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  1. [2/4] #PineTreeActivism Events for #January8

    JAN 8, Thur 3:30-4:30PM (& every Thur)– #KennebunkME
    Rt 1 & Fletcher St, front of Kennebunk Library
    Weekly Stand Out To Speak Against Government Actions designed to benefit the powerful. Hosted by Democrats of Kennebunks & Arundel, one of the more active Democratic memberships in Maine.

    JAN 8, Thur 4:00PM (2nd & 4th Thursdays) – #RocklandME
    Main St & Park St, Rockland, Maine
    Weekly Stand Out for Peace – www.mvprights.org/events

    JAN 8, Thur 5-6:00PM (& every Thur) – Rockland & Zoom
    First Universalist Church, 345 Broadway, Rockland, Maine
    PEACE GATHERING – In response to the war in Ukraine, we invite you to join us in a weekly Gathering For Peace. We gather for an hour for Meditation and Prayer followed by Sharing & Reflection. There will be information on actions people can take to help alleviate the suffering of those affected by war. Please join us! When we gather together, our individual voices, intentions, and actions gain power. Zoom details at link.
    FMI: uurockland.org/about/calendar or scan QR code above.

    JAN 8, Thur 5-7:15PM – Phone Bank from home
    Join from anywhere
    SHENNA BELLOWS for GOVERNOR PHONE BANK
    Join the Shenna Bellows for Governor team making calls to voters to identify supporters and volunteers ahead of the June primary.
    Direct outreach to voters is the proven method of engagement. Thank you for taking the time to talk to your fellow-Mainers about the campaign and why you see Shenna’s leadership as critical to Maine’s future and to reversing the democratic backslide in this country. We look forward to getting to work together. FMI: tinyurl.com/sxx32amv

    Source: bsky.app/profile/pinetreeactiv

    #MaineEvents #MaineResists #ResistICE #NoWar

  2. [6/7] #PineTreeActivism Calendar

    MAINE RESISTANCE EVENTS
    MAY 23 - MAY 29, 2025
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    EVERY EFFORT COUNTS!

    FLOOD the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
    #Resist & #SaveMedicaid

    REPOST & SHARE!
    Updated Fri, May 23, 8:55AM

    THUR MAY 29

    MAY 29, Thur 4-5:00PM (& every Thur) – #BentonME / #FairfieldME
    Fairfield-Benton Bridge over the Kennebec
    #StopTheCoup – Save Democracy! – Plenty of municipal parking on both sides of the bridge NOTE: Gather on the BENTON side to start. When the People Rise, Tyrants Fall! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/787603/

    MAY 29, Thur 4-5:00PM (& every Thur)– #FarmingtonME
    Farmington Post Office, 196 Main St
    Stand-Out for #Palestine – weekly stand-out held by the people of Farmington nenjp.org/calendar/

    MAY 29, Thur 4-5:00PM (& every Thur)– #KennebunkME
    Rt 1 & Fletcher St, front of Kennebunk Library
    Weekly Stand Out To Speak Against Government Actions designed to benefit the powerful. Hosted by Democrats of Kennebunks & Arundel, one of the most active Democratic memberships in Maine.

    MAY 29, Thur 4-6:00PM (& every Thursday) – #SacoME
    Rt 1 & Cascade Rd, Saco, Maine
    Weekly Stand Out to Protect Justice & Defend Democracy

    @AIF_Massachusetts

    #Maine #MEPolitics #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #USPol

  3. [3/3] #PineTreeActivism Calendar
    Events for May 12th - 17th, 2025

    Details confirmed as of May 12th

    Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST!
    Submit events to: [email protected]

    NEW! MAY 15, Thur 4-5:00PM – #BentonME / #FairfieldME
    Fairfield-Benton Bridge over the Kennebec, Fairfield
    STOP the COUP – Save Democracy! – Plenty of municipal parking on both sides of the bridge NOTE: Gather on the BENTON side to start. When the People Rise, Tyrants Fall! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/event/787603/

    MAY 15, Thur 4-5:00PM (& every Thur)– #FarmingtonME
    Farmington Post Office, 196 Main St
    Stand-Out for Palestine – weekly stand-out held by the people of Farmington nenjp.org/calendar/

    MAY 15, Thur 4-5:00PM (& every Thur)– #KennebunkME
    Rt 1 & Fletcher St, front of Kennebunk Library
    Weekly Stand Out To Speak Against Government Actions designed to benefit the powerful. Hosted by Democrats of Kennebunks & Arundel, one of the most active Democratic memberships in Maine.

