Felicity Tiggs
@fiztig.bsky.social
Waywurru Country. Victoria, Australia.
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Felicity Tiggs
@fiztig.bsky.social
· Sep 13
Yet again the left have to play the serious mom figure who has to be responsible and play by the rules of civility while the right gets to be a deadbeat dad who ties firecrackers to his friend’s testicles and lights them up just to see what happens and everyone has a jolly laugh and a beer 😒
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It's so cool that when the right person lands a direct hit on ol' Elon he can't stop from lighting up and spinning his bowtie like a carnival game clown
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's so cool that when the right person lands a direct hit on ol' Elon he can't stop from lighting up and spinning his bowtie like a carnival game clown
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John Laws is dead. One of Australia's most successful broadcasters. As a teenager I rang his show. We argued for 10mins on air. He hung up on me with the words "you're obviously a loser in life & going nowhere. Goodbye."
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
John Laws is dead. One of Australia's most successful broadcasters. As a teenager I rang his show. We argued for 10mins on air. He hung up on me with the words "you're obviously a loser in life & going nowhere. Goodbye."
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There had better be trials. And not just for the low-level thugs carrying out these orders, but for everyone up the chain of command.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
There had better be trials. And not just for the low-level thugs carrying out these orders, but for everyone up the chain of command.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
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Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
The moves to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass.
The moves to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass.
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
The moves to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass.
The moves to fire or sideline generals and admirals are without precedent in recent decades and have rattled the top brass.
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The Philippines are bracing for yet another typhoon, as the huge and sprawling Tropical Storm Fung-wong steadily strengthens in the Philippine Sea. #Fungwong #UwanPH
Latest track and forecast here: zoom.earth/storms/fung-...
Latest track and forecast here: zoom.earth/storms/fung-...
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The Philippines are bracing for yet another typhoon, as the huge and sprawling Tropical Storm Fung-wong steadily strengthens in the Philippine Sea. #Fungwong #UwanPH
Latest track and forecast here: zoom.earth/storms/fung-...
Latest track and forecast here: zoom.earth/storms/fung-...
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The Australian Education Union has today released Investing in Australia’s Future (2025), a comprehensive report outlining the urgent reforms and targeted investments needed to ensure every child in every public school can thrive.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pbNrkn
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pbNrkn
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The Australian Education Union has today released Investing in Australia’s Future (2025), a comprehensive report outlining the urgent reforms and targeted investments needed to ensure every child in every public school can thrive.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pbNrkn
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pbNrkn
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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🧵There's a pernicious myth that Republicans have more money than Democrats. In fact, Democrats have raised more—including so-called "dark money."
Republicans have less money but understand politics better. This is why they win.
My upcoming e-book "What Republicans Know" discusses…
Republicans have less money but understand politics better. This is why they win.
My upcoming e-book "What Republicans Know" discusses…
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October 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🧵There's a pernicious myth that Republicans have more money than Democrats. In fact, Democrats have raised more—including so-called "dark money."
Republicans have less money but understand politics better. This is why they win.
My upcoming e-book "What Republicans Know" discusses…
Republicans have less money but understand politics better. This is why they win.
My upcoming e-book "What Republicans Know" discusses…
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Half a percentage point of the entire US population is currently locked up in prison. Yikes. How does your country compare? This chart has the answer: buff.ly/laWVkkO
October 29, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Half a percentage point of the entire US population is currently locked up in prison. Yikes. How does your country compare? This chart has the answer: buff.ly/laWVkkO
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A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
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Good lord. If I remember correctly, and I think it’s hard to verify unfortunately, this 219 kt/252 mph dropsonde wind gust in Melissa is easily the strongest the hurricane hunters have ever recorded
October 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Good lord. If I remember correctly, and I think it’s hard to verify unfortunately, this 219 kt/252 mph dropsonde wind gust in Melissa is easily the strongest the hurricane hunters have ever recorded
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Watch Hurricane Melissa live cam trackers. Weather updates, spaghetti models, landfall path
Watch Hurricane Melissa live cam trackers. Weather updates, spaghetti models, landfall path
NOAA trackers expect Hurricane Melissa to make catastrophic landfall in Jamaica Tuesday. How to watch live cam video updates, track spaghetti models and more.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Watch Hurricane Melissa live cam trackers. Weather updates, spaghetti models, landfall path
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NOAA recon finding 892.5 mbar on a 85 knot barb (that in and of itself is crazy to me). Also found 173 knot FL winds, confirming that Melissa is at least 155 knots (290 km/h, 180 mph) as fixed by NHC on their 0900 AM EDT update.
October 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
NOAA recon finding 892.5 mbar on a 85 knot barb (that in and of itself is crazy to me). Also found 173 knot FL winds, confirming that Melissa is at least 155 knots (290 km/h, 180 mph) as fixed by NHC on their 0900 AM EDT update.
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And to think, the theoretical Maximum Potential Intensity in this area is somewhere around 875 mb (+/-), and Melissa is currently sporting observed pressures of roughly 892-893 mb…
Makes one wonder just how close to the physical limit Melissa will get. We’ll have a lot to learn from this one storm.
Makes one wonder just how close to the physical limit Melissa will get. We’ll have a lot to learn from this one storm.
