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EJD
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Meteorologist/Software Developer, Lead Developer of FireWxPy & xmACIS2Py & PyClimo & WxData. SUNY Oswego Class 2016. My tweets are my own and only represent my views.
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WxData 1.2.1 Patch Released

Now that NOAA moved the AIGFS/AIGEFS from parallel to production on NOMADS, I've updated the URLs accordingly so the AIGFS/AIGEFS clients are working again. I've attached the patch notes as well as instructions for updating/installing WxData. #python #weather
2025!
December 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Project goals for 2026:

1) Learn and become proficient in a new programming language (Julia, C#).

2) Integrate WxData into FireWxPy, xmacis2py and PyClimo.

3) Resume and finish shapeography.

4) Integrate shapeography into FireWxPy and PyClimo.
December 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Today is the last day of Project 2025!
December 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Another round of significant rain coming Wed into Thur SoCA. This on top of an already very wet start to the rainy season. % of avg for the water yr below+a map of totals so far. Some of these already exceed YEARLY averages. The next 9 days could be very bad news. #cawx
December 31, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Reviewing open source trends in 2025

How well did I capture trends in open source for 2025? The vibe was right, even if some of the specifics were wrong.
Reviewing open source trends in 2025
How well did I capture trends in open source for 2025? The vibe was right, even if some of the specifics were wrong.
duckalignment.academy
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
As a forecaster turned software developer I am not in any chaser circles but I can easily see Jordan Hall is a controversial figure.
It's very entertaining seeing the chaser community pick out their worst tweets of 2025 on twitter. Pretty spicy stuff!
December 31, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It's very entertaining seeing the chaser community pick out their worst tweets of 2025 on twitter. Pretty spicy stuff!
December 31, 2025 at 1:43 AM
So excited for this NY trip! First time bringing a gf to my hometown on Long Island.
December 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive the normal background check during his bribery probe.

President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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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
“60 Minutes” Obeyed in Advance
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Was at a Ukrainian restaurant last night with my gf (who is Ukrainian heritage) and they had a lot of business. She thinks it is because people were mad at Trump after the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting.
December 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Tom, if your bio is correct and you were an NWS MIC, why do you not only condone DOGE and their efforts (including mass firings of NWS meteorologists) but openly endorse it? MAGA is the ultimate breeding ground for a self-defeating and self-owning mentality.
December 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Russ Vought is one of the top 5 worst people in 21st century American History. A real POS who needs to be prosecuted and put in jail once we get a Democratic administration.
Why Russell Vought Is Worse Than Watergate

Conservatives used to think you could be a political hatchet artist or you could serve the Lord. Now they say: Why choose?
Why Russell Vought Is Worse Than Watergate
Conservatives used to think you could be a political hatchet artist or you could serve the Lord. Now they say: Why choose?
newrepublic.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Why Russell Vought Is Worse Than Watergate

Conservatives used to think you could be a political hatchet artist or you could serve the Lord. Now they say: Why choose?
Why Russell Vought Is Worse Than Watergate
Conservatives used to think you could be a political hatchet artist or you could serve the Lord. Now they say: Why choose?
newrepublic.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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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
It's always the Holier Than Thou Christians.
December 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
MAGA influencers like Bo Loudon think it is "patriotic" to hurl slurs at people from a sidewalk like a lunatic.
December 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Actually, in the late 1800s and early 1900s when tariff policy was a hot topic, the Democratic platform was always to chip away at tariffs while the Republicans supported high tariffs. The people in those days who hated tariffs the most were southerners as tariffs hurt the agricultural industry.
December 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
We start losing daylight in 176 days.
December 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I honestly don't consider myself an expert on this subject, but this post caused some controversy on wxtwitter.
December 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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This most difficult part of this exercise was only picking 25.
25 Worst Villains of the Trump Admin
The worst of the worst, ranked 1-25.
www.meidasplus.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I see lots of takes saying "software engineering will disappear in 5-10 years." While I don't think this is true, I will say it is good to have a physical science degree/background accompanying a computer science degree/background because data science/engineering is growing.
December 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Today marks 1 month since the release of WxData 1.0 on Anaconda and PYPI. In that time there have been 579 downloads on Anaconda, 1377 downloads on PIP, 12 stars on the github repository and 1 fork of the github repository. Not bad! #python #weather #data
December 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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In February, Elon Musk posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” He asked if we suffered childhood trauma and concluded by suggesting we are suffering from “generational trauma.” This was my response.
www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-o...
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM