RichThompsonAK
@richthompsonak.bsky.social
Boot person. Retired LEO. No whinging. Usual caveats apply. Alaska
Все буде Україна http://u24.gov.ua https://1team1fightusa.org
https://savelife.in.ua http://ukraineaidops.org http://saintjavelin.com
Все буде Україна http://u24.gov.ua https://1team1fightusa.org
https://savelife.in.ua http://ukraineaidops.org http://saintjavelin.com
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In the wonderful world of weather observations, “clear” does not mean what you probably think it means. FAA webcam image and observations from Dillingham Tuesday morning. #akwx @richthompsonak.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In the wonderful world of weather observations, “clear” does not mean what you probably think it means. FAA webcam image and observations from Dillingham Tuesday morning. #akwx @richthompsonak.bsky.social
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High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Monday. Colder across the Interior and Southcentral. Bristol Bay and Alaska Peninsula noticeably milder. Overall, the statewide average very close to normal. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Monday. Colder across the Interior and Southcentral. Bristol Bay and Alaska Peninsula noticeably milder. Overall, the statewide average very close to normal. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
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Maryna "Lagertha" Vorontsova, a combat medic with Ukraine's Peaky Blinders drone unit, died during a mission near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, the unit reported.
She began volunteering in 2014, providing technical assistance to thousands of Ukrainian Defenders.
She began volunteering in 2014, providing technical assistance to thousands of Ukrainian Defenders.
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Maryna "Lagertha" Vorontsova, a combat medic with Ukraine's Peaky Blinders drone unit, died during a mission near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, the unit reported.
She began volunteering in 2014, providing technical assistance to thousands of Ukrainian Defenders.
She began volunteering in 2014, providing technical assistance to thousands of Ukrainian Defenders.
Crocodile?
Heat has been restored to the Obninsk TV media holding building where the crocodile is kept.
ria.ru/20251125/chp...
Heat has been restored to the Obninsk TV media holding building where the crocodile is kept.
ria.ru/20251125/chp...
В здание медиахолдинга "Обнинск ТВ", где содержится крокодил, вернули тепло
Тепло после вмешательства прокурора вернули в здание, где располагается медиахолдинг "Обнинск ТВ" в Калужской области, содержащий крокодила, сообщил РИА Новости РИА Новости, 25.11.2025
ria.ru
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Crocodile?
Heat has been restored to the Obninsk TV media holding building where the crocodile is kept.
ria.ru/20251125/chp...
Heat has been restored to the Obninsk TV media holding building where the crocodile is kept.
ria.ru/20251125/chp...
There's more information about a society in its dictionaries than just the words they contain ...
Russia’s new state dictionary calls authoritarianism the ‘most effective’ form of government and bans the word ‘ass’
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Russia’s new state dictionary calls authoritarianism the ‘most effective’ form of government and bans the word ‘ass’
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
There's more information about a society in its dictionaries than just the words they contain ...
Russia’s new state dictionary calls authoritarianism the ‘most effective’ form of government and bans the word ‘ass’
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Russia’s new state dictionary calls authoritarianism the ‘most effective’ form of government and bans the word ‘ass’
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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"The #ShadowFleet has allowed pariah countries RU➕IR to gen. enormous rev's. It has also allowed end users➖typically CN➕IN➖a secure flow of energy at cheaper-than-market rates. Their use of the #CookIsland flag raises diplomatic, financial & natl. security risks for both #NewZealand and Rarotonga."
Illuminating the shadow fleet: Data fusion in action.
An investigation by Matt Nippert in the NZ Herald shows the complexity of the global shadow fleet. Our own @maritimekiwi.bsky.social supported this inquiry, turning vast maritime data into clear evidence.
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...
An investigation by Matt Nippert in the NZ Herald shows the complexity of the global shadow fleet. Our own @maritimekiwi.bsky.social supported this inquiry, turning vast maritime data into clear evidence.
www.nzherald.co.nz/business/com...
