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wh00sh
@wh00sh.bsky.social
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Dual US/Australia citizen, vote in Maryland & Queensland. Post-capitalist, anti-fascist activist, organizer at Democrats Abroad, XR, among others. Overlanding on sabbatical. Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians.
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Helpful reminder from @fdsignifier.bsky.social

Link to post: youtube.com/post/UgkxRLk...
A few paragraphs-long post on You Tube from FD Signifier, which I will link to in the post. The gist is that podcasts are for entertainment, IRL political engagement is for solutions.
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Well that was a memorable night! #Baltimore showed up to watch @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social win the #NYC mayoral election!

Thank you for hosting, @baltimoredsa.org !
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Congrats to the democracy-loving town of Reisterstown MD - it was amazing seeing all your lovely faces on #NoKings day today!

Great job organising, @lovethyneighbormd.bsky.social! DTMF already!

#FuckFascism #USProtest #Maryland #Baltimore #MDProtest #Protest #3E #Indivisible #Anonymous
October 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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At @teslatakedownbmore.bsky.social today, spectacular turnout. Soon on to the @lovethyneighbormd.bsky.social nearby! I'm so glad to see concerned citizens getting loud for democracy, let's keep it going!
cc: @teslatakedown.com
#NoKings #TeslaTakedown #Baltimore #Maryland #USProtests #Indivisible
October 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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No outside enemy could have done this to us. #CDC #FederalWorkers #Shutdown
Screenshot from MSNBC, headline reads "CDC is over: RFK Jr lays odd over 1000 employees in Friday night massacre" wiping out disease investigative & response capabilities
October 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Look at this shameful notice on the CDC website today blaming Democrats for the government #shutdown and implicating one of the country's most serious institutions in demagoguery.
Notice at the top of the CDC website reading: "The Trump Administration is working to reopen the government for the American people. Mission-critical activities of CDC will continue during the Democrat-led government shutdown. Certain federal government activities have ceased due to a lack of appropriated funding. During the government shutdown, only web sites supporting excepted functions will be updated. As a result, the information on this website may not be up to date and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries."
October 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Some consolation?
YouTube post by FD Signifier, which yo summarise says the current admin is not popular, MAGA is not growing, and Trump's best weapon is psychological warfare. Go touch grass & help your community. Link is to a Hill.com article claiming Trump has hit a new low in popularity for this term.
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Me and my dog bite from a neighborhood pet, for which I needed 4 rabies shots and a tetanus shot, thoroughly agree.
Photo of my leg showing broken skin and bruising from a dog bite while riding a motorcycle
September 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Fund NASA, support federal workers 👇👇👇
#3E #USProtests #Protest #Sep15 #WashingtonDC #DCProtest #NASA #Science #Anonymous
Protest flyer titled NASA NEEDS HELP WHEN: Sep 15 8AM-1PM WHERE: NASA HQ 300 E St WDC WHY: Tell Congress to fund NASA WEAR: Red for Feds! Bsky: @NASA-Needs-Help IG: @NASANeedsHelp
September 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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More great birds from Tatacoa and Mocoa. 🪶🦉

#Birdsky #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birders #Birding #Pajarro #ColombiaBirds #LatAmBirds #Pajariar #LatinAmerica #Colombia #Naturaleza #Nature #Travel #Photography
Violaceous jay Black chested jay, love that wild yellow eye and blue eyebrows Smooth billed ani Orange crowned amazon
August 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Camped in the Tatacoa desert. Saw lots of good #birds. 🪶🦉

#Colombia #Bird #LatAmBirds #Birdwatching #Birding #Pajaro #Pajariar #Birdsky
Rufous tailed jacamar, resembles a huge hummingbird but eats flying insects Northern white fringed antwren Smooth billed ani A flycatcher of some variety
August 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Feria de las Flores has kicked off in Medellin. A few snaps from the children's parade this morning.
A large performing troupe of girls dressed in black and yellow, holding yellow flowers, crowds the street. A Colombian flag covers part of the scene in the foreground. A young silletera dressed in white carries an elaborate round spray of flowers on her back. A photo of a boy wearing a blue shirt and white hat, facing away from the camera. Around his neck is a red, yellow and blue bandana bearing the logo of the Scout Group 100 "Defensores Medellin". A trio of young girls in long traditional red and white dresses and white hats.
August 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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From a visit to Parque Arvi this week - not nearly as good a haul as previous trips, but the cable car ride was kind of worth it. 🪶🦉

#Birdsky #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birders #Birding #Pajarro #ColombiaBirds #LatAmBirds #Pajariar #LatinAmerica #Colombia #Naturaleza #Nature #Travel #Photography
Female white booted racket tail - we spotted a male from afar with his spectacular long tail, but I didn't manage any worthwhile photos Montane woodcreeper Yellow-bellied brushfinch Andean mot mot - gotta love that wild eye, serrated beak and racket tail
August 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Parting shots from Jardín, Colombia.

