Reposted by Trailhead JenAbilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’ve walked the fields at dawn for years. The air used to hum with bees. Now it’s quieter every season. What most people never see is the scale: over 3.7 million tonnes of pesticide active ingredients poured onto the planet every year — more than double what we used in 1990. 881782918
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A few years ago I decided to photograph lepidoptera in every Indiana county. This year I only got 6 new counties thanks to a big surgery. Yesterday was my 78th, at the lovely Wilderness Prairie in Blackford County, which was FULL of Sawtooth Sunflower. #nature #butterflies #photography #indiana 1132
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Had abdominal surgery two weeks ago and thought I was okay to watch comedy again but this one put my healing to the test. 110
Reposted by Trailhead JenJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC. 7244943661
Reposted by Trailhead JenImani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 23/08/2026It's always the goofiest looking basic white motherfuckers trying to convince me they're superior. Bitch, you have no chin. Sit down. 2141434
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Not-insignificant surgery coming at the end of the month, capping a summer of very low energy. Had to take my Heeler to my friend, her foster mom/trainer, for more training, coinciding with recovery. Feels like I’m missing a limb. But I found a Luna and Polyphemus at hotel in the Ozarks. A gift. 190
Reposted by Trailhead JenTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 14/08/202660 presidential elections. Two lost by women. That’s not the most damning statistic when you consider that a man lost the other 58. Gender matters but it’s not fatalistic. It’s important to hold the gravity of things without thinking they are all-powerful. 1355864
Reposted by Trailhead JenDr. Black's Medieval Remedies @winstonblack.bsky.social · 14/08/2026My god, what an image. Dead kings in a plastic box, carried off as the world burns. 11287952731
Reposted by Trailhead JenMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 05/08/2026A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election… 1394355895549
Reposted by Trailhead JenBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Twenty-seven thoughts on the Michigan race, and the unofficial end of a brutal primary season. www.offmessage.net/p/27-thought...offmessage.net27 Thoughts On A Tough Primary SeasonThere's more to come, but the worst is over, and now it's time for some perspective. 169420
Reposted by Trailhead JenJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Why the Backlash Against Data Centers Is So Potent talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/why-t...talkingpointsmemo.comWhy the Backlash Against Data Centers Is So PotentWe held an event Wednesday evening at a bar in Brooklyn, co-hosted... 811633
Reposted by Trailhead JenKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Once more: Mamdani understands that you can't just do things in politics and expect voters will notice on their own and thank you for it. You've got to work just as hard selling yourself to voters once you're in office as you did selling yourself to them to get into office. This is the way. 10058471102
Reposted by Trailhead JenAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026AOC: Ask Peter Thiel. Ask Elon Musk. Ask Mark Zuckerberg if they want one of these data centers in their own backyard. Ask any one of us here on this committee. If anyone wants to live right next to one of these centers, please raise your hand. 15370622394
Reposted by Trailhead JenOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Free advice: you can (and should) criticize the morals and influence of groups like AIPAC and the Israeli government without using gross antisemitic language and tropes like asserting brainwashing or thought control. Be a better person. 1035190
Reposted by Trailhead JenDom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 19/07/2026One thing I'm noticing from a lot of people here, and the media reports surrounding the arrest of the Tates, is how many are using the term "child pornography" Children cannot consent and therefore it is not pornography It is Child Sexual Abuse Material or CSAM and it's vital to call it that 483427944
Reposted by Trailhead JenAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 15/07/2026the food safety stuff is another reminder that a large, huge, gigantic part of being a republican is going “lmao why are we spending money to prevent horrifying disasters from happening if they never happen 🤪” 10796332465
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Hello, here is a bee, probably a Pure Green Sweat Bee, mooning me from its perch on a coneflower. Look at those polleny saddlebags. #bees #photography #nature #insectphotography #pollinators 1224
Reposted by Trailhead JenElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 14/07/2026excellent @maragay.bsky.social on why the Dem establishment needs to wake the fuck up and face the fact that the electorate is to the left of them on pretty much everything: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Democratic Establishment Had This Coming (Gift Article)The Democratic Party needs shaking up. 45534132
Reposted by Trailhead JenKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 13/07/2026It feels ridiculous to be told my entire life the importance of reducing my energy usage and switching to stuff like LED bulbs and then read reports of energy prices spiking in many US communities due to data centers. 293119542691
Reposted by Trailhead JenAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/07/2026"When Donald Trump first appeared in U.S. politics, Graham recognized him immediately for what he was: the spokesman for an alien ideology, one radically different from the idealistic patriotism that Graham had practiced and preached since childhood." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe Quintessential Politician of This EraThe late South Carolina senator made a mid-career turn to MAGA. 68999280
Reposted by Trailhead JenMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Democratic politicians telling us today how sad they are about Lindsey Graham's death because he purportedly had such a "great sense of humor" are why Democrats are currently struggling with a base angry and resentful at the evil agendas promoted by the likes of vile toadies like Lindsey Graham. 31749021074
Reposted by Trailhead JenNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Polls show that only 8% of Americans have a positive view of Adolf Hitler. But in this Palo Alto ketamine bar, that number feels much higher 15990111
Reposted by Trailhead JenOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026me: *votes for every democratic presidential, house and senate candidate i can vote for in every election since november 1996* blue maga: you havent done enough, now leave hakeem and chuck and nancy alone 210012
Reposted by Trailhead JenNavin Pokala 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱 @navinpokala.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Given that the sole beneficiary of the destruction of American scientific leadership is the Chinese Communist Party, it is reasonable to ask how much Chinese money is flowing to Russell Vought, the chief architect of America’s surrender to Xi Jinping www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u... 216645
Reposted by Trailhead JenAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/07/2026Mamdani on Platner: "I believe it's time for him to drop out of the race" 286102841620
Reposted by Trailhead JenPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Folks, no one has a RIGHT to higher office. OK? You aren't "canceling" anyone when you decide NOT TO SUPPORT THEIR QUEST FOR MORE POWER. Please let's be SERIOUS. This is not what is meant by "no one is disposable." I'm begging people to focus and use your brains. That man can still make a LIVING. 443951875
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Two firsts: I'd never taken a truly satisfactory photo of a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. Their unbelievably fast nectaring pattern has always made that challenging. But yesterday I did, for the first time, of the very first one I've documented on my property. #nature #moths #nativeplants #insects 261
Reposted by Trailhead JenIn Medias Malone @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Four justices don’t believe the reconstruction amendments are part of the Constitution, simple as 434281918
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 29/06/20267-month old Holly the Heeler when I wouldn’t let her…[checks notes]…eat a light bulb. 🙃 240
Reposted by Trailhead Jendarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 24/06/2026if u are fearmongering with portents of doom over the election of a few progressives tell me what we have been experiencing to date 8101788
Reposted by Trailhead JenDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Listened to an NPR story this morning about mass child starvation in Senegal without a single mention of Elon Musk, the guy who gleefully created the conditions for the mass starvation 547233047345
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Unpopular pollinators.jenniferkbowman.wordpress.comJune 13 in the Natural WorldJune 13, and the nectar seekers are here. And not just the popular ones. Here we have the Inland Flood Mosquito. Only the females will suck your blood, as they have reproductive duties they must ma… 020
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026June 3 in the Natural World, wherein a paper wasp eats one of my Monarch caterpillars, goddamn it, and all I can do is photograph it. Because that's all I should do.jenniferkbowman.wordpress.comJune 3 in the Natural WorldWhen you grow native species, there’s always drama unfolding on the plants. I have two common milkweeds that have busted through a space between the brick of my house and the front step, so I… 161
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Holly the Heeler at 6 months and one week. Had to be reminded not to lick the credit card at the drive-thru. #blueheeler #puppy #acd 140
Reposted by Trailhead JenNoah Dahl @noahdahl.bsky.social · 29/05/2026For whatever reason, lots of people refuse to contemplate the idea that just because Dems are better than Rs, that doesn't mean they're good enough. 0517
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 26/05/2026May 21 was Monarch Day on my property, which marks the day each year that I find the first Danaus plexippus in any life stage. It’s almost always an egg or a young caterpillar, the adults having flown stealthily under my radar. This year saw the earliest Monarch Day since I started recording. 120
Reposted by Trailhead JenOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 22/05/2026The characteristic Harris and Clinton have is they both retreated from fights. People don’t elect a president based on your damn resume. The biggest Democratic win this century is from a former state senator who didn’t even complete a full term in the Senate. 5835
Reposted by Trailhead JenBrian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Remember, the whole right-wing kleptocratic project is at stake. It’s also trivially easy to fabricate a bad-faith claim that a small number of Dems shouldn’t be seated. And now we can see: republicans will max out on abuses of power, while Dems cut their losses. www.offmessage.net/p/a-terrible... 49721
Reposted by Trailhead JenA.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 11/05/2026We have a Republican Party committed to building systematic advantages into the current system to maintain power indefinitely and a Democratic Party that cannot think outside the bounds of the current system even as it is being actively restructured against them. 25695234
Reposted by Trailhead JenWendy Kloiber @wendykloiber.bsky.social · 10/05/2026A huge part of the power of this story is that she’s telling it to Axelrod, knowing that he is exactly the people she’s talking about, inviting him to get it, requiring him to react with ordinary sympathy to keep the audience. She is very very good at this. 1751152
Reposted by Trailhead JenAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Unfortunately, this piece on The Great Resegregation has aged well. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... 211544519
Reposted by Trailhead JenJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026This is correct. There is no future of democratic self government in the US with an unreformed Supreme Court. The Court is riddled with corruption and abuses of power and rooting out that corruption is a sine qua non of civic democracy in the United States. 5046611565
Reposted by Trailhead JenJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23/04/2026FAFO and Other Things We Learned in the 2025-26 Redistricting Wars talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-b...talkingpointsmemo.comFAFO and Other Things We Learned in the 2025-26 Redistricting WarsWe had an illustration Tuesday night of one of the most crucial... 910722
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Nice news for native bee enthusiasts. And the comments alone are worth the price of admission. 020
Reposted by Trailhead JenBen Alpers @benalpers.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Absolutely this. Expanding and reforming the federal courts is necessary for Democrats to accomplish anything legislatively. And it's essentially the only way to save our constitutional order (assuming that's a priority...and it seems to be for the Democrats). 032
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Holly the Heeler at 16 weeks. You can start to see the adult dog emerging at this age. This is her "these are not the droids you're looking for" stare. #blueheeler #cattledog #puppies 171
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Oh yeah, a real fucking head scratcher we got here. Maddening. 100