wh00sh
@wh00sh.bsky.social
Dual US/Australia citizen, vote in Maryland & Queensland. Post-capitalist, anti-fascist activist, organizer at Democrats Abroad, XR, among others. Overlanding on sabbatical. Stop the genocide, free Palestine 🇵🇸
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@wh00sh.bsky.social
· Jan 11
#USProtests event calendars (DC/MD/VA & Beyond) 👇👇👇
1. bit.ly/49rxq3f - #ActionAlert Feed
2. bit.ly/49TVFrl - Movement Infrastructure
3. freedcproject.org/events
4. bit.ly/3NaZHnr - Allies for Democracy
5. fiftyfifty.one/events
6. r/ProtestFinderUSA
#ActionAlertUS #TakeAction #3E #Protest
1. bit.ly/49rxq3f - #ActionAlert Feed
2. bit.ly/49TVFrl - Movement Infrastructure
3. freedcproject.org/events
4. bit.ly/3NaZHnr - Allies for Democracy
5. fiftyfifty.one/events
6. r/ProtestFinderUSA
#ActionAlertUS #TakeAction #3E #Protest
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
academic.oup.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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Let the Oppressed Go Free
Abolitionism in Colonial and Revolutionary America www.pennpress.org/978151282832...
Abolitionism in Colonial and Revolutionary America www.pennpress.org/978151282832...
February 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Let the Oppressed Go Free
Abolitionism in Colonial and Revolutionary America www.pennpress.org/978151282832...
Abolitionism in Colonial and Revolutionary America www.pennpress.org/978151282832...
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Wait til DOGE hears about this
All those kids & nurses & mechanics & service workers that we are deporting? It costs us $133,333 a head.
Again: we are spending $133,333 per migrant worker that we deport.
Again: we are spending $133,333 per migrant worker that we deport.
US Spent $133,333 for Each Deportation to Third Party Countries
The figures from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats average out to a cost of roughly $133,333 per person deported. The report outlines the cost of President Donald Trump’s controversial pol...
finance.yahoo.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Wait til DOGE hears about this
One year of resistance at #TeslaTakedown in Owings Mills tomorrow @ 9428 Reisterstown Rd
For federal workers
For people killed by slashed aid budgets
For women and girls
For victims of Elon's hubris
To demand a stop to future harms
#Baltimore #Maryland #USProtest
@teslatakedownbmore.bsky.social
For federal workers
For people killed by slashed aid budgets
For women and girls
For victims of Elon's hubris
To demand a stop to future harms
#Baltimore #Maryland #USProtest
@teslatakedownbmore.bsky.social
This Sat, Feb 14th will be the 1 year anniversary of the Tesla Takedown
These projections are a fab way to kick it off!
@teslatakedown.com
@alexwinter.com
#DumpMusk
#TaxTheRich
#EatTheRich
#BillionaireWealthTax
These projections are a fab way to kick it off!
@teslatakedown.com
@alexwinter.com
#DumpMusk
#TaxTheRich
#EatTheRich
#BillionaireWealthTax
February 14, 2026 at 1:35 AM
One year of resistance at #TeslaTakedown in Owings Mills tomorrow @ 9428 Reisterstown Rd
For federal workers
For people killed by slashed aid budgets
For women and girls
For victims of Elon's hubris
To demand a stop to future harms
#Baltimore #Maryland #USProtest
@teslatakedownbmore.bsky.social
For federal workers
For people killed by slashed aid budgets
For women and girls
For victims of Elon's hubris
To demand a stop to future harms
#Baltimore #Maryland #USProtest
@teslatakedownbmore.bsky.social
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During a congressional visit, Congressman Joaquin Castro discovered that babies as young as two months old are being held at the Dilley, Texas Family Concentration Camp. (February 10, 2026)
February 11, 2026 at 4:18 AM
During a congressional visit, Congressman Joaquin Castro discovered that babies as young as two months old are being held at the Dilley, Texas Family Concentration Camp. (February 10, 2026)
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"Yeah, everyone just go ahead and delete TikTok now if you haven't already."
TikTok Refuses to Confirm or Deny That It's Providing User Data to ICE
TikTok refuses to confirm or deny that ICE is obtaining detailed information about its users via private data brokers.
trib.al
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
"Yeah, everyone just go ahead and delete TikTok now if you haven't already."
