Zac on the Coast (he/they)
@zmallon.bsky.social
Restoration Ecologist on the Oregon North Coast. I design, fund, implement, and monitor restoration projects mostly targeting Coho salmon.
Also botanizing, mushroom ID, and wandering the woods with my dog Persephone.
Fuck fascists and their apologists.
Also botanizing, mushroom ID, and wandering the woods with my dog Persephone.
Fuck fascists and their apologists.
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It may be distasteful but it is not illegal to mock someone's death and it should not warrant arrest, ever. The 1st Amendment exists specifically to protect disfavored speech and what is happening now is one of the greatest threats to free speech in the United States.
September 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It may be distasteful but it is not illegal to mock someone's death and it should not warrant arrest, ever. The 1st Amendment exists specifically to protect disfavored speech and what is happening now is one of the greatest threats to free speech in the United States.
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.
September 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Doctors I trust more than RFK Jr.
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Robert E. Lee killed more U.S. troops in battle than Adolph Hitler and Osama bin Laden combined
The Pentagon is restoring a portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee, which includes a slave guiding the Confederate general’s horse in the background, to the West Point library three years after a congressionally mandated commission ordered it removed, officials said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u...
Pentagon Is Reinstalling Portrait of Confederate General at West Point Library
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Robert E. Lee killed more U.S. troops in battle than Adolph Hitler and Osama bin Laden combined
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"Just Say No, NIH": new post from us.
If and when NIH employees are ordered to terminate grants, besides complying or resigning they have a third option: they can just say no.
There is great personal risk.
But as lower court judges and KBJ said, the terminations are illegal. 1/
If and when NIH employees are ordered to terminate grants, besides complying or resigning they have a third option: they can just say no.
There is great personal risk.
But as lower court judges and KBJ said, the terminations are illegal. 1/
Just Say No, NIH: Why NIH Employees Should Consider Refusing to Terminate Grants
They could cite existing law, lower court opinions, and the Supreme Court opinions. The risk of pushing back is real. But not pushing back risks harming science and the country.
scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"Just Say No, NIH": new post from us.
If and when NIH employees are ordered to terminate grants, besides complying or resigning they have a third option: they can just say no.
There is great personal risk.
But as lower court judges and KBJ said, the terminations are illegal. 1/
If and when NIH employees are ordered to terminate grants, besides complying or resigning they have a third option: they can just say no.
There is great personal risk.
But as lower court judges and KBJ said, the terminations are illegal. 1/
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Sandwich guy escapes indictment due to jury nullification!
August 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sandwich guy escapes indictment due to jury nullification!
We're out here flushing 160000 lbs of trash.
This ai trash to defend AI trash is so bad.
This ai trash to defend AI trash is so bad.
![r/DefendingAlArt u/storytellerai • 9h
Anti Hypocrisy. They never tell you all the "bad" things they do.
[AI generated cartoon man saying "AI uses too much power" surrounded by examples such as "uses chemicals to clean"]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:awzzrtrcrvpnxi3ph2sbhxwv/bafkreibllv2bkf7thhvxnws2eljd5njlycvx6pnmk3yvsdoi3ieaykvi3a@jpeg)
July 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
We're out here flushing 160000 lbs of trash.
This ai trash to defend AI trash is so bad.
This ai trash to defend AI trash is so bad.
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Disabled people aren’t the enemy.
Trans people aren’t the enemy.
Immigrants aren’t the enemy.
Stop allowing the fascists to dictate who you’re willing to sacrifice.
Refuse to see anyone as expendable.
We aren’t safe until everyone is safe.
Trans people aren’t the enemy.
Immigrants aren’t the enemy.
Stop allowing the fascists to dictate who you’re willing to sacrifice.
Refuse to see anyone as expendable.
We aren’t safe until everyone is safe.
July 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Disabled people aren’t the enemy.
Trans people aren’t the enemy.
Immigrants aren’t the enemy.
Stop allowing the fascists to dictate who you’re willing to sacrifice.
Refuse to see anyone as expendable.
