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. 891797930
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 · 18/09/2026As obscure as our conversation threads are, they're way better than so much on the internet. 😂 110
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Tempted to protest the insult to pigs in this discourse, even as I, unlike the FBI, “don’t dig on swine.” 🥴 110
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I mean we all know the change was intended to benefit a specific individual or, since we live in a hellscape now, individuals. The sketch is spot-on. 100
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. 7345123687
Reposted by Trailhead Jen🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @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. 2141334
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Thank you. By mid-October I should be entirely myself again. Just in time to look for short-eared owls. 010
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
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Ahhh, yes! I agree with that. Which is what makes it the perfect ad. It's the sort of thing that sticks. I appreciate that Talarico isn't precious about these things and hits hard. 010
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 15/08/2026What do you mean by “the truth devil is in the small details?” I know the meaning generally but not sure how you’re applying it here. 100
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. 11287922729
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026A geological wonder for sure. And I will sit for hours photographing prairie dogs. Especially near the sage creek campground where they’ve learned not to care about people. 010
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Or you could assume that the dinosaur was so flustered that it misspoke. 010
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I try to get there every three years or so. Miss it. 110
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… 1394355845548
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. 15370592394
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 483426944
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 🤪” 10796312465
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. 45533132
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Whitewashing a person who harmed so many is deeply unkind to the people on the receiving end of that harm. They should be prioritized. 000
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. 293119512691
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. 68997280
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
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Been there…fingers crossed for something without scent glands. 010
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" 286102811620
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 · 07/07/2026Butterflies, moths, and beetles. Bees and bee mimics. Caterpillars come August, and a chrysalis or two if I’m lucky. The usual summer drill, always fun! 210
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
Trailhead Jen @thjen.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I keep trying to train her to season her food properly, but it falls on deaf ears. 000
Reposted by Trailhead JenThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Four justices don’t believe the reconstruction amendments are part of the Constitution, simple as 434280918