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Mix of climate science, quilting, astronomy, cats, accounting and ballet. At home on the range and also wherever the road leads.
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Join us for a conversation with Michael Fanone on the state of our democracy and what is needed to protect it.
🔗 www.mobilize.us/leadingkansa...
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January 26, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Join us for a conversation with Michael Fanone on the state of our democracy and what is needed to protect it.
🔗 www.mobilize.us/leadingkansa...
🔗 www.mobilize.us/leadingkansa...
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BREAKING: sources say NARA has forced out Dr. Todd Arrington, the federal director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, after he declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a sword from the library for a gift to King Charles
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: NARA Ousts Eisenhower Library Director Over Proposed Trump Gift to King Charles
The director, a historian and Army veteran, declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a priceless artifact from the library's permanent collection
lastcampaign.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:05 AM
BREAKING: sources say NARA has forced out Dr. Todd Arrington, the federal director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, after he declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a sword from the library for a gift to King Charles
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
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Opinion by Katy Tyndall: Sustaining democracy in Kansas and beyond requires dialogue #ksleg
Sustaining democracy in Kansas and beyond requires dialogue • Kansas Reflector
Even with 1,500 of their own constituents gathered in one place, demanding answers, our Kansas federal delegation has yet to respond.
kansasreflector.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Opinion by Katy Tyndall: Sustaining democracy in Kansas and beyond requires dialogue #ksleg
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It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
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JUNEAU: last day to throw a name in the hat to live & be camp host at Eagle River United Methodist Camp, homesteading way out the road. Kids & pets welcome, housing provided.
If you know someone who fits this unique job description, tell them to express interest! The form closes 4/1 @5pm.
If you know someone who fits this unique job description, tell them to express interest! The form closes 4/1 @5pm.
March 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
JUNEAU: last day to throw a name in the hat to live & be camp host at Eagle River United Methodist Camp, homesteading way out the road. Kids & pets welcome, housing provided.
If you know someone who fits this unique job description, tell them to express interest! The form closes 4/1 @5pm.
If you know someone who fits this unique job description, tell them to express interest! The form closes 4/1 @5pm.
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Scoop: ~33% of NWS offices no longer have sufficient staffing to safely keep 24/7 operations.
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump layoffs have hollowed out key weather monitoring staff amid storm season
The National Weather Service has lost about 10% of its staff, hitting offices prone to severe weather hardest
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Scoop: ~33% of NWS offices no longer have sufficient staffing to safely keep 24/7 operations.
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Critically understaffed @nws.noaa.gov offices now include:
Boston
Miami
Houston
Omaha
Wichita
Kansas City
Marquette, MI
Sioux Falls, SD
Rapid City, SD
Cheyenne, WY
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night:
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
Let’s Create “Town Hall Night in America”
It’s time for Democrats to institutionalize our oldest form of democracy
oldgoats.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"town hall night in america" -- every congressional district, once a month, all on the same night:
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
oldgoats.substack.com/p/lets-creat...
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
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Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
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Thinking about the good people of @noaa and @nws today. Such a dark day for our nation and our safety.
February 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Thinking about the good people of @noaa and @nws today. Such a dark day for our nation and our safety.
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The NWS is already short-staffed, making it much harder for the meteorologists who do crucial work to keep us all safe. NWS mets already work long shifts at all hours of the day. We will all be less safe because of this.
Firings of probationary workers at NOAA thoughout the agency -- climate offices, yes, but also meteorologists at the National Weather Service.
I just got fired from NWS . This email is all I know. Read if you want.
February 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The NWS is already short-staffed, making it much harder for the meteorologists who do crucial work to keep us all safe. NWS mets already work long shifts at all hours of the day. We will all be less safe because of this.
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The NWS is some of the best bang-for-our-buck we get as taxpayers. Completely free, lifesaving forecasts cost us about $3 each a year and delivery at least $40 worth of benefit to each of us. That is a pretty damn good return on investment.
The NWS is already short-staffed, making it much harder for the meteorologists who do crucial work to keep us all safe. NWS mets already work long shifts at all hours of the day. We will all be less safe because of this.
Firings of probationary workers at NOAA thoughout the agency -- climate offices, yes, but also meteorologists at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The NWS is some of the best bang-for-our-buck we get as taxpayers. Completely free, lifesaving forecasts cost us about $3 each a year and delivery at least $40 worth of benefit to each of us. That is a pretty damn good return on investment.
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None of us know how many people we saved last week, just doing our normal, critical work as civil servants in the National Weather Service.
February 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
None of us know how many people we saved last week, just doing our normal, critical work as civil servants in the National Weather Service.
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
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This is a really nice, simple distillation of the vital role NOAA and the NWS play and how private companies cannot replace what they do.
Why Private Forecasting Companies Can’t Replace the National Weather Service
NOAA and the NWS provide public weather data that private companies cannot recreate
www.scientificamerican.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This is a really nice, simple distillation of the vital role NOAA and the NWS play and how private companies cannot replace what they do.
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If the US agrees to become our 11th province, we'll offer them many exciting benefits—including free Bhangra lessons for every US citizen, delivered with our signature Canadian politeness, warmth and welcoming spirit.
February 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If the US agrees to become our 11th province, we'll offer them many exciting benefits—including free Bhangra lessons for every US citizen, delivered with our signature Canadian politeness, warmth and welcoming spirit.
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I think Canada should follow the lead the US is setting and appoint a random 19-year-old as the Fentanyl Czar.
February 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I think Canada should follow the lead the US is setting and appoint a random 19-year-old as the Fentanyl Czar.
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the "department of government efficiency" is as much of a government agency as Old Navy is a maritime defense force
November 19, 2024 at 6:17 AM
the "department of government efficiency" is as much of a government agency as Old Navy is a maritime defense force
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I know “all empires fall” and all that nonsense but I’ll be wrestling, for the rest of my life, with the reality that the world’s mightiest superpower is being toppled the the absolute biggest fuckin’ losers imaginable.
Just… junior prom rejects, all the way down.
Just… junior prom rejects, all the way down.
February 1, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I know “all empires fall” and all that nonsense but I’ll be wrestling, for the rest of my life, with the reality that the world’s mightiest superpower is being toppled the the absolute biggest fuckin’ losers imaginable.
Just… junior prom rejects, all the way down.
Just… junior prom rejects, all the way down.
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For your situational awareness, every $1 spent on NOAA yields $9 in benefit to the US economy.
December 5, 2024 at 10:08 PM
For your situational awareness, every $1 spent on NOAA yields $9 in benefit to the US economy.
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DARPA funded research into why cats seem to land right side up so often.
Their findings could help make hardier and more agile robots for search-and-rescue missions, saving more lives in hard to reach places after natural disasters. 5/
Their findings could help make hardier and more agile robots for search-and-rescue missions, saving more lives in hard to reach places after natural disasters. 5/
November 18, 2024 at 3:49 PM
DARPA funded research into why cats seem to land right side up so often.
Their findings could help make hardier and more agile robots for search-and-rescue missions, saving more lives in hard to reach places after natural disasters. 5/
Their findings could help make hardier and more agile robots for search-and-rescue missions, saving more lives in hard to reach places after natural disasters. 5/
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Wishing all my friends in Scotland and those celebrating around the world a very happy St Andrew’s Day 🏴
November 30, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Wishing all my friends in Scotland and those celebrating around the world a very happy St Andrew’s Day 🏴