Sean Sublette
@subletteweather.com
Multimedia Science Communicator and Consultant | Weather - Climate - Energy - Environment | AMS Certified Digital Meteorologist
Richmond, Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia
Weekly newsletter, The Subtext:
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Professional services:
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"Hey Sean, why aren't you on X?"
"Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit."
Excellent synopsis from @cwarzel.bsky.social
"Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit."
Excellent synopsis from @cwarzel.bsky.social
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"Hey Sean, why aren't you on X?"
"Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit."
Excellent synopsis from @cwarzel.bsky.social
"Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are—a Russian nesting doll of bullshit."
Excellent synopsis from @cwarzel.bsky.social
Blue Missouri brings this important reminder:
Trump never had a fan base.
He had an army of bots who sold his racism and misogyny and xenophobia to uneducated Americans who took voting advice from bald eagle profiles posting Tweets from Eastern Europe.
It’s as stupid as it sounds.
He had an army of bots who sold his racism and misogyny and xenophobia to uneducated Americans who took voting advice from bald eagle profiles posting Tweets from Eastern Europe.
It’s as stupid as it sounds.
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Blue Missouri brings this important reminder:
Tuesday morning RVA weather brief:
More clouds today, up around 60, then off-and-on light rain this evening and tonight. Temperatures nearly steady in the upper 50s tonight.
Breezy and warmer tomorrow, then the cold air races in for Thanksgiving.
Upper 20s and breezy at dawn on Black Friday.
More clouds today, up around 60, then off-and-on light rain this evening and tonight. Temperatures nearly steady in the upper 50s tonight.
Breezy and warmer tomorrow, then the cold air races in for Thanksgiving.
Upper 20s and breezy at dawn on Black Friday.
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Tuesday morning RVA weather brief:
More clouds today, up around 60, then off-and-on light rain this evening and tonight. Temperatures nearly steady in the upper 50s tonight.
Breezy and warmer tomorrow, then the cold air races in for Thanksgiving.
Upper 20s and breezy at dawn on Black Friday.
More clouds today, up around 60, then off-and-on light rain this evening and tonight. Temperatures nearly steady in the upper 50s tonight.
Breezy and warmer tomorrow, then the cold air races in for Thanksgiving.
Upper 20s and breezy at dawn on Black Friday.
No argument from me.
X’s decision to show where its accounts are based “is, theoretically, a positive step in the direction of transparency”—yet Elon Musk may have instead revealed that the platform is “just a worthless, poisoned hall of mirrors,” @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
No argument from me.
Every
Congressional
Republican
Is
Complicit.
All of them.
In Virginia:
Cline.
Griffith.
Kiggans.
McGuire.
And Rob Wittman.
They turned their heads
And let it happen.
Cowards.
Never forget that.
Ever.
Congressional
Republican
Is
Complicit.
All of them.
In Virginia:
Cline.
Griffith.
Kiggans.
McGuire.
And Rob Wittman.
They turned their heads
And let it happen.
Cowards.
Never forget that.
Ever.
Elon Musk & Doge Stole Your Data - The Shocking Truth: Elon Musk and his DOGE team stole your personal data, spending millions to influence elections and crippling regulatory oversight of his businesses.
What did we get? $1 Trillion more national debt and a report from Oxfam that DOGE cuts have…
What did we get? $1 Trillion more national debt and a report from Oxfam that DOGE cuts have…
Elon Musk & Doge Stole Your Data - The Shocking Truth
Elon Musk and his DOGE team stole your personal data, spending millions to influence elections and crippling regulatory oversight of his businesses.
What did we get? $1 Trillion more national debt and a report from Oxfam that DOGE cuts have already killed 217 million children around the world
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Every
Congressional
Republican
Is
Complicit.
All of them.
In Virginia:
Cline.
Griffith.
Kiggans.
McGuire.
And Rob Wittman.
They turned their heads
And let it happen.
Cowards.
Never forget that.
Ever.
Congressional
Republican
Is
Complicit.
All of them.
In Virginia:
Cline.
Griffith.
Kiggans.
McGuire.
And Rob Wittman.
They turned their heads
And let it happen.
Cowards.
Never forget that.
Ever.
Common sense is not enough.
Telescopes.
Microscopes.
Spectroscopy.
Science saves lives.
Thank you, Neil.
Telescopes.
Microscopes.
Spectroscopy.
Science saves lives.
Thank you, Neil.
Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
#sciencematters
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Common sense is not enough.
Telescopes.
Microscopes.
Spectroscopy.
Science saves lives.
Thank you, Neil.
Telescopes.
Microscopes.
Spectroscopy.
Science saves lives.
Thank you, Neil.
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good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
Gallego to Hegseth: "You will never ever be half the man that Sen. Kelly is. You, sir, are a coward. And the fact that you are following this order from the president shows how big of a coward you are. I can't wait until you are no longer the secretary of defense."
