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People in the US: share your views of the Iran conflict

Trump long promised to end ‘endless wars’, but the US has joined Israel in attacking Iran. We want to hear how people in the US are reacting

The Nature Record Now it’s our turn to shape what comes next. A new project. A mission years in the making.

While there’s plenty of bad news in the meticulous recounting of how humans are affecting every aspect of nature, I love how the report begins by highlighting Bright Spots in Nature!

Good news like this builds the efficacy that inspires us to act by showing us that solutions ARE possible.

Nature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently

When the US govt terminated the National Nature Asst, @phillevin.bsky.social + the author team were determined not to let that stop them.

They re-organized, set up an advisory committee, found funding…and now the brand new Nature Record is open for public comment. 👏🌳👏🌲

Check it out (link below)!

We all must #standupforscience

Beyond the honking, waving, and flashing lights from cars on I-95 passing under Gorman Rd, MD at @indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social banner drop, what are the drivers actually thinking? Well, here's one thought from an IG post yesterday. 👍😁

This is what ecocide looks like.

Photo - four members of Third Act Maine's Western Mountains Hub hold signs inviting people to come out for NO KINGS DAY on March 28, 2026 Details - Western Mountains Third Act Maine and Indivisible will host a nonviolent ‘NO KINGS’ gathering at noon March 28 in Farmington, extending its weekly Peace and Protest vigil with singing and community participation. All are welcome! “We’re responding to a call from national organizations, including No Kings, Indivisible, Mobilize, and others,” organizers said in a news release. “In addition to that ongoing commitment, we are also aware of an increasing interest expressed by college students (University of Maine at Farmington) to stand up for their freedom and to support others less fortunate than they are. This event is perfectly timed to give them that opportunity.” The group’s Friday Peace and Protest events continue from noon to 1 p.m. each week, with about 50 people participating on both sides of Main Street, according to organizers. All events stress nonviolent direct action. Organizers said the March 28 event is not a march, so people can bring chairs or share food and not have to walk far. “People are also free to walk up and down the sidewalk reading all the signs and greeting each other,” the release said. Singing is planned as part of the event. In mid-February, a gathering of 75 people learned protest songs with the help of Ruth Hill, who will lead singing March 28. Organizers said a singing group will be somewhere along Main Street, possibly in front of Old South Church. “We want people to focus on the real needs of our communities, needs that are being defunded and set aside, i.e. SNAP Benefits, health care premium increases. We want to help people think carefully about where our tax resources are sent. And we want to help each other stand united in the face of threats and violence,” the release said. Story by Rebecca Richard in Central Maine Sunday edition of the KJ/Morning Sentinal March 8, 2026

Western Mountains Third Act Maine and Indivisible will host a nonviolent ‘NO KINGS’ gathering at noon March 28 in Farmington, extending its weekly Peace and Protest vigil with singing and community participation. All are welcome!

Four members of Third Act Maine are pictured holding protest signs on a gray rainy day in Portland Maine. They were protesting the illegal and dangerous war in Iran, outside of the office of U.S. Senator Susan Collins.

Third Act Maine was at today's protest against the illegal and dangerous war in Iran, outside of the office of Senator Susan Collins in Portland, Maine. We stand for peace. #NoWar

Israel is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region.

Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat.

We live in Orwellian times.

Justice Department publishes some missing Epstein files related to Trump The Justice Department has published additional Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor after an NPR investigation found dozens of pages were withheld.

DOJ “accidentally” withheld 53 pages of Epstein files tied to Trump. NPR caught it. Now 16 more quietly appear… leaving 37 pages still missing.

Apparently “mistakenly tagged as duplicates” is the DOJ’s new filing system.

#EpsteinFiles #DoYourJob
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

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Pg 3/3 - Submit events to: ptactivism@proton.me MAR 6, Fri 3:30-5:00PM – Scarborough ICE Detention Facility, 40 Manson Libby Road, Scarborough, Maine OPERATION MELT ICE – organized by Indivisible Team Southern Maine, this protest at the local ICE facility is approved by local law enforcment. Advance sign up is requested. FMI: itsme04043@yahoo.com/617.515.1983 MAR 6, Fri 4-5:30PM (& every Fri) – Freeport Desert Rd/Exit 20 AND Mallett Dr/Exit 22 Overpasses, Freeport, Maine FREEPORT RUSH HOUR BRIGADE – We are providing physical messaging in the real world to connect with and activate voters to demonstrate that resistance is possible. This is in coordination with Indivisible groups up and down the Rte 295 corridor. FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/819262/ MAR 6, Fri 4-5:00PM (& every Fri) – Saco Saco Transportation Center,138 Main St, Saco, Maine STOP the COUP! – ICE Out! – NO KINGS! – This a local Indivisible and Biddeford Saco Area SURJ event! Stop the Coup! ICE Out! No Kings! Please join us. Bring signs! This is a peaceful rally. All who believe in peaceful resistance to the present government are welcome. Now with Daylight Savings we are back to our weekly Friday afternoon rallies. MAR 6, Fri 5-5:45PM (& every Fri) – Camden Camden Village Green, Elm & Chestnut St, Camden, Maine Camden Standout for Gaza! Stand with your neighbors to say no! to genocide and man made starvation of children in Gaza. We stand to support humanitarian aid to Gaza and to oppose US weapons support for Israel. FMI: www.mvprights.org/events MAR 6, Fri 5-5:30PM (& every Fri) – Portland Congress Square, High & Congress Sts (across from PMA) – Portland, Maine WOMEN IN BLACK VIGIL A world-wide network of women committed to peace with justice and actively opposed to injustice, war, militarism and violence, these weekly protests typically attract a diverse group of folks. FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/828747/ (calendar cont'd in comments) PRO TIP: click ALT in lower right c…