    MAY 16, Fri, 2:30PM (& every Fri) – #SacoME
    291 North Street
    Weekly Rally Outside General Dynamics - Arms Embargo Now
    nenjp.org/calendar

    MAY 16, Fri 4-5:00PM (& every Fri) – #SanfordME
    920 Main St. in front of Central Park
    Weekly Peaceful Protest. Help support this new #resistance event as it grows stronger every week!

    MAY 16, Fri 4-5:30PM (& every Fri) – #BiddefordME
    Mechanics Park, Main & Water St by the bridge
    Stop the Coup Protest at Mechanics Park – #Indivisible/Biddeford Saco. Bring a sign, bells, drums and a loud voice!
    Area SURJ.org: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/779

    MAY 16, Fri 5-6:00PM (& every Fri) – #BrunswickME
    156 Maine St. Opposite Walgreens
    Vigil for Peace – Join PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick as they call for permanent ceasefire in Gaza. FMI: 725-7686 www.nenjp.org/calendar/

    MAY 16, Fri 5-6:00PM (& every Fri) – #CamdenME
    Camden Village Green, 29 Chestnut St, Camden, Maine
    Camden Stand-Out – held by the people of Camden www.nenjp.org/calendar/

    @AIF_Massachusetts

    #MaineResists #MaineEvents #FreePalestine #BadDOGE #ResistAuthoritarianism #ResistFascism #USPol

  4. Finally Frost

    As I sat at the kitchen table shelling dry beans Friday afternoon, idly gazing out the sliding glass doors to the deck. Spider Squirrel came for a visit. The daytime temperatures have settled into crisp autumn and the glass door was closed, but the screen door was open, pushed back almost all the way to the other side of the windows. Spider Squirrel hopped along the deck toward the glass door and leapt at it, expecting to latch onto the screen that wasn’t there. They splatted belly first against the window and slid back down to the deck.

    I saw the whole thing and was having a great good laugh. Meanwhile, Spider Squirrel sat there a bit stunned for a few seconds before looking at the window in what I imagine was puzzlement. Then they turned around, climbed up the deck railing, jumped into the witch hazel, and scampered away.

    I suppose it is too much to hope that Spider Squirrel learned a lesson and will, henceforward, cease throwing themself at the screen for the fun of scrambling across it leaving tiny claw holes. But at least for a moment I got to enjoy a bit of just deserts, especially since I’m pretty sure it was Spider Squirrel who demolished the large pumpkin in the garden.

    The sweet potatoes are not from the garden but everything else is

    After almost a week of “it might frost tonight” forecasts, we finally got frost Thursday night/Friday morning. This means the growing season is now officially over. Oh, I still have collards in the garden and in a week we can probably start digging sunchokes, but the growing garden is done. Also, I can finally plant the garlic and cut the stinging nettles for winter retting.

    Earlier in the week James and I were out picking all the still green tomatoes, peppers, and tomatillos. I also picked the Ukraine winter squash—first time growing it—and a very small not ripe butternut that may or may not ripen indoors, we’ll see.

    After all the final things are done, it will be nice to have a little break. How long do you think it will be before I start planning what to plant in next year’s garden? Heh.

    Something new I will plant came to me last night as a gift from one of my Beloved Community Circle members. They had attended the funeral of a longtime friend who was an avid gardener and the family gave out little packets of seeds from his garden as a remembrance. Isn’t that a marvelous idea? I hope someone is able to do that for me when my time comes.

    The seeds I was gifted are a crookneck smooth butternut heirloom winter squash. Since that is all I know, other than he originally got the seeds from his brother in 2022, they are now called “Jerry’s Crookneck Butternut.” I am honored to receive these seeds and look forward to growing them next year. I will be sure to give the non-gardening Circle friend who passed the seeds on to me a squash.

