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Richard Romkee

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Meteorologist - UNCO '22. Denver sports fan. Loyal Rockies fan. He/him.

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Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · Feb 27

For my non-meteorologist friends who may not get why the gutting and privatization of NOAA/NWS are so concerning, keep in mind: this is what we work day in and day out to prevent. These layoffs cannot stand. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Ga...

1900 Galveston hurricane - Wikipedia

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Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 4m

I don't hate Bryant but take the damn hint my man

MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors.bsky.social · 42m

Kris Bryant Still Bothered By Back Pain, Not Considering Retirement

Kris Bryant has played in only 170 games over his four seasons with the Rockies, and the 2025 campaign saw Bryant appear in just 10 games before his recurring back issues brought his season to an early close. Lumbar degenerative disc disease has left Bryant feeling pain while performing basically baseball activity not related to…

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Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 54m

Another day, another shortsighted government decision that could kill people. Are the libs owned yet?

Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 12h

NOAA’s National Weather Service holds the federal responsibility for tsunami warnings, and has historically been a primary supporter of seismic data collection in Alaska

NOAA cancels longstanding funding for seismic data collection crucial to tsunami warning systems

The Alaska Earthquake Center has long provided NOAA with seismic data for tsunami monitoring and warning purposes. That work will wind down in November, after the federal agency said it can no longer fund the contract.

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Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 9h

I think I had my first ever interaction with someone from Quebec today and it's hard to describe the utter whiplash of hearing someone go from speaking perfect French to saying "I'm not buying whatever the f*ck that is" in a not-french accent

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 13h

ICYMI: the federal weather enterprise again rose to the occasion for #Melissa, but on backs of NOAA retirees volunteering for aircraft reconnaissance duty and employees not currently getting paid. Why the "shutdown" isn't really a shutdown due to feds dedicated to public safety: tinyurl.com/2wk36686

Federal weather enterprise rises to the occasion again with Melissa - thanks to volunteers and unpaid employees

When a federal government "shutdown" is not really a shutdown. And also looking at the continued longer term impacts of ongoing and threatened budget cuts.

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Casey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 12h

Oh my god in heaven the way the Dodgers just sent the World Series to Game 7

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Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 11h

C'mon Dave you already have a ring, let Roki cook

Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 13h

Could really go for one of those classic Dodgers bullpen implosions right about now

Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 13h

Could really go for one of those classic Dodgers bullpen implosions right about now

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 21h

Temperature will be cool from the Plains eastward through the weekend, cold enough to induce lake effect precipitation. In contrast, areas from the Rockies to the West coast and increasingly across the High Plains will see mostly above average temperatures and dry
weather over the next few days.

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Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 22h

Stephen Ross whenever it's time to make a huge mistake

Tom Brady, known quarterback, plastic surgery enthusiast and divorcee, stews on the bench while his team is losing 28 to 3 with 2:12 left in the 3rd quarter of Super Bowl 51. Falcons fans, if you're reading this, I'm so sorry

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 1d

So, I hate to be this guy, but as the director of Yale’s new program on attribution science (!?), uh, most of the commentary on Bluesky about Hurricane Melissa and climate change has been… not quite right

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Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 1d

The Miami Dolphins are basically just the New York Jets with an extra super bowl win from before when women were allowed to have credit cards

NFL Scores @nflscores.bsky.social · 1d

Final:
Ravens 28
Dolphins 6

Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 1d

A tweet from xDaij: Tomatoes aren't hard enough BOOOOOOO 🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥🥥 [numerous coconut emojis]

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 1d

and then her nose grew so long it doinked the camera like an errant field goal bouncing off the uprights

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Kristi Noem: "No American citizens have been arrested or detained. We focus on those who are here illegally. And anything you would hear or report that would be different than that is simply not true and false reporting."

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Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 1d

Throw on a name tag we really need the help

Nothing Beats An Epcot Holiday @epcot.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no I wore a red shirt to Target

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 2d

THEY. WERE. DOING. THIS. WITHOUT. PAY.

NOAA’s hurricane hunter pilots (and Kermit The Frog hanging from the control panel) fly into Hurricane Melissa.

Extraordinary bravery, saving lives.

(🎥 Cmdr. Danielle Varwig, NOAA Corps).

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Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 2d

USDA website ranting like a 90 year old Fox viewer. What a world

Dan Ancona @danancona.bsky.social · 2d

The current homepage of USDA. This is deeply and profoundly fucked up. And illegal. People need to go to jail.

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 3d

NOAA’s hurricane research division staff has been cut from 52 in 2020 to 28 in 2025, almost a 50% cut. They’ve resorted to using volunteers to man the critical radar and dropsonde stations on Hurricane Hunter flights. Senseless cuts in an era of climate change making the strongest storms stronger.

Volunteers Step In to Help Understaffed NOAA Track Hurricane Melissa

www.nytimes.com

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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 2d

This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll

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Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 2d

Dodgers in four though

MLB Scores @mlbscores.bsky.social · 2d

Final:
BlueJays 6
Dodgers 1

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 2d

In any best-of-seven series tied 2-2, the Game 5 winner has won the series 46 of 68 times (67.6%)

In series with the current 2-3-2 format, teams taking a 3-2 lead by winning Game 5 on the road – before returning home for Games 6 and 7 – have gone on to win the series 20 of 27 times (74.1%)

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Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 2d

Yamamoto:

A tweet from kanoa: accidentally became important at work and it's ruining my life

Richard Romkee @rromkee.bsky.social · 2d

A drawing of a guy wearing a Vladimir Guerrero Jr Toronto Blue Jays jersey, putting two "devil horns" hand signals in the air in celebration

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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Devastating imagery from Jamaica, before & after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.

Black River — near total destruction.

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James Franklin @franklinjamesl.bsky.social · 2d

The sequence of NHC forecasts verifying at 28/18Z, roughly the time of landfall, is quite remarkable given the spread of the guidance and the track turns involved. Five days worth of OFCLs consistently focused on the western ⅔ of Jamaica, and with remarkable steadiness in timing. Nicely done NHC!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

how it feels to do physical activity after the age of 35

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