Joe Kington
@joferkington.bsky.social
Geology to Software to Remote sensing. Opinions and poor taste my own. He/Him. SLC-based. PhD if you care about that. This account is all dog pictures and mindless prattle.
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Bad Bunny saying that God should bless all the countries in the Americas. There are so many, not just the United States. It was a great show but that was the most powerful. Conservatives will get mad, but just let them
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Bad Bunny saying that God should bless all the countries in the Americas. There are so many, not just the United States. It was a great show but that was the most powerful. Conservatives will get mad, but just let them
Ring commercial about helping lost dogs got me. That's effective advertising.
Bo isn't going anywhere right now because there's carnitas.... And we just said "treat". Thank you ring for making me spoil my dog....
Bo isn't going anywhere right now because there's carnitas.... And we just said "treat". Thank you ring for making me spoil my dog....
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Ring commercial about helping lost dogs got me. That's effective advertising.
Bo isn't going anywhere right now because there's carnitas.... And we just said "treat". Thank you ring for making me spoil my dog....
Bo isn't going anywhere right now because there's carnitas.... And we just said "treat". Thank you ring for making me spoil my dog....
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I guess infrastructure week isn't coming?
❌ NOTICE Federal US website newly deleted.
https://buildingamerica.gov
Action taken by the nan (Department of Energy) at or around 2026-02-07 06:21:23.
https://buildingamerica.gov
Action taken by the nan (Department of Energy) at or around 2026-02-07 06:21:23.
buildingamerica.gov
Federal US website delisted. URL is not valid.
buildingamerica.gov
February 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I guess infrastructure week isn't coming?
It's was pretty neat to see the Olympic flame lit while walking the dog today!
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 AM
It's was pretty neat to see the Olympic flame lit while walking the dog today!
It's shocking to me how little news there's been of this. Kudos to the Tribune of course, but I'm surprised I hadn't heard about it until now. Because, you know, the GOP in Utah didn't have enough power already, and those of us in SLC clearly shouldn't have any say in politics...
Repeatedly rebuked by the judiciary, Utah’s GOP supermajority has added two justices to the Supreme Court in a move they insist is not about packing the court.
Gov. Cox quickly signed the bill Saturday morning.
Gov. Cox quickly signed the bill Saturday morning.
Two more Utah Supreme Court justices after Legislature — sore from legal losses — passes expansion
Gov. Cox quickly signed a bill adding two justices to the Utah Supreme Court. The GOP-led Legislature has derided the current justices as "activists."
www.sltrib.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:16 AM
It's shocking to me how little news there's been of this. Kudos to the Tribune of course, but I'm surprised I hadn't heard about it until now. Because, you know, the GOP in Utah didn't have enough power already, and those of us in SLC clearly shouldn't have any say in politics...
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I have two slightly different views on this joke
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 10:03 PM
I have two slightly different views on this joke
Picnic today. Can't have a picnic without a dog begging, of course...
February 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Picnic today. Can't have a picnic without a dog begging, of course...
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This makes me think of something I saw on here once from a sociologist talking about how her students were arguing that obviously quantitative data is superior to qualitative data, and she told them quantitative data is just qualitative data that someone else has already turned into a number.
January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This makes me think of something I saw on here once from a sociologist talking about how her students were arguing that obviously quantitative data is superior to qualitative data, and she told them quantitative data is just qualitative data that someone else has already turned into a number.
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As Utah's lawmakers move to ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids, they've avoided discussing a report they commissioned on the issue that says care helps kids.
Utah lawmakers sweep their own study on care for trans kids under the rug as they push to ban it
As Utah's lawmakers move to ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids, they've avoided discussing a report they commissioned on the issue that says care helps kids.
www.sltrib.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
As Utah's lawmakers move to ban gender-affirming care for transgender kids, they've avoided discussing a report they commissioned on the issue that says care helps kids.
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Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
That matches my memory of growing up in middle TN. We fairly frequently saw negative temps in the 80's and 90's. I moved away for grad school in the early 2000's, but even in college in East TN in the late 90's early 00's I don't remember it happening much.
For context, before 1980, #Nashville temperatures hit 0°F an average of once per winter. Because of #GlobalWarming, what used to be an annual event has only happened 4 times in the last 30 years.
Similarly, before 1980 we got 12" of snow in an average winter. Since 2000, it's around 4".
Similarly, before 1980 we got 12" of snow in an average winter. Since 2000, it's around 4".
