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  So, leaving you all with this gem for #SolarPunkSunday . I'll be boosted quoted posts and posts from earlier this week, and whatever SolarPunkSunday posts folks post the rest of the day. Thanks to everyone who participated (especially @MaQuest@mastodon.green who posted some great stuff) ! Lots of events to post next week, and I'll also be focusing on #ToyLibraries and other resources folks can use when money is tight, and also #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge ! Remember... #ABetterWorld...

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  #Diné leaders demand the return of #BearsEars, fully intact ‘They call it protection. We call it theft.’ Natasha K. Hale and Angelo Baca October 27, 2026 Excerpt: "The #Trump administration has once again gutted Bears Ears National Monument in southern #Utah by stripping away roughly 90% of its acreage and dissolving the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Commission, the governance body that made tribally led management possible in the first place. What is at stake here goes well beyond one monument...

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  The secret to more #fireflies next summer may be hiding under fallen leaves A little less yard cleanup this fall could help fireflies months from now, since their larvae often spend winter in moist leaf litter and soil. By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist Published Oct 30, 2026 Excerpt: "Why fallen leaves matter to #LightningBugs "A layer of fallen leaves can serve as both shelter and part of the food web fireflies depend on. " 'Fireflies don't eat fallen leaves,...

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  Well, well, well... I may be doing more threaded posts since now #Kolektiva is on the 500 character limit now. I'm still gonna be ranty... Just in smaller doses! lol

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  Some #GreenCorridors I've come across in #PortlandME ! #SolarPunkSunday #GreenCorridor #GardeningForPollinators #Nature #GreenCities

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  #ICE plan to buy #RobotDogs spurs protest from hundreds of #BostonDynamics employees US robotics company stands by ICE deal as more than 300 employees warn of risk. Jeremy Hsu – Oct 26, 2026 Excerpt: "Hundreds of employees at the US robotics firm Boston Dynamics signed a petition calling for executives to halt a sale of the company’s robot dogs to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement—but executives stood by the deal, while saying the robots would not be weaponized." Read more: h...

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  #BeverlyMA - Halloween on the Hill October 1–30, 2026 Wednesdays–Sundays from 5:30-8/8:30PM Additional day available on Tuesday, October 27 Early Sensory-Friendly tickets available on Fridays, October 9 and 23 Long Hill 576 Essex Street Beverly, MA 01915 "An enchanting woodland hides an eerie graveyard, haunted pirate ship, stylish scarecrows, and thousands of hand-carved glowing jack-o’-lanterns. The larger-than-life seasonal displays and family-friendly frights—expanding and evo...

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  Spirits of the Old Manse: A Candlelit Encounter with the Past Friday, October 30, 2026 5:30-6PM, 6-6:30PM, 6:30-7PM, 7-7:30PM, 7:30-8PM, 8-8:30PM The Old Manse 269 Monument Street #ConcordMA 01742 "Step inside the Old Manse after dark for a rare, intimate experience through the rooms where history was lived – and still lingers. This is not a haunted house. This is something older, quieter, and more unsettling. Guided by candlelight, you’ll move room by room through the 18th-centu...

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  #Exmoor - Beyond the Stars - an interactive evening at #QuinceHoneyFarm 28 October 2026 / 6:00pm - 9:00pm Quince Honey Farm, Aller Cross, #SouthMolton EX36 3RD "Discover the wonders of the universe at our interactive space event as part of the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2026, with Jo and Pete from Spaces Detectives and Kate Earl from Skyhigh Astronomy, and featuring various immersive activities! A talk and presentation will firstly set the space scene, before being taken on a journey...

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  #FullMoon Hike: #BaunegBegMountain Conservation Area South with Sue Pike Monday, October 26, 2026 5:00 - 7:30pm Bauneg Beg Mountain Conservation Area South Ford Quint Rd, #NorthBerwickME 03906 "Join GWRLT Board member Sue Pike for a full moon (Hunters Moon) hike at Bauneg Beg Mountain Conservation Area South from 5:00-7:30pm. Participants should bring a headlamp. This walk is FREE to members, a suggested donation of $5 per person for non-members. Reservations required. Reservation...

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  RE: https://kolektiva.social/@calendsofapril/117507329122077312 Tagging for #LunarPunkMonday ! #ArtByHumans

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  Tagging for an early (or late?) #SolarPunkSunday ! #SouthBerwickME - #Stewardship Workday: #TidalWaters #Conservation Area Wednesday, October 28, 2026 9:00 am Tidal Waters Conservation Area Oldfields Rd, South Berwick, ME 03908 "Join #GWRLT for a Stewardship Workday on Wednesday, October 28th, 9am to noon at Tidal Waters Conservation Area in South Berwick. Let us know if you can help out by registering below." FMI and to register: https://gwrlt.org/event/twca/ #LandTrust...

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  #Meme time! (I'm overdue...) Know the difference! #ZuckSucks #StarTrekMemes #BadData #Meta #MetaNoSeMeta #MarkZuckerberg

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  The island where locals say #datacentres are taking their water Muhammad Islahuddin, #Batam, and Kelly Ng, #Singapore " 'Water! Water!' the crowd shouted as it stormed a compound with data centres, armed with empty plastic bottles and jerry cans. "There were about 300 of them, all residents on the Indonesian island of #Batam, and they were furious that the taps at home had run dry, while the data centres in the new #NongsaDigitalPark seemed to have enough water to protect t...

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  [Thread] Time to update the #Weather websites list! Mostly #USWx, but some worldwide websites as well. Suggestions welcome! #Heatwave #Heatwaves #ClimateChange #Weather #Wetbulb #GlobalHeating #ExtremeTemperatures #GlobalWeather #USWeather #ExtremeWeather #WeatherWebsites #WeatherResources

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  #Finland orders halt to work on two #Google #datacentres by Florence Freeman, October 6, 2026 Excerpt: "Finnish authorities have ordered a halt to building work at two planned Google data centres amid concerns over the clearance of more than 300 hectares of #forest. "The sites form part of Google's record €13bn (£11bn; $15bn) investment in Finland, announced less than a month ago and described by the company as its largest single investment in Europe. The Finnish Supervisory Ag...

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  The reef menders of #PadangBai "In this bustling port of Bali, #Indonesia, a group of dedicated divers is rebuilding reefs one metal frame and piece of coral at a time." https://www.rewildingmag.com/the-reef-menders-of-padang-bai/ #SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding #RewildingTheOceans #RebuildingReefs #ReefRepair #CoralReef #Bali #OceansAreLife

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  How #LibrariesOfThings build #resilience, fight #ClimateChange, and bring communities together by Tom Llewellyn April 17, 2019 Excerpt: "With climate-fueled disasters on the rise around the world, what role can tool libraries play in aiding community-led disaster response efforts? " #ToolLibraries can play a huge role in #ClimateResilience and helping communities bounce forward after a disaster, but to be most effective they need to be in place before disasters like super-storms, fl...

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  RE: https://mastodon.ie/@iBallesty/117318915102952381 Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday ! #EnergyKits #LibraryOfThings #LibrariesOfThings #Ireland

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  #Clavicular’s charges shows the real danger of #MAGA manhood Long before his arrest for rape, the #looksmaxxing star built a brand based on contempt for women By Amanda Marcotte "It wasn’t long after Braden Peters, better known as 'Clavicular,' was arrested on suspicion of raping a 17-year-old girl at his family’s home in Massachusetts that his fellow MAGA influencers started complaining that he was the real victim. " 'Now we live in a climate where a 19-year-old can’...

