J@cob 🧵🐟
@jacobolasombra.bsky.social
Former journalist at The Clarion-Ledger and Oklahoma Gazette. “Semi-retired” sports, music and food writer.
Grizzlies fan | Thunder season ticket holder | home cooking 🍽️🍜
Grizzlies fan | Thunder season ticket holder | home cooking 🍽️🍜
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“The decision that we couldn’t treat these waters effectively probably made sense in 1984,” said Robert Nairn, director of the Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds at the University of Oklahoma. “I don’t think it makes sense today. Those waters are treatable.”
After decades, the EPA still doesn’t have a plan to clean watersheds at one of the oldest Superfund sites in the country - Streetlight
Water from underground mines makes Tar Creek flow red, but advances in water treatment could help
streetlightnews.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“The decision that we couldn’t treat these waters effectively probably made sense in 1984,” said Robert Nairn, director of the Center for Restoration of Ecosystems and Watersheds at the University of Oklahoma. “I don’t think it makes sense today. Those waters are treatable.”
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Release day bump! Listen to the new @chatpileband.bsky.social / Hayden Pedigo joint album and read my feature on them
The Baleful, Collaborative Beauty of Chat Pile and Hayden Pedigo
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
www.pastemagazine.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Release day bump! Listen to the new @chatpileband.bsky.social / Hayden Pedigo joint album and read my feature on them
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JA MORANT FOR THE WIN
October 30, 2025 at 4:28 AM
JA MORANT FOR THE WIN
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Cedric Coward is fun.
October 30, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Cedric Coward is fun.
I'm obsessed with the rad granny in the background of this scene in Blue Velvet
"She just showed up on set like this; just like Robert Blake in Lost Highway" -my imaginary commentary
"She just showed up on set like this; just like Robert Blake in Lost Highway" -my imaginary commentary
October 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I'm obsessed with the rad granny in the background of this scene in Blue Velvet
"She just showed up on set like this; just like Robert Blake in Lost Highway" -my imaginary commentary
"She just showed up on set like this; just like Robert Blake in Lost Highway" -my imaginary commentary
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Tbh @themartinduprass.bsky.social’s awkward gawker was even funnier on my second watch through
We had our premiere for Awkward Gawker this weekend at Oklahoma Film Exchange! I felt fancy wearing two necklaces
October 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Tbh @themartinduprass.bsky.social’s awkward gawker was even funnier on my second watch through
We had our premiere for Awkward Gawker this weekend at Oklahoma Film Exchange! I felt fancy wearing two necklaces
October 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We had our premiere for Awkward Gawker this weekend at Oklahoma Film Exchange! I felt fancy wearing two necklaces
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🎥 FILM FINDINGS 🎥
Victor Wembanyama went absolutely nuclear on opening night. I broke down each and every one of his 15 baskets and talked through the alien-esque performance that should leave everyone in the league terrified of what's to come.
Victor Wembanyama went absolutely nuclear on opening night. I broke down each and every one of his 15 baskets and talked through the alien-esque performance that should leave everyone in the league terrified of what's to come.
Wemby's Big Adventure
YouTube video by Jared Dubin
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October 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🎥 FILM FINDINGS 🎥
Victor Wembanyama went absolutely nuclear on opening night. I broke down each and every one of his 15 baskets and talked through the alien-esque performance that should leave everyone in the league terrified of what's to come.
Victor Wembanyama went absolutely nuclear on opening night. I broke down each and every one of his 15 baskets and talked through the alien-esque performance that should leave everyone in the league terrified of what's to come.
In the first game of the "Ja and Jaren season" for the Grizz, Ja scores 35 and Jaren has 18, 8 rebounds and 8 blocks
Oh and Cedric Coward really pops on the court. He made plays defensively and looks big for a perimeter guy. He didn't look small standing next to Zion
#nba #grizz
Oh and Cedric Coward really pops on the court. He made plays defensively and looks big for a perimeter guy. He didn't look small standing next to Zion
#nba #grizz
October 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Watch rookie V.J. Edgecombe score 34 in his NBA debut, the most since Wilt Chamberlain
www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/wat...
www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/wat...
Watch rookie V.J. Edgecombe score 34 in his NBA debut, the most since Wilt Chamberlain
Edgecombe had the most points ever in the first quarter of an NBA debut (14) and the third most all-time.
www.nbcsports.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Watch rookie V.J. Edgecombe score 34 in his NBA debut, the most since Wilt Chamberlain
www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/wat...
www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/wat...
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V.J. Edgecombe's 14 points in the first quarter is the most points in the first quarter of a player's debut from at least 1996 on (as far back as our quarter scoring goes).
Lebron James was the previous most with 12.
Lebron James was the previous most with 12.
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
V.J. Edgecombe's 14 points in the first quarter is the most points in the first quarter of a player's debut from at least 1996 on (as far back as our quarter scoring goes).
Lebron James was the previous most with 12.
Lebron James was the previous most with 12.
Well I've already spilled one can of sparking water dancing to the Glorilla they were playing during a time out of a Grizz home game, couldn't even make it one game
October 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Well I've already spilled one can of sparking water dancing to the Glorilla they were playing during a time out of a Grizz home game, couldn't even make it one game
I'm excited to see what this looks like, and how they create spacing for Durant #nba
Tomorrow's Rockets starting lineup against the Thunder:
PG - Amen Thompson
SG - Kevin Durant
SF - Jabari Smith Jr
PF - Alperen Sengun
C - Steven Adams
Average height is 6'10.
(via RealSports)
#NBA
PG - Amen Thompson
SG - Kevin Durant
SF - Jabari Smith Jr
PF - Alperen Sengun
C - Steven Adams
Average height is 6'10.
(via RealSports)
#NBA
October 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I'm excited to see what this looks like, and how they create spacing for Durant #nba
October 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I had a lot of questions about this move. HUD doesn't know when it will happen, hasn't shared details on how it will happen, & the GSA, which manages federal properties, doesn't know where NSF staff will go. HUD wouldn't answer how much it will cost, either
streetlightnews.org/hud-headquar...
streetlightnews.org/hud-headquar...
June 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I had a lot of questions about this move. HUD doesn't know when it will happen, hasn't shared details on how it will happen, & the GSA, which manages federal properties, doesn't know where NSF staff will go. HUD wouldn't answer how much it will cost, either
streetlightnews.org/hud-headquar...
streetlightnews.org/hud-headquar...
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The union that represents National Science Foundation employees says HUD plans to take over NSF’s headquarters and develop these amenities for HUD Secretary Scott Turner www.afge.org/contentasset...
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The union that represents National Science Foundation employees says HUD plans to take over NSF’s headquarters and develop these amenities for HUD Secretary Scott Turner www.afge.org/contentasset...
This season is great! I loved the musical episode and the "Willow is an addict for magic" ones back to back
oh man, I conned @jacobolasombra.bsky.social into watching Buffy and we made it to season 6, The Season of Darkness
June 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This season is great! I loved the musical episode and the "Willow is an addict for magic" ones back to back
Not the best, but Mother! Is the MOST Dudes Rock movie of all time
Best Dudes Rock movies of all time:
5. Friday
4. Goon
3. Slap Shot
2. Repo Man
1. Trainspotting
5. Friday
4. Goon
3. Slap Shot
2. Repo Man
1. Trainspotting
May 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Not the best, but Mother! Is the MOST Dudes Rock movie of all time
I helped looking at data for this story and I cannot describe how wild it was seeing some sites only reporting only 8% population (all white)
A Streetlight investigation found EPA data excluded how many Black residents live within one mile of sites under the agency's oversight. After questions from @molliebryant.bsky.social, the EPA restored the missing numbers, calling the error a coding "bug"
streetlightnews.org/epa-echo-data/
streetlightnews.org/epa-echo-data/
EPA excluded, then restored, data on Black people who live closest to toxic sites - Streetlight
The EPA said a bug caused the error, which only affected data on Black residents
streetlightnews.org
May 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I helped looking at data for this story and I cannot describe how wild it was seeing some sites only reporting only 8% population (all white)
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I got obsessed with data in college and have always relied on it for my work. I'd never seen a government agency exclude data about an entire racial group until last week.
A Streetlight investigation found EPA data excluded how many Black residents live within one mile of sites under the agency's oversight. After questions from @molliebryant.bsky.social, the EPA restored the missing numbers, calling the error a coding "bug"
streetlightnews.org/epa-echo-data/
streetlightnews.org/epa-echo-data/
EPA excluded, then restored, data on Black people who live closest to toxic sites - Streetlight
The EPA said a bug caused the error, which only affected data on Black residents
streetlightnews.org
May 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I got obsessed with data in college and have always relied on it for my work. I'd never seen a government agency exclude data about an entire racial group until last week.
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A Streetlight investigation found EPA data excluded how many Black residents live within one mile of sites under the agency's oversight. After questions from @molliebryant.bsky.social, the EPA restored the missing numbers, calling the error a coding "bug"
streetlightnews.org/epa-echo-data/
streetlightnews.org/epa-echo-data/
EPA excluded, then restored, data on Black people who live closest to toxic sites - Streetlight
The EPA said a bug caused the error, which only affected data on Black residents
streetlightnews.org
May 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A Streetlight investigation found EPA data excluded how many Black residents live within one mile of sites under the agency's oversight. After questions from @molliebryant.bsky.social, the EPA restored the missing numbers, calling the error a coding "bug"
streetlightnews.org/epa-echo-data/
streetlightnews.org/epa-echo-data/
HUD won't fund a vital survey on the nation's housing stock this year, disrupting more than 50 years of data collection and breaking federal law
streetlightnews.org/american-hou...
streetlightnews.org/american-hou...
For the first time since the 80s, the Census Bureau won’t conduct the biennial American Housing Survey this year - Streetlight
The US Department of Housing and The US Department of Housing and Urban Development, which uses the data for funding allocations and to set assistance eligibility, won’t fund the survey again until Ja...
streetlightnews.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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HUD won't fund a vital survey on the nation's housing stock this year, disrupting more than 50 years of data collection and breaking federal law
streetlightnews.org/american-hou...
streetlightnews.org/american-hou...
For the first time since the 80s, the Census Bureau won’t conduct the biennial American Housing Survey this year - Streetlight
The US Department of Housing and The US Department of Housing and Urban Development, which uses the data for funding allocations and to set assistance eligibility, won’t fund the survey again until Ja...
streetlightnews.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
HUD won't fund a vital survey on the nation's housing stock this year, disrupting more than 50 years of data collection and breaking federal law
streetlightnews.org/american-hou...
streetlightnews.org/american-hou...
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HUD still hasn't sent some nonprofits agreements for grants in the Continuum of Care program, which helps communities coordinate efforts to reduce homelessness. Grantees usually receive the agreements by January or February.
streetlightnews.org/hud-grants/
streetlightnews.org/hud-grants/
HUD is months behind on sending some agreements for community grants to fight homelessness - Streetlight
Updated HUD grant agreements block recipients from running DEI programs
streetlightnews.org
May 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
HUD still hasn't sent some nonprofits agreements for grants in the Continuum of Care program, which helps communities coordinate efforts to reduce homelessness. Grantees usually receive the agreements by January or February.
streetlightnews.org/hud-grants/
streetlightnews.org/hud-grants/