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A huge blow was dealt to hurricane forecasters this week as a critical tool was abruptly terminated by the Department of Defense and NOAA. The immediate discontinuation of data from three weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond. More ⬇️
Critical Hurricane Forecast Tool Abruptly Terminated
U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday it would no longer process and deliver data essential to most hurricane forecasts
michaelrlowry.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A huge blow was dealt to hurricane forecasters this week as a critical tool was abruptly terminated by the Department of Defense and NOAA. The immediate discontinuation of data from three weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond. More ⬇️
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Don't let trump bombing Iran distract you from the fact that they are about to strip healthcare and food from millions while continuing to send masked ICE agents into communities to terrorize and attack innocent people.
June 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Don't let trump bombing Iran distract you from the fact that they are about to strip healthcare and food from millions while continuing to send masked ICE agents into communities to terrorize and attack innocent people.
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Weather forecaster explains how cuts impact his ability to warn of hurricane dangers accurately.
June 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Weather forecaster explains how cuts impact his ability to warn of hurricane dangers accurately.
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The most corrupt presidency in the history of the United States.
NYT, page one:
The “$1.5 billion golf complex” and “Trump skyscraper .. are the Trump family’s first projects in Vietnam — part of a global moneymaking enterprise that no family of a sitting American president has ever attempted on this scale.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/w...
The “$1.5 billion golf complex” and “Trump skyscraper .. are the Trump family’s first projects in Vietnam — part of a global moneymaking enterprise that no family of a sitting American president has ever attempted on this scale.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/w...
May 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The most corrupt presidency in the history of the United States.
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Most people think that the federal hiring freeze just meant no new hires; but it also meant no internal movement. The hiring freeze meant that someone could not go from a fully staffed office to an understaffed office - until now. They could not even move between positions at the same office.
The National Weather Service seeks to fill 155 "critical" vacancies ahead of Hurricane Season, through internal transfers between offices. The step illustrates how depleted the agency's ranks are at particular posts around the U.S. www.cnn.com/2025/05/14/w...
National Weather Service seeks to fill 155 ‘critical’ vacancies ahead of hurricane season | CNN
The scale of the voluntary reassignments shows how depleted the National Weather Service is as it heads into hurricane season, which begins June 1.
www.cnn.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Most people think that the federal hiring freeze just meant no new hires; but it also meant no internal movement. The hiring freeze meant that someone could not go from a fully staffed office to an understaffed office - until now. They could not even move between positions at the same office.
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13/ One of our readers asked if measles wipes immune memory, could Covid and flu look like new viruses to those with a measles infection?
This is a valid concern and the short answer is yes. Measles causes "immune amnesia," erasing immune memory and making people more vulnerable to flu and Covid.
This is a valid concern and the short answer is yes. Measles causes "immune amnesia," erasing immune memory and making people more vulnerable to flu and Covid.
May 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
13/ One of our readers asked if measles wipes immune memory, could Covid and flu look like new viruses to those with a measles infection?
This is a valid concern and the short answer is yes. Measles causes "immune amnesia," erasing immune memory and making people more vulnerable to flu and Covid.
This is a valid concern and the short answer is yes. Measles causes "immune amnesia," erasing immune memory and making people more vulnerable to flu and Covid.
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1/ Colds are surging. Allergies are peaking. Tomatoes are being recalled. A Listeria outbreak is hospitalizing people. And the Surgeon General nominee? A wellness influencer. I'm back with your weekly #publichealth update—and there's a lot to get through. Let's jump in 🧵
May 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
1/ Colds are surging. Allergies are peaking. Tomatoes are being recalled. A Listeria outbreak is hospitalizing people. And the Surgeon General nominee? A wellness influencer. I'm back with your weekly #publichealth update—and there's a lot to get through. Let's jump in 🧵
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NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.”
@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
April 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.”
@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
@nytimes.com 🤡
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
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So over the next several years, we will be celebrating the sestercentennial (250th anniversary) of many important events of the American Revolution.
So I provided some high-level overview notes on April 18, 1775 (Paul Revere & others riding to warn the colonists the Redcoats were advancing..
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So I provided some high-level overview notes on April 18, 1775 (Paul Revere & others riding to warn the colonists the Redcoats were advancing..
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April 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
So over the next several years, we will be celebrating the sestercentennial (250th anniversary) of many important events of the American Revolution.
So I provided some high-level overview notes on April 18, 1775 (Paul Revere & others riding to warn the colonists the Redcoats were advancing..
2/6
So I provided some high-level overview notes on April 18, 1775 (Paul Revere & others riding to warn the colonists the Redcoats were advancing..
