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We are the Southern California chapter of ThirdAct.org, a national community of Americans over 60 working to save our planet and democracy. Please FOLLOW this page, SHARE our posts, and JOIN US at thirdact.org/SoCal! For more info: Linktr.ee/thirdactsocal

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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 19h
Find easy, fun ways to help insure a fair, fully represented and counted, election! There’s still plenty of time to pitch in and help! Go to: Thirdact.org/act/get-ready-for-election-season-with-third-act #ThirdAct #elections #midterms #voteblue #democrats #flipthehouse #bluevoterguide #voting
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Power belongs to the people, but only if we use it. Join us Oct. 17 as we make sure every eligible voter knows their options for how to vote, has a plan to vote early, and is ready to make their voice count! Find a *Vote Early No Kings* event near you by going to NoKings.org #nokings #voteearly
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Read all about last weekend's canvassing in Bakersfield in Third Act SoCal's newest blog about our efforts to #flipthehouseblue with #graypac and #seedthevote! thirdact.org/socal/2026/1... #thirdactsocal #bluevote #bakersfieldca #bakersfield #canvassing #midterms #midtermelections #thirdact
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Please join us for a RESILIENCY PICNIC Sun. Oct. 11 from 4-6 pm in Santa Monica. We will learn about local resiliency efforts and what we can do as a community to prepare for climate disasters like El Niño. All ages welcome! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/resiliency-picnic-los-angelessanta-monica
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Canvassing in Bakersfield today with all three Third Act California working groups and Bill McKibben, pounding the pavement with their energy in support of CA22 Democratic candidate Randy Villegas! #randyvillegasforcongress #randyvillegas #thirdactsocal
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hang Out Do Good (HODG) invites you and yours to take part in: CALIFORNIA GAME DAY Write! Call! Text! Win! Saturday Oct 3 3pm - 5pm 153 S. Norton Ave **Bring your laptops and headphones** And help flip the house Blue. Prizes!! Booze!! Ice Cream!! RSVP to HangOutDoGood.com
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tomorrow, Wed. 9/30 @ midnight is Governor Newsom's deadline for signing or vetoing the bills still on his desk. Please ask him to veto SB344 & SB958 And sign SB327, SB868, SB886, SB905, SB913, SB954, SB1180, SB1359, SB1425, AB40, AB1577, AB1684, ABA1715, AB2313 916-445-2841 gov.ca.gov/contact
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Come to Air Summit, a community listening session to express your views about San Diego’s Climate Action Plan. Learn what they’re doing and make your views heard on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 5:30 pm in Balboa Park. Register: luma.com/3qrwd1c3 #sandiegoclimateweek #balboaparksandiego #ClimateActionWeek
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Come to a free San Diego experience to learn about: Free + low-cost home-energy upgrades Electric appliances + healthy-home resources Solar + energy resilience EVs + clean mobility Programs for renters and homeowners Community demonstrations + clean-energy resources www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There are only a few weeks left, but that’s still time to help us FLIP THE HOUSE BLUE! #ThirdAct invites you to join us for next weekend’s canvassing parties in Fullerton, Westminster, Fountain Valley and Norwalk! Go to the Volunteer tab on this #DerekTran page and sign up! linktr.ee/DerekTranCa
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please join us in Bakersfield Oct. 2-5, for the blow-out Canvass Drive that's going to FLIP THE HOUSE BLUE! Third Act members will be supporting Randy Villegas for Congress in CA-22 and we need your help to make it happen! No experience necessary; we'll train you! actionnetwork.org/forms/canvas...?
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please join us in Bakersfield Oct. 2-5, for the blow-out Canvass Drive that's going to FLIP THE HOUSE BLUE! Third Act members will be supporting Randy Villegas for Congress in CA-22 and we need your help to make it happen! No experience necessary; we'll train you! actionnetwork.org/forms/canvas...?
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Come hop on the party line! Senior-to-senior phone and text banking now through November 3, several times a week! All you need is a computer or tablet, a phone, and a willingness to talk to your fellow seniors! We’ll train you! www.mobilize.us/graypac/even... #thirdact #PhoneBanking #textbanks
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Join GrayPAC and our partners for a canvassing weekend in Bakersfield, CA-22, Friday, Oct. 2 through Monday, Oct. 5, in support of Randy Villegas for Congress. This is a crucial race to flip the house blue! Sign up to express your interest and to get more details. actionnetwork.org/forms/canvas...?
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wed. 9/23 at 4pm will be a crucial meeting for climate action in the San Diego area! The Encinitas City Council has a climate crisis denier as a mayor and the council will be considering GUTTING the city’s Climate Action Plan! Find out more & send an email: sandiego.surfrider.org/take-action-...?
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Come hear an interview with Goldman Environmental Prize winner Diane Wilson at Third Act’s Oct. 1 “Hope and Joy Series”! (She’s the author of “An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas.”) Register at: thirdact.org/events/hope-...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Join us! Next protest to get the Dodgers to quit advertising for Big Oil is tomorrow! Why does it matter? Because making fans feel warm and fuzzy about fossil fuels, by associating 76 gas with superstars like Shohei, makes it easier for climate crimes to continue. Sign up: tinyurl.com/868s6n8y
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join #ThirdActSoCal for our first text bank as a team, Sept. 30 at noon for #CA48 for Marni von Wilpert. Come to the training session before the texting starts; you’ll be surprised how easy and fun it is! Sign up: mobilize.us/s/O8jx0g @marnivonwilpert.bsky.social #marnivonwilpert #CA48 #midterms
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Third Act SoCal member Janet poses with one of the candidates we’re supporting in our campaign to Flip the House – CA-48’s Marni von Wilpert! Find out about canvassing for her in Escondido on Oct. 10: www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev... To learn more about the candidate: www.marnivonwilpert.com/about
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Come to tomorrow’s Third Act All-In Call to find out how to mobilize voters to build a stronger movement for a clean energy future in November and beyond. Special guest Justin Pearson is a Tennessee lawmaker and congressional candidate who works for climate justice. thirdact.org/events/septe...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Hear from Third Act's co-founder, internationally respected climate activist Bill McKibben at the Environmental Voter Project's fundraiser tonight at 5 pm PT on zoom. Learn new information on how climate voters can make a big difference in the midterms! www.environmentalvoter.org/annualfundra...?
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Come Canvass with us in Garden Grove Park to Defend #CA45 and Re-Elect #DerekTran! Join us on Sat., Sept. 19! Sign up: www.mobilize.us/cadems/event... #thirdactsocal #midterms #adoptadistrict #FlipTheHouse #FlipTheHouseBlue #BlueWave #ElectionsMatter #gardengrove #orangecountry #democrats
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Come Canvass with us in the Artesia/Cerritos area on Sat., Sept. 19 to Defend #CA45 and Re-Elect #DerekTran! Sign up: www.mobilize.us/derektranfor... (Address provided via email.) #thirdactsocal #midterms #adoptadistrict #FlipTheHouse #BlueWave #artesia #cerritos #CerritosCA #ArtesiaCA
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Come Canvass with us in Buena Park on Sat., Sept. 20 to help Defend #CA45 and Re-Elect #DerekTrek! www.mobilize.us/derektranfor... (Address will be sent upon sign-up.) #midterms #midtermelections #adoptadistrict #FlipTheHouse #FlipTheHouseBlue #BlueWave #ElectionsMatter #buenapark #buenaparkca
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I’ve signed up to learn how to send texts with Field Team 6 on Thursday, Sep 17. They have training and Q&A sessions every Thursday to help you turn your home computer into a FREE, FAST, and amazing texting machine to reach Democrat voters! Sign up: mobilize.us/s/bWyxra #voterizer #voteblue #vote
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
To find blue candidate canvassing events in flippable areas near you, go to #FieldTeam8 list at: www.mobilize.us/ft6/?country... Or put in different filters and find them all over the country (and tell your peeps that live there or plan a road trip!): www.mobilize.us/ft6/?q=Calif... #Voterizer
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Join us as we call SENIOR voters in our 4 priority Congressional Districts to Take Back the House! We'll be running virtual phone banks 3 days a week through the November election, and you'll need a computer, laptop or tablet and internet access to make the calls. www.mobilize.us/cadems/event...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Join ThirdAct’s Bill McKibben and Rebecca Solnit in conversation tomorrow with climate expert Leah Stokes on her new book, The Carbon Wave: A Story of Parenthood, Democracy, and the Race to Protect Our Planet. Q&A to follow. Wed., Sept. 9, 4 pm PT, register here: thirdact.org/events/the-c...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If you live near Bakersfield or can get there this Friday, rsvp for this District CA-22 candidate’s “Villegas for Congress Canvass Launch Party,” here: www.mobilize.us/randyvillega... And share with your networks! #randyvillegas #THIRDACTSOCAL #bakersfield #bakersfieldevents #bakersfieldcalifornia
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Read about all the ways Third Act members are working for our democracy this election season and find your niche! thirdact.org/act/voting-r...? @thirdactorg.bsky.social #thirdact #thirdactsocal #midterms #bluewave #flipthehouseblue #election #midtermelections #democracy #flipthehouse #democrat
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Join us Saturday, Sept. 12 in #SantaAna as we canvass voters to re-elect #DerekTran and #FlipTheHouse! Sign up here: www.mobilize.us/cadems/event...? We proved our power in the primary by knocking on thousands of doors and making 1,000+ dials—but the real fight starts now! #CA45 #election #midterms
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Join us on Sunday, Sept. 13 in #BuenaPark as we canvass voters to re-elect #DerekTran and #FlipTheHouse! Sign up here: www.mobilize.us/derektranfor... We proved our power in the primary by knocking on thousands of doors and making 1,000+ dials—but the real fight starts now! #thirdactsocal
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Come and invite your friends to this Electoral Expo Sept. 10 to find your niche in saving our democracy! (It’s called Gray Pac, but all ages are welcome. Come and get busy, and we’ll all be celebrating come November and beyond!) #flipthehouse #climatevoter #bluewave thirdact.org/events/elect...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Join #InlandEmpireLaborCouncil as they launch their campaign to support #MarnivonWilpert for Congress on Sat., Sept. 12 in #TemeculaCA! They’ll be joined by California Labor Federation President Lorena Gonzales and labor leaders across California for this big launch! #CA48 #voteblue #Temecula
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Join us THIS SATURDAY MORNING, Sept. 5, in #Norwalk as we canvass voters in #CA45 to re-elect #DerekTran and #FlipTheHouse in November 3’s election. Sign up to help save our democracy while we still can: www.mobilize.us/cadems/event...? #Downey #Bellflower #SantaFeSprings #Artesia #Cerritos
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Find all the ways we're working to help elect these five candidates and learn more about our Adopt a District program here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #thirdactsocal #midterms #adoptadistrict #FlipTheHouse #FlipTheHouseBlue #JonOssoff #AdamGray #randyvillegas #marnivonwilpert #DerekTran
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Go Green Granny (aka #thirdactsocal‘s Monica)! We love your posts, especially the good #environmentalnews you find around town! CLICK HERE TO SEE IT: www.instagram.com/reel/DcHymo5... @thirdactsocal.bsky.social #Whittier #climatenews #greenpolicies #evs #electricvehicles #ElectricCars #postoffice
Green Granny on Whittier Post Office getting EVs!
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Join us Mon. at 5 pm PT for our phone-banking party for CA-45’s Derek Train! RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...? If you’re new to phone-banking, the Tran campaign will guide us every step of the way. Learn more about our Adopt a District program here: thirdact.org/socal/2026/0...?
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Marni Von Wilpert survived breast cancer. Now she's fighting to make sure everyone can afford treatment. Marni is running for the CA-48 House seat, and she's one of the candidates Third Act is supporting to help Flip the House in the midterms. Sign up to help us here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Marni told us recently about how she’s working with AARP to help seniors navigate their $200 grocery bills. Von Wilpert is running for the CA-48 House seat, and she's one of the candidates we're supporting to help Flip the House in the midterms! Please come help us: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"It's up to us," Marni recently told a crowd at a local fundraiser. "We can't wait for someone else to fix this. It's on us." Von Wilpert is running for the House seat in CA-48, and Third Act SoCal is supporting her to help Flip the House in the midterms. To help us: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Come help us Flip the House Blue next Sat., Aug. 29 from 9am – 1pm PDT in Cypress, CA! It's time to lace up our sneakers, grab our clipboards, and get back on the pavement to talk to voters across the district about what’s at stake this November. Sign up link: www.mobilize.us/cadems/event...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Come Canvass with us next Sunday in Cerritos to Defend CA45 and Re-Elect Derek Tran! We cannot afford to leave anything to chance. It's time to lace up our sneakers, grab our clipboards, and get back on the pavement! Sun., Aug. 30, 3-7pm PT Sign up for details here: www.mobilize.us/derektranfor...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Last week’s postcard party was a BIG success, with a reported 1,670 cards written for our candidates! Let’s keep that momentum going by taking on more commitments to write postcards at home on our own! To get scripts and postcard emails to help Flip the House go to: drive.google.com/file/d/13dgj...?
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
As the state legislature begins to wrap up, here are some quick actions to support the climate-friendly bills we're backing. You can find your reps here: findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov Ask your Assemblymember to support 322, 327, 868, 886 & 913 and ask your Senator to support 2313, 1577 & 1715.
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Help register young people to vote on college campuses in Orange County's CA-45! It’s fun to listen to their concerns and inform them on what to expect as new voters. (PLUS when young people are registered, 86% turn out to vote and the vast majority vote Democratic!) www.mobilize.us/ft6/event/99...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Help us Flip the House Blue! Come join us in canvassing our Vietnamese Community in Westminster to Defend CA-45 and help Re-Elect Derek Tran in Nov. 3’s midterm election! Sun., Aug. 23, 1pm – 5pm PDT This event's address is private. Sign up to be sent details: www.mobilize.us/derektranfor...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Join us in Garden Grove next Sat., Aug. 22, (at Haster Basin Recreation Park) to canvass to help relect Congressman Derek Tran in CA-45. Register here: www.mobilize.us/cadems/event... To find more ways to help Flip the House, including phone banking, postcarding: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
With all the noise and nonsense coming at us from every direction, how can we get out the message about protecting our climate and our democracy? Join us for a timely conversation and pro tips about how to craft and promote an effective video for social media. thirdact-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Third Act SoCal @thirdactsocal.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Looking for more ways to help ensure a fair and safe election Nov. 3? Go to www.powerthepolls.org to apply to get trained to work as a temporary poll worker and maybe even get paid! Organizers recommend signing up early to get your desired polling location. Questions: (800) 815-2666, option 7.
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