Andrew Barney
@andrewbarney.bsky.social
Back to the Super Bowl. LFG. #GoPats
a patriots flag is waving in the wind with the words go pats below it
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media.tenor.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Back to the Super Bowl. LFG. #GoPats
On to the AFC Championship game
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media.tenor.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:22 PM
On to the AFC Championship game
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"Give us Greenland or we will increase taxes on American citizens for things that they buy" is such a masterpiece of foreign policy. (via @usapolling.bsky.social) #AmericanSucker
New tariff just dropped.
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.
(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
January 17, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"Give us Greenland or we will increase taxes on American citizens for things that they buy" is such a masterpiece of foreign policy. (via @usapolling.bsky.social) #AmericanSucker
The world I was born in to no longer exists.
Here's the data:
January 16, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The world I was born in to no longer exists.
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Slow, arduous and torturous, but we need to start somewhere.
This weekend we start the process of gaining daylight on both ends of the day. Sunsets have already been getting later, and sunrises start getting earlier on Sunday.
Tomorrow also marks perihelion - the day earth is closest to the sun. #wbz
Tomorrow also marks perihelion - the day earth is closest to the sun. #wbz
January 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Slow, arduous and torturous, but we need to start somewhere.
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Since WWII, America has led the world -- economically and in so many other ways -- in no small part because of its willingness to spend on basic research and its ability to attract the world's best and brightest.
That is changing -- fast. My deep dive on the topic:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
That is changing -- fast. My deep dive on the topic:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
America’s Brain Drain Could Become the World’s Brain Gain
Research-funding cuts and immigration changes threaten some of America’s economic advantages.
www.wsj.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Since WWII, America has led the world -- economically and in so many other ways -- in no small part because of its willingness to spend on basic research and its ability to attract the world's best and brightest.
That is changing -- fast. My deep dive on the topic:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
That is changing -- fast. My deep dive on the topic:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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The floods ripped through Texas on July 4.
On July 5, FEMA received 3000 calls from survivors. 1% were unanswered.
That night, Trump/Noem fired the people who answer the calls.
On July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls. 65% unanswered.
July 7: 85%.
Sick.
On July 5, FEMA received 3000 calls from survivors. 1% were unanswered.
That night, Trump/Noem fired the people who answer the calls.
On July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls. 65% unanswered.
July 7: 85%.
Sick.
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The floods ripped through Texas on July 4.
On July 5, FEMA received 3000 calls from survivors. 1% were unanswered.
That night, Trump/Noem fired the people who answer the calls.
On July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls. 65% unanswered.
July 7: 85%.
Sick.
On July 5, FEMA received 3000 calls from survivors. 1% were unanswered.
That night, Trump/Noem fired the people who answer the calls.
On July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls. 65% unanswered.
July 7: 85%.
Sick.
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NYT, Page One:
“Within hours, he had an email from China, offering to move his lab to ‘any city, any university I want,’ he said, with a guarantee of funding for the next 20 years.”
@nytimes.com
“Within hours, he had an email from China, offering to move his lab to ‘any city, any university I want,’ he said, with a guarantee of funding for the next 20 years.”
@nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
NYT, Page One:
“Within hours, he had an email from China, offering to move his lab to ‘any city, any university I want,’ he said, with a guarantee of funding for the next 20 years.”
@nytimes.com
“Within hours, he had an email from China, offering to move his lab to ‘any city, any university I want,’ he said, with a guarantee of funding for the next 20 years.”
@nytimes.com
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The situation in the weather world is bad right now.
-Large private sector company badgering NWS
-NWS under direct assault by current government
-GOP members of Congress in high weather risk areas believing AI and apps work better than NWS.
All of this makes us less safe. Full stop.
-Large private sector company badgering NWS
-NWS under direct assault by current government
-GOP members of Congress in high weather risk areas believing AI and apps work better than NWS.
All of this makes us less safe. Full stop.
May 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The situation in the weather world is bad right now.
-Large private sector company badgering NWS
-NWS under direct assault by current government
-GOP members of Congress in high weather risk areas believing AI and apps work better than NWS.
All of this makes us less safe. Full stop.
-Large private sector company badgering NWS
-NWS under direct assault by current government
-GOP members of Congress in high weather risk areas believing AI and apps work better than NWS.
All of this makes us less safe. Full stop.
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GOOD NEWS - "Thank you to everyone who expressed their strong support for the Regional Climate Center program. Our funding has been restored by NOAA and the Department of Commerce." www.ncei.noaa.gov/regional/reg...
