One thing that may dramatically shake up our political life on this planet is the advent of a strong new El Niño. (Also our, you know, life life) billmckibben.substack.com/p/an-el-nino...

Saturday's #TeslaTakedown Rockville, MD was also our #OneYearAnniversary! Thanks to all who celebrated with us and to the many thousands who showed up throughout the year to help build an #AuntTifa community of neighbors--you all inspire us! Onward to Year 2: Saturdays, 11 am, 1300 Rockville Pike.

This is glorious.

Changes to Ohio's absentee voting rules mean getting your ballot in early is really important. The good news? You can request your absentee ballot for the spring primary now before Ohio's early voting period starts on April 7. 📲Start by going to ohiosos.gov or your county Board of Election’s site

Start making your voting plan for the spring primary! Here are the important election dates to put in your calendar

"Once again, this newsletter has so much good news in it that it’s almost too long to fit within Substack’s limits. I had to cut items! That means that even though we’re living through the worst possible times, good things are still happening!" open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...

www.whsv.com/2026/02/13/h... #ICEOUT #virginia The kids are all right

photos.app.goo.gl/tDStn9UN1Nc1... Voices Hearts and Resistance in Cleveland Ohio 2/15/26

photos.app.goo.gl/xccJCH9cpw8P... Voices Hearts and Resistance in Cle Oh. Bad Bunny came too! ❤️

"All I want is some truth." John Lennon.

Third Act Creatives held a Valentine's Day protest in Woodstock, NY. Photos by N. Lacey.

“There’s a lot of thinking out there that this can be made safe without electrician installations and without inspections and costly compliance...” said Jeremy Friedman, campaign strategist at Third Act, organizing in support of plug-in solar legislation.

We have a new profile of one of our Third Act heroes. (Among so many.) Mary Beth Naim of Third Act Ohio speaks about the Great Climate March across Ohio that will connect the dots between the land she loves and the future Third Actors hope to protect. thirdact.org/blog/in-my-t...

We're 106th years old today! So for all you young whipper snappers out there asking yourselves how to empower voters and defend democracy, join us—we're not new here, we can show you around. lwv.org/join

TikTok creators converged on Springfield, Ohio last week. Finding none of the ICE mayhem they expected to see, they began concocting and spreading conspiracy theories about the city and the charities there ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/13/t...

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.

Happy Valentine's Day. Show your love for Ohio's state parks and public lands. Tell regulators NO fracking 6,600 acres of Egypt Valley Wildlife Area! This is Ohio's largest wildlife area. @saveohioparks.bsky.social: bit.ly/4bVrfaK @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social @ohcitizenaction.bsky.social

@acluohio.bsky.social files federal suit over SB 293 voter changes. @danielsusco.bsky.social @journalnews.bsky.social: bit.ly/409AxZl Limiting the right to vote and fracking Ohio public lands are pages ripped from the authoritarian playbook. @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social

@saveohioparks.bsky.social: Trump coal gift undoes years of Ohio legislative action on HB 6 bribery and corruption. Jake Zuckerman @signalohio.bsky.social: bit.ly/4rnAqFQ His fossil fuels energy policy is not only stupid, it's corrupt. He makes a mockery of Ohio law and common sense.

"America's energy landscape just quietly shifted. Not through a federal mandate or a landmark climate bill, but through a UL certification number and a copy-paste legislative template. As of this week, at least 24 states are advancing bills to legalize balcony plug-in solar..."

Good tips for extreme cold: watch for ice buildup, change your filter, keep snow away.

Remembering with love all of those who are engaged with us in the fight to safeguard climate and democracy!

TikTokers came to Springfield looking for ICE. Then the child trafficking rumors began. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/02/13/t...

This is what #fascism looks like. Fight fiercely Harvard! @crimsoncourage.bsky.social

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

We wanted to highlight the work that @thirdactoh.bsky.social is doing to organize The Great Ohio Climate March, raising awareness of environmental issues affecting Ohioans. Learn more at: greatohioclimatemarch.org

Register here: greatohioclimatemarch.org/register-for...

Bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio. Much like what happened after Vance, Trump, and Nazis told lies about Haitians in September 2024. Reportage here. See my substack for background. www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/bomb-th...

I'll be talking about why information alone rarely motivates climate engagement; how identity, trust, and social norms shape the interpretation of climate evidence; and what we know about evidence-based approaches to communicating climate risks that do (and don't) catalyze action.

AEP is inflating the need for data centers. Customers are being asked to pay for a future that may never arrive, with forecasts treated like guaranteed demand-- driving real costs. @ethanhowl.bsky.social Utility Dive: bit.ly/4kpjqMC @kentksmith.bsky.social @twrader.bsky.social

In 1998, Texas' Guadalupe River flooded. Then fracking came. Now landowners worry oil tanks & waste could wash into local waters when the next one comes. @dylanbaddour.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org: bit.ly/4aBpzln Oil refineries are strung along the Ohio River. @amyactonoh.bsky.social

Spotted yesterday at the Neighborhood Fair at Benson Polytechnic HS. They had a crowd all day.

We keep up the climate fight in the hopes of saving some of the world we were born into. Reflection on the joys and beauty of snow in winter and #Olympic athletes trying to help save the planet: @billmckibben.bsky.social : bit.ly/4tFdbZo @thirdactoh.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social

"I know now that hatred turns on you and eats your insides. It darkens the eyes. www.anativeson.org/p/on-the-63r...

Ohio manufacturers say utilities are inflating electricity demand forecasts to justify unnecessary infrastructure spending—and sticking customers with the bill. Utilities make money based on how much infrastructure they build, NOT how much electricity actually flows through it https://bit.ly/4tlfQHl

United Nations offers six ingredients for a recipe to save the planet. @unep.org: bit.ly/4te55Xe Investing in renewable energy is a huge one. @firstsolar.com @crainscleveland.bsky.social @jobsohio.bsky.social @ohdems.bsky.social @alexcoolidge.bsky.social @cleveland.com @kmkowalski.bsky.social

Poll: Majority of Trump supporters want more solar energy—especially American-made. First Solar, America's largest solar panel manufacturer, has facilities in Perrysburg and Lake Township. At the same time, Ohio counties are blocking solar projects. https://bit.ly/4ahbHeV

Will Ohio lawmakers make data center developers pay their fair share for increased energy use and water depletion and degradation? @sarahedon.bsky.social Statehouse News Bureau: bit.ly/4asECwO @kentksmith.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social @cclusa.org @movca.bsky.social @twrader.bsky.social

Washington County Commissioners have secret deal for a Waterford data center that could use 25% of local electricity. It may also include a natural gas plant. George Banziger, News and Sentinel: bit.ly/3NV3Fku Will gas come from fracking Ohio public lands? @kentksmith.bsky.social

"you might stumble over a whole collective of people resisting in ways you didn't think of. There's a crew of carpenters just going around fixing kicked-in doors. There are tow truck drivers taking cars of detained people away for free...."

Our colder, snowier winter this year doesn't mean climate change isn't happening. Arctic warming creates slower polar jet streams that send bitterly-cold Arctic air south into usually mild places like the US Gulf Coast. @climaterealityproject.org: bit.ly/4jOOlBx @thirdactoh.bsky.social

ICE out protest in Jersey City ->NJ.com | More on "Ice out protest Jersey City" at BigEarthData.ai | #ice out #protest #ice fascism #antifascism

"We're out here because we love our country." Next Saturday is the anniversary of #TeslaTakedown rallies in Rockville, MD & nationwide. Join us and bring a Valentine's-themed sign. Sat. 11 am, 1300 Rockville Pike. #ICEOut #AbolishICE #Minneapolis

With a grand list of reputable KYR resources

The 12-axis graph is the best I’ve seen for tracking our descent from democracy to autocracy www.nytimes.com/interactive/...htt

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To have a voice means not just the animal capacity to utter sounds but the ability to participate fully in the conversations that shape your society, your relations to others, and your own life. There are three key things that matter in having a voice: audibility, credibility, and consequence.