We aren’t safe until everyone is safe.
Trans people aren’t the enemy.
Immigrants aren’t the enemy.
Stop allowing the fascists to dictate who you’re willing to sacrifice.
Refuse to see anyone as expendable.
We aren’t safe until everyone is safe.
He said he was going to do this months ago. It's illegal, disgusting, and will be used to target political opponents. Democracy is dying.
This was the logical next step, if you’ve been paying attention.
Trump calls for deporting US citizens: "We also have a lot of bad people that have been here for a long time ... many of them were born in our country. I think we ought to get them the hell out of here too, if you want to know the truth. So maybe that'll be the next job."
July 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
He said he was going to do this months ago. It's illegal, disgusting, and will be used to target political opponents. Democracy is dying.
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Where is he? If we stop asking, stop demanding his return, we are complicit in his disappearance.
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 109 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 109 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
July 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Where is he? If we stop asking, stop demanding his return, we are complicit in his disappearance.
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probably a good time to bring this back
June 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
probably a good time to bring this back
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Learn about the shadowy conservative thinktank behind the anti-trans push with soothing footage of Minecraft parkout to smooth the way with our latest YouTube short.
Featuring @valorievandieman.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/shorts/QJ4TG...
Featuring @valorievandieman.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/shorts/QJ4TG...
Trans Stories: Manhattan Institute #transrights #pridemonth #storytime #minecraft
YouTube video by Assigned Media
www.youtube.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Learn about the shadowy conservative thinktank behind the anti-trans push with soothing footage of Minecraft parkout to smooth the way with our latest YouTube short.
Featuring @valorievandieman.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/shorts/QJ4TG...
Featuring @valorievandieman.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/shorts/QJ4TG...
Black Bloc is a tactic, not an organization. Also not a fashion statement. Thank you @margaret.bsky.social for this episode!
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As long as there’s been oppression, there’ve been people fighting it. This weekly podcast dives into history to drag up the wildest rebels, the most beautiful revolts, and all the people who long to b...
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June 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Black Bloc is a tactic, not an organization. Also not a fashion statement. Thank you @margaret.bsky.social for this episode!
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it does feel like a rubicon being passed today but does anyone remember the arson at the house of the most prominent jewish elected leader in america
like
two months ago
like
two months ago
Gov. Tim Walz says Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed last night in “a political assassination.”
June 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
it does feel like a rubicon being passed today but does anyone remember the arson at the house of the most prominent jewish elected leader in america
like
two months ago
like
two months ago
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Anyone who wants you to *publicly commit to doing actual crimes*, on social media, is not a serious person. They're either a dilettante or a Fed.
Historically, when extraordinary actions turned out to be necessary, those who did them didn't boast about it before they did it. They kept quiet.
Historically, when extraordinary actions turned out to be necessary, those who did them didn't boast about it before they did it. They kept quiet.
June 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Anyone who wants you to *publicly commit to doing actual crimes*, on social media, is not a serious person. They're either a dilettante or a Fed.
Historically, when extraordinary actions turned out to be necessary, those who did them didn't boast about it before they did it. They kept quiet.
Historically, when extraordinary actions turned out to be necessary, those who did them didn't boast about it before they did it. They kept quiet.
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some resources for protestors
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
A Demonstrator’s Guide to Understanding Riot Munitions
An extensive guide to less-lethal police weaponry—including chemical weapons and impact munitions—and how to defend against and treat their effects.
crimethinc.com
June 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
some resources for protestors
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
A demonstrator's guide to understanding riot munitions and how to defend against them
crimethinc.com/2021/01/04/a...
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🚨 After months of defiance of court orders (and the Supreme Court) and claims under oath from cabinet level officials that they would never bring him back, the Trump admin blinks; Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being brought back to the U.S., where he can finally get some due process.
ABC reports Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being returned to the United States
abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenl...
abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenl...
Mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia on way back to US to face criminal charges: Sources
Mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is on the way back to the United States to face charges of transporting undocumented migrants within the U.S., sources say.
abcnews.go.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🚨 After months of defiance of court orders (and the Supreme Court) and claims under oath from cabinet level officials that they would never bring him back, the Trump admin blinks; Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being brought back to the U.S., where he can finally get some due process.
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A new study by van Westen et al. shows that the #tippingpoint of the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC is also found in a high-resolution ocean model which resolves ocean eddies. No surprise to AMOC experts, but it's so computationally expensive to show that this hasn't been done before. 🌊🧵
March 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A new study by van Westen et al. shows that the #tippingpoint of the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC is also found in a high-resolution ocean model which resolves ocean eddies. No surprise to AMOC experts, but it's so computationally expensive to show that this hasn't been done before. 🌊🧵
Abolish ICE.
Cowards need to show their faces and stand by their criminal actions.
Cowards need to show their faces and stand by their criminal actions.
May 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Abolish ICE.
Cowards need to show their faces and stand by their criminal actions.
Cowards need to show their faces and stand by their criminal actions.
I'm horrified to hear what sort of arguments the court will make space for here. Let's just throw out the whole constitution then.
Big day at SCOTUS:
".. Trump’s policy would deny citizenship at birth to an average of 255,000 babies born annually in the U.S."
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
".. Trump’s policy would deny citizenship at birth to an average of 255,000 babies born annually in the U.S."
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Supreme Court to Hear Trump’s Bid to End Birthright Citizenship
The administration asks for power to implement the president’s reinterpretation of the 14th Amendment after lower courts found it unconstitutional.
www.wsj.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I'm horrified to hear what sort of arguments the court will make space for here. Let's just throw out the whole constitution then.
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BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨
Lawyer who prosecuted Trump hauled in front of House judiciary committee
Exclusive: Jay Bratt, who led Mar-a-Lago case, first special prosecutor known to be summoned after Trump vows revenge
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Lawyer who prosecuted Trump hauled in front of House judiciary committee
Exclusive: Jay Bratt, who led Mar-a-Lago case, first special prosecutor known to be summoned after Trump vows revenge
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Lawyer who prosecuted Trump hauled in front of House judiciary committee
Exclusive: Jay Bratt, who led Mar-a-Lago case, first special prosecutor known to be summoned after Trump vows revenge
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨
Lawyer who prosecuted Trump hauled in front of House judiciary committee
Exclusive: Jay Bratt, who led Mar-a-Lago case, first special prosecutor known to be summoned after Trump vows revenge
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Lawyer who prosecuted Trump hauled in front of House judiciary committee
Exclusive: Jay Bratt, who led Mar-a-Lago case, first special prosecutor known to be summoned after Trump vows revenge
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"We cannot allow the fight against antisemitism to be twisted into a wedge issue, used to justify policies that target immigrants and other minorities, suppress free speech, or erode democratic norms," the letter read.
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/5...
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/5...
550 US rabbis sign letter condemning Trump's antisemitism policy
(RNS) — The letter comes after a poll found that most American Jews oppose the way President Donald Trump is handling antisemitism.
religionnews.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"We cannot allow the fight against antisemitism to be twisted into a wedge issue, used to justify policies that target immigrants and other minorities, suppress free speech, or erode democratic norms," the letter read.
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/5...
religionnews.com/2025/04/28/5...
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“So far this year, measles cases are up 180% over full-year 2024 … With vaccination rates dropping for MMR shots as well as for other childhood vaccines, outbreaks of preventable infectious diseases are increasing.”
for the love of god yall get your vaccines — and that means your kids too
for the love of god yall get your vaccines — and that means your kids too
US at tipping point for return of endemic measles
The United States is at a tipping point for the return of endemic measles a quarter century after the disease was declared eradicated in the country, researchers warned on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
April 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“So far this year, measles cases are up 180% over full-year 2024 … With vaccination rates dropping for MMR shots as well as for other childhood vaccines, outbreaks of preventable infectious diseases are increasing.”
for the love of god yall get your vaccines — and that means your kids too
for the love of god yall get your vaccines — and that means your kids too