Rachel Miller
@rachelmillerphd.bsky.social
Meteorologist | Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. at OU | Maryland born and raised | Dog and cat mom | Forever raging at the patriarchy | Opinions = mine | she/her
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If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
The irony is *chef’s kiss*
NEW: A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to stop recommending the vaccine to pregnant women.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The irony is *chef’s kiss*
Nothing has made me more rabidly pro-choice than being pregnant and having a baby. Husband and I have ample parental leave and PTO, plenty of resources, a supportive village, good healthcare, and helpful parents and this is still the hardest thing we’ve ever done. No one should be forced to do this.
obvious point that i and many others have made repeatedly but caring for a baby really does make the malevolence of antiabortion thinking that much more tangible. that people should be forced into this extremely difficult, expensive, emotionally taxing task...that's cruelty, to parent and child
November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Nothing has made me more rabidly pro-choice than being pregnant and having a baby. Husband and I have ample parental leave and PTO, plenty of resources, a supportive village, good healthcare, and helpful parents and this is still the hardest thing we’ve ever done. No one should be forced to do this.
Yet they still get mad when you call them Nazis 🙃
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Yet they still get mad when you call them Nazis 🙃
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It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
The number of times I’ve joked with my spouse and friends about all of us picking a country to find jobs in and all move together….
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The number of times I’ve joked with my spouse and friends about all of us picking a country to find jobs in and all move together….
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
Feeling much better tonight than watching election coverage a year ago. Is this what hope feels like?
Breaking: Zohran Mamdani has won the New York City mayoral election, defeating Andrew Cuomo for the second time to usher in a new era for America’s largest city — and for the Democratic Party.
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Feeling much better tonight than watching election coverage a year ago. Is this what hope feels like?
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NOAA retirees “volunteering” including one who is working as an “unpaid intern” in order to help. I would like to never again hear anyone bitch about civil servants’ work ethic tyvm.
Volunteers Step In to Help Understaffed NOAA Track Hurricane Melissa
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
NOAA retirees “volunteering” including one who is working as an “unpaid intern” in order to help. I would like to never again hear anyone bitch about civil servants’ work ethic tyvm.
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Indeed we’ve got a dropsonde supporting 892mb, making Melissa tied with the Labor Day hurricane for the 3rd deepest Atlantic hurricane on record (behind Gilbert & Wilma) — and at this rate, headed for the deepest Atlantic hurricane at landfall on record.
October 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Indeed we’ve got a dropsonde supporting 892mb, making Melissa tied with the Labor Day hurricane for the 3rd deepest Atlantic hurricane on record (behind Gilbert & Wilma) — and at this rate, headed for the deepest Atlantic hurricane at landfall on record.
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What the fuck?
Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE agents
The superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has been detained by federal immigration officials. Superintendent Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools was detained Friday morning, accor...
www.iowapublicradio.org
September 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
What the fuck?
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This is EXCELLENT.
1) this is spot-on analysis of the problem & a great immediate 1st thing a city can do to improve outcome.
2) as a 2 min clip? He's giving history, hope & change. Speaking to women, to Jewish & Black NYers, saying "abortion." & also naming eugenics in feminism. 100/10 no notes.
1) this is spot-on analysis of the problem & a great immediate 1st thing a city can do to improve outcome.
2) as a 2 min clip? He's giving history, hope & change. Speaking to women, to Jewish & Black NYers, saying "abortion." & also naming eugenics in feminism. 100/10 no notes.
September 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This is EXCELLENT.
1) this is spot-on analysis of the problem & a great immediate 1st thing a city can do to improve outcome.
2) as a 2 min clip? He's giving history, hope & change. Speaking to women, to Jewish & Black NYers, saying "abortion." & also naming eugenics in feminism. 100/10 no notes.
1) this is spot-on analysis of the problem & a great immediate 1st thing a city can do to improve outcome.
2) as a 2 min clip? He's giving history, hope & change. Speaking to women, to Jewish & Black NYers, saying "abortion." & also naming eugenics in feminism. 100/10 no notes.
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The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
September 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
Honestly as long as OK isn’t in the red, I’ll take it
The October monthly temperature outlook just dropped from the Climate Prediction Center (CPC). No blue anywhere! 😭
September 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Honestly as long as OK isn’t in the red, I’ll take it
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Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.
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From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board:
It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible
The task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that o...
theonion.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board:
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"Violence has no place in politics" You think cutting off funding for food, education, housing and medical care isn't violent? You think arresting, jailing, deporting and killing people for the color of their skin isn't violent? Worms are in a lot of brains if you think violence isn't already here.
September 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"Violence has no place in politics" You think cutting off funding for food, education, housing and medical care isn't violent? You think arresting, jailing, deporting and killing people for the color of their skin isn't violent? Worms are in a lot of brains if you think violence isn't already here.
My body is ready
September 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
My body is ready
FYI to all OU employees since we have the misfortune of being stuck with Cigna
Be aware if you have Cigna Health. Starting Oct. 1, 2025 Cigna announced it will automatically downcode the medical services that are coded by physicians, without looking at medical records. They will pay doctors less unless they appeal! Physicians will drop Cigna!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6b9u1K7/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6b9u1K7/
Cigna Healthcare is about to make healthcare worse. #healthinsurance #healthcare #tiktokdoc #learnontiktok
TikTok video by Dr. Rubin, MD
www.tiktok.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
FYI to all OU employees since we have the misfortune of being stuck with Cigna
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Officials in Juneau area now saying a glacial outburst flood release has begun from Suicide Basin into the Mendenhall River. NWS is now forecasting a crest of 16.6' on the river, higher than last year's record flood in Juneau.
August 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Officials in Juneau area now saying a glacial outburst flood release has begun from Suicide Basin into the Mendenhall River. NWS is now forecasting a crest of 16.6' on the river, higher than last year's record flood in Juneau.
In case you needed any more evidence that there are no good republicans
CONFIRMED, by a vote of 50 to 49: Emil Bove to be a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit.
July 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
In case you needed any more evidence that there are no good republicans
Finding some good news wherever I can
BREAKING: The Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority strikes down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.
Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority strikes down 176-year-old abortion ban
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban. The court’s liberal majority ruled 4-3 on Wednesday that the ban is no longer valid because newer abortion restrictions superseded it.
bit.ly
July 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Finding some good news wherever I can
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Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social