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this, not highways of vehicles burning carbon

This is probably one of the best speeches in committee I have EVER heard. We often hear passionate emotional speeches and I applaud that, but this is a forensic dismantling of a woman who arrogantly thinks she and the administration she belongs to are above the law. THEY ARE NOT. Kristi Noem attended the hearing intent on being obstructive and dismissive and Chris Murphy gave her a masterclass in the constitutional responsibilities of government. I salute you sir. 🎥 TikTok - vm.tiktok.com/ZNd6nAsuy/

what the hell?

I won an NSF grant in 2017. It funded public software tools like tidycensus that have been downloaded millions of times, saving countless hours and producing considerable ROI. Behind each canceled grant lies a potential, but unrealized, story like that. npr.org/2025/05/02/nx-…

The three stars in Orion compared to the Sun: The stars in Orion's Belt are simply massive. They are all blue supergiants: Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka.

🤣 😂 when 'GIS guys' tells you they are working on it, they mean it.

@aashisjo The Ministry of Now

Spring has disappeared from South Asia. Soon we're going to suffer crop failures, famine, and mass migrations due to lack of water and intolerable heat. Our political leaders in the region are clueless, and our societies are ill-informed and unprepared, including psychologically.

I never publicly comment on political matters because they are usually irrelevant to my work of providing hurricane data and forecasts to people in my personal capacity. Today though, it is highly relevant, and as a member of the meteorological community, I am angry. Planned or ongoing bulk workforce cuts would irreparably harm the National Weather Service, NOAA, and their scientists who save innumerable lives by warning people in advance of tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis, blizzards, and other life-threatening hazards. Many of you reading this may knowingly or unknowingly be alive today because of their work, or know someone who is. As a direct consequence of wounding the NWS and NOAA, the public would be less safe. My personal mission to bring hurricane science, data, and forecasts to the public would not be possible without the weather observations, doppler radar stations, computer models, hurricane hunter aircraft, and weather satellites provided by NOAA and the NWS. Your favorite weather apps, TV meteorologists, and private weather companies would also be unable to function without this data or the civil servants who live and breathe it to synthesize it into public safety information. All of these benefits cost each taxpayer the equivalent of a few cups of coffee per year, and surveys show most would be willing to pay much more. The American weather enterprise saves many, many times more money than it costs to run, making it one of the biggest bangs for your buck in the government. The impact of quality weather forecasts and infrastructure on society is multiplied many-fold by preventing economic disruptions, keeping public transportation efficient, and providing lead time to prepare for and mitigate disasters. Most importantly, it saves priceless lives. Careful, long-term plans to streamline or reorient the weather enterprise in an evolving world are not bad, but *this plan* is insane. A feverish rush to take a cleaver to this workforce is self-destructive and dangerous to Americans who rely on the services they provide. It also cuts off the legs of young, passionate scientists who represent the future of meteorology in the new age of AI and other emerging technologies -- the very people we need in the field right now. As a part of this community since the age of 8 when I began analyzing hurricanes with dial-up internet, I am heartbroken and concerned by what appears to be planned or already in motion. It also directly impacts my friends and family. I cannot be silent, despite knowing I do myself no favors by speaking out. I ask you to join me in advocating for @NWS and @NOAA if you value their work or the work that I am able to do because of them. There are many ways to make your voice heard. That's all for now, thanks for reading.

Hi @elonmusk can you please tell us 5 things you did last week? 🤔

Unbelievable footage captured by tourists. Avalanche from the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan…

thank you geospatial nerds! comicsands.com/mapquest-tool-…

Operating a drone from the summit of Mount Everest.

As Trump pulls out of the Paris Agreement, remember these psychopaths stood behind him all have bunkers. The plan? To rip up rules, regulations - society if need be - so they can amass as much meaningless wealth as possible, right up to the collapse they know for sure is coming.

Of course they are. Global warming is accelerating beyond control as CO2 levels rise earth.com/news/global-wa…

🚨 Trump’s back, but here’s why Big Oil should be scared... Trump might deny climate change, but he can’t deny reality forever. People power is rising and the tide is turning against fossil fuels. Not even the White House can stop it.

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@LouisVuitton #tacky what a ridiculous narcissist! we are truly in another French Revolution moment, and this is how Pharrell presents himself? youtube.com/watch?v=zq7Eki…

Pharrell Williams presents his Men’s Fall-Winter 2025 Collection in Paris. #LVMENFW25 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Just got word from inside the Biden team that I will not be receiving a pardon — and that Chevron lawyers were working overtime to try to kill my request despite 34 members of Congress backing me. Mark my words: our pardon campaign and fight for justice will continue.👊👊

moss under the microscope

One of the finest aerial photos I've ever seen of a Native American mound showing how massive the mound really is. That is me walking down the ramp. When in use a thousand years ago, there was a large temple structure on the top. This is the largest mound at the [once] 23-mound Winterville, Mississippi complex. Research on "botanicals" found at the site revealed this mound was the focal point of ceremonial rituals involving the use of some hallucinogenics. Video & screen shot photo by @SPrachniak

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