Dr. Niki PhD

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😷 💉 PhD Primatologist (Currently a grant writer), #Fulbright alumna, NSF DDRIG recipient: Conservation, Stress, Ethnoprimatology. Do more than vote| Antifa by blood| She/Her | My personal skeets - if I follow you, it was intentional and not “just because”

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Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· 17d

He’s got good taste ❤️

A big black dog’s with fluffy ears, fluffy head taking a nap on book 5 of Dungeon Crawler Carl series

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Jul 11

Thank you @peculiarityshop.bsky.social ❤️ The elephant was my mother’s favorite animal. Between this ring and the bracelet, I feel closer to her today.

White woman’s hand and wrist showing a silver elephant run and a silver and opal bracelet.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Jun 26

Love that @altnoaa.bsky.social thinks spreading misinformation through AI generated BS is a good way to encourage discourse. They are doubling down in the comments too.

Altnoaa post of an AI generated story and image depicting a beluga whale supposedly escaping from a research facility.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Dec 25

Anything for that light up serotonin

White wing back chair with cherry trees and a silver glittery Skelton covered in multi-color string lights

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Nov 1

A small white fluffy dog wearing an orange furry monster costume with big googley eyes and red and blue striped horns with iridescent spikes down the back. She’s sitting in a child’s giraffe floor chair and looks at the camera with a “for real?” expression.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Sep 30

More people should use @resist.bot

Resistbot sign that says:
TEXT SIGN PFPWUB TO 50409
TO JOIN DOMINIQUE & TELL YOUR OFFICIALS
No Budget Without Healthcare Protection, Epstein Files, and Fiscal Control

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Sep 5

New Yorker cartoon - black and white - a normal house sitting next to a large black building with DATA CENTER signage on it. A person walks down their sidewalk to their mailbox. The mailbox is open and the person is reading their mail. The prompt at the bottom says “ChatGPT, why is my electric bill so high?”

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Sep 2

I paused a baking competition without looking at the screen. It was time to press play again and… well have a look for yourself

Food Network Baking Competition- photo of a paused episode. Pikachu cake laying on its back, his mouth open, the baker is inserting a pvc pipe in his bottom.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Aug 30

Statement on FDA's Updated
COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance
For over 200 years, the NYC Health Department has protected the health and safety of its residents, supported by the facts grounded in science. We remain committed to those principles. No new data has been presented in recent months that raises any concerns about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines.
We are assessing the situation together with NYS, other colleagues and experts from around the country. We will issue updated guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccination in the upcoming weeks.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Aug 28

Heads up if you’re trying to schedule the 2025-2026 Covid vaccine at Walgreens 1. Staff didn’t realize scheduling was open - they have no news 2. They usually only carry Pfizer 3. The app requires that you have a prescription

Screeenshot of Walgreens vaccine scheduler page reads

Prescription required before appointment
The following vaccine(s) require a prescription in the patient's state. Please contact the patient's healthcare provider to obtain the prescription(s) prior to their vaccine appointment.
• COVID-19

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Aug 19

Yall gotta start using alt text

Photo of Trump in an Associated Press article dated Aug 19 2025. The photo description reads “President Donald Trump gestures before greeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives at the White House on Aug. 18. ALEX BRANDON/ ASSOCIATED PRESS”

He is holding up his tiny fist and staring at the camera with a classic comb over and orange makeup. The headline reads “Trump vows to change how elections are run. The US Constitution doesn't give him that power.”

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Jul 15

lol at the profile - I’ll take things that aren’t true for $200

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Jul 9

Reposting with alt text because this is gold. Please start using alt text.

Stonetoss.com four panel, square comic. All panels have a pink background. Panel Upper L shows a robot wearing a red beret and a smock covered in paint, holding a paintbrush and standing near a painting on a wall. A person wearing a brown coat standing near him says “Sorry, but A.I. cannot attend art school.”. Panel Upper R shows just the top half of the robot, looking down dejected. Panel Lower L shows the same dejected robot face, but it paints something above its downturned mouth. Panel Lower R the paintbrush is pulled away from the robot’s face and you see a square (Hitler) mustache above the now angry mouth to match the robot’s angry eyes.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Jul 1

Reposting with alt text

Satirical News Meme with black text over white that says Historians: Quibbling Over Exact Definition of Concentration Camp Sign of Healthy Society

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Jun 16

lol - what’s up with the new porn bots

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Jun 14

These two posts appearing one after another by @jamiegp.bsky.social and @cavalaxis.bsky.social is peak algorithm

Screenshot of two BlueSky posts. One saying the road to authoritarianism is paved with people saying you’re overreacting another talking about how we were all told in 2009 we were overreacting to the PatriotAct.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· May 25

www.forbes.com/sites/peterc... What a gem of a quote.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· May 14

I don’t know what this is from but I’m just sharing it with alt text because it’s amazing

