Aric Cylkowski
@ariccylkowski.bsky.social
Maritime #meteorology is my day job. #Michigander. Central Michigan University Alumni. He/Him.
My interests are #gaming, #research, #science, #weather, #writing, #videoediting.
Opinions here do not reflect past/present employers.
My interests are #gaming, #research, #science, #weather, #writing, #videoediting.
Opinions here do not reflect past/present employers.
Wow, they found someone who makes Michael Brown look competent as FEMA director. I never thought I'd see the day.
FEMA staff baffled after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say
The head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, which officially began on Sunday and lasts through November.
www.reuters.com
June 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Wow, they found someone who makes Michael Brown look competent as FEMA director. I never thought I'd see the day.
Furthermore I just now realized after that lengthy thread of posts that she filmed all that in a cemetery. What a fucking asshole.
Oh boy this is quite the thing to unpack through one bloodshot eye but I doubt my response would be any different however it will be a long one so be forewarned. 1/10
Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse
June 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Furthermore I just now realized after that lengthy thread of posts that she filmed all that in a cemetery. What a fucking asshole.
Oh boy this is quite the thing to unpack through one bloodshot eye but I doubt my response would be any different however it will be a long one so be forewarned. 1/10
June 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Oh boy this is quite the thing to unpack through one bloodshot eye but I doubt my response would be any different however it will be a long one so be forewarned. 1/10
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I'm not surprised at all but apparently this somehow came as a shock to #Michigan Governor #Whitmer, as if trying to strike a deal with a convicted fraudster was going to have any other outcome. I guess bending the knee wasn't worth it in the end.
I'm not surprised at all but apparently this somehow came as a shock to #Michigan Governor #Whitmer, as if trying to strike a deal with a convicted fraudster was going to have any other outcome. I guess bending the knee wasn't worth it in the end.
thehill.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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I'm not surprised at all but apparently this somehow came as a shock to #Michigan Governor #Whitmer, as if trying to strike a deal with a convicted fraudster was going to have any other outcome. I guess bending the knee wasn't worth it in the end.
I'm not surprised at all but apparently this somehow came as a shock to #Michigan Governor #Whitmer, as if trying to strike a deal with a convicted fraudster was going to have any other outcome. I guess bending the knee wasn't worth it in the end.
The memes from the TACO stuff should last quite a while until he tries to tariff the memes for hurting his feelings.
May 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The memes from the TACO stuff should last quite a while until he tries to tariff the memes for hurting his feelings.
Changes like these, as tiny and insignificant as these may seem, are like a snowflake softly rolling down a snow covered hillside... Eventually growing and growing until it's an avalanche that buries a town. What that looks like all laid out, even I don't know and some people would say I'm smart.
How National Weather Service cuts are impacting emergency preparedness
YouTube video by CBS Detroit
youtu.be
May 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Changes like these, as tiny and insignificant as these may seem, are like a snowflake softly rolling down a snow covered hillside... Eventually growing and growing until it's an avalanche that buries a town. What that looks like all laid out, even I don't know and some people would say I'm smart.
So @slotkin.senate.gov and @peters.senate.gov , I'll be asking this through other channels as well but are you still satisfied with your choice to affirm Kristi Noems nomination as DHS Secretary? Is this choice of yours what you thought would best represent the choice of Michiganders?
“Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires the government to provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people. If not for that protection, the government could simply arrest people, including American citizens, and hold them indefinitely for no reason.”
Does Kristi Noem even know what habeas corpus is?
The Homeland Security secretary's word salad raised even more questions about the administration's assault on fundamental rights.
www.motherjones.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
So @slotkin.senate.gov and @peters.senate.gov , I'll be asking this through other channels as well but are you still satisfied with your choice to affirm Kristi Noems nomination as DHS Secretary? Is this choice of yours what you thought would best represent the choice of Michiganders?
When it comes to AI, does anyone remember RoboCop when one of his programmed directives prevented him from arresting high level OCP employees? Think about that the next time you're talking to Grok or hear about how it went off the rails with regard to South Africa.
