Karen James
@kejames.bsky.social
Environmental geneticist & outdoorswoman into eDNA, botany, evolution, space, sci-comm, skiing, Outlander & kindness • auntie • cat mom • she/her
“I would teach my feet to fly”
Banner art by @truelovebirch@bsky.social
📍Unceded Wabanaki land (aka Maine)
“I would teach my feet to fly”
Banner art by @truelovebirch@bsky.social
📍Unceded Wabanaki land (aka Maine)
Pinned
Thank you for your god-level journalistic courage. ♥️
February 19, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Thank you for your god-level journalistic courage. ♥️
This is my happy place I hope you like it too
February 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
This is my happy place I hope you like it too
Lolsob. Spoken like a true university admin.
February 19, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Lolsob. Spoken like a true university admin.
Stealing “this is a long-ass arc.”
"The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice."
-MLK
This is a long ass arc.
Good job England... tick tok
-MLK
This is a long ass arc.
Good job England... tick tok
February 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Stealing “this is a long-ass arc.”
Could happen *to white people* he means
ANDREW SCHULZ (who supported Trump): “This was a breaking point for me. I didn’t think what’s happening right now with ICE could happen in America.”
February 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Could happen *to white people* he means
That’s odd, the top trend (Andrew) appears to be borked on all platforms. Is this Bluesky’s fail whale?
February 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM
That’s odd, the top trend (Andrew) appears to be borked on all platforms. Is this Bluesky’s fail whale?
Oof, too true, but it’s not too late! There’s still five months to go before the 4th of July. Let’s do this.
Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement
February 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Oof, too true, but it’s not too late! There’s still five months to go before the 4th of July. Let’s do this.
For all my groggy friends just coming online who haven’t seen the good news yet, I’m referring to this bsky.app/profile/lewi...
BBC reporting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.
There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.
February 19, 2026 at 1:50 PM
For all my groggy friends just coming online who haven’t seen the good news yet, I’m referring to this bsky.app/profile/lewi...
It’s almost never a good idea to peek at social media when I happen to wake up in the wee hours, but this morning I am so glad I did. Please oh please let this be just the beginning, everywhere.
February 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It’s almost never a good idea to peek at social media when I happen to wake up in the wee hours, but this morning I am so glad I did. Please oh please let this be just the beginning, everywhere.
This is what No Kings actually looks like. Ironic that it’s the UK, but you know what they say, a fish rots from the head, so LET’S GOOOOOOO.
February 19, 2026 at 10:48 AM
This is what No Kings actually looks like. Ironic that it’s the UK, but you know what they say, a fish rots from the head, so LET’S GOOOOOOO.
Reposted by Karen James
A DAY FOR CONSEQUENCES
Former President Yoon sentenced to life in prison by Seoul court for his brief imposition of martial law in 2024.
South Korea's ex-President Yoon gets life sentence for insurrection
Former President Yoon sentenced to life in prison by Seoul court for his brief imposition of martial law in 2024.
www.aljazeera.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
A DAY FOR CONSEQUENCES
I would like this for us too, but I’m still going to celebrate this excellent development.
THEY ARRESTED HIM ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Can’t BELIEVE I am saying this but gods bless Thames Valley Police
Can’t BELIEVE I am saying this but gods bless Thames Valley Police
February 19, 2026 at 10:31 AM
I would like this for us too, but I’m still going to celebrate this excellent development.
I woke up on the east coast to go to the bathroom, and this was the first post I saw when I peeked at my phone. Halle-fucking-lujah, finally! I would like this for us, too, but I will take this win.
February 19, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I woke up on the east coast to go to the bathroom, and this was the first post I saw when I peeked at my phone. Halle-fucking-lujah, finally! I would like this for us, too, but I will take this win.
