A blind refugee. Miles from home. CBP abandoned him in the cold. Now he’s dead. This is Trump’s America.

Ghost pipe (Monotopa uniflora) Kuwohi, July 2025 #kodakpixpro #wnc #naturephotography #kuwohi #ghostpipe #parasiticplant

Pink sundew (Drosera capillaris) 1.2.26 Central FL #carnivorousplants #sundew #carnivorousplantsinsitu

Nepenthes jacquelineae

The carnivorous Lesser Bladderwort, Utricularia minor, in a bog pool on a Dorset heath. #wildflowerhour

If ICE attempts to enter the premises, ask to see the judicial warrant.

#Nepenthes veitchii “Yellow x Striped” #PitcherPlant #CarnivorousPlants #Nepenthaceae

I illustrated these #honeybees last week for a chinaware company Sorting out fur from stripe, wing vein position, and antennal segments is always tricky; but trying to be accurate matters Loved this job, a joy to spend some quality time with #Apismellifera #naturalhistoryillustration #sciart

This is the #Hazel #Corylus avellana. It's often a compositional challenge showing all stages of a plant in one #botanicalillustration; flowers, fruit and sometimes autumn leaf colour too - but having drooping catkins, & twigs you can rearrange helps Day 11 #artadventcalendar #sciart #🐡

🌸 Orchid album: London: B. S. Williams, 1882-97. [Source]

New botanical illustration! 🌱 This is of yarrow, Achillea millefolium painted in water colour. #art #plants #plantart #botany #botanical #yarrow #watercolour

Last call coming up ⏰ GEP Student Symposium registration closes tomorrow (Wed Feb 25 at 8pm CT). Free, online, and open to all GEP students — presenting or not. Join us Saturday Feb 28. Register here: symposium.foragerone.com/gep-student-... #UndergradResearch #Genomics #GEPstudents 🧬🖥

It’s #UtriculariaTuesday! #Utricularia sandersonii ‘Blue’ 🐇🌱 #Bladderwort #Lentibulariaceae #CarnivorousPlants

The march started at Whittier Park, a few blocks from where Alex Pretti was killed, and ended at the scene of the shooting on Nicollet Avenue. Organizers said they wanted to honor and remember Pretti, and the community brought together in the wake of his death.

Pinguicula filifolia My first Cuban species! #pinguicula #butterwort #carnivorousplants

Pinguicula martinezii #pinguicula #butterwort #carnivorousplants

#Nepenthes reinwardtiana #PitcherPlant #Nepenthaceae #CarnivorousPlant #bloomscrolling

A cold day brings much enfloofenation. BEHOLD the mighty Black-capped Chickadee #borb #birds 🌿

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's global tariffs, a key part of his economic agenda during his second term. Read more: https://to.pbs.org/4kIlmjo

The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards. https://to.pbs.org/3OQZCG1

Minnesota residents and lawmakers say the promised drawdown has not materialized, and they are seeing ICE use more covert tactics to continue operations across Twin Cities suburbs. By @ncsscibelli.bsky.social

HCR interview with Tina Smith on protecting the Boundary Waters and public land. The senate will vote on this res. as soon as next week. Now is the time to contact your senators and speak up.

While DHS hasn't released any updates on agent numbers or arrests, anecdotal reports show ICE shifting its activities from the Twin Cities to the state's suburbs and small towns.

❄️✊🏽 No blizzard will stop Minnesotans from fighting for justice. 📣 Today we packed the State Capitol to call out MN GOP leaders who aided ICE’s occupation of our state. We’re demanding real repair for the harm caused & economic recovery for the communities that paid the price. #ICEOutNowMN #mnleg

Pinguicula villosa, a very tiny carnivorous plant. #botany #Photography #NewfoundlandLabrador

Horned bladderwort, Utricularia cornuta. #bloomscrolling #carnivorousplants #plantsky #peatlands

Leser Bladderwort, Utricularia minor, in a Dorset bog. #aquaticplants #wildflowerhour

GEP students: registration is open for the Spring 2026 Student Symposium! ✔️ student presentations ✔️ alumni career panel ✔️ keynote on scientific journeys Sat Feb 28 | 11:00am–3:10pm CT | online + free Register by Feb 25: symposium.foragerone.com/gep-student-... #UndergradResearch #GEPstudents 🧬 🖥

#Pinguicula mirandae #Butterwort #Lentibulariaceae #CarnivorousPlant #bloomscrolling

Nordic Bladderwort, Utricularia stygia, in a bog in Dorset #wildflowerhour #FavouritePlants

Utricularia tenella - the Pink Bladderwort Growing in winter wet areas, this delicate bloom is the flower of a carnivorous bladderwort endemic to southern parts of Australia. Like other species in the genus, it has a bladder-like trap. #ozflora #wildoz #fierceflora #nativeplants #bloomscrolling

The SAVE America Act—a revised version of the SAVE Act—is a voter ID and citizenship proof law that just passed the House of Representatives. Many of you have asked what it means. It’s worse than you think. So let’s make sure it doesn’t get through the Senate. youtube.com/shorts/0a9zL...

BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.

BREAKING: We reached a settlement that requires the Trump administration to permanently maintain medical research that had been erased on a government website. The government doesn't get to censor science.

A lot of news this week:

Local residents, immigrant rights groups and a couple City Council members marched in a protest against ICE in northeast Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon. Read the latest: bit.ly/3MMvefi Video: Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune

The Trump administration has formally denied Minnesota law enforcement access to information and evidence from the FBI investigation into the shooting death of Alex Pretti by federal agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.

Botany valentine. Another oldie.

I went on a walk yesterday to take advantage of the temporary warm weather and process my thoughts. About a half hour in, I came across this Isabella Tiger Moth caterpillar.

Nepenthes jamban, the Sumatran toilet pitcher plant. #nepenthes #pitcherplants #pitcherplant #carnivorousplant #carnivorousplants

Utricularia cornuta (Horned bladderwort) #carnivorousplant #utricularia #florida #botany #plants