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Gregory Pijanowski
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Science teacher, history buff, traveler, photographer, likes dogs and cats equally, but no, I don't play basketball. Blog at: https://www.pigeonroost.net/
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What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.

Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
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The monster eye at the center of a still strengthening Hurricane Melissa.
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From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
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10/27 5am EDT: #Melissa has strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph winds and a 917 mb central pressure, confirmed by the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters. Conditions in #Jamaica will rapidly deteriorate later today and tonight.

See hurricanes.gov for the latest details.
One reason a Senator like Bob Dole expanded SNAP was spending on food was good for farmers in Kansas. He was concerned about hunger sure, but it's a win-win no brainer here.
one of the most deeply infuriating aspects of american politics is close to half of americans would love if 20% of the country starved to death
This is sorta funny in that one of the critiques of Kamala Harris was she "is a cop".
Incredible to claim that “abolish the police” is in any way a Democratic policy
This reminded me of an old Canned Heat song.
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
That should have gotten as much coverage as say, HRC's email server.
Don't forget the bleach injections.
Pregnant Women, DON’T TAKE PARENTING ADVICE FROM A CONVICTED FELON WHO OWNED A TEENAGE BEAUTY PAGEANT AND HAS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT TO HIDE THE FACT THAT HE WAS BEST FRIENDS WITH THE MOST NOTORIOUS CHILD RAPIST IN MODERN HISTORY.
One of the reasons SNAP exists is that 1 out of 9 men drafted in WWII was rejected due to issues related directly to malnourishment. It was considered a national security priority to eliminate this problem.
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I looked it up once. SNAP takes 2% of the US budget and 93% of the money goes to the actual poor people instead of to the bureaucracy. So it's kind of like if you paid $1000 in taxes, you spent $20 on the poor of which they got to keep $18.60, and you spent $166.66 on the military.
SNAP is probably the most effective federal dollar we spend in terms of long term domestic economic outcomes.

that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.

but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
We simply have to rely upon independent news sources not reliant upon access.
CNN editor-in-chief Mark Thompson, following a While House meeting, sought to soften the news network's coverage of President Trump's demolition of the East Wing, claiming viewers aren't that interested in the story, according to the Status newsletter.
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NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.

The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
One of the key drivers expanding SNAP was Bob Dole - the 1996 GOP nominee for president. www.wfpusa.org/news/history...
Sorta like Hitler not being blond hair and blue eyed.
It’s fun to look at this ai slop nazi propaganda and then remember what these guys actually look like. This isn’t what they (or america) looks like and far from loving america, this is an expression of severe self loathing bsky.app/profile/geof...
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
When I lived in NYC, the neighborhood Fairway closed and the area was in dire need of a grocery store. You wouldn't think that would be possible in NYC, but it's a real issue those with 2nd homes in the Hamptons don't deal with.
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Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 Hurricane with wind gusts up to 200 miles per hour.

The devastation there - as well as Cuba, Haiti, Dominica, Bahamas - will be so severe that I'm already grieving what they're about to go through.
To put in perspective, the Buffalo metro area has a population of 1.1 million while Toronto has 6.5 million. Whatever people need, they can find it on the Canadian side without the hassle of MAGA.
So so sad, when friendships whither and sometimes die. I miss the friendly feeling we, as a country, had with America. #Canada #USA

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/n...
‘See You in 4 Years’: Trump Drives Canadians Away From Western New York
www.nytimes.com
This is one of those things the Times is still really good at.
“And to me they express how art and science, together, in consonance, allow us to reckon with things we haven’t yet seen. Things we don’t understand.”
How NASA’s Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth (Gift Article)
No explorers ever traveled farther from home than the Apollo astronauts. As artists, they’re still underrated.
www.nytimes.com
Looks like a rough night for Jamaica.
Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a major, Category 3 storm.

Strengthening is expected to continue overnight.
Good idea - and its sorta payback for all the times Reagan quoted Truman.
Democrats should just start rolling out ad after ad of Reagan voiceovers.
"We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people -- our strength -- from every country and every corner of the world."

youtu.be/2R8QxCD6ir8?...
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⚠️ #Melissa is now forecast to become a Category 5 Major Hurricane by the NHC.