2/6
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We found the government “waste, fraud, and abuse”.
April 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We found the government “waste, fraud, and abuse”.
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Feeling antsy? Want to get outside and do something? We recommend taking your First Amendment rights for a spin! Here are some upcoming events for this #weekinprotest:
March 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Feeling antsy? Want to get outside and do something? We recommend taking your First Amendment rights for a spin! Here are some upcoming events for this #weekinprotest:
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Nice Axios piece.
Our take? RFK Jr. is hellbent on gutting HHS—10,000+ jobs slashed, agencies kneecapped, and a new entity (AHA) seizing control.
A power grab injecting politics into public health, threatening addiction treatment, vaccines, and science. Vile.
axios.com/2025/03/31/r...
Our take? RFK Jr. is hellbent on gutting HHS—10,000+ jobs slashed, agencies kneecapped, and a new entity (AHA) seizing control.
A power grab injecting politics into public health, threatening addiction treatment, vaccines, and science. Vile.
axios.com/2025/03/31/r...
RFK Jr.'s emerging vision for HHS: More centralized power
Experts say a planned HHS overhaul likely gives HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. far greater control over dozens of federal health agencies.
axios.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Nice Axios piece.
Our take? RFK Jr. is hellbent on gutting HHS—10,000+ jobs slashed, agencies kneecapped, and a new entity (AHA) seizing control.
A power grab injecting politics into public health, threatening addiction treatment, vaccines, and science. Vile.
axios.com/2025/03/31/r...
Our take? RFK Jr. is hellbent on gutting HHS—10,000+ jobs slashed, agencies kneecapped, and a new entity (AHA) seizing control.
A power grab injecting politics into public health, threatening addiction treatment, vaccines, and science. Vile.
axios.com/2025/03/31/r...
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Scouring the literature to reinforce RFK Jr's pre-conceived notions of truth is not science, and it is not what anyone at CDC should be doing with their time.
What #rfkjr is doing at #hhs looks nothing like science and a lot like fundamentalist religion. My latest for 48 Hills: https://48hills.org/2025/03/when-fundamentalist-religious-thought-replaces-science-we-are-in-serious-trouble/
When fundamentalist religious thought replaces science, we are in serious trouble - 48 hills
Under RFK Jr, researchers are looking for data that supports their political agenda, not data that seeks the truth.
48hills.org
March 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Scouring the literature to reinforce RFK Jr's pre-conceived notions of truth is not science, and it is not what anyone at CDC should be doing with their time.
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Here’s an #AltGov vetted resource for anyone dealing with RIF impacts.
Good morning ppl! In light of everything that’s going on across all agencies, the AltGov has started looking for resources for you. This website has been vetted by us & we consider it a good resource (it’s not from us nor are we getting a sponsor pay from it). www.your-rif-story.com/resources/te...
Telling your RIF story — Telling your RIF story
If your work to serve the American people is disrupted by a reduction in force (RIF), you might decide that you want to share your story with the public.
www.your-rif-story.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Here’s an #AltGov vetted resource for anyone dealing with RIF impacts.
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Here is a guide to practical steps to take in the aftermath of a RIF notification. Time is of the essence when you know you may lose access, so take a look here to help you keep track of what you need to do. We can't take credit for guide, but we hope it helps.
April 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Here is a guide to practical steps to take in the aftermath of a RIF notification. Time is of the essence when you know you may lose access, so take a look here to help you keep track of what you need to do. We can't take credit for guide, but we hope it helps.
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Here is guidance on appealing RIFs and other adverse actions to the MSPB (Merit Systems Protection Board). Take a look and please consider doing so. Remember, you did nothing wrong. Hold the agencies accountable for their actions.
www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/...
www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/...
From the fednews community on Reddit
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April 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Here is guidance on appealing RIFs and other adverse actions to the MSPB (Merit Systems Protection Board). Take a look and please consider doing so. Remember, you did nothing wrong. Hold the agencies accountable for their actions.
www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/...
www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/...
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On a day when thousands of our friends and colleagues are losing their jobs, we are grateful to those who stand up against this administration's harmful, heartless policies and goals.
www.npr.org/2025/04/01/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/01/n...
Cory Booker's anti-Trump speech on the Senate floor has lasted 16 hours and counting
The New Jersey Democrat has been criticizing the Trump administration's policies on immigration, education, the economy and more since 7 p.m. Monday. Here's what to know about his marathon speech.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
On a day when thousands of our friends and colleagues are losing their jobs, we are grateful to those who stand up against this administration's harmful, heartless policies and goals.
www.npr.org/2025/04/01/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/01/n...