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
good work guys you picked a fight in which Dems can stand up out of their permanent defensive crouch and go “our guy is a fucking astronaut and you’re an alcoholic tv host”
“The potential home values that are at risk, that’s in the billions of dollars. Our ports have to be right where the water is. That cargo has to be able to move in and out those ports. It’s about the environment, but it’s very much about us, too.” - Jess Whitehead (ODU)
www.wavy.com/news/local-n...
www.wavy.com/news/local-n...
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“The potential home values that are at risk, that’s in the billions of dollars. Our ports have to be right where the water is. That cargo has to be able to move in and out those ports. It’s about the environment, but it’s very much about us, too.” - Jess Whitehead (ODU)
www.wavy.com/news/local-n...
www.wavy.com/news/local-n...
Hegseth isn't qualified to hold Kelly's... um... well... you know.
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Hegseth isn't qualified to hold Kelly's... um... well... you know.
Perfect.
It is why legacy media are complicit.
They give the American people permission to accept a president with 34 felonies.
Zuckerberg and Murdoch are the worst, as they are the architects that allowed Musk and Trump to rise to power.
It is why legacy media are complicit.
They give the American people permission to accept a president with 34 felonies.
Zuckerberg and Murdoch are the worst, as they are the architects that allowed Musk and Trump to rise to power.
🚨🧵Here's part 2 of my Terrible Truths I've Learned About Humanity series, plz RT
They Not Like Us:
When Cruelty Becomes Contagious
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
They Not Like Us:
When Cruelty Becomes Contagious
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
They Not Like Us
When Cruelty Becomes Contagious
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Perfect.
It is why legacy media are complicit.
They give the American people permission to accept a president with 34 felonies.
Zuckerberg and Murdoch are the worst, as they are the architects that allowed Musk and Trump to rise to power.
It is why legacy media are complicit.
They give the American people permission to accept a president with 34 felonies.
Zuckerberg and Murdoch are the worst, as they are the architects that allowed Musk and Trump to rise to power.
Cry Havoc!
And let slip the dogs of war.
And let slip the dogs of war.
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Cry Havoc!
And let slip the dogs of war.
And let slip the dogs of war.
I mean, yeah.
Deleted it immediately after the inauguration.
No ifs, ands, or buts.
Walk away.
Deleted it immediately after the inauguration.
No ifs, ands, or buts.
Walk away.
Delete your Twitter account. That platform is built for right wing propaganda and harassment and that's it.
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
November 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I mean, yeah.
Deleted it immediately after the inauguration.
No ifs, ands, or buts.
Walk away.
Deleted it immediately after the inauguration.
No ifs, ands, or buts.
Walk away.
“If we just let this come to pass, and we apply these biosolids and we don’t test we can look at places like Maine as an outcome, right? Where there’s now dairy cattle and milk, which is heavily contaminated to the point that, you know, farmers have to dump the milk and can’t sell it anymore."
Forever chemicals, or PFAS, are ending up in wastewater — which is made into biosolids to be used as fertilizer on farms. Some communities in Virginia are worried about the health risks and are turning to lawmakers for help. #valeg #vagov
virginiamercury.com/2025/11/24/v...
virginiamercury.com/2025/11/24/v...
Virginia communities push back against sewage sludge on agricultural land as PFAS concerns grow • Virginia Mercury
As worry mounts about health risks from exposure to ‘forever chemicals,’ Virginia communities push for testing and limits for biosolids.
virginiamercury.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“If we just let this come to pass, and we apply these biosolids and we don’t test we can look at places like Maine as an outcome, right? Where there’s now dairy cattle and milk, which is heavily contaminated to the point that, you know, farmers have to dump the milk and can’t sell it anymore."
Monday morning video weather brief — looking at the next 7 days in RVA — much colder air remains on track for the Thanksgiving weekend.
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Monday morning video weather brief — looking at the next 7 days in RVA — much colder air remains on track for the Thanksgiving weekend.
Monday morning RVA weather brief:
All quiet today & tomorrow, then off-and-on showers tomorrow evening and overnight.
Clearing, breezy, warmer Wednesday.
Much colder Thursday-Saturday. Windy Thursday & Friday.
Up early Black Friday? Upper 20s with a nagging cold breeze at daybreak. Layer up.
All quiet today & tomorrow, then off-and-on showers tomorrow evening and overnight.
Clearing, breezy, warmer Wednesday.
Much colder Thursday-Saturday. Windy Thursday & Friday.
Up early Black Friday? Upper 20s with a nagging cold breeze at daybreak. Layer up.
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Monday morning RVA weather brief:
All quiet today & tomorrow, then off-and-on showers tomorrow evening and overnight.
Clearing, breezy, warmer Wednesday.
Much colder Thursday-Saturday. Windy Thursday & Friday.
Up early Black Friday? Upper 20s with a nagging cold breeze at daybreak. Layer up.
All quiet today & tomorrow, then off-and-on showers tomorrow evening and overnight.
Clearing, breezy, warmer Wednesday.
Much colder Thursday-Saturday. Windy Thursday & Friday.
Up early Black Friday? Upper 20s with a nagging cold breeze at daybreak. Layer up.
Let's all stand around and act surprised.
Major pointless organization that wasted taxpayer money and saved almost nothing dies way after it was revealed to have been a pointless organization that wasted taxpayer money
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Let's all stand around and act surprised.
Reposted by Sean Sublette
A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
Reposted by Sean Sublette
Bill Cassidy has zero control over RFK Jr., and even if he did, he lacks the will to use it.
Cassidy is not going to do a damned thing to address the catastrophe he caused.
He’s up for reelection, after all, so he has to toe the line.
H/t: @datdemlady.bsky.social
Cassidy is not going to do a damned thing to address the catastrophe he caused.
He’s up for reelection, after all, so he has to toe the line.
H/t: @datdemlady.bsky.social
CASSIDY: I know it's titillating, but I think we need to move beyond the titillation
TAPPER: This isn't about titillation. This is about the fact that you are the chairman of the health committee and you voted to confirm somebody that by all accounts is actually making America less healthy
TAPPER: This isn't about titillation. This is about the fact that you are the chairman of the health committee and you voted to confirm somebody that by all accounts is actually making America less healthy
November 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Bill Cassidy has zero control over RFK Jr., and even if he did, he lacks the will to use it.
Cassidy is not going to do a damned thing to address the catastrophe he caused.
He’s up for reelection, after all, so he has to toe the line.
H/t: @datdemlady.bsky.social
Cassidy is not going to do a damned thing to address the catastrophe he caused.
He’s up for reelection, after all, so he has to toe the line.
H/t: @datdemlady.bsky.social
Reposted by Sean Sublette
For the journalism schools:
Making a conspiratorial dimwit sound like a maverick hero in a just battle of wills against the negatively valenced "scientific" orthodoxy.
That is not even performative neutrality any more, that is taking sides
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
@michaelemann.bsky.social
Making a conspiratorial dimwit sound like a maverick hero in a just battle of wills against the negatively valenced "scientific" orthodoxy.
That is not even performative neutrality any more, that is taking sides
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
@michaelemann.bsky.social
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
For the journalism schools:
Making a conspiratorial dimwit sound like a maverick hero in a just battle of wills against the negatively valenced "scientific" orthodoxy.
That is not even performative neutrality any more, that is taking sides
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
@michaelemann.bsky.social
Making a conspiratorial dimwit sound like a maverick hero in a just battle of wills against the negatively valenced "scientific" orthodoxy.
That is not even performative neutrality any more, that is taking sides
@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
@michaelemann.bsky.social
I wonder if the "6-7" reference was intentional.
"US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan." Welcome to the Topsy Turvy administration in which six or seven people are pursuing their own private foreign policy, and much of it is scripted by a hostile foreign power.
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump’s Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan
U.S. senators critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war say they spoke with U.S.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I wonder if the "6-7" reference was intentional.
Reposted by Sean Sublette
It was TRANSLATED by the US from Russian into English, not authored by the US.
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It was TRANSLATED by the US from Russian into English, not authored by the US.
It's good to have goals. ✅️
Last night, I dreamt I was loudly booing Rob Wittman at an event.
I've never been prouder of my subconscious.
I've never been prouder of my subconscious.
a man in a hat is sitting in a crowd and says boo this man boo !
ALT: a man in a hat is sitting in a crowd and says boo this man boo !
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
It's good to have goals. ✅️
Looking forward to January 17.
*Youngkin in February 2022: we must take "Decisive Action in Support of Ukraine"
*Youngkin now, as Trump disgracefully abandons Ukraine to Putin, etc.: SILENCE
That really says it all - nothing good! - about Youngkin.
bluevirginia.us/2025/11/satu...
*Youngkin now, as Trump disgracefully abandons Ukraine to Putin, etc.: SILENCE
That really says it all - nothing good! - about Youngkin.
bluevirginia.us/2025/11/satu...
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Looking forward to January 17.
You love to see it.
For the first time in recent memory, Virginia’s 1st Congressional District may be ‘in play’ for Democrats trib.al/TSS6LZ5
For the first time in recent memory, Virginia’s 1st Congressional District may be ‘in play’ for Democrats
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger performed better across the board in 2025 than Rob Wittman’s Democratic challenger in 2024. What could that mean for the 2026 midterms?
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
You love to see it.