Arthur Witt
@arthurwitt.bsky.social
Research Meteorologist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory (retired). Fan of Tangerine Dream (1975-1990), Stellardrone, Prog Rock.
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Arthur Witt
@arthurwitt.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Not familiar with Tangerine Dream? Give these a listen:
Charly The Kid and Perpetual Motion - two short, very delightful tracks:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY2t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZN1...
Calymba Caly (1980) - the first 4 minutes are fantastic:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXLo...
Charly The Kid and Perpetual Motion - two short, very delightful tracks:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY2t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZN1...
Calymba Caly (1980) - the first 4 minutes are fantastic:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXLo...
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This is a sign of a healthy democracy. Imagine Trump’s DOJ investigating Trump’s closest aides or Russian prosecutors investigating Putin’s closest aides. It’s inconceivable even though corruption is rampant. Yet Zelensky’s closest aide is being forced out in a corruption investigation.
BREAKING: Andriy Yermak has submitted his resignation as Head of the Presidential Office.
This was announced by Volodymyr Zelensky in his video address.
This was announced by Volodymyr Zelensky in his video address.
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This is a sign of a healthy democracy. Imagine Trump’s DOJ investigating Trump’s closest aides or Russian prosecutors investigating Putin’s closest aides. It’s inconceivable even though corruption is rampant. Yet Zelensky’s closest aide is being forced out in a corruption investigation.
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US residential electricity prices +39% since 2021
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
US residential electricity prices +39% since 2021
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Top-heavy ... hurricane season.
The four biggest storms accounted for 85% of total cyclone energy.
I'll have to check in with @jimcantore.bsky.social Dr. Greg Postel on if that's a record.
The four biggest storms accounted for 85% of total cyclone energy.
I'll have to check in with @jimcantore.bsky.social Dr. Greg Postel on if that's a record.
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Top-heavy ... hurricane season.
The four biggest storms accounted for 85% of total cyclone energy.
I'll have to check in with @jimcantore.bsky.social Dr. Greg Postel on if that's a record.
The four biggest storms accounted for 85% of total cyclone energy.
I'll have to check in with @jimcantore.bsky.social Dr. Greg Postel on if that's a record.
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7" of the white stuff for Chicago (maybe more based on the latest models)
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
7" of the white stuff for Chicago (maybe more based on the latest models)
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“We most humbly beseech him to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.”
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789
By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits...
www.mountvernon.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“We most humbly beseech him to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.”
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
— Washington, First Thanksgiving Proclamation
www.mountvernon.org/education/pr...
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Wow big-time gusts next 24 hours. Centered on Chicago.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Wow big-time gusts next 24 hours. Centered on Chicago.
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Notice that MAGA never refers to Putin as a “warmonger.” You know, the guy who started the war, bombs civilian population centers daily, & refuses to sign a ceasefire. Nope, according to MAGA, Putin isn’t the warmonger - it’s the people who support Ukraine’s refusal to surrender.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Notice that MAGA never refers to Putin as a “warmonger.” You know, the guy who started the war, bombs civilian population centers daily, & refuses to sign a ceasefire. Nope, according to MAGA, Putin isn’t the warmonger - it’s the people who support Ukraine’s refusal to surrender.
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Wait’ll you see insurance premiums.
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Wait’ll you see insurance premiums.
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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"Ukraine is fighting for the values we claim as our own: freedom, sovereignty, human dignity, democratic self-determination....If we fail to support that, we are not merely abandoning Ukraine. We are abandoning ourselves." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ihTiSP
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Ukraine is fighting for the values we claim as our own: freedom, sovereignty, human dignity, democratic self-determination....If we fail to support that, we are not merely abandoning Ukraine. We are abandoning ourselves." lnk.thebulwark.com/4ihTiSP
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
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I'm no economist, but is Nvidia making huge profits really evidence that there isn't an AI bubble, when so much of the insane spending on AI goes right to Nvidia? It's like saying "How can there be a bubble when this tulip farmer is making so much money?"
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Nvidia’s Strong Results Show AI Fears Are Premature
The chip maker says demand looks strong through next year, while a selloff has made the $4.5 trillion company look cheap.
www.wsj.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I'm no economist, but is Nvidia making huge profits really evidence that there isn't an AI bubble, when so much of the insane spending on AI goes right to Nvidia? It's like saying "How can there be a bubble when this tulip farmer is making so much money?"
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
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In case data-centers weren’t politically toxic enough already.
@techcrunch.com
techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/r...
@techcrunch.com
techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/r...
November 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In case data-centers weren’t politically toxic enough already.
@techcrunch.com
techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/r...
@techcrunch.com
techcrunch.com/2025/11/19/r...
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FRED HICKEY: “A $5 trillion market cap for a cyclical semiconductor stock is utterly insane. I’ve watched Nvidia’s stock collapse five or six times by more than 50%. After the burst of the dotcom bubble, it went down 90%.“ themarket.ch/english/gold...
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
FRED HICKEY: “A $5 trillion market cap for a cyclical semiconductor stock is utterly insane. I’ve watched Nvidia’s stock collapse five or six times by more than 50%. After the burst of the dotcom bubble, it went down 90%.“ themarket.ch/english/gold...
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"We have a 2000s housing bubble level of financial engineering on top of a 1920s level of private unregulated lending on top of something bigger than a 1990s internet (or 1870s railroad) level of technology and infrastructure build-out." prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than You Think - The American Prospect
It’s not just OpenAI that looks overhyped. There’s a whole mountain of sketchy financial engineering underneath.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"We have a 2000s housing bubble level of financial engineering on top of a 1920s level of private unregulated lending on top of something bigger than a 1990s internet (or 1870s railroad) level of technology and infrastructure build-out." prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
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"This isn’t like the dot-com era," writes Greg Ip. Back then, "everyone had a web-based business idea."
Now, the optimism is among "executives calculating how much AI can reduce head count while workers wonder whether they will be replaced .."
Now, the optimism is among "executives calculating how much AI can reduce head count while workers wonder whether they will be replaced .."
‘Artificial intelligence might be the most transformative technology in generations. It is also the most joyless. While Wall Street greets AI with open arms, ordinary Americans respond with ambivalence, anxiety, even dread.’ www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"This isn’t like the dot-com era," writes Greg Ip. Back then, "everyone had a web-based business idea."
Now, the optimism is among "executives calculating how much AI can reduce head count while workers wonder whether they will be replaced .."
Now, the optimism is among "executives calculating how much AI can reduce head count while workers wonder whether they will be replaced .."
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WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
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To quote Pope Leo, “justice, solidarity, and a genuine reverence for life” ought to be the touchstones of our public engagement. There is another spiritual victory to be won — this time over the forces of hatred, division and cruelty in these United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Opinion | Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
To quote Pope Leo, “justice, solidarity, and a genuine reverence for life” ought to be the touchstones of our public engagement. There is another spiritual victory to be won — this time over the forces of hatred, division and cruelty in these United States. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
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‘AI and, more generally, tech stocks have become the great overarching gods that dominate the stock market firmament. To suggest they are immortal and the investment sky will remain blue even as they are toppled is naive to the point of being fatuous.‘ www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
Opinion | With AI looking increasingly like a liability, a storm is coming
It is the tech sector’s projected spending that points to trouble ahead. Are investors prepared to wait for the return on their investment?
www.scmp.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
‘AI and, more generally, tech stocks have become the great overarching gods that dominate the stock market firmament. To suggest they are immortal and the investment sky will remain blue even as they are toppled is naive to the point of being fatuous.‘ www.scmp.com/opinion/worl...
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That is the official slogan of the Trump admin on all things. bsky.app/profile/atru...
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
That is the official slogan of the Trump admin on all things. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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America’s climate catastrophe will leave many parts of the country uninhabitable. Vann R. Newkirk II reports on what life will be like for residents of these climate “dead zones,” which have already begun to reveal themselves: https://theatln.tc/CD8bgA0X
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
America’s climate catastrophe will leave many parts of the country uninhabitable. Vann R. Newkirk II reports on what life will be like for residents of these climate “dead zones,” which have already begun to reveal themselves: https://theatln.tc/CD8bgA0X
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NEW from KANSAS: 'We Cannot Just Play Defense.' @slotkin.senate.gov says the Democratic Party needs fresh leaders and a 'Project 2029.' The freshman Michigan senator is volunteering to deliver both. thedispatch.com/article/slot... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
‘We Cannot Just Play Defense’
Elissa Slotkin says the Democratic Party needs new leaders and a plan. The Michigan senator is volunteering herself for both.
thedispatch.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NEW from KANSAS: 'We Cannot Just Play Defense.' @slotkin.senate.gov says the Democratic Party needs fresh leaders and a 'Project 2029.' The freshman Michigan senator is volunteering to deliver both. thedispatch.com/article/slot... @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social
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Yardeni: “We are tracking the meltup scenario by monitoring the ratio of the S&P 100 to the S&P 500. The rapid rise in this ratio over the past couple of years is reminiscent of what happened during the Tech Bubble of the late 1990s.” www.dailychartbook.com/p/796 via @dailychartbook.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Yardeni: “We are tracking the meltup scenario by monitoring the ratio of the S&P 100 to the S&P 500. The rapid rise in this ratio over the past couple of years is reminiscent of what happened during the Tech Bubble of the late 1990s.” www.dailychartbook.com/p/796 via @dailychartbook.bsky.social
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It's like the railroad boom where everyone wants their own track...
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It's like the railroad boom where everyone wants their own track...