Ronnie Heath
@r-heath.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Civil Engineer. #MississippiDelta roots.
All opinions are my own. Likes & reposts are not endorsement.
All opinions are my own. Likes & reposts are not endorsement.
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Ronnie Heath
@r-heath.bsky.social
· Aug 17
"At no other time in modern history has a country so throughly turned its back on its core national strengths."— @vermontgmg.bsky.social
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“… likely leaving the United States not only behind but potentially not even in the game.”
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Sure. Maybe if we pretend it’s not happening, climate change will just go away. www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
Trump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center
Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said the National Science Foundation "will be breaking up" the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Sure. Maybe if we pretend it’s not happening, climate change will just go away. www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
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Fall 2025 temperature rank since 1895 using Prism climate data. 🔥🔥🔥
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Fall 2025 temperature rank since 1895 using Prism climate data. 🔥🔥🔥
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Fall 2025 precipitation rank since 1895 using Prism climate data. 🌵☔
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Fall 2025 precipitation rank since 1895 using Prism climate data. 🌵☔
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This article is from @markhertling.bsky.social - a retired three-star Army general - and everyone should read it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This article is from @markhertling.bsky.social - a retired three-star Army general - and everyone should read it.
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This #VeteransDay, our gratitude is with all who served, and our hearts are with the families of the fallen. We honor their sacrifice not just with words, but with action. That means fighting to protect the benefits they were promised and committing to end #ForeverWars.
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This #VeteransDay, our gratitude is with all who served, and our hearts are with the families of the fallen. We honor their sacrifice not just with words, but with action. That means fighting to protect the benefits they were promised and committing to end #ForeverWars.
If you need any sandwich puns…
Good morning! Day 4 of the Sandwich Guy’s trial. He is finally wearing a suit (the rest of the week’s evidence suggests he seems to prefer pullovers in cooler weather). The jury has a note for the judge.
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
If you need any sandwich puns…
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October 2025 temperature departure from normal using Prism climate data. 🔥🔥🔥
November 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
October 2025 temperature departure from normal using Prism climate data. 🔥🔥🔥
Actionable advice:
“Consumers Report recommends avoiding all powders or shakes with Prop 65 warnings, which are easy to spot with their all-caps "warning" labels and bright yellow triangles.”
“Consumers Report recommends avoiding all powders or shakes with Prop 65 warnings, which are easy to spot with their all-caps "warning" labels and bright yellow triangles.”
Consumer Reports expressed concern about high levels of lead in some two dozen protein powders, but only with repeated high exposure. Here's what to know before you make your next grocery run.
A study found lead in popular protein powders. Here's why you shouldn't panic
Consumer Reports expressed concern about high levels of lead in some two dozen protein powders, but only with repeated high exposure. Here's what to know before you make your next grocery run.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Actionable advice:
“Consumers Report recommends avoiding all powders or shakes with Prop 65 warnings, which are easy to spot with their all-caps "warning" labels and bright yellow triangles.”
“Consumers Report recommends avoiding all powders or shakes with Prop 65 warnings, which are easy to spot with their all-caps "warning" labels and bright yellow triangles.”
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It is true every day, but days like today just are huge reminders that for all it's many and varied faults this country was always great and it deserves better than what it's political branches give it in return
October 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
It is true every day, but days like today just are huge reminders that for all it's many and varied faults this country was always great and it deserves better than what it's political branches give it in return
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The credibility of the Court, of any court, lies in how they're supposed to explain their reasoning, how they act as the outcome of an adversarial process. When they stop doing that, their standing with the general public collapses, sure. But as we see, their authority over lower courts also erodes.
October 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The credibility of the Court, of any court, lies in how they're supposed to explain their reasoning, how they act as the outcome of an adversarial process. When they stop doing that, their standing with the general public collapses, sure. But as we see, their authority over lower courts also erodes.
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OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks:
I am the General Counsel of Antifa.
I am the General Counsel of Antifa.
October 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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2024 was the first year on record where the average global amount of atmospheric water vapor (precipitable water) was over 1.0" (25 mm). 🚨
September 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
2024 was the first year on record where the average global amount of atmospheric water vapor (precipitable water) was over 1.0" (25 mm). 🚨
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Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
Hurricane science has come far since Katrina. That progress is now at risk
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
n.pr
August 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.
