Leila
@ngoshawk.bsky.social
Spatial data geek and Balboa/lindy hop dancer
Weather/climate, March Mammal Madness, and music groupie
@n.goshawk on Instagram
Weather/climate, March Mammal Madness, and music groupie
@n.goshawk on Instagram
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
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The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security. n.pr/4qAlWBj
Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
n.pr
February 4, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security. n.pr/4qAlWBj
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A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
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NPR covering the Olympic mascots who are stoats! This is clearly an attempt to win over the coveted #2026MMM crowd (though oddly NPR missed the #StoatsAsMeasurement metric....)
www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...
Meet Milo and Tina, the 'first openly Gen Z' Olympic mascots
The 2026 Olympics and Paralympics mascots are Milo and Tina, a pair of teenage, scarf-clad stoat siblings with big dreams. If you're wondering what a stoat is, you're in the right place.
www.npr.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:38 PM
NPR covering the Olympic mascots who are stoats! This is clearly an attempt to win over the coveted #2026MMM crowd (though oddly NPR missed the #StoatsAsMeasurement metric....)
www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...
www.npr.org/2026/02/02/n...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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Excerpt from my #timelapse showing SAR arc and aurora from Crestone, CO the night of Jan 19-20, 2026
full video: youtu.be/TWjmvlIgPho
The soundtrack is Nebular by Musical Meanderings is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
#astronomy #astrophotography
full video: youtu.be/TWjmvlIgPho
The soundtrack is Nebular by Musical Meanderings is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
#astronomy #astrophotography
January 20, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Excerpt from my #timelapse showing SAR arc and aurora from Crestone, CO the night of Jan 19-20, 2026
full video: youtu.be/TWjmvlIgPho
The soundtrack is Nebular by Musical Meanderings is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
#astronomy #astrophotography
full video: youtu.be/TWjmvlIgPho
The soundtrack is Nebular by Musical Meanderings is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
#astronomy #astrophotography
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NEW: Per new @CBSNewsPoll -
Majority of respondents in America say I.C.E. is making our country LESS safe
Majority of respondents in America say I.C.E. is making our country LESS safe
January 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
NEW: Per new @CBSNewsPoll -
Majority of respondents in America say I.C.E. is making our country LESS safe
Majority of respondents in America say I.C.E. is making our country LESS safe
Among all the eye-popping numbers in the December summary linked below, it's also the first public appearance of this annual weather/climate visualization which I am quite fond of.
Larger version at climate.colostate.edu/co_cag/index... in case resolution here isn't so good. #cowx
Larger version at climate.colostate.edu/co_cag/index... in case resolution here isn't so good. #cowx
January 14, 2026 at 2:28 AM
My dear friend Lara Ruggles is releasing a beautiful and terribly relevant song and video on Jan 23, and I’m incredibly honored to be included in the video. I hope you will listen to The Glue, and follow @sharkkheartt on Instagram.
#lararuggles #theglue #resist #independentmusic
#lararuggles #theglue #resist #independentmusic
January 13, 2026 at 1:11 AM
My dear friend Lara Ruggles is releasing a beautiful and terribly relevant song and video on Jan 23, and I’m incredibly honored to be included in the video. I hope you will listen to The Glue, and follow @sharkkheartt on Instagram.
#lararuggles #theglue #resist #independentmusic
#lararuggles #theglue #resist #independentmusic
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January 6, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Plus, the alt text. Yum.
December 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Plus, the alt text. Yum.
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Have you ever talked so fast that it feels like you’re running through labyrinthine spaceship corridors & subordinate clauses are a series of doors rapidly sliding shut behind you & time itself is a half-mechanical & half-biological monster pursuing you & meaning is sounding every alarm? Just me?
December 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Have you ever talked so fast that it feels like you’re running through labyrinthine spaceship corridors & subordinate clauses are a series of doors rapidly sliding shut behind you & time itself is a half-mechanical & half-biological monster pursuing you & meaning is sounding every alarm? Just me?
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December 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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so where are the rest of the brassica oleracea haircuts
December 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
so where are the rest of the brassica oleracea haircuts
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A Common Raven on a foggy morning early this year.
Skagit County
#BirdOfTheDay
#QuietMoments #ClassicMono
📷🪶🖤
Skagit County
#BirdOfTheDay
#QuietMoments #ClassicMono
📷🪶🖤
December 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A Common Raven on a foggy morning early this year.
Skagit County
#BirdOfTheDay
#QuietMoments #ClassicMono
📷🪶🖤
Skagit County
#BirdOfTheDay
#QuietMoments #ClassicMono
📷🪶🖤
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I think it should be illegal to name your subdivision after the wildlife you displaced to build mcmansions
Bobolink Acres? Not anymore, you assholes, you made sure of that!
Bobolink Acres? Not anymore, you assholes, you made sure of that!
December 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I think it should be illegal to name your subdivision after the wildlife you displaced to build mcmansions
Bobolink Acres? Not anymore, you assholes, you made sure of that!
Bobolink Acres? Not anymore, you assholes, you made sure of that!
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3:30 PM WINDSTORM UPDATE: Winds still very strong in/near the terrain, but eastward push of strong winds didn't happen. Winds should be retreating west/uphill over the next 1-3 hours. Fire danger remains elevated through 6PM.
104 MPH is the winner so far at NCAR Mesa Lab in south Boulder! #COWX
104 MPH is the winner so far at NCAR Mesa Lab in south Boulder! #COWX
December 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
3:30 PM WINDSTORM UPDATE: Winds still very strong in/near the terrain, but eastward push of strong winds didn't happen. Winds should be retreating west/uphill over the next 1-3 hours. Fire danger remains elevated through 6PM.
104 MPH is the winner so far at NCAR Mesa Lab in south Boulder! #COWX
104 MPH is the winner so far at NCAR Mesa Lab in south Boulder! #COWX
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December 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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If geckos have taught me anything, it’s that the Virgin Mary reproduced via parthenogenesis and Jesus should be a female clone of Mary
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
If geckos have taught me anything, it’s that the Virgin Mary reproduced via parthenogenesis and Jesus should be a female clone of Mary