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Ethan Prall

@ethanprall.bsky.social

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Legal scholar, lawyer, scientist. I study paths to protect nature and people from destructive forces. Coexistence w nature > sustainability. 🐠 Harvard Law, Duke alum | Fellow U Miami Rosenstiel. Texas, DC, St Bernard lover 🐶

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Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · May 28

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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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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Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 7d

Best war

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8d

#WarRavagedPortland

Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 10d

Cute cat!

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10d

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Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 11d

And for the record, I worked for some judges. There are no “far left” judges in the United States, that just doesn’t exist. The judiciary is by and large a pretty conservative institution

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Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 11d

He can’t even spell. Such a baby

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Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 12d

Might be time for you to start arresting and charging some of them.

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 14d

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.”

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 14d

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.

A screenshot of a post by the Jane Goodall Institute on LinkedIn stating that they learned that Dr. Goodall passed away due to natural causes in California while on her speaking to her current speaking tour there.

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Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 14d

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.

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50501 DC @50501dc.bsky.social · 17d

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

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James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social · 20d

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Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 23d

How is this 28 year old doing the WH spokesperson thing? Insanity

Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 24d

The greater fool speaks the loudest

Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 25d

@katmabu.bsky.social I think you misspelled there

Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 26d

Crabs have feelings too. We have some serious scientific evidence about that now.

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Mónica Medina @momedinamunoz.bsky.social · 27d

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

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Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 27d

As if I needed another reason not to watch cable networks or their B-level streamer parent cos.

Resist!

Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 27d

Too pessimistic. It’s time to organize, not catastrophize.

Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · 29d

Should be confederate flag

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 29d

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

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Sep 16

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 ...

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Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · Sep 15

Mike Johnson is a liar and a coward. Why are we even posting about his lies?

Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · Sep 15

I think you already are.

Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · Sep 14

Stop stroking your ego and get off twitter. Stop feeding the beast.

Ethan Prall @ethanprall.bsky.social · Sep 10

Why? Why should a person who lied and worked against vulnerable populations and had supremacist tendencies and opposed regulating weapons… have any sort of notoriety in public discourse whatsoever? Stop normalizing this. All murders are wrong. Not all murders need commentary from Cal Gov.