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Thomas L Schmidt

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Lecturer and DECRA Fellow at the University of Sydney Invasion genomics || Wolbachia || Dispersal scholar.google.com.au/citations?use…

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Steve Russell @steverus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We’re recruiting to an assistant/associate professorship in Pathogen Genetics- come and join us. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
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Assistant/Associate Professor in Pathogen Genetics
Applications are invited for an Assistant or Associate Professorship in Pathogen Genetics to be held in the Department of Genetics. We are searching for a talented individual with a track record of fu...
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Don Yee @mosquitolab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We've long known mosquitoes travel with us including via plane. But infected mosquitoes carrying malarial parasites is a nightmare situation. Going to need to start fumigating. 🦟🦠✈️🧪
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Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
@identitybydissent.bsky.social et al. analyze global invasions of persistently inbreeding ambrosia beetles; findings highlight the importance of outbreeding even when inbreeding is common in a species. 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... 🖌️ Marianne Coquilleau #societyjournal #invasive
MBE | Ambrosia beetle invasions are structured by inbreeding, intraspecific hybridization, and bridgeheads

Schmidt and colleagues identify a single inbred lineage of shot-hole borers that has spread across three continents, but show that borers can also hybridise when males find their way into other brood galleries nearby. Artwork by Marianne Coquilleau.
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Thomas L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🪲NEW PAPER🪲 Two shot-hole borer lineages have invaded South Africa, met in the same tree in Durban Botanic Gardens, and began to hybridise. One lineage was also found in California and Australia, with almost no nuclear variation, but three mtDNA haplotypes (heteroplasmy) doi.org/10.1093/molb...
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Ambrosia beetle invasions are structured by inbreeding, intraspecific hybridization, and bridgeheads
Abstract. When invasive populations establish in regions far from their origin, they may accumulate deleterious mutations that limit population viability a
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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm looking to hire a postdoc to work on the RepAdapt + MacroMar projects, analysing genomic data from >130 species of plants, animals, and fungi (VCFs are processed, ready to go). Lots of potential for creativity and collaboration! yeamanlab.weebly.com/uploads/5/7/...
Picture shows fireweed in foreground and Mt. Lougheed in background
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Henry North @henrylnorth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
At the end of the year I'll be back home Down Under to give a workshop on invasion genomics at the Centre for Biodiversity Analysis in Canberra (registration link below). Also looking forward to my first @ausevosoc.bsky.social and @austentsoc.bsky.social meetings! cba.anu.edu.au/news-events/...
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Population genomics for biodiversity, biosecurity and rapid adaptation
Henry North from the University of Cambridge will present a hands-on workshop focused on the application of whole-genome population genomics to monitoring and managing invasive and endangered populati...
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Australasian Evolution Society - AES @ausevosoc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🏆 Best Paper Award Winner (1/2)! 🐝 Cngratulations to @saltydasilva.bsky.social 👏🏼 Carmen’s work shows native bees can evolve greater heat tolerance 🌡️ Read it 👉🏼 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🐝 sure to register for 🧬 Evolution in the Gong, so you don’t miss the plenary!
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Thomas Lenormand @thomaslenormand.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨Interested in #evolutionary #genomics and #popgen #theory? My lab just opened a 1+ year #postdoc position to work on sex chromosome dosage compensation. At #CEFE in beautiful Montpellier. Deadline soon, don't be shy, apply, theory is exciting! 👉 bit.ly/4eMWDIh
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Thomas L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
**New preprint** We investigate how intracellular symbionts evolve in natural mosquito populations, and how that evolution affects traits of public-health relevance. A collaboration with @geneticscam.bsky.social @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @cvrinfo.bsky.social doi.org/10.64898/202...
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Evolutionary genomics of a natural Wolbachia superinfection in the dengue mosquito Aedes albopictus
Aedes albopictus, an invasive mosquito vector of human pathogens, is naturally infected by two strains of the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia, wAlbA and wAlbB. Here, we present a comprehensive genom...
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bioRxiv Evolutionary Biology @biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Evolutionary genomics of a natural Wolbachia superinfection in the dengue mosquito Aedes albopictus www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Noah Whiteman @nkwhiteman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
So excited to announce our search for 4 postdocs (funded by the Simons Foundation) who will use genomics to "test how ecological interactions, natural selection, natural enemies, hybridization & environmental gradients shape...tropical tree communities" in Panama: stri.si.edu/story/bci-ev... ...1
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Thomas L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Nǐ hǎo
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Dan Schrider @samurscicop.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Update! The posting for the postdoc opening in my lab is up! Apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/319...
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Post-Doc Research Associate (Schrider)
The Schrider Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a postdoc in population genetics and/or phylogenetics. The successful candidate will help design and carry out projects re...
