This is about all of us. Never forget that.

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!

A night sky from this last January in Australia. I miss those night time walks.

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.'"

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.

A playful humpback whale calf pirouettes next to her mom in clear blue water.

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!

Two killer whales surface in dark, glassy waters with a forested island in the background.

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.

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...

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!

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#curiosity #orcas #animalbehavior #PNW

Sending love ❤️

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)

A female killer whale spyhops next to the towering dorsal fin of an adult male. It’s gray and overcast and in the distance the outline of a heavily forested island covers the horizon.

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.

Give you one guess

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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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.

Not that I’m aware of!

@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.

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

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.

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Stunning!

🤍🤍🤍

Thank you!

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. ✌️

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.

No, a humpback whale cannot swallow a human.

This cannot happen and did not happen.

Oh man, I’m sorry! I’m glad you’re feeling better.

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. 🐋🦑🧪

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We’ll see you soon!!

And if they’re just using that phrase to guilt someone into helping them or doing something for them then that’s highly problematic as well.