T Karnos
@tkarnos.bsky.social
Supportive yet occasionally cranky random person in clinical research who adores trees, libraries, pies and an assortment of cute creatures
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Researchers found nearly 5% of OR & WA’s western forest canopy — about the size of Rhode Island — was scorched and damaged in the multi-day 2021 heat dome.
The extreme heat from June 25 to 29, 2021 brought the temperature in Portland to 116F, killing 70 people in Multnomah County alone.
Researchers found nearly 5% of OR & WA’s western forest canopy — about the size of Rhode Island — was scorched and damaged in the multi-day 2021 heat dome.
The extreme heat from June 25 to 29, 2021 brought the temperature in Portland to 116F, killing 70 people in Multnomah County alone.
2021 heat dome left Rhode Island-sized damage in Oregon's, Washington’s western forests • Oregon Capital Chronicle
OSU and U.S. Forest Service researchers found the four-day extreme heat event scorched more than 1,000 square miles of tree canopy.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Researchers found nearly 5% of OR & WA’s western forest canopy — about the size of Rhode Island — was scorched and damaged in the multi-day 2021 heat dome.
The extreme heat from June 25 to 29, 2021 brought the temperature in Portland to 116F, killing 70 people in Multnomah County alone.
Researchers found nearly 5% of OR & WA’s western forest canopy — about the size of Rhode Island — was scorched and damaged in the multi-day 2021 heat dome.
The extreme heat from June 25 to 29, 2021 brought the temperature in Portland to 116F, killing 70 people in Multnomah County alone.
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The American Alliance of Museums put out its annual industry snapshot and it's not great. Trump's targeting of museum programming had downstream effects and put a "chill on corporate philanthropy." n.pr/43lIZa7
Museums had a rough 2025: Report shows lower attendance, lost grants, less money
The American Alliance of Museums put out its annual industry snapshot and it's not great. Trump's targeting of museum programming had downstream effects and put a "chill on corporate philanthropy."
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The American Alliance of Museums put out its annual industry snapshot and it's not great. Trump's targeting of museum programming had downstream effects and put a "chill on corporate philanthropy." n.pr/43lIZa7
To light up the evening
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
To light up the evening
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Sunset from Mt Tabor, Portland, 11 July 2016 for tonight's 9 o'clock photo.
This volcano sits in the middle of the southeast section of the city, and is considered to be extinct, and is thought to have been last active around 300,000 years ago.
This volcano sits in the middle of the southeast section of the city, and is considered to be extinct, and is thought to have been last active around 300,000 years ago.
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Sunset from Mt Tabor, Portland, 11 July 2016 for tonight's 9 o'clock photo.
This volcano sits in the middle of the southeast section of the city, and is considered to be extinct, and is thought to have been last active around 300,000 years ago.
This volcano sits in the middle of the southeast section of the city, and is considered to be extinct, and is thought to have been last active around 300,000 years ago.
They're singing from The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition, using the music typeface designed by @composerjk.bsky.social with the Sacred Harp Publishing Company. What a delight!
Hundreds of singers gathered recently for the 34th Pacific Northwest Sacred Harp Singing Convention. They’re performing one of the oldest styles of American folk music, called shape note singing.
‘It’s just so intense’: Portland convention celebrates haunting art of shape note singing
Sacred Harp singers say they build community by singing 19th-century songs about death and the afterlife.
www.opb.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
They're singing from The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition, using the music typeface designed by @composerjk.bsky.social with the Sacred Harp Publishing Company. What a delight!
"Moderate our positions where our agenda is unpopular, including on issues like immigration, public safety, energy production, and some identity and cultural issues."
In a word, no.
In a word, no.
October 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"Moderate our positions where our agenda is unpopular, including on issues like immigration, public safety, energy production, and some identity and cultural issues."
In a word, no.
In a word, no.
Good for Lewis & Clark! @lclark.bsky.social
Lewis & Clark College is joining a short list of higher education institutions in the U.S. that have chosen to move endowment investments away from companies that manufacture weapons.