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
That matches my memory of growing up in middle TN. We fairly frequently saw negative temps in the 80's and 90's. I moved away for grad school in the early 2000's, but even in college in East TN in the late 90's early 00's I don't remember it happening much.
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For context, before 1980, #Nashville temperatures hit 0°F an average of once per winter. Because of #GlobalWarming, what used to be an annual event has only happened 4 times in the last 30 years.
Similarly, before 1980 we got 12" of snow in an average winter. Since 2000, it's around 4".
Similarly, before 1980 we got 12" of snow in an average winter. Since 2000, it's around 4".
Ultra rare weather event could happen in Middle Tennessee next week
Ultra rare weather event could happen in Middle Tennessee next week
Major winter storm hits this weekend
www.wsmv.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:27 PM
For context, before 1980, #Nashville temperatures hit 0°F an average of once per winter. Because of #GlobalWarming, what used to be an annual event has only happened 4 times in the last 30 years.
Similarly, before 1980 we got 12" of snow in an average winter. Since 2000, it's around 4".
Similarly, before 1980 we got 12" of snow in an average winter. Since 2000, it's around 4".
I've been out of cell phone service for most of the day. Come back to find all this and it's a lot. I'm more than furious. But for anyone else who needs a cup pup picture, here's copper being skeptical about winter:
January 25, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I've been out of cell phone service for most of the day. Come back to find all this and it's a lot. I'm more than furious. But for anyone else who needs a cup pup picture, here's copper being skeptical about winter:
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We can all see with our own eyes what ICE is doing to our neighbors.
It’s time for the Senate to step up and do the right thing. Stop this violence.
It’s time for the Senate to step up and do the right thing. Stop this violence.
We can all see with our own eyes what ICE is doing to our neighbors.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We can all see with our own eyes what ICE is doing to our neighbors.
It’s time for the Senate to step up and do the right thing. Stop this violence.
It’s time for the Senate to step up and do the right thing. Stop this violence.
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Why are they sending witnesses to Whipple?
WHY ARE THEY SENDING WITNESSES TO WHIPPLE?
WHY ARE THEY SENDING WITNESSES TO WHIPPLE?
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Why are they sending witnesses to Whipple?
WHY ARE THEY SENDING WITNESSES TO WHIPPLE?
WHY ARE THEY SENDING WITNESSES TO WHIPPLE?
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Huh. New York Times snow forecast graphic from yesterday vs. today.
January 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Huh. New York Times snow forecast graphic from yesterday vs. today.
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If you’re picking colors with a tool that has precise control over hue, chroma, and lightness it’s possible to abruptly shift hue while maintaining even steps in lightness. This creates an unmistakeable transition that’s still monotonic!
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 AM
If you’re picking colors with a tool that has precise control over hue, chroma, and lightness it’s possible to abruptly shift hue while maintaining even steps in lightness. This creates an unmistakeable transition that’s still monotonic!
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“The Lake” filmmaker Abby Ellis was asked what she hopes audiences will take away from her documentary.
“I hope people realize we have power. A lot of our problems are caused by us, so we’re the solution.”
“I hope people realize we have power. A lot of our problems are caused by us, so we’re the solution.”
New Great Salt Lake film sees standing ovation at Utah’s last Sundance Film Festival
On the first day of the last Sundance Film Festival in Utah, the state’s biggest landmark got its Hollywood close-up.
www.sltrib.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:01 PM
“The Lake” filmmaker Abby Ellis was asked what she hopes audiences will take away from her documentary.
“I hope people realize we have power. A lot of our problems are caused by us, so we’re the solution.”
“I hope people realize we have power. A lot of our problems are caused by us, so we’re the solution.”
Just felt this in SLC! earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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January 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Friends, I’d like to show @ucalgary.bsky.social that @bsky.app is where the cool kids hang out and that they should start posting here more and less/none at TheBadPlace™️. Show them some love by reskeeting this 100000000x. 🧪
January 22, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Friends, I’d like to show @ucalgary.bsky.social that @bsky.app is where the cool kids hang out and that they should start posting here more and less/none at TheBadPlace™️. Show them some love by reskeeting this 100000000x. 🧪
This is long, but well with reading in full. The evisceration of core federal agencies continues to be a major issue and one that sadly won't recover easily after the current administration is gone. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (gift link)
Kash Patel’s FBI Is Making America Less Safe, Current and Former Employees Say (Gift Article)
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:52 PM
This is long, but well with reading in full. The evisceration of core federal agencies continues to be a major issue and one that sadly won't recover easily after the current administration is gone. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (gift link)
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Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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