Bruce Pollock
@brucepollock09.bsky.social
Meteorologist and Risk Communicator TX->OK->NY. He/Him/His. All opinions are my own. 🏳️🌈
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Bruce Pollock
@brucepollock09.bsky.social
· Feb 28
Growing up, my family told me for years that my passion for meteorology was something to take pride in and something that would have immense job security. 1/13
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37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis today.
“She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being” her mother said.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
“She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being” her mother said.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
January 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM
37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis today.
“She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being” her mother said.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
“She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being” her mother said.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
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Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
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Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
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Maybe next time don’t re-elect the fascist coup leader set on world domination and resource extraction.
January 6, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Maybe next time don’t re-elect the fascist coup leader set on world domination and resource extraction.
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While Republicans in Congress spend the week pretending to care about the growing affordability crisis, the Trump administration is freezing federal funding for vital health care and childcare programs that serve millions of children and families.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
While Republicans in Congress spend the week pretending to care about the growing affordability crisis, the Trump administration is freezing federal funding for vital health care and childcare programs that serve millions of children and families.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
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I genuinely did not think it was possible for them to be this spineless. Like, wow.
At this point it’s clear these people stand for nothing. It’s important to beat Trump in the midterms, but it’s just as important these Dems are all primaried.
At this point it’s clear these people stand for nothing. It’s important to beat Trump in the midterms, but it’s just as important these Dems are all primaried.
Some Democrats hate that their party is largely positioning itself in opposition to the operation that resulted in Maduro's capture.
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," one House Dem told @axios.com
Said another: "It looks weak." www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," one House Dem told @axios.com
Said another: "It looks weak." www.axios.com/2026/01/04/m...
"It looks weak": Some Democrats want their party to shut up and clap for Maduro's capture
"Everything Trump touches must be bad according to the base," fumed one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
I genuinely did not think it was possible for them to be this spineless. Like, wow.
At this point it’s clear these people stand for nothing. It’s important to beat Trump in the midterms, but it’s just as important these Dems are all primaried.
At this point it’s clear these people stand for nothing. It’s important to beat Trump in the midterms, but it’s just as important these Dems are all primaried.
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Talarico: In 2024, Trump met with oil executives and promised them a ‘great deal’ in exchange for $1 billion in contributions.
And now Trump thanked them with a gift — the nation of Venezuela, home to the largest oil reserves in the entire world.
We have to recognize how corrupt this new war is
And now Trump thanked them with a gift — the nation of Venezuela, home to the largest oil reserves in the entire world.
We have to recognize how corrupt this new war is
January 5, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Talarico: In 2024, Trump met with oil executives and promised them a ‘great deal’ in exchange for $1 billion in contributions.
And now Trump thanked them with a gift — the nation of Venezuela, home to the largest oil reserves in the entire world.
We have to recognize how corrupt this new war is
And now Trump thanked them with a gift — the nation of Venezuela, home to the largest oil reserves in the entire world.
We have to recognize how corrupt this new war is
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We are ruled by the most pathetic and brittle men.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:26 AM
We are ruled by the most pathetic and brittle men.
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I been saying
Deep budget cuts and massive firing sprees shrank emergency response agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), considered a global crown jewel for climate science.
‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say
Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I been saying
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The mayor of New York City is doing more than the senate and house minority leaders
Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, called President Trump on Saturday to personally object to strikes the U.S. had conducted in Venezuela and to the capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Mamdani accused Trump of violating international law.
Zohran Mamdani Called President Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York accused President Trump of violating international law. It was the first time he had criticized the president since their White House meeting.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 4:09 AM
The mayor of New York City is doing more than the senate and house minority leaders
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At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official.
Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack
The official said the dead included civilians and military personnel. At least one of the civilians was killed in a U.S. airstrike outside of Caracas, according to her family.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official.
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(Trump didn't brief Congress before last night's Venezuela operation)
January 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
(Trump didn't brief Congress before last night's Venezuela operation)
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So the Trump administration is locking people up for owning guns, huh
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
So the Trump administration is locking people up for owning guns, huh
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I'm gonna go ahead and assume that congress isn't gonna do shit, and SCOTUS is also not going to do shit.
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I'm gonna go ahead and assume that congress isn't gonna do shit, and SCOTUS is also not going to do shit.
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Another day, another unconstitutional war from Trump, who thinks the Constitution is a suggestion. Congress has war powers but GOP cowards are hiding under their desks while he kills with our money. MAGA promised peace, delivered chaos. Americans deserve better. Nov 2026 can’t come soon enough.
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Another day, another unconstitutional war from Trump, who thinks the Constitution is a suggestion. Congress has war powers but GOP cowards are hiding under their desks while he kills with our money. MAGA promised peace, delivered chaos. Americans deserve better. Nov 2026 can’t come soon enough.
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Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
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It’s going to be really weird when countries place sanctions on the U.S. for war crimes
January 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
It’s going to be really weird when countries place sanctions on the U.S. for war crimes
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We cannot let this president drag us into more endless wars that risk the lives of American service members and civilians abroad.
The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.
The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.
January 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
We cannot let this president drag us into more endless wars that risk the lives of American service members and civilians abroad.
The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.
The attack last night on Venezuela was unnecessary and unauthorized. The President’s actions are reckless and illegal.
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European governments issued measured statements calling for restraint, or expressing concern for their citizens in Venezuela.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc is “closely” monitoring the situation.
https://wapo.st/45pDLek
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc is “closely” monitoring the situation.
https://wapo.st/45pDLek
January 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
European governments issued measured statements calling for restraint, or expressing concern for their citizens in Venezuela.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc is “closely” monitoring the situation.
https://wapo.st/45pDLek
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc is “closely” monitoring the situation.
https://wapo.st/45pDLek
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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Hours before it was set to air an episode about the treatment of migrants shipped to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, “60 Minutes” mysteriously pulled the episode. Just like that, the beloved show we have known is dead, Marc Elias writes.
https://bit.ly/4b7yj3p
https://bit.ly/4b7yj3p
“60 Minutes” Obeyed in Advance
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Hours before it was set to air an episode about the treatment of migrants shipped to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, “60 Minutes” mysteriously pulled the episode. Just like that, the beloved show we have known is dead, Marc Elias writes.
https://bit.ly/4b7yj3p
https://bit.ly/4b7yj3p
Ah that makes much more sense. Thank you!
December 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Ah that makes much more sense. Thank you!
Wait sorry why are they under a winter storm and advisory? That seems…. Not good from a communication standpoint.
December 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Wait sorry why are they under a winter storm and advisory? That seems…. Not good from a communication standpoint.
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The Trump administration says it will dismantle a key climate-science center, while salvaging its forecasting capabilities. “Today, predicting the weather without considering the climate would be meteorological malpractice," Michelle Nijhuis argues.
The U.S. Is on the Verge of Meteorological Malpractice
The Trump administration says it will dismantle a premier climate center, while somehow keeping weather forecasting intact.
bit.ly
December 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The Trump administration says it will dismantle a key climate-science center, while salvaging its forecasting capabilities. “Today, predicting the weather without considering the climate would be meteorological malpractice," Michelle Nijhuis argues.
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I love that he's explaining the housing crisis from the landlord perspective
Trump: If we build more housing, the price of homes will go down, and homeowners will lose their wealth.
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I love that he's explaining the housing crisis from the landlord perspective