Lewis & Clark trustees adopt weapons-free investment policy
After a nearly 18-month student-led effort, trustees at the private college in Portland have agreed to implement a proposal that seeks to divest the institution from weapons manufacturers.
www.opb.org
October 25, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Good for Lewis & Clark! @lclark.bsky.social
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Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence
Both the general public and academic communities have raised concerns about sycophancy, the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) excessively agreeing with or flattering users. Yet, beyond isolat...
arxiv.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
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@merkley.senate.gov has been speaking on the Senate floor for over 15 HOURS, standing up for Oregonians' access to healthcare, their rights, and our democracy.
Tune in ⬇️
Tune in ⬇️
TUNE IN: I’m holding the Senate floor to protest Trump’s grave threats to democracy. We cannot pretend this is normal.
youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
Merkley Holds Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
@merkley.senate.gov has been speaking on the Senate floor for over 15 HOURS, standing up for Oregonians' access to healthcare, their rights, and our democracy.
Tune in ⬇️
Tune in ⬇️
Trivia tidbit for #HATM
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"The crew had kept the pirate ship hidden to evoke genuine awe when the children first saw it. ... When Brolin first saw the pirate ship, he ruined the take by yelling an exploitative in his surprise. "
screenrant.com/the-goonies-...
"The crew had kept the pirate ship hidden to evoke genuine awe when the children first saw it. ... When Brolin first saw the pirate ship, he ruined the take by yelling an exploitative in his surprise. "
“I Wasn’t Thinking”: A Classic Moment From The Goonies Was Almost Even Better, But Josh Brolin “Ruined” It
Brolin's reaction couldn't be used.
screenrant.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Trivia tidbit for #HATM
screenrant.com/the-goonies-...
"The crew had kept the pirate ship hidden to evoke genuine awe when the children first saw it. ... When Brolin first saw the pirate ship, he ruined the take by yelling an exploitative in his surprise. "
screenrant.com/the-goonies-...
"The crew had kept the pirate ship hidden to evoke genuine awe when the children first saw it. ... When Brolin first saw the pirate ship, he ruined the take by yelling an exploitative in his surprise. "
Who robbed the Louvre, obviously.
October 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Who robbed the Louvre, obviously.
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The crowd estimate for Portland's No Kings protest is currently at 40,000.
More photos to come but you can read our live updates here: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
More photos to come but you can read our live updates here: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
October 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The crowd estimate for Portland's No Kings protest is currently at 40,000.
More photos to come but you can read our live updates here: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
More photos to come but you can read our live updates here: www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Federal officials claim Portland's ICE facility closed down due to protests. Even federal judges acknowledged this as true.
So OPB decided to fact check it. Data show bookings at the building never stopped.
So OPB decided to fact check it. Data show bookings at the building never stopped.
Portland’s ICE building closed for 22 days this summer, but immigration arrests and detentions hardly slowed
Justice Department attorneys argue the facility was “inoperable.” Some public functions were halted. Bookings were not.
www.opb.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Federal officials claim Portland's ICE facility closed down due to protests. Even federal judges acknowledged this as true.
So OPB decided to fact check it. Data show bookings at the building never stopped.
So OPB decided to fact check it. Data show bookings at the building never stopped.
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A Message From The Frog Resistance
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.
So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.
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Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The truth of what's happening in Portland doesn't matter to the Trump administration. But it should to all those who recognize the danger of the federal government's willingness to unleash "full force" on cities with different politics. Editorial: www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
Editorial: Hello, world. An open letter from ‘war-ravaged’ Portland
Despite President Donald Trump's grim characterizations, the protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building don't remotely match what's happening, the editorial board writes. While ...
www.oregonlive.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The truth of what's happening in Portland doesn't matter to the Trump administration. But it should to all those who recognize the danger of the federal government's willingness to unleash "full force" on cities with different politics. Editorial: www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...
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my favorite 🧀
October 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
my favorite 🧀
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Hey, this sucks. Like... a lot. 📚
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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
SDSS Dean Stanley Ahalt will be made dean of the new school while SILS Dean Jeffrey Bardzell will stand as the University’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice Provost for AI.
www.dailytarheel.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Hey, this sucks. Like... a lot. 📚
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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’
www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...
Happy 50th to John Day Fossil Beds National Monument!
Definitely in your Red era when I visited last year.
Definitely in your Red era when I visited last year.
October 9, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Happy 50th to John Day Fossil Beds National Monument!
Definitely in your Red era when I visited last year.
Definitely in your Red era when I visited last year.
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.