Third Act Maryland
@thirdactmd.bsky.social
A group of folks who used to not "trust anyone over 30" fighting for climate justice and democracy and a livable planet for future generations. https://thirdact.org/maryland/
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Please stop and read this statement from Renee Good's wife.
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:
archive.is/ur35j
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January 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Please stop and read this statement from Renee Good's wife.
An update by Daniel Swain re: ongoing efforts to save the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research from dismantling. Tues., Jan. 13 at 2 pm PST
January 12, 2026 at 12:15 AM
An update by Daniel Swain re: ongoing efforts to save the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research from dismantling. Tues., Jan. 13 at 2 pm PST
Yesterday our weekly #TeslaTakedown rally morphed into an #ICEOutForGood rally, with a surprise visit from Indivisible's Leah Greenberg! We owe it to Renee Nicole Good and others who have been murdered and disappeared by ICE to fight back.
Join us every Saturday at 11 a.m., 1300 Rockville Pike.
Join us every Saturday at 11 a.m., 1300 Rockville Pike.
January 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Yesterday our weekly #TeslaTakedown rally morphed into an #ICEOutForGood rally, with a surprise visit from Indivisible's Leah Greenberg! We owe it to Renee Nicole Good and others who have been murdered and disappeared by ICE to fight back.
Join us every Saturday at 11 a.m., 1300 Rockville Pike.
Join us every Saturday at 11 a.m., 1300 Rockville Pike.
PSA: We've reached the end of Niemöller's list.
But, we the community will show up; we will speak up.
But, we the community will show up; we will speak up.
THIS WEEKEND: More than 1,000 marches and vigils are taking place nationwide to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror. Please join us: mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
January 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM
PSA: We've reached the end of Niemöller's list.
But, we the community will show up; we will speak up.
But, we the community will show up; we will speak up.
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Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
Nonviolent resistance works. We the people--showing up--matter.
Avelo cuts ties with ICE
WE DID THIS ✊
Protests. Boycotts. Relentless pressure.
With Our Revolution organizers and many allies mobilizing on the ground, Avelo Airlines is ending deportation flights and cutting ties with ICE.
This is people power in action.
WE DID THIS ✊
Protests. Boycotts. Relentless pressure.
With Our Revolution organizers and many allies mobilizing on the ground, Avelo Airlines is ending deportation flights and cutting ties with ICE.
This is people power in action.
January 9, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Nonviolent resistance works. We the people--showing up--matter.
Organized people beats organized money.
Mayor Mamdani Proves Progress Does Not Need To Be Slow
Pundits and politicians mocked universal childcare as a socialist fantasy—now many of them are silent as it becomes a practical reality
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Organized people beats organized money.
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Tonight we held vigil with 3rd Act Virginia, 3rd Act Md (@thirdactmd.bsky.social), and 3rd Act DC, to remember how close we came to losing our democracy 5 years ago, and to honor the men and women who put their bodies and their lives on the line to uphold democracy.
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Tonight we held vigil with 3rd Act Virginia, 3rd Act Md (@thirdactmd.bsky.social), and 3rd Act DC, to remember how close we came to losing our democracy 5 years ago, and to honor the men and women who put their bodies and their lives on the line to uphold democracy.
Mostly for the better.
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed. (Gift Article)
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Mostly for the better.
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In the era of affordability politics, making clean energy cheaper may be a more viable emissions mitigation strategy than making dirty energy more expensive. My latest over at The Climate Brink digs into the debate:
Keep it in the ground?
When the politics of affordability meet the needs of climate mitigation
www.theclimatebrink.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
In the era of affordability politics, making clean energy cheaper may be a more viable emissions mitigation strategy than making dirty energy more expensive. My latest over at The Climate Brink digs into the debate:
Meanwhile, in the U.S. ...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Meanwhile, in the U.S. ...
"if you’re for peace and democracy, then a solar panel is a valuable tool (and a valuable symbol, a peace sign for our age). Every one that goes up incrementally reduces the attractiveness of the oil that underlies so much conflict and tyranny."
Just possibly it's the oil?
A solar panel is the new peace sign
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"if you’re for peace and democracy, then a solar panel is a valuable tool (and a valuable symbol, a peace sign for our age). Every one that goes up incrementally reduces the attractiveness of the oil that underlies so much conflict and tyranny."
"What if we could, simply by supporting an environmentally and economically sound transition to clean energy, remove the reason for the fighting? ... it’s going to be hard to figure out how to fight wars over sunshine."
