The "one big trick" that every aspiring authoritarian in the 20th century has learned is that you don't have to get people to agree with everything you say, you just have to get them to mistrust anything that anyone other than you says. Widespread cynicism is corrosive to democracy.

According to the North Carolina Department of Commerce, 52% of owner occupied homes damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Helene belonged to LMI households, and 76% of households living in rental housing were LMI www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2...

Here’s an update on staffing issues at the National Weather Service offices in Michigan…

@nws.noaa.gov #EMGTwitter #GreySky #NotGood

www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/20...

New paper: NOAA research flights are important for improving hurricane forecasts. Wind data from NOAA flights improved forecasts of a storm’s path by up to 24% on average, found Melissa Piper @melissapiper.bsky.social & Ryan Torn.

Read more in AMS journal #WeaForecasting: doi.org/10.1175/WAF-...

SSMIS is also used by forecasters to peer underneath the clouds of hurricanes to assess their location, cloud structure, and intensity. Losing SSMIS is another blow that will further degrade our ability to monitor and forecast hurricanes, just in time for the coming peak of hurricane season.

Nice article in @nytimes.com by @sominisengupta.bsky.social about the "gold standard" science executive order.

As you can tell from my quote, the EO is double speak that's designed to give the administration the ability to dismiss science they don't like.

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/c...

Spoke to over 100 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders across 5 classes in 3 hours for career day. Holy moley, we do not pay teachers enough.

🚨 A new rule would let career scientists like NSF/NIH program officers be replaced by political appointees

Already 14,000+ public comments, deadline is Friday

📣 Comments can be short. Courts consider them—and scientists with NSF/NIH experience are especially impactful

Speak up! shorturl.at/WKuBj

Imagine what a fuckup you have to be to get fired for incompetence in this administration.

As someone who works in cybersecurity, it it my professional opinion that this is a terrible idea and the people who made this decision are idiots.

Thinking about the good people of @noaa and @nws today. Such a dark day for our nation and our safety.

Warm air finally spilling over the Eastern Continental Divide this afternoon. The normally colder spots in Garrett and Allegany counties are in the low 50s, while north central Maryland is in the mid 30s. It's not too often you see Frostburg warmer than Baltimore.

If I ever had infinite money, I'd buy a house in Watertown, NY. To experience this much snow in one event would be amazing. #NyWx

Frostburg mesonet station showing the first signs of the strong cold front pressing east. #MdWx

What’s heartbreaking is watching all of the misinformation from people who don’t understand the purpose of FEMA and what role states have in disaster recovery.