Richard Romkee
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Meteorologist - UNCO '22. Denver sports fan. Loyal Rockies fan. He/him.
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Richard Romkee
@rromkee.bsky.social
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1900 Galveston hurricane - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
For my non-meteorologist friends who may not get why the gutting and privatization of NOAA/NWS are so concerning, keep in mind: this is what we work day in and day out to prevent. These layoffs cannot stand. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Ga...
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Gen Z just voted in huge numbers against GOP this month. Gen Z and millennials are struggling to afford housing and health insurance.
Boomers are sitting pretty on all the land as the last generation to benefit from the “American Dream” and many are retired and have a lot of time on their hands
Boomers are sitting pretty on all the land as the last generation to benefit from the “American Dream” and many are retired and have a lot of time on their hands
Brendan Nyhan (political scientist at Dartmouth College) asks a key question in his NYT Op-ed today, The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Gen Z just voted in huge numbers against GOP this month. Gen Z and millennials are struggling to afford housing and health insurance.
Boomers are sitting pretty on all the land as the last generation to benefit from the “American Dream” and many are retired and have a lot of time on their hands
Boomers are sitting pretty on all the land as the last generation to benefit from the “American Dream” and many are retired and have a lot of time on their hands
Surprisingly, not the stupidest way we could've gone here
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Surprisingly, not the stupidest way we could've gone here
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We are in a really bad place but things would be much worse if any of these people were competent. I thank the universe for that every day.
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We are in a really bad place but things would be much worse if any of these people were competent. I thank the universe for that every day.
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It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
Oh yay the chiefs won
![Amateur sleep paralysis demon and possible Vice President JD Vance on the 2024 campaign trail, giving a speech on CSPAN which has captioned the moment with [single person clapping]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xhahsspmkoabrgza6ds4w2d3/bafkreigertsi3rrwqokntj7f2pq6ydqsnyo4uu3iuqmu62uzpt4chjeflu@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Oh yay the chiefs won
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“The efforts follow the death of Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez, a day laborer who was struck and killed after running onto the 210 Freeway while trying to flee from an immigration sweep at the Monrovia store.”
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November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“The efforts follow the death of Carlos Roberto Montoya Valdez, a day laborer who was struck and killed after running onto the 210 Freeway while trying to flee from an immigration sweep at the Monrovia store.”
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JAMEIS FINDS WAN'DALE FOR 6 ON A TRICK PLAY
WE OUTSIDE BUT WE INSIDE
WE OUTSIDE BUT WE INSIDE
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
JAMEIS FINDS WAN'DALE FOR 6 ON A TRICK PLAY
WE OUTSIDE BUT WE INSIDE
WE OUTSIDE BUT WE INSIDE
The Kansas City Chiefs just got screwed by the refs lol
Yes Very Sad Anyway Loki Sad GIF
Alt: Loki saying "yes, very sad, anyway"
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Kansas City Chiefs just got screwed by the refs lol
This week's polling data must've scared the bejesus out of him lol
Mamdani walked in with an agenda. Trump walked out repeating it.
Trump’s Oval Office Surrender to Zohran Mamdani
In a stunning White House meeting, Donald Trump abandoned his party’s narrative and embraced New York City’s mayor-elect, while Mamdani stayed laser-focused on issues facing the city.
www.meidasplus.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This week's polling data must've scared the bejesus out of him lol
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I have never felt more patriotic
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I have never felt more patriotic
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
Can any of them define socialism or did their donors tell them to not look it up
4 senior House Dems — Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark, Pete Aguilar, & Ted Lieu — voted for a Republican-led resolution to “CONDEMN SOCIALISM,” a symbolic measure that passed the chamber on Wed. The vote comes as NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to meet with Pres. Donald Trump at the WH today.
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Can any of them define socialism or did their donors tell them to not look it up
The polls, the panic, Congress starting to get tired of 47's crap...there's never been a better time to push back against these dollar store dictators
The Coast Guard reversed its 'swastikas aren't all that bad' policy just hours after the Washpost broke the story.
It's both surprising, and good, to see that one government agency these days is capable of being embarrassed, and changing course quickly.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
It's both surprising, and good, to see that one government agency these days is capable of being embarrassed, and changing course quickly.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The polls, the panic, Congress starting to get tired of 47's crap...there's never been a better time to push back against these dollar store dictators
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A Trump quote without his face or voice - Trump without Trump. The quote is unedited and 100% accurate. This is from the McDonald's Impact Summit on November 17, 2025 - The drip drip water.
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
A Trump quote without his face or voice - Trump without Trump. The quote is unedited and 100% accurate. This is from the McDonald's Impact Summit on November 17, 2025 - The drip drip water.
Libertarianism is cool until you run out of other people's money
WSJ - A planned $10 billion bailout to Argentina has been shelved as bankers pivot instead to a smaller, short-term loan package to support the financially distressed government. www.wsj.com/finance/u-s-banks...
Exclusive | U.S. Banks Shelve $20 Billion Bailout Plan for Argentina
Bankers are instead discussing a smaller, short-term facility to help Argentina make a roughly $4 billion debt payment in January.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Libertarianism is cool until you run out of other people's money
7 straight Ws. Hell yeah.
Final:
Rangers 3
Avalanche 6
Rangers 3
Avalanche 6
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 AM
7 straight Ws. Hell yeah.
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Tired: The AFC West getting 3 playoff teams
Wired: the AFC South getting 3 playoff teams
Wired: the AFC South getting 3 playoff teams
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Tired: The AFC West getting 3 playoff teams
Wired: the AFC South getting 3 playoff teams
Wired: the AFC South getting 3 playoff teams
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Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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A Chinese immigrant named
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
A Chinese immigrant named
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
Chaofeng Ge died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the “hog tie” position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Abolish ICE
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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the nuzzi story is fun and all but at the center of it is the elevation of a man who has dedicated his life to making children catch preventable diseases to a position where he can enact harm at enormous scale
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
the nuzzi story is fun and all but at the center of it is the elevation of a man who has dedicated his life to making children catch preventable diseases to a position where he can enact harm at enormous scale
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This is a terribly misunderstood point, even in insurance circles.
Our estimates of the 1 in 100 flood are almost always extrapolations and depend heavily on our assumptions and a few (or zero) real events. In most cases, the 'actual' 1:100 flood could be ~20% lower or higher (at least).
Our estimates of the 1 in 100 flood are almost always extrapolations and depend heavily on our assumptions and a few (or zero) real events. In most cases, the 'actual' 1:100 flood could be ~20% lower or higher (at least).
The defense that this was just an adjustment based on better data is self-serving BS.
We do *not* know what the 100-yr flood level is - even if we had perfect DEMs.
Even if we had perfect historical data, non-stationarity means we don’t know what the level is *now*, let alone in the future.
We do *not* know what the 100-yr flood level is - even if we had perfect DEMs.
Even if we had perfect historical data, non-stationarity means we don’t know what the level is *now*, let alone in the future.
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This is a terribly misunderstood point, even in insurance circles.
Our estimates of the 1 in 100 flood are almost always extrapolations and depend heavily on our assumptions and a few (or zero) real events. In most cases, the 'actual' 1:100 flood could be ~20% lower or higher (at least).
Our estimates of the 1 in 100 flood are almost always extrapolations and depend heavily on our assumptions and a few (or zero) real events. In most cases, the 'actual' 1:100 flood could be ~20% lower or higher (at least).