapestry returns to the Adirondacks, where it will be on display at Watts & Wheels at The Wild Center.
Photos: J. Seakwood
More on Watts & Wheels:
thirdact.org/upstate-ny/e...
Tomorrow, the tapestry returns to the Adirondacks, where it will be on display at Watts & Wheels at The Wild Center.
Photos: J. Seakwood
More on Watts & Wheels:
thirdact.org/upstate-ny/e...
September 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A preview of the Sun Day Wool tapestry with photos taken during the Sun Day Festival in Albany on 9/21.
Tomorrow, the tapestry returns to the Adirondacks, where it will be on display at Watts & Wheels at The Wild Center.
Photos: J. Seakwood
More on Watts & Wheels:
thirdact.org/upstate-ny/e...
Tomorrow, the tapestry returns to the Adirondacks, where it will be on display at Watts & Wheels at The Wild Center.
Photos: J. Seakwood
More on Watts & Wheels:
thirdact.org/upstate-ny/e...
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"Now, more than ever, his body of work should inspire and motivate us all."
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
September 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Now, more than ever, his body of work should inspire and motivate us all."
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Commentary: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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For our #democracy and #ORClimateAction, more photos from when my wife and I marched in the @thirdactorg.bsky.social Sun Day Rally for #Climate Action in Portland OR last Sunday. #ClimateAction #DemocracyInAction #Solar #SolarEnergy #SunDay
September 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
For our #democracy and #ORClimateAction, more photos from when my wife and I marched in the @thirdactorg.bsky.social Sun Day Rally for #Climate Action in Portland OR last Sunday. #ClimateAction #DemocracyInAction #Solar #SolarEnergy #SunDay
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Ohioans learned about cheap, reliable solar power at @thirdactorg.bsky.social Sun Day events all across Ohio.
Solar is cheaper & reliable; there's no need to frack Ohio state parks and public lands for gas and oil!
@kentksmith.bsky.social @berniemoreno.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social
Solar is cheaper & reliable; there's no need to frack Ohio state parks and public lands for gas and oil!
@kentksmith.bsky.social @berniemoreno.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Ohioans learned about cheap, reliable solar power at @thirdactorg.bsky.social Sun Day events all across Ohio.
Solar is cheaper & reliable; there's no need to frack Ohio state parks and public lands for gas and oil!
@kentksmith.bsky.social @berniemoreno.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social
Solar is cheaper & reliable; there's no need to frack Ohio state parks and public lands for gas and oil!
@kentksmith.bsky.social @berniemoreno.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social
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Love these ladies wearing homemade #solarpanels at Sun Day Portland today: #solarenergy #SunDay @thirdactorg.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Love these ladies wearing homemade #solarpanels at Sun Day Portland today: #solarenergy #SunDay @thirdactorg.bsky.social
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Sun Day in Baltimore was a huge success and lots of fun! Music, art, food, and everything you ever wanted to know about solar energy, the best way to power the world. A big thank you to our partners Civic Works and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network.
@thirdactorg.bsky.social #SolarEnergy
@thirdactorg.bsky.social #SolarEnergy
September 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Sun Day in Baltimore was a huge success and lots of fun! Music, art, food, and everything you ever wanted to know about solar energy, the best way to power the world. A big thank you to our partners Civic Works and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network.
@thirdactorg.bsky.social #SolarEnergy
@thirdactorg.bsky.social #SolarEnergy
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Saturday's Sun Day event in Whittier was a smash, offering the public displays of a fully electrified home, test drives of a wide selection of EVs, including trikes, scooter and motorcycles, art projects, games and lots of fun!
@thirdactorg.bsky.social #thirdactsocal @sundayofaction.bsky.social
@thirdactorg.bsky.social #thirdactsocal @sundayofaction.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Saturday's Sun Day event in Whittier was a smash, offering the public displays of a fully electrified home, test drives of a wide selection of EVs, including trikes, scooter and motorcycles, art projects, games and lots of fun!
@thirdactorg.bsky.social #thirdactsocal @sundayofaction.bsky.social
@thirdactorg.bsky.social #thirdactsocal @sundayofaction.bsky.social
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Gus Speth, one of America's greatest environmental heroes (founder NRDC, head of the UN Dev Program, Jimmy Carter's chair of the Council on Enviro Quality), out for Sun Day on the bridge across the Connecticut River at Hanover NH
September 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Gus Speth, one of America's greatest environmental heroes (founder NRDC, head of the UN Dev Program, Jimmy Carter's chair of the Council on Enviro Quality), out for Sun Day on the bridge across the Connecticut River at Hanover NH
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Big big crowd jammed into Friends Meeting House in Manhattan to mark Sun Day. Thanks to @bradlander.bsky.social Brad Lander for heady!
September 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Big big crowd jammed into Friends Meeting House in Manhattan to mark Sun Day. Thanks to @bradlander.bsky.social Brad Lander for heady!
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From today’s Boston Globe magazine. SunDay!
September 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
From today’s Boston Globe magazine. SunDay!