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Who's ready for September? Here's how much temperatures have changed (warmed) over the last 75 years. @alaskawx.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥
August 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Who's ready for September? Here's how much temperatures have changed (warmed) over the last 75 years. @alaskawx.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥
“… likely leaving the United States not only behind but potentially not even in the game.”
"At no other time in modern history has a country so throughly turned its back on its core national strengths."— @vermontgmg.bsky.social
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
August 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“… likely leaving the United States not only behind but potentially not even in the game.”
In the category of decisions have consequences:
"Mississippi Public Broadcasting has already decided to eliminate a streaming channel that airs children’s programming like “Caillou” and “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” 24 hours a day."
"Mississippi Public Broadcasting has already decided to eliminate a streaming channel that airs children’s programming like “Caillou” and “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” 24 hours a day."
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has long helped pay for PBS, NPR and 1,500 local radio and television stations and programs like “Sesame Street.
Not just Big Bird: Things to know about the Center for Public Broadcasting and its funding cuts
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has long helped pay for PBS, NPR and 1,500 local radio and television stations and programs like “Sesame Street.
bit.ly
August 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
In the category of decisions have consequences:
"Mississippi Public Broadcasting has already decided to eliminate a streaming channel that airs children’s programming like “Caillou” and “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” 24 hours a day."
"Mississippi Public Broadcasting has already decided to eliminate a streaming channel that airs children’s programming like “Caillou” and “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” 24 hours a day."
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Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.
n.pr
July 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain.
As a user of quantitative precipitation forecasts (QPF) for many years, it appears that EMA officials weren’t fully aware of the limitations of QPF. A QPF for 8” of rain in short period of time would definitely catch my attention. /1
www.npr.org/2025/07/06/n...
www.npr.org/2025/07/06/n...
How good was the forecast? Texas officials and the National Weather Service disagree
As searchers continue to look for victims in the deadly flash flooding in Texas, officials are answering questions about the weather forecasts ahead of and during the storm.
www.npr.org
July 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
As a user of quantitative precipitation forecasts (QPF) for many years, it appears that EMA officials weren’t fully aware of the limitations of QPF. A QPF for 8” of rain in short period of time would definitely catch my attention. /1
www.npr.org/2025/07/06/n...
www.npr.org/2025/07/06/n...
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The new #ACIP is supposed to meet this week. Sen. Cassidy doesn't think that would be a good idea. www.statnews.com/2025/06/23/b...
Cassidy calls to delay meeting of CDC's vaccine panel in challenge to RFK Jr.
A key GOP senator is calling for the CDC's vaccine meeting to be postponed after RFK Jr. shook up the panel.
www.statnews.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The new #ACIP is supposed to meet this week. Sen. Cassidy doesn't think that would be a good idea. www.statnews.com/2025/06/23/b...
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FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE UP TO DATE ON YOUR VACCINATIONS NOW.
June 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE UP TO DATE ON YOUR VACCINATIONS NOW.
Reverse Robinhood? The Congressional Budget Office is non-partisan.
Folks, CBO estimate of the distributional effect of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is out: www.cbo.gov/system/files...
It's grotesque
It's grotesque
June 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reverse Robinhood? The Congressional Budget Office is non-partisan.
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Lakshmi, you are a hero for drawing your line in the sand and refusing to cross it. We all aspire to be as brave as you when we reach our lines. We know wherever you land you will continue your work to protect others. Thank you for being loud when so many are silent
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-off...
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-off...
CDC official overseeing COVID-19 vaccine recommendations resigns
The resignation follows an order by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to change the agency's guidance.
www.cbsnews.com
June 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Lakshmi, you are a hero for drawing your line in the sand and refusing to cross it. We all aspire to be as brave as you when we reach our lines. We know wherever you land you will continue your work to protect others. Thank you for being loud when so many are silent
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-off...
www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-off...
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May 2025 precipitation ranking compared to all Mays since 1895. Many areas from east Texas through New England had a Top 10, Top 5, or their wettest May on record.
June 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
May 2025 precipitation ranking compared to all Mays since 1895. Many areas from east Texas through New England had a Top 10, Top 5, or their wettest May on record.