William McIntosh

@CollinRugg Shame on Starbucks. If you are not going to let employees protect themselves, just close your effing stores now instead of putting people’s lives in danger. That guy is a hero. Their CEO, on the other hand, should be fired.

NEW: Starbucks *fires* heroic barista who subdued and protected a co-worker from robbers after getting pistol-whipped in the head. I can't emphasis this enough: Starbucks is trash. 20-year old Michael Harrison, who was working through paramedic school, was fired after he fought off two criminals who tried robbing the store. The incident happened at a downtown Starbucks in St. Louis. The men rushed into the store with guns and told everyone to get on the floor. Harrison was instructed to open the cash register which he couldn't because he didn't have credentials. As the men went through Harrison's pockets, he was pistol-whipped in the head. A co-worker believed the gun was fake so he started fighting off the robbers. Harrison jumped into action to help him. Harrison was able to subdue Joshua Noe who was later arrested. The police officers thanked Harrison and his co-worker for their bravery. The other assailant, Marquise Porter-Doyle, was arrested nearby. Harrison was praised by local media but Starbucks was not thankful for his actions. They were then placed on paid leave for two weeks. After the two weeks was up, Harrison and his co-worker were fired for "violating company policy." "In situations like this, our training and protocols guide our partners to comply and de-escalate, not just for their safety but for the safety of all in the store," Starbucks said. "That job was helping me pay for college," Harrison said. "I just don’t understand it. I thought it was the right thing to do." This man should have gotten a raise. Instead, he was fired. Insane.

@nateinthewild @MattPaynePhoto Totally agree with this. It would false advertising as potential workshop participants would have a reasonable expectation to get similar results…especially with night skies.

@MattPaynePhoto I think for marketing a workshop this would be fraud. I’m not against sky swaps for whatever artist intent (including selling prints) but for selling an in-person trip to a specific location I do not think you should forge the imagery.

Landscape Photographers: Would you ever swap a sky on a photo to use it for marketing a workshop to an exotic location? Why or why not?

@thomashawk Time to leave Oakland. That city has gone to hell.

3 black males in hoodies in a white SUV just tried to carjack my wife in the Grand Lake Bank of America parking lot in Oakland in broad daylight. They blocked her car with their SUV, two got in the back seat of the car, a third was trying to pull her out of the drivers seat. She fought back kicking him, screaming and laying on the horn, they gave up and got back into their SUV and drove away. They may have seen her leaving the ATM.

@Tom_Bricker Such an amazing show! WHERE did they find Magic Johnson?? That kid is so close! Incredible casting on that show!

Bummer that ‘Winning Time’ is ending—one of my favorite current shows. Surprised it wasn’t popular given style, subject & all-star cast. Other underrated shows I’d recommend, hoping they don’t suffer same fate: -Bosch Legacy -Dark Winds -Shrinking -Poker Face -Old Man -Minx

@ScottKelby I just hope they do something about the ghastly hdr processing . The color, especially on sunsets and photos with high dynamic range is just embarrassing. Getting ready to ditch iPhone over this. 😐

New iPhones tomorrow, and I'm preparing myself for a major disappointment camera-wise. The rumors are it's going to get a 6x telephoto lens. Nobody is asking for a 6x. Everybody wants a 10x zoom, so we're most likely getting a 6x. Hope I'm wrong (but you know I'm not). Sigh.

@wxmann @MikeOlbinski It's a relief to hear that there are others in the community who are missing key moments out there. So tempting to think "It's just me" on that long drive home at the end of the season. Hang in there Jim!

@MikeOlbinski It's been a weird year. Definitely have had some great wins, no doubt, but also have failed on a ton of setups. You're probably right in that it's not a complete failure, but I also left a lot on the table.

Guy has bolts at Badwater, Yosemite, seen tons of tornadoes, won Photographer of the Year but it’s just been the worst 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️😂

@ACLU Truly a new low for the ACLU.

The state of Florida never provided medically necessary gender-affirming care to Duane Owen — causing her enormous suffering and violating her right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment for the more than 30 years she was in state custody.

@wxmann I’ve been here since Wed. The new “lakes” on the North side have become my favorite spots. I’ve never seen it like this. Quite a contrast to being chased by storms in NM last week, lol.

This place is as lush and green as I've ever seen it. Absolutely incredible this year.

Reflections of Yosemite

@erica_wx No problem 🙂

@MacDaddyPhoto Amazing supercell! Would you mind if I shared this on KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque with credit?!

Tried to head South from Clayton yesterday and ran into this thing. Suddenly surrounded on three sides by hail cores and found an East option on a dirt road before I got nailed. What an amazing afternoon!!😀 #nmwx #wxtwitter

@ReedTimmerAccu I had something similar just South of you around the same time near Shallowater:

Check out this little shear funnel chips with elevated supercell north of Muleshoe, Texas. LIVE stream: youtube.com/live/9YTJ-GqNU…

@WeatherNation Absolutely 🙂

@MacDaddyPhoto Awesome pic William! Could we show this @WeatherNation on-air/online if we give you credit for it?

Quick iPhone shot of the nasty cell that popped up over Shallowater Texas yesterday. #txwx #wxtwitter

@WeatherNation Sure- No problem 🙂

@MacDaddyPhoto Nice video! May WeatherNation share this video on air/online with credit to you?

This brief funnel surprised me this afternoon as I was trying to escape a nasty cell that sprang up out of nowhere North of Shallowater Texas. #txwx #wxtwitter

I was on my way to Dalhart North of Amarillo when this cell caught my eye, 20 minutes before the tornado warning went up. You can hear me trying to figure out my exit route as it gets closer: #txwx #wxtwitter

@StormChasin4RNR @stormchaser1102 Did a timelapse of that storm rolling in from the East but I bailed before the core rolled over me. My sunroof wasn’t made for chasing, lol.

Hail core intercept on the supercell NE of Amarillo, TX moments ago - hail up to golf balls estimated #txwx #wxtwitter

@stormchaserQ Not to jinx it for NW Arkansas, but the opposite is happening around Bentonville/Rogers. I’ve seen numerous severe storms and tornadoes fall apart right before hitting that corner. Maybe they’re on a plateau? So close to Joplin, but it’s like a dome over that corner.

I believe it’s also no coincidence that a corridor of greater concentration of intense/violent tornadoes exists near the Arkansas River valley. Local terrain influence and channeling of backed, low level flow, especially if there’s a NW to SE oriented warm front. #arwx

@ReedTimmerAccu Stopped just west of there as this moved in. So frustrated as I was on my way down toward Lawton and that cell died. Weird that they waited so long to put the storm warning up on that line of storms headed into OKC. It went from nothing to tornado warned in less than a minute

Tornado in progress just southwest of Newcastle OK