Cook Islands flag tangled in Russia’s shadow fleet scandal
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: How shadow fleets made the Cook Islands flag inconvienent.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"The #ShadowFleet has allowed pariah countries RU➕IR to gen. enormous rev's. It has also allowed end users➖typically CN➕IN➖a secure flow of energy at cheaper-than-market rates. Their use of the #CookIsland flag raises diplomatic, financial & natl. security risks for both #NewZealand and Rarotonga."
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🙏 Zelensky: Our rescuers are currently working in Kyiv at the sites of Russian strikes. The main Russian strike at night was on the capital and the region, and there is a lot of damage to residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in the city.
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🙏 Zelensky: Our rescuers are currently working in Kyiv at the sites of Russian strikes. The main Russian strike at night was on the capital and the region, and there is a lot of damage to residential buildings and civilian infrastructure in the city.
Study: Starlink Could Be Jammed Using Hundreds of Drone Aircraft
"... Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) believes that they may have a solution to this arms race. The team proposes to mount the jammers on high-flying aircraft - lots of them ..."
maritime-executive.com/article/stud...
"... Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) believes that they may have a solution to this arms race. The team proposes to mount the jammers on high-flying aircraft - lots of them ..."
maritime-executive.com/article/stud...
Study: Starlink Could Be Jammed Using Hundreds of Drone Aircraft
One of Ukraine's key advantages in the defense against Russia is the "unjammable" over-the-horizon communication service provided by Starlink, the lo...
maritime-executive.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Study: Starlink Could Be Jammed Using Hundreds of Drone Aircraft
"... Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) believes that they may have a solution to this arms race. The team proposes to mount the jammers on high-flying aircraft - lots of them ..."
maritime-executive.com/article/stud...
"... Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) believes that they may have a solution to this arms race. The team proposes to mount the jammers on high-flying aircraft - lots of them ..."
maritime-executive.com/article/stud...
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Spent the night in the bomb shelter cause the peace negotiations were exploding over Kyiv just so damn loud
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Spent the night in the bomb shelter cause the peace negotiations were exploding over Kyiv just so damn loud
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The Trump peace plan shrinks from 28 to 19 points as Ukraine fights for red lines under heavy bombardment, hits Russian airfields in Taganrog and Crimea, and watches Europe argue over what “peace” can even mean with Putin still bombing its cities.
TOP NEWS TODAY 🔝 24 November 2025 — Meanwhile in Ukraine
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November 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The Trump peace plan shrinks from 28 to 19 points as Ukraine fights for red lines under heavy bombardment, hits Russian airfields in Taganrog and Crimea, and watches Europe argue over what “peace” can even mean with Putin still bombing its cities.
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That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.
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Nebraska governor says his state got its butts kicked by a meat processing plant's closure: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/24/s...
State hunts way forward after Nebraska got ‘butts kicked’ by Tyson plant closure • Nebraska Examiner
Nebraska is hunting a way forward after getting "our butts kicked" by the announced closure of a Tyson plant, Gov. Jim Pillen says.
nebraskaexaminer.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Nebraska governor says his state got its butts kicked by a meat processing plant's closure: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/24/s...
Families of Russian arctic warriors are left in freezing cold
"The Kola Peninsula is located above the Arctic Circle and weather conditions regularly turn extreme. Nevertheless, the heating systems in the region tend to break down during winter."
www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/familie...
"The Kola Peninsula is located above the Arctic Circle and weather conditions regularly turn extreme. Nevertheless, the heating systems in the region tend to break down during winter."
www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/familie...
Families of Russian arctic warriors are left in freezing cold
While the men are waging war on foreign soil, and the state spends massive resources on violence and territorial expansion, the wives and children of military men from the Kola Peninsula live through ...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Families of Russian arctic warriors are left in freezing cold
"The Kola Peninsula is located above the Arctic Circle and weather conditions regularly turn extreme. Nevertheless, the heating systems in the region tend to break down during winter."
www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/familie...
