Sara Shimazu
@hysazu.bsky.social
Whale lover. Wanderer. Photographer. Captain and naturalist on the Salish Sea.
Co-host of After the Breach Podcast. (@afterthebreach.bsky.social)
Co-host of After the Breach Podcast. (@afterthebreach.bsky.social)
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This is about all of us. Never forget that.
May 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
This is about all of us. Never forget that.
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Our latest episode is up featuring @trevorabranch.bsky.social telling us about blue whales and his latest papers! We so enjoyed this conversation and both of us learned a ton! We hope you enjoy it too.
Also, this is our first episode featuring our new theme music!
Also, this is our first episode featuring our new theme music!
May 1, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Our latest episode is up featuring @trevorabranch.bsky.social telling us about blue whales and his latest papers! We so enjoyed this conversation and both of us learned a ton! We hope you enjoy it too.
Also, this is our first episode featuring our new theme music!
Also, this is our first episode featuring our new theme music!
A night sky from this last January in Australia. I miss those night time walks.
April 17, 2025 at 5:41 AM
A night sky from this last January in Australia. I miss those night time walks.
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Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
April 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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The recap of our first podcast trip to the Silver Bank is up as Episode 39! We chat with two of our crew members—Alex and Mikayla—who came along for the ride about their experience as first timers to swimming with the amazing North Atlantic humpback whales!
March 19, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The recap of our first podcast trip to the Silver Bank is up as Episode 39! We chat with two of our crew members—Alex and Mikayla—who came along for the ride about their experience as first timers to swimming with the amazing North Atlantic humpback whales!
There was a moment this evening when the whole world was just calm water, two whales surfacing in unison, and nothing greater or less than that.
📸 of siblings T030A and T030C tonight in Wasp Pass.
📸 of siblings T030A and T030C tonight in Wasp Pass.
March 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
There was a moment this evening when the whole world was just calm water, two whales surfacing in unison, and nothing greater or less than that.
📸 of siblings T030A and T030C tonight in Wasp Pass.
📸 of siblings T030A and T030C tonight in Wasp Pass.
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A trip to the PNW piqued my curiosity about orca whales & orcas’ curiosity. @hysazu.bsky.social & Jeff Friedman, @sjiwhalewatch.bsky.social orca fans, whale watch captains & co-hosts of After the Breach Podcast to the rescue!
lynnborton.com/2025/03/13/o...
#curiosity #orcas #animalbehavior #PNW
lynnborton.com/2025/03/13/o...
#curiosity #orcas #animalbehavior #PNW
Orcas: A Whale of a Curiosity, with Sara Shimazu & Jeff Friedman
A family trip to the Pacific Northwest and the Salish Sea inspired my own curiosity about orca whales -- and that led, inevitably, to my curiosity about orca/whale's curiosity. Lucky for me, I found m...
lynnborton.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A trip to the PNW piqued my curiosity about orca whales & orcas’ curiosity. @hysazu.bsky.social & Jeff Friedman, @sjiwhalewatch.bsky.social orca fans, whale watch captains & co-hosts of After the Breach Podcast to the rescue!
lynnborton.com/2025/03/13/o...
#curiosity #orcas #animalbehavior #PNW
lynnborton.com/2025/03/13/o...
#curiosity #orcas #animalbehavior #PNW
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The 17 Dems who voted yes for Trump's labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer:
Bennet (CO)
Cortez Maso (NV)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Kaine (VA)
Kelly (AZ)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (DH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Warnock (GA)
Whitehouse (RI)
Bennet (CO)
Cortez Maso (NV)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Kaine (VA)
Kelly (AZ)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (DH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Warnock (GA)
Whitehouse (RI)
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
www.senate.gov
March 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The 17 Dems who voted yes for Trump's labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer:
Bennet (CO)
Cortez Maso (NV)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Kaine (VA)
Kelly (AZ)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (DH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Warnock (GA)
Whitehouse (RI)
Bennet (CO)
Cortez Maso (NV)
Gallego (AZ)
Hassan (NH)
Hickenlooper (CO)
Kaine (VA)
Kelly (AZ)
Klobuchar (MN)
Ossoff (GA)
Peters (MI)
Rosen (NV)
Schiff (CA)
Shaheen (DH)
Slotkin (MI)
Warner (VA)
Warnock (GA)
Whitehouse (RI)
It was a cold, wet afternoon but it’s easy to forget about both of those things in the moment when you’re watching wild killer whales. T019 spyhops beside her son, T019B in Boundary Pass yesterday.
March 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It was a cold, wet afternoon but it’s easy to forget about both of those things in the moment when you’re watching wild killer whales. T019 spyhops beside her son, T019B in Boundary Pass yesterday.
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Give you one guess
March 6, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Give you one guess
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New paper from my PhD 🐬🧬
Admixture is increasing genetic diversity and adaptive potential in low latitude killer whales promoting an genetic rescue effect.
See more here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Admixture is increasing genetic diversity and adaptive potential in low latitude killer whales promoting an genetic rescue effect.
See more here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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March 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
New paper from my PhD 🐬🧬
Admixture is increasing genetic diversity and adaptive potential in low latitude killer whales promoting an genetic rescue effect.
See more here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Admixture is increasing genetic diversity and adaptive potential in low latitude killer whales promoting an genetic rescue effect.
See more here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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A beautiful first weekend back out on the water at home. There are a lot of horrific things happening in the world right now—be sure to take a moment for the bright spots where you can.
