We’ve added @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social to our starter pack! The activists, scientists, & organizations fighting cruise ship pollution & protecting our oceans & marine life, from the tiniest copepods to the mightiest whales. go.bsky.app/L6rKBpg

This model is simple. It requires us to put our bodies on the line and to ask ourselves what, precisely, are we giving up to alleviate the suffering of others? asks @gabriel-furshong.bsky.social.

It’s an election year and so of course, Susan is trying to make herself more appealing to her disappointed voters. Collins will be in Bangor speaking at the SCORE Maine event on Feb. 16, from 8:30 to 11am. She rarely shows up for us, so this is a great opportunity to catch her in person. #MEPolitics

=============== MAINE RESISTANCE FRI, FEB 13, 2026 ===================== MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989 ===================== #ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE #NonViolenceIsPower #EveryEffortCounts #GetInvolved pg1/3 – REPOST & SHARE! #Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE

We are seeking an ambitious reporter to cover #environmental issues and policies in #Maine. The reporter will be expected to follow the state’s regulatory agencies and the effects of their policies on Mainers. Use the link to learn more. Deadline: March 1. themainemonitor.org/environment-...

Basically the same playbook as fossil fuels/climate: you people die, me and my people get money.

Much gratitude to @portlandmecat.bsky.social for endorsing the Scrubber Wash ban proposal from @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social All ports must ban this toxic wash that degrades the marine environment, especially where there are commercial fisheries. 🦞

As long as cruise ships have the potential to kill whales they will never belong in our ocean waters. Entertainment for the masses is not an excuse to increase the mortality of an endangered (or any other) species. The necropsy will tell us the reason this young whale lost her life. #rightwhales

Are you concerned about the environmental & human impacts of cruise ships in Portland? Join us Feb. 17 at 5 pm on zoom to discuss how we can mitigate the damage. ⚓️ air pollution ⚓️ water pollution ⚓️ noise pollution ⚓️ infectious diseases @pinetreeactivism.org #Maine #cruiseships

Progressives on Susan Collins: "Susan Collins is the big reason we are in this mess. Susan Collins voted for every reckless budget. It's what has allowed ICE to have this impunity. Susan Collins voted for masks on agents & surveillance tech. She voted to make ICE what it is today." #MEpolitics

Incredible achievement! Congratulations to @seattlecruisecntrl.bsky.social When the community speaks, our ports must listen! #localsfirst #banscrubbers

Much gratitude to @portlandmecat.bsky.social for endorsing the Scrubber Wash ban proposal from @portcruisecontrol.bsky.social All ports must ban this toxic wash that degrades the marine environment, especially where there are commercial fisheries. 🦞

Vessel strikes, together with fishing gear entanglements, are killing right whales faster than they can reproduce.

Another critically endangered right whale was found dead this week -- this one, a 3-year-old female, off the coast of Virginia. defenders.org/newsroom/def...

Cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social captures very vile nuance of Bondi.

Spotted @thewaroncars.bsky.social at the charming @bfbookshop.bsky.social

Good grief. Leading the Future PAC pledges $100 million to influence the 2026 midterm elections. The goal of the PAC is to elect a Congress that will prohibit individual states from passing their own AI regulations. Bad. Very bad. #ORGANIZE #RESIST #OPPOSE #EveryEffortCounts #GetInvolved

=============== MAINE RESISTANCE THUR, FEB 12, 2026 ===================== MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989 ===================== #ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE #NonViolenceIsPower #EveryEffortCounts #GetInvolved pg1/5 – REPOST & SHARE! #Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE

@portlandmecat.bsky.social strongly endorses the Scrubber Wash Ban proposed by Portland Cruise Control. When enacted this provision to the tariff rule 8 will have a significant impact on improving the air quality in the city and limiting the toxins discharged into Portland harbor. #cruiseships

Residents of Portland, Maine, were none too pleased after a massive cruise ship with a track record of polluting the air and water came into port.

The Port of Seattle received over 365 written comments at their commission meeting yesterday, urging them to continue banning cruise ships from dumping toxic scrubber waste in Washington state waters! Thanks to all who wrote in! You can still send in a comment: actionnetwork.org/letters/keep...

I did this in 2021 & honestly the best life style change I could have ever made. Friends thought is was a fad & would last 6 months. Will never own a car again. #carfree #Portland #Maine

The world is sliding into an abyss. Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the 2026 Olympic Games for refusing to change his helmet, featuring images of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes killed by russia.

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If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.

I just voluntarily signed up for the PSILOT program ~ only available from @the-bollard.bsky.social

With huge thanks to @wespelletier.bsky.social for being a champion of this initiative & understanding it is an “easy lift” for staff but with vitally important consequences.

