Dr. Barb Mayes Boustead
@windbarb.bsky.social
Weather, climate, writing, #scicomm, teaching, LIW, history, sports, wagering, equity. Author of WILDER WEATHER, published by SDHS Press. Nebraska/Midwest/Michigan. She/her. #binders #amwriting
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All that cold the L48 recently experienced really slowed down the onset of spring. But we are starting to see things pick back up, with extra-early activity in the TX panhandle and through parts of AZ, CA, and up the west coast
#statusofspring
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February 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
All that cold the L48 recently experienced really slowed down the onset of spring. But we are starting to see things pick back up, with extra-early activity in the TX panhandle and through parts of AZ, CA, and up the west coast
#statusofspring
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#statusofspring
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
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Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
February 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.
Well played, @midwestclimate.bsky.social! I couldn’t be prouder to see an AWSSI valentines!
February 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Well played, @midwestclimate.bsky.social! I couldn’t be prouder to see an AWSSI valentines!
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This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
This is something the Nazis used to do to Jewish children in the camps. It happened to a man I knew when he was a child in Auschwitz. The camp guards thought it was funny as hell.
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The Trump Administration appears to be continuing to move forward in its plans to dismantle the Nat'l Center for Atmospheric Research, announcing yesterday plans to shed the NCAR supercomputing facility to a third party. More: tinyurl.com/26924vy4
NSF announces move of National Center for Atmospheric Research's supercomputing facility to a third party
Impacts on computing resources for atmospheric science research unclear
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February 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
The Trump Administration appears to be continuing to move forward in its plans to dismantle the Nat'l Center for Atmospheric Research, announcing yesterday plans to shed the NCAR supercomputing facility to a third party. More: tinyurl.com/26924vy4
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New: Trump admin moves to pull supercomputing center out of top weather and climate research center (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. Part of its effort to "break up" the lab. www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/w...
Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather research center | CNN
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
New: Trump admin moves to pull supercomputing center out of top weather and climate research center (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. Part of its effort to "break up" the lab. www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/w...
Too bad Nebraska caved like a cheap paper plate loaded with buttered corn. My state did not care about protecting my data.
"The Oklahoma State Election Board is again refusing a demand from the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over private voter information, saying state law prevents it from sharing data such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers." kfor.com/news/electio...
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February 14, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Too bad Nebraska caved like a cheap paper plate loaded with buttered corn. My state did not care about protecting my data.
Co-sign.
AMS is deeply concerned by the repeal of EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding, which concluded greenhouse gas emissions harm health and well-being. The science remains clear: human-caused climate change is already causing harmful impacts.
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/4tBwz9w
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/4tBwz9w
A Response to the Decision to Rescind EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
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February 14, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Co-sign.
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74% of Americans support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant. And yet: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/trum...
Trump just torched the basis for federal climate regulations. Here’s what it means. » Yale Climate Connections
One scientist wrote that there is 'no scientific basis' for the move.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
74% of Americans support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant. And yet: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/trum...
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
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We’re figuring out that the disease burden from EBV, the mono we almost all had that is considered a mild disease, even though we all probably all know someone who missed a significant amount of school from it, is so fucking huge. This is why they’ve been developing a vaccine for it.
February 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
We’re figuring out that the disease burden from EBV, the mono we almost all had that is considered a mild disease, even though we all probably all know someone who missed a significant amount of school from it, is so fucking huge. This is why they’ve been developing a vaccine for it.
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At #AMS2026, Tom Fahy said to expect pain with respect to NCAR.
It’s only going to get worse.
I’ve never seen a government so consistently try to make things incrementally worse.
It’s only going to get worse.
I’ve never seen a government so consistently try to make things incrementally worse.
...I just... www.nsf.gov/news/transit...
Transitioning NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center operations
The U.S. National Science Foundation has informed the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) that management and operations of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center are expected to…
www.nsf.gov
February 13, 2026 at 12:08 AM
At #AMS2026, Tom Fahy said to expect pain with respect to NCAR.
It’s only going to get worse.
I’ve never seen a government so consistently try to make things incrementally worse.
It’s only going to get worse.
I’ve never seen a government so consistently try to make things incrementally worse.