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  RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/116862321218208505 #FurryActivism (or this case, #FroggieActivism ) is not a new thing! #PortlandFrog #Furries #Froggies

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  So, the only way to clean up an industrial site in a sensitive environmental area ( #FerodoSite ) is to build a datacenter? Ummm... Makes perfect sense! 'Terrifying' 101-acre #datacentre plans would be 'heartbreaking', campaigners warn Liam Evans, BBC Wales, September 22, 2026 "A proposed data centre spanning 101 acres would have a 'heartbreaking' effect on the landscape and #wildlife, campaigners have warned. "Developers want to build the new centre between...

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  The FBI #AntiCorruption Squad Was Circling #SusanCollins — Until #Trump Got in the Way by William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden and Kirsten Berg September 22, 2026, 5:00 am "Reporting Highlights - Probe: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen. Susan Collins and a top donor, records and emails show. - Confession: The donor, an ex-defense contractor, told agents his company won millions in federal contrac...

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  Nourishing more than the soil #Maine #SchoolGarden Network By Maggie Knowles March 8, 2024 "It gives students power and autonomy to watch food grow, to pick and try it. If they take ownership in watching a carrot grow from seed to harvest, it gives them an awareness of what they are eating and enjoying," - Rachel Solomon, program organizer. Learn more: https://ediblemaine.com/stories/nourishing-more-than-the-soil/ #SolarPunkSunday #SchoolGardens #OutdoorLearning #BuildingCommunity...

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  I'm checking with #MerrymeetingGleaners to see how long they will be providing seasonal #SharingTables (I know they run June - September). Here is the Summer schedule: "The Sharing Tables are unstaffed tables of free produce available for anyone to take from anonymously. Tuesdays: - #CurtisMemorialLibrary , #BrunswickME (12-2pm) - #PattenFreeLibrary , #BathME (12-2:30pm) - Landing YMCA, Brunswick (12-2pm) - Parkview Hospital, Brunswick (12-2pm) Wednesdays: - #TopshamPublicLibrary...

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  [Thread] As promised, some of my favorite vegetarian and vegan recipes! Starting off with one of my favorites, #CowboyHotPot! This recipe does call for #SmokedCheese, but there are smoked vegan cheeses out there. And this is the kind of recipe that would work well with a vegan cheese, as far as texture goes. But the smoked flavor is key (as is the BBQ spice). Cowboy Hot Pot Serves 4-6 1 onion sliced 1 red pepper, sliced 1 sweet potato (or 2 carrots) sliced (We use sweet potatoes) 3 tbsp sunfl...

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  #Vegan #ShepherdsPie By Karissa October 19, 2023 "The best vegan shepherd’s pie made with vegan ground beef and corn with fluffy mashed potatoes on top. Dinner ready in just 1 hour. Ingredients 1 batch mashed potatoes 2 teaspoons oil ¾-lb to 1-lb vegan beef 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper salt to taste 1 teaspoon flour ½ cup 1 cup corn frozen or canned optional: 1 cup shredded vegan cheese Instructions -Prep work:...

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  So hubby adapted a recipe to make a perfectly delicious #VegetarianGravy using #GuinnessBeer ! It totally works! And was delicious with seasonal veggies! The adapted recipe does involve butter. He pretty much substituted #VegetarianBouillon for beef bouillon. Oh, so the the Worcestershire sauce we used had fish in it, so, not quite vegetarian. However, there are vegetarian versions of Worcestershire sauce out there! Also, soy (tamari) and apple cider vinegar would probably work just fine! http...

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  RE: https://mastodon.scot/@ScottishGreens/117297898393100388 Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday ! #BikeTooter #Edinburgh #Scotland #MoreBikesLessCars

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  The #Moroccan #FoodForest That Inspired an #AgriculturalRevolution These ancient forest gardens may be more relevant than ever. by Eric J. Wallace April 1, 2019 "It was 1975 and Geoff Lawton was wintering with friends in Morocco. Camping on beaches north of Agadir, they’d been surfing for weeks when locals told them about Paradise Valley. Located along the Tamraght River in the High Atlas Mountains, it promised 5,200-foot vistas, blue-green waterfalls, and lush, rainforest-like vegetati...