Benjamin Pinette
@heavy-static.bsky.social
Ann Arbor native. EM professional. UofM/Detroit sports fan. Former beer league hockey player. Here to escape the insanity elsewhere. Views are my own, and sometimes others, but not necessarily that of my employer.
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Did they actually do something and I missed it?
February 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Did they actually do something and I missed it?
Everybody
Look!
Obvious
Nazi
Look!
Obvious
Nazi
February 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Everybody
Look!
Obvious
Nazi
Look!
Obvious
Nazi
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Hey everyone. It’s Feb 3rd, and the Democrats have been at home since Jan 24th because the house is out of session.
They should have come back, the place is on fire.
Get suing, messaging, demonstrating, speaking, everything and ANYTHING
They should have come back, the place is on fire.
Get suing, messaging, demonstrating, speaking, everything and ANYTHING
February 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hey everyone. It’s Feb 3rd, and the Democrats have been at home since Jan 24th because the house is out of session.
They should have come back, the place is on fire.
Get suing, messaging, demonstrating, speaking, everything and ANYTHING
They should have come back, the place is on fire.
Get suing, messaging, demonstrating, speaking, everything and ANYTHING
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The fact that AREN’T live shots from the press and Dem members of Congress lined up outside each of these agencies is its own indictment of their ineffectualness.
Hi all, We’re still here at OPM.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
We have a situation where we MIGHT, and I do mean, MIGHT have four of Elon’s people blocked from the building.
Can we get press or a member of Congress down here? We’ve blocked them for two hours and they keep coming back and trying to go in.
February 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The fact that AREN’T live shots from the press and Dem members of Congress lined up outside each of these agencies is its own indictment of their ineffectualness.
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THERE IS TOO MUCH DISASTER NEWS.
I once again hit Substack's word limit. They've GOT to do something about this 😳
Hopefully I managed to cover the really big disaster things from the past two weeks and gave some space for venting and laughing. #GreySky
disasterology.substack.com/p/disasterol...
I once again hit Substack's word limit. They've GOT to do something about this 😳
Hopefully I managed to cover the really big disaster things from the past two weeks and gave some space for venting and laughing. #GreySky
disasterology.substack.com/p/disasterol...
Disasterology: January 2025
This newsletter is a compilation of recent disaster ~things~ that I think are cool, important, or otherwise of interest to people who are intrigued with disaster (broadly defined).
disasterology.substack.com
February 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
THERE IS TOO MUCH DISASTER NEWS.
I once again hit Substack's word limit. They've GOT to do something about this 😳
Hopefully I managed to cover the really big disaster things from the past two weeks and gave some space for venting and laughing. #GreySky
disasterology.substack.com/p/disasterol...
I once again hit Substack's word limit. They've GOT to do something about this 😳
Hopefully I managed to cover the really big disaster things from the past two weeks and gave some space for venting and laughing. #GreySky
disasterology.substack.com/p/disasterol...
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February 1st, 2003:
Seven astronauts died when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas just 16 minutes before it was scheduled to land in Florida.
Seven astronauts died when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas just 16 minutes before it was scheduled to land in Florida.
February 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
February 1st, 2003:
Seven astronauts died when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas just 16 minutes before it was scheduled to land in Florida.
Seven astronauts died when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas just 16 minutes before it was scheduled to land in Florida.
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100 percent of people who voted for him are bad people ?
No one you know fell prey to misinformation ?
You want to throw 77m voters under the bus ?
How does the country get back on track if we do that ?
No one you know fell prey to misinformation ?
You want to throw 77m voters under the bus ?
How does the country get back on track if we do that ?
You kill me witn the take the high road shtick Mark. They don't have feelings.
If they did we wouldn't be here. If Moscow Mitch would have convicted Felon 45 in the second impeachment we wouldn't be here MAGA in Congress and on the streets are brainless and soulless. Period.
If they did we wouldn't be here. If Moscow Mitch would have convicted Felon 45 in the second impeachment we wouldn't be here MAGA in Congress and on the streets are brainless and soulless. Period.
January 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
100 percent of people who voted for him are bad people ?
No one you know fell prey to misinformation ?
You want to throw 77m voters under the bus ?
How does the country get back on track if we do that ?
No one you know fell prey to misinformation ?
You want to throw 77m voters under the bus ?
How does the country get back on track if we do that ?
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Trump has no clue what he’s talking about
January 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Trump has no clue what he’s talking about
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The OMB memo being rescinded does not change the overall fact that any grant funding that includes language about DEIA principles is at risk of being terminated. The evaluations for executive order compliance will likely still happen and funds will either change language or disappear.
January 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The OMB memo being rescinded does not change the overall fact that any grant funding that includes language about DEIA principles is at risk of being terminated. The evaluations for executive order compliance will likely still happen and funds will either change language or disappear.
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WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just clarified on X that the rescission of the OMB memo was simply to get the federal court case to go away, not lifting the funding freeze on anything that goes against Trump's EOs
translation: "please stop yelling at me for the thing i want to keep doing"
translation: "please stop yelling at me for the thing i want to keep doing"
January 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt just clarified on X that the rescission of the OMB memo was simply to get the federal court case to go away, not lifting the funding freeze on anything that goes against Trump's EOs
translation: "please stop yelling at me for the thing i want to keep doing"
translation: "please stop yelling at me for the thing i want to keep doing"
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If you are considering downloading DeepSeek, please read this first and share with others
You don’t owner your data. They keep it even if you delete and worse ..
You don’t owner your data. They keep it even if you delete and worse ..
You should read DeepSeek terms and conditions before you download the app:
-DeepSeek retains user data even after account is deleted
-The app has the right to monitor and process user inputs and outputs, including the collection of sensitive or strategic information.1/
-DeepSeek retains user data even after account is deleted
-The app has the right to monitor and process user inputs and outputs, including the collection of sensitive or strategic information.1/
January 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If you are considering downloading DeepSeek, please read this first and share with others
You don’t owner your data. They keep it even if you delete and worse ..
You don’t owner your data. They keep it even if you delete and worse ..
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Tribal leaders are advising members on what to do if they're approached by federal law enforcement. The guidance follows what tribal leaders call concerning encounters with immigration officials.
Fearing encounters with ICE, tribal leaders offer guidance to their members
Tribal leaders are advising members on what to do if they're approached by federal law enforcement. The guidance follows what tribal leaders call concerning encounters with immigration officials.
www.npr.org
January 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Tribal leaders are advising members on what to do if they're approached by federal law enforcement. The guidance follows what tribal leaders call concerning encounters with immigration officials.
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Nothing screams “constitutional crisis” like taking a week off in your district, vs coming to dc and making lots of noise and showing some fight
January 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Nothing screams “constitutional crisis” like taking a week off in your district, vs coming to dc and making lots of noise and showing some fight
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On this day in 1986, seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger — Ellison S. Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair and Judy Resnik — died when the spacecraft broke apart 73 seconds into its launch. https://buff.ly/42x069b
January 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
On this day in 1986, seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger — Ellison S. Onizuka, Mike Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Dick Scobee, Greg Jarvis, Ron McNair and Judy Resnik — died when the spacecraft broke apart 73 seconds into its launch. https://buff.ly/42x069b
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President Trump has established a new council to review the existing ability of FEMA to capably & impartially address disasters in the US and recommend changes to best serve the national interest by January 2026.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
#GraySky #EMGchat
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
#GraySky #EMGchat
Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section
www.whitehouse.gov
January 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
President Trump has established a new council to review the existing ability of FEMA to capably & impartially address disasters in the US and recommend changes to best serve the national interest by January 2026.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
#GraySky #EMGchat
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
#GraySky #EMGchat
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Bruh they used to do shit like this and just give each other a high five.
January 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Bruh they used to do shit like this and just give each other a high five.
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I woke up this morning still bewildered by the fire and water conversation held in SoCal yesterday. I feel I should put together a thread about it, but I don't know where I'd start...
OK, I'd start with the fire triangle. 1/
OK, I'd start with the fire triangle. 1/
January 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I woke up this morning still bewildered by the fire and water conversation held in SoCal yesterday. I feel I should put together a thread about it, but I don't know where I'd start...
OK, I'd start with the fire triangle. 1/
OK, I'd start with the fire triangle. 1/
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When you're a freighter stuck in ice - you might as well have fun with the info you put into the destination...
January 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
When you're a freighter stuck in ice - you might as well have fun with the info you put into the destination...
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So, uhhh, what happens to IPAWS if FEMA goes bye bye? Does the White House have anywhere near enough foresight to at least move TSS to another department? @samlmontano.bsky.social @suttonj.bsky.social LOL the wtf's just keep on keeping on.
January 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
So, uhhh, what happens to IPAWS if FEMA goes bye bye? Does the White House have anywhere near enough foresight to at least move TSS to another department? @samlmontano.bsky.social @suttonj.bsky.social LOL the wtf's just keep on keeping on.
Does this mean NIMS isn't a thing any more? LOL 😭
January 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Does this mean NIMS isn't a thing any more? LOL 😭
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I don’t think anyone outside emergency management understands how small state emergency management agencies are…
January 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I don’t think anyone outside emergency management understands how small state emergency management agencies are…
