Osku Leigh (@osku1) — Bluesky Profile

5 days ago

Check out this podcast, The Gynarchy, which was kind enough to have me, the undisputed Bad Boy of Medical Podcasting, on.

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3 weeks ago

Twilight in Wairarapa. Pink glow to the clouds as another day slips by over the nature reserve near Beau Vista orchard. The colours deepen. The ever changing appearance of the pond through the seasons is delightful. Now early autumn. #Wairarapa #Twilight

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1 month ago

♪ #nowplaying Ayonha - Hamid El Shaeri (Habibi funk - 1983) https://www.radiofrance.fr/fip

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1 month ago

A slide showing that students can do about the state of the world these days:

•Peaceful protests (but only one of many ways)
•Write letters (or call) to your elected leaders and reps
•Vote in local, provincial and national elections
•Run for office
•Write op-eds or letters in media
•Post on social media & follow inspiring people
•Get involved in your local community, volunteer for NGOs
•Donate money (even tiny $) to good causes
•Take courses
•Read, read, and read more (especially history)
•Listen to podcasts, watch inspiring films
•Do art, poetry, theatre, film, dance, sing – joy is resistance
•Go outdoors & reconnect with nature
•Rest when you need to - rest is resistance

Everytime I teach global health these days, young people express their dismay at the state of the world and the pathetic leadership we see in most places

They invariably ask me, "What can we do??"

These days, I go prepared with this list (slide below that anyone is welcome to use)

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1 month ago

A nighttime aerial view of a futuristic coastal megacity from Ghost in the Shell (1995), with dense skyscrapers, illuminated bridges, and waterways stretching toward a glowing skyline under a dark, cloudy sky. Original artwork at the exhibit in tokyo

Rough animation sketch from Ghost in the Shell showing a man (Batou) falling backward while holding a handgun, drawn in loose pencil lines with construction marks visible.

Detailed pencil drawing from Ghost in the Shell inside a military vehicle, holding a rifle, surrounded by mechanical panels and cables.

Urban cityscape from Ghost in the Shell depicting tall, weathered Hong Kong styled apartment buildings with scaffolding, signage, and dense industrial detail under a hazy sky.

Went to the opening of the Ghost in The Shell exhibit in Tokyo, on now until April.

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1 month ago

A couple of people cycling on a wide, illuminated bicycle path, in a frosty scenery, under the moon

Frosty scenery and trees, moon and mist, a person pedaling on a bike path

It is rather beautiful here in Oulu 🇫🇮, right now. Absolutely no filters needed at all 🤌
-20°C, wind chill -28°C.
#Oulu #MeanwhileInOulu

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1 month ago

For Canaan Palestine, olive oil is a form of resistance We speak to Dr Nasser Abufarha on supporting over 2,000 farmers, preserving heritage, and bringing Palestinian flavours to the world through Canaan Palestine

We speak to Dr Nasser Abufarha on supporting over 2,000 farmers, preserving heritage, and bringing Palestinian flavours to the world through Canaan Palestine ⬇️

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1 month ago

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1 month ago

Just before Christmas, I got a puppy.
Her name is Minerva, and we call her *Minnie.

I'm still learning how to understand her.

Me: Do you need to go outside? Do you need to go outside, little baby? Do you need to do a poo?
Do you need to do a widdle piddle?

Minnie: Arf!

*I just call her "little baby" most of the time.

I'm also realizing I can't turn off the baby talk now.
Nobody tells you about that.

I got so lucky with my first puppy.
Her wonderful foster parents had her completely house-trained by the time we adopted her, so taking her outside for potty time has been pretty easy. I've got the puppy poopy routine pretty much down, now.

Me, putting on my coat: Let's see... I got the little poopy bags, puppy treats for bribes, jacket, scarf, phone… I think that's everything… Oh yes! And my passport.

I had been carrying around my passport for a while, but I knew it didn't matter. This is wrong. Nobody is required to carry around their papers.

I became a US citizen when I was seven. Since I was born in a refugee camp, I was stateless.
The US is the only nation where I've ever held citizenship. It's the only passport I've ever had, and it still felt important. Protective.

I would hold it in my pocket like a talisman, like it might ward off ghosts or something. But I realized I was holding onto it basically out of superstition.
ICE will pick up anybody.

I know that.

So I tucked my passport away.

And I largely avoid leaving my house.

I live a few blocks just South of George Floyd Square. I was in the neighborhood for that, too.
And all the neighbors came together to protect each other. We're already organized.
We'll do our best to get through this.

Me, to my dog: I hope I can take you for a walk someday soon. Won't that be nice, little baby?

Abolish ICE. A little journal comic from South Minneapolis.

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics #iceoutofmpls

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2 months ago

The bright orange ball of the sun just peeks over the horizon in the mostly clear sky. A small smudge of grey/orange clouds are smeared around the top of the image. The bright orange sunbeams sweep across the enormous snow-covered frozen lake lighting up, the purple coloured snow. A few grasses poke out of the snow in the foreground on the shore.

A bright, crisp sunrise over Lake Winnipeg this morning. Perfect conditions for a walk.