May 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
When it comes to AI, does anyone remember RoboCop when one of his programmed directives prevented him from arresting high level OCP employees? Think about that the next time you're talking to Grok or hear about how it went off the rails with regard to South Africa.
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🫤😬 Whoopsy
A few of them spill the beans like this every time, like clockwork
A few of them spill the beans like this every time, like clockwork
May 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
🫤😬 Whoopsy
A few of them spill the beans like this every time, like clockwork
A few of them spill the beans like this every time, like clockwork
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V1’s thrusters failed in 2004. NASA somehow figured out a way to revive them. That’s incredible.
NASA resurrects Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft's thrusters after 20 years: 'These thrusters were considered dead'
"It was yet another miracle save for Voyager."
www.space.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:22 AM
V1’s thrusters failed in 2004. NASA somehow figured out a way to revive them. That’s incredible.
What the actual fuck? Please tell me this is satire.
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
What the actual fuck? Please tell me this is satire.
I've personally listened to the director and Tom Clancy commentary track from The Sum of All Fears. While I'm not a fan of the movie, I'll watch it with that commentary track on every time.
May 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I've personally listened to the director and Tom Clancy commentary track from The Sum of All Fears. While I'm not a fan of the movie, I'll watch it with that commentary track on every time.
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There's no bargaining with fascism, it dictates the conditions of your life. That's the point.
April 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
There's no bargaining with fascism, it dictates the conditions of your life. That's the point.
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This isn't a situation where Democrats can get by on straddling the fence. Whitmer can kiss Trump's ass in order to ensure her citizens get FEMA aid, or she can demand he follow the precedents and laws of the nation.
If you don't see why the former choice is horribly bad, I cannot help you.
If you don't see why the former choice is horribly bad, I cannot help you.
April 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This isn't a situation where Democrats can get by on straddling the fence. Whitmer can kiss Trump's ass in order to ensure her citizens get FEMA aid, or she can demand he follow the precedents and laws of the nation.
If you don't see why the former choice is horribly bad, I cannot help you.
If you don't see why the former choice is horribly bad, I cannot help you.
I normally don't type that much on a phone and it's been a long day, I'm going to pop some ibuprofen and go play #Helldivers2.
April 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I normally don't type that much on a phone and it's been a long day, I'm going to pop some ibuprofen and go play #Helldivers2.
An interesting thing I noted looking back at the #Michigan #gubernatorial elections back to 2010 is that the number of Republican voters has remained rather stagnant, while Democrat voters surged alongside voter turnout in 2018 where both numbers have remained since. 🧵 1/11
April 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
An interesting thing I noted looking back at the #Michigan #gubernatorial elections back to 2010 is that the number of Republican voters has remained rather stagnant, while Democrat voters surged alongside voter turnout in 2018 where both numbers have remained since. 🧵 1/11
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Seeing Peter Navarros comments after Vietnam said they'd go to zero tariffs and that the US rejected the offer because it didn't fix "non tariff issues" signals to me that the bar for getting the tariffs lifted has been set too high and there is no intention to let anyone get over it. Crazy stuff.
April 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Seeing Peter Navarros comments after Vietnam said they'd go to zero tariffs and that the US rejected the offer because it didn't fix "non tariff issues" signals to me that the bar for getting the tariffs lifted has been set too high and there is no intention to let anyone get over it. Crazy stuff.
Like, can we not please?
President Trump Says Chip Tariffs Coming 'Very Soon'
Most semiconductor chips used in the United States are imported from Asia.
gizmodo.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Like, can we not please?
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When they let Art Laffer and his goons hollow out Kansas with Brownback they all said the same stuff “it’s an experiment” “don’t panic” “let’s see how it plays out” - it did not go well
April 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
When they let Art Laffer and his goons hollow out Kansas with Brownback they all said the same stuff “it’s an experiment” “don’t panic” “let’s see how it plays out” - it did not go well
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This cringe from this is so intense it almost generates its own event horizon.
Trump: "We're gonna have tremendous goodies in the bag for women too. The women, between the fertilization and all the other things we're talking about, it's gonna be great. Fertilization. I'm still very proud of it, I don't care. I'll be known as the fertilization president and that's okay."
March 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This cringe from this is so intense it almost generates its own event horizon.