The exciting talent @katiewilson.bsky.social has taken a narrow lead as ballots are still being counted in the Seattle mayoral race. If you want a sense of why this is very cool news, here's something of mine from earlier this fall www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

"If we want stability, we must invest where people are most at risk. To prevent further displacement, climate financing needs to reach the communities already living on the edge."

The country with the disastrous Great Leap Forward will now rule over the country with the Great Leap Backward. 3 factors renewables will dominate: cost, environment, decentralization.

#TeslaTakedown Sat., Nov. 8, 11 am-noon, Rockville Tesla, 1300 Rockville Pike, MD: tinyurl.com/4pef8yre Elsewhere? See actionnetwork.org/event_campai... These rallies are among the longest-running regular protests during the Trump regime. From the initial and still ongoing boycott of Tesla, ...

At today's banner drop on Gorman Rd over I-95, MD, another sampling of cars showed higher # positive (honking, waving, flashing lights) reactions, with # northbound positive ~2.5 points higher than those of 2 weeks ago. Does it indicate a post-election effect? We don't know for sure.

“Without effective strategies, ... we’ll be on the fast track to climate-driven chaos, a dangerous trajectory for humanity.” “The science is clear, the mitigation strategies are known, and every fraction of a degree matters.”

And fast becoming the first Electrostate of the clean energy future. Meanwhile (sigh), back in the U.S., we're vying to be the #1 Petrostate in a future Museum of Fossil Fuels. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Not guilty of assault with a deli weapon.

Icymi, here's the recording:

CCNow webinar: "How Climate Change Fueled the Historic 2025 Hurricane Season," Wed., Nov. 12, 12 pm EST. Recap of this year’s hurricanes; how attribution science can quantify climate change’s “fingerprint”; what the 2025 hurricane season can tell us about the future. RSVP: tinyurl.com/335c8wy3

Just started, fascinating discussion. No worries if no time; a recording will be available later.

"Reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) [e.g., methane] is, by itself, an unambiguously good thing." "but it’s not going to really help us towards net zero. The only real solution to the climate crisis is to get carbon dioxide emissions down to as close to zero as we can.”

The Bill Gates Memo: Climate Scientists Respond With Urgency 'Ahead of ... COP30 summit in Brazil, billionaire investor Bill Gates is advising world leaders that global warming "will not lead to humanity’s demise" ... Is he right?' Register to find out. Nov. 4, 4:30 pm EST

"The floods of their future will not be like those of their past."

“Solar battery hybrid is the engine room of the energy transition"

He's right; it made us cry--and send a donation. Check them out here: hereticcoffee.com

National Academies: Extreme Events, Insurance, and Resilience, Nov. 3, 1-4 pm ET. Increasing extreme weather events pressure insurance industry and community resilience. What drives the emerging crisis and what are pathways toward sustainable and equitable solutions. Register: tinyurl.com/2v8rdf6m

Vagina Power at Rockville Tesla Takedown! One of our regular rally-goers showed up with this beautiful vagina sign last week. We felt obligated to share it. Tesla Takedown, 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, every Saturday at 11 a.m. @thirdactorg.bsky.social #TeslaTakedown #VaginaPower

Reparative justice and climate justice go hand in hand. Unfortunately, Gov. Moore is standing in the way of both. Join us for “From Redlining to RENEW: Advancing Reparative Justice in Policy & Practice.” Nov. 5, 6:30-8 p.m. Register: bit.ly/RENEW2026 @thirdactorg.bsky.social #MakePollutersPay

Economics of renewable energy "The energy revolution is happening; U.S. policy won’t stop it, all it can do is determine whether we choose to be left behind."

Indivisible Maryland Coalition & allies rallied in Annapolis urging Gov. Moore to cancel BWI’s Avelo contract- Avelo runs deportation related flights, denying due process. ✈️ Marylanders: sign the petition, contact legislators, & join the Nov 4 call. #GroundAvelo #AveloOutOfBWI @indivisible.org

JUST NOW: Rally to Stop ICE deportation flights! We’re at the State House in Annapolis with @indivisible.org calling on Gov. Wes Moore stop ICE flights by Avelo Airlines out of state-owned airports in Maryland. Stop deporting our neighbors!!

