Gail Williams
@wellgail.bsky.social
Community, nature, pix, writing, fine beer. Northern California
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On 9/11, the people of Gander stepped up. They showed the very best of Canada.
March 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
On 9/11, the people of Gander stepped up. They showed the very best of Canada.
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Imagine if you just gave mathematicians 22 million dollars
Millennium math problem solved by OpenAI may have "regurgitated" competitors unpublished work... also they spent more than $22 million in computing power in one week to scoop them.
techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/o...
techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/o...
OpenAI fought dirty on career-making math problem, says NYU mathematician | TechCrunch
There is a $1 million bounty for the first person providing a solution to the Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness problem.
techcrunch.com
September 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Imagine if you just gave mathematicians 22 million dollars
How can we make this happen?
September 7, 2026 at 5:58 AM
How can we make this happen?
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And by development, I mean oil exploration and open pit mining.
This is the sacred ancestral land of Pueblo clans. It holds the densest collection of structures and artifacts in their homelands.
This is the sacred ancestral land of Pueblo clans. It holds the densest collection of structures and artifacts in their homelands.
Trump cancels protections at famous Utah trails, canyons and landmarks
Millions of acres could be open to development.
www.sfgate.com
August 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
We talked about possible heating of the planet in 74 in a geography course I took, but I had no idea the risk looked significant to Shell in the 60s!
Knowingly killing us all for profit.
Knowingly killing us all for profit.
As Shell faces a landmark climate lawsuit, "confidential" documents from the 1960s show British scientist James Lovelock warning executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels.
See his June 1966 memo published in full for the first time with my latest for @desmog.com
See his June 1966 memo published in full for the first time with my latest for @desmog.com
The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms
“What seems to be important,” wrote the visionary British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of ...
www.desmog.com
August 1, 2026 at 11:58 PM
We talked about possible heating of the planet in 74 in a geography course I took, but I had no idea the risk looked significant to Shell in the 60s!
Knowingly killing us all for profit.
Knowingly killing us all for profit.
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Little Free Pantry update: It’s been 9 months since I flipped from books to food. Never expected to go on this long. Been wondering if I should maybe change back.
But I found a hand written note yesterday, “Thank you. You’ve kept me fed during some hard times.”
Ok then, let’s keep going.
But I found a hand written note yesterday, “Thank you. You’ve kept me fed during some hard times.”
Ok then, let’s keep going.
July 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Little Free Pantry update: It’s been 9 months since I flipped from books to food. Never expected to go on this long. Been wondering if I should maybe change back.
But I found a hand written note yesterday, “Thank you. You’ve kept me fed during some hard times.”
Ok then, let’s keep going.
But I found a hand written note yesterday, “Thank you. You’ve kept me fed during some hard times.”
Ok then, let’s keep going.
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This is what it looks like to take wildlife collisions seriously.
There are >40 wildlife overpasses and underpasses with fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, Alberta. They’ve reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by 80%, saving human & animal lives while promoting connected ecosystems.
There are >40 wildlife overpasses and underpasses with fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, Alberta. They’ve reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by 80%, saving human & animal lives while promoting connected ecosystems.
July 1, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This is what it looks like to take wildlife collisions seriously.
There are >40 wildlife overpasses and underpasses with fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, Alberta. They’ve reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by 80%, saving human & animal lives while promoting connected ecosystems.
There are >40 wildlife overpasses and underpasses with fencing along the Trans-Canada Highway near Banff, Alberta. They’ve reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by 80%, saving human & animal lives while promoting connected ecosystems.
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he doesn’t know passports are given to people who already live here does he
June 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
he doesn’t know passports are given to people who already live here does he
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Well, shit.
Employees at Scientific American were told today that the magazine has been sold to LabX Media Group, the outfit that runs Discover Magazine and IFLScience. And that means -- of course! -- editorial layoffs.
The media mass extinction rolls ever onward.
The media mass extinction rolls ever onward.
June 23, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Well, shit.
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"Japan is building a wind and solar hybrid platform in the open ocean — so the two technologies can share a single foundation and generate power around the clock. It produces a more consistent 24-hour electricity output than either technology alone #ActOnClimate #Renewables #ClimateActionNow
June 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"Japan is building a wind and solar hybrid platform in the open ocean — so the two technologies can share a single foundation and generate power around the clock. It produces a more consistent 24-hour electricity output than either technology alone #ActOnClimate #Renewables #ClimateActionNow
It gets worse.
As inflation surges across Europe following the recent Middle East conflict, advertised pay growth in the eurozone is failing to keep up, causing workers' real earnings and purchasing power to fall.
Inflation beating pay in Europe: Where are workers losing the most?
As inflation surges across Europe following the recent Middle East conflict, advertised pay growth in the eurozone is failing to keep up, causing workers' real earnings and purchasing power to fall.
l.euronews.com
June 8, 2026 at 5:33 AM
It gets worse.
So blatant
Every single refugee we've let in since December is supposedly fleeing white genocide.