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
And to think, the theoretical Maximum Potential Intensity in this area is somewhere around 875 mb (+/-), and Melissa is currently sporting observed pressures of roughly 892-893 mb…
Makes one wonder just how close to the physical limit Melissa will get. We’ll have a lot to learn from this one storm.
Makes one wonder just how close to the physical limit Melissa will get. We’ll have a lot to learn from this one storm.
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One last NOAA plane has made it to #Melissa before landfall, so we've got one more opportunity for some observations before we shift gears to people on the ground like @icyclone.bsky.social.
October 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
One last NOAA plane has made it to #Melissa before landfall, so we've got one more opportunity for some observations before we shift gears to people on the ground like @icyclone.bsky.social.
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#Melissa intensifies upon final approach... 180 mph max winds. It's horrible. You can even see little mesovortices swirling around inside the eye.
Whatever location in Jamaica where the direct landfall happens will be ground zero for devastation.
Whatever location in Jamaica where the direct landfall happens will be ground zero for devastation.
October 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#Melissa intensifies upon final approach... 180 mph max winds. It's horrible. You can even see little mesovortices swirling around inside the eye.
Whatever location in Jamaica where the direct landfall happens will be ground zero for devastation.
Whatever location in Jamaica where the direct landfall happens will be ground zero for devastation.
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Right through Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa at 8,000 and 10,000 feet. www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...
October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Right through Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa at 8,000 and 10,000 feet. www.flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...
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With a central pressure down to 896mb as of 9am EDT, #Melissa has joined the elite sub-900mb group of Atlantic hurricanes... it is now one of just seven:
Wilma 2005: 882mb
Gilbert 1988: 888mb
Labor Day 1935: 892mb
Rita 2005: 895mb
Milton 2024: 895mb
Melissa 2025: 896mb
Allen 1980: 899mb
Wilma 2005: 882mb
Gilbert 1988: 888mb
Labor Day 1935: 892mb
Rita 2005: 895mb
Milton 2024: 895mb
Melissa 2025: 896mb
Allen 1980: 899mb
October 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
With a central pressure down to 896mb as of 9am EDT, #Melissa has joined the elite sub-900mb group of Atlantic hurricanes... it is now one of just seven:
Wilma 2005: 882mb
Gilbert 1988: 888mb
Labor Day 1935: 892mb
Rita 2005: 895mb
Milton 2024: 895mb
Melissa 2025: 896mb
Allen 1980: 899mb
Wilma 2005: 882mb
Gilbert 1988: 888mb
Labor Day 1935: 892mb
Rita 2005: 895mb
Milton 2024: 895mb
Melissa 2025: 896mb
Allen 1980: 899mb
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How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast.
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#HurricaneMelissa #Hurricane #Climate #Weather #Cuba #Jamaica
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#HurricaneMelissa #Hurricane #Climate #Weather #Cuba #Jamaica
How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast
As the storm threatens Jamaica, "the role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
grist.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast.
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#HurricaneMelissa #Hurricane #Climate #Weather #Cuba #Jamaica
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#HurricaneMelissa #Hurricane #Climate #Weather #Cuba #Jamaica
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4 days of seismic records from a seismic station in Jamaica shows Hurricane Melissa roaring towards the island.
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪
October 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
4 days of seismic records from a seismic station in Jamaica shows Hurricane Melissa roaring towards the island.
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪
Hurricanes increase the amplitude of ocean waves which beat on the coast and sea floor. These produce Rayleigh waves that can be seen as increasingly thick “wiggles” in seismic records 🧪
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The #hurricane hunters flying into #Melissa just recorded a pressure of 894 mb and wind speeds of 206 mph / 331 kmh!?!
Stay safe ....
#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #Huracan #HuracanMelissa
Stay safe ....
#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #Huracan #HuracanMelissa
October 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The #hurricane hunters flying into #Melissa just recorded a pressure of 894 mb and wind speeds of 206 mph / 331 kmh!?!
Stay safe ....
#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #Huracan #HuracanMelissa
Stay safe ....
#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica #Huracan #HuracanMelissa
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Fueled by a changing climate
This is how fossil-fueled global heating is supercharging Hurricane Melissa
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
This is how fossil-fueled global heating is supercharging Hurricane Melissa
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
Melissa reaches Category 5 — fueled by climate change-driven ocean heat | Climate Central
Hurricane Melissa reached Category 4 strength, with winds of 140 mph, between Oct. 25 and 26 after undergoing extreme rapid intensification. The storm further strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane ...
www.climatecentral.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Fueled by a changing climate
This is how fossil-fueled global heating is supercharging Hurricane Melissa
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
This is how fossil-fueled global heating is supercharging Hurricane Melissa
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
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The Air Force recon plane is currently circling the eye, most likely trying to confirm the extremely low pressure they just recorded. Given that all the pressure observations on this pass are in the 892 to 897 range, I'd say they've confirmed it. #Melissa
October 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The Air Force recon plane is currently circling the eye, most likely trying to confirm the extremely low pressure they just recorded. Given that all the pressure observations on this pass are in the 892 to 897 range, I'd say they've confirmed it. #Melissa
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isn't it great how twitter wasn't the real world when people there said left wing things, but it's the soul of the people now they're all nazis
October 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
isn't it great how twitter wasn't the real world when people there said left wing things, but it's the soul of the people now they're all nazis