The smelly tree-worshipping protestors thwarting development of athletic facilities at the University of California have been skillfully plucked from their treetop aerie.

Zombietime and Protest Shooter have terrific photo-illustrated accounts of the expulsion of the Berkeley tree sitters from their perch, intended to prevent construction of a new athletic training facility adjacent to the football stadium. Coincidentally, I drove by the site the previous day, and there were already no fewer than 8 television remote trucks already parked in the area, perhaps hoping to catch one of the protestors falling.