concerned trout
@valleyoak.bsky.social
restoration ecologist dedicated to salmon resurgence and collective liberation. find me at the river or in the garden. they/them
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it cannot be overemphasized that many SF & CA Democratic politicians did everything they could to pour gasoline on this fire, including encouraging SCOTUS to criminalize unsheltered homelessness for the entire nation. as with Gaza & university crackdowns, they blazed Trump’s trail for him.
A common thread of seemingly disparate MAGA policies, including some of the latest policing moves, is that big Dem-run cities are violent hellholes incapable of self-government that threaten to outvote real American patriots, and need to be taken over whatever their voters may think about that.
It's AMERICANA time.
The opening column is about the point of three interlocking projects: Mid-district gerrymander, VRA lawsuit, attempt to re-do census. It's about reducing the political power of urban Democrats, for their own good.
www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
The opening column is about the point of three interlocking projects: Mid-district gerrymander, VRA lawsuit, attempt to re-do census. It's about reducing the political power of urban Democrats, for their own good.
www.semafor.com/newsletter/0...
August 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
it cannot be overemphasized that many SF & CA Democratic politicians did everything they could to pour gasoline on this fire, including encouraging SCOTUS to criminalize unsheltered homelessness for the entire nation. as with Gaza & university crackdowns, they blazed Trump’s trail for him.
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“WE KEEP
US SAFE” and
“FIGHT FASCISM”
300 foot Guerrilla murals on street on front of ICE Office in Sacramento, CA
Each letter was designed and painted by a different community group or artist/s.
US SAFE” and
“FIGHT FASCISM”
300 foot Guerrilla murals on street on front of ICE Office in Sacramento, CA
Each letter was designed and painted by a different community group or artist/s.
May 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“WE KEEP
US SAFE” and
“FIGHT FASCISM”
300 foot Guerrilla murals on street on front of ICE Office in Sacramento, CA
Each letter was designed and painted by a different community group or artist/s.
US SAFE” and
“FIGHT FASCISM”
300 foot Guerrilla murals on street on front of ICE Office in Sacramento, CA
Each letter was designed and painted by a different community group or artist/s.
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The Together Take Me Home project, has delivered almost 750,000 free home testing kits to people across the country through an easy-to-use website & integration w dating apps. The CDC funded the project with about $55 million to be granted over 5 yrs, starting in 2022.
www.gpb.org/news/2025/05...
www.gpb.org/news/2025/05...
CDC cancels grant that funded free home test kits for HIV
Federal funding for a program that used dating apps to connect people with free HIV home tests has been canceled.
www.gpb.org
May 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Together Take Me Home project, has delivered almost 750,000 free home testing kits to people across the country through an easy-to-use website & integration w dating apps. The CDC funded the project with about $55 million to be granted over 5 yrs, starting in 2022.
www.gpb.org/news/2025/05...
www.gpb.org/news/2025/05...
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a pox on the houses of everyone, in the UK, the US or elsewhere who, despite not seeing themselves as reactionaries, decided that trans kids were somehow the most important issue in the world at a time when so much else was going on, and who got their wishes now, but at what cost
Donald Trump has just released a national under 18 trans care ban executive order. I am working through specifically how it tries to do this, and will live tweet here section by section as I read through it.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
It is not yet on the website, but has been released via press release.
January 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
a pox on the houses of everyone, in the UK, the US or elsewhere who, despite not seeing themselves as reactionaries, decided that trans kids were somehow the most important issue in the world at a time when so much else was going on, and who got their wishes now, but at what cost
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If you know anything about the rollout of the anti-trans EO targeting federal inmates, please get in touch. [email protected] / Signal: shawnmusgrave.82
Over the weekend, about a dozen trans women at a Ft. Worth prison were taken from their rooms and told they were being transferred to a men's prison ASAP. theintercept.com/2025/01/28/t...
Trans Women in Federal Custody Face the Terror of Being Transferred to Men’s Prisons
Following Trump’s executive order, a trans woman held at a federal prison was told she would be moved to a men’s prison.
theintercept.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If you know anything about the rollout of the anti-trans EO targeting federal inmates, please get in touch. [email protected] / Signal: shawnmusgrave.82
with everything coming re: water development, we need to seriously assess our risk tolerance + strategies for infrastructural disruption. not everyone can go full monkey wrench gang with it, but we need to be real that the stakes are extinction: not just for salmon and smelt, but for all of us.
January 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
with everything coming re: water development, we need to seriously assess our risk tolerance + strategies for infrastructural disruption. not everyone can go full monkey wrench gang with it, but we need to be real that the stakes are extinction: not just for salmon and smelt, but for all of us.
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📌 You can prepare for these risks in advance. While nobody can plan for every scenario, freedom & safety are factors under our control & we can better assert this anticipation through preparation.
bsky.app/profile/swee...
bsky.app/profile/swee...
Resource mega thread! Whether you're just getting started or looking to sharpen your skills.
This zine goes over how to train martial arts for anti-fascism or street actions. Find out what to train, how to find a gym, and how to condition your body and mind.
www.docdroid.net/AbqDhEb/trai...
This zine goes over how to train martial arts for anti-fascism or street actions. Find out what to train, how to find a gym, and how to condition your body and mind.
www.docdroid.net/AbqDhEb/trai...
Training Martial Arts for Anti-Fascism - Imposed.pdf
Conclusions Hopefully this zine will have you better prepared to choose effective martial arts to study, locate a convenient gym that offers them, train in the correct ratios, and be mentally and phys...
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January 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
📌 You can prepare for these risks in advance. While nobody can plan for every scenario, freedom & safety are factors under our control & we can better assert this anticipation through preparation.
bsky.app/profile/swee...
bsky.app/profile/swee...
the rent hikes in sac are out of control & property management companies like turton are to blame. broadway community hubs who have been there for 20yrs are having rent tripled because the new tattoo shop (bay area vibes) are willing to pay unreasonable prices while nextdoor storefronts sit empty
January 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
the rent hikes in sac are out of control & property management companies like turton are to blame. broadway community hubs who have been there for 20yrs are having rent tripled because the new tattoo shop (bay area vibes) are willing to pay unreasonable prices while nextdoor storefronts sit empty
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I love this historic #rewilding of the Klamath River, the largest dam removal in US history, in one of the most biodiverse areas in California. Returning stewardship to the Yurok restores tribal food sovereignty and better care for the river, land and wildlife.
www.activenorcal.com/yurok-tribe-...
www.activenorcal.com/yurok-tribe-...
Yurok Tribe Lays 11,500 Pounds of Native Plant Seeds Along Free-Flowing Klamath River
The Yurok Trube recently hand-sowed 11,500 pounds of native plant seeds along the newly free-flowing Klamath River.
www.activenorcal.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I love this historic #rewilding of the Klamath River, the largest dam removal in US history, in one of the most biodiverse areas in California. Returning stewardship to the Yurok restores tribal food sovereignty and better care for the river, land and wildlife.
www.activenorcal.com/yurok-tribe-...
www.activenorcal.com/yurok-tribe-...
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US citizen was detained for four hours, threatened with violence and felony charges, and had his tires slashed by Border Patrol agent in #Bakersfield, #California. www.kget.com/news/local-n...
WATCH: Bakersfield resident captures confrontation with Border Patrol agent
Campos was detained for about four hours and then was released when his citizenship was confirmed. He says he’s still coping with the situation and only half of his employees showed up to wor…
www.kget.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
US citizen was detained for four hours, threatened with violence and felony charges, and had his tires slashed by Border Patrol agent in #Bakersfield, #California. www.kget.com/news/local-n...
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next person who says “don’t worry you live in california” is getting decked
December 19, 2024 at 9:10 PM
next person who says “don’t worry you live in california” is getting decked
any of you california fish folks have recommendations for salmon ecology papers you would consider fundamental or required reading?
December 19, 2024 at 7:56 PM
any of you california fish folks have recommendations for salmon ecology papers you would consider fundamental or required reading?
Uh oh
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Dead cats in LA County -- drank infected #H5N1 raw milk. Confirmatory tests underway. Per LA County public health
December 12, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Uh oh
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One reason people insist that you use the proper channels to change things is because they have control of the proper channels and they’re confident it won’t work. - Jon Stone
The Ohio Supreme Court has nullified the $650 million judgement that multiple counties won against Big Pharma over the opioid crisis.
The court ruled that the state's product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public nuisance claims against pharma corporations.
The court ruled that the state's product liability law prohibits counties from bringing public nuisance claims against pharma corporations.
December 12, 2024 at 4:56 PM
One reason people insist that you use the proper channels to change things is because they have control of the proper channels and they’re confident it won’t work. - Jon Stone
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sorry Times but the person of the year is objectively Luigi Mangione
December 12, 2024 at 5:14 PM
sorry Times but the person of the year is objectively Luigi Mangione
I am thinking a lot about alienation these days.
the distance between what my spirit calls me to do and the paths presently available in terms of work and social fabric feels absolutely unbearable. I have such clarity of conviction and the cognitive dissonance/repression is excruciating
the distance between what my spirit calls me to do and the paths presently available in terms of work and social fabric feels absolutely unbearable. I have such clarity of conviction and the cognitive dissonance/repression is excruciating
December 12, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I am thinking a lot about alienation these days.
the distance between what my spirit calls me to do and the paths presently available in terms of work and social fabric feels absolutely unbearable. I have such clarity of conviction and the cognitive dissonance/repression is excruciating
the distance between what my spirit calls me to do and the paths presently available in terms of work and social fabric feels absolutely unbearable. I have such clarity of conviction and the cognitive dissonance/repression is excruciating
livid and disgusted and also very afraid!
1/ In U.S. v. Skrmetti, TN Solicitor General Matt Rice said trans minors seeking gender-affirming care is a "request for a substantive right to engage in non-conforming behavior." This claim frames medical care as a threat to state power enforcing gender norms. rewirenewsgroup.com/2024/12/11/t...
