Katherine Isaacson
@katherineisaacson.bsky.social
Current interests in no particular order: native plants, human rights, cats, 🏳️🌈, historical fashion, cool rocks & sticks, democracy, embroidery, my wife, interior design, and Where's Waldo books.
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Confirmed. Moths are thick.
Moths vs. butterflies
Moths:
- Nocturnal
- Usually muted in color
- Thick-bodied
- Characteristically feature thick or feathery antennae
Butterflies:
- Generally active during the day
- Known for their striking coloration
- Slim bodies
- Simple, clubbed antennae
Moths:
- Nocturnal
- Usually muted in color
- Thick-bodied
- Characteristically feature thick or feathery antennae
Butterflies:
- Generally active during the day
- Known for their striking coloration
- Slim bodies
- Simple, clubbed antennae
May 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Confirmed. Moths are thick.
I've become very emotionally invested in training my Lonicera sempervirens along the fence. What does this say about my mental health these days? Not going to think too hard about that. #nativeplants
May 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I've become very emotionally invested in training my Lonicera sempervirens along the fence. What does this say about my mental health these days? Not going to think too hard about that. #nativeplants
With a little rain our back garden has come alive! #nativeplants
May 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
With a little rain our back garden has come alive! #nativeplants
What's a native plant sale without a raccoon pelt to pet? @earthsangha.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
What's a native plant sale without a raccoon pelt to pet? @earthsangha.bsky.social
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Come visit us this Sunday (May4th) from 9-2 for Earth Sangha's Spring Open House and Native Plant Sale!
Address: Wild Plant Nursery (6100 Cloud Dr. Springfield, VA 22150)
Address: Wild Plant Nursery (6100 Cloud Dr. Springfield, VA 22150)
April 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Come visit us this Sunday (May4th) from 9-2 for Earth Sangha's Spring Open House and Native Plant Sale!
Address: Wild Plant Nursery (6100 Cloud Dr. Springfield, VA 22150)
Address: Wild Plant Nursery (6100 Cloud Dr. Springfield, VA 22150)
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Another huge ruling! The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just DENIED the government's motion for a stay in the trans military ban case.
The government CANNOT enforce it's ban on transgender people in the military still.
BIG day for pro-transgender rulings.
The government CANNOT enforce it's ban on transgender people in the military still.
BIG day for pro-transgender rulings.
April 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Another huge ruling! The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just DENIED the government's motion for a stay in the trans military ban case.
The government CANNOT enforce it's ban on transgender people in the military still.
BIG day for pro-transgender rulings.
The government CANNOT enforce it's ban on transgender people in the military still.
BIG day for pro-transgender rulings.
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The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan
The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan
The trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish silliness
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan
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Check out this talk with our Executive Director, Maddie!
March 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Check out this talk with our Executive Director, Maddie!
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
March 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Currently hiding in a bathroom while eating a doughnut so my toddler doesn't ask for a bite.
March 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Currently hiding in a bathroom while eating a doughnut so my toddler doesn't ask for a bite.
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For International Women's Day learn about Edith Morley the first female professor in Britain womenshistorynetwork.org/edith-morele...
#IWD2025 #WomensHistory
#IWD2025 #WomensHistory
March 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
For International Women's Day learn about Edith Morley the first female professor in Britain womenshistorynetwork.org/edith-morele...
#IWD2025 #WomensHistory
#IWD2025 #WomensHistory
Here to haunt your dreams.
March 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Here to haunt your dreams.
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1. A Federal Judge has blocked Trump's under 19 trans care ban nationwide.
In the decision, he slams the Government's reliance on the Cass Review, jeopardizes youth health, and likely violates several constitutional principles.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
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In the decision, he slams the Government's reliance on the Cass Review, jeopardizes youth health, and likely violates several constitutional principles.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Judge Blocks Trump Trans Ban Nationwide, Slams Reliance On Cass Review
The ruling applies nationwide, and should allow hospitals that temporarily paused care to resume.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
1. A Federal Judge has blocked Trump's under 19 trans care ban nationwide.
In the decision, he slams the Government's reliance on the Cass Review, jeopardizes youth health, and likely violates several constitutional principles.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
In the decision, he slams the Government's reliance on the Cass Review, jeopardizes youth health, and likely violates several constitutional principles.
The latest from Mira Lazine.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Don't mind me. I'm just manifesting Spring by posting photos of Lonicera sempervirens on the internet.
#nativeplants
#nativeplants
March 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Don't mind me. I'm just manifesting Spring by posting photos of Lonicera sempervirens on the internet.
#nativeplants
#nativeplants
Taking a break from work to look at the nap log from my daughter's daycare. Some of the other toddlers are regularly doing 2+ hour naps. Do their parents know how good they have it?!? We consider it a win when she naps at all and/or goes to bed before 9pm.
March 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Taking a break from work to look at the nap log from my daughter's daycare. Some of the other toddlers are regularly doing 2+ hour naps. Do their parents know how good they have it?!? We consider it a win when she naps at all and/or goes to bed before 9pm.
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1. Today, Senate Democrats showed spine, and killed a national transgender sports ban bill via filibuster.
Not a SINGLE Democrat voted for cloture.
S. Baum writes about what happened today, including some of the speeches.
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Not a SINGLE Democrat voted for cloture.
S. Baum writes about what happened today, including some of the speeches.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Senate Dems Show Spine, And National Sports Ban Bill Dies
The failed legislation reflects a wider effort to disallow trans women (or anyone suspected of being a trans woman) from women’s sports and spaces.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
1. Today, Senate Democrats showed spine, and killed a national transgender sports ban bill via filibuster.
Not a SINGLE Democrat voted for cloture.
S. Baum writes about what happened today, including some of the speeches.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Not a SINGLE Democrat voted for cloture.
S. Baum writes about what happened today, including some of the speeches.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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The repercussions of Trump's ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are being felt across several health and science agencies.
Two experts join us to discuss the ban's impact on medical research and public health.
Two experts join us to discuss the ban's impact on medical research and public health.
How Trump’s DEI Ban Will Affect Medical Research
Changes limiting programs, grants, and even the nature of studies are already underway at the NIH, NSF, FDA, CDC, and more.
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The repercussions of Trump's ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are being felt across several health and science agencies.
Two experts join us to discuss the ban's impact on medical research and public health.
Two experts join us to discuss the ban's impact on medical research and public health.
I have so many photos and videos of fat bees crawling into Gentiana clausa (bottle gentian) that I think I could just run a bee/gentian account.
#nativeplants
#nativeplants
March 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I have so many photos and videos of fat bees crawling into Gentiana clausa (bottle gentian) that I think I could just run a bee/gentian account.
#nativeplants
#nativeplants
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Last October, we took a trip to the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon, for a daylong exploration of lichen—the fuzzy growths often found on trees, roofs, and gravestones. Two experts joined us to discuss the fascinating world of lichen and their role in a changing climate.
What Lichen Tell Us About Ecology, Air Quality, And More
Ira is joined on stage by experts in Portland, Oregon, to talk about the amazing world of lichen and their role in a changing climate.
buff.ly
February 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Last October, we took a trip to the World Forestry Center in Portland, Oregon, for a daylong exploration of lichen—the fuzzy growths often found on trees, roofs, and gravestones. Two experts joined us to discuss the fascinating world of lichen and their role in a changing climate.
Native persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) we collected in early October 2024. These were left to rot for a few weeks and then sowed in propagation trays at the Earth Sangha's ( @earthsangha.bsky.social ) Wild Plant Nursery.
#nativeplants
#nativeplants
February 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Native persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) we collected in early October 2024. These were left to rot for a few weeks and then sowed in propagation trays at the Earth Sangha's ( @earthsangha.bsky.social ) Wild Plant Nursery.
#nativeplants
#nativeplants
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"You can't help but get emotional after you dedicate your life to this and sacrifice so much."
We talked with the USAID workers and contractors who came to D.C. to make a difference -- and now have lost their jobs.
wamu.org/story/25/02/...
We talked with the USAID workers and contractors who came to D.C. to make a difference -- and now have lost their jobs.
wamu.org/story/25/02/...
Local USAID workers are ‘in survival mode’
Thousands of local international development workers and contractors have been thrown into turmoil as the Trump administration pulls back on foreign aid. Some are considering leaving D.C.
wamu.org
February 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"You can't help but get emotional after you dedicate your life to this and sacrifice so much."
We talked with the USAID workers and contractors who came to D.C. to make a difference -- and now have lost their jobs.
wamu.org/story/25/02/...
We talked with the USAID workers and contractors who came to D.C. to make a difference -- and now have lost their jobs.
wamu.org/story/25/02/...
How do I find my fellow oatmeal lovers here on Blue sky? I need more oatmeal content. I want to see people argue about the merits of overnight oats in comment sections and load up their oats with obscene amounts of toppings.
February 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How do I find my fellow oatmeal lovers here on Blue sky? I need more oatmeal content. I want to see people argue about the merits of overnight oats in comment sections and load up their oats with obscene amounts of toppings.