AF Glenn
@afglenn.bsky.social
Author, journalist, and history buff. Obsessed with pedal bikes, travel, and petting all the cats and dogs.
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AF Glenn
@afglenn.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Sound up for the jackhammers going to town on the East Wing. 10/22/25.
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#BREAKING | Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as category 4 storm, may strengthen to category 5, expected to landfall on Tuesday.
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#BREAKING | Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as category 4 storm, may strengthen to category 5, expected to landfall on Tuesday.
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t.me
October 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
#BREAKING | Hurricane Melissa closes in on Jamaica as category 4 storm, may strengthen to category 5, expected to landfall on Tuesday.
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a live look this morning at the demolished East Wing of the White House
October 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
a live look this morning at the demolished East Wing of the White House
Sound up for the jackhammers going to town on the East Wing. 10/22/25.
October 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Sound up for the jackhammers going to town on the East Wing. 10/22/25.
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FDR Memorial, Washington DC.
-RIP East Wing-
-RIP East Wing-
October 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
FDR Memorial, Washington DC.
-RIP East Wing-
-RIP East Wing-
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October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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North Carolina Republicans just drew a map giving themselves 11 of 14 congressional seats in our 50/50 state. That’s 79% of the seats for one party.
That’s not representation — it’s a brazen attack on democracy and fair elections.
That’s not representation — it’s a brazen attack on democracy and fair elections.
October 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
North Carolina Republicans just drew a map giving themselves 11 of 14 congressional seats in our 50/50 state. That’s 79% of the seats for one party.
That’s not representation — it’s a brazen attack on democracy and fair elections.
That’s not representation — it’s a brazen attack on democracy and fair elections.
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HEADS UP—following an 8.7 earthquake off the coast of Russia, the following advisories have been issued:
🚨 TSUNAMI WARNING for the Hawaiian islands
and
⚠️ TSUNAMI WATCH for coastal areas in Alaska and in states along the US West Coast
More information:
tsunami.gov
🚨 TSUNAMI WARNING for the Hawaiian islands
and
⚠️ TSUNAMI WATCH for coastal areas in Alaska and in states along the US West Coast
More information:
tsunami.gov
July 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
HEADS UP—following an 8.7 earthquake off the coast of Russia, the following advisories have been issued:
🚨 TSUNAMI WARNING for the Hawaiian islands
and
⚠️ TSUNAMI WATCH for coastal areas in Alaska and in states along the US West Coast
More information:
tsunami.gov
🚨 TSUNAMI WARNING for the Hawaiian islands
and
⚠️ TSUNAMI WATCH for coastal areas in Alaska and in states along the US West Coast
More information:
tsunami.gov
Went out with an old friend tonight, then met up with his spouse and her friends. Realized a huge bonus of being single is not having to hang with an SO’s lame friends.
June 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Went out with an old friend tonight, then met up with his spouse and her friends. Realized a huge bonus of being single is not having to hang with an SO’s lame friends.
Found a tick on my sofa today! Yuck
Climate change is helping various kinds of ticks grow their populations and spread to new areas, where they threaten to spread new diseases. I wrote about it and learned some horror-movie-worthy details that you need to know too
It’s Not Just You: The Tick Situation Is Getting Worse
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Found a tick on my sofa today! Yuck
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A geomagnetic storm is expected to set skies aglow in the northern part of the U.S. on Sunday night into early Monday morning, with the northern lights potentially visible as far south as Alabama to Northern California, according to the NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
Northern Lights May Be Visible as Far South as Alabama
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A geomagnetic storm is expected to set skies aglow in the northern part of the U.S. on Sunday night into early Monday morning, with the northern lights potentially visible as far south as Alabama to Northern California, according to the NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
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Yes, you did vote to deport moms.
May 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yes, you did vote to deport moms.
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To recap, the head of FEMA was fired a few weeks before the start of hurricane season and replaced by someone with no emergency management experience.
May 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
To recap, the head of FEMA was fired a few weeks before the start of hurricane season and replaced by someone with no emergency management experience.
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I had already downloaded the datasets in January, assuming this would happen. Doesn't make it any easier to watch the continued attacks on climate science from a totally incompetent US government. The growing loss of critical data and monitoring efforts is tragic. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...
U.S. Government to Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I had already downloaded the datasets in January, assuming this would happen. Doesn't make it any easier to watch the continued attacks on climate science from a totally incompetent US government. The growing loss of critical data and monitoring efforts is tragic. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...
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What is happening at FEMA? Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.
FEMA Isn’t Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say
Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.
www.wired.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
What is happening at FEMA? Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.
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The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded November’s election to Democrat incumbent Allison Riggs, after a federal judge ruled that potentially thousands of disputed ballots challenged by Jefferson Griffin must remain in the final tally.
www.wral.com/story/republ...
www.wral.com/story/republ...
Republican concedes long-unsettled North Carolina court election to Democratic incumbent
The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November's election on Wednesday to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, two days after a federal judge ruled that potent...
www.wral.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded November’s election to Democrat incumbent Allison Riggs, after a federal judge ruled that potentially thousands of disputed ballots challenged by Jefferson Griffin must remain in the final tally.
www.wral.com/story/republ...
www.wral.com/story/republ...
I’m really hoping for a slow news day at some point.
May 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’m really hoping for a slow news day at some point.
I’m watching #americanidol for the 1st time because a family friend (Slater) is on it. Last night’s Christian Easter show was inappropriate. Can we boycott Carrie Underwood?
April 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’m watching #americanidol for the 1st time because a family friend (Slater) is on it. Last night’s Christian Easter show was inappropriate. Can we boycott Carrie Underwood?
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Here's one statistic for you:
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
Of Course Trump Will Tank the Economy. It’s What Republicans Do.
As the president’s “Liberation Day” nears, it’s time to liberate ourselves from the vicious cycle of Democrats having to clean up the GOP’s messes.
newrepublic.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Here's one statistic for you:
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
→ Net jobs created under Clinton and Obama: 33.8 million.
→ Net jobs created under Bush, Bush, AND Trump: 1.9 million.
That is not a typo.
Almost every writer I know has had some of their work illegally loaded into LibGen by Meta. Including me.
March 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Almost every writer I know has had some of their work illegally loaded into LibGen by Meta. Including me.
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Justice @allisonjriggs.bsky.social was elected to the NC Supreme Court.
Two recounts confirmed she won - yet it’s the only race in the country that remains uncertified.
That’s money that could have gone to future judicial races or efforts to turn out Democratic voters in 2026.
Two recounts confirmed she won - yet it’s the only race in the country that remains uncertified.
That’s money that could have gone to future judicial races or efforts to turn out Democratic voters in 2026.
March 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Justice @allisonjriggs.bsky.social was elected to the NC Supreme Court.
Two recounts confirmed she won - yet it’s the only race in the country that remains uncertified.
That’s money that could have gone to future judicial races or efforts to turn out Democratic voters in 2026.
Two recounts confirmed she won - yet it’s the only race in the country that remains uncertified.
That’s money that could have gone to future judicial races or efforts to turn out Democratic voters in 2026.
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Wisconsin, today is the first day of early in-person voting!
Visit myvote.wi.gov to make a plan to vote.
Visit myvote.wi.gov to make a plan to vote.
March 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Wisconsin, today is the first day of early in-person voting!
Visit myvote.wi.gov to make a plan to vote.
Visit myvote.wi.gov to make a plan to vote.
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On the subject of people traveling to the US right about now: Fuck, if I were from another country and I didn't need to come, I sure as hell wouldn't, the current administration has made it clear traveling here isn't safe, and why not take them at their word, there's a whole world to visit
March 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
On the subject of people traveling to the US right about now: Fuck, if I were from another country and I didn't need to come, I sure as hell wouldn't, the current administration has made it clear traveling here isn't safe, and why not take them at their word, there's a whole world to visit
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Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown
Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.
wrd.cm
March 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Sources tell WIRED that Elon Musk has wanted a government shutdown in part because it would potentially make it easier to eliminate the jobs of hundreds of thousands of federal workers.