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“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Trump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center
Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said the National Science Foundation "will be breaking up" the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
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Who could have possible foreseen this?
... EXCEPT FOR EVERYBODY IN EDUCATION THE LAST 20 YEARS.
... EXCEPT FOR EVERYBODY IN EDUCATION THE LAST 20 YEARS.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects last year.
(Published July 2024)
(Published July 2024)
School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.
Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state program...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Who could have possible foreseen this?
... EXCEPT FOR EVERYBODY IN EDUCATION THE LAST 20 YEARS.
... EXCEPT FOR EVERYBODY IN EDUCATION THE LAST 20 YEARS.
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Take fluoride out, put formaldehyde in.
They want to kill us all.
Trump has now doubled the widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
They want to kill us all.
Trump has now doubled the widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
December 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Take fluoride out, put formaldehyde in.
They want to kill us all.
Trump has now doubled the widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
They want to kill us all.
Trump has now doubled the widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
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Extremely alarming
Anyone else find it alarming that the FDA Commissioner is sharing deranged conspiracy theories about HIV coming from a lab and Lyme disease being a bioweapon made by Nazi war criminals in a USDA lab during the Cold War? Just me?
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/commission...
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/commission...
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Extremely alarming
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🧵A leaked DOJ memo shows the Trump FBI is drawing up an enemies list that could encompass well over half the US public.
If you align with any of the following, congrats.
You may be headed for Bondi's list.
Also set up a cash reward system for people who turn in anyone who promotes these thoughts.
If you align with any of the following, congrats.
You may be headed for Bondi's list.
Also set up a cash reward system for people who turn in anyone who promotes these thoughts.
Trump just took this giant step towards authoritarian rule — and the media ignored it
The Trump FBI is drawing up an enemies list that could encompass well over half the US public: Do you “advance … opposition to law and immigration enforcement”? Do you have “extreme views in favor of ...
www.rawstory.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🧵A leaked DOJ memo shows the Trump FBI is drawing up an enemies list that could encompass well over half the US public.
If you align with any of the following, congrats.
You may be headed for Bondi's list.
Also set up a cash reward system for people who turn in anyone who promotes these thoughts.
If you align with any of the following, congrats.
You may be headed for Bondi's list.
Also set up a cash reward system for people who turn in anyone who promotes these thoughts.
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I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
December 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
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Hard to believe this is real but it is — do better, Time 😕
December 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Hard to believe this is real but it is — do better, Time 😕
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While we concern ourselves about SNAP benefits…
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
While we concern ourselves about SNAP benefits…
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Omg in Chicago‼️ #ChristmasMarketShoppers
December 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Omg in Chicago‼️ #ChristmasMarketShoppers
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BREAKING: Republicans blocked our clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits—guaranteeing health insurance premiums skyrocket for millions in the new year.
The GOP owns the health care crisis to come.
The GOP owns the health care crisis to come.
December 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
BREAKING: Republicans blocked our clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits—guaranteeing health insurance premiums skyrocket for millions in the new year.
The GOP owns the health care crisis to come.
The GOP owns the health care crisis to come.
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Trump’s shocking pardons keep surfacing‼️
Cade Cothren is the latest unqualified example‼️
#SexualPredator
Cade Cothren is the latest unqualified example‼️
#SexualPredator
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump’s shocking pardons keep surfacing‼️
Cade Cothren is the latest unqualified example‼️
#SexualPredator
Cade Cothren is the latest unqualified example‼️
#SexualPredator
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
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“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
I changed jobs in 2008, not long after I started, was told that I took a good paying job away from a male engineer who needed to support a family. Can’t imagine trying to start an engineering career now as a woman.
Chris Rufo—a prominent anti-DEI crusader—-says the “idea that private companies should be able to prioritize hiring married men w/ families is completely within the bounds of rzbl debate, &…it's absurd that individuals cannot hire whomever they want [ie, discriminate] in their own companies…” 1/
December 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I changed jobs in 2008, not long after I started, was told that I took a good paying job away from a male engineer who needed to support a family. Can’t imagine trying to start an engineering career now as a woman.
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@engineeramy.bsky.social has swears! They've used 46 profanities in their last 186 posts.
🥇 "fucking" (14 times)
🥈 "fuck" (9 times)
🥉 "bullshit" (5 times)
🥇 "fucking" (14 times)
🥈 "fuck" (9 times)
🥉 "bullshit" (5 times)
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@engineeramy.bsky.social has swears! They've used 46 profanities in their last 186 posts.
🥇 "fucking" (14 times)
🥈 "fuck" (9 times)
🥉 "bullshit" (5 times)
🥇 "fucking" (14 times)
🥈 "fuck" (9 times)
🥉 "bullshit" (5 times)
@profanity.accountant How am I doing?
November 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@profanity.accountant How am I doing?
Creepy downstairs neighbor recently left for Florida; unfortunately he turned turned the power/heat off this year. My place has never been this cold in the 2 winters I’ve lived here. His savings are my expense to keep my place warm. Sheesh!!!
November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Creepy downstairs neighbor recently left for Florida; unfortunately he turned turned the power/heat off this year. My place has never been this cold in the 2 winters I’ve lived here. His savings are my expense to keep my place warm. Sheesh!!!
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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I am at an age and far enough along in my career; when I ask my managers for assistance, I’m really asking for assistance now…not a response of “if things don’t go well” let us know. #needhelp
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am at an age and far enough along in my career; when I ask my managers for assistance, I’m really asking for assistance now…not a response of “if things don’t go well” let us know. #needhelp
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Tips For Canning Food At Home https://theonion.com/tips-for-canning-food-at-home/
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tips For Canning Food At Home https://theonion.com/tips-for-canning-food-at-home/
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You know what happens when a cold front arrives and I am hosting NW winds in November 🌊🌊
November 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
You know what happens when a cold front arrives and I am hosting NW winds in November 🌊🌊
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Colorado Common Cause alleges more than a dozen Democratic lawmakers violated the state's prohibition on gift-giving when they asked a prominent dark-money organization to help pay for an October mountain retreat // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
Colorado lawmakers face ethics complaints over Vail retreat — and how it was paid for
The complaints allege that the legislators violated a state constitutional prohibition on accepting gifts of more than $75 when the caucus’s leader sought a $25,000 donation to cover hotel ro…
www.denverpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Colorado Common Cause alleges more than a dozen Democratic lawmakers violated the state's prohibition on gift-giving when they asked a prominent dark-money organization to help pay for an October mountain retreat // Story by @sethklamann.bsky.social
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Made a table showing how many households, kids, seniors and people with disabilities used SNAP last year in districts currently represented by Republicans. www.pbump.net/o/heres-how-...
Here’s how many people use SNAP in Republicans’ districts
President Trump has announced (on social media, naturally) that his administration will continue to withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds during the government shutdown despi...
www.pbump.net
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Made a table showing how many households, kids, seniors and people with disabilities used SNAP last year in districts currently represented by Republicans. www.pbump.net/o/heres-how-...
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In Memoriam:
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In Memoriam:
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War