More about the Cowlitz Tribe's beaver relocation program, which is among the largest in the West. "Beavers are amazing ecosystem engineers and create high-quality, complex wetland habitats that support biodiversity and ecosystem properties that can help buffer projected impacts of climate change.”

Sunburst! ☀️🌊🌸 #MarineLife 🦑

“I live in constant fear that I will be subjected to further baseless detentions just for going about my daily life." On May 2, Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a Florida-born US citizen, was detained by ICE in Alabama for the third time (!) in the span of a year. And he's suing the federal government.

Peek! Like most of our native bees, bi-colored sweat bees live in ground burrows that are easy to miss but worth looking for

Take some time to enjoy the beauty in the things you love. #BloomScrolling #RoseWednesday

Reasons recorded for worker absence on this 3,250 year-old ancient Egyptian attendance register include ‘brewing beer’🍺 ‘stung by a scorpion’ 🦂 and ‘embalming brother’! 🤯 From Deir el-Medina, royal tomb worker’s village 📷 by me #Archaeology

BREAKING: in April 2026, *every single one* of the 1,570 refugees admitted in the United States were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,066 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else.

I'm trying to rage-write an article about all the completely awful, useless, polluting, dangerous shit that companies are proposing to launch into orbit and I can't even tell what's fake and what's real on these fucking techbro websites anymore. It's all so fucking ludicrous.

I've been going flat-out on the ceramic work for quite a while. Maybe a round of Beastlies would feel nice to make before diving back in.

Springtime flowers to help lift the timeline. #BloomScrolling 🌱

I just want to add, since this is breaking containment, that this can't be made right. these people, each one a whole universe, are gone. there can only be justice for the perpetrators; public remorse & restitution; & reform to ensure future aid systems are more just and less prone to imperial whims

Today, many immigrants from Puebla and elsewhere struggle in American fields against modern day systems of racist exploitation. Farm workers today remain excluded from many basic labor rights, while immigrants from Mexico and elsewhere remain excluded from citizenship. 2/

Carbon dioxide averaged nearly 431 ppm in April 2026 (new record high) 10 years ago April averaged about 408 ppm. Preliminary data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/... This is really concerning, and it isn’t going away. The longer we wait, the worse the impacts get and the harder they are to address.

42,000 Louisianians voted absentee before Gov. Jeff Landry suspended primaries for the state’s six U.S. House races

Here is a nice mushroom

Taking a break between worms. 🪶🪱 #RockinTuesday #TurdusTuesday

"Bezos isn’t just a passive observer in these attacks on arts and culture. Under his leadership, the Post laid off wide swaths of its staff as subscribers fled, shuttering its books section and dealing a severe blow to media coverage of the arts."

18 people have died in ICE detention this year—and the administration is illegally "closing" OIDO, the office that is supposed to monitor detention conditions and help detained people needing medical care or suffering abuse. Its portal, myoido.dhs.gov, is offline.

I woke up ridiculously early this morning and decided to go out to @tapirvalley.bsky.social and it paid off! I found the baby #otters swimming with mom and dad in the creek. You can hear some squeaking frogs and Howler Monkeys, too. Northern Neotropical River Otter (Lontra annectens) #CostaRica

Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’ https://theonion.com/supreme-court-overturns-right-v-wrong-1819573211/

BREAKING: The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana map that fairly represents Black voters, gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. This devastating attack from the Court majority destroys protections for voters of color across the country.

Don't think I've ever seen @rickhasen.bsky.social this angry. "The Supreme Court itself has shown itself to be the enemy of democracy. [Democrats] have to consider reform of the Supreme Court itself, a conclusion I had been resisting until the court made this unavoidable." slate.com/news-and-pol...

I recommend floor-level lighting if only to make your cat look like she's about to tell you a scary story

Answer: the men who got them pregnant kill them. Not top five. Not top three. Top.

It's baby bunny season! #wildlife #nature

I found this lovely pair of baby Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds in my yard yesterday. They're looking pretty mature, so they'll be off harassing other hummingbirds in just a few days! At @casabentbill.bsky.social #birds #costarica #hummingbirds

Imagine making AI slop when Painted Buntings already exist #birds

Meanwhile A timeline cleanse: I went to change my snow tires to summer tires this afternoon... And discovered I've got a raccoon nursery in my shed.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "This is the greatest equipment in the world that we're deploying, and it makes the job of the air traffic controller that much easier. We're gonna use AI tools."

Today I turn 89. I’ve seen this country at its best and its worst, and I know how much community matters. For my birthday, I’m asking you to stand with PFLAG and support the work that’s helped so many in the LGBTQ+ community, including me. give.pflag.org/page/95493/d...

#Egyptian flip flops: a pair of sandals made of woven reed and palm leaves. Dating around 1500-1400BC On display at Museum of the University of Tübingen 📷me 🏺

Peak bloom. The bluebell carpets are truly vast in our British woodlands, stretching out in all directions as far as the eye can see. The sights, sounds and smells of the forest are incredibly good for the soul.

Aside from Florida, nearly the entire contiguous U.S. has experienced earlier than average first plant blooms in 2026. Earlier springs can cause longer allergy seasons, accelerate wildfire risk, increase pests/mosquitoes, and lead to less reliable snow-fed water. Map: www.usanpn.org/data/maps/sp...

Two male Long-tailed Manakins lekking, vying for attention from a female. #CostaRica #birds #nature

Trump approves disaster aid for red states 89% of the time. For blue states? 23%. When your community is underwater or burning, whether you get federal help shouldn't depend on how your state voted. This is the most partisan abuse of disaster relief funding in the 47-year history of FEMA.

BOOP! Mr. Ceanothus Moth (Hyalophora euryalus euryalus) feeling chill this morning...due to the chill (almost freezing last nite) & maybe rethinking his life choices and hatch schedule. Can't decide which is more *ded* the antennae or that snoot tho! #inverts #becurious

For International Dark Skies Week -and every week, every night- know that light pollution is a significant contributor to biodiversity declines and animal populations, especially insects. Especially the insects.

A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.

Never thought l'd take my best northern flicker photo ever offshore on the deck of a vessel! 🪶🌿 We've had some interesting bird visitors, mostly migrators likely enjoying a platform to rest on mid-journey. Highlights included a palm warbler, a savannah sparrow, and a ruby-crowned kinglet.

Here's a new study! Study of a female Cooper's Hawk with bic pen #art #birds #nature #sciart

The individuals referenced here are adjudicated terrorists. They were found guilty of conspiring to use force against their own government to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. A conservative, Trump-appointed judge applied terrorism enhancements to their sentences.

After big dams on the upper Klamath River in far northern CA were removed in 2024, Chinook (king) salmon migrated upstream for the first time in 100+ years--and now they have hatched.

Eastern chipmunk ... #Mammals

Texas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years: www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...

@realfollowers.bsky.social Thank you for providing this information. Let’s see how many peeps are real.

American mink on the boardwalk at Daniel Webster Audubon #mammals

My god. Essential, horrifying reporting here.

Costa’s Hummingbird shimmers under overcast skies. Hummingbirds can be difficult to photograph in direct light, but if you capture one on a cloudy morning… 💥 🪶 🌥️

This may be the stupidest climate denial talking point of all time