$3.50 Less than buying a cappuccino on a cruise ship. This is what it would cost per passenger to have cruise ships burn cleaner fuel in Portland when they are at berth & not need their scrubbers. ⚓️ Less particulate matter to breathe ⚓️ Toxic scrubber discharge into Casco Bay eliminated.

Nature is healing

Bondi laughing at the end is the real pièce de résistance. This is all just a big joke to her.

Meet the 'Norwegian Getaway' in Portland The company, Norwegian Cruise Line, was ranked as the second-worst polluting cruise line in 2024, and its ships release as much pollution as an entire town.

@seacc.bsky.social commissioned an economic analysis for their cleaner fuel campaign & they determined it would cost roughly $3.50 per passenger per day to switch to cleaner fuel & protect Alaska’s precious marine waters, the food web and human life. How is this even a debate? #banscrubbers

I just voluntarily signed up for the PSILOT program ~ only available from @the-bollard.bsky.social

This is why Sarah Kendzior's thoroughly researched & best-selling books, including HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America (2020) and THEY KNEW (2022), are such important reads. Read them, learn how what's happening in America came to be, & stay awake, too.

DEVELOPING: All flights in El Paso, Texas have been grounded from Feb 10, 11:30PM to Feb 20, 11:30PM. No further details were given. El Paso is location for Camp East Montana, an ICE detention facility the ACLU calls "largest internment facility in US." Two cases of TB & 19 covid detected 2/09.

And when underwater noise from cruise ships destroy the ability for whales to use their sonar to locate food, mates, and speak….. what then?

In Dublin last year, an annoying interviewer demanded of me: “Your country has been overtaken by fascists. Why are you smiling?” I was too jetlagged to have a sensible answer so I said, “I’m smiling because I have a knife between my teeth.” The knife might look like this:

When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.

=============== MAINE RESISTANCE WED, FEB 11, 2026 ===================== MAINE ICE WATCH HOTLINE: 207-544-9989 ===================== #ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE #NonViolenceIsPower #EveryEffortCounts #GetInvolved pg1/5 – REPOST & SHARE! #Maine #MEpolitics #AbolishICE

We are very happy to tell you that the HHS+PS committee took the need for improved cruise ship protocol outbreaks seriously and will be asking the Public Health Dept for a presentation on how they are going to manage the next outbreak. #Portland #ME portlandcruisecontrolmaine.org/infectious-d...

$3.50 Less than buying a cappuccino on a cruise ship. This is what it would cost per passenger to have cruise ships burn cleaner fuel in Portland when they are at berth & not need their scrubbers. ⚓️ Less particulate matter to breathe ⚓️ Toxic scrubber discharge into Casco Bay eliminated.

With huge thanks to @wespelletier.bsky.social for being a champion of this initiative & understanding it is an “easy lift” for staff but with vitally important consequences.

Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.

"We could hit 2C as soon as 2045. The climate system is in a pincer grip. Emissions of planet-warming GHGs remain high, and natural carbon sinks are weakening. The result is an accelerating rise in atmospheric concentrations of CO2. 2024 saw the biggest jump ever." e360.yale.edu/features/1.5...

In the Gulf of #Maine, studying zooplankton offers clues on the whereabouts of the endangered North Atlantic right #whale, helping improve conservation efforts, reduce collisions with boats, and inform scientists’ understanding of #climatechange. Read more for free from @juliatilton.com👇

MAINERS: ICE expanding in Portland. EVERYONE: Search your state. Read the article. #OPPOSE The One City Center building in Portland, Maine, where ICE plans to expand its offices, is within walking distance to at least six churches, a mosque, one synagogue, and a Salvation Army adult rehab center.

PORTLANDERS: =================== Tuesday Feb 10, 5:30PM City of Portland Meeting via Zoom, public welcome =================== Part of this meeting is a proposed discussion to implement Infectious Disease Protocols around visiting cruise ships with outbreaks. See below for agenda & more. #Portland

“’Due to the IMO’s failure to regulate harmful discharges from ships equipped with scrubbers, there is an increase in local, national, & regional authorities introducing bans on scrubber water discharges”, said Dr. Kåre Press-Kristensen from Green Global Future, a member of the Clean Arctic Alliance

YES! Our position is to encourage Portland to have preventive protocols in place now. The city must be proactive to minimize the risk & prevent community spread. Outbreaks are increasing. Port calls are increasing. Encouraging cruise tourism means taking responsibility for negative impacts.

My pleasure, Jo. This is important for Portlanders, Mainers, & the nation. Infectious disease spreads too easily, gaining strength aboard cruise ships, then into communities where they dock. The cruise ships become vehicles of transmission, spreading virus further than it would otherwise.