cactus hugging lady terminator
@rustysunshine.bsky.social
Air traffic controller, cat lady (she/her/that bitch), hockey fan (#GoAvsGo), weather geek, reader, writer. Missing my dad. Colorado isn't bad, but I'd rather be in Las Vegas...or on a cold-weather cruise.
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Air traffic controllers: we're the butt of "government employee" jokes, and a default (though often incorrect) explanation for any random flight delays.
But now the general public thinks we're obligated to be their heroes, through illegal work actions. Man, I'm just trying to make it to retirement!
But now the general public thinks we're obligated to be their heroes, through illegal work actions. Man, I'm just trying to make it to retirement!
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There's this episode of Star Trek where Captain Picard is captured and tortured, and the main way that the torturer tries to break him is by showing him four lights, and telling him that there are five.
There are four lights.
This is not a post about Star Trek.
There are four lights.
This is not a post about Star Trek.
January 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
There's this episode of Star Trek where Captain Picard is captured and tortured, and the main way that the torturer tries to break him is by showing him four lights, and telling him that there are five.
There are four lights.
This is not a post about Star Trek.
There are four lights.
This is not a post about Star Trek.
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I hope one day they do have to answer to whatever god they think they're praying to
January 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I hope one day they do have to answer to whatever god they think they're praying to
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I am no fan of Maduro. He is a repressive dictator. So was Duterte, so is Bukele, so is Putin, and so is that asshole.
I categorically reject that idea that the United States has the right to just capture foreign leaders we don’t like.
I categorically reject that idea that the United States has the right to just capture foreign leaders we don’t like.
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I am no fan of Maduro. He is a repressive dictator. So was Duterte, so is Bukele, so is Putin, and so is that asshole.
I categorically reject that idea that the United States has the right to just capture foreign leaders we don’t like.
I categorically reject that idea that the United States has the right to just capture foreign leaders we don’t like.
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The story by @ishan-thakore.bsky.social
Hundreds protest Trump’s move to dismantle NCAR, a premier climate and weather hub
The Saturday protest comes as Colorado senators are holding up a government spending bill in an attempt to ensure NCAR gets funded.
www.cpr.org
December 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The story by @ishan-thakore.bsky.social
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For the last few months, I've been working on a story about January's crash near Washington, D.C. What I learned was that it was simply an accident waiting to happen.
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong
D.C. midair crash was the result of a complete collapse of the protections designed to keep aviation safe — and the institutions that design and maintain them
theaircurrent.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
For the last few months, I've been working on a story about January's crash near Washington, D.C. What I learned was that it was simply an accident waiting to happen.
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
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NWS in Boulder, CO has just issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" (PDS) Red Flag Warning for extreme fire weather risk on Friday. Historically, PDS RFW issuances (including in California) have pinpointed days on which the most dangerous wildfires have occurred. #COwx
December 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
NWS in Boulder, CO has just issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" (PDS) Red Flag Warning for extreme fire weather risk on Friday. Historically, PDS RFW issuances (including in California) have pinpointed days on which the most dangerous wildfires have occurred. #COwx
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Psst: Notice where this wind/weather data is coming from. It's coming from NCAR.
One tiny blip of the kajillion things NCAR does to improve/advance weather forecasting.
#COwx
One tiny blip of the kajillion things NCAR does to improve/advance weather forecasting.
#COwx
The wind has arrived...
60+ mph gusts at the Mesa Lab in Boulder, all kicking up within the last half hour.
This moves into the rest of the metro area in the next few hours.
#COwx
60+ mph gusts at the Mesa Lab in Boulder, all kicking up within the last half hour.
This moves into the rest of the metro area in the next few hours.
#COwx
December 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Psst: Notice where this wind/weather data is coming from. It's coming from NCAR.
One tiny blip of the kajillion things NCAR does to improve/advance weather forecasting.
#COwx
One tiny blip of the kajillion things NCAR does to improve/advance weather forecasting.
#COwx
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Every few years or so we hear about a new female speech pattern (vocal fry, uptalk) to which we are invited to object. It doesn't take very long to determine that what these people are actually objecting to is that women are speaking at all.
December 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Every few years or so we hear about a new female speech pattern (vocal fry, uptalk) to which we are invited to object. It doesn't take very long to determine that what these people are actually objecting to is that women are speaking at all.
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Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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When it’s fishermen they’re pretending are low level drug runners, they’ll bomb and then circle back to finish off the survivors.
But someone convicted in a court of masterminding a massive cocaine trafficking scheme? Well, he’s wearing a suit. Come on.
But someone convicted in a court of masterminding a massive cocaine trafficking scheme? Well, he’s wearing a suit. Come on.
Breaking News: President Trump said he would pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, a former president of Honduras who was convicted in a sweeping drug case last year.
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
President Trump said he would pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, who prosecutors said partnered with cocaine traffickers as Honduras’s president and is serving a 45-year sentence.
nyti.ms
November 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When it’s fishermen they’re pretending are low level drug runners, they’ll bomb and then circle back to finish off the survivors.
But someone convicted in a court of masterminding a massive cocaine trafficking scheme? Well, he’s wearing a suit. Come on.
But someone convicted in a court of masterminding a massive cocaine trafficking scheme? Well, he’s wearing a suit. Come on.
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I contain multitudes
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I contain multitudes
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
Oh
Oh shit
My multitudes containment system is failing, everyone retreat to a safe distance
You'll be visited by three spirits. The three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
You'll be visited by three spirits. The three spirits:
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these people basically just take luxury government jets and go to fancy events like make a wish kids while their minions flashbang your elderly neighbors
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
these people basically just take luxury government jets and go to fancy events like make a wish kids while their minions flashbang your elderly neighbors
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frog hotel is fully cyclone code compliant, all residents safe
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
frog hotel is fully cyclone code compliant, all residents safe
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
apnews.com/article/gove... FAA gives $10K bonuses only to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during shutdown.
So, what I'm hearing is, fuck me for taking two vacation days that I had to bid for LAST YEAR. Fuck me for needing some sick leave for doctor's appointments, too.
Fuck. Me.
So, what I'm hearing is, fuck me for taking two vacation days that I had to bid for LAST YEAR. Fuck me for needing some sick leave for doctor's appointments, too.
Fuck. Me.
FAA gives $10K bonuses only to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during shutdown
The Federal Aviation Administration says only 776 of the more than 10,000 air traffic controllers who had to work without pay during the shutdown will receive bonuses.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
apnews.com/article/gove... FAA gives $10K bonuses only to air traffic controllers with perfect attendance during shutdown.
So, what I'm hearing is, fuck me for taking two vacation days that I had to bid for LAST YEAR. Fuck me for needing some sick leave for doctor's appointments, too.
Fuck. Me.
So, what I'm hearing is, fuck me for taking two vacation days that I had to bid for LAST YEAR. Fuck me for needing some sick leave for doctor's appointments, too.
Fuck. Me.
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At Senate Commerce hearing right now, Nick Daniels of NATCA notes FAA air traffic control staffing has a 25% shortage nationwide. On the shutdown, he says: "For the first time in history, we saw people resigning out of the academy."
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/11/flyi...
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/11/flyi...
Flying on Empty: How Shutdowns Threaten Air Safety, Travel, and the Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation will convene a hearing t...
www.commerce.senate.gov
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
At Senate Commerce hearing right now, Nick Daniels of NATCA notes FAA air traffic control staffing has a 25% shortage nationwide. On the shutdown, he says: "For the first time in history, we saw people resigning out of the academy."
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/11/flyi...
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/11/flyi...
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Everyone was shocked when no one stood up for the reporter he called Piggy.
On behalf of all the little girls who were called this and no one stepped up for them either, I see you.
On behalf of all the little girls who were called this and no one stepped up for them either, I see you.
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Everyone was shocked when no one stood up for the reporter he called Piggy.
On behalf of all the little girls who were called this and no one stepped up for them either, I see you.
On behalf of all the little girls who were called this and no one stepped up for them either, I see you.
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The bad news: Florida man is arrested driving a stolen forklift ON WHICH is a stolen ATM.
The good news: learning to use tools is a sign of early civilization www.tallahassee.com/videos/news/...
The good news: learning to use tools is a sign of early civilization www.tallahassee.com/videos/news/...
November 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The bad news: Florida man is arrested driving a stolen forklift ON WHICH is a stolen ATM.
The good news: learning to use tools is a sign of early civilization www.tallahassee.com/videos/news/...
The good news: learning to use tools is a sign of early civilization www.tallahassee.com/videos/news/...
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And to be clear, the six reported injuries were nosebleeds, which is what happens when you have barotrauma.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
😲 CONFIRMED: “an Avelo ICE flight declared an emergency when the cabin lost pressure, according to air traffic control transmissions. The plane made a rapid descent and landed safely. Of 88 people on board, six were injured…”
From: @gbrockell.bsky.social
prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
From: @gbrockell.bsky.social
prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...
ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
prospect.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
And to be clear, the six reported injuries were nosebleeds, which is what happens when you have barotrauma.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate