Ben Nelson
@99nole.bsky.social
Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Jacksonville.
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5 consecutive days of college football begin tonight! 🏈🎉
August 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
5 consecutive days of college football begin tonight! 🏈🎉
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Ashley Babbit dishonored her service by committing insurrection against her country. While her death is absolutely tragic and I wish it hadn’t happened, the Air Force giving her honors is in itself a dishonor.
August 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Ashley Babbit dishonored her service by committing insurrection against her country. While her death is absolutely tragic and I wish it hadn’t happened, the Air Force giving her honors is in itself a dishonor.
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EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator.
Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon
This is the first major agency effort by the interim NASA administrator, who is also the Transportation secretary and a former Fox News host.
www.politico.com
August 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator.
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The anti-science Trumpers may be planning to destroy two working satellites that provide vital measurements about carbon dioxide & climate (and data that forecasts crop yield, drought conditions, & more). They cost $750 million to make but only $15 million/yr to operate.
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
www.npr.org
August 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The anti-science Trumpers may be planning to destroy two working satellites that provide vital measurements about carbon dioxide & climate (and data that forecasts crop yield, drought conditions, & more). They cost $750 million to make but only $15 million/yr to operate.
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
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NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows
A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.
newrepublic.com
August 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...
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My deep dive on whether there were adequate weather warnings for the catastrophic flooding in Texas. Mentions Alan Gerard Balanced Weather and Jordan McLeod. I am really interested in your thoughts on my take.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Catastrophic Flooding In Texas - Were There Warnings?
Deadly flooding in the flash flood alley of Texas is raising questions about warnings. Here's a preliminary (but not conslusive) analysis.
www.forbes.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
My deep dive on whether there were adequate weather warnings for the catastrophic flooding in Texas. Mentions Alan Gerard Balanced Weather and Jordan McLeod. I am really interested in your thoughts on my take.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature.
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
go.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature.
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
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Any CEO who looked at Trump in 2024 and thought he’d govern more like Ronald Reagan than Hugo Chavez is too stupid to run anything larger than a lemonade stand
Trump is privately warning CEOs of automakers not to hike prices when his tariffs hit. This blows up Trump's lies about the tariffs, because it shows he knows they'll push up costs in the US, and knows "other countries" don't pay them!
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1933...
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1933...
Trump Accidentally Wrecks His Own Tariff Spin in Leaked Call Stunner
In a call with auto CEOs, the president warned them against raising prices. Isn’t that an admission that his argument for tariffs is bogus?
newrepublic.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Any CEO who looked at Trump in 2024 and thought he’d govern more like Ronald Reagan than Hugo Chavez is too stupid to run anything larger than a lemonade stand
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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BREAKING: Tsunami advisory for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, magnitude revised to 7.6 - USGS/PTWC
February 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
BREAKING: Tsunami advisory for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, magnitude revised to 7.6 - USGS/PTWC
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BREAKING NEWS: 8.0-magnitude earthquake hits the Caribbean Sea - PTWC and USGS
Updates to come.
Updates to come.
February 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
BREAKING NEWS: 8.0-magnitude earthquake hits the Caribbean Sea - PTWC and USGS
Updates to come.
Updates to come.
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How did January 2025 temps look compared to the previous 20 times the monthly ENSO (ONI) value was between -0.5 and -1.0 (weak La Nina)? The first map show a 20-year weak La Nina Jan departure composite (using detrended climatology). The second map shows Jan 2025 departures. @alaskawx.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
How did January 2025 temps look compared to the previous 20 times the monthly ENSO (ONI) value was between -0.5 and -1.0 (weak La Nina)? The first map show a 20-year weak La Nina Jan departure composite (using detrended climatology). The second map shows Jan 2025 departures. @alaskawx.bsky.social
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NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
February 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
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DECIMATION OF SCIENCE—Trump WH has announced it will slash NIH indirect grant support across the board to 15%… from previously 50-70% for big universities. ➡️This is what normally keeps the lights on & subsidizes tuition at major scientific institutions.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
NIH plans to slash support for indirect research costs, sending shockwaves through science
The NIH said Friday night that it would slash support for indirect costs on all existing and future grants to 15%
www.statnews.com
February 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
DECIMATION OF SCIENCE—Trump WH has announced it will slash NIH indirect grant support across the board to 15%… from previously 50-70% for big universities. ➡️This is what normally keeps the lights on & subsidizes tuition at major scientific institutions.
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/02/07/n...
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In December, NYT revealed that Elon Musk and SpaceX were failing to meet govt reporting protocol designed to protect state secrets while they haul in billions in Pentagon contracts.
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
February 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
In December, NYT revealed that Elon Musk and SpaceX were failing to meet govt reporting protocol designed to protect state secrets while they haul in billions in Pentagon contracts.
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
This triggered three reviews, according to the NYT. One was from the Defense Department inspector general. 1/
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
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National Labor Relations Board accused Elon Musks SpaceX of labor violations
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Elon sues federal govt arguing it shouldn’t exist
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Trump takes office and appoints Musk
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NLRB drops its own defense against the claim, setting itself up to lose and be dissolved.
Oligarchs doing oligarch things
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Elon sues federal govt arguing it shouldn’t exist
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Trump takes office and appoints Musk
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NLRB drops its own defense against the claim, setting itself up to lose and be dissolved.
Oligarchs doing oligarch things
February 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
National Labor Relations Board accused Elon Musks SpaceX of labor violations
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Elon sues federal govt arguing it shouldn’t exist
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Trump takes office and appoints Musk
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NLRB drops its own defense against the claim, setting itself up to lose and be dissolved.
Oligarchs doing oligarch things
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Elon sues federal govt arguing it shouldn’t exist
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Trump takes office and appoints Musk
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NLRB drops its own defense against the claim, setting itself up to lose and be dissolved.
Oligarchs doing oligarch things
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Trumps Secretary of Defense appointee, Pete Hegseth, is spending $50,000 of tax payers payer dollars on an “emergency” paint job for his new house.
The party of fiscal responsibility indeed
The party of fiscal responsibility indeed
February 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trumps Secretary of Defense appointee, Pete Hegseth, is spending $50,000 of tax payers payer dollars on an “emergency” paint job for his new house.
The party of fiscal responsibility indeed
The party of fiscal responsibility indeed
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The public won't get to see Elon Musk's financial disclosures. Here's why that matters.
The public won't get to see Elon Musk's financial disclosures. Here's why that matters.
The wealthiest man in the world is in charge of a powerful new government task force fundamentally changing the government.
cbsn.ws
February 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The public won't get to see Elon Musk's financial disclosures. Here's why that matters.
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NEW: 19 states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing DOGE of engaging in unauthorized access to sensitive information that includes Americans' data on federal computer systems at the Treasury Department. https://cbsn.ws/4aQ6FWt
New York and 18 other states sue Trump administration over DOGE access to federal systems
New York Attorney General Letitia James said "this level of access for unauthorized individuals is unlawful, unprecedented, and unacceptable."
cbsn.ws
February 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
NEW: 19 states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing DOGE of engaging in unauthorized access to sensitive information that includes Americans' data on federal computer systems at the Treasury Department. https://cbsn.ws/4aQ6FWt
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Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access systems at the agency, multiple sources familiar told CNN
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
www.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to access systems at the agency, multiple sources familiar told CNN
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
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US Army officially ID'd the Black Hawk helicopter co-pilot in the deadly collision as Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, a "driven and hardworking" officer.
Army identifies helicopter pilot Capt. Rebecca Lobach among 67 killed in DC plane collision. Here are some of their stories | CNN
All 67 people on board the American Airlines regional jet and US Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair Wednesday night are presumed dead – a grim tragedy that has left a heartbreaking trail ...
www.cnn.com
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
US Army officially ID'd the Black Hawk helicopter co-pilot in the deadly collision as Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, a "driven and hardworking" officer.