Olga Rych, MSc
@olgarych.bsky.social
Harm reductionist, global public health and SRHR advocate, (queer)feminist, lover of libraries, believer in kindness. We can do better than capitalism. Also, dogs.
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Zelenskyy: Today, Russia struck a passenger train in the Kharkiv region with attack drones. In any country, a drone strike on a civilian train would be regarded in the same way – purely as an act of terrorism
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Zelenskyy: Today, Russia struck a passenger train in the Kharkiv region with attack drones. In any country, a drone strike on a civilian train would be regarded in the same way – purely as an act of terrorism
Look how these two #trees respect each other’s living space. Their shapes trace each other, barely touching.
In spring and summer neither shades the other, so they both can get enough sunlight and be nourished.
Maybe they’re mother and child?
If trees can care for each other, so can we.
#scapes
In spring and summer neither shades the other, so they both can get enough sunlight and be nourished.
Maybe they’re mother and child?
If trees can care for each other, so can we.
#scapes
January 27, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
Baby pine tree surrounded by elders on a snow day
#Switzerland #landscape #nature #photography #forest #snow
#Switzerland #landscape #nature #photography #forest #snow
January 26, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Baby pine tree surrounded by elders on a snow day
#Switzerland #landscape #nature #photography #forest #snow
#Switzerland #landscape #nature #photography #forest #snow
A while back, I read this quiet but fierce meditation on war, how it shows up in art, and on what it does to those who wage it and those who are on the receiving end.
And I still think about it.
Now feels like the right time to recommend it as an essential read.
#booksky #tbr
And I still think about it.
Now feels like the right time to recommend it as an essential read.
#booksky #tbr
January 25, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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Check out #45! 😭😭😭 My little kid nerdy heart loves this because I grew up looking forward to this magazine included with the Sunday paper every week. I am so honored to see my book on this list in a magazine that means so much to me. Thank you, PARADE Magazine!
parade.com/books/best-n...
parade.com/books/best-n...
45 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time, According to Librarians
You'll want to add these titles to your 'TBR' list in 2026.
parade.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Check out #45! 😭😭😭 My little kid nerdy heart loves this because I grew up looking forward to this magazine included with the Sunday paper every week. I am so honored to see my book on this list in a magazine that means so much to me. Thank you, PARADE Magazine!
parade.com/books/best-n...
parade.com/books/best-n...
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WHO removing Us Flag
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
WHO removing Us Flag
A little winter magic. It’s gray and rainy down in the valleys. But up here, the fresh snow has turned everything into a postcard and hushed all the sounds except branches cracking under its weight or an occasional chirp of a bird.
A day not spent on screens is a day worth living.
A day not spent on screens is a day worth living.
January 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM
A little winter magic. It’s gray and rainy down in the valleys. But up here, the fresh snow has turned everything into a postcard and hushed all the sounds except branches cracking under its weight or an occasional chirp of a bird.
A day not spent on screens is a day worth living.
A day not spent on screens is a day worth living.
An old log - a tree that died - still full of life, as it became a host to a micro forest of mosses and lichens, all teeming with life, even on this mild winter day.
Nature is so miraculous, but we often walk past these little miracles completely oblivious.
#nature #scapes #macro
Nature is so miraculous, but we often walk past these little miracles completely oblivious.
#nature #scapes #macro
January 22, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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New UCC paper shows how low beef and sheep systems are for net digestible protein per hectare: they produce protein for 2–3 people per ha, versus ~23 for milk and ~40 for legumes. That’s ~15× more digestible protein per hectare from legumes than beef.
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
New UCC paper shows how low beef and sheep systems are for net digestible protein per hectare: they produce protein for 2–3 people per ha, versus ~23 for milk and ~40 for legumes. That’s ~15× more digestible protein per hectare from legumes than beef.