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The Lambrechts Lab @lambrechtslab.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🚨 We're hiring! A #postdoc position is available @lambrechtslab.bsky.social @pasteur.fr ➡️ Come join our team to investigate the #genomic variations underlying the adaptive potential and vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti #mosquitoes 🦟 More details at this link: research.pasteur.fr/b/1Cov
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Postdoctoral position in mosquito population genomics at Institut Pasteur in Paris - Research
The Insect-Virus Interactions Unit is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to investigate the genomic variations underlying a mosquito’s capacity to transmit human arboviruses. Description Our resear...
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Volker Rudolf @volkerrudolf.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Post Doc position alert! Come work with us on the evolution of cannibalism. Full job description in link below. Salary starts at $58k plus benefits. (Please help spread the word) emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Postdoctoral Associate - BioSciences
Dr. Volker Rudolf’s group in the Department of BioSciences at Rice University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the field of Evolution and Behavior. The ideal candidate will have strong ...
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Thomas L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
**NEW PREPRINT** 🪲🪲🪲 1st manuscript of my new lab at @sydney.edu.au 1st pop genomic study of Euwallacea (shot-hole borers) 🪲 1st study I've led on a non-mosquito organism www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
A shot-hole borer
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Ajay Narendra @pipilika.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Delighted to announce that the 2026 Australian Entomology Society Conference will be at the Wallumattagal Campus, Macquarie University, Sydney from December 7-10. See attached flyer on how to submit a symposium proposal.
Call for symposia for 2026 Australian Entomology Society Conference. Submit proposals before April 30.
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Evolutionary Applications @evolappjournal.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Special Issue on Genetic Rescue is out 🎉🎉🎉 The 21 papers on the SI highlight how evolutionary biology can enhance resilience & long-term survival of biodiversity. Introducing genetically diverse individuals can boost fitness in small, isolated populations 🧬🌿 doi.org/10.1111/eva.70225
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ANU Research School of Biology @biologyanu.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Join us on campus & online on Thursday, 2 April 2026 at 1pm for a seminar by Dr Thomas Schmidt from the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney. Details: rb.gy/cjfh55
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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
We've got ISSUES. Literally. We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do? arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563 A 🧵 1/n
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Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Are you excited about pangenomics? If so, join us in Edinburgh on 8-9th June to discuss the latest methods & insights from using these approaches across biodiversity! More details here: royalsociety.org/science-even... Organised together with @henrylnorth.bsky.social & @joanameier.bsky.social!
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Pangenomics transforms evolutionary biology | Royal Society
This Theo Murphy meeting organised by Dr Joana Meier, Dr Henry North and Dr Charlotte Wright, will showcase cutting-edge pangenome tools, applied uses of pangenomes which are transforming health and a...
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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Attempted eradication of smallmouth bass promotes rapid evolution. Here's the study that is the focus of the Scientific American article: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Eradication efforts catalyze rapid evolution in an invasive predatory fish | PNAS
Species invasions spur costly and labor-intensive control efforts, yet even local eradication is seldom achieved. When control measures are initial...
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Thomas L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Fairly alarming language prefiguring my move to a new position
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MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
César, Galactic Insect, 1956 #artbots #moma botfrens.com/collections/14377/cont…
Gift of G. David Thompson
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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
I'm looking to recruit a PhD student to study patterns of local adaptation and introgression across the spruce hybrid zone in the Rockies near Calgary. Projects can include field work, bioinformatics, pop gen theory, or comparison to plant/ conifer species yeamanlab.weebly.com/uploads/5/7/...
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Australasian Evolution Society - AES @ausevosoc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Calling all evolutionary biologists! **AES 2025 Conference** 📍 UQ Brisbane | 🗓 1–3 Oct **Talks close 1 Sept** Don’t miss out — submit & join us for three days of cutting-edge science + community! aes.corsizio.com/event/685405... #AES2025 #Evolution #ECR #SciComm #AusSci
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Jessica Budke 🌱🥼🔬 @mossplants.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Know an Evolutionary Genomicist looking for a faculty position? Join us in EEB @utknoxville.bsky.social Position is open for studying any organism, but personally I have some botany bias. 🌱 Apply before Sept 19 for full consideration. apply.interfolio.com/170735 Please share widely. Thanks!
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Véronique Paris @mozzienique.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I am thrilled to announce the the Beating Buruli ulcer team has been announced as a finalist of this years Australian Museum Eureka prize for Infectious Diseases Research!! 🦟🔬 Fingers crossed, the winners will be announced on the 3rd of September! 🤞🏻🏆 @eurekaprizes.bsky.social @pearg.bsky.social
