Emily Jean
@earthtoemily.bsky.social
Wildfire & Emergency Management
Climbing, pottery, and my pup 💙
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Emily Jean
@earthtoemily.bsky.social
· Jan 27
Remember the power of community. Find your networks. Find where you can be a helper 💙 #hurricanehelene #rivercleanuo
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We know intense rainfall events are increasing in New England and that our mitigation and preparedness efforts are not keeping up. It's one of the reasons I advocate so strongly for greater state and local investment in emergency management.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/08/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/08/s...
As flash floods intensify, current alert systems put lives at risk, including in New England - The Boston Globe
Flash floods are a hallmark of climate change, and they can come on fast, seemingly without warning. The ability of officials to get a warning out can be the difference between life and death.
www.bostonglobe.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
We know intense rainfall events are increasing in New England and that our mitigation and preparedness efforts are not keeping up. It's one of the reasons I advocate so strongly for greater state and local investment in emergency management.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/08/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/08/s...
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AOC: We need to be taxing the rich on the floor of the Congress
We need to be establishing guaranteed healthcare on the floor of the Congress
We need to be passing a living wage on the floor of the Congress
We need to be establishing guaranteed healthcare on the floor of the Congress
We need to be passing a living wage on the floor of the Congress
March 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
AOC: We need to be taxing the rich on the floor of the Congress
We need to be establishing guaranteed healthcare on the floor of the Congress
We need to be passing a living wage on the floor of the Congress
We need to be establishing guaranteed healthcare on the floor of the Congress
We need to be passing a living wage on the floor of the Congress
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Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
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I don’t want to exaggerate my powers of prediction but I posted this ten years ago:
March 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I don’t want to exaggerate my powers of prediction but I posted this ten years ago:
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We have to talk about the absolutely insane CR the GOP has proposed.
This bill formally abdicates Congressional authority over the budget and allows the Executive to sequester funds for any reason or no reason at all.
This bill formally abdicates Congressional authority over the budget and allows the Executive to sequester funds for any reason or no reason at all.
appropriations.house.gov
March 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We have to talk about the absolutely insane CR the GOP has proposed.
This bill formally abdicates Congressional authority over the budget and allows the Executive to sequester funds for any reason or no reason at all.
This bill formally abdicates Congressional authority over the budget and allows the Executive to sequester funds for any reason or no reason at all.
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In recent decades everyone has been real proud of how we’ve been able to lower disaster death tolls.
At this rate, those days are over.
At this rate, those days are over.
The U.S. has two tsunami warning centers, both operated by NOAA. Employees were terminated from these centers today. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center covers Hawaiʻi, and now it is less safe to be near the beach.
www.tsunami.gov
www.tsunami.gov
February 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
In recent decades everyone has been real proud of how we’ve been able to lower disaster death tolls.
At this rate, those days are over.
At this rate, those days are over.
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Well, another hit to the wildland fire community today. NWS folks fired include meteorologists who provide spot forecasts from local offices, work at the Emergency Ops Center, help us understand climate trends, and serve as Incident Meteorologists on large fires. 1/
February 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Well, another hit to the wildland fire community today. NWS folks fired include meteorologists who provide spot forecasts from local offices, work at the Emergency Ops Center, help us understand climate trends, and serve as Incident Meteorologists on large fires. 1/
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I have written a short statement responding to mass firings today of #NOAA / National Weather Service (#NWS) staff (which were concentrated among recent hires as well as highly experienced staff who had recently been promoted). Please see below screenshot & below for full text.
February 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Craig Strong recently installed a new, more efficient grain dryer on his farm; it was supposed to be funded, in part, by a federal program to reduce the need for fossil fuels in rural communities.
Now, he and other farmers aren't sure they'll be paid back.
(via @wskg.bsky.social)
Now, he and other farmers aren't sure they'll be paid back.
(via @wskg.bsky.social)
New York farmers continue to wait on frozen USDA funds
Many farmers already paid for equipment that the federal government said it would reimburse. Now, it’s unclear when or if they’ll get that money.
www.wskg.org
February 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Craig Strong recently installed a new, more efficient grain dryer on his farm; it was supposed to be funded, in part, by a federal program to reduce the need for fossil fuels in rural communities.
Now, he and other farmers aren't sure they'll be paid back.
(via @wskg.bsky.social)
Now, he and other farmers aren't sure they'll be paid back.
(via @wskg.bsky.social)
I’d love to hear about folks volunteerism right now: what are your goals? Where are you showing up? Volunteering is a great way to connect with new people and be of service to your neighbors and community. 💙
February 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I’d love to hear about folks volunteerism right now: what are your goals? Where are you showing up? Volunteering is a great way to connect with new people and be of service to your neighbors and community. 💙
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
NPR host Adrian Ma remembers his girlfriend who died in D.C. plane crash
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
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85% of HUD disaster recovery staff.
This will make recovery exponentially more difficult.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...
This will make recovery exponentially more difficult.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...
Trump Team Plans Cuts at HUD Office That Funds Disaster Recovery (Gift Article)
Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
85% of HUD disaster recovery staff.
This will make recovery exponentially more difficult.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...
This will make recovery exponentially more difficult.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/c...
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Did a general summary of the illegal behavior of Cameron Hamilton at FEMA this week if you’re looking for a run down. I know this is happening across the federal government but I think the shelter grant program is a clear example of how we are in a constitutional crisis.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2AhJ2LK/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2AhJ2LK/
FEMA being at the center of a crisis is at least on brand. #disaster #fema #emergencymanagement
TikTok video by Dr. Samantha Montano
www.tiktok.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Did a general summary of the illegal behavior of Cameron Hamilton at FEMA this week if you’re looking for a run down. I know this is happening across the federal government but I think the shelter grant program is a clear example of how we are in a constitutional crisis.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2AhJ2LK/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2AhJ2LK/
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This is the kind of post-disaster failures we need to be working to fix, not this bullshit the Trump administration is doing.
www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
WNC woman, 96, dies from hypothermia complications after her Helene flooded her home
The 96-year-old woman was reported by state officials to be the 106th victim of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina.
www.bpr.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is the kind of post-disaster failures we need to be working to fix, not this bullshit the Trump administration is doing.
www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
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Want to see advertisers lose MILLIONS this Sunday? A record-setting low for viewers during the Super Bowl would do that.
Money talks and bullshit walks.
Money talks and bullshit walks.
February 7, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Want to see advertisers lose MILLIONS this Sunday? A record-setting low for viewers during the Super Bowl would do that.
Money talks and bullshit walks.
Money talks and bullshit walks.
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After 11 years, my time at HuffPost is coming to an end tomorrow.
Last week, I learned HuffPost would be ending its dedicated coverage of energy and climate change.
So, I took a buyout.
Last week, I learned HuffPost would be ending its dedicated coverage of energy and climate change.
So, I took a buyout.
February 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
After 11 years, my time at HuffPost is coming to an end tomorrow.
Last week, I learned HuffPost would be ending its dedicated coverage of energy and climate change.
So, I took a buyout.
Last week, I learned HuffPost would be ending its dedicated coverage of energy and climate change.
So, I took a buyout.
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Reminder that Project 2025 called for an end to all FEMA grant programs.
FEMA grants are the primary mechanism for federally funded disaster mitigation and preparedness.
Every single community has benefited from this funding. It benefits the economy and national security.
FEMA grants are the primary mechanism for federally funded disaster mitigation and preparedness.
Every single community has benefited from this funding. It benefits the economy and national security.
February 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Reminder that Project 2025 called for an end to all FEMA grant programs.
FEMA grants are the primary mechanism for federally funded disaster mitigation and preparedness.
Every single community has benefited from this funding. It benefits the economy and national security.
FEMA grants are the primary mechanism for federally funded disaster mitigation and preparedness.
Every single community has benefited from this funding. It benefits the economy and national security.
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I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
February 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
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Public service is not a “lower productivity” endeavor. It is the foundation of our democracy, and its value is incalculable.
#holdtheline #forkoff
#holdtheline #forkoff
Public Service: The Backbone of American Democracy
An email recently sent to federal employees by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was not only tone-deaf but emblematic of a profound misunderstanding of public service. T…
bijansabet.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Public service is not a “lower productivity” endeavor. It is the foundation of our democracy, and its value is incalculable.
#holdtheline #forkoff
#holdtheline #forkoff
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To our friends who are on “the lists.” Our hearts are breaking. You are the young, fresh, energetic, innovative, dedicated souls that this agency needs so badly. Please know, you are all essential.
Collect all employee docs: eOPF, benefeds, mypay, PMAS. Get a reason IN WRITING for termination.
Collect all employee docs: eOPF, benefeds, mypay, PMAS. Get a reason IN WRITING for termination.
February 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
To our friends who are on “the lists.” Our hearts are breaking. You are the young, fresh, energetic, innovative, dedicated souls that this agency needs so badly. Please know, you are all essential.
Collect all employee docs: eOPF, benefeds, mypay, PMAS. Get a reason IN WRITING for termination.
Collect all employee docs: eOPF, benefeds, mypay, PMAS. Get a reason IN WRITING for termination.