Jordan Tessler
@jztessler.bsky.social
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Jordan Tessler
@jztessler.bsky.social
· Dec 5
not at all surprised
Weakened light post in a parking lot during straight-line thunderstorm wind event
Introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
Hydrogen sulfide.
Hydrogen sulfide.
introduce yourself with what almost killed you.
The Haw river in Chatham county North Carolina
The Haw river in Chatham county North Carolina
January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Weakened light post in a parking lot during straight-line thunderstorm wind event
Ah yes, blatant Great Power imperialism is back on the menu
President Trump said U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere will not be questioned, citing the 1823 Monroe Doctrine that warned European powers to stay out of the Americas.
Column | The year of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’
As President Donald Trump’s second term heads toward its second year, his doctrine for the Western Hemisphere, once seen as impractical, is taking real shape.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Ah yes, blatant Great Power imperialism is back on the menu
Watch these numbers flip hard especially among republicans
NEW Economist/YouGov Dec 20-22
% of U.S. adult citizens who support | oppose the U.S. using military force to...
Overthrow Nicolás Maduro: 22% | 52%
Invade Venezuela: 19% | 60%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
% of U.S. adult citizens who support | oppose the U.S. using military force to...
Overthrow Nicolás Maduro: 22% | 52%
Invade Venezuela: 19% | 60%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
January 3, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Watch these numbers flip hard especially among republicans
There’s a path to the Senate but it’s hard. But dont underestimate what flipping the House will do. It’ll halt their agenda in its tracks.
But what makes me nervous is that as that becomes clearer, they’ll ram through whatever they can as they get backed into a corner
But what makes me nervous is that as that becomes clearer, they’ll ram through whatever they can as they get backed into a corner
"While Dems are likely to retake the House, they’ll need everything to go right to win both chambers. But if it happens, a year from now we’ll be talking about Trump's full lame-duckification & what it means for 2028. That’s a nice note on which to end a year in which hope was in such short supply."
How Dems can win the Senate in 2026
So you're saying there's a chance ...
www.publicnotice.co
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
There’s a path to the Senate but it’s hard. But dont underestimate what flipping the House will do. It’ll halt their agenda in its tracks.
But what makes me nervous is that as that becomes clearer, they’ll ram through whatever they can as they get backed into a corner
But what makes me nervous is that as that becomes clearer, they’ll ram through whatever they can as they get backed into a corner
even Netanyahu is like "keep a straight face... keep a straight face"
Trump to a reporter: "You're saying maybe the attack didn't place? That's possible too I guess. But President Putin told me this morning it did."
December 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
even Netanyahu is like "keep a straight face... keep a straight face"
Surely, surely there’s a way to check on this rather than listening to him?
What’s that? Youre just going to take what he says at face value?
Oh, right I forget how pathetic the print media is.
What’s that? Youre just going to take what he says at face value?
Oh, right I forget how pathetic the print media is.
President Trump said in a radio interview that the U.S. had knocked out “a big facility” last week as part of his administration’s campaign against Venezuela, an apparent reference to an American attack on a drug trafficking site.
Trump Says the U.S. Struck a ‘Big Facility’ in Campaign Against Venezuela
The administration provided no details of what the president said was an attack last week linked to U.S. efforts to disrupt drug trafficking from Latin America.
nyti.ms
December 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Surely, surely there’s a way to check on this rather than listening to him?
What’s that? Youre just going to take what he says at face value?
Oh, right I forget how pathetic the print media is.
What’s that? Youre just going to take what he says at face value?
Oh, right I forget how pathetic the print media is.
whoops. someone goofed
The Weather Prediction Center issues Day 1 Excessive Rainfall Outlook (Max Risk: Slight) at Dec 24, 0:19z Link
December 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
whoops. someone goofed
The fastest the government has ever fixed stuff is when they want to rename it after Trump
Less than a day after the Kennedy Center announced it was renaming itself after the president, the signage was already updated at its iconic building. But across the internet, the name was largely unchanged.
Trump’s renaming spree hits the Kennedy Center, but will it stick?
Media and cultural institutions face a dilemma: Whether to affix President Donald Trump’s name to Washington’s best-known performing arts center.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The fastest the government has ever fixed stuff is when they want to rename it after Trump
The Kennedy Center and whatever else Trump decides to name after himself will just get the National Airport treatment from DC locals. Plus the added effect of not going there
December 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Kennedy Center and whatever else Trump decides to name after himself will just get the National Airport treatment from DC locals. Plus the added effect of not going there
Aren't blockades considered acts of war?
Breaking news: President Trump ordered a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, a dramatic escalation in his months-long pressure campaign against the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
Trump announces ‘complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers to Venezuela
In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump also declared the government of President Nicolás Maduro a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Aren't blockades considered acts of war?
Sailboat at sunset in Siesta Key, FL
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sailboat at sunset in Siesta Key, FL
Flying with the whole row to yourself feels like a treat
December 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Flying with the whole row to yourself feels like a treat
Shocked. Shocked I tell you that a marginal event favored terrain, more forcing, and non- urban areas in the mid atlantic
Grade our forecast!
Here's a comparison of what we predicted vs. what fell.
Guess we didn't account for the DC snow hole enough :(
This was a tough forecast...but decent match.
Our recap of the event is at this link: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
Here's a comparison of what we predicted vs. what fell.
Guess we didn't account for the DC snow hole enough :(
This was a tough forecast...but decent match.
Our recap of the event is at this link: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
December 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Shocked. Shocked I tell you that a marginal event favored terrain, more forcing, and non- urban areas in the mid atlantic
eh heh... yep, that's "extreme cold" all right
@wxdam.com
@wxdam.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
eh heh... yep, that's "extreme cold" all right
@wxdam.com
@wxdam.com
Low tide + strong winds?
LWX issues Low Water Advisory for Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD, Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD, Chester River to Queenstown MD [AN] till Dec 11, 8:00 PM EST Link
December 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Low tide + strong winds?
Nice mood snow to start the day off
December 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Nice mood snow to start the day off
Pack the Court, Expand the House, idk what else...
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Pack the Court, Expand the House, idk what else...
not at all surprised
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
not at all surprised
Reposted by Jordan Tessler
The warning for an M5.9 earthquake near Dayton, NV this morning was an incorrect alert issued by the USGS ShakeAlert program. None of the stations in the Nevada Seismological Laboratory network detected any large earthquakes in Nevada this morning.
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The warning for an M5.9 earthquake near Dayton, NV this morning was an incorrect alert issued by the USGS ShakeAlert program. None of the stations in the Nevada Seismological Laboratory network detected any large earthquakes in Nevada this morning.
All the signs point to some sort of malfunction in USGS's system. Also not historically where the NV nuclear testing ground is, too close to population centers www.2news.com/news/local/p...
Possible magnitude 5.9 quake near Dayton determined to be false
A possible earthquake near Dayton is under investigation after the USGS reported a magnitude 5.9 temblor at 8:06 a.m.
www.2news.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
All the signs point to some sort of malfunction in USGS's system. Also not historically where the NV nuclear testing ground is, too close to population centers www.2news.com/news/local/p...
Jim McGreevy's attempt at a second stint in politics fails badly
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Jim McGreevy's attempt at a second stint in politics fails badly
Put the binary (R/D) outcome to the side. In Middle TN, you're seeing 5-10 pt shifts. and 10-20 in suburban + urban areas
That's the early warning sign of a tidal wave
That's the early warning sign of a tidal wave
December 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Put the binary (R/D) outcome to the side. In Middle TN, you're seeing 5-10 pt shifts. and 10-20 in suburban + urban areas
That's the early warning sign of a tidal wave
That's the early warning sign of a tidal wave
The two rural counties that have 95 or higher reporting swing 9.3 and 17 points Dem off Harris's number. Binary outcomes aside, that should pull up even more red flags for the GOP
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The two rural counties that have 95 or higher reporting swing 9.3 and 17 points Dem off Harris's number. Binary outcomes aside, that should pull up even more red flags for the GOP