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Cassandra Koh 🦟🔬🧪 @cassandrakoh.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc researcher to join my team for a project on mosquito-specific viruses and host interactions. Peep the job description & how to apply below. Perfect for soon-to-be or recent PhD graduates in mosquito vector biology 🦟 or arbovirology 🦠 🗓️ Application deadline 31 August 2025
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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 23/07/2025
'Ozzy Osbourne and his band Black Sabbath pulled off an enormous coup by coming out of poverty and profiting against the odds within a hugely overpowered music industry, despite being endlessly ripped off and almost losing their minds along the way' #OzzyOsbourne Remembered buff.ly/bd88ute
Ozzy Osbourne portrait by Dom Slike
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Thomas L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Although most plant pots in Grosetto are allowed to drain freely, those that don't often contain mosquito larvae! @mozzienique.bsky.social is on the case
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Thomas L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
@mozzienique.bsky.social and I have begun our conference trip to Italy by joining the greatest and most exclusive club in Florence
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Thomas L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
🦟New paper out in Evolutionary Applications🦟 The Australian mosquito Aedes vigilax is panmictic across one city (Newcastle) but has strong structure in another (Sydney). The structure was stable across years and may be due to industrial barriers doi.org/10.1111/eva.... @evolappjournal.bsky.social
Map of Sydney and Newcastle, NSW (Australia). PCA results show panmixia across Newcastle but structure in Sydney
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Ben Phillips @benflips.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
We're hiring. 2.5 year statistical ecology postdoc in Perth, Western Australia. Closing 6 July. 🌏 #bioinvasions #biosecurity Check it out: www.seek.com.au/job/85070198...
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Post Doctoral Research Associate in statistical ecology Job in Bentley, Perth WA - SEEK
The Population Biology and genomics Group is seeking to appoint a Post Doctoral Research Associate.
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Emily Roycroft @emilyroycroft.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
📣 📣 Calling genomics-y and ecology friends, three permanent faculty positions at @monashbiol.bsky.social in Melbourne, Australia! See job listings here.
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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here: Ecology: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... Genomics: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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Vincent J Lynch 🐘🦣🦥 🦇🐋🐢🐍 @devoevomed.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Four AI-generated "articles" have now disparaged me, "Colleagues and experts in the field have expressed concerns about the consistency and scientific integrity of his work" gripeo.com/02/vincent-l...
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Vincent Lynch Is Unreliable – Gripeo
Vincent J. Lynch, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the College of Arts and Sciences, where he focuses on genetics,
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Steph Godfrey @stephgodfrey.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
We're looking for TWO lecturers (in Conservation Biology & Evolutionary Ecology) to join us in this beautiful corner of the world! Come join our pretty awesome (if I do say so myself!) department! 💚 @zoologyotago.bsky.social otago.taleo.net/careersectio... otago.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Dr. K. Lotterhos @drk-lo.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I'm hiring! Postdoc available in my lab in Ecological Genomics. northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/... I will start reviewing applications mid-July. 🧪🧑‍🔬🖥️🧬🦑. Please share widely, thanks!
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Ecological Genomics
About the Opportunity Job Summary A postdoctoral research associate is available at the Lotterhos Lab at Northeastern University. The postdoc will be based at Northeastern University’s Marine Science ...
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Sam Yeaman @samyeaman.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Are you interested in the genomic basis of repeated adaptation? The RepAdapt group now has >70 members working to re-run their whole genome shotgun datasets through a common SNP calling pipeline, sharing VCFs, and working together to analyse data. Please contact me if you'd like to contribute!
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Thomas L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Our new paper on the parallel evolution of insecticide resistance is online now at @elife.bsky.social doi.org/10.7554/eLif... Pest: the two spotted spider mite
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Arvid Ågren @arvidagren.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
John Maynard Smith meets Alan Turing. In Husbands, Holland and Wheeler, eds (2008). The Mechanical Mind in History. The MIT Press.
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Manpreet Dhami @manpreetkdhami.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
PhD position available - plant-microbe-pollinator interactions in Kowhai flowers! With myself & Prof Jacqueline Beggs, based at Manaaki Whenua, Lincoln. Details below, or DM me! @microbiologysociety.org @evoldir.bsky.social @aucklanduni.bsky.social @microbiologynz.bsky.social
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Matthew Hahn @3rdreviewer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
It's GRFP season again, so I thought I'd share my rejection letter (from 1999!). Hang tough--it doesn't determine your future.
A score sheet for my 1999 NSF GRFP. The reviewers did not think highly of my application.
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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
BRB gonna make some diremosquitoes
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 08/04/2025
in case you're wondering, "what's the harm in claiming an extinct species has been brought back from the dead" when it most certainly has not, our interior secretary is already using it to justify taking animals off the endangered species list
The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to work with others to “conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.”

