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Brian
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E pluribus unum. Photographer. Lover of books, maps, and pancakes & waffles. Student and practitioner of disasters. Will live skeet thunderstorms. SKYWARN Spotter. @NOLSedu WFR. 🌩️👀 jbza9iBLF2-G
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If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
A big tall van somewhere in Idaho
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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SKYWARN Recognition Day 2025 Cancelled
11/19/2025

NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) has announced the cancellation of SKYWARN™ Recognition Day (SRD) 2025.

The necessary time and resources required to plan a comprehensive national event for SKYWARN™ Recognition Day 2025 are not available […]
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November 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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NPR just posted the Goo Goo Dolls Tiny Desk concert that you didn't know you needed in 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0X1...
Goo Goo Dolls: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Happy Last Full Measure of Devotion Day!

www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
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November 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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After a bird flu outbreak tore through Midwestern barns, killing millions of chickens and spiking egg prices, the federal government didn’t investigate if the virus was airborne.

So ProPublica did.

Absolutely terrifying reporting from @natlash.bsky.social:

www.propublica.org/article/bird...
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Drove down to the front yard to observe some (space) weather

#aurora #VAwx #SpaceWX

(Northern Shenandoah Valley, VA)
Silhouetted trees stand against the night sky, with faint red and green light near the horizon. Stars are visible across the upper half of the image A star-filled night sky above a distant tree-lined ridge. A soft red vertical glow appears near the horizon. A house with lit windows is visible at the far right. A dark ridgeline stretches across the bottom of the frame with the night sky above it. Two faint red vertical light pillars rise from the horizon, with stars scattered across the sky. A dense field of stars across the night sky, with faint haze of the Milky Way crossing the center of the image.
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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4yo: Daddy, how old do I have to be to drive?
Me: 16, why?
4yo: because I’m going to go camping all the time
❤️
Photo of a sunlit autumn forest on a hillside, with a mix of evergreens and deciduous trees under a bright blue sky. A small child in an orange hat and purple jacket walks along a leaf-covered trail toward a simple wooden shelter built from fallen branches, leaning together in a triangular shape. The sunlight filters through the trees, casting long shadows and illuminating the orange and gold tones of the leaves.
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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“I get a secret thrill out of the chance to experience a living, functional piece of modernist design history — even one that’s seen better days.”

An ode to the mobile lounge. #airportarchitecture
Tall Stories 476: Dulles International Airport’s Mobile Lounges, Washington
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September 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Mobile lounge haters… please pick up the nearest white courtesy telephone
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11d
A mobile lounge carrying passengers crashed at Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday, injuring more than a dozen people and causing some damage to the terminal.
Mobile Lounge Crashes at Dulles Airport, Causing Injuries and Damage
More than a dozen people were hurt and will be evaluated at a hospital. Air travel has been hampered in recent days by the government shutdown.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Nice goal, eh?
kickbackcommittee.bsky.social Kickback Committee @kickbackcommittee.bsky.social · 12d
The CPL Final is in the middle of a snowstorm in Canada, true North American soccer heritage...how could it get any better?

HOW ABOUT A FREAKIN' BICYCLE KICK EQUALIZER!!!
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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The film #AHouseOfDynamite ends before the bomb hits Chicago, where @bulletinatomic.bsky.social is based. They asked me to describe what it would happen to the Windy City, so I dropped 20 KT and 4 MT bombs using @wellerstein.bsky.social's Nuke Map. (Hint: it's bad.)
thebulletin.org/2025/11/vide...
Video: What to know about nuclear weapons
In this video, Jeffrey Lewis explains why it is so incredibly difficult to convey the size and destructive force of nuclear weapons.
thebulletin.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Daughter (2yo) went to throw something away and saw a Halloween candy wrapper at the top (it was hers and I ate it) and she brought it to me to ask “did you eat this?”
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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This is a wild forecast discussion from NWS Chicago this morning.

mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.ph...
As has been discussed in previous forecast discussions, the magnitude of lake instability available tonight into Monday is incredible and more typical of environments over Lake Erie. Forecast BUFKIT profiles over the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan tonight depict 850/700mb temperature differentials of 25/35C, lake-induced CAPE in excess of 1,500 J/kg, and effective equilibrium levels nearing 25,000 feet. As a result, the expectation is for the lake effect snow bands to be unusually intense with peak snow rates of 3 to locally 5 inches per hour, frequent lightning and thunder, and pockets of hail. Even with the expectation for the snow bands to be relatively transitory, the unusually intense snow rates will render snow clearing measures ineffective leading to dangerous travel conditions. If any band were to park over the same area for several hours (which may very well happen in Cook county at around daybreak Monday), travel may become impossible with the potential for stranded cars during the rush hour commute. Needless to say, this may become a very dangerous and life threatening situation beneath the most intense and stationary lake effect snow bands. Travel is not advised beneath the lake effect snow bands. By the time the lake effect ends on Monday, total snow amounts will vary considerably across short distances. Where the snow bands are most intense, total snow accumulations of 12 to 18 inches are expected with a ceiling of 2 to 4 feet if snow bands end up stationary. This threat appears to be most pronounced over Cook county, but may extend to Lake County Illinois and Lake County Indiana, as well. Outside of Cook County, the highest snow totals are expected east of I-355 in the Chicago area, east of I-57 south of the Chicago area, and north of the Kankakee River Valley in northwestern Indiana.
November 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Yesterday’s solo parenting involved taking my kids to work (3 hours in a corn (maize) field taking photos of runners.
Taken from a grassy hilltop, the photo looks down a faint dirt track that cuts through tall, dry grass before disappearing into a harvested cornfield. Beyond it, a line of trees with fading fall color marks the edge of the field, standing out against the soft blue morning sky. Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads. A close perspective from the front of a vehicle positioned between tall rows of dried corn. The narrow path through the field creates strong leading lines toward the horizon, while the truck’s hood reflects the sky Two children are seen among the corn, sitting and playing in a small clearing with folding chairs and a backpack. The sun shines brightly above the field, casting sharp rays and long shadows across the green ground cover beneath the corn.
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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I’m solo parenting this weekend while my wife runs the Madison Marathon (starting in 15 mins). Current weather conditions #WIwx 🥶🏃🏻‍♀️
screenshot shows current weather conditions in Madison, Wisconsin at 7:33 AM. • Temperature: 28°F, feeling like 18°F due to wind chill • Sky: Cloudy • Precipitation chance: 24% • Winds: From the northwest at 12 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph • Forecast note: “Today’s temperature is forecast to be much cooler than yesterday.” • Map: A radar snapshot (Wundermap) highlights scattered precipitation around Madison, with small blue patches indicating light snow or rain showers moving through parts of southern Wisconsin.
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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It’s raining! #VAwx
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Sent the kids outside to play while I got ready for work this morning. Hoping this will become a regular thing…
The rising sun casts golden light over a patchwork of trees in full fall color — deep reds, oranges, and greens — with bare sycamores lining a quiet river below. Beyond the valley, blue-hazed mountains rise under a soft, pale sky. The rising sun casts golden light over a patchwork of trees in full fall color — deep reds, oranges, and greens — with bare sycamores lining a quiet river below. Beyond the valley, blue-hazed mountains rise under a soft, pale sky. A small play area set on a wooded hillside, with a bright webbed climbing net strung between trees near a cabin. The sun bursts through the trees, sending rainbow flares across the frame. Two children lie together in a red-and-black hammock, surrounded by fallen leaves and the colors of autumn. They’re dressed warmly, relaxed and smiling, the forest sloping away behind them.
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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This sequel to A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE (2025) looks 🔥🔥🔥
nickkodama.bsky.social Nick Kodama @nickkodama.bsky.social · 16d
I have an idea.
MIRV but its a meatball sub
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Ginkgo grove at the Blandy Experimental Farm/State Arboretum of Virginia
Tall yellow trees
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Goodnight moon
a bright moon in a dark night sky surrounded by a distinct circular halo of light (22°). The ring effect appears faint but complete, caused by the moonlight refracting through thin, high-altitude ice crystals in cirrus clouds. Below the halo, the horizon is dimly visible, with faint silhouettes of distant hills or trees.
November 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Living in the woods means we have to drive the kids to a traditional neighborhood to give them the true trick or treating experience. Even with half the houses dark they came home with heaps of candy!
Children and adults gather in a driveway at dusk for trick-or-treating. Two people dressed in inflatable cow costumes hand out candy from orange pumpkin buckets across a table covered with a patterned cloth. A few children in colorful costumes — including a firefighter and a character in a silver outfit — approach with their treat buckets. A decorative Halloween display outside a house at night features a full-size plastic skeleton sitting atop a black metal crate, illuminated by several battery-powered candles. The house in the background glows with green and purple lights, and people can be seen near the open garage handing out candy. A brick house decorated for Halloween is lit by orange lights, with costumed trick-or-treaters visible near the entrance. The sky is dark and filled with dramatic clouds illuminated faintly by residual twilight, adding to the spooky atmosphere. A row of carved pumpkins sits on a driveway at night, each lit from within. The nearest pumpkin features the carved words “HEY BOO” alongside a small candy corn design, while others behind it show traditional jack-o’-lantern faces.
November 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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This morning in the valley (Halloween orange edition) #VAwx
A river cuts through the foreground beneath a hillside of vivid fall foliage. Morning sunlight highlights the upper canopy in fiery oranges and yellows, while the mountains in the background remain softly shadowed under layered gray clouds. A mountain ridge rises beyond a forest of trees in peak autumn color. The early morning light glows warm across the hills, illuminating leaves in shades of orange, red, and gold. Gray clouds hang above, creating contrast between the bright foliage and the subdued sky. A small farmhouse and outbuildings sit on a sunlit hill surrounded by trees glowing in autumn color. Morning light casts a golden tone across the pastures and treetops, while low clouds drift along the horizon, still holding the cool gray of early day.
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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[Monday afternoon, small conference room, falling asleep at the keyboard]

Me: I have to tag out, come take the mouse. But don’t worry by 9:30 tonight I’ll be full steam ahead.

(Aaannd… just knocked out a 6-part brown bag seminar using disaster movies to illustrate work stuff)
October 28, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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The dryer vent is becoming a problem
A dimly lit corner of a room with beige paneled walls and a reddish cast from the lighting. A small table holds a lamp with a red shade and a small television displaying a faint image. A framed picture hangs on the wall above the table. The walls and furniture appear heavily stained with an unknown dark substance. At the bottom of the image, a white label with black text reads: “CAPTION THIS WITH THE 2ND TO LAST TEXT YOU SENT.”
October 27, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Peak colors and frost this morning in the valley #VAwx
Close-up of a wooden railing covered in morning frost and dew drops, with a blurred background of autumn trees in orange and gold hues, fog hanging low in the valley, and distant mountains under soft morning light.
October 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM