Catherine

#ButterflyWeek. 🥰

“We were put on this magical planet, not to dominate and consume her, but to care for her and love her. To harrow gently. To harvest gratefully. To build reasonably.” ― David Paul Kirkpatrick

Night-Herons & Green Heron (detail). From my forthcoming book Streams: An Illustrated Guide, from Yale University Press in mid-September, 2026. 🧪🌿🌎🪶🐡 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #sciphotography #sciphoto #scientificillustration #naturephoto #naturephotography #visualscicomm #scicomm #herons

After auctioning Late Night Show memorabilia, Stephen Colbert raised nearly $2.5 million for @wck.org and the humanitarian efforts of José Andrés and chefs feeding victims of war and disasters around the world. 👏🕊️❤️ latenighter.com/news/late-sh...

Survivor of Jeffrey Epstein breaks down in tears describing the moment she learned her name was revealed while the rich and powerful remained protected by redactions Roza: I kept my identity protected as Jane Doe. I woke up one day with my name mentioned over 500 times.

Rhodo monster in bloom

NEW: Democratic lawmakers, civil rights leaders and protestors rebuked the GOP’s new “racist” gerrymander in the Tennessee State Capitol as day one of a special session to enact a new map kicked off. Republicans are moving to break apart the state’s only majority-Black district and last blue seat.

It’s astounding that Zelensky survived a full-scale war without ever having a ballroom.

Don't call it "expanding" SCOTUS. And, for God's sake, don't call it "court-packing." Call it **right-sizing** the Court. (There are 13 circuits now -- not the 9 circuits there were when it was set at 9 justices 157 effing yrs ago!) Or call it *modernizing* the Court. Thank you.

Irises are such showoffs! 😉

A reminder that tonight, when the journalists are finishing their dessert and applauding a man who lies to their faces, I'll be at my desk — planning, writing, fighting. If you want to support legacy media go ahead and watch. If you want to help Democracy Docket, sign up now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Seriously?!

It's reverse Robin Hood.

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White Fringed #Orchid. A July/August #wildflower here in #Newfoundland, Canada. Another beauty of our ubiquitous #bogs. #flower #botany #plants

Brazil has created the South Atlantic’s largest marine protected area, spanning about one million hectares. Supported by Conservation International, the reserve—roughly the size of Jamaica—aims to safeguard biodiversity, fisheries, and critical ocean ecosystems.

How did Magyar win? A long running grassroots campaign in rural and small town Hungary; a refusal to be distracted by government propaganda; a focus on economic issues and corruption; a central promise to bring back democracy and the rule of law

Noticed I’ve gotten stuck on posting political stuff… But here are some spring things from my yard. Yellow, white and purple flowering plants seem to bloom earliest.

I now do everything in my power to order directly from responsible companies and avoid the Amazon go-between. It's been working out well. My Amazon purchases are down 95% in recent months. I've even started to buy more books from @bookshop.org who now has their own e-reader app I use on my phone.

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Epstein survivors slam Melania for 'shifting the burden' after surprise statement: "Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have already shown extraordinary courage by coming forward, filing reports, and giving testimony. Asking more of them now is a deflection of responsibility, not justice."

Melania Trump Today In a Nutshell: "I had no relationship with Ghislaine, even though she called me ‘Sweet Pea’ in emails, and I signed my responses ‘Love, Melania,’ but the victims should speak out even though my husband is stopping the release of evidence that will corroborate their testimony.”

This is an account close to the Iranian leadership. We are now seeing the shape of why Iran agreed so enthusiastically to this "ceasefire". They will control and toll the Strait for the first time. They keep their nuclear program. They keep their missiles. What a disaster.

In 1953 Iran had a functioning democracy. A free press. Seven political parties. Women in universities. Women granted voting rights in municipal councils in 1952. A secular prime minister named Mosaddegh who believed Iran's oil belonged to Iran. The US and Britain decided he had to go.

Best Twitter riposte of the day. The amount of gross disinformation about US allies that flows from Trump's mouth every day is astonishing. And almost all of it perfectly copies Russian disinformation campaigns. This is Wehrkraftzersetzung at work.

i’m so old i remember when obama called out SCOTUS for citizens united during a SOTU, predicting this would happen, and alito shook his head and said “that’s not true”

Kim: Three weeks of the war in Iran could have funded vision, hearing, and dental coverage for every senior in America on Medicare. I mean, it just gives you a sense of the trade-off.

“How lucky is the United States that everytime they look for democracy in other countries they find oil instead”- Spain Deputy Gabriel Rufián

An Easter message from the president which should really force the VP and the cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.

While you slept last night: ~100 million birds took to the skies 🐦 The Mid-Atlantic saw heavy traffic moving north/northeast, with migration hotspots from the Southeast to Ohio Valley and Southern Plains. The overnight rush continues this weekend. Details at cwg.live

“The last night I was a pediatric resident, a child came in with Hib and promptly died by the next day. I didn’t work for 50 years to have everything destroyed by one man.” -Dr. Kathryn Edwards, Vanderbilt University This is what RFK Jr. and the anti-vaxxers have wrought.

According to the Times:

the president of the United States is a madman seriously damaging the entire world

russians never wanted peace… Those who аttack another sovereign country never want peace. What russia is doing is not about peace. It is about a wаr they consciously chose.

A free society doesn’t police people’s bodies or their presence in public

Last night on Kremlin TV: Vladimir Solovyov and his guests talked about Iran, Donald Trump, JD Vance, and how they have strengthened Russia's alliances with China, North Korea and Belarus, and opened the door to nuclear proliferation, all of which makes Russia's position stronger in the world.

After a late snow and another short cold snap, Spring is attempting to spring again.

A Bundestag report concludes that the US attack on Iran constitutes a violation of international law, and warns that Berlin could be held responsible depending on how the American military uses its bases in the country.