Midwest Dadthoughts
@heqt1c.bsky.social
Twitter refugee. Progressive. Technologist. Weather nerd.
Bernie, AOC, and the handful of left populists in the Dem party really need to start a third party to contest safe blue districts as well as uncontested red districts.
Tempe, AZ tonight at #FightOligarchy tour
Tempe, AZ tonight at #FightOligarchy tour
March 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Bernie, AOC, and the handful of left populists in the Dem party really need to start a third party to contest safe blue districts as well as uncontested red districts.
Tempe, AZ tonight at #FightOligarchy tour
Tempe, AZ tonight at #FightOligarchy tour
RIP Rep. Raul Grijalva
2nd House Democrat to die in a month.
2nd House Democrat to die in a month.
March 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
RIP Rep. Raul Grijalva
2nd House Democrat to die in a month.
2nd House Democrat to die in a month.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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The wall when I left today 🥹
February 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The wall when I left today 🥹
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News is tearing across my professional circles this afternoon. For those not involved in the weather enterprise, I need you to understand something:
seansublette.substack.com/p/bloodbath-...
seansublette.substack.com/p/bloodbath-...
Bloodbath at NOAA
Special post on unconscionable firings on Thursday afternoon
seansublette.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
News is tearing across my professional circles this afternoon. For those not involved in the weather enterprise, I need you to understand something:
seansublette.substack.com/p/bloodbath-...
seansublette.substack.com/p/bloodbath-...
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Are you affected by the @noaa.gov layoffs?
I'm a longtime environment reporter interested in NOAA, EPA and USGS.
Send me tips: lisasong.42 on Signal
Here's what I cover and some examples of my work: www.propublica.org/people/lisa-...
I'm a longtime environment reporter interested in NOAA, EPA and USGS.
Send me tips: lisasong.42 on Signal
Here's what I cover and some examples of my work: www.propublica.org/people/lisa-...
February 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Are you affected by the @noaa.gov layoffs?
I'm a longtime environment reporter interested in NOAA, EPA and USGS.
Send me tips: lisasong.42 on Signal
Here's what I cover and some examples of my work: www.propublica.org/people/lisa-...
I'm a longtime environment reporter interested in NOAA, EPA and USGS.
Send me tips: lisasong.42 on Signal
Here's what I cover and some examples of my work: www.propublica.org/people/lisa-...
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All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
February 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.
Looks like all other parties have outright refused to add AfD to a governing coalition, so the 20% is basically meaningless - since bills that pass through the Bundestag only need a simple majority to advance.
Likeliest governing coalition is CDU/SPD/Greens though CDU/SPD/FSU is also possible.
Likeliest governing coalition is CDU/SPD/Greens though CDU/SPD/FSU is also possible.
February 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Looks like all other parties have outright refused to add AfD to a governing coalition, so the 20% is basically meaningless - since bills that pass through the Bundestag only need a simple majority to advance.
Likeliest governing coalition is CDU/SPD/Greens though CDU/SPD/FSU is also possible.
Likeliest governing coalition is CDU/SPD/Greens though CDU/SPD/FSU is also possible.
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Your weather app gets its info because of NOAA.
Your mail arrives at your home because of USPS.
Your plane navigates the skies because of the FAA.
Your food is safer -- and we get alerts when it isn't -- because of USDA.
You hear about earthquakes *worldwide* because of USGS.
Your mail arrives at your home because of USPS.
Your plane navigates the skies because of the FAA.
Your food is safer -- and we get alerts when it isn't -- because of USDA.
You hear about earthquakes *worldwide* because of USGS.
February 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Your weather app gets its info because of NOAA.
Your mail arrives at your home because of USPS.
Your plane navigates the skies because of the FAA.
Your food is safer -- and we get alerts when it isn't -- because of USDA.
You hear about earthquakes *worldwide* because of USGS.
Your mail arrives at your home because of USPS.
Your plane navigates the skies because of the FAA.
Your food is safer -- and we get alerts when it isn't -- because of USDA.
You hear about earthquakes *worldwide* because of USGS.
DOGgy has only cut 4% of the amount they claimed.
These probationary non-employees should be terminated for poor performance because this is not even close.
These probationary non-employees should be terminated for poor performance because this is not even close.
February 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
DOGgy has only cut 4% of the amount they claimed.
These probationary non-employees should be terminated for poor performance because this is not even close.
These probationary non-employees should be terminated for poor performance because this is not even close.
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Turns out it’s not popular when a robber baron illegally slashes cancer research for kids and the anti-scam police. WEIRD!
February 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Turns out it’s not popular when a robber baron illegally slashes cancer research for kids and the anti-scam police. WEIRD!
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
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Raising the retirement age is OUT OF THE QUESTION.
Billionaires want to cut Social Security to work us to death and line their own pockets.
It's our duty to stop them!
Billionaires want to cut Social Security to work us to death and line their own pockets.
It's our duty to stop them!
February 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Raising the retirement age is OUT OF THE QUESTION.
Billionaires want to cut Social Security to work us to death and line their own pockets.
It's our duty to stop them!
Billionaires want to cut Social Security to work us to death and line their own pockets.
It's our duty to stop them!
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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Sources at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are saying that Musk, DOGE, and Trump's actions are already hurting ability of the United States to maintain a functioning public weather service.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Noaa imposes limits on scientists, sparking concerns over global forecasts
‘Crackdown on climate’ predicted as oversight enacted over agency staffers’ email and meetings with foreign nationals
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Sources at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are saying that Musk, DOGE, and Trump's actions are already hurting ability of the United States to maintain a functioning public weather service.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Things no MAGA person has ever told me when they said why they were voting for Trump:
"he's going to privatize the weather service and charge citizens for weather data"
"he's going to privatize the weather service and charge citizens for weather data"
February 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Things no MAGA person has ever told me when they said why they were voting for Trump:
"he's going to privatize the weather service and charge citizens for weather data"
"he's going to privatize the weather service and charge citizens for weather data"
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The top links on Bluesky over the last 24 hours. Updated hourly.
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February 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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30,000 jobs…just in Kansas City.
February 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
30,000 jobs…just in Kansas City.
What in the everliving fuck is going on here. A billionaire has seized the personal information of all federal employees
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What in the everliving fuck is going on here. A billionaire has seized the personal information of all federal employees
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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