The Department of the Interior is excited about the potential of “de-extinction” technology and how it may serve broader purposes beyond the recovery of lost species, including strengthening biodiversity protection efforts and helping endangered or at-risk species.

The Endangered Species List has become like the Hotel California: once a species enters, they never leave. In fact, 97 percent of species that are added to the endangered list remain there. This is because the status quo is focused on regulation more than innovation.

It’s time to fundamentally change how we think about species conservation. Going forward, we must celebrate removals from the endangered list - not additions. The only thing we’d like to see go extinct is the need for an endangered species list to exist. We need to continue improving recovery efforts to make that a reality, and the marvel of “de-extinction” technology can help forge a future where populations are never at risk.

Since the dawn of our nation, it has been innovation – not regulation – that has spawned American greatness. The revival of the Dire Wolf heralds the advent of a thrilling new era of scientific wonder, showcasing how the concept of “de-extinction” can serve as a bedrock for modern species conservation.

The Dire Wolf revival carries profound cultural significance as it embodies strength and courage that is deeply encoded within the DNA of American identity and tribal heritage.

Breakthroughs of this nature will inspire leading minds and future generations of innovators to chase the impossible, capture it, and unleash its potential!

The Department of the Interior looks forward to a vibrant future full of innovation that advances core missions such as wildlife conservation.
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Gideon Bradburd @gbradburd.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Really excited to see this work, led by Mike Grundler, published! It's a new method for inferring the geographic locations of shared genetic ancestors. In the paper, we and use it to infer the geographic history of human genetic ancestry www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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A geographic history of human genetic ancestry
Describing the distribution of genetic variation across individuals is a fundamental goal of population genetics. We present a method that capitalizes on the rich genealogical information encoded in g...
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Thomas L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
'Artwork' at my Airbnb is inspiring me to live-laugh-love at levels never thought possible
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Thomas L Schmidt @identitybydissent.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Watch out for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug! @ Auckland airport
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