Brett Zimmerman
@b-zimm.bsky.social
🌲 PNW 🏔️
🩺 Alternative/Community 911 response 🩵
Public health = public safety
For the love of old forests, wild rivers, and the reverence of lookin’ up 🪐
Owned by www.instagram.com/wildinwildfarm
🩺 Alternative/Community 911 response 🩵
Public health = public safety
For the love of old forests, wild rivers, and the reverence of lookin’ up 🪐
Owned by www.instagram.com/wildinwildfarm
merry manheim christmas to all oregon trail millennials who celebrate
🎸🎄 🎹 ☃️🎺
🎸🎄 🎹 ☃️🎺
December 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
merry manheim christmas to all oregon trail millennials who celebrate
🎸🎄 🎹 ☃️🎺
🎸🎄 🎹 ☃️🎺
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December 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court's order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties' initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term "regular forces" in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Government argues that the term refers to civilian law enforcement officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service.
Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary.
We conclude that the term "regular forces" in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be "unable" with the regular military "to execute the laws of the United States." Because the statute requires an assessment of the military's ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from "execut[ing] the laws" "except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress."
18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be "unable" with those forces to perform that function.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiftbhzwvn3vgwhqsi7k2paizvdw4t26ailljvovso3chqupnmj364@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
The occupation of Malheur was when I realized we are not ok. It was a shocking thing to witness. Even more shocking to see the acquittal of men who almost certainly would have died on that refuge if they looked another way.
Leah gives us the roadmap to this hellish highway we can’t seem to exit.
Leah gives us the roadmap to this hellish highway we can’t seem to exit.
If you can believe it, January 1, 2026 marks ten years since the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. For Portland Monthly, I wrote about how the ensuing decade was dominated by anxious men and a culture of lawlessness.
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
The Takeover of Malheur Kicked Off a Decade of Lawlessness
The wildlife refuge occupation set the stage for Trump, January 6, and so much more.
www.pdxmonthly.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The occupation of Malheur was when I realized we are not ok. It was a shocking thing to witness. Even more shocking to see the acquittal of men who almost certainly would have died on that refuge if they looked another way.
Leah gives us the roadmap to this hellish highway we can’t seem to exit.
Leah gives us the roadmap to this hellish highway we can’t seem to exit.
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The media needs to stop writing headlines like “The CDC changes course on vaccines and autism” and “The CDC defends measles response”.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
NONE of this is coming from legitimate scientists at the CDC.
ALL of it is coming from RFK Jr.
Every such headline is causing further harm to public health.
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Dive in with MBARI for some of the most stunning deep-sea sightings we made in 2025 📽️✨️
This year, our team spotted a dazzling variety of deep-sea denizens. These fascinating finds underscore the remarkable diversity of life in the ocean. Watch here: youtu.be/_SV6sGV1Pbw?...
This year, our team spotted a dazzling variety of deep-sea denizens. These fascinating finds underscore the remarkable diversity of life in the ocean. Watch here: youtu.be/_SV6sGV1Pbw?...
MBARI's spectacular deep-sea sightings from 2025—in stunning 4K
YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Dive in with MBARI for some of the most stunning deep-sea sightings we made in 2025 📽️✨️
This year, our team spotted a dazzling variety of deep-sea denizens. These fascinating finds underscore the remarkable diversity of life in the ocean. Watch here: youtu.be/_SV6sGV1Pbw?...
This year, our team spotted a dazzling variety of deep-sea denizens. These fascinating finds underscore the remarkable diversity of life in the ocean. Watch here: youtu.be/_SV6sGV1Pbw?...
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Katie Chan gets her first career goal in the PWHL with some nifty hand-eye coordination. It's 1-0 #Goldeneyes
December 17, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Katie Chan gets her first career goal in the PWHL with some nifty hand-eye coordination. It's 1-0 #Goldeneyes
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Reposted by Brett Zimmerman
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscopic slide. 🫧🐻🧪
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscopic slide. 🫧🐻🧪
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yells in minnesotan, “I am motivated like I have an injection of b12 in me.”
sir, you and your wife are absolute legends 🫡 🇺🇸
(I don’t have tiktok and could still watch this - highly recommend watching the whole video)
sir, you and your wife are absolute legends 🫡 🇺🇸
(I don’t have tiktok and could still watch this - highly recommend watching the whole video)
This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
@Mercado Media video credit #minnesota #illinois #louisiana #america
TikTok video by June Osborne
www.tiktok.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
yells in minnesotan, “I am motivated like I have an injection of b12 in me.”
sir, you and your wife are absolute legends 🫡 🇺🇸
(I don’t have tiktok and could still watch this - highly recommend watching the whole video)
sir, you and your wife are absolute legends 🫡 🇺🇸
(I don’t have tiktok and could still watch this - highly recommend watching the whole video)
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the stillaguamish is absolutely ripping
nature is most definitely metal
the stillaguamish is absolutely ripping
nature is most definitely metal
Crazy footage.
If you're in Washington state, please be careful and follow local guidance and any emergency instructions.
Nature is metal 🔥
If you're in Washington state, please be careful and follow local guidance and any emergency instructions.
Nature is metal 🔥
December 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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the stillaguamish is absolutely ripping
nature is most definitely metal
the stillaguamish is absolutely ripping
nature is most definitely metal
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Benedikt Pleyer/Nomadic Nostoc filmed these tiny ostracods collected from the beach of a Japanese island.
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Benedikt Pleyer/Nomadic Nostoc filmed these tiny ostracods collected from the beach of a Japanese island.
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators.
The same chemicals produce firefly glow.
海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
rather than trying to turn government into the private sector, the wealthy could pay their share and we could have a functioning postal service *and* libraries, parks, transit, decent roads, clean water and air, quality schools, healthcare, public radio, support for the arts, consumer protection…
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
rather than trying to turn government into the private sector, the wealthy could pay their share and we could have a functioning postal service *and* libraries, parks, transit, decent roads, clean water and air, quality schools, healthcare, public radio, support for the arts, consumer protection…
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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"Realizing how OPB inequitably values our colleagues has hurt morale across the entire organization."
-Alex Zielinski, OPB reporter/producer
"Realizing how OPB inequitably values our colleagues has hurt morale across the entire organization."
-Alex Zielinski, OPB reporter/producer
December 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social shares her story for our “what our audience doesn’t know” series.
"Realizing how OPB inequitably values our colleagues has hurt morale across the entire organization."
-Alex Zielinski, OPB reporter/producer
"Realizing how OPB inequitably values our colleagues has hurt morale across the entire organization."
-Alex Zielinski, OPB reporter/producer
these pint-sized friends live in the woods around our house. their call is so rhythmic it sounds like a tiny truck backing up.
Not all owls say "who".
The saw-whet owl may have gotten its name from the resemblance of its call to a saw being sharpened on a whet-stone.
Seems like a better name than "3rd-grade-recorder-practice owl."
The saw-whet owl may have gotten its name from the resemblance of its call to a saw being sharpened on a whet-stone.
Seems like a better name than "3rd-grade-recorder-practice owl."
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
these pint-sized friends live in the woods around our house. their call is so rhythmic it sounds like a tiny truck backing up.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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This 👇
60,000 people controlling more wealth than 4,000,000,000? This isn’t just a numbers game — it’s a crisis for fairness, society, and the planet.
60,000 people controlling more wealth than 4,000,000,000? This isn’t just a numbers game — it’s a crisis for fairness, society, and the planet.
Just 0.001% of humanity hold three times the wealth of poorest half, report finds - that's fewer than 60,000 people vs 4bn
- World #Inequality Report says such extreme divides are no longer sustainable for societies or ecosystems
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www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
- World #Inequality Report says such extreme divides are no longer sustainable for societies or ecosystems
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www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This 👇
60,000 people controlling more wealth than 4,000,000,000? This isn’t just a numbers game — it’s a crisis for fairness, society, and the planet.
60,000 people controlling more wealth than 4,000,000,000? This isn’t just a numbers game — it’s a crisis for fairness, society, and the planet.
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They cut off her wedding ring. Wanton cruelty, just because. When this is all over all of these people need to go to prison
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, said agents told her in the truck that if she didn’t watch herself “they were going to pull me over to the side of the road and give me this OC,” law enforcement shorthand for pepper spray.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
They cut off her wedding ring. Wanton cruelty, just because. When this is all over all of these people need to go to prison
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PBOT has closed two street segments due to flooding: SE 106th Ave and Cherry Blossom Drive and SE 102nd Ave between Burnside and Washington. DO NOT PASS ROAD CLOSURE SIGNS, they are there for your safety.
Find rainy weather travel tips at www.portland.gov/transportati...
Find rainy weather travel tips at www.portland.gov/transportati...
December 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
PBOT has closed two street segments due to flooding: SE 106th Ave and Cherry Blossom Drive and SE 102nd Ave between Burnside and Washington. DO NOT PASS ROAD CLOSURE SIGNS, they are there for your safety.
Find rainy weather travel tips at www.portland.gov/transportati...
Find rainy weather travel tips at www.portland.gov/transportati...
the irony of police and fire showing up to stop community members from creating crosswalks where they are needed ….
gonna be pretty awkward if those same personnel are the ones dispatched when a pedestrian gets hit at that intersection
gonna be pretty awkward if those same personnel are the ones dispatched when a pedestrian gets hit at that intersection
Police arrived due to reports of vandalism and seemed somewhat confused when they found volunteers openly painting missing crosswalks.
Police and Fire Departments Shut Down Volunteer Crosswalk Painting Event in LA - Streetsblog Los Angeles
LAPD cited People's Vision Zero volunteer organizer Jonathan Hale for misdemeanor "vandalism on city property," the charge typically means a $250 fine
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
the irony of police and fire showing up to stop community members from creating crosswalks where they are needed ….
gonna be pretty awkward if those same personnel are the ones dispatched when a pedestrian gets hit at that intersection
gonna be pretty awkward if those same personnel are the ones dispatched when a pedestrian gets hit at that intersection
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What was medical care like before the ACA? One tiny glimpse, from a box of old notes: multiple ERs “saturated,” “on diversion,” “trauma case by case only.” The first page of a thick stack of alert reports from one overnight and morning in one metro area.
It was bad, y’all.
It was bad, y’all.
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
What was medical care like before the ACA? One tiny glimpse, from a box of old notes: multiple ERs “saturated,” “on diversion,” “trauma case by case only.” The first page of a thick stack of alert reports from one overnight and morning in one metro area.
It was bad, y’all.
It was bad, y’all.
new nightmare unlocked
being eaten alive by an aquatic muppet
being eaten alive by an aquatic muppet
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
new nightmare unlocked
being eaten alive by an aquatic muppet
being eaten alive by an aquatic muppet