"The Kola Peninsula is located above the Arctic Circle and weather conditions regularly turn extreme. Nevertheless, the heating systems in the region tend to break down during winter."
www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/familie...
Op-Ed: Arctic States Have Less Than Two Weeks to Act on Polar Fuels
"Black carbon emissions from ships burning oil-based fuels have more than doubled in the last decade, yet a simple and easy solution is ... to use widely available distillate fuels ..."
maritime-executive.com/editorials/o...
"Black carbon emissions from ships burning oil-based fuels have more than doubled in the last decade, yet a simple and easy solution is ... to use widely available distillate fuels ..."
maritime-executive.com/editorials/o...
Op-Ed: Arctic States Have Less Than Two Weeks to Act on Polar Fuels
The Arctic is warming four times faster than anywhere else on Earth, and this is a warning sign for elsewhere on the planet. The shipping sector has...
maritime-executive.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Op-Ed: Arctic States Have Less Than Two Weeks to Act on Polar Fuels
"Black carbon emissions from ships burning oil-based fuels have more than doubled in the last decade, yet a simple and easy solution is ... to use widely available distillate fuels ..."
maritime-executive.com/editorials/o...
"Black carbon emissions from ships burning oil-based fuels have more than doubled in the last decade, yet a simple and easy solution is ... to use widely available distillate fuels ..."
maritime-executive.com/editorials/o...
Arctic Metal Race Heats Up
" 'Ultimately, according to the OIES author, “the Arctic is unlikely to make a significant contribution to the future global supply of critical minerals. This may be particularly important for Europe and North America.' ”
oilprice.com/Metals/Commo...
" 'Ultimately, according to the OIES author, “the Arctic is unlikely to make a significant contribution to the future global supply of critical minerals. This may be particularly important for Europe and North America.' ”
oilprice.com/Metals/Commo...
Arctic Metal Race Heats Up | OilPrice.com
Greenland has emerged as a new strategic frontier, with projects like the Tanbreez rare earth mine—valued at $3 billion—seen as key to supplying the West’s long-term demand for rare earths.
oilprice.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Arctic Metal Race Heats Up
" 'Ultimately, according to the OIES author, “the Arctic is unlikely to make a significant contribution to the future global supply of critical minerals. This may be particularly important for Europe and North America.' ”
oilprice.com/Metals/Commo...
" 'Ultimately, according to the OIES author, “the Arctic is unlikely to make a significant contribution to the future global supply of critical minerals. This may be particularly important for Europe and North America.' ”
oilprice.com/Metals/Commo...
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Murdered by Russians in Ternopil last week
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Murdered by Russians in Ternopil last week
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Minus 30 degrees outside, plus 10 inside. While the men are waging hot war on foreign soil, the wives and children of military men from the Kola Peninsula live through ice-cold winter days without heating in their houses
Families of Russian arctic warriors are left in freezing cold
While the men are waging war on foreign soil, and the state spends massive resources on violence and territorial expansion, the wives and children of military men from the Kola Peninsula live through ...
www.thebarentsobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Minus 30 degrees outside, plus 10 inside. While the men are waging hot war on foreign soil, the wives and children of military men from the Kola Peninsula live through ice-cold winter days without heating in their houses
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High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Colder in most areas, though statewide average was near normal. Bristol Bay, Southcentral, northern Southeast, southwest Yukon Territory notably chilly. Most of the North Slope & Interior still mild. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Sunday. Colder in most areas, though statewide average was near normal. Bristol Bay, Southcentral, northern Southeast, southwest Yukon Territory notably chilly. Most of the North Slope & Interior still mild. #akwx #weather @climatologist49.bsky.social
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There’s nothing really mentioned about protecting the Arctic Ocean which is quite normal with Senator Dan Sullivan and the Trump Regime pushing icebreakers. Arctic communities should be concerned about the impact on health, safety, subsistence, the environment, and climate:
Op-Ed: #Arctic States Have Less Than Two Weeks to Act on Polar Fuels
maritime-executive.com/editorials/o... @sianprior.bsky.social @imohq.bsky.social
maritime-executive.com/editorials/o... @sianprior.bsky.social @imohq.bsky.social
Op-Ed: Arctic States Have Less Than Two Weeks to Act on Polar Fuels
The Arctic is warming four times faster than anywhere else on Earth, and this is a warning sign for elsewhere on the planet. The shipping sector has...