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Like? What a fucking boot licker
February 11, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Like? What a fucking boot licker
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The U.S. killed two more civilians in a boat strike today. A survivor will likely die at sea.
February 10, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The U.S. killed two more civilians in a boat strike today. A survivor will likely die at sea.
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A content warning for very, very significant police violence on this video: Israeli President Herzog is visiting Australia, and police in New South Wales are violently bashing prone protesters.
The media is framing it in completely neutral terms.
Watch the video, then look at the headlines.
The media is framing it in completely neutral terms.
Watch the video, then look at the headlines.
February 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
A content warning for very, very significant police violence on this video: Israeli President Herzog is visiting Australia, and police in New South Wales are violently bashing prone protesters.
The media is framing it in completely neutral terms.
Watch the video, then look at the headlines.
The media is framing it in completely neutral terms.
Watch the video, then look at the headlines.
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They're not stopping at your birth certificate. SAVE 2.0 would END online voter registration in , KILL mail-in registration, and STOP voter registration drives.
It's a full-scale attack on your right to vote.
Call (202) 224-3121 #StopTheSaveAct
social.demcast.com/s/R45R2G16
It's a full-scale attack on your right to vote.
Call (202) 224-3121 #StopTheSaveAct
social.demcast.com/s/R45R2G16
February 11, 2026 at 1:07 AM
They're not stopping at your birth certificate. SAVE 2.0 would END online voter registration in , KILL mail-in registration, and STOP voter registration drives.
It's a full-scale attack on your right to vote.
Call (202) 224-3121 #StopTheSaveAct
social.demcast.com/s/R45R2G16
It's a full-scale attack on your right to vote.
Call (202) 224-3121 #StopTheSaveAct
social.demcast.com/s/R45R2G16
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Polite way of saying Albanese is a spineless time wasting ****-***
'Albanese is a manager, not a leader, and it's inflicting real damage on the country ' www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
'Albanese is a manager, not a leader, and it's inflicting real damage on the country ' www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
Albanese is a manager, not a leader, and it's inflicting real damage on the country
Anthony Albanese is all about political management, not genuine leadership. And his instinct merely to manage and not lead is inflicting serious harm on our social fabric.
www.crikey.com.au
February 11, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Polite way of saying Albanese is a spineless time wasting ****-***
'Albanese is a manager, not a leader, and it's inflicting real damage on the country ' www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
'Albanese is a manager, not a leader, and it's inflicting real damage on the country ' www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/11/a...
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More Palestinians return to Gaza via Rafah as Israeli attacks continue https://aje.news/lcey1u
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 AM
More Palestinians return to Gaza via Rafah as Israeli attacks continue https://aje.news/lcey1u
In astoundingly poor taste, @economist.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:04 AM
In astoundingly poor taste, @economist.com
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Eleven years ago today on February 10, 2015, three young Muslims--23 year old Deah Barakat, 21 year old Yusor Abu-Salha, and 19 year old Razan Abu-Salha--were shot to death in their home, in what came to be known as the Chapel Hill Shooting.
Thinking of their loved ones today.
Thinking of their loved ones today.
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Eleven years ago today on February 10, 2015, three young Muslims--23 year old Deah Barakat, 21 year old Yusor Abu-Salha, and 19 year old Razan Abu-Salha--were shot to death in their home, in what came to be known as the Chapel Hill Shooting.
Thinking of their loved ones today.
Thinking of their loved ones today.
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Finally! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
“The university and Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) have announced that 116 artefacts will be returned to their home country.
The objects, known as the Benin Bronzes, were taken by British armed forces during the occupation of Benin City in 1897”
“The university and Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) have announced that 116 artefacts will be returned to their home country.
The objects, known as the Benin Bronzes, were taken by British armed forces during the occupation of Benin City in 1897”
#BBCNews - Looted African artefacts to be returned by Cambridge University
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#BeninBronzes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#BeninBronzes
Looted African artefacts to be returned by Cambridge University
The items stolen in the late 19th Century by British troops will officially be returned to Nigeria.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Finally! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
“The university and Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) have announced that 116 artefacts will be returned to their home country.
The objects, known as the Benin Bronzes, were taken by British armed forces during the occupation of Benin City in 1897”
“The university and Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) have announced that 116 artefacts will be returned to their home country.
The objects, known as the Benin Bronzes, were taken by British armed forces during the occupation of Benin City in 1897”
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All eyes are on the meeting between Trump and Netanyahu today, but I find it hard to believe that the war decision hasn't already been made. Looking at the size of the military buildup, it's hard to assume otherwise, even if Trump can be unpredictable.
February 11, 2026 at 7:50 AM
All eyes are on the meeting between Trump and Netanyahu today, but I find it hard to believe that the war decision hasn't already been made. Looking at the size of the military buildup, it's hard to assume otherwise, even if Trump can be unpredictable.
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At some point in the future, maybe years or even decades from now, it will be a widely acknowledged fact that the moment we are living through was the result of a total legitimation of virulent Islamophobia, buttressed by and interwoven with age-old, All-American genocidal ‘anticommunism’ tropes.
Like? What a fucking boot licker
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 AM
At some point in the future, maybe years or even decades from now, it will be a widely acknowledged fact that the moment we are living through was the result of a total legitimation of virulent Islamophobia, buttressed by and interwoven with age-old, All-American genocidal ‘anticommunism’ tropes.
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The Epstein files aren’t just about personal scandal.
They map a world of money, data operations and elite networks – and Brexit sits right in the middle of it.
This wasn’t a grassroots revolt. It was power protecting itself.
They map a world of money, data operations and elite networks – and Brexit sits right in the middle of it.
This wasn’t a grassroots revolt. It was power protecting itself.
The will of the rich and powerful: Brexit and the Epstein files
The Epstein files reveal the role of Brexit in a global network which stands to gain from undermining democracy itself
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:39 AM
The Epstein files aren’t just about personal scandal.
They map a world of money, data operations and elite networks – and Brexit sits right in the middle of it.
This wasn’t a grassroots revolt. It was power protecting itself.
They map a world of money, data operations and elite networks – and Brexit sits right in the middle of it.
This wasn’t a grassroots revolt. It was power protecting itself.
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Australian police beat a 69 year old woman at an anti-genocide protest so badly that they've broken her spine in FOUR places
Australian police break spine of anti-genocide granny to protect war criminal
Australian police beat a 69 year old woman at an anti-genocide protest so badly that they've broken her spine in FOUR places
www.thecanary.co
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Australian police beat a 69 year old woman at an anti-genocide protest so badly that they've broken her spine in FOUR places
Gross @occupydemocrats.bsky.social
Give these grifters an unfollow today.
Give these grifters an unfollow today.
I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.
February 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Gross @occupydemocrats.bsky.social
Give these grifters an unfollow today.
Give these grifters an unfollow today.
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Talk to your congressional representatives. If they don’t act, we’re cooked.
www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Talk to your congressional representatives. If they don’t act, we’re cooked.
www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
www.wired.com/story/ice-ex...
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ICE's collaboration with local cops has helped it deport immigrants—but that very collaboration could also make it more vulnerable to civil rights lawsuits.
This new case in Idaho is worth watching www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This new case in Idaho is worth watching www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
ACLU's lawsuit over ICE raid at an Idaho racetrack could be a game changer
The filing aims to hold rogue federal agents accountable by linking them to a conspiracy.
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
ICE's collaboration with local cops has helped it deport immigrants—but that very collaboration could also make it more vulnerable to civil rights lawsuits.
This new case in Idaho is worth watching www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This new case in Idaho is worth watching www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I’m glad to see people protesting Discord forcing IDs for age verification, but what I need everyone to understand is that there’s immense bipartisan pressure to make the entire internet like this, and they are likely going to succeed unless something drastic happens
February 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I’m glad to see people protesting Discord forcing IDs for age verification, but what I need everyone to understand is that there’s immense bipartisan pressure to make the entire internet like this, and they are likely going to succeed unless something drastic happens
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Up to 2 years in prison for saying “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” - that’s the legislation currently before Queensland Parliament under the Crisafulli government. They’re going to have to build more prisons before we choose to be silent about genocide.
February 11, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Up to 2 years in prison for saying “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” - that’s the legislation currently before Queensland Parliament under the Crisafulli government. They’re going to have to build more prisons before we choose to be silent about genocide.