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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1h

If you read my stuff often, you'll probably detect a shift in tone tonight. It felt weird writing it. Truly hoping for the best but my goodness this is bad.

The Eyewall @theeyewallwx.bsky.social · 1h

A sinking feeling as we look at Melissa this evening. Here’s an evening update and reaction to what it has done today. Link below or at theeyewall.com

Hurricane Melissa enters the elite club of the 20 most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in the satellite era

And it may not be entirely done strengthening yet

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Sharon @sharonmc.bsky.social · 10h

Big props to the person who created this mirror account of the NHC feed. 🫡

National Hurricane Center @nhc-atlantic.extwitter.link · 10h

Hurricane #Melissa Advisory 25: Category 5 Melissa Expected to Turn Northward Later Today Or Tonight. Catastrophic and Life-Threatening Winds, Flooding, and Storm Surge Expected On Jamaica Tonight and Early Tuesday. http://hurricanes.gov

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MyRadar @myradar.bsky.social · 12h

A star-studded view Inside Hurricane Melissa overnight as it further intensified toward Category 5 strength.

Senior meteorologist @matthewcappucci.bsky.social was on the NOAA Hurricane Hunter flight and the poetically peaceful – and perilous – center of the atmospheric buzzsaw:

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Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you National Hurricane Center, NWS and flight crews working to warn us about #HurricaneMelissa even as the government remains shutdown

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Sharon @sharonmc.bsky.social · 1d

I appreciate the explicit language spelling out the anticipated type of damage to infrastructure and likely isolation of communities. That’s the type of specific wording that helps people prepare.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 2d

It's getting tough to put into words how bad this looks for Jamaica. Here's my futile attempt this evening.

The Eyewall @theeyewallwx.bsky.social · 2d

Melissa is now a rapidly intensifying hurricane, and it is plausible that it will produce an almost unimaginably bad outcome for Jamaica over the next 48 hours. Details below or at theeyewall.com.

Hurricane Melissa is rapidly intensifying southeast of Jamaica tonight

A devastating, catastrophic storm is expected in Jamaica, with torrential rain, flooding, and more for portions of Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic as well

theeyewall.substack.com

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Sharon @sharonmc.bsky.social · 3d

That sinking feeling of knowing that a humanitarian disaster is likely to unfold and being helpless to do anything about it. At least we can take comfort knowing the U.S. will throw some paper towels their way after the storm passes.

The Eyewall @theeyewallwx.bsky.social · 4d

Here is our evening update on Melissa, which looks increasingly likely to be a catastrophic storm for parts of the Caribbean. We explain how it should start to get its act together, where it will go, and how much rain we expect to see (a lot).

Melissa continues to look like a slow-moving disaster for parts of the Caribbean

A slow moving, moisture-loaded major hurricane looks like from Sunday through Tuesday near Jamaica

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 4d

You know things are utterly FUBAR in the US when @bellingcat.com is doing satellite imagery analysis of the White House.

Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 4d

New satellite images show the scale of demolition that has occurred on the East Wing of the White House in less than a month.

October planet imagery showing the east wing demolished

September planet imagery showing the east wing before work took place

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Sharon @sharonmc.bsky.social · 4d

“Ed Young Jr. calls democracy a societal invention that causes unnecessary bureaucracy in churches.”

Turns out some Christians don’t like authoritarianism after all. I wonder (but doubt) if the Second Baptist litigants can see the parallels to what’s happening in this country.

Gift link 🎁

The family ties that galvanized a revolt at Houston’s Second Baptist Church

Longtime Second Baptist pastor Ed Young’s son runs Fellowship Church in Grapevine, and new bylaws that sparked dissent at Second Baptist closely resemble those at Fellowship.

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Sharon @sharonmc.bsky.social · 4d

Explain to me again why our government is closed because we don’t want to subsidize American healthcare while we bail out Argentina, a country with universal healthcare?

Oh, ok, cool, cool. #argentina #bailout #bessent #citrone #steelers #maga #corruption

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire

A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 5d

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY SORRY FOR OUR DELAY WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THIS WAS A REAL DAY.

Cover of Merriam-Webster's All Caps dictionary, a red background with a white circle and text for people who are mad.

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Sharon @sharonmc.bsky.social · 5d

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 5d

Trump’s new Epstein Ballroom will soon be the venue for many sweet 16 parties and quinceñeras.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom

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Sharon @sharonmc.bsky.social · 6d

Saw this yesterday, and it was as powerful and rage-inducing as I could have imagined. Mad respect for the librarians who continue to stand up to their right-wing Christian nationalist communities and neighbors in support of the First Amendment and the children they love. 💪

The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks to the overwhelming support in Houston, we’re bringing THE LIBRARIANS back starting tomorrow at River Oaks Theatre!

Join us for two very special Q&A screenings: Sat 10/18 2.15pm and Thurs 10/23 4.30pm.

Get tix now!
www.theriveroakstheatre.com/movie/RiverO...

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Sharon @sharonmc.bsky.social · 6d

This needs to be blasted far and wide, particularly to all the GOP voters who support public education.

Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 10d

Trump’s Department of Education actively collaborates w/ Moms for Liberty. Asked “what % of children she imagines should be in public schools going forward,” Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice told ProPublica: “‘I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.’” 1/ www.propublica.org/article/educ...

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 8d

This surfing sea otter shot is pretty epic..

Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel, via Associated Press.

Sea otter appears to be rising out of the water as a surfer flies by

Close-up showing an otter with bright pink spot on nose

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 9d

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...