April 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
GOOD NEWS - "Thank you to everyone who expressed their strong support for the Regional Climate Center program. Our funding has been restored by NOAA and the Department of Commerce." www.ncei.noaa.gov/regional/reg...
Happy birthday to me
April 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Happy birthday to me
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Our rising seas. This is only going to get harder to ignore.
This NASA visualization was created by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5520/
This NASA visualization was created by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5520/
April 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Our rising seas. This is only going to get harder to ignore.
This NASA visualization was created by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5520/
This NASA visualization was created by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5520/
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Every private sector entity dealing with natural catastrophe / weather / climate risk is hugely dependent on the freely available data from NOAA / NASA / USGS / FEMA.
It's quality controlled. It's robust. It's essential.
The private weather / climate enterprise cannot function without it either.
It's quality controlled. It's robust. It's essential.
The private weather / climate enterprise cannot function without it either.
April 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Every private sector entity dealing with natural catastrophe / weather / climate risk is hugely dependent on the freely available data from NOAA / NASA / USGS / FEMA.
It's quality controlled. It's robust. It's essential.
The private weather / climate enterprise cannot function without it either.
It's quality controlled. It's robust. It's essential.
The private weather / climate enterprise cannot function without it either.
Daylight Savings Time is THE BEST
So energized. Sunset is now 6:52pm!
So energized. Sunset is now 6:52pm!
March 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Daylight Savings Time is THE BEST
So energized. Sunset is now 6:52pm!
So energized. Sunset is now 6:52pm!
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"Perhaps no other federal entity facilitates greater economic and commercial activity than NOAA and its data sources."
Truth.
The value of NOAA from a life safety, forecasting, data collection, research, or commerce perspective provides a return on investment that few federal agencies can match.
Truth.
The value of NOAA from a life safety, forecasting, data collection, research, or commerce perspective provides a return on investment that few federal agencies can match.
Trump officials are considering not renewing leases for two NOAA centers — one for weather and climate prediction in Maryland and a radar operations center in Oklahoma — according to two people familiar with the plans.
As NOAA cuts loom, scientists and industry are pushing back
The potential closures come as the General Services Administration looks for opportunities to sell government buildings it says may not be needed.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"Perhaps no other federal entity facilitates greater economic and commercial activity than NOAA and its data sources."
Truth.
The value of NOAA from a life safety, forecasting, data collection, research, or commerce perspective provides a return on investment that few federal agencies can match.
Truth.
The value of NOAA from a life safety, forecasting, data collection, research, or commerce perspective provides a return on investment that few federal agencies can match.
Reckless. Stupid. Short-sighted. Undoubtedly damaging to our own nation. Anger-inducing. A self-own, an own goal.
Not much else describes the NWS & NOAA firings today.
Not much else describes the NWS & NOAA firings today.
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February 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Reckless. Stupid. Short-sighted. Undoubtedly damaging to our own nation. Anger-inducing. A self-own, an own goal.
Not much else describes the NWS & NOAA firings today.
Not much else describes the NWS & NOAA firings today.
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The National Weather Service is THE ONLY source of weather data in the US. Every weather app, local broadcaster, and weather forecast map is based on NWS data from NOAA. This is a ridiculously stupid own goal for the US that will disrupt all kinds of social and economic activity, and endanger lives.
BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The National Weather Service is THE ONLY source of weather data in the US. Every weather app, local broadcaster, and weather forecast map is based on NWS data from NOAA. This is a ridiculously stupid own goal for the US that will disrupt all kinds of social and economic activity, and endanger lives.
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To be clear: If there were to be large staffing reductions at NOAA and NWS—at appears is now indeed underway, with credible reports of larger further cuts on horizon—there will be people who die in extreme weather events & related disasters who would not have otherwise.
10/11
10/11
February 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
To be clear: If there were to be large staffing reductions at NOAA and NWS—at appears is now indeed underway, with credible reports of larger further cuts on horizon—there will be people who die in extreme weather events & related disasters who would not have otherwise.
10/11
10/11
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This is a really nice, simple distillation of the vital role NOAA and the NWS play and how private companies cannot replace what they do.
Why Private Forecasting Companies Can’t Replace the National Weather Service
NOAA and the NWS provide public weather data that private companies cannot recreate
www.scientificamerican.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This is a really nice, simple distillation of the vital role NOAA and the NWS play and how private companies cannot replace what they do.