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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 3h

Achievement unlocked - after may decades of flying, got to experience what happens when someone lights up in the restroom…

a cartoon fox with a mask on says oh mannn

ALT: a cartoon fox with a mask on says oh mannn

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 4d

Dude, how do we work together to stop this s***.

Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 8d

Lying. Impoundment is ongoing and people are being hurt because of it.

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 8d

This did not happen at NASA or NOAA. Billions of dollars left on the table.

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 9d

Whistleblower report on NASA funding from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...

www.commerce.senate.gov

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 10d

Are you forking kidding me? As someone from Buffalo, this is revolt material!

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 13d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 13d

So far it’s more like Eliminating Funding, full stop. But that’s just me.

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 14d

Listen Russ, you are a malignant political hack.

We will not be intimidated by your threat to engage in mass firings.

Get lost.

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 20d

That’s my closest HyVee too - 50 miles out of the way 🤣

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 20d

Incredible moment here. You’ve got the premiere scientific voice against a destructive political force that is literally tearing down the scientific enterprise and its ability to consult the government. apnews.com/article/clim...

National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA's effort to undo regulations fighting climate change

The National Academy of Sciences says evidence supporting a 2009 U.S. government finding that climate change threatens public health is “beyond scientific dispute” and that evidence supporting that fi...

apnews.com

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 23d

The same was said about GEMPAK

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 25d

Unfortunately for our high of 96, we missed the record by 2 degrees. Unfortunately for me I have no Illini tickets, but looks hot and dry - enjoy the game!

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 25d

THREDDS server down.

Happy coding!

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 27d

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Alaina Getzenberg @agetzenberg.bsky.social · Sep 8

Josh Allen had 251 pass yards in the 4th quarter, his most in any quarter in his career, per ESPN Research.

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · Sep 8

Never a doubt #gobills

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interesting piece on Illinois higher ed. The headline is shocking, but the piece reveals that the cost increases are mostly at smaller universities due largely to state pension costs as a share of state allocations increasing 5,143% over 16 years!
www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-sta...

Illinois state university prices up 66% in 16 years

The cost of a state university education in Illinois increased 66% between 2009 and 2025, $6,028 more in tuition and fees per year. Blame declining enrollment, a bad state funding formula, pensions an...

www.illinoispolicy.org

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · Sep 4

Pro tip: do not ask for reference letters for all faculty candidates. Sometimes the referees know. :)

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · Sep 2

Terrible news Amy! Makes no sense whatsoever - you were all doing such great work.

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · Aug 29

Beautiful night for football in Champaign

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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · Aug 28

New AMS statement outlines five foundational flaws that make the Department of Energy's Climate Synthesis Report "inconsistent with scientific principles and practices."

Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82

The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report

Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025

bit.ly

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · Aug 27

I’d bet that like in the satellite industry - there are other players looking at this as an opportunity.

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · Aug 25

As a meteorologist, it’s satisfying when predictions verify.

Climate scientists wait longer, but we’re seeing their predictions verify too - including sea level rise.

That’s why sustaining long-term Earth Observations is important for our future.

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Evaluating IPCC Projections of Global Sea‐Level Change From the Pre‐Satellite Era

IPCC projections in the mid-1990s of global sea-level change over the next 30 years were remarkably robust The largest disparities between projections and observations were due to underestimated ...

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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