Reposted by Karen James
THEY ARRESTED HIM ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Can’t BELIEVE I am saying this but gods bless Thames Valley Police
Can’t BELIEVE I am saying this but gods bless Thames Valley Police
February 19, 2026 at 10:14 AM
THEY ARRESTED HIM ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Can’t BELIEVE I am saying this but gods bless Thames Valley Police
Can’t BELIEVE I am saying this but gods bless Thames Valley Police
Pizzagate, but make it British
February 19, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Pizzagate, but make it British
This is queen-level response right here. I aspire.
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
This is queen-level response right here. I aspire.
We’ve really enjoyed using VPN to watch BBC’s coverage of both summer and winter games in the past… also Wimbledon tennis.
That said, this year we’ve stuck with Peacock’s individual event replays, which are good if you make sure to avoid any prime time coverage, commentary, etc.
That said, this year we’ve stuck with Peacock’s individual event replays, which are good if you make sure to avoid any prime time coverage, commentary, etc.
February 19, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We’ve really enjoyed using VPN to watch BBC’s coverage of both summer and winter games in the past… also Wimbledon tennis.
That said, this year we’ve stuck with Peacock’s individual event replays, which are good if you make sure to avoid any prime time coverage, commentary, etc.
That said, this year we’ve stuck with Peacock’s individual event replays, which are good if you make sure to avoid any prime time coverage, commentary, etc.
Reposted by Karen James
I know we’re all just used to Trump living in his Mad King era, but this isn’t how this is supposed to work at all. The entire reason the Constitution puts this power in Congress is so that whether or not we go into a war of choice isn’t just one man’s decision.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/p...
US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military is prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, though President Donald Trump has yet to make a final decision on whether he’ll authorize such actions, sources familiar with the m...
www.cnn.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I know we’re all just used to Trump living in his Mad King era, but this isn’t how this is supposed to work at all. The entire reason the Constitution puts this power in Congress is so that whether or not we go into a war of choice isn’t just one man’s decision.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/p...
I didn’t realize they weren’t counted. Ugh. And my sympathies as well.
February 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I didn’t realize they weren’t counted. Ugh. And my sympathies as well.
I’ve read the threads by ER docs and nurses about car accidents. It’s grisly stuff.
February 18, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I’ve read the threads by ER docs and nurses about car accidents. It’s grisly stuff.
3) We all had to learn manual transmission, and our practical test was to drive up the steepest road in Colorado Springs – Cave of the Winds Road – including coming to a complete stop and starting again on the steepest part. 😰
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February 18, 2026 at 1:54 AM
3) We all had to learn manual transmission, and our practical test was to drive up the steepest road in Colorado Springs – Cave of the Winds Road – including coming to a complete stop and starting again on the steepest part. 😰
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1) We were made to watch “Blood Runs Red on the Highway,” very similar to the more common “Red Asphalt,” basically a snuff film
2) True or not, we learned about someone who was decapitated when they got in an accident with a bowling ball in the back of the car.
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2) True or not, we learned about someone who was decapitated when they got in an accident with a bowling ball in the back of the car.
1/2
February 18, 2026 at 1:38 AM
1) We were made to watch “Blood Runs Red on the Highway,” very similar to the more common “Red Asphalt,” basically a snuff film
2) True or not, we learned about someone who was decapitated when they got in an accident with a bowling ball in the back of the car.
1/2
2) True or not, we learned about someone who was decapitated when they got in an accident with a bowling ball in the back of the car.
1/2
MOMMY WON.
That’s it.
That’s the post.
That’s it.
That’s the post.
February 18, 2026 at 12:52 AM
MOMMY WON.
That’s it.
That’s the post.
That’s it.
That’s the post.
Zero lies detected
"I forced the shape of English onto resisting tongues and then dared to call it 'broken.'"
I’m Still Your America
Hey, patriot. It’s been a week. As ICE spreads terror through the streets, and Teacup Eichmann presided over the murder of yet another innocent civ...
buff.ly
February 17, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Zero lies detected