    I do have a small complication though. Since I already grow a variety of butternut that I really like and that does well, I need to keep the two at a distance so they don’t cross-pollinate. Because of two large branches that died on one of the apple trees in the front yard, there is now a nice sunny patch that used to be shade. I believe it is big enough and sunny enough to plant a couple of Jerry’s Crookneck. I will need to be vigilant when the squash grows and make sure to protect them from Spider Squirrel and other miscreants. Hopefully front and backyard are far enough apart that the friendly bees don’t end up creating a whole new squash variety, but if they do, well that could be interesting too!

    James and I are celebrating 34 years of wedded bliss this weekend. To celebrate we had lunch at our favorite plant-based diner. I took a chance on their burger of the month that they dubbed “Demon Burger.” It has smoked serrano aioli, ghost pepper mustard, pickled Granny Smith apples, Chao cheese (vegan), and arugula on a black sesame bun. I asked how spicy it was and was told, well it’s not Minnesota spicy. That didn’t scare me because “Minnesota spicy” is code for spice was waved around in the general area of your meal but not actually applied to it in any sort of quantity to make it above hint of spicy.

    The serrano pepper horns are a nice touch, and no I did not eat those–too hot!

    So I asked whether after one bite my mouth would be on fire and I’d not be able to taste anything else the rest of the meal. Oh no, the server said, it’s not that hot. It’s hot enough to make your nose run, but you will still be able to taste all the things. Ok, let’s do it!

    I can report that my nose didn’t run but my eyes watered a little bit and my mouth and lips tingled pleasantly the whole meal and for a little while afterwards. I was indeed able to taste the flavors and not be overwhelmed by the heat. I enjoyed it very much and hope I get to enjoy it again sometime, maybe next October.

    Meanwhile, James has been on a kitchening tear, making some amazing meals. Friday night for dinner he made sweet potato apple soup which we ate with multigrain sourdough bread that I had made. Earlier in the week there was cous cous chick pea skillet, smokey bacony potato quesadillas, and savory whipped tofu and avocado on sourdough toast. Saturday I made a basic sourdough focaccia that James used as a pizza base adding leftover whipped tofu and hummus, bell pepper, sweet onion and garlic from the final farmers market of the season, some collards from the garden, and homemade “cheese.” So much yum!

    On the reading front, I just finished a book called Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer. Our protagonist, Ruth, is caught shoplifting in the megachurch-owned craft store in her small town. The store goes into lockdown and she is strangely the only person in it except for the “employees” who have nefarious plans and are now trying to catch her. The book will not be winning any prizes, but it is amazing how much damage a person can do with craft supplies as weapons. It is horror light, though a bit gory at times, and I was getting a bit bored by the end and admit to skimming, but it was entertaining enough for spooky season. I passed it along to a coworker who accumulates new crafts and supplies even faster than I do.

    A book that is very good is Madeline Thien’s The Book of Records. Lina and her father arrive for an extended stay at The Sea, a stateless place where migrants from all over gather until they can get a boat to somewhere else. There are four stories running through the book that speak to and echo each other, the main story of Lina and her father, and the stories of Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu, seventeenth-century Jewish scholar Baruch Spinoza and his exile from the Jewish community in Amsterdam, and twentieth-century philosopher Hannah Arendt fleeing the Nazis.

    The narration moves between all the stories as well between past, present and future in Lina and her father’s story. It might sound like it is confusing but it is so well written I was never once lost. It also sounds like it might be heavy, but is often lightened with jokes like this one:

    Q: Does anyone know why Beethoven got rid of his chickens?
    A: They wouldn’t stop saying Bach, Bach, Bach!

    The book has much to say about time, memory, art, resistance, migrants and refugees, family both blood and chosen, survival, and much more. Here is a more serious quote from Du Fu’s story that rings all too true for out present moment:

    Politics is dead. Integrity is dead. Art and ingenuity have been assassinated. Rot festers everywhere, and its source is the imperial capital. We live in an age of corruption. Haven’t you been paying attention? Don’t you see how abundance has created extravagance, which has necessitated scarcity everywhere, and the men in the capital are up to their necks in extortion, and that’s just the beginning? What’s left for you and me, a bit of poetry? If so, we should wear our learning with a bit more disrespect, do you know what I mean?

