Tom Weber
@tweber.bsky.social
Journalist. Contrib Editor TIME. Priors: WSJ, Newsweek. Out now: my book “Cloud Warriors,” on people/science/ issues driving the future of weather forecasting amid climate chaos, St. Martin’s Press
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Tom Weber
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· Jul 16
I’m an official Weather Channel book pick!
Thank you so much @jencarfagnoweather.bsky.social @alexwallaceweather.bsky.social for making www.cloudwarriorsbook.com the first “Shelf Life” selection. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
And was great to be on air to discuss the future of forecasting.
Thank you so much @jencarfagnoweather.bsky.social @alexwallaceweather.bsky.social for making www.cloudwarriorsbook.com the first “Shelf Life” selection. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
And was great to be on air to discuss the future of forecasting.
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One interesting element to this very thin story is that it was leaked to CBS and not Fox.
It's possible that DHS thinks CBS still has a shred more credibility and so the story would get more uptake.
It's also remotely possible that Fox got this tip and said, "Nah, we'll pass."
It's possible that DHS thinks CBS still has a shred more credibility and so the story would get more uptake.
It's also remotely possible that Fox got this tip and said, "Nah, we'll pass."
January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
One interesting element to this very thin story is that it was leaked to CBS and not Fox.
It's possible that DHS thinks CBS still has a shred more credibility and so the story would get more uptake.
It's also remotely possible that Fox got this tip and said, "Nah, we'll pass."
It's possible that DHS thinks CBS still has a shred more credibility and so the story would get more uptake.
It's also remotely possible that Fox got this tip and said, "Nah, we'll pass."
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For those who don't follow the Fed closely, this is a sick burn and basically the meanest thing they would ever say while still using their hard-to-parse Fed-ese language
BERNANKE/YELLEN/GREENSPAN JOINT STATEMENT:
“.. this is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets ..”
(via @apnews.com)
“.. this is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets ..”
(via @apnews.com)
January 12, 2026 at 3:37 PM
For those who don't follow the Fed closely, this is a sick burn and basically the meanest thing they would ever say while still using their hard-to-parse Fed-ese language
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
No one is required to see Santa.
December 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
No one is required to see Santa.
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The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), an operational research center crucial to furthering our understanding of weather and helping to save lives and property, is at risk of being dismantled. We must not let that happen.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), an operational research center crucial to furthering our understanding of weather and helping to save lives and property, is at risk of being dismantled. We must not let that happen.
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Please reach out to your elected reps on this
AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 18, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Please reach out to your elected reps on this
Exactly. You can’t easily clean “weather” from “climate.” And it’s absurd to suggest otherwise.
Atmospheric sciences spans from climate scale to microscale - just like the atmosphere itself - and the Trump Administration's plans to dismantle NCAR and somehow protect "vital weather research" shows a complete lack of understanding for how science works. tinyurl.com/3rtpafnx
Trump Administration announces plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research and close its famed Mesa Lab
Shortsighted plan would (in my view) cause irreparable harm to global atmospheric science research
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December 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Exactly. You can’t easily clean “weather” from “climate.” And it’s absurd to suggest otherwise.
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Here's a fun thing I just learned: If you're a magazine or catalog or other bulk mailer who is willing to add AI-generated content to your mailing, USPS will reward you with a 5% discount—potentially many thousands of dollars!
How on earth does this benefit USPS? www.usps.com/business/pro...
How on earth does this benefit USPS? www.usps.com/business/pro...
December 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Here's a fun thing I just learned: If you're a magazine or catalog or other bulk mailer who is willing to add AI-generated content to your mailing, USPS will reward you with a 5% discount—potentially many thousands of dollars!
How on earth does this benefit USPS? www.usps.com/business/pro...
How on earth does this benefit USPS? www.usps.com/business/pro...
Notable in this story: the store’s assistant manager had studied his rights:
“told WWL Louisiana he has been researching what rights businesses have during immigration enforcement operations in case agents were to show up at his store.”
“told WWL Louisiana he has been researching what rights businesses have during immigration enforcement operations in case agents were to show up at his store.”
“‘You want some chicken? You ain’t getting it here, bro,’ Wayne Davis can be heard taunting the agents through the door.”
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
“‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.”
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
'Go somewhere else': Manager locks Border Patrol out of Kenner store
In video shared with WWL, the manager can be heard taunting agents through the locked door.
www.wwltv.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Notable in this story: the store’s assistant manager had studied his rights:
“told WWL Louisiana he has been researching what rights businesses have during immigration enforcement operations in case agents were to show up at his store.”
“told WWL Louisiana he has been researching what rights businesses have during immigration enforcement operations in case agents were to show up at his store.”
OK so now Reddit is showing me ads for help getting a Canadian passport 👀
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
OK so now Reddit is showing me ads for help getting a Canadian passport 👀
Sounds like a great press conference question but I won’t take odds on it getting asked
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Sounds like a great press conference question but I won’t take odds on it getting asked
Every time I see this stock photo with a WBD article all I can think of is the Animaniacs
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Every time I see this stock photo with a WBD article all I can think of is the Animaniacs
Wut? 👀
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Wut? 👀
No, this is not AI generated. Actual NY Post top story right now.
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
No, this is not AI generated. Actual NY Post top story right now.
VERY helpful thread here on Melissa.
So, I hate to be this guy, but as the director of Yale’s new program on attribution science (!?), uh, most of the commentary on Bluesky about Hurricane Melissa and climate change has been… not quite right
October 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
VERY helpful thread here on Melissa.
Are we assuming that because the Pope is a Chisox fan he’s rooting for the AL team here?
October 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Are we assuming that because the Pope is a Chisox fan he’s rooting for the AL team here?
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"He'll use rubble from the White House to improve a golf course" is the kind of statement that would've gotten you slammed as an unserious fearmonger exactly one year ago.
The White House's East Wing construction rubble was taken to East Potomac Golf Course. It was reported that the rubble will be used to create mounds on the golf course.
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
October 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"He'll use rubble from the White House to improve a golf course" is the kind of statement that would've gotten you slammed as an unserious fearmonger exactly one year ago.
Amazing work at ProPublica.
“About two dozen Americans have said they were held for more than a day without being able to phone lawyers or loved ones.”
“About two dozen Americans have said they were held for more than a day without being able to phone lawyers or loved ones.”
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Amazing work at ProPublica.
“About two dozen Americans have said they were held for more than a day without being able to phone lawyers or loved ones.”
“About two dozen Americans have said they were held for more than a day without being able to phone lawyers or loved ones.”
October 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Here’s the CBS News report about ICE making bogus 911 calls and filing false police reports in Chicago.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Here’s the CBS News report about ICE making bogus 911 calls and filing false police reports in Chicago.
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This doesn’t feel like “background” but instead the heart of a story that should be leading national news for days. Yes there has been coverage but not enough that gets at these on the ground details and moves them to the top of stories.
October 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This doesn’t feel like “background” but instead the heart of a story that should be leading national news for days. Yes there has been coverage but not enough that gets at these on the ground details and moves them to the top of stories.
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To the Daily Beast staffer who put “79” into this headline, know this:
We salute you.
We salute you.
September 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
To the Daily Beast staffer who put “79” into this headline, know this:
We salute you.
We salute you.
Diaz on the mound for the 5th. All is madness.
September 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Diaz on the mound for the 5th. All is madness.