Ethan Prall
@ethanprall.bsky.social
Legal scholar, lawyer, social scientist. I study paths to protect nature and people from climate and other harms. Coexistence w nature > sustainability. 🐠 Harvard Law alum | Fellow U Miami Rosenstiel. DC-based. St Bernard lover 🐶
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Ethan Prall
@ethanprall.bsky.social
· May 28
Attorney General Bonta Sues to Stop Termination, Withholding of National Science Foundation Grants
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit to stop the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) from: (1) terminating grants for scientific research that seeks to promote and ...
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Great news for NSF awardees! 16 states have just sued NSF in NYC to stop the NSF grant terminations. Note that a court would have the power to reinstate grants in these 16 states, and possibly others. 1/
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As a legal scholar, I’m pretty sure there are not ANY great legal scholars who agree with that. But of course
Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
As a legal scholar, I’m pretty sure there are not ANY great legal scholars who agree with that. But of course
Plastics in our own bodies and every part of nature now.
Large corporations producing commodities like oil, gas, coal, and plastics-from-oil etc. are going to kill this planet and kill us, if a social movement doesn’t stop them.
Large corporations producing commodities like oil, gas, coal, and plastics-from-oil etc. are going to kill this planet and kill us, if a social movement doesn’t stop them.
‘Environmental catastrophe’ fears as millions of plastic beads wash up on Camber Sands
Southern Water is being investigated amid concerns the spill could have dire impact on rare sea life
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Plastics in our own bodies and every part of nature now.
Large corporations producing commodities like oil, gas, coal, and plastics-from-oil etc. are going to kill this planet and kill us, if a social movement doesn’t stop them.
Large corporations producing commodities like oil, gas, coal, and plastics-from-oil etc. are going to kill this planet and kill us, if a social movement doesn’t stop them.
We nearly have a Cat 6 hurricane, one of the strongest in history. And yet the climate liberals have gone silent.
This is the horror of a hotter world, and we have to stop it before things get totally out of control. There’s no alternative.
This is the horror of a hotter world, and we have to stop it before things get totally out of control. There’s no alternative.
At 185 mph maximum sustained winds, Cat 5 Hurricane #Melissa is now just 7 mph shy of what @michaelfwehner.bsky.social r.bsky.social & Jim Kossin have defined as the cutoff for a prospective "Cat 6" hurricane:
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
October 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We nearly have a Cat 6 hurricane, one of the strongest in history. And yet the climate liberals have gone silent.
This is the horror of a hotter world, and we have to stop it before things get totally out of control. There’s no alternative.
This is the horror of a hotter world, and we have to stop it before things get totally out of control. There’s no alternative.
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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C #climate target, says UN head.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C #climate target, says UN head.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
Just don’t buy beef. Argentinian or American. It causes massive GHG emissions, deforests land, and is killing the planet. Eat something else, your children’s futures depend on it.
Why do I even need to say this? Big Ag like Big Oil and Big Tobacco is a master of coverups and manipulation.
Why do I even need to say this? Big Ag like Big Oil and Big Tobacco is a master of coverups and manipulation.
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Just don’t buy beef. Argentinian or American. It causes massive GHG emissions, deforests land, and is killing the planet. Eat something else, your children’s futures depend on it.
Why do I even need to say this? Big Ag like Big Oil and Big Tobacco is a master of coverups and manipulation.
Why do I even need to say this? Big Ag like Big Oil and Big Tobacco is a master of coverups and manipulation.
Wow. Unreal.
Adding New Meaning to the Expression “Flooding the Zone with Shit,””Trump Posts Fake Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters” electionlawblog.org?p=152641
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
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October 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Wow. Unreal.
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
So now our coral reefs are poised to die, because we don’t push our leaders to share wealth and decarbonize, to avoid losing them forever.
I’ve seen our reefs—homes to incredible life. The Earth is our Mother, there is no other. So we’re just going to let CEOs kill them off for gas and oil money?
I’ve seen our reefs—homes to incredible life. The Earth is our Mother, there is no other. So we’re just going to let CEOs kill them off for gas and oil money?
We've hit a #climate tipping point, but leaders seem unlikely to act
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
We've hit a climate tipping point, but leaders seem unlikely to act
A report on the state of the climate has concluded coral reefs are on a knife-edge, even as the world shifts away from making good on net zero
www.newscientist.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
So now our coral reefs are poised to die, because we don’t push our leaders to share wealth and decarbonize, to avoid losing them forever.
I’ve seen our reefs—homes to incredible life. The Earth is our Mother, there is no other. So we’re just going to let CEOs kill them off for gas and oil money?
I’ve seen our reefs—homes to incredible life. The Earth is our Mother, there is no other. So we’re just going to let CEOs kill them off for gas and oil money?
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Farewell to Jane Goodall 🌿 A pioneering scientist whose groundbreaking work with primates transformed how we understand ourselves. She showed how research and advocacy can unite, inspiring generations.
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
Her discoveries in the 1960s about how chimpanzees behaved in the wild broke new ground and represented what was called “one of the Western world’s great scientific achievements.”
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Farewell to Jane Goodall 🌿 A pioneering scientist whose groundbreaking work with primates transformed how we understand ourselves. She showed how research and advocacy can unite, inspiring generations.
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The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.
October 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.
Jane was such an inspiration to me and so many who work on protecting our planet and animals from harms. And such a champion for chimpanzees and others. I only saw her live once, but I won’t forget.
It’s a terrible loss, and she will be sorely missed, but what an amazing life to have lived.
It’s a terrible loss, and she will be sorely missed, but what an amazing life to have lived.
October 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Jane was such an inspiration to me and so many who work on protecting our planet and animals from harms. And such a champion for chimpanzees and others. I only saw her live once, but I won’t forget.
It’s a terrible loss, and she will be sorely missed, but what an amazing life to have lived.
It’s a terrible loss, and she will be sorely missed, but what an amazing life to have lived.
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DC is our HOME. We have seen the full force of the Trump regime, but they have not heard silence from the people of DC. October 18th, when we march to the national mall, our voices will be deafening! #nokings #nokingsday #nokingsday2 #50501movement #resist #resistance #dc #dmv #washingtondc #trump
September 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
DC is our HOME. We have seen the full force of the Trump regime, but they have not heard silence from the people of DC. October 18th, when we march to the national mall, our voices will be deafening! #nokings #nokingsday #nokingsday2 #50501movement #resist #resistance #dc #dmv #washingtondc #trump
Crabs have feelings too. We have some serious scientific evidence about that now.
www.lse.ac.uk/business/con...
www.lse.ac.uk/business/con...
September 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Crabs have feelings too. We have some serious scientific evidence about that now.
www.lse.ac.uk/business/con...
www.lse.ac.uk/business/con...
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The situation is dire for coral reefs worldwide. We need to stop Carbon emissions NOW! 🧪🪸🌎🌐🌊 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/c...
Corals Won’t Survive a Warmer Planet, a New Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The situation is dire for coral reefs worldwide. We need to stop Carbon emissions NOW! 🧪🪸🌎🌐🌊 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/c...
As if I needed another reason not to watch cable networks or their B-level streamer parent cos.
Resist!
Resist!
September 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
As if I needed another reason not to watch cable networks or their B-level streamer parent cos.
Resist!
Resist!
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LIVE NOW: Governor Newsom launches new statewide effort to support the well-being of young men.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/wIbzLeH...
Facebook: fb.me/e/3twSiOiz5
Instagram: @CAgovernor
X: @CAgovernor
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/wIbzLeH...
Facebook: fb.me/e/3twSiOiz5
Instagram: @CAgovernor
X: @CAgovernor
September 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
LIVE NOW: Governor Newsom launches new statewide effort to support the well-being of young men.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/wIbzLeH...
Facebook: fb.me/e/3twSiOiz5
Instagram: @CAgovernor
X: @CAgovernor
YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/wIbzLeH...
Facebook: fb.me/e/3twSiOiz5
Instagram: @CAgovernor
X: @CAgovernor
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We’re offering a training on how to identify, defuse, and prevent the spread of political violence. By standing up in defense of democracy and in opposition to violence, we spread the courage for more to do so.
Harnessing Our Political Power to End Political Violence (HOPE) Training · Indivisible
Indivisible is proud to partner with the folks from endpoliticalviolence.org to learn how to Harness Our Political Power to end Political Violence (HOPE). Please join Indivisible on Sunday, September ...
www.mobilize.us
September 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We’re offering a training on how to identify, defuse, and prevent the spread of political violence. By standing up in defense of democracy and in opposition to violence, we spread the courage for more to do so.
This is great news for both academic freedom and federal research dollars today! Appeals will be soon but there’s hope that courts will stop these power grabs by the administration.
In April, the AAUP & our Harvard chapter sued the Trump admin for demanding that Harvard censor speech & restructure core operations or else face $8.7 billion in funding cuts.
We hope this decision clarifies to Harvard’s administration that bargaining w/ tyrannical authoritarians is unacceptable.
We hope this decision clarifies to Harvard’s administration that bargaining w/ tyrannical authoritarians is unacceptable.
September 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is great news for both academic freedom and federal research dollars today! Appeals will be soon but there’s hope that courts will stop these power grabs by the administration.
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What a boondoggle this is.
August 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
What a boondoggle this is.
Intimidation tactics are ratcheting up in DC.
Update:
* He’s been charged with a felony
* Initial spreadsheet of recent arrests lists officer’s badge as 12345
* @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social will be requesting body cam footage
* He’s been charged with a felony
* Initial spreadsheet of recent arrests lists officer’s badge as 12345
* @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social will be requesting body cam footage
A DC man has been arrested for filming the police.
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August 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Intimidation tactics are ratcheting up in DC.
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We all have a role to play in the fight for fair midterm elections. You can take action to defeat the Trump-MAGA Redistricting Coup from any state with our new toolkit. 👇
The Redistricting Coup is Underway
indivisible.org
August 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We all have a role to play in the fight for fair midterm elections. You can take action to defeat the Trump-MAGA Redistricting Coup from any state with our new toolkit. 👇
WaPo is compromised. #unsubscribe
Sorry..."continues to maintain"? You mean the view he held the OPPOSITE of JUST ONE WEEK AGO, and which you folks at the Post have now MEMORY-HOLED in an effort to (1) make him seem consistent and determined, and (2) hide the fact that he did a 180 on a ceasefire only after meeting Putin in private?
August 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
WaPo is compromised. #unsubscribe
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Democratic Governors, you have to play hardball.
Red states can't function without your economies.
They clearly want to F around.
It's find out time.
Red states can't function without your economies.
They clearly want to F around.
It's find out time.
August 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Democratic Governors, you have to play hardball.
Red states can't function without your economies.
They clearly want to F around.
It's find out time.
Red states can't function without your economies.
They clearly want to F around.
It's find out time.