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Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 1h

Or maybe I should wait an hour? 🤨 #Aurora

Screen snip from spaceweatherlive.com with a pop-up Information tooltip over the Bz latitude plot, saying:

The timestamps accompanying the data here correspond with the time the data was measured at the <span id='valSat'>ACE</span> spacecraft in an orbit at the Sun-Earth L1 (Lagrangian) point located 1.5 million kilometers (930,000 miles) sunward from Earth. The Earth line indicates the current conditions at Earth. All data left of the Earth line indicates conditions that have passed our planet and data right of the Earth line indicates conditions that have yet to arrive at our planet.

Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 2h

Now K-index must be falling because even with Bz of -8, 1035 Radio Eli is booming in at S9+40dB, pretty much as usual #mediumwave #Aurora

Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 2h

Aside from being very noisy, esp. in upper #mediumwave, Gqerbeha #KiwiSDR also measures Radio Islam carrier as ~10 Hz below 1548 kHz, on a faint signal w/ Islamic prayers & English comments.

Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 2h

TalkSports have weakened, however, and I'm hearing SBA Jeddah FM underneath it on 1089. Nothing significant but noise from 1044-1053 2ch-wide Akashvani Mumbai DRM service... as Radio Eli took a dive again! #mediumwave #mwdx #Aurora

Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 2h

Ngl but Radio Eli, a russian-language religious station based in Estonia, is weakening steadily 💥... oh well it recovered quickly #mediumwave #Aurora

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Windhorse @windhorse.bsky.social · 3h

At some point Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi are very likely going to persuade Trump that it’s time to show Democrats and liberals who’s boss by killing a bunch of protestors. If and when they do that will be a political and moral Rubicon from which they will not be able to turn back.

Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 3h

In 2005, I wrote an article called "Inventing Akromiya" about how the government of Uzbekistan made up a group called Akromiya to justify a massacre of civilian protesters.

Twenty years later, the US is more like Uzbekistan, and I wrote "Inventing Antifa": sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...

Inventing Antifa

In 2005, the Uzbek government invented a group called “Akromiya” to justify massacring protesters. Now I worry the US government will do the same.

sarahkendzior.substack.com

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🍁 Dan McNeil @danmcneilwrites.bsky.social · 3h

Kristi Noem slammed for ‘prioritizing comfort' after $172M 'luxury' purchase exposed

www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-...

Kristi Noem slammed for ‘prioritizing comfort' after $172M 'luxury' purchase exposed

The Department of Homeland Security has acquired two luxury jets at a cost of $172 million to be used by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and other top agency officials, new documents reviewed by The New Yor...

www.rawstory.com

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Anita zx @omi684.bsky.social · 3h

🚨BREAKING: Protestors show up as JD Vance, Trump, Kristi Noem, and Stephen Miller in prison chains.

I think they were my favorite costumes from the parade. 🤣

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 3h

$172 million on private jets for Kristi Noem? Incredible.
Meanwhile, the Coast Guard is supposed to save lives and protect our coasts, but apparently it’s easier and far more important to fund her personal travel budget. Wasteful doesn’t even begin to cover it.

Trump Administration Buys 2 New Private Jets for Kristi Noem To Use: What To Know

The Coast Guard spent $172 million on the jets, according to The New York Times.

www.forbes.com

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 3h

Trump and the Republicans are denying you healthcare while they supply Kristi Noem with two luxury Gulfstream private jets for $172,000,000.

Facts.

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 2h

Coast Guard bought Kristi Noem two private jets (I guess if one breaks down). Cost: $172 million. Is that what you call draining the swamp?

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Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 2h

BTW I missed the earlier period when Bz was negative in conjunction w/ that Kp index of 6. I had HUGE issues w/ LTE speed tonight, preventing me from finishing watching the YT live I watch regularly, so I finished it only 10 minutes ago 😩 hopefully Bz seems to be on its way down again #aurora

Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 2h

More carrier mystery: 1548 kHz. The rightmost is certainly IRIB Radio Kharavan, 1548.060 approx. Then the middle one... another Iran? And the one closest to freq... Radio Islam?! South Africa?! MWLIST actually lists it as 1547.9892... #mediumwave #mwdx

Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 2h

Any guesses about this trio of carriers on 1566 kHz? Or is it four? 🤔

The upper-side one sounds like a Greek pirate, the middle is BBC Somerset, and I don't think HLAZ would still be here w/ Kp=6 😱 and at 0032z. And the lower... Iran?

16x4m SuperLoop due East, reinstated for weekend #mediumwave

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G7IZU Radio Reflection Detection @g7izu.bsky.social · 4h

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I'm very confused by Americans right now. The warning signs were all there before they voted the dictator in, so why did they vote for him?

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 4h

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

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Eric Zanconato @ericzanconato.bsky.social · 5h

I commend everyone for exercising their CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH today, as we see our democracy eroding before our very eyes. From massive cuts to education to economically damaging tariffs to violent acts of discrimination against our immigrant communities, we must stand up and be seen.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 5h

#A_NewHope ✊

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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 21h

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Wgoodf-MM0INH @wgoodf.bsky.social · 3h

I have a feeling that if I bothered my arse there could be a good show over that there horizon.

View from back step, glow of aurora visible north.
Obvs not the best as I'm still in town. It is there though.

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Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 11h

13610 kHz: RRI russian expands on the Listeners' Day topic announcement with mentions of AI and its immense abilities to generate fakes. Into feature on Bucharest Film Festival. S9+40dB! but modulation kinda quieter than 10dB weaker adj. 13600 CRI russian #shortwave

Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 13h

15130 kHz: Radio Romania Intl DX Mailbag: YL announces Listeners Day 2025 question: how do you cope w/ disinformation & cyberattacks? Then jingle, OM reads listener letters. One listened on the web, going to receive freq schedule... current one, which will be changed in 8 days 🤦‍♂️ #shortwave

Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 12h

And the show is Over The Horizon Radio.

Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 12h

1229z he's doing the back-to-back ICOM ads again! Signal down to S9+15dB.

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Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 12h

BTW the announcer sounds like Larry from HamRadioLive YouTube channel; haven't watched him in a while, in fact, when his shows became kinda less regular after his dad passed... and a domestic competitor grew to 4 Lives/week, sometimes more! 😆

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Arnie the DXman @arniedxer.bsky.social · 13h

15770 kHz: WRMI good signal w/ some show, gives schedule to different Parys of the world, into 5 (FIVE!) ICOM ads, all live-read, even the producer's PC got tired of that, trying to push a jingle during the 5th one 😂, finally that jingle plays entirely & rock'n'roll music spins off 🕺 #shortwave

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