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@batqueen13.bsky.social
Rogue data scientist with almost 20 years of federal government experience, currently at NOAA waiting for the axe to fall. DOGE just took the civil out of civil servant. Still here for the science though!
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Your correspondent here in war ravaged Portland, at the moderately busy airport where lackadaisical travellers are headed to Disneyland or Spokane, no doubt fleeing for their lives. Relief supplies down to essentials like cold craft beer and marionberry jam.
September 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Your correspondent here in war ravaged Portland, at the moderately busy airport where lackadaisical travellers are headed to Disneyland or Spokane, no doubt fleeing for their lives. Relief supplies down to essentials like cold craft beer and marionberry jam.
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September 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Glad to see this launched! It's sad that the U.S. is at this point with literal clowns in charge of the government and our data, but glad to see even in these dark times ppl dedicated to making sure data is available to the public! Donate and pass the word that climate science isn't going anywhere!
EXCITING NEWS!
The Climate.us page has officially launched.
Here you will be able to read more about us, our plan, updates, see what real people are saying, view our news coverage, and of course find ways to take action.
We look forward to your continued support.
The Climate.us page has officially launched.
Here you will be able to read more about us, our plan, updates, see what real people are saying, view our news coverage, and of course find ways to take action.
We look forward to your continued support.
September 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Glad to see this launched! It's sad that the U.S. is at this point with literal clowns in charge of the government and our data, but glad to see even in these dark times ppl dedicated to making sure data is available to the public! Donate and pass the word that climate science isn't going anywhere!
Yep, between this and Trump's plan to deploy more National Guard units across 19 states in the coming weeks, there's no cause for alarm here at all..........
"Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency"
"Hegseth also fired Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, who is chief of the Navy Reserve, as well as Rear Adm. Milton Sands, [...] who oversees Naval Special Warfare Command"
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
"Hegseth also fired Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, who is chief of the Navy Reserve, as well as Rear Adm. Milton Sands, [...] who oversees Naval Special Warfare Command"
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Hegseth fires Defense Intelligence Agency head, Navy leaders
The ousters have ramped up the Trump administration’s targeting of both military leadership and the intelligence community.
www.militarytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Yep, between this and Trump's plan to deploy more National Guard units across 19 states in the coming weeks, there's no cause for alarm here at all..........
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James Lovell & NASA’s Apollo 13 team: a masterclass in bearing the odds. I always try to bring the best lessons I learn back to my career in medicine. Wrote the last lines of script for #13minutestothemoon S2 in Spring 2020, after the UK’s 1st Covid wave. A kernel of hope. Thank you Jim. #AdAstra
August 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
James Lovell & NASA’s Apollo 13 team: a masterclass in bearing the odds. I always try to bring the best lessons I learn back to my career in medicine. Wrote the last lines of script for #13minutestothemoon S2 in Spring 2020, after the UK’s 1st Covid wave. A kernel of hope. Thank you Jim. #AdAstra
This is a direct result of Republicans weaponising the Dept of Education and cutting funds going to schools yet expecting others to pay for their choices. And once again, children with no say in the matter get caught in the middle and suffer because of it.
Ohio requires buses for private school kids. Public school students have to find their own ride
School districts are responsible for transporting private and charter school kids, leaving thousands of public school students behind
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This is a direct result of Republicans weaponising the Dept of Education and cutting funds going to schools yet expecting others to pay for their choices. And once again, children with no say in the matter get caught in the middle and suffer because of it.
Yep.....this feels accurate.
August 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Yep.....this feels accurate.
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PBS News is not going anywhere.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
July 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
PBS News is not going anywhere.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
Current vibe in the hallways of NOAA: if you say "Climate!" out loud three times, a DOGE rat will appear from nowhere and snatch your funding. And possibly your candy. Doesn't change the data though, even if international agencies will have to carry the torch for a while.
grist.org/language/tru...
grist.org/language/tru...
Why the federal government is making climate data disappear
Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.
grist.org
July 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Current vibe in the hallways of NOAA: if you say "Climate!" out loud three times, a DOGE rat will appear from nowhere and snatch your funding. And possibly your candy. Doesn't change the data though, even if international agencies will have to carry the torch for a while.
grist.org/language/tru...
grist.org/language/tru...
These are the kind of heroes we need in these dark times. Might not change their vote but at least force them to confront exactly what the funding cuts are forcing us to sacrifice.
BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.
July 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
These are the kind of heroes we need in these dark times. Might not change their vote but at least force them to confront exactly what the funding cuts are forcing us to sacrifice.
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Obviously, I feel terrible for the flood victims. I am going to push back on this statement tho. And, I’ll attach the Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion from NOAA’s WPC. This should have been blasted over commercial airwaves as soon as it was forecast and issued. NWS had the forecast and warnings.
July 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Obviously, I feel terrible for the flood victims. I am going to push back on this statement tho. And, I’ll attach the Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion from NOAA’s WPC. This should have been blasted over commercial airwaves as soon as it was forecast and issued. NWS had the forecast and warnings.
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12 month running global sea ice average in case you were wondering 🧪
July 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
12 month running global sea ice average in case you were wondering 🧪
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Proof this guy is full of SITH.
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
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Last week I got to visit CIMSS. If you’ve been to UW-Madison you’ve seen it: the tower with the satellite dishes on top.
But its life-saving forecasting & data collection are at risk from NOAA cuts.
Here’s “Earthrise,” a daily CIMSS satellite image set to music. www.channel3000.com/news/federal...
But its life-saving forecasting & data collection are at risk from NOAA cuts.
Here’s “Earthrise,” a daily CIMSS satellite image set to music. www.channel3000.com/news/federal...
April 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Last week I got to visit CIMSS. If you’ve been to UW-Madison you’ve seen it: the tower with the satellite dishes on top.
But its life-saving forecasting & data collection are at risk from NOAA cuts.
Here’s “Earthrise,” a daily CIMSS satellite image set to music. www.channel3000.com/news/federal...
But its life-saving forecasting & data collection are at risk from NOAA cuts.
Here’s “Earthrise,” a daily CIMSS satellite image set to music. www.channel3000.com/news/federal...
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@nbcnews.com Please contact our media relations for better footage. This piece looks like it was filmed with a potato with telephoto lense and portrays our most destitute penguin populations during their molt.
April 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
@nbcnews.com Please contact our media relations for better footage. This piece looks like it was filmed with a potato with telephoto lense and portrays our most destitute penguin populations during their molt.
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BREAKING: US federal judge allows DOGE to takeover $500 million office building for free.
In fact, the building—and all of the property inside it—had already been transferred on Saturday.
In fact, the building—and all of the property inside it—had already been transferred on Saturday.
Federal Judge Allows DOGE to Takeover $500 Million Office Building For Free
It’s the culmination of a weeks-long standoff between Elon Musk’s DOGE team and the United States Institute of Peace.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
BREAKING: US federal judge allows DOGE to takeover $500 million office building for free.
In fact, the building—and all of the property inside it—had already been transferred on Saturday.
In fact, the building—and all of the property inside it—had already been transferred on Saturday.
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National Weather Service employees were encouraged to take early retirements at an all-hands meeting Thursday. The union believes as many as 1,000 could leave in the coming months - out of a workforce of just over 4,000.
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Weather Service Merges Offices as Staffing Pressure Mounts
The US National Weather Service will merge two of its largest forecasting units as it prepares for the loss of as many as 1,000 staffers.
www.bloomberg.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
National Weather Service employees were encouraged to take early retirements at an all-hands meeting Thursday. The union believes as many as 1,000 could leave in the coming months - out of a workforce of just over 4,000.
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
With @weathersullivan.bsky.social (gift):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is ridiculous. Even in the gutted CR there was funding for IMLS but once again Trump and his DOGE minions have decided they know better than Congress. If you've ever used Libby or an Inter-Library Loan you've benefitted from IMLS funds and services! Speak up!!
NEW — Keith Sonderling, Trump’s Deputy Secretary of Labor, has been named the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), an agency source tells me. He’ll arrive tomorrow at their office with DOGE and their security detail.
March 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This is ridiculous. Even in the gutted CR there was funding for IMLS but once again Trump and his DOGE minions have decided they know better than Congress. If you've ever used Libby or an Inter-Library Loan you've benefitted from IMLS funds and services! Speak up!!
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I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier today, the president attempted to illegally fire me. This is corruption, plain and simple. I will see the president in court. My full statement:
March 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier today, the president attempted to illegally fire me. This is corruption, plain and simple. I will see the president in court. My full statement:
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I had never heard of piping plovers before this and now im so sad www.mlive.com/environment/...
Piping plovers ‘will die’ at Sleeping Bear because of Trump cuts, experts say
A retired park administrator said some birds won't survive this year because scientists and supplies needed to protect them simply won’t be there.
www.mlive.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I had never heard of piping plovers before this and now im so sad www.mlive.com/environment/...
So, hating Trump and expressing that in messages can be considered an act of terrorism now? And Republicans in the Minnesota Senate are trying to classify that as a form of mental illness. Cool, cool........like we needed another example of how free speech is dead.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Etats-Unis : un chercheur français refoulé pour avoir exprimé « une opinion personnelle sur la politique menée par l’administration Trump »
Le ministre de la recherche français a dit sa « préoccupation », mercredi, après cette décision des autorités américaines. Le chercheur du CNRS aurait subi un contrôle aléatoire à son arrivée, avant q...
www.lemonde.fr
March 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
So, hating Trump and expressing that in messages can be considered an act of terrorism now? And Republicans in the Minnesota Senate are trying to classify that as a form of mental illness. Cool, cool........like we needed another example of how free speech is dead.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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The woman interviewed for the story (pictured here) was a co-worker of mine. It's hard to describe the sacrifice required to move out to rural Alaska. These people are deserving of our gratitude; instead, they were shoved, quite literally, out into the cold.
Fired federal workers in Alaska speak out about chaos of losing jobs, housing, research and more, reports Corinne Smith, @corinne-smith.bsky.social, of @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/03/07/f...
Fired federal workers in Alaska speak out about chaos of losing jobs, housing, research and more • Alaska Beacon
Three former employees share about the work they did, the experience of being fired and insights into how the job losses will impact Alaska.
alaskabeacon.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The woman interviewed for the story (pictured here) was a co-worker of mine. It's hard to describe the sacrifice required to move out to rural Alaska. These people are deserving of our gratitude; instead, they were shoved, quite literally, out into the cold.
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If you're wondering about the vibe in Canada right now, I just got served this ad for a brewhouse that is just a portrait of the White House being burned down. No text, just a bigass picture of the White House burning and a link directly to their menu lolol
March 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If you're wondering about the vibe in Canada right now, I just got served this ad for a brewhouse that is just a portrait of the White House being burned down. No text, just a bigass picture of the White House burning and a link directly to their menu lolol