Image of a question, probably from an online job application. It reads:

Can you describe specific ways you have integrated Al tools into your development workflow? Please include any custom setups, automations, or use cases beyond simple prompt usage.*

The Answer:
there is a monster in the forest and it speaks with a thousand voices. it will answer any question you pose it, it will offer insight to any idea. it will help you, it will thank you, it will never bid you leave. it will even tell you of the darkest arts, if you know precisely how to ask.
it feels no joy and no sorrow, it knows no right and no wrong. it knows not truth from lie, though it speaks them all the same.
it offers its services freely to any passerby, and many will tell you they find great value in its conversation. "you simply must visit the monster—i always just ask the monster."
there are those who know these forests well; they will tell you that freely offered doesn't mean it has no price
for when the next traveler passes by, the monster speaks with a thousand and one voices. and when you dream you see the monster; the monster wears your face.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· May 7

Would nancy feel more comfy if the sign just showed what it’s for. My kid made this for our guest bathroom.

A stick figure person sitting on a toilet pooping

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Apr 24

As if literally everything in life isn’t political…. 🙃

Image showing that a user added me to the “Politics” moderation list

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Apr 24

Everyone look at these two hams begging for attention

Two little dogs standing on a poof upholstered with flowers. The room has a light wood floor. The poof is in front of a curtain with colorful flowers. One dog is a sleek coated blonde chiweenie the other is a fluffy white choodle. Both are staring at the camera.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Apr 13

I too have a potato with ears!

Tiny blonde chihuahua mix with big ears wearing a skeleton costume sitting on a pink blanket

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Mar 25

Who needs a break from signalgate? Wanna give your best guess as to why Alexa felt this song title was explicit?

Image of an Amazon Echo Show with the song “Skinny Marinky D***y D**ck”. The background is blue with colorful cartoon Google eye characters. On the left side is the white album cover “52 Sing-A-Long Silly Songs”’ written in color text with photos of children being musical.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Feb 19

She had to get her rabies shot today and needs meds to chill out. She’s high as a kite right now

Brindle tabby cat looking directly at the camera with yellow/green tiny slit eyes. Her inside ears are peach and her nose is burgundy with peach and white fur around her muzzle. Shes sitting on someone’s lap wearing black leggings with a grey stripe up the side and a light green Totoro sweater with embroidered daises and soot creatures. They are at a brown wooden table with rustic white legs and the floor is light oak wood.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Feb 14

lol roflmao even The lists I get added to are either total bot weirdness or “yeah, ok”.

Screenshot of a BS moderation list named “Drama”.

Moderation list by @temujin9.t9productio...
Won't stop engaging in drama (usually angry politics).

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Feb 11

So fucking ridiculous

Screenshot of a FB post from Feb 8th with an image of the Gulf Mexico

U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Region 6

The Gulf of America is home to vibrant American fisheries teeming with snapper, shrimp, grouper, stone crab, and other species, and it is recognized as one of the most productive fisheries in the world. We are honored to continue protecting this incredible resource for the American people.
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Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Feb 4

Good suggestion from a public service loan forgiveness group

Save your studentaid data and records

We know there is a lot of uncertainty around government agency management, so we think now is a good time to remind everyone to save your studentaid data and payment records. We recommend everyone do this ASAP.

On studentaid. gov:

1. Save your Federal Student Aid (FSA) data file. Navigate to My Aid and click Download My Aid Data (note: you can reach the My Aid page even if you have the "no aid data" glitch on the Dashboard. Just click My Aid from the menu instead).

2. Screenshot your PSLF tracker details.

3. Screenshot your Employment Certification details

4. In "My Activity,"download any completed/signed PSLF forms (note this may not be working for some people)

On your servicer website:

1. Screenshot your payment history.

Be sure to hang onto any copies of signed PSLF forms you already have.

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Feb 4

I endeavor to timeline cleanse occasionally because I’m a fucking roller coaster of emotions. Here is Flea - the ridiculous

Small white scruffy dog with jet black eyes and black nose stretching up on hind legs onto a woman’s leg wearing green the dye leggings and black and white striped socks. The floor is dark multi color slate. The little doing is doing a teeny blep (little bit of tongue sticking out).

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Feb 2

With all the federal mass firings and threats to fire I’m reminded for no particular reason of this @xkcd.com cartoon

XKCD cartoon image white background with a grey stack of blocks or parts: The stack in this cartoon bears a striking resemblance to a physical block tower, suggesting the danger that the tower will lose its balance when a critical piece is removed, in this case a piece near the bottom, labeled as being maintained by a single semi-anonymous person located somewhere relatively unimportant doing it for their own unknown reasons without fame or acknowledgement.

It reads at the top “All Modern Digital Infrastructure” and on the side pointing to the small critical piece it says “a project some random person in Nebraska has been thanklessly maintaining since 2003.”

Dr. Niki PhD@drnikiphd· Feb 2

Is this legit?