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MAINE RESISTANCE
FRI, MAR 06, 2026
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CALL YOUR SENATORS & tell them to
REJECT the SAVE Act: (202) 224-3121

#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE!
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved

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Pg 2/3 - Submit events to: ptactivism@proton.me ============================================================================== MAR 6, Fri 12:30-1:00PM (& every Fri) – Augusta Lithgow Library, 45 Winthrop St, Augusta, Maine WOMEN IN BLACK PEACE VIGIL – Every Friday the Augusta area Women in Black hold a peace vigil in front of the Lithgow Library. Held continuously since 2002. MAR 6, Fri 1:00PM (& every Fri) – Houlton Peace Pole, Monument Park, Houlton, Maine WEEKLY STAND OUT FOR PEACE – www.mvprights.org/events MAR 6, Fri 2:30PM – Saco General Dynamics, 291 North St, Saco, Maine GENERAL DYNAMICS PROTEST – Join us in Saco for our weekly rally to call attention to the fact that General Dynamics in Saco builds components for the bombs being dropped on Gaza. This plant makes guidance systems for the MK-80 series warheads that have been dropped on hospitals, schools, residential buildings and refugee camps from Gaza to Lebanon. www.mvprights.org/events MAR 6, Fri 3-3:30PM (& every Fri) – Brunswick 156 Maine St. Opposite Walgreens, Brunswick, Maine VIGIL FOR PEACE – We stand together to bear witness for deeply held beliefs in justice of all kinds and to offer a source of public education not available in mainstream media. FMI: peaceworksbrunswickme.org/action.html MAR 6, Fri 3:30-4:30PM (every Wed 12PM & Fri 3:30PM) – Portland Deering Ave I-295 Overpass, Portland, Maine VISIBILITY BRIDGE BRIGADE – Join a group of like-minded activists as we engage in protest with our fellow citizens in Portland! Part of the Visibility Brigade Movement, we seek to draw attention to the unconstitutional and dangerous behavior of the Trump Administration. Just before Deering Oaks & Hadlock Field. Bring signs, banners, flags for drivers to see. FMI/Ground Rules/RSVP: www.dirigobrigade.org (calendar cont'd in comments) PRO TIP: click ALT in lower right corner for links you can copy/paste. MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989

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MAINE RESISTANCE
FRI, MAR 06, 2026
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CALL YOUR SENATORS & tell them to
REJECT the SAVE Act: (202) 224-3121

#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE!
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved

pg2/3 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics

92,000 jobs GONE in February. Look at that chart — the red bars only started appearing after January 2025. Biden handed him a booming job market. Trump turned it into a graveyard. This isn’t a headwind. This is self-inflicted economic destruction. #TrumpsJobsSlump​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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How Portland’s ICE protests took the national stage In this first episode of the documentary series “The Crackdown," OPB takes a look at the protests in Portland, where nightly demonstrations on a single city block escalated into a test of presidential...

New series on ICE in Portland from OPB.

Vermont Conversation: Bill McKibben on fighting climate denialism with democratic power - VTDigger "The temperature is going up very rapidly, and we live in this era of surging authoritarianism. Against those two big bad things, there's one big good thing happening on Earth, and that's this rise of...

David Goodman of the VTDigger podcast interviews Bill McKibben:

McKibben:

"...what is to be done?...One of the few really powerful possibilities we have is what remains of our electoral system. Our job is to protect it and use it at all costs."

I know a rock or two they could turn over…

The war in Iran shows us another cost of our fossil-fuel economy our reliance on fossil fuels makes us less safe

See also @billmckibben.bsky.social Here Comes the Sun billmckibben.com/books/here-c...

“How quickly the Earth continues to warm ultimately depends on how rapidly we reduce global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to zero”

@thirdactorg.bsky.social DMV--Third Actors from the TA DC, Maryland, and VA working groups--are the DC light brigade. Here's this week's offering--with thanks to , with a new @dcmediagroup.us

Not only is this equivalent to 64 coal power plants but the report says we could add another 21% capacity by the end of this year, too 🥳

Did you know that less than a decade ago, the U.S. only had half a gigawatt of battery storage? Now, we have the same capacity as 64 coal-fired power plants 🤯 👇

Members of Third Act Maine stand with Representative Art Bell at the Maine State House. Some are holding signs reading "Make Polluters Pay" Third Act Mainers came out for today's combined lobby day at the State House in Augusta. Environmental advocates, youth climate leaders, and supporters of Wabanaki Sovereignty all came together in joyful fellowship. By aligning our efforts, we’re sending a clear message to lawmakers: Mainers across generations and communities care deeply about climate action, environmental justice, land and water protection, and Wabanaki Sovereignty.

Six members of Third Act Maine pose for a photo at the Maine State House holding signs reading "Make Polluters Pay" in support of LD 1870 Third Act Mainers came out for today's combined lobby day at the State House in Augusta. Environmental advocates, youth climate leaders, and supporters of Wabanaki Sovereignty all came together in joyful fellowship. By aligning our efforts, we’re sending a clear message to lawmakers: Mainers across generations and communities care deeply about climate action, environmental justice, land and water protection, and Wabanaki Sovereignty.

Kathy Mikulka of Third Act Maine stands with a group of young activists on the stairs in Maine State House. Third Act Mainers came out for today's combined lobby day at the State House in Augusta. Environmental advocates, youth climate leaders, and supporters of Wabanaki Sovereignty all came together in joyful fellowship. By aligning our efforts, we’re sending a clear message to lawmakers: Mainers across generations and communities care deeply about climate action, environmental justice, land and water protection, and Wabanaki Sovereignty.

Third Act Mainers came out for today's combined lobby day at the State House in Augusta. Mainers across generations and communities care deeply about climate action, environmental justice, land and water protection, and Wabanaki Sovereignty.
@thirdactorg.bsky.social

The lighthouse at Whitlock's Mill in downeast is set against a background of the setting sun the sky and ocean are pastel pink, blue and purple. Third Actors in Hancock and Washington Counties are warmly invited to join Third Act Maine's newest Hub, the Downeast Hub. Working together we can amplify our impact on issues we care about from combating climate change to defending democracy. We may be a bit physically isolated here in our corner of the state, but we do not have to do the work alone. By building a community (on Zoom and occasionally in person) we will draw on one another’s energy, commitment, and gifts to further the work we all care about. The Hub leader is Dana Douglass. He and his wife live on Deer Isle. If the idea of collaborating interests you, send an email of interest to maine@thirdact.org.

ATTN: Downeasters!

Third Actors in Hancock and Washington Counties are warmly invited to join Third Act Maine's newest Hub, the Downeast Hub. If the idea of collaborating interests you, send an email of interest to maine@thirdact.org. Read more in alt text.

The lighthouse at Whitlock's Mill in downeast is set against a background of the setting sun the sky and ocean are pastel pink, blue and purple. Third Actors in Hancock and Washington Counties are warmly invited to join Third Act Maine's newest Hub, the Downeast Hub. Working together we can amplify our impact on issues we care about from combating climate change to defending democracy. We may be a bit physically isolated here in our corner of the state, but we do not have to do the work alone. By building a community (on Zoom and occasionally in person) we will draw on one another’s energy, commitment, and gifts to further the work we all care about. The Hub leader is Dana Douglass. He and his wife live on Deer Isle. If the idea of collaborating interests you, send an email of interest to maine@thirdact.org.

ATTN: Downeasters!

Third Actors in Hancock and Washington Counties are warmly invited to join Third Act Maine's newest Hub, the Downeast Hub. If the idea of collaborating interests you, send an email of interest to maine@thirdact.org. Read more in alt text.

It’s time to blow the whistle!
Join the People’s Whistle Blower Campaign…
Our formal complaint includes over two dozen concerns, and our message goes to All members of Congress.
For more information: www.peopleswhistleblower.org

YouTube video by Third Act SoCal Videos Cold Dawn by James Kahn

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Cold Dawn, a new song by James Kahn, talks about how to face the “Cold Dawn” of our current world circumstances with resilience and hope. It is part of the newly released Episode 35 of Cool Tunes for a Hot Planet, called “Hold On.”
#cooltunesforahotplanet #thirdactcreatives

Topic Rebecca Solnit Discusses "The Beginning Comes After the End" With Bill McKibben Third Act Advisor Rebecca Solnit discusses her latest book The Beginning Comes After the End, with Bill McKibben, Founder of Third Act Her latest book is a thrilling account of the sheer breadth and ...

March 10th!
Rebecca Solnit Discusses "The Beginning Comes After the End" With Bill McKibben. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/topic...