"There isn't a reasonable scenario where we grant some rich people control over the planet's thermostat and everything turns out fine."

My latest:

I’ve had success with ignoring it because I pretend like coffee kills the bad germs 😂 after many of these other suggestions.

I can’t emphasize enough what a complete and utter nightmare hellscape my BlueSky feed currently is. It’s really, really bad. I can only imagine I’m not alone in this. Anyway, here’s a tiny high five from me to you to say, same. Just in case you need one, a tiny reminder of real humanness.

More Trump destruction:

As part of the demolition of the East Wing to make room for the “ballroom” these two beautiful Southern Magnolias dating back to 1922 and 1942 were removed.

My entire feed is like one never ending stream of Black Mirror x Arrested Development mashup.

The fact that you're reading this means there is space inside your head & heart that your bullies & abusers have not been able to infiltrate.

Trauma recovery is about growing & reinforcing that space, bit by realistic bit, until it encompasses your entire body, mind, & spirit.

Don’t ask NOAA or NWS, that just wouldn’t make sense.

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Gift link if you need to stop doom scrolling.

This furloughed Fed says, thank you!

Food banks won't have the capacity to meet the need that will arrive in Nov.
Please consider supporting your local food bank if you can.

Also this has been done in many different forms already. It definitely doesn’t need to be redone by me. I just can’t think of a more important time to foster shared conversation, collegial vibes, foster “community” and stay connected - somehow. Whatever form it is, we need it. AMS/NWA chapters? 🤷‍♀️

This may be the perfect time to rally The Nerdery for (sigh) a podcast. Like happy hour, for weather nerds. Or the worst time. It’s hard to say. But for once I have time on my hands. Side note: are podcasts like PowerPoint presentations now? Necessary but not that exciting, because 🤷‍♀️

OPSEC

A shutdown, mass firings, political hacks aiming to traumatize: It's been a rough year for dedicated civil servants.

lol, I just heard about this, and it may as well be a formal enabling act (it won’t pass, so no worries there). It specifies when a shutdown happens, those specified by the White House, as essential keep getting paid. So the White House gets to unilaterally keep open all parts of government he likes

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

This is a joke, but I’ve taught this class IRL. 🥳

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Honestly what are we doing electing officials who don’t have pets?

That’s a throne.

There is a dog on the train watching his stories.

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.

It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.

Long thread.