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DFW based. Storm spotter. Disaster Fascinated. Hurricane Hunters Enthusiast. AF Vet. Tropical Research, GEOG/EADP, UNT ‘25 Tor count: 3.5 | And Kill MiGs

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MSJ | Student | DFW @wxandpi.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hiya folks who I may already know,

I'm Meredith or MSJ! In my 20s, AF vet, at undergrad college 5/5 (long story), consuming knowledge about nature and disasters since 2004.

My research focus is TC RI and storm surge.

I shoot everything you see with my phone (SE) or my mom’s Canon EOS 350D.

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 2h

This is amazing.

Bryan Fischer @bryandfischer.bsky.social · 2h

This is cool: Hawaii is set to stream three upcoming college football games live in Japan.

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MSJ | Student | DFW @wxandpi.bsky.social · 1h

... Mission acquired.

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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A significant gap in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska, caused by Trump admin cuts to NOAA/NWS, may have hurt the forecast accuracy for the deadly storm there over the weekend. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...

Predictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts | CNN

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 2h

Andrew with a good article on the AK storm and the lack of upper air data I talked about in my post, including more perspective from @alaskawx.bsky.social and an unnamed NOAA scientist.

balancedweather.substack.com/p/historic-c...

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 2h

Supershear earthquakes move faster and pack a stronger punch than “regular” earthquakes. But what ARE they? 🧪

youtu.be/RLotIaSkmM4?...

Supershear Earthquakes

YouTube video by Dr. Wendy Rocks

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Chris Vagasky @coweatherman.bsky.social · 2h

And I cited it in the paper I’m about to submit!

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 2h

WOW! Our survey of scientists who stopped using Twitter and started using Bluesky is now the #1 most-shared on social media article in the history of the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology! Thanks for reading it, everyone! @sicbjournals.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1093/icb/... 🧪

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky

Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 1h

Here's a list of the teams who have the largest difference in Pass yards per game vs. rush yards per game.

New Mexico State is our heaviest slingin' it team.

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MSJ | Student | DFW @wxandpi.bsky.social · 1h

That's a lot of Kraft singles...

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Alternative View, Pacific Northwest @alt-pnw.bsky.social · 18h

Sandhill Crane pair near Mt Adams in field of wildflowers is tonight's 9 o'clock photo.
27 May 2023 and would have just arrived from wintering grounds.
Land part of National Wildlife Refuge system. Are some places and creatures put at risk by not having @altfws.altgov.info working at full capacity.

Two large reddish-brown birds with long grey necks and red caps on their heads are standing in a field of yellow and purple flowers. They are both facing to the left side of the photo, and right next to each other. A few small trees and bushes with white flowers are in the background.

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MSJ | Student | DFW @wxandpi.bsky.social · 1h

Oh that's a way better mnemonic.

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 1h

Ya know how you can tell this wasn't a trombone player?

Because if it were, it wouldn't say F over each note, it would say "1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1"

Threatening Music Notation @musicnotation.bsky.social · 1d

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 7h

“What we’re seeing today in the U.S. is increasingly fascist. MAGA, I believe — and I study fascism, I don’t say this lightly — is a fascist movement.”

Anti-Fascism Scholar Flees U.S. Fearing for His Family’s Safety Amid Trump’s “Antifa” Fearmongering

We speak with Rutgers University professor Mark Bray, who fled from the U.S. to Spain with his family after receiving death threats over his scholarship. He is the author of the 2017 book Antifa: The ...

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furbabies.bsky.social @furbabies.bsky.social · 8h

When the news is just one bad thing after another.... #IsHeDeadYet ????

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 7h

Looking ahead, a storm system moving out of the Central U.S. is expected to bring a severe weather and flooding threat to the Mid-Mississippi Valley on Saturday. Follow your local NWS office for updates and details in this region.

weather.gov

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 7h

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 7h

I know the whole “every accusation is a confession” thing but it’s pretty clear this is the most elitist government that’s existed in decades. It’s just 12 billionaires in a group chat sharing banned Reddit memes

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The Eyewall @theeyewallwx.bsky.social · 7h

Today we look closer at Caribbean risks next week. We also have the latest on Alaska storm recovery and how you can help, flooding in Colorado as well as Mexico, and some interesting news from California on wildfire mitigation. Check it out! More below or at theeyewall.com.

Continuing to watch the Caribbean, while we check in on some other weather news

We take a trip to Colorado, Alaska, Monterey, CA, and Mexico

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Jen Walton @jenwalton.bsky.social · 6h

Thanks for the warm welcome back, Bsky. It’s so much more pleasant here without the daily episode of Idiocracy. 🙃

Here’s a Colorado supercell from August resulting from 3 (three!) storm mergers. 🌀 Got a tad surprised by the intensity & thusly was a little closer than usual…

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 6h

Tomorrow is ShakeOut!

On October 16 you can join geologists from the @cageosurvey.bsky.social at Tech Interactive in San Jose and in the California Natural Resources Agency Building as we talk about earthquake science and how to be earthquake ready.

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 14h

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Love & Hisses @mizrobyn.bsky.social · 5h

A little of this, a little of that. ChaCha talking to her kittens, the kittens playing and just generally being ADORABLE (as they do.)

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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 5h

Why do @semperwry.bsky.social and I have an active lawsuit to simply get the plaque honoring officers who defended the Capitol on January 6th? Cut the bullshit virture signaling mike. You stand with donald... your actions are louder than your words.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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bjørnebær @lilbjornebaer.bsky.social · 21h

did you know? being denied turkey leftovers leads to madness and vampirism

A black cat stares blankly at the camera, his white fangies poking out, while lying on his cream bath mat.

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will buikema @willbuikema.bsky.social · 7h

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