Tennessee Wants SCOTUS to Enforce Gender Conformity
An exchange between Justice Elena Kagan and Tennessee's solicitor general was telling.
rewirenewsgroup.com
December 12, 2024 at 4:36 PM
livid and disgusted and also very afraid!
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I'm hyper focused on the argument that TN SG Rice made to SCOTUS that a state can ban gender affirming care because it is non-conforming. By that logic the very act of being trans is a threat to the state
1/ In U.S. v. Skrmetti, TN Solicitor General Matt Rice said trans minors seeking gender-affirming care is a "request for a substantive right to engage in non-conforming behavior." This claim frames medical care as a threat to state power enforcing gender norms. rewirenewsgroup.com/2024/12/11/t...
Tennessee Wants SCOTUS to Enforce Gender Conformity
An exchange between Justice Elena Kagan and Tennessee's solicitor general was telling.
rewirenewsgroup.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:13 PM
I'm hyper focused on the argument that TN SG Rice made to SCOTUS that a state can ban gender affirming care because it is non-conforming. By that logic the very act of being trans is a threat to the state
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Although Assad has fallen, the tragedies in Syria continue. The Syrian National Army, a Turkish proxy force, has captured the city of Manbij and aims to storm Kobane next.
Turkey intends to conquer all Rojava and carry out ethnic cleansing there.
As in 2019, solidarity actions are urgently needed.
Turkey intends to conquer all Rojava and carry out ethnic cleansing there.
As in 2019, solidarity actions are urgently needed.
Call to Action: Solidarity with Rojava—Against the Turkish Invasion!
We are calling for people around the world to take action at Turkish consulates, US government offices, arms manufacturers, and elsewhere.
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December 10, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Although Assad has fallen, the tragedies in Syria continue. The Syrian National Army, a Turkish proxy force, has captured the city of Manbij and aims to storm Kobane next.
Turkey intends to conquer all Rojava and carry out ethnic cleansing there.
As in 2019, solidarity actions are urgently needed.
Turkey intends to conquer all Rojava and carry out ethnic cleansing there.
As in 2019, solidarity actions are urgently needed.
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Instead of putting our faith in the hopes that political parties will "listen" to the very voices they are smothering, we should focus on building our own autonomous power: to organize, fight back + meet our own needs by building up strong movements, organizations + mutual aid in our communities.
December 11, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Instead of putting our faith in the hopes that political parties will "listen" to the very voices they are smothering, we should focus on building our own autonomous power: to organize, fight back + meet our own needs by building up strong movements, organizations + mutual aid in our communities.
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Political parties are at war with their own base - attempting to smother, repress + sabotage even piecemeal reforms, while the majority of our lives become even more impoverished.
They are not representations of the people, but appendages of the corporate billionaire interests which fund them.
They are not representations of the people, but appendages of the corporate billionaire interests which fund them.
BREAKING: Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have cast decisive votes against Biden's NLRB nominee. This means the Democrats will not secure control of the national labor regulator through 2026. These two Senators effectively handed Trump control of the board when his term begins.
December 11, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Political parties are at war with their own base - attempting to smother, repress + sabotage even piecemeal reforms, while the majority of our lives become even more impoverished.
They are not representations of the people, but appendages of the corporate billionaire interests which fund them.
They are not representations of the people, but appendages of the corporate billionaire interests which fund them.
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Trump is doubling down on calls for mass deportations, expanding draconian detention infrastructure + using police and the military to round-up millions of working-class people. This interview with @silkys13.bsky.social is essential about what to expect.
The time to organize and network is now.
The time to organize and network is now.
Resisting the Upcoming Trump/MAGA Mass Deportations: Interview with Silky Shah (@silkys13.bsky.social) of the Detention Watch Network, by Jaggi Singh (@jaggi.bsky.social). Listen to this most recent episode of No Borders Media at: soundcloud.com/nobordersmed... #NoOneIsIllegal #ResistDeportations
Resisting the Upcoming Trump/MAGA Mass Deportations: Interview with Silky Shah
On this episode of No Borders Media (December 2024), we are continuing our ongoing series about resistance to Trump and MAGA, and launching an overlapping new series looking at resisting the mass depo
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December 11, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Trump is doubling down on calls for mass deportations, expanding draconian detention infrastructure + using police and the military to round-up millions of working-class people. This interview with @silkys13.bsky.social is essential about what to expect.
The time to organize and network is now.
The time to organize and network is now.
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Manchin and Sinema with a final act of cruelty, voting against the NLRB chair's renomination and ensuring that the Board will flip to Republicans immediately upon Trump's ascension to office.
A significant NLRB development that’s relevant to college sports: The Senate just voted to not extend Lauren McFerran as NLRB chairman for another five years.
Had she been confirmed, Ds would have controlled a majority of NLRB for the first two years of Donald Trump’s term.
Had she been confirmed, Ds would have controlled a majority of NLRB for the first two years of Donald Trump’s term.
December 11, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Manchin and Sinema with a final act of cruelty, voting against the NLRB chair's renomination and ensuring that the Board will flip to Republicans immediately upon Trump's ascension to office.