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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 14h

He’s also cancelled grants to protect Chicago, Detroit, and Baltimore from flooding (one was ours), so time to bookmark this one.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 14h

Most Argentinians I know will say that the country is not known for its beaches…Uruguay and Brazil are where they go.

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 1d

Dorsey Part II

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 5d

Always fun to take data from an advanced data analytics class a little further. Here's a visualization of spring and fall freeze events over Illinois. Growing season is getting longer, especially in the last 55 years!

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 5d

Looks like it is back up - my lab is saved :)

Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 6d

NOAA PSL certificate authority has expired during the shutdown…

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CliMAS Illinois @climasillinois.bsky.social · 6d

Calling all prospective grad students! 🚨

Come learn about CliMAS during our annual Prospective Graduate Student Webinar - featuring our internationally recognized on campus and online MS and PhD programs.

RSVP here to receive a Zoom link: forms.gle/CYsLWz5uoRNm....

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 6d

Hahaha!

Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 10d

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

Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 14d

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

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 14d

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

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 15d

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

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · 16d

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

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 19d

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 · 19d

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 · 20d

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 · 26d

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

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

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...

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

The same was said about GEMPAK

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

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 · Sep 13

THREDDS server down.

Happy coding!

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Steve Nesbitt @70dbz.bsky.social · Sep 12

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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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