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Ranger Jodi
@rangerjodi.bsky.social
She/her. Feminist, park ranger, naturalist. Participating in NaNo2.0
AKA MDnaturalist
Board games, sci-fi, citizen science.
Fond of insects, spiders, ephemeral flowers, and weird winter ducks.
Polyamorous, bi
Occasional blogger at ContentedNaturalist.com
Getting really excited for NaNoWriMo in a couple days! My story idea has gone from “set in the steam tunnels under a college campus” to “a quantum experiment goes wrong, tossing the scientists into a parallel universe” (still set in caverns beneath a college campus, though). @nano2.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Giving right wing pop culture shit take accounts spewing rage bait the time of day even to quote dunk them is playing into what they want. It literally makes them money through visibility. Block and move on. Don’t give them oxygen.
October 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Remember to add alt text to your images!
A lot of big breaking news stories involve visuals, such as timelines of events, photos, memes, and screen shots. All of those images need alt text. Without alt text, screen reader users are left out.

Today, the big event that is image-heavy and all over social media is the #NoKings protests.
October 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
@nano2point0.bsky.social so excited, I finally have a project for NaNoWriMo! Previous attempts at multiple short pieces just weren’t enough to carry me through. Im writing an interactive fiction novel/game set in the steam tunnels of my college campus. Working on plot, map, & characters this month.
October 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Tomorrow at 5:30pm, we’re going to get together to fold “How to Report Ice” zines in Philly. DM me for the address. Would love to see some of you there!
“How to Report ICE” regional zines - Print this single page zine and hand it out or place it in public areas.

Northern California
Southern California
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Durham
Massachusetts
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
and more states

drive.google.com/drive/folder...
September 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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the whole point of last October's #invertebrate #SciArt series of doodles was to showcase how just across the UK you can find absolutely wild organisms! With even more being showcased every day by the @sangerinstitute.bsky.social Darwin Tree of Life team! www.darwintreeoflife.org/genomes/geno...
May 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
@petnoodle.bsky.social it was fun running into you at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens yesterday! Hope you had a great rest of the walk.
April 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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And for #invertefest, a pun I’m particularly proud of.
#SciArt
April 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
First new blog post in awhile- I managed to break through the overwhelm and write a bit. contentednaturalist.com/2025/03/09/n...
Nature is for Everybody
There’s been a lot of chaos in the last few weeks. US politics has swung drastically to the right. And the people now in power have been whittling down our freedoms at a pace that’s fra…
contentednaturalist.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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LOVE THESE!
Alright Science Nerds! Let’s see those signs. I’m ready for Friday #standupforscience2025 @standupforscience.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
February 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Some agencies are starting to terminate probationary employees. Many law firms are considering legal action on a class or group basis. If you have been terminated, please see link below with contact information for legal representation. federalworkerrights.com/2025/02/13/m...
Mass terminations of probationary employees: is there any recourse?
According to media reports, several agencies have begun mass terminations of probationary employees. These agencies include the Department of Education, Small Business Administration, the CFPB, and…
federalworkerrights.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it.

Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on.

Making this my pinned post.
February 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Union email- “OPM recently released a memo instructing agencies to… ignore Collective Bargaining Agreements and force employees to return to the office 5 days a week… Please know that [CBAs] hold the force of law and cannot simply be swept aside.
February 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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To instrumentalize what my sister is saying below: every time someone says DEI say “you mean civil rights?” Every time someone says they are against woke reply “oh so you’re a segregationist!” Words have meaning! Don’t allow that nonsense to stand.
Only saying once on bsky b/c I know it is not entirely useful, but it is totally exhausting that in 2016 some of us said “they’re Nazis,” some of us screamed “they’re segregationists,” and a whole lot of very serious people now posting about them being Nazis and segregationists gaslight us for years
January 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Can the society encourage other key civil society entities to speak out? Hospitals? Patient groups? Resource users? Work together to show the concrete impacts of these dire and shortsighted actions.
January 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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The society is a more powerful voice than you alone. Are there impacts to your work, such as the NIH right now? The society should be hammering on the door of your Congressmembers and state governments.
January 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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If you can write and submit a journal article, you can write and submit an OpEd!

Here is a thread of OpEd writing tips for scientists and health professionals. 👇

#ScienceNotSilence 🧪
January 23, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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🏳️‍⚧️ Paid opportunities for Trans+ creatives!

Writer? Illustrator? Audio producer? Trans+!? This is for you.

With @transhistoryweek.bsky.social we're investing in 20 Trans+ creatives to create official content for Trans+ History Week

Deadline 16th Feb 2025, 11:59PM GMT

🧵 The details 👇
January 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Same! 1 like = 1 thing I love
This is such a lovely idea. I’ve never done one of these before, but if folk react then I’ll post stuff I love
This is a pleasing meme. I will talk about nice things and I'd love to hear about yours.

1 like = 1 thing I love
January 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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We’ve stood strong before—this time is no different. Together, we’ve got this.
January 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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There's nothing else going on 😁 Join us for a party
What are you doing on Monday? Come hang out with a bunch of horror fans frothing at the mouth for new books! Each one of us will present 10 books we're excited about this year!
Here's the link:
www.youtube.com/live/11AH6iC...
January 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Baked focaccia today during the snow/sleet storm. Came out delicious! 😋
January 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM