Dr. Nickels
@altocleff.bsky.social
Psychologist from Northern California.
Psychodynamic
Still masking
@alto_cleff on twitter
Psychodynamic
Still masking
@alto_cleff on twitter
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Learn something new (and horrifying) every day!
So the bad news about methods of cooling data center that use less water: they rely on forever chemicals.
"In “two-phase immersion cooling” systems, servers are immersed in a pool of Pfas with a low boiling point."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"In “two-phase immersion cooling” systems, servers are immersed in a pool of Pfas with a low boiling point."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Learn something new (and horrifying) every day!
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
September 8, 2026 at 5:49 AM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Early Edition: PMC COVlD Update, Week of Aug 17, 2026 (US)
🔥15 states/territories with COVlD outbreaks
🔥Worst in CA, AK, HI, TX, GU
🔥Reporting irregularities in TX
🔥2.2 million estimated infections/week
🔥1 in 144 people estimated infectious
Details: See Alt text.
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🔥15 states/territories with COVlD outbreaks
🔥Worst in CA, AK, HI, TX, GU
🔥Reporting irregularities in TX
🔥2.2 million estimated infections/week
🔥1 in 144 people estimated infectious
Details: See Alt text.
🧵(1/4)
August 15, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Early Edition: PMC COVlD Update, Week of Aug 17, 2026 (US)
🔥15 states/territories with COVlD outbreaks
🔥Worst in CA, AK, HI, TX, GU
🔥Reporting irregularities in TX
🔥2.2 million estimated infections/week
🔥1 in 144 people estimated infectious
Details: See Alt text.
🧵(1/4)
🔥15 states/territories with COVlD outbreaks
🔥Worst in CA, AK, HI, TX, GU
🔥Reporting irregularities in TX
🔥2.2 million estimated infections/week
🔥1 in 144 people estimated infectious
Details: See Alt text.
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In addition to the potential unfolding WUI wildfire disaster in Spokane, WA, numerous other large & fast-moving fires (existing & new) are blowing up under extremely critical fire weather conditions & severe drought conditions from eastern slopes of Cascades eastward into ID/MT.
August 1, 2026 at 11:33 PM
In addition to the potential unfolding WUI wildfire disaster in Spokane, WA, numerous other large & fast-moving fires (existing & new) are blowing up under extremely critical fire weather conditions & severe drought conditions from eastern slopes of Cascades eastward into ID/MT.
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the official publication of the American Jesuits using the word "schismatic" is a sign that things are really popping off
June 30, 2026 at 11:04 PM
the official publication of the American Jesuits using the word "schismatic" is a sign that things are really popping off
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SCOOP UPDATE: Oregon as well as Washington lost ocean-observation stations last fall. Two of three floating stations west of Newport were quietly yanked from the water and warehoused in Corvallis.
www.kuow.org/stories/ocea...
www.kuow.org/stories/ocea...
June 5, 2026 at 12:27 AM
SCOOP UPDATE: Oregon as well as Washington lost ocean-observation stations last fall. Two of three floating stations west of Newport were quietly yanked from the water and warehoused in Corvallis.
www.kuow.org/stories/ocea...
www.kuow.org/stories/ocea...
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god I need a Portland Catholic gossip column
April 25, 2026 at 1:25 AM
god I need a Portland Catholic gossip column
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Most prescient, clear/eyed work of writing I’ve read on reorg.
Read it.
Then act.
“Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now.
Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”
Read it.
Then act.
“Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now.
Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”
Amidst everything else, the Trump regime has quietly killed off the U.S. Forest Service 🌲
“One hundred and ninety-three million acres of your national forests… just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it.”
www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...
“One hundred and ninety-three million acres of your national forests… just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it.”
www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...
Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the ...
www.hatchmag.com
April 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Most prescient, clear/eyed work of writing I’ve read on reorg.
Read it.
Then act.
“Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now.
Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”
Read it.
Then act.
“Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now.
Tell them this is not a reorganization — it’s the destruction of a federal agency by executive fiat and that Congress must intervene.”
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You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
Leave your comment here:
eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-...
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...
Leave your comment here:
eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-...
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...
BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests
One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.
morethanjustparks.substack.com
March 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
Leave your comment here:
eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-...
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...
Leave your comment here:
eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-...
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...
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LIVE NOW: Senator Merkley holds floor to 'protest Trump’s threats to Democracy' www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1VL...
LIVE: Senator Merkley holds floor to 'protest Trump’s threats to Democracy'
YouTube video by MSNBC
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:11 AM
LIVE NOW: Senator Merkley holds floor to 'protest Trump’s threats to Democracy' www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1VL...
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RFK doesn't care what you or anyone else thinks, & he doesn't want you to have a say.
HHS "is reversing a decades-old policy [from 1971] of soliciting public comment before it issues regulations affecting government benefits and grants, including NIH funding."
www.axios.com/2025/02/28/r...
HHS "is reversing a decades-old policy [from 1971] of soliciting public comment before it issues regulations affecting government benefits and grants, including NIH funding."
www.axios.com/2025/02/28/r...
RFK Jr. kills policy on public comment for health regulations
HHS is reversing a decades-old policy of soliciting public comment before it issues regulations affecting government benefits and grants.
www.axios.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
RFK doesn't care what you or anyone else thinks, & he doesn't want you to have a say.
HHS "is reversing a decades-old policy [from 1971] of soliciting public comment before it issues regulations affecting government benefits and grants, including NIH funding."
www.axios.com/2025/02/28/r...
HHS "is reversing a decades-old policy [from 1971] of soliciting public comment before it issues regulations affecting government benefits and grants, including NIH funding."
www.axios.com/2025/02/28/r...
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Seriously if you are nondisabled CALL YOUR REPS.
We need you to help speak up with us right now. So badly.
I rely on telehealth for my care now. I can’t use stairs anymore, so leaving home is dangerous and painful.
I also lack the spoons to be as active as I want & need to be:
I need your help.
We need you to help speak up with us right now. So badly.
I rely on telehealth for my care now. I can’t use stairs anymore, so leaving home is dangerous and painful.
I also lack the spoons to be as active as I want & need to be:
I need your help.
December 9, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Seriously if you are nondisabled CALL YOUR REPS.
We need you to help speak up with us right now. So badly.
I rely on telehealth for my care now. I can’t use stairs anymore, so leaving home is dangerous and painful.
I also lack the spoons to be as active as I want & need to be:
I need your help.
We need you to help speak up with us right now. So badly.
I rely on telehealth for my care now. I can’t use stairs anymore, so leaving home is dangerous and painful.
I also lack the spoons to be as active as I want & need to be:
I need your help.
Saw the comet on my walk tonight!
October 14, 2024 at 3:43 AM
Saw the comet on my walk tonight!
