Seelix the Seventh
@seelix.com
Science communicator and cosplayer. I am a master of disguise & know where to hide the bodies. Really into weaving and spinning
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Specifically, it was the National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring, begun in the 70s, which completely overhauled how we predict and respond to rapid weather events.
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The NWS Modernization and Associated Restructuring - A Retrospective (Part 1) - National Weather Service Heritage - Virtual Lab
Planned in the 1980s and implemented in the 1990s, the NWS Modernization and Associated Restructuring modernized the agency’s organization and technology to ensure more rapid detection of storms and d...
vlab.noaa.gov
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Specifically, it was the National Weather Service Modernization and Associated Restructuring, begun in the 70s, which completely overhauled how we predict and respond to rapid weather events.
vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heri...
vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heri...
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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no money for politicians
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
no money for politicians
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Look, this isn't performative reading. The guy I went to undergrad with who used to lie on a wall outside the english faculty in a velvet jacket reading poetry - that's how you do it
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Look, this isn't performative reading. The guy I went to undergrad with who used to lie on a wall outside the english faculty in a velvet jacket reading poetry - that's how you do it
Can I not focus because of the creeping fascism, or because I forgot my ADHD meds: A daily struggle
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Can I not focus because of the creeping fascism, or because I forgot my ADHD meds: A daily struggle
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New reason to love Oscar Isaac just dropped gizmodo.com/oscar-isaac-...
Oscar Isaac Would Come Back to 'Star Wars' If Disney Is Done Capitulating to Fascism
The man behind Poe Dameron's X-Wing controls isn't giving up, as long as there's still light.
gizmodo.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New reason to love Oscar Isaac just dropped gizmodo.com/oscar-isaac-...
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
How do we primary the whole damn party
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
How do we primary the whole damn party
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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I have a flat chest, low voice, and full beard. Having an F on my ID causes confusion and harassment. Why does the TSA need to know about my genitals for me to fly?
Glad I got my passport in the window it was allowed. What a failure of ethics and common sense. So stupid www.them.us/story/suprem...
Glad I got my passport in the window it was allowed. What a failure of ethics and common sense. So stupid www.them.us/story/suprem...
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Trump's Anti-Trans Passport Policy
The temporary order will allow the administration to restrict travel documents to sex assigned at birth.
www.them.us
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I have a flat chest, low voice, and full beard. Having an F on my ID causes confusion and harassment. Why does the TSA need to know about my genitals for me to fly?
Glad I got my passport in the window it was allowed. What a failure of ethics and common sense. So stupid www.them.us/story/suprem...
Glad I got my passport in the window it was allowed. What a failure of ethics and common sense. So stupid www.them.us/story/suprem...
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I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
November 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm here outside Speaker Johnson’s office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
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Pilot had a massive ad spread in a jp newspaper with "make AI jealous" and "write what AI can't touch" written on it
Anyway I think everyone should own a Pilot kakuno pen
Anyway I think everyone should own a Pilot kakuno pen
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Pilot had a massive ad spread in a jp newspaper with "make AI jealous" and "write what AI can't touch" written on it
Anyway I think everyone should own a Pilot kakuno pen
Anyway I think everyone should own a Pilot kakuno pen
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The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
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Police are defunding cities.
NEW: The Chicago Police Department spent more than its City Council-approved budget in five of the last six years, costing Chicago taxpayers more than $501.2 million in unanticipated expenses, records show. @wttw.bsky.social
Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data
Allowing CPD to spend unlimited sums of taxpayer money is a “crazy way to run a city,” said Justin Marlowe, a professor in the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and the director of...
news.wttw.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Police are defunding cities.
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Zohran off the very top rope quoting Eugene Debs in his *first sentence* as mayor-elect, this is going to be so much fucking fun.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Zohran off the very top rope quoting Eugene Debs in his *first sentence* as mayor-elect, this is going to be so much fucking fun.
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FEEDING BABIES WON!!!!!
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
FEEDING BABIES WON!!!!!
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"The day NYC elects a Muslim Mayor will be the day I die."
--Dick Cheney probably
--Dick Cheney probably
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
"The day NYC elects a Muslim Mayor will be the day I die."
--Dick Cheney probably
--Dick Cheney probably
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really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
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Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
November 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Please, PLEASE, I am begging you as both a parent and someone who is sick of all this THIS, go vote for your school boards. Even if you don't have kids, that's how these reactionary dipshits got their feet in, that's where the book bans and library cuts start.
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"Bury him face down." This barn burner of an obit might feel hyperbolic to people who entered the world in the wake of 9/11; it's not. Cheney was one of the architects of today's American Christian conservatism. He was directly responsible for millions of deaths. Salt the earth where he's buried.
Dick Cheney departs the world he made: defector.com/dick-cheney-...
Dick Cheney Departs The World He Made | Defector
At its heart, American conservatism is a fantasy. It’s a vision of a world too evil to be saved or cared about, and fearsome enough to justify any and every impulse toward cruelty and violence that a…
defector.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"Bury him face down." This barn burner of an obit might feel hyperbolic to people who entered the world in the wake of 9/11; it's not. Cheney was one of the architects of today's American Christian conservatism. He was directly responsible for millions of deaths. Salt the earth where he's buried.