    If I’ve piqued your interest, or you have already read the book, be sure to listen to (or read the transcript) the Between the Covers podcast interview with Thien.

    Finally, in some potentially worrisome news, Ecuadorians will be voting on November 16th on whether to rewrite their constitution. The current constitution was written in 2008 and became the first in the world to enshrine the rights of nature. However, the current president is a right-wing anti-environmentalist who sees the 2008 constitution as an obstacle to business development. Indigenous people and plenty of others in Ecuador, are concerned not only for the environment but also for the future of the country’s democracy. Let’s hope the voting is free and fair and an overwhelming majority refuse rewriting the constitution.

    So as not to leave you on a down note, please enjoy “This Joy” by the Resistance Revival Chorus

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TbDPwA09Bc

    Until next time, keep well and be excellent to each other.

    #CraftingForSinners #demonBurger #EcuadorianConstitution #JerrySCrookneckButternut #MinnesotaSpicy #RightsOfNature #seeds #SpiderSquirrel #TheBookOfRecords #ThisIsJoy #weddingAnniversary

  5. @anivar @akshay suggested orfonline.org/research/unified which has detailed analysis of UPI/NPCI.

    Quoting from it: According to Arundhati Ramanathan of The Ken, “Depending on the time and context, NPCI is a competitor. It is a platform. It is a regulator. It is an industry association. It is a profitable non-profit. It is a rule maker. It is a judge. It is a bystander.” #UPI #NPCI

    We also discussing if we should demand a #FreeSoftware app for UPI.

    codema.in/d/aul6SYjg/should-we

  6. ✨ICYMI✨
    Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller, County Council Vice President Marilyn Balcombe, AlphaStruxure, and federal, state, and local officials yesterday announced the successful completion of the largest transit depot microgrid in the nation at the County’s David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance and Transit Operation Center (EMTOC) in Derwood, MD.
    🗞️Please read the Press Release for more details ▶️ ow.ly/Y2qW50YT9ba
    #hydrogen #solar #microgrid

  7. Hoffentlich kommt der auch noch, wenn ich zurück in Deutschland bin

    #Kino #JetztWohin #Habeck #Grüne
    mit dabei:
    Luisa #Neubauer, Tobias #Krell, Markus #Lanz, Jan „#Monchi“ Gorkow, Charly #Hübner, Maja #Göpel, Daniel #Günther, Samira #ElOuassil, Friedemann #Karig, Christian #Stöcker, Arun #Chaudhary

    JETZT.WOHIN. | Homepage zum Film – Ab 7. Dezember 2025 im Kino
    pandorafilm.de/filme/jetzt-woh

  8. 2025 gardening scorecard: self-replicating leafy greens

    This year’s gardening season was easier than usual mainly because in some ways, 2024’s gardening season never ended: As spring rolled around, I was delighted to see that last fall’s arugula, spinach, parsley and even cilantro had somehow survived a winter with multiple snowfalls and sub-freezing days.

    I don’t know why that happened this year but not in earlier years (see my recaps of 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011), but I appreciate that unearned benefit anyway.

    Arugula: A+

    My go-to leafy green remained undefeated for yet another year, providing sandwich fixings and delicious additions to a variety of other recipes–it’s great to throw into an omelette, a pan sauce, on top of pasta or even as a garnish for a pizza just out of the oven.

    Herbs: A

    I’m using to parsley doing well, but cilantro persisting through summer and fall was not what I expected; neither was cilantro briefly returning in the fall. Thyme thrived for a second year in a row, and I had more rosemary and sage from the pots on the back patio than I knew what to do with. Mint, however, suffered from my irregular watering.

    Spinach: B+

    This did immensely better in the spring than in the fall, even though I sowed a fresh set of seeds in the fall. I continue to endorse this as an entry-level kitchen-garden crop over lettuce because, like arugula, it’s useful for so much more than salads and sandwiches.