Great rally in Annapolis today! 13,000-signature petition delivered to Gov Moore to ban #ICE airline #Avelo from BWI. Speakers included our own Sen Clarence Lam along with delegates Teresa Woorman D19 and Lorig Charkoudian D20, folks from Indivisible and allies. Inspiring! ⭐ #MDIndivisible

Terrific conversation between Krugman and Chenoweth on civil resistance, including more context for her often-quoted 3.5% and Krugman's (from economics) comment: “empirical regularities work perfectly until people notice them, and then they stop working.”

Weekly Friday banner drop on Gorman Rd over I-95, MD. Took another set of samples of # cars, # positive (honking, waving, flashing lights) and negative (finger) reactions, southbound and northbound. Compared with previous samples about a month ago, # positive is higher; # negative is lower.

"Because what we’re doing isn’t just resisting. We’re reclaiming the democracy we always should have had from those who would rule us as kings."

"current protest movement has already reached deeper into Trump country than at almost any point during the first Trump administration"

Billionaires Suck. We're sending a message to Musk & billionaires everywhere that we will fight back. Tesla Takedown Saturdays at 11 a.m. 1300 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD These are 100% nonviolent protests. @thirdactorg.bsky.social @teslatakedown.com #TeslaTakedown #AbolishBillionaires

What if you powered data centers by installing heat pumps in homes? And a thousand other good ideas billmckibben.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

Icymi, watch it here: tinyurl.com/ms299mx3 #NoKings

"gripping tale of a multibillion dollar heist" at the expense of us the ratepayers. "So, to sum up, PJM has ensured that Maryland will have sufficient electrical capacity, but they found the most expensive and least responsible way to do it." @jamiedemarco.bsky.social

In progress: Mass Call: What’s Next After No Kings? Join to find out! #NoKings

From Istanbul (perma.cc/DJC5-963Z) to Wash., DC, Pikachu says No Kings! #NoKings

No Kings Day was fun & energizing. Now let's get sh*t done. Here are two actions every MD resident should take: -Email Sen. Alsobrooks re: TVA: tinyurl.com/TVAAlso -Help stop Avelo Air deportation flights: tinyurl.com/AveloBWI #NoKings @thirdactorg.bsky.social @thirdacttn.bsky.social

Interesting observation: America as a “bubble autocracy.” Our task then would be to work toward, as in No Kings, piercing and popping that bubble. #NoKings

"No Kings [2] ... did more than reject authoritarian rule. It reignited the American spirit as millions reclaimed civic power with courage, color, and conviction. In red America, yellow rose like dawn. From plains and parking lots came a single message: America belongs to its people."

"According to the CCC, on Oct. 1, 2025, there had been over 29,000 political protests held around the country since Donald Trump’s second inauguration this January. [including] the 2,500 No Kings Day events. Over the same period ... during Trump’s first term, there were barely over 8,000 protests."

Insightful read: Reckoning with China's growth: "History no longer feels like something unfolding behind us but something rushing toward us, urgent and impossible to ignore." "No global problem mirrors this Great Reckoning more starkly than climate change."

In social movement studies, we talk about how marches and protests expand the threshold of acceptable risk so that people take more and bigger social risks IN PUBLIC, EN MASSE. This is extremely important for the bourgeois white folks holding signs and building social rapport.

We Have Friends Everywhere, including many drivers on Gorman Rd and I-95, Maryland. @indivisiblehocomd.bsky.social #NoKings #NoKingsBaltimore #NoKingsDC @thirdactorg.bsky.social

Icymi: Powering Forward: Defending and Delivering Clean Energy in Every Community

Icymi: Investing your Retirement Plan in a Climate Safe Future. Tools, guides, and resources to help you align your retirement investments with your values. See also thirdact.org/our-work/ban...

NASEM webinar, Extreme Weather Events and Insurance: Households, Homeowners, and Risk, Thurs., 10/16/25, 10:30 am EDT. Insurance crisis for property owners, risk tolerance, what drives decisions, and community dynamics that can help or hinder risk mitigation, ... To attend: tinyurl.com/2hn4ad4y

New Report: Maryland’s Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standards (ZEHES) could save low-income families $350M a year by 2050--if the state funds equitable implementation. Significant return on investment for all Marylanders. progressivereform.org/publications... #ClimateJustice #CleanEnergy

No Kings Day- October 18th

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

Icymi: Recording of the webinar on why PJM is driving up your electricity prices.

This energy event is going to be, in a word, lit. Join us events.zoom.us/ev/At4Eo8n6b...