maritime-executive.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
There’s nothing really mentioned about protecting the Arctic Ocean which is quite normal with Senator Dan Sullivan and the Trump Regime pushing icebreakers. Arctic communities should be concerned about the impact on health, safety, subsistence, the environment, and climate:
Meeting with Murmansk Region Governor Andrei Chibis
"The President suggested discussing issues that matter most from the perspective of the Murmansk Region. ... the projects currently underway ensure growth in cargo traffic only until 2035.
en.kremlin.ru/events/presi...
"The President suggested discussing issues that matter most from the perspective of the Murmansk Region. ... the projects currently underway ensure growth in cargo traffic only until 2035.
en.kremlin.ru/events/presi...
Russia's Arctic development project, creation of Trans-Arctic Corridor presented to Putin
"Chibis recalled that the Arctic currently accounts for up to 10% of Russia's GDP despite only being home to 2% of the country's population."
interfax.com/newsroom/top...
"Chibis recalled that the Arctic currently accounts for up to 10% of Russia's GDP despite only being home to 2% of the country's population."
interfax.com/newsroom/top...
Russia's Arctic development project, creation of Trans-Arctic Corridor presented to Putin
Chibis recalled that the Arctic currently accounts for up to 10% of Russia's GDP despite only being home to 2% of the country's population.
interfax.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Meeting with Murmansk Region Governor Andrei Chibis
"The President suggested discussing issues that matter most from the perspective of the Murmansk Region. ... the projects currently underway ensure growth in cargo traffic only until 2035.
en.kremlin.ru/events/presi...
"The President suggested discussing issues that matter most from the perspective of the Murmansk Region. ... the projects currently underway ensure growth in cargo traffic only until 2035.
en.kremlin.ru/events/presi...
Russia's Arctic development project, creation of Trans-Arctic Corridor presented to Putin
"Chibis recalled that the Arctic currently accounts for up to 10% of Russia's GDP despite only being home to 2% of the country's population."
interfax.com/newsroom/top...
"Chibis recalled that the Arctic currently accounts for up to 10% of Russia's GDP despite only being home to 2% of the country's population."
interfax.com/newsroom/top...
Russia's Arctic development project, creation of Trans-Arctic Corridor presented to Putin
Chibis recalled that the Arctic currently accounts for up to 10% of Russia's GDP despite only being home to 2% of the country's population.
interfax.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Russia's Arctic development project, creation of Trans-Arctic Corridor presented to Putin
"Chibis recalled that the Arctic currently accounts for up to 10% of Russia's GDP despite only being home to 2% of the country's population."
interfax.com/newsroom/top...
"Chibis recalled that the Arctic currently accounts for up to 10% of Russia's GDP despite only being home to 2% of the country's population."
interfax.com/newsroom/top...
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OTD in 1944 Red Army completed operation to 'liberate' #Estonia, #Lithuania & #Latvia from Nazis. Who had 'liberated' them from us.
Who had 'liberated' them from themselves.
Who had 'liberated' them from themselves.
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
OTD in 1944 Red Army completed operation to 'liberate' #Estonia, #Lithuania & #Latvia from Nazis. Who had 'liberated' them from us.
Who had 'liberated' them from themselves.
Who had 'liberated' them from themselves.