    Peppers: B-

    All credit here goes to my wife, who once again grew bell and jalapeño peppers in a planter in the driveway for some of our most cost-effective gardening. Those plants, however, were not as productive as in past years, even discounting the peppers that some of our local squirrels snacked on.

    Lettuce: C

    This was one of 2025’s gardening disappointments; like last year, I didn’t get much out of the plants that grew from the seeds I planted in the spring. That still represents a decent ROI when you look at what good lettuce costs at a farmer’s market, but I can’t help thinking of how much better this crop fared in earlier years.

    Tomatoes: D-

    Yet another year, yet another year of disappointment in my attempt to grow one of my native state’s signature crops. This is starting to look like an annual slow-motion, step-on-the-rake exercise in which most of the tomatoes I grow only start to ripen once we run into a period of drought or or travel prevents me from harvesting and enjoying the results. It’s frustrating, but of course I will try again next year.

    #arugula #basil #bellPepper #cilantro #greens #homegrown #kitchenGarden #lettuce #locavore #Mint #parsley #rocketLettuce #spinach #thyme #tomato #tomatoes

  9. A little bit outside my regular #apprenticeships world but I'm always astounded at what an incredible gem of a course the MSc Children's Book #Illustration here at #AngliaRuskinUniversity is.

    5 of 7 shortlisted for the #V&A #awards in Emerging Illustrator category came from this course!

    aru.ac.uk/news/aru-course-deli

  10. @arutaz Oh my… the memories. #mIRC actually had a `/slap <name>` shortcut command for this.

  11. Amendă de 30 de mii 💶#RON pentru un reșițean care s-a dus în #Timișoara să-și arunce gunoiul.
    25 de saci cu deșeuri rezultate de la amenajarea unui apartament.

    🔗 wp.me/p9KpFA-5fZ0

    #Știri #România #Timișoara #Timisoara

  12. ⚡️ On August 7, 2023, an armed robbery occurred at the Bank of America ATM near Annapolis Mall. Two suspects wearing dark clothing, one armed with a handgun, approached a 44-year-old male victim using the ATM. The victim complied, and the suspects fled in a dark-colored sedan. Anne Arundel County Police are investigating and seeking information from the public. Contact 410-222-1960 or the Tip Line at 410-222-4700 with any information. #armedrobbery #AnnapolisATM riskmap.com/incidents/1875800/

  13. Arundhati Roy: ‘No propaganda on Earth can hide the wound that is Palestine’

    The full text of her PEN Pinter Prize acceptance speech
    unrigged.ca/arundhati-roy-no-p
    #CanadianDimension #National

  14. Day 38 of my no-fly trip from Italy to Papua New Guinea: I only have a few hours to spend in Bangkok before my train to the far south of Thailand departs at 3 p.m. In this precious time visit Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn. It is every bit as impressive as the Royal Palace and Wat Pho, the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. I must say that I am torn between the magnificence of the place (the stupas are covered with countless pieces of uniquely crafted ceramics) and the awareness of the immense economic and political concentration of power that the construction of this temple must have meant. From time to time, I simply try to let myself be carried away by the beauty of the colours and the philosophical meaning of approaching the central stupa... I also try not to think that Bangkok is at the top of the list of capitals at risk of being submerged by sea water within this century. All cities at the confluence of large rivers share this common fate, and the excessive use of aquifers by the expanding population contributes to this bleak future. The colours of the Chao Phraya River blend beautifully with the soft tones of the temple, but it won't be long before these same waters could bring this temple to ruin, unless we stop our mad rush towards fossil fuels, deforestation, and cementification.

    #refusetofly #SlowTravel #decarbonise #climateemergency #researcherlife #TheResearcher #ClimateAction #Bangkok #Overnighttrain #StrictlyPublicTransport #AFuoco 52/

  15. I Maratón Interuniversitario de Radio | Radio Nebrija youtube.com/live/smRkkiuSDDw?s a través de @YouTube
    Participamos en este #maratón de #radio organizado por la Universidad Nebrija a través de #ARU.