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A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
Meet Veronika, the first cow known to engage in flexible, multipurpose tool use
A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
www.scientificamerican.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
A pet cow named Veronika uses tools in a surprisingly sophisticated way—possibly because she has been allowed to live her best life
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Rachel Moore meets Sweet Girl, a beloved young #whale known for her gentle nature; who tragically lost her life after being hit & killed by a vessel. She suffered for hours. Her death shows the need to slow down ferries during whale season. #photo: Sina Ritter
#UnderwaterPhotography #photography
#UnderwaterPhotography #photography
January 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Rachel Moore meets Sweet Girl, a beloved young #whale known for her gentle nature; who tragically lost her life after being hit & killed by a vessel. She suffered for hours. Her death shows the need to slow down ferries during whale season. #photo: Sina Ritter
#UnderwaterPhotography #photography
#UnderwaterPhotography #photography
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This is Kyiv. Ukraine’s capital. An apartment building where the temperature is below 0. Where people live. Some of them can’t leave. (UNITED24)
January 18, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This is Kyiv. Ukraine’s capital. An apartment building where the temperature is below 0. Where people live. Some of them can’t leave. (UNITED24)
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The alarming state of our planet demands immediate action. By preserving the Amazon and Congo basin, we can mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change and ensure a habitable world for ourselves and future generations. #ActNow #ClimateAction
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The alarming state of our planet demands immediate action. By preserving the Amazon and Congo basin, we can mitigate the devastating impacts of climate change and ensure a habitable world for ourselves and future generations. #ActNow #ClimateAction
Those gentle hills in the background are actually massive snow capped Alps. Funny what the perspective does.
#scape #Switzerland #photography
#scape #Switzerland #photography
January 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Those gentle hills in the background are actually massive snow capped Alps. Funny what the perspective does.
#scape #Switzerland #photography
#scape #Switzerland #photography
I can watch this forever
January 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I can watch this forever
I sneaked out for a short walk in between meetings today, to clear my head and to bask in the precious winter sun.
Sometimes all we need is a gulp of fresh air.
#scapes #alps #nature #Switzerland
Sometimes all we need is a gulp of fresh air.
#scapes #alps #nature #Switzerland
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I sneaked out for a short walk in between meetings today, to clear my head and to bask in the precious winter sun.
Sometimes all we need is a gulp of fresh air.
#scapes #alps #nature #Switzerland
Sometimes all we need is a gulp of fresh air.
#scapes #alps #nature #Switzerland
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A family of sleeping whales: mother, daughter and son [📹 vega_alejand]
January 11, 2026 at 6:24 AM
A family of sleeping whales: mother, daughter and son [📹 vega_alejand]
January 12, 2026 at 8:54 AM
January 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
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#CurrentlyReading
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
#CurrentlyReading
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
I am ashamed to admit I did not really notice #gulls before I picked up my camera. They have a bad reputation, but they are such tough, playful, and elegant creatures.
Their life is constant battle against the elements. Wind, water, cities encroaching on their habitat.
And yet, they soar.
#scapes
Their life is constant battle against the elements. Wind, water, cities encroaching on their habitat.
And yet, they soar.
#scapes
January 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
First day back to work and already spent lunch going through emails instead of a little photo walk in the neighborhood. I love my work, but I also know that making time for a proper break on a busy day makes me more productive and motivated in the long run.
Tomorrow better. Photo from 2 weeks ago.
Tomorrow better. Photo from 2 weeks ago.
January 6, 2026 at 8:24 PM
First day back to work and already spent lunch going through emails instead of a little photo walk in the neighborhood. I love my work, but I also know that making time for a proper break on a busy day makes me more productive and motivated in the long run.
Tomorrow better. Photo from 2 weeks ago.
Tomorrow better. Photo from 2 weeks ago.
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The Trump administration just released a five-year plan for offshore oil leasing, setting the stage to auction off 1+ billion acres of public waters in the United States. More drilling will only push imperiled wildlife closer to extinction. Take action. act.biologicaldiversity.org/OvxlEQSpoEGj...
Defend the Ocean From Offshore Drilling
The Trump administration just released a horrific five-year plan for offshore oil leasing, setting the stage to auction off 1.27 billion acres of public waters in the United States. More drilling will...
act.biologicaldiversity.org
January 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
The Trump administration just released a five-year plan for offshore oil leasing, setting the stage to auction off 1+ billion acres of public waters in the United States. More drilling will only push imperiled wildlife closer to extinction. Take action. act.biologicaldiversity.org/OvxlEQSpoEGj...