March 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A beautiful first weekend back out on the water at home. There are a lot of horrific things happening in the world right now—be sure to take a moment for the bright spots where you can.
@orcawatcher.bsky.social and I had an interesting encounter with Bigg’s killer whale, T046D, Thursday and it included him vocalizing through the hull of the boat. This video is about the audio. We did not have a hydrophone down. At times he would be 200+ yards away and we could still hear him.
March 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
@orcawatcher.bsky.social and I had an interesting encounter with Bigg’s killer whale, T046D, Thursday and it included him vocalizing through the hull of the boat. This video is about the audio. We did not have a hydrophone down. At times he would be 200+ yards away and we could still hear him.
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I know how much *I* need this right now. If you feel the same way, I hope you'll join us.
✅ Counteract anxiety by being creative
✅ Practice self-care and refuel yourself
✅ Write, draw, take a walk with your camera, etc. with our whale-themed prompts
✅ No obligation to do everything or to share
Come take a breath with OBI.
Learn more and register here:
tinyurl.com/obitakeabreath
✅ Practice self-care and refuel yourself
✅ Write, draw, take a walk with your camera, etc. with our whale-themed prompts
✅ No obligation to do everything or to share
Come take a breath with OBI.
Learn more and register here:
tinyurl.com/obitakeabreath
February 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I know how much *I* need this right now. If you feel the same way, I hope you'll join us.
While out on the Silver Bank I didn’t do as much painting as I might have liked to but I did paint one little thing in my sketchbook. #watercolorpainting
February 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
While out on the Silver Bank I didn’t do as much painting as I might have liked to but I did paint one little thing in my sketchbook. #watercolorpainting
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There is a lot going on in the world right now. Come "take a breath" with OBI: 12 weeks, 12 whale-themed creative prompts to give yourself a break from the chaos and anxiety.
Open to all ages, suggested $25 donation, or join for free.
Learn more and join us here:
tinyurl.com/obitakeabreath
Open to all ages, suggested $25 donation, or join for free.
Learn more and join us here:
tinyurl.com/obitakeabreath
February 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
There is a lot going on in the world right now. Come "take a breath" with OBI: 12 weeks, 12 whale-themed creative prompts to give yourself a break from the chaos and anxiety.
Open to all ages, suggested $25 donation, or join for free.
Learn more and join us here:
tinyurl.com/obitakeabreath
Open to all ages, suggested $25 donation, or join for free.
Learn more and join us here:
tinyurl.com/obitakeabreath
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My week in thirty one seconds. This curious female calf of known mom, “TW”, was really intrigued by the aliens in her world. What a privilege.
February 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
My week in thirty one seconds. This curious female calf of known mom, “TW”, was really intrigued by the aliens in her world. What a privilege.
Heading offline for the rest of the week to spend time in the company of these lovely beings. ✌️
February 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Heading offline for the rest of the week to spend time in the company of these lovely beings. ✌️
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We got out with J Pod for our 6th encounter of the year! We were able to confirm that J62 is female and document all 26 members! We were also able to confirm that J35 is no longer carrying the carcass of J61. Check out the encounter and more photos at the link below.
February 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We got out with J Pod for our 6th encounter of the year! We were able to confirm that J62 is female and document all 26 members! We were also able to confirm that J35 is no longer carrying the carcass of J61. Check out the encounter and more photos at the link below.
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No, a humpback whale cannot swallow a human.
This cannot happen and did not happen.
This cannot happen and did not happen.
February 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
No, a humpback whale cannot swallow a human.
This cannot happen and did not happen.
This cannot happen and did not happen.
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New paper! Humpback song evolution in the waters of Okinawa. Great to see this out, another #MSc_MMS_St_A Marine Mammal Science MSc thesis published 🥳 congratulations to Ella and Nozomi. 🐋🦑🧪
tl;dr:
tl;dr:
February 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
New paper! Humpback song evolution in the waters of Okinawa. Great to see this out, another #MSc_MMS_St_A Marine Mammal Science MSc thesis published 🥳 congratulations to Ella and Nozomi. 🐋🦑🧪
tl;dr:
tl;dr:
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Your homework for today: read this article.
Your homework for this weekend: call your senators and ask them to deny unanimous consent.
"Make them fight for every single step....the slower they go, the less they can break." - @aoc.bsky.social
#resist 🏴☠️
Your homework for this weekend: call your senators and ask them to deny unanimous consent.
"Make them fight for every single step....the slower they go, the less they can break." - @aoc.bsky.social
#resist 🏴☠️
Here’s What Senate Democrats Should Be Doing to Fight Trump
Senate rules were explicitly designed to protect the minority. Democrats should exploit them mercilessly to slow Trump and Musk before they destroy the country.
newrepublic.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Your homework for today: read this article.
Your homework for this weekend: call your senators and ask them to deny unanimous consent.
"Make them fight for every single step....the slower they go, the less they can break." - @aoc.bsky.social
#resist 🏴☠️
Your homework for this weekend: call your senators and ask them to deny unanimous consent.
"Make them fight for every single step....the slower they go, the less they can break." - @aoc.bsky.social
#resist 🏴☠️
I’m home (for a few days)! Even though I’m still majorly adjusting to the temperature difference I can’t wait to get out in the water and see some familiar fins, like T049A6 “Charlie II” here.
February 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I’m home (for a few days)! Even though I’m still majorly adjusting to the temperature difference I can’t wait to get out in the water and see some familiar fins, like T049A6 “Charlie II” here.