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2 months ago

I just watched the new Iranian movie “It Was Just an Accident” the other night. An extraordinary watch — about the aftermath of political/state repression. I’d have recommended it anyway, but especially now given what’s happening literally right now in Iran.

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2 months ago

illustration of the photograph in the original post, hundreds of birds in the sky and floating on the water, there is a butterscotch colored dog at the water's edge on the land, the sun is in the horizon, reflecting off the water

I loved this so much, I had to draw it

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2 months ago

a toast on rustaveli avenue, lit by christmas lights

a long red clothed table down a busy stree

protesters draped in georgian flags, accompanied by dog

a year ago today; may 2026 be better

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3 months ago

BBC Radio 3 - Private Passions, Lea Ypi Michael Berkeley's guest is the writer and professor of political theory at LSE, Lea Ypi.

One of my favourite things this year was recording this episode of BBC Radio 3 Private Passions with Michael Berkeley where we talked about my favourite music from Limoz Dizdari to Hans Eisler’s Solidaritätslied via Beethoven, Bach, Mozart and more. Out now
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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3 months ago

Lea Ypi: Permanent dazwischen In ihrem neuen Buch erzählt Lea Ypi vom Zeitalter der Extreme. Hier erklärt sie, warum rechte Ressentiments auch heute oft erfolgreich sind, linke Antworten jedoch nicht.

In ihrem neuen Buch erzählt Lea Ypi vom Zeitalter der Extreme. Hier erklärt sie, warum rechte Ressentiments auch heute oft erfolgreich sind, linke Antworten jedoch nicht.

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2 months ago

Day 395 of #GeorgiaProtests

And to think that just two years ago, the deeply rooted common assumption was that “Georgian’s can’t protest without a leader, get tired if they don’t achieve their objectives within a few days and go home.”

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2 months ago

Black-and-white photograph of a black woman in work clothes, sensible shoes, holding a broom. She stands, gazing slightly upwards, in the middle of a gallery space surrounded by bronze sculptures of nude human bodies (female). The room is dark except for one light coming from one side, which illuminates her from the front and casts strong shadows behind her.

Fritz Henle
‘Cleaning Lady in Museum of Modern Art, NYC’
1948

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2 months ago

Chers artistes, prière de ne pas déranger l’ordre racial établi La chanteuse Théodora a fait grincer des dents après avoir dit que la France était un pays « raciste ». Un nouvel exemple de l’injonction faite aux artistes non blancs de faire preuve de gratitude et surtout d’éviter les sujets relatifs au racisme.

La chanteuse Théodora a fait grincer des dents après avoir dit que la France était un pays « raciste ». Un nouvel exemple de l’injonction faite aux personnalités non blanches de faire preuve de gratitude et surtout d’éviter les sujets relatifs au racisme.

Par Rokhaya Diallo

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3 months ago

🎅🎄Pour cette fin d'année, je mets en vente sur le site "Les Dessinateurs" (lien en bio) ce tirage reprenant l'illustration du coffret des 3 Tomes de l'Odyssée d'Hakim.

Le tirage est numéroté et signé (100 exemplaires) et il est imprimé au format A3 sur papier Tintoretto Gesso 250 g.

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3 months ago

Animalism випустив брелок у формі коника із переробленого пластику з Хортиці Під час останнього прибирання Хартиці волонтери UAnimals зібрали понад шість тонн відходів

Animalism випустив брелок у формі коника із переробленого пластику з Хортиці

Пластик очистили, подрібнили та переробили на гранули, з яких відлили нові фігурки-коники

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3 months ago

O filme mostra a vida do pianista, natural de Juiz de Fora, que cultivou uma determinação sem igual para superar preconceitos e a origem extremamente humilde, para se tornar um pianista formado pela Universidade de Bremen e tocar em grandes salas da Europa.🎥🇧🇷

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4 months ago

Best wishes for a fast and full recovery.

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4 months ago

Business model. Cartoon from early this year.

#socialmedia #profit #greed #Meta #Twitter

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4 months ago

A stunning glow-in-the-dark bike path inspired by Van Gogh's Starry Night, powered by solar energy & artistic innovation. Thousands of photoluminescent stones absorb sunlight during the day & emit a soft glow at night - creating a swirling pattern.

In the Netherlands, cycling meets art & sustainability in a remarkable way. A glow-in-the-dark bike path inspired by Vincent van Gogh's painting Starry Night lights up the town of Nuenen, where the artist once lived. The bike path uses thousands of […]

[Original post on mastodon.nu]

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4 months ago

Photo of my hand holding a digital pen hovering over a drawing tablet that shows a very detailed cartoon in the making.

I'm working on what will probably be my most detailed cartoon of 2025 (the photo shows about 25% of the cartoon).

I've been getting more and more comments recently on social media that my work is AI generated. It's not. It's all done by hand.

#AIfree #creativeprocess

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5 months ago

A Cool A Balade

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4 months ago

Went to the south shore apartment building today that was raided by trump in that embarrassingly militarized way.

Talked to some folks

I mad

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