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Karin Demir
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Inspired and driven by nature and wildlife. Love and our planet’s diversity is where magic lives for me.
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Stat!
joncooper-us.bsky.social Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · May 11
When you watch these heartbreaking videos showing the cruel and thuggish behavior of ICE agents, remember that these people are not being FORCED to commit these acts — they do so willingly. They could quit their jobs at any time. They could say “enough!”

ICE agents CHOOSE to do what they do.
May 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
karindemir.bsky.social
🤣 … and #trumpian whirled peas is exactly the contagion we all have 🤢🤮 #trump #whirledpeas
jljacobson.bsky.social Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · May 7
I’m surprised to see an escalating conflict between India and Pakistan. Trump said we wouldn’t have any more wars if he were president. He was going to bring whirled peas.
May 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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My partners, couldn’t do it without them. Business as usual 😁
#catvisors
May 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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In numbers: Africa’s off-grid solar revolution is boosting electricity access. Now here’s a brilliant opportunity to finance African development projects! #developmentfinance #solar #seedfunding theprogressplaybook.com/2025/04/03/i...
In numbers: Africa's off-grid solar revolution is boosting electricity access
Mini-grids and household solar solutions now account for more than half of all new electricity connections in sub-Saharan Africa.
theprogressplaybook.com
May 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Reposted by Karin Demir
gettoknownature.bsky.social
Another bird who's threatened and being protected in many states. The Piping Plover nests on shorelines in North America and their tiny babies need safe access to the water without dogs or humans stomping through. Or vehicles! *shudder*

#birds 🌿 #ShareTheShore
A small sand colored and white shorebird with bright orange legs stands on wet sand looking adorable
April 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Reposted by Karin Demir
groundup.org.za
SA has many of the world’s best HIV and TB researchers. Clinical trials conducted here benefit patients around the world. The sheer scale and abruptness of the NIH cuts mean that this research faces an existential threat

Read groundup.org.za/article/sa-h... by Marcus Low and Nathan Geffen
SA has world class medical researchers – they can and should be bailed out
groundup.org.za
April 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Reposted by Karin Demir
nickhedley.bsky.social
Inside our latest newsletter:

- In numbers: Africa's off-grid solar revolution is boosting access to electricity
- Europe's power grid gets even cleaner
- Cars give way to bikes and people in German cities
- and much more...

www.theprogressplaybook.com/p/africa-s-o...
Africa's off-grid solar revolution is boosting access to electricity
Plus, more sustainable development news.
www.theprogressplaybook.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
karindemir.bsky.social
😂 What a genius
Bad penguins, very, very bad!
I’m feeling #Trusk love and you?
#Dump #Mump #Tariffs
pierredevos.bsky.social Pierre de Vos @pierredevos.bsky.social · Apr 3
‘Nowhere on earth is safe’: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica. Australian prime minister surprised after external territories – including tiny Norfolk Island and remote islands home to penguins – targeted by US president. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands near Antarctica
Australian prime minister surprised after remote external territories – including islands home to penguins – targeted by US president
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
karindemir.bsky.social
Profoundly sad.
Why don’t you just follow orders and sell your soul to assault the epitome of peace then… #dervish #peace #protest #Turkey #Erdoğanevil
lukesteuber.com Luke Snowbrr ☃️ @lukesteuber.com · Mar 24
Some badass early Pulitzer contenders out of Turkey
Alt for four images: 1. A person in a black robe and a tall brown felt hat stands facing a line of riot police holding shields labeled “Polis.” The person is being sprayed with pepper spray, and the air is filled with mist and debris. The person wears a gas mask and stands with a composed posture amid the chaos. 2. The same person in black robes and a tall brown felt hat stands calmly with arms folded while being sprayed with pepper spray by riot police. The individual wears a gas mask and stands on a wet street littered with water bottles. A line of police in helmets and shields labeled “Polis” stands in the background. 3. A person wearing a black robe, gas mask, and tall brown felt hat stands with arms outstretched in front of a row of riot police. The police hold transparent shields marked “Polis” and “Çevik Kuvvet.” Smoke fills the air, and the scene is illuminated by strong overhead lights. 4. A similar scene shows the same person in a dramatic pose with arms wide open and head tilted back, wearing the same attire. Smoke surrounds the area, and the line of riot police with shields labeled “Polis” and “Çevik Kuvvet” remains in the background. Debris is scattered on the ground. Alt for four images: 1. A person in a black robe and a tall brown felt hat stands facing a line of riot police holding shields labeled “Polis.” The person is being sprayed with pepper spray, and the air is filled with mist and debris. The person wears a gas mask and stands with a composed posture amid the chaos. 2. The same person in black robes and a tall brown felt hat stands calmly with arms folded while being sprayed with pepper spray by riot police. The individual wears a gas mask and stands on a wet street littered with water bottles. A line of police in helmets and shields labeled “Polis” stands in the background. 3. A person wearing a black robe, gas mask, and tall brown felt hat stands with arms outstretched in front of a row of riot police. The police hold transparent shields marked “Polis” and “Çevik Kuvvet.” Smoke fills the air, and the scene is illuminated by strong overhead lights. 4. A similar scene shows the same person in a dramatic pose with arms wide open and head tilted back, wearing the same attire. Smoke surrounds the area, and the line of riot police with shields labeled “Polis” and “Çevik Kuvvet” remains in the background. Debris is scattered on the ground. Alt for four images: 1. A person in a black robe and a tall brown felt hat stands facing a line of riot police holding shields labeled “Polis.” The person is being sprayed with pepper spray, and the air is filled with mist and debris. The person wears a gas mask and stands with a composed posture amid the chaos. 2. The same person in black robes and a tall brown felt hat stands calmly with arms folded while being sprayed with pepper spray by riot police. The individual wears a gas mask and stands on a wet street littered with water bottles. A line of police in helmets and shields labeled “Polis” stands in the background. 3. A person wearing a black robe, gas mask, and tall brown felt hat stands with arms outstretched in front of a row of riot police. The police hold transparent shields marked “Polis” and “Çevik Kuvvet.” Smoke fills the air, and the scene is illuminated by strong overhead lights. 4. A similar scene shows the same person in a dramatic pose with arms wide open and head tilted back, wearing the same attire. Smoke surrounds the area, and the line of riot police with shields labeled “Polis” and “Çevik Kuvvet” remains in the background. Debris is scattered on the ground. Alt for four images: 1. A person in a black robe and a tall brown felt hat stands facing a line of riot police holding shields labeled “Polis.” The person is being sprayed with pepper spray, and the air is filled with mist and debris. The person wears a gas mask and stands with a composed posture amid the chaos. 2. The same person in black robes and a tall brown felt hat stands calmly with arms folded while being sprayed with pepper spray by riot police. The individual wears a gas mask and stands on a wet street littered with water bottles. A line of police in helmets and shields labeled “Polis” stands in the background. 3. A person wearing a black robe, gas mask, and tall brown felt hat stands with arms outstretched in front of a row of riot police. The police hold transparent shields marked “Polis” and “Çevik Kuvvet.” Smoke fills the air, and the scene is illuminated by strong overhead lights. 4. A similar scene shows the same person in a dramatic pose with arms wide open and head tilted back, wearing the same attire. Smoke surrounds the area, and the line of riot police with shields labeled “Polis” and “Çevik Kuvvet” remains in the background. Debris is scattered on the ground.
March 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Sunday morning and Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya) gently makes his Autumn debut. #butterfly #March
March 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Mesmerizing sisters Sabine and Ahsoka-Cato #swoon #Caturday
March 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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What’s up today? Sigismund the Templar of sweetness
March 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Yep! #freedom #freepeople #freedomwithin #one
juliuskim.bsky.social Julius Kim @juliuskim.bsky.social · Mar 19
This, right here..
March 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Reposted by Karin Demir
brodiegal.bsky.social
The South Africa that people are blaming for Elon Musk hasn’t existed in 30 years. Apartheid didn’t shape Musk’s eugenicist-fascism — the family came to live here because apartheid suited their existing beliefs. They left when this (the country, not their beliefs) started to change.
February 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
karindemir.bsky.social
Unbelievable isn’t it. Yet this is how the world is.
Humans have advanced, evolved, discovered,
progressed - false. We have not. Fact: Humans have and continue to regress. Accelerating at light speed.
jojofromjerz.bsky.social JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · Nov 19
Maybe someday, women in America will have as many rights as guns do.
March 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
karindemir.bsky.social
Sabinie and the brain
#Caturday everyday
March 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
karindemir.bsky.social
Happy #WorldWildlifeDay. We got to spend time in this magnificent #whiterhino ‘s domain. Miraculous. They are the largest extant species of rhinoceros. Endangered too.
White rhinoceros in Limpopo, South Africa White rhino in Limpopo, South Africa
March 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Walking an Indian Ocean coastal promenade in the company of dolphins. My soul restored
#dolphins Bottlenose #Ballito
March 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Nature’s gifts to mankind
#DolphinCoast
March 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM