Zeb Palmer
@zebpalmer.com
Director of Technical Operations / Site Reliability Engineer / Developer
#Idaho #IdahoFire #Progressive #EXvangelical
Links: https://zeb.dev
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#Idaho #IdahoFire #Progressive #EXvangelical
Links: https://zeb.dev
Idaho folks check this out: https://blueskyidaho.com
Signal: zebpalmer.77
(he/him)
Now is a great time to buy air filters....
#IdahoFire
#IdahoFire
Lots of moving parts for the upcoming fire season. The snow drought is one alarm bell going off, but it's good to remember than many alarms were going off in the lead up to last summer. LA was historic, but total acreage was two-thirds the 10-year average. boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/...
Snow drought could be have major impact on 2026 wildfire season
At less than 140,000 square miles, snow cover across the region was the lowest ever recorded on February 1 in the satellite record, which goes back to 2001. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admini...
boisestatepublicradio.org
February 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Now is a great time to buy air filters....
#IdahoFire
#IdahoFire
🚨What. the. fuck. is happening in El Paso... ?
FAA has issued national defense NOTAM closing the airspace and effectively closing El Paso International airport for TEN days.
This is insanely unusual.
Military (distr)action ❓👀
FAA has issued national defense NOTAM closing the airspace and effectively closing El Paso International airport for TEN days.
This is insanely unusual.
Military (distr)action ❓👀
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
🚨What. the. fuck. is happening in El Paso... ?
FAA has issued national defense NOTAM closing the airspace and effectively closing El Paso International airport for TEN days.
This is insanely unusual.
Military (distr)action ❓👀
FAA has issued national defense NOTAM closing the airspace and effectively closing El Paso International airport for TEN days.
This is insanely unusual.
Military (distr)action ❓👀
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There are really no words for this.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:44 AM
There are really no words for this.
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10,000' in the Sawtooth Mountains, 45 seconds before I got hit by the scariest 20 minutes of alpine high-exposure lightning (& hail) I've ever experienced.
(and sadly, I have a lot of experience with lightning, so yeah..)
#IdahoEscape
#OldPhotos #PlanningMySummerHikes #hiking #Idaho #Mountains
(and sadly, I have a lot of experience with lightning, so yeah..)
#IdahoEscape
#OldPhotos #PlanningMySummerHikes #hiking #Idaho #Mountains
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 AM
10,000' in the Sawtooth Mountains, 45 seconds before I got hit by the scariest 20 minutes of alpine high-exposure lightning (& hail) I've ever experienced.
(and sadly, I have a lot of experience with lightning, so yeah..)
#IdahoEscape
#OldPhotos #PlanningMySummerHikes #hiking #Idaho #Mountains
(and sadly, I have a lot of experience with lightning, so yeah..)
#IdahoEscape
#OldPhotos #PlanningMySummerHikes #hiking #Idaho #Mountains
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We are going to court to seek justice and demand accountability after the unconstitutional, military-style operation in Wilder, Idaho on October 19.
No one is above the law.
No one is above the law.
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
We are going to court to seek justice and demand accountability after the unconstitutional, military-style operation in Wilder, Idaho on October 19.
No one is above the law.
No one is above the law.
As a technical director, sometimes your brain decides it needs a few hours of uninterrupted hands on get-shit-done flow time to throw code and solve challenging problems for your mental health.
Unfortunately my brain chose 10pm and that was apparently 4 hours ago.
But rewarding shit got done.
Unfortunately my brain chose 10pm and that was apparently 4 hours ago.
But rewarding shit got done.
February 10, 2026 at 9:39 AM
As a technical director, sometimes your brain decides it needs a few hours of uninterrupted hands on get-shit-done flow time to throw code and solve challenging problems for your mental health.
Unfortunately my brain chose 10pm and that was apparently 4 hours ago.
But rewarding shit got done.
Unfortunately my brain chose 10pm and that was apparently 4 hours ago.
But rewarding shit got done.
Reposted by Zeb Palmer
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 AM
10,000' in the Sawtooth Mountains, 45 seconds before I got hit by the scariest 20 minutes of alpine high-exposure lightning (& hail) I've ever experienced.
(and sadly, I have a lot of experience with lightning, so yeah..)
#IdahoEscape
#OldPhotos #PlanningMySummerHikes #hiking #Idaho #Mountains
(and sadly, I have a lot of experience with lightning, so yeah..)
#IdahoEscape
#OldPhotos #PlanningMySummerHikes #hiking #Idaho #Mountains
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 AM
10,000' in the Sawtooth Mountains, 45 seconds before I got hit by the scariest 20 minutes of alpine high-exposure lightning (& hail) I've ever experienced.
(and sadly, I have a lot of experience with lightning, so yeah..)
#IdahoEscape
#OldPhotos #PlanningMySummerHikes #hiking #Idaho #Mountains
(and sadly, I have a lot of experience with lightning, so yeah..)
#IdahoEscape
#OldPhotos #PlanningMySummerHikes #hiking #Idaho #Mountains
Took the pup and kid up the Butte and hiked a couple of miles above the inversion. Insanely warm, 60 degrees, crazy to be walking around in a t-shirt at almost 6,000' in early February.
hell, I don't think I've ever been up there in Jan/Feb without a snowmobile.
hell, I don't think I've ever been up there in Jan/Feb without a snowmobile.
February 8, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Took the pup and kid up the Butte and hiked a couple of miles above the inversion. Insanely warm, 60 degrees, crazy to be walking around in a t-shirt at almost 6,000' in early February.
hell, I don't think I've ever been up there in Jan/Feb without a snowmobile.
hell, I don't think I've ever been up there in Jan/Feb without a snowmobile.
I've been thinking about Battlestar Galactica a lot lately...
for reasons...
This just popped up and was absolutely delightful. Seeing Katee watch her show for the first time (after 25 years) is fraking epic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK4w...
for reasons...
This just popped up and was absolutely delightful. Seeing Katee watch her show for the first time (after 25 years) is fraking epic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK4w...
Katee Sackhoff Watches Battlestar Galactica for the FIRST Time | BSG Miniseries (Part 1)
YouTube video by Katee Sackhoff
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I've been thinking about Battlestar Galactica a lot lately...
for reasons...
This just popped up and was absolutely delightful. Seeing Katee watch her show for the first time (after 25 years) is fraking epic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK4w...
for reasons...
This just popped up and was absolutely delightful. Seeing Katee watch her show for the first time (after 25 years) is fraking epic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK4w...
Hey, #Idaho …please make sure to read this! The impacts of wildfires and wildfire smoke!
#IdahoHealth #Medicine
@davlin.bsky.social @zebpalmer.com @murphywoodhouse.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/wild...
#IdahoHealth #Medicine
@davlin.bsky.social @zebpalmer.com @murphywoodhouse.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/wild...
Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24,100 US deaths per year
A new study out in the journal Science Advances finds that chronic exposure to wildfire smoke has contributed to tens of thousands of deaths each year in the United States.
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:29 AM
If you're going to play in the #Idaho Backcountry, you NEED reliable satellite comms
Over the years I've been involved in 6 InReach coordinated rescues.
4 - not life-threatening
1 - flatlanders stuck & unprepared for a winter overnight at 8,000'
1 - guy with a punctured lung coughing up blood 🚁
Over the years I've been involved in 6 InReach coordinated rescues.
4 - not life-threatening
1 - flatlanders stuck & unprepared for a winter overnight at 8,000'
1 - guy with a punctured lung coughing up blood 🚁
February 3, 2026 at 6:06 AM
If you're going to play in the #Idaho Backcountry, you NEED reliable satellite comms
Over the years I've been involved in 6 InReach coordinated rescues.
4 - not life-threatening
1 - flatlanders stuck & unprepared for a winter overnight at 8,000'
1 - guy with a punctured lung coughing up blood 🚁
Over the years I've been involved in 6 InReach coordinated rescues.
4 - not life-threatening
1 - flatlanders stuck & unprepared for a winter overnight at 8,000'
1 - guy with a punctured lung coughing up blood 🚁
Reposted by Zeb Palmer
A dozen Idaho cities have local ordinances banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The Idaho Legislature might end those protections. #idleg #idpol
Idaho bill to ban local protections against LGBTQ+ discrimination heads to House • Idaho Capital Sun
Rep. Bruce Skaug, a Nampa Republican, is sponsoring the bill, which was written by the Idaho Family Policy Center.
idahocapitalsun.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM
February 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Not sure if anyone knows what the current debacle is in McCall. You’ll never guess. It’s been going on since the end of December.
We can’t get Amazon orders delivered up here. It’s been a mess. Community posts with speculation because of course no one can reach an actual human at Amazon. 🤷🏽♀️
We can’t get Amazon orders delivered up here. It’s been a mess. Community posts with speculation because of course no one can reach an actual human at Amazon. 🤷🏽♀️
February 1, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Not sure if anyone knows what the current debacle is in McCall. You’ll never guess. It’s been going on since the end of December.
We can’t get Amazon orders delivered up here. It’s been a mess. Community posts with speculation because of course no one can reach an actual human at Amazon. 🤷🏽♀️
We can’t get Amazon orders delivered up here. It’s been a mess. Community posts with speculation because of course no one can reach an actual human at Amazon. 🤷🏽♀️
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Remember that time Sir Mix-A-Lot sang "Baby Got Back" with a bunch of white girls onstage at the Symphony?
youtu.be/w59e20ijOpE
youtu.be/w59e20ijOpE
"Baby Got Back:" Sir Mix-A-Lot with the Seattle Symphony
YouTube video by Seattle Symphony
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Remember that time Sir Mix-A-Lot sang "Baby Got Back" with a bunch of white girls onstage at the Symphony?
youtu.be/w59e20ijOpE
youtu.be/w59e20ijOpE
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What’s helped me the most in the fight against White Christian Nationalism?
Substance addicted family members & addiction education.
NOTHING has prepared me more for this moment. Not decades of speech & debate or years contributing to research.
Why? Let me tell you… 🧵 #idpol #idleg
Substance addicted family members & addiction education.
NOTHING has prepared me more for this moment. Not decades of speech & debate or years contributing to research.
Why? Let me tell you… 🧵 #idpol #idleg
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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I don’t like reposting NYT, they’ve done (and continue to do) too much damage to me and mine. In fact, I can’t read this article. But this seems important.
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I don’t like reposting NYT, they’ve done (and continue to do) too much damage to me and mine. In fact, I can’t read this article. But this seems important.
So the chief dumbass posted that he "hereby" revokes the certification of Canadian made aircraft.
Which fwiw, means that regional air travel in the United States ceases to exist.
What a fucking (racist, rapist) idiot.
Which fwiw, means that regional air travel in the United States ceases to exist.
What a fucking (racist, rapist) idiot.
January 30, 2026 at 1:47 AM
So the chief dumbass posted that he "hereby" revokes the certification of Canadian made aircraft.
Which fwiw, means that regional air travel in the United States ceases to exist.
What a fucking (racist, rapist) idiot.
Which fwiw, means that regional air travel in the United States ceases to exist.
What a fucking (racist, rapist) idiot.
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Measles has arrived in the Boise area. Five cases just reported in Canyon County, according to the state's weekly data. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
public.tableau.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Measles has arrived in the Boise area. Five cases just reported in Canyon County, according to the state's weekly data. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
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Deeply bad and dumb bill. Hateful, of course, which is the main point, but also stupid.
They want to keep cities from banning you from evicting someone because you found out they slept with a girl in college. It's that stupid.
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/28/n...
They want to keep cities from banning you from evicting someone because you found out they slept with a girl in college. It's that stupid.
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/28/n...
New Idaho bill would ban cities from banning LGBTQ+ discrimination • Idaho Capital Sun
The Idaho Legislature could ban local policies that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
idahocapitalsun.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Deeply bad and dumb bill. Hateful, of course, which is the main point, but also stupid.
They want to keep cities from banning you from evicting someone because you found out they slept with a girl in college. It's that stupid.
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/28/n...
They want to keep cities from banning you from evicting someone because you found out they slept with a girl in college. It's that stupid.
idahocapitalsun.com/2026/01/28/n...
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He didn't beg, he made a threat. His goons followed through on it.
It's like saying "these kids are going to make me hit them" and then following up with "I was so right that these kids cause violence, I don't want to see any violence."
It's like saying "these kids are going to make me hit them" and then following up with "I was so right that these kids cause violence, I don't want to see any violence."
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM
He didn't beg, he made a threat. His goons followed through on it.
It's like saying "these kids are going to make me hit them" and then following up with "I was so right that these kids cause violence, I don't want to see any violence."
It's like saying "these kids are going to make me hit them" and then following up with "I was so right that these kids cause violence, I don't want to see any violence."