The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.

okay but scientifically accurate baby oyster (veliger) with a little bow and pacifier... world's smallest gacha capsule putters around the ocean #invertebrates

Spread the word: we are providing multiple $5k awards for grad & undergrad research on invertebrate conservation !! In addition to our continuing DeWind Award (for Lepidoptera research), we now have the 1st annual BanDrosky Award (for any invert in decline). Details in thread🧵 ⤵️

An Oxytrigona cagafogo fire bee launches from her nest in subtropical Brazil. When I took this photo in 2012, the resources available for species IDs were sparser than now, and I often left images unprocessed if I couldn’t figure it out. Turns out I’ve got buried treasures!

Today, I can finally share the rest of my Game Changer, "we've been here the whole time" stickers and pins, in a whopping 27 flag designs! Stickers: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4333... Pins: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4346... My endless thanks to @samreich.bsky.social for blessing these! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🪲 BanDrosky Award for research related to ANY invert in decline 🌻 Funding: $5k; 2 awardees 🔬 Eligibility: Grad or undergrad, USA or international, pursuing a career related to invert conservation. International projects CANNOT involve work in the USA. 🗓 Apply by Jan 7, 2026 ➡️ xerces.org/bandrosky

🦋 DeWind Award for research related to butterfly & moth conservation 🌻 Funding: $5k; 2 awardees 🔬 Eligibility: Grad or undergrad, USA or international, pursuing a career related to invert conservation. International projects CANNOT involve work in the USA. 🗓 Apply by Jan 7, 2026 ➡️ xerces.org/dewind

Dung beetles know where they want to go. They roll, push or shove their dung ball & every few seconds they stop pushing to climb on top of the ball to make sure they are going in the right direction. This dung beetle male is just climbing down after a look around. More info in alt text #insects

I can’t believe Zohran is transing the trains already www.mta.info/article/f-m-...

Spot the pseudoscorpion. Yesterday's 42 mile cycle ride down to Suffolk and back with @jeremybartlett.bsky.social included 3 brief churchyard surveys for pseuds. I managed to spot one under an old roof tile at one of them, a Chthonius ischnocheles which is the commonest species I encounter.

Nuremburg trials is the moderate position

A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.

Trans rights are human rights. Women's rights are human rights. Gay rights are human rights. All human rights are non-negotiable. Also, read Lex's blog. I hope they land at a venue where their outstanding political reporting finds an even bigger audienc than it had in TeenVOGUE.

NEW: Democrats resurged across the country on Tuesday, and New York was no exception. Zohran Mamdani wasn't the only victor. Here’s a look at how some of New York’s most important local races played out:

No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison. So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.

There are no words for how evil this is

A federal judge dismissed a criminal conspiracy case against Boeing over two crashes of its 737 Max jetliner that killed 346 people. The gov. has a confession FROM BOEING admitting to all the elements of the conspiracy charge against it. Dismissing this case is outrageous.

Good thread, and I will add that men DO NOT LIKE IT when women say "hey, you fucked up," and to the extent that women tend to soften the blow with indirectness, it's because men feel like their honor is insulted if they have to take feedback from women.

"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

Did you know that bees and flies (yes, flies!) are responsible for pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, many delicious soups, and other classic fall flavors? 🐝🪰🎃 Get to know these incredible pollinators ⤵️ xerces.org/blog/meet-in...

On Oct 28, a male monarch called XOKC005 (does he need a nickname?) was this year's 1st Xerces-tagged butterfly to make it Mexico, but he's already joined by several others! See their journeys on the Project Monarch app⤵️ 🍎iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/proje... 🤖Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

this is today’s new york post, yes because they are big mad, but also because they know mamdani voters will buy it just for the cover

I continue to believe that the Trump *campaign* successfully convinced quite a lot of people that mass deportations did not mean mass deportations; that it meant targeted enforcement against “the bad guys.” The problem for the Trump *administration* is that no one believes that anymore.

With and without flash 🖤

fucked up that the English version of Land of the Lustrous volume 13 finally dropped and none of yall told me

i want to go to there

World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black www.livescience.com/animals/spid...

if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this. can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.

Well have you? If not, here's where: zohranfornyc.com/vote

On this #BugBanterPodcast —OK, snails aren’t bugs, but they definitely have Bug Energy! Discover how snails adapted to the mountains, how scientists study them, & the conservation challenges they face!🐌 Video w/ captions🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppZ3... Audio & transcript⤵️ xerces.org/bug-banter/a...

The use of “risk” here is so fucking terrible. Like having an autistic kid is a bad thing. A risk you want to avoid. Like autistic people are something to get rid of. 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

I'm proud to announce my latest pin design! These are for everyone with split pronouns who gets tired of people only referring to them one way. My lenticular pin shows different pronouns at different angles! Please share with anyone who might like one 💖 canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4396... #SciArt

If your medication was made in a contaminated factory, the FDA won’t tell you. Even ProPublica reporters hit a dead end when trying to track down where a popular prescription drug (atorvastatin, which treats high cholesterol) was made and whether the factory had a troubled record.

Yes, you can go see the wonder of monarch migration in person! 🌲🦋👀 Several overwintering groves are open to the public! We have a guide of our favorite sites, what to bring, when to go, & how to keep monarchs safe during your visit ⤵️

When you support Xerces, you are directly contributing to building more pollinator habitat, reducing pesticide use, surveying for rare species, helping people everywhere learn about invertebrates, & more. From the bugs (and us) to you, THANK YOU! 💖🦋

man goes to doctor and says "i want to play the new crusader kings expansion, but it's so difficult. so many new mechanics. it's a new game." doctor says "i have great news. there are these two streamers, they've been playing crusader kings forever. you should watch them, you'll learn in no time."

If you ever need proof that sexism and gender essentialism hurts everyone. The VA is making men with breast cancer jump through more hoops. Because "real men" apparently don't have breast tissue. www.propublica.org/article/vete... As someone who has been reading ANATOMY...this is crap.

Blanketing a fucking town of 900 people in surveillance equipment all so cops can harass and potentially ruin someone's career and life over a $25 Amazon package, all at taxpayer expense. And their idiotic asses can't even use the gigantic surveillance network to actually find the correct person!

parental leave but for when you move to a new house

Attacks on trans rights are often framed as efforts to "protect women." But the reality is that such attacks only protect the patriarchy. Because enforcing a strict sex-based gender binary makes it easier to tilt that binary into a hierarchy where women are subordinate to men.

Animals don't send emails. Animals don't post rage bait on social media. Vampire bats feed their friends. Humpback whales make dinner together. We can learn so much from animals. Learn a new lesson from animals every month in the Love Notes from Nature 2026 calendar! Get one at squidfacts.net

The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker. And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows. No more.

In 2024, we built pollinator habitat on farms, developed new firefly sanctuaries, gave away over 145k native plants, helped pass laws regulating pesticides & expanding state conservation programs, & so much more. All of this is thanks to your support! ➡️ xerces.org/annual-reports ➡️ xerces.org/donate

Bumble bees like to be mysterious about their homes, but we’ve got all the hidden facts for you! Join us on this #BugBanterPodcast to discover what these bees are up to when they leave your flowers!🏡🐝 Audio & transcript 📻 xerces.org/bug-banter/s... Video w/ captions 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAJE...

everything is TOO MANY RIGHT NOW AAAAAA I'M TOO BUSY I HAVE TOO MUCH STUFF TO DO EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING A LOT AAAGHG;ALKGGJAJL;

hi everybody I’ve been in meetings all morning! so excited to see the news of the day which im sure will be completely normal and to which everyone will be reacting in a way that is not fully deranged! now to take a big sip of my coffee and click around