US accepts only white refugees for sixth consecutive month
The Trump administration is spending more than $100 million to fight the "emergency" of "white genocide" in South Africa.
www.motherjones.com
June 7, 2026 at 5:44 AM
So blatant
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In case you have forgotten who Andy Kim is, he’s the rep who came into the Capitol building after Trump’s J6 goons had trashed it, got down in his hands and knees, and cleaned it up. And ICE have gassed him. They have peppersprayed the true patriot who thinks American ideals are worth defending.
May 26, 2026 at 1:55 AM
In case you have forgotten who Andy Kim is, he’s the rep who came into the Capitol building after Trump’s J6 goons had trashed it, got down in his hands and knees, and cleaned it up. And ICE have gassed him. They have peppersprayed the true patriot who thinks American ideals are worth defending.
A privacy and surveillance project for activists
With Rayhunter, we can find out how cell site simulators are being used, and protect ourselves and our communities from this form of surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular
Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators
www.eff.org
May 22, 2026 at 10:44 PM
A privacy and surveillance project for activists
It’s California Poppy season in the coastal region. Happy day to moms of all species and to all flowers to delight them.
May 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It’s California Poppy season in the coastal region. Happy day to moms of all species and to all flowers to delight them.
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These are actual Freedom Riders, now elderly, sitting together decades after risking their lives to challenge segregation in the American South.
On May 4, 1961, they rode buses south to defy illegal segregation in terminal facilities.
On May 4, 1961, they rode buses south to defy illegal segregation in terminal facilities.
May 9, 2026 at 3:48 AM
These are actual Freedom Riders, now elderly, sitting together decades after risking their lives to challenge segregation in the American South.
On May 4, 1961, they rode buses south to defy illegal segregation in terminal facilities.
On May 4, 1961, they rode buses south to defy illegal segregation in terminal facilities.
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Congratulations Tom Steyer for receiving the most highly coveted endorsement a California Democrat could hope for.
April 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Congratulations Tom Steyer for receiving the most highly coveted endorsement a California Democrat could hope for.
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#NASA is racing to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon. It's "safe" and "reliable".
Well... in 1964 the US satellite SNAP‑9A failed, its plutonium power source burned up on re‑entry, spreading Pu‑238 worldwide which was, in later risk models, tied to thousands of extra cancers. 🧵
Well... in 1964 the US satellite SNAP‑9A failed, its plutonium power source burned up on re‑entry, spreading Pu‑238 worldwide which was, in later risk models, tied to thousands of extra cancers. 🧵
NASA Wants to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon
The White House has announced that NASA will work with the Departments of Defense and Energy to put nuclear reactors in orbit and on the surface of the moon.
www.wired.com
April 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
#NASA is racing to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon. It's "safe" and "reliable".
Well... in 1964 the US satellite SNAP‑9A failed, its plutonium power source burned up on re‑entry, spreading Pu‑238 worldwide which was, in later risk models, tied to thousands of extra cancers. 🧵
Well... in 1964 the US satellite SNAP‑9A failed, its plutonium power source burned up on re‑entry, spreading Pu‑238 worldwide which was, in later risk models, tied to thousands of extra cancers. 🧵
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Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on IQ or brain function, a long-term study shows.
The new research is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80.
The results contradict RFK Jr. statements.
The new research is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80.
The results contradict RFK Jr. statements.
Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on IQ or brain function, long-term study shows
The new research is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80.
www.nbcnews.com
April 14, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on IQ or brain function, a long-term study shows.
The new research is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80.
The results contradict RFK Jr. statements.
The new research is the first to measure community water fluoridation exposure during childhood and any potential impact on cognition up to age 80.
The results contradict RFK Jr. statements.
Remembering the question in the Cat Stevens song Trouble: “What makes the light in your dreams?”
New evidence finds that sight and imagination rely on the same neurons and use the same neural code. n.pr/4mpWUEd
In the brain, objects seen and imagined follow the same neural path
New evidence finds that sight and imagination rely on the same neurons and use the same neural code.
n.pr
April 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Remembering the question in the Cat Stevens song Trouble: “What makes the light in your dreams?”
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If you are told you can't vote at the polls, your LEGAL response must be: 👇
“Please give me a provisional ballot, with a receipt, as required by law.”
🗳️ Share widely! 🗳️
“Please give me a provisional ballot, with a receipt, as required by law.”
🗳️ Share widely! 🗳️
February 15, 2026 at 1:28 PM
If you are told you can't vote at the polls, your LEGAL response must be: 👇
“Please give me a provisional ballot, with a receipt, as required by law.”
🗳️ Share widely! 🗳️
“Please give me a provisional ballot, with a receipt, as required by law.”
🗳️ Share widely! 🗳️
Shocking and harmful on so many levels. In the fog of war, terrible damage to our public lands.
Every person who cares one iota about the environment needs to rage loudly over this. It will set us back a century. Demand from your Reps & Senators they stop this. It affects many GOP strongholds throughout the entire US. Also check out this site listing companies supporting Forest Service or not.
April 10, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Shocking and harmful on so many levels. In the fog of war, terrible damage to our public lands.