#LatinAmerica #Colombia #Naturaleza #Nature #Travel #Photography
Fancy horse Troubadour singing us tunes about beaches and lost girlfriends Old truck ready for action Draping moss and bromeliads cling to tree branches
July 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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More photos from Jardín, Colombia. 🪶🦉

#Birdsky #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birders #Birding #Pajarro #ColombiaBirds #LatAmBirds #Pajariar #LatinAmerica #Colombia #Naturaleza #Nature #Travel #Photography
Crimson-backed tanager Western emerald Red bellied grackle pulling leaves off a tree Carib grackle in a light drizzle
July 30, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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More photos from Jardín, Colombia. 🪶🦉

#Birdsky #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birders #Birding #Pajarro #ColombiaBirds #LatAmBirds #Pajariar #LatinAmerica #Colombia #Naturaleza #Nature #Travel #Photography
Smooth billed ani A rather lazy Andean mot mot that saw me and decided to lay down Female black-capped tanager Bronze-winged parrots
July 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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I tried on two dark, rainy afternoons in Jardín to find the Andean Cock-of-the-Rock, but the best I could do was the first photo. Then the next morning, I got an eyeful of one male on a random walk. 🪶🦉

#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birding #Pajarro #LatAmBirds #Colombia #Nature #Travel #Photography
Female Andean Cock-of-the-Rock far in the distance of a dark forest, getting drenched in a downpour Male Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Male Andean Cock-of-the-Rock Male Andean Cock-of-the-Rock
July 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Another super birdwatching trip out to Jardín in Antioquia, Colombia. Heaps of really exciting birds. 🪶🦉

#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birders #Birding #Pajarro #ColombiaBirds #LatAmBirds #Pajariar #LatinAmerica #Colombia #Naturaleza #Nature #Travel #Photography
Thick-billed Euphonia : immature male Blue-grey tanager Acorn woodpecker Andean emerald
July 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Another super birdwatching trip out to Jardín in Antioquia, Colombia. Heaps of really exciting birds. 🪶🦉

#Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #Birders #Birding #Pajarro #ColombiaBirds #LatAmBirds #Pajariar #LatinAmerica #Colombia #Naturaleza #Nature #Travel #Photography
Palm tanager Female red headed barbet Rufous tailed hummingbird Green jay
July 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Israeli Human Rights Group Says Israel Is Committing Genocide. Why Did It Take 22 Months?
There’s a lot B'Tselem gets right in its report, but some other parts deserve closer scrutiny, Diana Buttu writes.
zeteo.com/p/israeli-hu...
Pull quote from author Diana Buttu's article: Why has it taken nearly 2 years for an Israeli org whose core mission is to track Israeli human rights violations to come out with this report? What more evidence was needed?
July 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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A couple more interesting birds from outside Medellin this AM.

#Bird #Birds #Birders #Pajarro #Pajariar #LatAmBirds #ColombiaBirds #Birding #Birdwatching #LatinAmerica #Colombia #Naturaleza #Nature #Travel #Photography
Great thrush Russet backed oropendola
July 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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More photos from outside Medellin this AM.

#Bird #Birds #Birders #Pajarro #Pajariar #LatAmBirds #ColombiaBirds #Birding #Birdwatching #LatinAmerica #Colombia #Naturaleza #Nature #Travel #Photography
Cattle tyrant Andean motmot Southern lapwing Bronzy inca
July 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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More photos from outside Medellin this AM.

#Bird #Birds #Birders #Pajarro #Pajariar #LatAmBirds #ColombiaBirds #Birding #Birdwatching #LatinAmerica #Colombia #Naturaleza #Nature #Travel #Photography
Black billed thrush Blue-gray tanagers Juvenile yellow-headed caracara Shiny cowbird
July 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Photos from an epic morning of hiking and birdwatching today in the mountains outside Medellin this AM.

#Bird #Birds #Birders #Pajarro #Pajariar #LatAmBirds #ColombiaBirds #Birding #Birdwatching #LatinAmerica #Colombia #Naturaleza #Nature #Travel #Photography
The view at 6AM The strange Colombian chachalaca with its gregarious nature and constant, raucous morning call that continues for hours Squirrel cuckoo Rufous collared sparrow
July 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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A pair of bare faced ibis spotted from my apartment window this AM in #Medellin #Colombia 🪶🦉

#Birds #Birdwatching #ColombiaBirds #LatAmBirds
#Pajariar #Travel #Photography
Two ibis scavenging for breakfast between the roof tiles Two ibis scavenging for breakfast between the roof tiles
July 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM