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Ali Van Zee @alikat747.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

In a bold move, a #SouthLakeTahoe resident came up with the idea of a #SanctuaryCity for bears to promote nonlethal handling of human-bear conflict issues (which lie squarely on OUR shoulders!). Thanks Fox 40 News for your great report. #BEARLeague www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6gV...

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South Lake Tahoe community may become sanctuary city for bears

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Caught the Game Warden looking for locations that would allow CDFW to set traps to kill #bear Hope, so we showed up! As far as we know they do plan to set one here, please help us #savehopeandbounce ! #NatureLovers #Tahoe #wildlife #biodiversity

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Congress of Climate and Social Justice @congressofclimate.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The blackout starts tomorrow…are you ready? Get involved, join the movement. #blackoutthesystem @blackoutthesystem.bsky.social #community #eattherich

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

This is EXTREMELY important‼️ Dept. of Ag has officially begun process to revoke #roadlessrule and public only has THREE WEEKS to comment! Make sure your voice is heard to protect these vital #publiclands! @johnmuirproject.bsky.social has some excellent facts you can use! #camping #hiking #fishing

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Congress of Climate and Social Justice @congressofclimate.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Please keep calling California Department of Fish and Wildlife and @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov Help us save Hope and her cub Bounce! Stop killing the bears for what is a HUMAN problem. #Biodiversity #collapse #wildlife #nature #AnimalCruelty #bears #California

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Don’t forget that tonight 8/4 at 11:59pm eastern is the deadline for getting your comments in to USDA in regards to their proposed changes to the implementation of NEPA! This is extremely urgent, public comments are vital to the process! #nature #StopTheChop #ecocide #publicland

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Terrible news. Zero transparency on tree marking, and just look at that image of what they want for our forests. The Nature Conservancy is entirely corrupt, profiting from ecosystem destruction and agency handouts. #StopTheChop and demand infrastructure!! www.fs.usda.gov/about-agency...

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Going digital | US Forest Service

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/07/2025

A Korean-born researcher and longtime U.S. legal permanent resident has spent the past week detained by immigration officials at the San Francisco International Airport without explanation and has been denied access to an attorney, according to his lawyer.

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Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says

A Korean citizen studying in Texas on a green card was detained in San Francisco after a trip overseas. His lawyer says authorities won’t give a reason.

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John Muir Project @johnmuirproject.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

There are more effective ways to live with fire and protect communities. The 'Fix Our Forests' Act is the wrong response to wildfire. And both parties are backing it. There's a better bill on the table, and this piece breaks it down: thehill.com/opinion/ener... @realjaredhuffman.bsky.social

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Kimberly - You can call me MS. "Fucking Bitch" @klr-reno.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Read this. READ IT. Call you Senators and urge them NOT to support the junky "Fix Our Forests Act" which will do no such thing, and get them to support "The Community Protection and Wildfire Resilience Act" instead. CALL THEM EVERY DAY!

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H. John Tran @johnhtran.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Trump sues South Park. Jesus shows up in a streaming deal. Satan dumps Trump over Epstein. This isn’t satire. It’s prophecy. And the regime is cracking. Meanwhile: They’re jailing unhoused people. They’re suing sanctuary cities. They call it “order.” It’s control. It’s not creeping. It’s a blitz.

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Emily Johnston @enjohnston.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

"The tracking program is entirely run by BI Inc., a subsidiary of Geo that got its start in the 1970s by selling a device farmers used to monitor their cattle." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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ICE moves to shackle some 180,000 immigrants with GPS ankle monitors

A June 9 memo directed ICE field officers to significantly expand the number of immigrants under round-the-clock surveillance.

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Kimberly - You can call me MS. "Fucking Bitch" @klr-reno.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

It used to be when Presidents saw something so grand that the American people would collectively benefit from it for generations to come, they would protect it. Used to be. #PublicLands Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir in Yosemite Valley 1903

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Do humans not have eyes? This article, using photos showing remarkable post-fire growth, is in support of USFS plans to “restore” this area. Why must we attempt to “manage” these #natural processes? These funds should be used on INFRASTRUCTURE not #ecocide www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/life-af...

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Life after fire: From flames to flora, new life buds in wildfire scars

Four years ago, the Caldor Fire burned 221,835 acres in El Dorado, Alpine and Amador counties, as it climbed the western slope and crested into the Tahoe Basin. Over 1,000 structures were destroyed an...

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Lenticular #clouds and smoke from distant #wildfires made for an absolutely spectacular #sunset over #laketahoe this evening. Will post more later but wow….may this bring you peace in these dark times. #CAwx #Nature #fdt #iceout #California #handsoff #HesOnTheList #collapse

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Once again #ca Fish and Wildlife has set a trap for this innocent mother #bear and her cub in Tahoe. Mom will be ☠️ simply for attempting to exist in her natural habitat. We are asking you to contact @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to demand an end to this cruelty. #laketahoe #AnimalCruelty #NoMoreTraps

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

#Writing is mostly willing your brain to come up with just one sentence for seven months straight and then filling 15 pages in one night. You then repeat this process.

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I hate Mike Lee also, but he is only one piece of a very disturbing picture. Although his awful #publiclands sales were deemed unallowable, this fight is FAR from over. F&*! Our Forests Act, repealing of roadless rule, permitting and NEPA- they are coming from every angle. 1/2

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Some silly Sammy for your Sunday brain cleanse. #dogs

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Sarcodes sanguinea, a favorite. This increasingly rare plant lacks chlorophyll and relies on its relationship with a single form of ectomycorrhizal fungi. THIS is what we lose during logging and #publiclands sales. Biodiversity. Call Senators TODAY and tell them to vote NO on “big beautiful bill”.

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

#NoKings South Lake Tahoe, CA. Proud to see our small community show up in number today.

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Stay peaceful, stay safe, know your rights. Looking forward to enjoying the solidarity tomorrow. #NoKings

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kempa 🕳️ @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I tried my best to make the argument for Martin v. Boise in 2017--the year before it existed--in the @sacbee.com Unsurprising, but no less devastating, to see @cademocrats.bsky.social like @gavinnewsom.bsky.social going full fash against our most vulnerable neighbors www.sacbee.com/opinion/cali...

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Let Sacramento’s homeless sleep in peace

On a given night in Sacramento County more than 2,600 residents can be counted living homeless. We have just 700 year-round emergency beds in the region and 207 seasonal beds for the colder winter mon...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 01/05/2025

New study from @worldresources.bsky.social on biomass has all kinds of interesting conclusions. Basically, biomass can make a modest contribution to decarbonization, but not through burning it. Burning biomass for energy is insane. www.wri.org/research/bio...

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Don’t forget to tell your reps to vote NO on the falsely named “Fix Our Forests” and “Save Our Sequoias” Acts which only promote deforestation of #publiclands and do nothing to “protect communities”. We need buried utilities, evac routes, defensible space - NOT MORE LOGGING. #infrastructure #ecocide

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

This #EarthDay please take a moment to contact your Senators and tell them to vote NO on the falsely named “Fix Our Forests Act”. This bill would prioritize clearcuts on #PublicLands / gutting of #environmental law, and does nothing to protect communities. We need infrastructure NOT ecocide!

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The Drain 🕳️ @thedrain.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The latest! Yes, this is a California podcast, but we've got an expert on El Salvador in Sweet Palma, so today we're discussing President Nayib Bukele and his "tropical gulag." We also look at the essay by that insufferable lib asking, "When Must We Kill Them?" www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...

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The Drain 009 - On Nayib Bukele's "tropical gulag" and El Salvador | The Drain 🕳️

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

So-called “dead” or snag #forests hold the keys to #biodiversity and #life. Without this death, there would be no living #trees, or anything else. Sadly, we are losing these vital habitats to logging and “fuel reduction” at unimaginable rates. #ecosystem medium.com/the-environm...

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The Beauty and Biodiversity of a “Dead” Forest

Picture a forest. Whether you are from the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, Alaska or Australia, it is likely that you imagined some…

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 20/04/2025

Israel is carving the West Bank in two. With its “Iron Wall” offensive and $91M settler road plan, Israel is laying the groundwork for full annexation—killing any hope for a Palestinian state. All part of Israel's colonial plan. mondoweiss.net/2025/04/isra...

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Israel’s escalating West Bank assault is part of a larger plan to split the territory in two

Israel is expanding its “Iron Wall” offensive in the West Bank as it approves plans to separate the northern West Bank from the south. The plan is an accelerated prelude to Israel’s expected…

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kempa 🕳️ @yeshelloitskempa.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I have been LATE in SHARING this because I've been BUSY, but boy oh boy did I have fun with @palma.ltd discussing Kamala Harris and her eye toward the California governor's mansion. #NewNeighbor www.patreon.com/posts/drain-...

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The Drain 008 - Kamala Harris eyes the Governor's Mansion | The Drain 🕳️

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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 16/04/2025

Eugenics has entered the chat, invited by the guy who sawed the head off of a whale, ate road kill, injected himself with drugs, & had his brain bits eaten by a worm.

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Kimberly - You can call me MS. "Fucking Bitch" @klr-reno.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Post fire log salvage is NOT 'wild fire recovery'.

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Kimberly - You can call me MS. "Fucking Bitch" @klr-reno.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Any help out there for Melissa??

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

So-called “dead” or snag #forest is incredibly rich in #biodiversity and supports the entire ecosystem. Sadly, these beautiful habitats are being decimated by logging under “community protection” schemes. My latest #writing. #nature #climate #Science medium.com/the-environm...

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The Beauty and Biodiversity of a “Dead” Forest

Picture a forest. Whether you are from the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, Alaska or Australia, it is likely that you imagined some…

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Please take a minute to tell #LakeTahoe USFS that our forests do not need more “thinning” or “restoration”. This post-fire ecosystem is already recovering beautifully. Watch my video in comments from last April (before Spring weather) to see the growth occurring, and then comment to #StopTheChop.

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Forest Service Seeks Input on Caldor Fire Restoration

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit welcomes public feedback on the draft proposal for the Caldor Fire Restoration Project. Public comments will be acce...

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Congress of Climate and Social Justice @congressofclimate.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Today’s Special Elections are incredibly important. We hope you’ll get out and #VoteBlue if you are registered in #WI or in #FL districts 1 and 6. We can’t illegally buy your vote like Elon, but let’s show these billionaires we don’t appreciate their efforts to influence our #Democracy! #resist

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Congress of Climate and Social Justice @congressofclimate.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

@booker.senate.gov speaking #now on the senate floor. Plans to go all night. Let’s show him some support and encourage reps to step up when he gets tired to #HoldTheFloor and disrupt business. #ThisIsNotNormal and our elected reps should not act as though it is. #democracy #resist

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 29/03/2025

Our governor is having a midlife crisis

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Melissa Soderston @laketahoevibes.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Fire does not “destroy” or “incinerate”, even at high severity. Tell your reps to protect #publiclands by ending “salvage” and “fuel reduction” subsidies. We need to focus on home / infrastructure upgrades, not ecocide. #biodiversity #climate #trees #ecosystem #life #fire www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2vujhq4/

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Fire does not “destroy” or “incinerate” even at the highest severity. In fact, it encourages #biodiversity and many endangered species rely on these snag #forests, such as the black backed #woodpecker...

TikTok video by Congress of Climate

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