Melissa Soderston

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

Air drops are not a legitimate form of aid!! Do not fall for these tactics! #palestine #orangemenace #manufacturedconsent #propaganda #reality #sayitlouder #strengthinnumbers TikTok video by Congress of Climate

Air drops are NOT a legitimate form of aid! #FreePalestine
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6UrYb7d/

Going digital | US Forest Service

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...

The redundancy is the worst part of these #press conferences. #fyp #fdt #iceout #groceries #spoiled #bigbaby #civics #watchlist #humanrights #thisisamerica #democracy #freedomofspeech #rant #potato #... TikTok video by Congress of Climate

Dont forget to follow us on other platforms to stay up to date! Keep calling your reps, and keep fighting for what’s right! www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6SEULR2/

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.

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.

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

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!

THIS is what happens to #animals who fall victim to the cruelty of CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife’s barbaric/unnecessary #gps tracking program. THIS is how #tahoe treats #bears. No more traps, no more vilification of #wildlife. #coexist #AnimalCruelty @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

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.

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.

"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/...

Wherever we can profit from the subjugation of others, we will. The profits that will be made by these corporations is the only point. I feel constantly nauseous and angry these days.

Here at Lake Tahoe we constantly talk about water clarity and microplastics. Yet any study on Vehicle Miles Travelled fails to even consider tire wear, even though we now have one of the highest concentrations of microplastics in Alpine lakes. We desperately need well-funded public transportation.

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

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...

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...

Does he understand literally anything at all? Traditionally the left has absolutely failed to invest in any “think tank”. That is the pet project of the right. Also why the left is failing, we have no cohesive message. How anyone believes Dumps blathering however is beyond me. Why he hates thinking.

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

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

#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.

Preparing to Say Goodbye to Our Dog- A Rescued Life Well Lived We have five dogs, all of them rescues. They have kept my head above water for the past six months of chaos over climate and country; forcing me to step away from the screens and doomscrolling. Our…

Remembering how far our #rescuedog has come while preparing to say goodbye. #dogs #pets #seniordog #writing
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Lee isn’t even the worst offender- LaMalfa and Westerman take that claim. And it isn’t only Republicans, the destruction of our remaining wild is a bipartisan endeavor. Don’t give up! Keep calling DAILY and let both parties know that we must protect what’s left of nature!

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

Some silly Sammy for your Sunday brain cleanse. #dogs

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”.

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

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

Mr. Crowley stands with the abuelitas. #losangeles #handsoff #fckice

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...

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...

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...

Someone had better make certain that he has actually left; I’m not sure any of those involved understand how apps or technology work.

“Abundance”. “Working forests”. “Clean energy”. “Green growth”. “Conservation hunting”. “Forest health.” “Recycling”. Now this. How many ecosystems could have been protected with the amount spent on so many marketing teams to come up with all this greenwashed terminology?