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Another destructive decision by this administration.
...I just... www.nsf.gov/news/transit...
Transitioning NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center operations
The U.S. National Science Foundation has informed the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) that management and operations of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center are expected to…
www.nsf.gov
February 13, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Another destructive decision by this administration.
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‘A good way of dealing with overpopulation’: Epstein files reveal how the rich fuel climate denialism | Article by @ktoussaint.bsky.social for @fastcompany.com: www.fastcompany.com/91490280/eps...
'A good way of dealing with overpopulation': Epstein files reveal how the rich fuel climate denialism
Jeffrey Epstein and his vast network of elite figures routinely traded in myths that undermine climate progress. Experts say it's not an accident.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
‘A good way of dealing with overpopulation’: Epstein files reveal how the rich fuel climate denialism | Article by @ktoussaint.bsky.social for @fastcompany.com: www.fastcompany.com/91490280/eps...
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The fact that Bad Bunny's halftime show made white bigots angry and feel excluded is A GOOD THING. It's one of the best things about it. It's not a problem to solve. It's a solution to pursue. Bigots *should* feel excluded. We should find *more* ways to celebrate the reality of USian diversity.
February 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The fact that Bad Bunny's halftime show made white bigots angry and feel excluded is A GOOD THING. It's one of the best things about it. It's not a problem to solve. It's a solution to pursue. Bigots *should* feel excluded. We should find *more* ways to celebrate the reality of USian diversity.
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Khanna: "Here we have a sitting cabinet member, Lutnick, who's all over the files as having a business relationship allegedly and personal relationship alleged after Epstein was convicted. He's allegedly lied about his relationship. And there's no consequence. We need to get real in this country."
February 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Khanna: "Here we have a sitting cabinet member, Lutnick, who's all over the files as having a business relationship allegedly and personal relationship alleged after Epstein was convicted. He's allegedly lied about his relationship. And there's no consequence. We need to get real in this country."
Walker is good and fine, but the punter and place kicker were the real Super Bowl MVPs.
Michael Dickson has what must be the best punting performance in Super Bowl history:
7 punts, 47.9 average yardage
3 downed inside the 6-yard line
Only two returned, for four total yards
Multiple good holds on bad kicking snaps
7 punts, 47.9 average yardage
3 downed inside the 6-yard line
Only two returned, for four total yards
Multiple good holds on bad kicking snaps
February 9, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Walker is good and fine, but the punter and place kicker were the real Super Bowl MVPs.
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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Bea Kim is an Olympian, @protectourwinters.bsky.social member + climate advocate.
“The world is changing. Glaciers are melting that we’re riding on. Each year we wonder if there will even be enough snow for us to do what we love. I couldn't watch it happen and not say anything about it,” she says.
“The world is changing. Glaciers are melting that we’re riding on. Each year we wonder if there will even be enough snow for us to do what we love. I couldn't watch it happen and not say anything about it,” she says.
How snowboarder Bea Kim fights climate change through her words and wardrobe
The 19-year-old U.S. snowboarding star is fighting climate change to help protect the planet and the sport she loves.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Bea Kim is an Olympian, @protectourwinters.bsky.social member + climate advocate.
“The world is changing. Glaciers are melting that we’re riding on. Each year we wonder if there will even be enough snow for us to do what we love. I couldn't watch it happen and not say anything about it,” she says.
“The world is changing. Glaciers are melting that we’re riding on. Each year we wonder if there will even be enough snow for us to do what we love. I couldn't watch it happen and not say anything about it,” she says.
Happy Birthday to Laura Ingalls Wilder!
Happy Birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder, born February 7, 1867, in Pepin County, Wisconsin!
To learn more about Wilder, visit our website to browse our LIW books, including our 2025 release, “Wilder Weather” by @windbarb.bsky.social!
www.sdhspress.com/books?category=laura%20ingalls%20wilder
To learn more about Wilder, visit our website to browse our LIW books, including our 2025 release, “Wilder Weather” by @windbarb.bsky.social!
www.sdhspress.com/books?category=laura%20ingalls%20wilder
February 7, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Happy Birthday to Laura Ingalls Wilder!