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Third Act Maine is Maine elders committed to stopping all new fossil fuel investment and development. Our mission will be accomplished through the joyful practice of nonviolence, uplifting youth and developing community. Visit: thirdact.org/maine
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There’s a lesson we all learned as children: “If you make a mess, you clean it up.” Without a doubt, Big Oil has made a mess.

Join us in Augusta Jan. 27 at 8:30am for Make Polluters Pay Action Day to let our legislators know how strongly we support LD1870! FMI: secure.ngpvan.com/q56COZxsQkWJ...
A car floats in purple flood waters. Behind it in the distanct two people stand on the roof of a flooded building against a yellow sky. The text says "We Were Making Money for Our Shareholders”. Artwork by Hannah Rothstein. The poster is available to download and use free on the Make Polluters Pay website: https://makepolluterspay.net/download-we-were-making-money-for-our-shareholders-artwork-by-hannah-rothstein/ A flyer with a purple background with says "MAKE POLLUTERS PAY ACTION DAY Tuesday, January 27 Augusta, ME" in the lower left corner hands hold up a sign that says "PROTECT OUR PLANET!" on the right corner a woman speaks into a bullhorn. The Environmental Priorities Coalition logo is in the center. Two yellow bands cross horizontally that say TAKE ACTION! repeatedly. Here's the details about the event: Here in Maine we have an opportunity to make the fossil fuel industry pay its fair share to clean up the climate devastation it has caused. LD 1870 - An Act to Establish a Climate Superfund has been carried over from the last legislative session. If passed, this law will help Maine determine the true cost of dealing with climate change and require the largest climate polluters to pay for the climate damage they caused. You can help convince our legislators to pass this bill. Join us in Augusta on January 27 for Make Polluters Pay Action Day to let our legislators know how strongly we support this bill. You can register for this Day of Action and get more information here: https://secure.ngpvan.com/q56COZxsQkWJStRwSxb4pQ2
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There’s a lesson we all learned as children: “If you make a mess, you clean it up.” Without a doubt, Big Oil has made a mess.

Join us in Augusta Jan. 27 at 8:30am for Make Polluters Pay Action Day to let our legislators know how strongly we support LD1870! FMI: secure.ngpvan.com/q56COZxsQkWJ...
A car floats in purple flood waters. Behind it in the distanct two people stand on the roof of a flooded building against a yellow sky. The text says "We Were Making Money for Our Shareholders”. Artwork by Hannah Rothstein. The poster is available to download and use free on the Make Polluters Pay website: https://makepolluterspay.net/download-we-were-making-money-for-our-shareholders-artwork-by-hannah-rothstein/ A flyer with a purple background with says "MAKE POLLUTERS PAY ACTION DAY Tuesday, January 27 Augusta, ME" in the lower left corner hands hold up a sign that says "PROTECT OUR PLANET!" on the right corner a woman speaks into a bullhorn. The Environmental Priorities Coalition logo is in the center. Two yellow bands cross horizontally that say TAKE ACTION! repeatedly. Here's the details about the event: Here in Maine we have an opportunity to make the fossil fuel industry pay its fair share to clean up the climate devastation it has caused. LD 1870 - An Act to Establish a Climate Superfund has been carried over from the last legislative session. If passed, this law will help Maine determine the true cost of dealing with climate change and require the largest climate polluters to pay for the climate damage they caused. You can help convince our legislators to pass this bill. Join us in Augusta on January 27 for Make Polluters Pay Action Day to let our legislators know how strongly we support this bill. You can register for this Day of Action and get more information here: https://secure.ngpvan.com/q56COZxsQkWJStRwSxb4pQ2
January 20, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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The president encounters a binder clip for the first time, then talks about it for a while.

Remember when Joe Biden had a raspy voice and every major news organization created a 10-person Biden Is Old investigative team?
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Trump: "Whoo. I'm glad my finger wasn't in that sucker. That could've dome some damage but you know what? I wouldn't have shown the pain. I would've gone back. Boy did you hear that? That was nasty. But I would not have shown the pain. I would've acted like nothing happens as my finger fell off."
January 20, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Walk out today in Augusta, Maine in 22 degree weather. We're determined. #FreeAmerica #ICEout @womensmarch.com @50501movement.bsky.social
A group of Mainers stand along an Augusta roundabout in the snow holding signs against ICE. It's a beautiful sunny day but really cold and windy A group of Mainers stand along an Augusta roundabout in the snow holding signs against ICE. It's a beautiful sunny day but really cold and windy. A person in the foreground holds an American flag and another streams from a flagpole in the background. A group of Mainers stand along an Augusta roundabout under a huge American flag next to a civil war monument holding signs against ICE. It's a beautiful sunny day but really cold and windy. There's fresh snow on the ground. A group of Mainers stand along an Augusta roundabout in the snow holding signs against ICE. It's a beautiful sunny day but really cold and windy. The man in the front holds a sign with a heart that says "More love less cruelty". The sign the man behind him holds up says "I went to war for Democracy not a king!"
January 20, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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🎁 Gift Link!

"For too long fossil fuel companies have been allowed to externalize the costs of pollution. States and local communities (meaning you and me as taxpayers) end up paying the bill, while oil companies harvest massive profits." - Sue Inches

www.pressherald.com?p=7566088&uu...
New legislation would make Maine’s polluters pay | Opinion
Maine would follow the lead of Vermont and New York if a proposal to hold fossil fuel companies accountable passes.
www.pressherald.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Seems like they’re just not that into us 🤷🏼
January 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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❤️ you, Minnesota

📹: IG melodyinminneapolis
January 18, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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MAINE: ICE is expected to expand its presence in your state. Here’s what to do if you see the regime’s secret police.
Blow the Whistle on ICE A whistle alerts neighbors to ICE's presence Wear a whistle and use these codes to help keep your community safe! 3 SHORT BLASTS: ICE is nearby 1 LONG BLAST: ICE is detaining someone Form a crowd and STAY LOUD! Stay non-violent but DON'T STAY SILENT! *Call the ICE HOTLINE* 207-544-9989 ACTIVATE MAINE
January 16, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr. and interpret his words in the context of our nation's current situation and stature. His values of true freedom, peaceful revolution, free speech, and focus on people are as true today as they were in the mid 60's.
This Democracy Now video is worth watching.
"I've Been to the Mountaintop": In Final Speech, MLK Spoke of Reaching "Promised Land" of Equality
Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Today is the federal holiday that honors civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929, and was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis at just 39 years old. We play an excerpt from King's last speech, "I Have Been to the Mountaintop," in which he spoke of the ongoing struggle for equal rights that he said would continue even without him. "I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land," King said. He was killed one day later. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
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January 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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🙌 Clean #energy is going nowhere! We're celebrating a huge win for wind power in Rhode Island. Developers successfully challenged the U.S. Interior Department's attempts to block a new wind farm 🧵
Wind power won't be stopped in the U.S. - Rhode Island just won a legal battle over wind power that proves clean energy is unstoppable.
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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On this day honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. we recommit ourselves to his vision of peace, nonviolence, and racial equality.
January 19, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Tomorrow, January 20, is the Free America Walkout.

"We walk away from fascism. We walk towards a Free America."

@thirdactorg.bsky.social is a cosponsor of the Free America Walkout, which has been organized by the Women's March.

Find an event near you: www.freeameri.ca
FREE AMERICA WALKOUT Jan 20, 2026
On Jan 20, 2026 we will walk out because a Free America is the only America worth calling great.
www.freeameri.ca
January 19, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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Local high school students directly affected by the 2025 Palisades fire will present a global livestream Sat., Jan. 24 at 11 am. Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/pacif...

To organize a watch gathering click: actionnetwork.org/forms/livest...

To read more: palisadesnews.com/students-dis...
January 19, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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people.com/nj-girl-foun...

"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
January 19, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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There’s a lesson we all learned as children: “If you make a mess, you clean it up.” Without a doubt, Big Oil has made a mess.

Join us in Augusta Jan. 27 at 8:30am for Make Polluters Pay Action Day to let our legislators know how strongly we support LD1870! FMI: secure.ngpvan.com/q56COZxsQkWJ...
A car floats in purple flood waters. Behind it in the distanct two people stand on the roof of a flooded building against a yellow sky. The text says "We Were Making Money for Our Shareholders”. Artwork by Hannah Rothstein. The poster is available to download and use free on the Make Polluters Pay website: https://makepolluterspay.net/download-we-were-making-money-for-our-shareholders-artwork-by-hannah-rothstein/ A flyer with a purple background with says "MAKE POLLUTERS PAY ACTION DAY Tuesday, January 27 Augusta, ME" in the lower left corner hands hold up a sign that says "PROTECT OUR PLANET!" on the right corner a woman speaks into a bullhorn. The Environmental Priorities Coalition logo is in the center. Two yellow bands cross horizontally that say TAKE ACTION! repeatedly. Here's the details about the event: Here in Maine we have an opportunity to make the fossil fuel industry pay its fair share to clean up the climate devastation it has caused. LD 1870 - An Act to Establish a Climate Superfund has been carried over from the last legislative session. If passed, this law will help Maine determine the true cost of dealing with climate change and require the largest climate polluters to pay for the climate damage they caused. You can help convince our legislators to pass this bill. Join us in Augusta on January 27 for Make Polluters Pay Action Day to let our legislators know how strongly we support this bill. You can register for this Day of Action and get more information here: https://secure.ngpvan.com/q56COZxsQkWJStRwSxb4pQ2
January 20, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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#MakePollutersPay
Make Polluters Pay Action Day Tues. Jan. 27 at the #Maine State House Join us 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.
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Make Polluters Pay Week of Action is happening everywhere Jan. 26-30!!
📣 Join us at the Maine State House Tues., Jan. 27 (8:30–11am) for Make Polluters Pay Action Day featuring a pop-up art gallery illustrating the devastating impact of climate change on our communities.
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Make Polluters Pay National Week of Action
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January 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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The Trump administration is putting Big Oil first once again with its plans to withdraw from the UNFCCC, the bedrock of all international climate cooperation—and Americans will pay the price.
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Bold ideas for a bold, progressive future—CAP's Path Forward series.
December 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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It's important for communities to be able to adapt to our rapidly changing environment. The entire country needs better infrastructure to make that happen, including decarbonizing our energy grids and our economies at scale.
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Meanwhile, back to the climate crisis ...
2025 was Earth's 3rd-warmest year on record » Yale Climate Connections
Human-caused global warming pushed global temperatures to near-record levels despite the cooling influence of the La Niña phenomenon, which typically suppresses global temperatures.
yaleclimateconnections.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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HEY ALL!

Here’s How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With ICE.
ICE is not invulnerable. The Avelo Airlines win proves what happens when we refuse inevitability and fight together.
Truthout:
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Here’s How We Pressured an Airline to End Its Contract With ICE
ICE is not invulnerable. The Avelo Airlines win proves what happens when we refuse inevitability and fight together.
truthout.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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Grateful for this interview, if only because they dug up tape of me with Studs Terkel from the 1980s. If there's an American we could use right now, it's Studs Terkel
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Bill McKibben has changed (but not that much) — Outside/In
Activist Bill McKibben sounds optimistic that we can avert climate catastrophe. But is he really?
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January 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Seems appropriate in these times.
Joan Baez - We Shall Overcome (BBC Television Theatre, London - June 5, 1965)
YouTube video by John1948SevenB
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January 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Solar power is liberating--if Gandhi were alive today, he'd be showing people how to set up panels
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Solar as Solidarity
It's not just for saving planets any more
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January 15, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Make Polluters Pay Week of Action is happening everywhere Jan. 26-30!!
📣 Join us at the Maine State House Tues., Jan. 27 (8:30–11am) for Make Polluters Pay Action Day featuring a pop-up art gallery illustrating the devastating impact of climate change on our communities.
1 of 3
youtu.be/YtpAIeKGtQg
Make Polluters Pay National Week of Action
YouTube video by Make Polluters Pay
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January 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM