Liz Robertson
@lizrd.bsky.social
Data integrity in human research nerd. Mountain biker. Weaver. Spinner. Probably under the supervision of at least one dog. Usually in need of another cup of tea.
I know it's a busy day on the news but we need to have a world worth saving, too.
Back to #ConservationOverCorporations:
This is bad for fish, Tribes, and the Columbia Basin.
Trump reneged on >$1 billion promised to tribes for renewable energy & salmon recovery. He halted an initiative to restore salmon runs in the Columbia and Snake rivers.
We can’t lose focus.
#Resist
This is bad for fish, Tribes, and the Columbia Basin.
Trump reneged on >$1 billion promised to tribes for renewable energy & salmon recovery. He halted an initiative to restore salmon runs in the Columbia and Snake rivers.
We can’t lose focus.
#Resist
Trump upends historic Columbia River Basin agreement, bringing uncertainty to salmon recovery efforts
President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the federal government out of what Northwest tribes have hailed as a historic agreement to recover salmon in the Columbia River Basin.
www.opb.org
June 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I know it's a busy day on the news but we need to have a world worth saving, too.
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The Lord of the Rings films are older than ICE.
The Matrix is older than ICE.
Legally Blonde is older than ICE.
We're not talking about a venerable American institution. We're talking about post-9/11 Patriot Act overreach.
Claw that power back. Destroy ICE.
The Matrix is older than ICE.
Legally Blonde is older than ICE.
We're not talking about a venerable American institution. We're talking about post-9/11 Patriot Act overreach.
Claw that power back. Destroy ICE.
ICE has only existed since 2003. A Bush-era creation, it is a militarized federal secret police that has been imbued with the Supreme Court with the unconstitutional power to ignore the fourth amendment.
Abolishing it and salting the earth where it grew is the moderate stance.
Abolishing it and salting the earth where it grew is the moderate stance.
June 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The Lord of the Rings films are older than ICE.
The Matrix is older than ICE.
Legally Blonde is older than ICE.
We're not talking about a venerable American institution. We're talking about post-9/11 Patriot Act overreach.
Claw that power back. Destroy ICE.
The Matrix is older than ICE.
Legally Blonde is older than ICE.
We're not talking about a venerable American institution. We're talking about post-9/11 Patriot Act overreach.
Claw that power back. Destroy ICE.
I had looked for the last couple days and had started to wonder if you guys were okay.
May 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I had looked for the last couple days and had started to wonder if you guys were okay.
Sending so much love to you and the others who grieve him.
May 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Sending so much love to you and the others who grieve him.
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Support staff for wildfires have been decimated. This directly ties to the points made about some of the flaws in thinking about a Wildland fire service. It just isn’t that simple.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
May 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Support staff for wildfires have been decimated. This directly ties to the points made about some of the flaws in thinking about a Wildland fire service. It just isn’t that simple.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
Oh I do /not/ wonder! 😭
May 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Oh I do /not/ wonder! 😭
Generative AI is still young and prone to error. Would you trust it to decide if a drug is safe for you to take? Would you trust it to recognize a data integrity error or a biological improbability? I don't even trust it to write my low stakes emails. www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/fda-will...
FDA will fully adopt generative AI by end of June, Martin Makary says
The Food and Drug Administration is going all in on artificial intelligence. | The Food and Drug Administration is going all in on artificial intelligence. Commissioner Martin Makary, M.D., has instru...
www.fiercebiotech.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Generative AI is still young and prone to error. Would you trust it to decide if a drug is safe for you to take? Would you trust it to recognize a data integrity error or a biological improbability? I don't even trust it to write my low stakes emails. www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/fda-will...
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Reposted by Liz Robertson
Mayday = HELP ME
May Day = Help me... pick these flowers
May Day = Help me... pick these flowers
May 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Mayday = HELP ME
May Day = Help me... pick these flowers
May Day = Help me... pick these flowers
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"When you give to the needy, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing". When I learned to fundraise, that was hard to reconcile, but it's a bit like seeding the tip jar with cash to make others feel a little pressure to pony up. First few times, I thought lightning would strike
April 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"When you give to the needy, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing". When I learned to fundraise, that was hard to reconcile, but it's a bit like seeding the tip jar with cash to make others feel a little pressure to pony up. First few times, I thought lightning would strike
Everything is scary, but you deserve to enjoy books and tea or cocoa or coffee or wine as it suits you, and some rest. Feed your soul and the scary times will be easier to live through. Feeding your soul becomes an act of resistance.
April 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Everything is scary, but you deserve to enjoy books and tea or cocoa or coffee or wine as it suits you, and some rest. Feed your soul and the scary times will be easier to live through. Feeding your soul becomes an act of resistance.
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Extreme metal vocalists use a completely different pattern of vocalizing than we see in other styles of music," says Dr. Amanda Stark. She and death metal singer Mark Garrett join us to discuss how to safely scream like a demon.
How Death Metal Singers Make Their Extreme Vocalizations
Vocal researchers are learning how death metal singers safely produce extreme vocal distortions, in hopes of improving vocal health care.
www.sciencefriday.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Extreme metal vocalists use a completely different pattern of vocalizing than we see in other styles of music," says Dr. Amanda Stark. She and death metal singer Mark Garrett join us to discuss how to safely scream like a demon.
It's not a great moment for anybody to encourage running for a third term.
April 26, 2025 at 2:39 AM
It's not a great moment for anybody to encourage running for a third term.
I'm more afraid of the hogs.
April 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'm more afraid of the hogs.
That's really hard! You do such cool stuff, I hate that it has to be difficult for you.
April 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
That's really hard! You do such cool stuff, I hate that it has to be difficult for you.
I guess we're staying at Marriott.
Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.”
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
April 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I guess we're staying at Marriott.
Did any of y'all have to work Easter or Easter Monday? Did you remember to take time off on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday? Do you have any idea how many saints have feast days throughout the year? You totally need time off for those, right?
April 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Did any of y'all have to work Easter or Easter Monday? Did you remember to take time off on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday? Do you have any idea how many saints have feast days throughout the year? You totally need time off for those, right?
That makes me feel slightly better to hear. It all made me feel like we were having a zombie apocalypse against the slow sort of zombies instead of fast ones. You can still be overwhelmed by slow zombies, but maybe we could hole up at the Winchester and have a pint while it all passes.
April 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
That makes me feel slightly better to hear. It all made me feel like we were having a zombie apocalypse against the slow sort of zombies instead of fast ones. You can still be overwhelmed by slow zombies, but maybe we could hole up at the Winchester and have a pint while it all passes.
I have space, but the soil isn't good, there's not enough water, and the infrastructure to defend it from critters would be insanely expensive, particularly with construction materials being more expensive. Also, I'm already exhausted half to death with work, where are we supposed to find the time?
April 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I have space, but the soil isn't good, there's not enough water, and the infrastructure to defend it from critters would be insanely expensive, particularly with construction materials being more expensive. Also, I'm already exhausted half to death with work, where are we supposed to find the time?
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"The gown hugged my contours, so I was again 18 and again a reflection of my mother, bending time, a history helixing backwards."
#SundaySentence from Hands of a Maker by Rayya Liebich (2024 @hippocampusmag.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/bde4566n
#SundaySentence from Hands of a Maker by Rayya Liebich (2024 @hippocampusmag.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/bde4566n
Hands of a Maker by Rayya Liebich | Hippocampus Magazine
"I would like to know the hands of the woman in Palestine who plunged her needle with saffron and marigold thread..." from "Hands of a Maker" by Rayya Liebach.
tinyurl.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"The gown hugged my contours, so I was again 18 and again a reflection of my mother, bending time, a history helixing backwards."
#SundaySentence from Hands of a Maker by Rayya Liebich (2024 @hippocampusmag.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/bde4566n
#SundaySentence from Hands of a Maker by Rayya Liebich (2024 @hippocampusmag.bsky.social) tinyurl.com/bde4566n
No. I think he thinks he's immensely clever.
April 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
No. I think he thinks he's immensely clever.
It is a bummer. These are the same people who think you have space lasers, so that's the level of credulity we're dealing with. Have you seen the YouTube video about how the "birds aren't real" conspiracy theory happened? Humanity is mind-blowingly disappointing some days
April 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It is a bummer. These are the same people who think you have space lasers, so that's the level of credulity we're dealing with. Have you seen the YouTube video about how the "birds aren't real" conspiracy theory happened? Humanity is mind-blowingly disappointing some days
Happy birthday! You bring so many people so much joy!
April 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Happy birthday! You bring so many people so much joy!