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become
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They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"What if we could, simply by supporting an environmentally and economically sound transition to clean energy, remove the reason for the fighting? ... it’s going to be hard to figure out how to fight wars over sunshine."
This clip of Zohran speaking to Aunti Sameena moved Zohran to tears. It's a must watch.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:42 AM
This clip of Zohran speaking to Aunti Sameena moved Zohran to tears. It's a must watch.
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Join DMV Third Act-ivists for a J6 DAY OF INFAMY VIGIL to remember how close we came to losing our democracy, to acknowledge how close we are now, and to commit to fighting to keep it
Register: actionnetwork.org/events/j6-a-...
Register: actionnetwork.org/events/j6-a-...
January 2, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Join DMV Third Act-ivists for a J6 DAY OF INFAMY VIGIL to remember how close we came to losing our democracy, to acknowledge how close we are now, and to commit to fighting to keep it
Register: actionnetwork.org/events/j6-a-...
Register: actionnetwork.org/events/j6-a-...
"In a warming world, getting risk “right on average” matters. That means looking beyond simple trend extrapolation and paying closer attention to the physics, the metrics we prioritise, and whether the indicators we’ve relied on historically are still the ones that matter most."
Webinar - Hurricane intensification: a changing reality
YouTube video by Reask
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:39 AM
"In a warming world, getting risk “right on average” matters. That means looking beyond simple trend extrapolation and paying closer attention to the physics, the metrics we prioritise, and whether the indicators we’ve relied on historically are still the ones that matter most."
#Climatecrisis is felt not just in headline catastrophic ways, but also in smaller, more pervasive, personal ways. “There is a lot of damage baked into the system now, ... There’s a lot of good work to be done to keep things from getting worse.” Game on for 2026!
How the climate crisis showed up in Americans’ lives this year: ‘The shift has been swift and stark’
Guardian US readers share how global heating and biodiversity loss affected their lives in ways that don’t always make the headlines
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:38 AM
#Climatecrisis is felt not just in headline catastrophic ways, but also in smaller, more pervasive, personal ways. “There is a lot of damage baked into the system now, ... There’s a lot of good work to be done to keep things from getting worse.” Game on for 2026!
Your New Year’s Resolution: Discover Your Badass Self
In 2025 you participated in a No Kings protest. You donated a money. In 2026, you want to do more. You HAVE to do more for your children and grandchildren. But how?
Join Third Act Maryland, www.thirdact.org/maryland/join
In 2025 you participated in a No Kings protest. You donated a money. In 2026, you want to do more. You HAVE to do more for your children and grandchildren. But how?
Join Third Act Maryland, www.thirdact.org/maryland/join
December 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Your New Year’s Resolution: Discover Your Badass Self
In 2025 you participated in a No Kings protest. You donated a money. In 2026, you want to do more. You HAVE to do more for your children and grandchildren. But how?
Join Third Act Maryland, www.thirdact.org/maryland/join
In 2025 you participated in a No Kings protest. You donated a money. In 2026, you want to do more. You HAVE to do more for your children and grandchildren. But how?
Join Third Act Maryland, www.thirdact.org/maryland/join
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Towards the middle of the century, ~4000 glaciers worldwide will disappear every year.
Towards the middle of the century, ~4000 glaciers worldwide will disappear every year.
Peak glacier extinction in the mid-twenty-first century - Nature Climate Change
Many mountain glaciers will disappear with warming. Here the authors assess how many glaciers will disappear per year under different warming scenarios, finding that a peak in glacier loss will happen...
www.nature.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Towards the middle of the century, ~4000 glaciers worldwide will disappear every year.
Towards the middle of the century, ~4000 glaciers worldwide will disappear every year.
"Research suggests that with 2C (3.6F) of global heating, more than half of existing resorts risk having too little snow."
December 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"Research suggests that with 2C (3.6F) of global heating, more than half of existing resorts risk having too little snow."
The way things are doesn't have to be.
NYC's socialist mayor has a radical proposal: making government do its job
Rent freezes and free buses can come later. But what if landlords obeyed the law and transit ran on time?
www.motherjones.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The way things are doesn't have to be.
Build community. Preserve one's agency. “Protests often have a subtle cascade effect. These are long-term fights.” See also thirdact.org/maryland/202...
December 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Build community. Preserve one's agency. “Protests often have a subtle cascade effect. These are long-term fights.” See also thirdact.org/maryland/202...