theskepticcyclist (Jason King)
@skepticcyclist.bsky.social
Math teacher, 504 coordinator, humanist, skeptic, cyclist, MTB, hiker, prog rock, metal, and Dodgers fan.
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NWS WPC has issued a top-of-scale "high risk" flood outlook in/near Transverse Ranges of SoCal; most of the SoCal urban corridor is in "moderate"(second highest) tier. This is a strong signal that significant flash flooding/urban flooding/debris flows are possible on Wed. #CAwx
December 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
NWS WPC has issued a top-of-scale "high risk" flood outlook in/near Transverse Ranges of SoCal; most of the SoCal urban corridor is in "moderate"(second highest) tier. This is a strong signal that significant flash flooding/urban flooding/debris flows are possible on Wed. #CAwx
July 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Speaking of bears, @plutokiller.com, my students made the news when they encountered a bear on the Claremont loop tail.
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Watch: bear encounter caught on camera by Claremont hikers
A local family hiking in Claremont Hills Wilderness Park had a close encounter with a bear, and the moment was caught on camera. Ulises Hernandez captured the bear sighting on May 27 while hiking with...
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May 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Speaking of bears, @plutokiller.com, my students made the news when they encountered a bear on the Claremont loop tail.
ktla.com/video/watch-...
ktla.com/video/watch-...
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This is why Trump AND the Senate Republicans are a danger to all Americans:
They’ve allowed a man with no medical degree, medical training, or medical experience to be the federal government’s mouthpiece on health issues.
They’ve allowed a man with no medical degree, medical training, or medical experience to be the federal government’s mouthpiece on health issues.
RFK Jr: "We found that there's a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure and low IQ in children. So the more you get, the stupider you are."
May 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is why Trump AND the Senate Republicans are a danger to all Americans:
They’ve allowed a man with no medical degree, medical training, or medical experience to be the federal government’s mouthpiece on health issues.
They’ve allowed a man with no medical degree, medical training, or medical experience to be the federal government’s mouthpiece on health issues.
Pedro Pascal is a good person. J.K. Rowling is not
April 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Pedro Pascal is a good person. J.K. Rowling is not
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A perfect comparison from @drshepherd2013.bsky.social about the importance of meteorologists at NOAA.
Saying you don't need them..."is like saying, “Why do we need potato farmers when I can just get fries at my fast food place?”" www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Saying you don't need them..."is like saying, “Why do we need potato farmers when I can just get fries at my fast food place?”" www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
5 Essential Things To Know About Your Weather Forecasts
With recent cuts at the National Weather Service and NOAA, here are five things to know about your weather forecasts.
www.forbes.com
March 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A perfect comparison from @drshepherd2013.bsky.social about the importance of meteorologists at NOAA.
Saying you don't need them..."is like saying, “Why do we need potato farmers when I can just get fries at my fast food place?”" www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Saying you don't need them..."is like saying, “Why do we need potato farmers when I can just get fries at my fast food place?”" www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
As a 504 ccordiantor this is very upsetting. Many of my students would either not succeed or have a much more difficult time trying to succeeed without this programs. The states that need programs like this the most are the ones trying to eliminate them.
www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
17 States Sue To End Protections For Students With Special Needs
Section 504 of that act codified the civil rights of persons with disabilities. Sixteen states have joined Texas in a lawsuit asking the court to declare Section 504 unconstitutional.
www.forbes.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
As a 504 ccordiantor this is very upsetting. Many of my students would either not succeed or have a much more difficult time trying to succeeed without this programs. The states that need programs like this the most are the ones trying to eliminate them.
www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
@gorskon.bsky.social Nice to see you on Blue Sky. I deleted my Twitter account almost a year ago. Glad to see some of those I followed on Twitter making their way over here or posting more over here.
February 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
@gorskon.bsky.social Nice to see you on Blue Sky. I deleted my Twitter account almost a year ago. Glad to see some of those I followed on Twitter making their way over here or posting more over here.
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In October, I reported on Project 2025’s plan to gut NOAA, the National Weather Service, & climate research
Today The Guardian is reporting “DOGE staffers enter NOAA headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats”
www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nationa...
Today The Guardian is reporting “DOGE staffers enter NOAA headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats”
www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nationa...
Project 2025 aims to ‘eradicate' climate change research, slash disaster aid
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, takes aim at climate change across the federal government in its Project 2025 policy proposals. The 922 page document targets the National Weather S...
www.nbcnewyork.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
In October, I reported on Project 2025’s plan to gut NOAA, the National Weather Service, & climate research
Today The Guardian is reporting “DOGE staffers enter NOAA headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats”
www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nationa...
Today The Guardian is reporting “DOGE staffers enter NOAA headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats”
www.nbcnewyork.com/news/nationa...
This is what happens when you have people in charge who don’t understand science. Sex isn’t determined at conception. Gametes aren’t produced at conceptions.
January 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This is what happens when you have people in charge who don’t understand science. Sex isn’t determined at conception. Gametes aren’t produced at conceptions.
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Trans folks are always welcome and safe in this creepy corner of Online. If you disagree please let me know so I can block you forever :)
November 7, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Trans folks are always welcome and safe in this creepy corner of Online. If you disagree please let me know so I can block you forever :)
will continue to fight for and support my transgendered students, undocumented students, and birthright citizen students.
January 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
will continue to fight for and support my transgendered students, undocumented students, and birthright citizen students.
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Going by the Rose Parade grandstands still assembled in downtown Pasadena made me think of this: if you watched the Rose Bowl football game and remember all of those beautiful shots of sunset over the San Gabriel Mountains realize that everything you saw is now a moonscape. All burned in one night.
January 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Going by the Rose Parade grandstands still assembled in downtown Pasadena made me think of this: if you watched the Rose Bowl football game and remember all of those beautiful shots of sunset over the San Gabriel Mountains realize that everything you saw is now a moonscape. All burned in one night.
Thank you Canada and Mexico.
January 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Thank you Canada and Mexico.
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☮️💙🌊🐕🦺
January 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
☮️💙🌊🐕🦺
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This is their entire gameplan.
At every new event and catastrophe they're going to blame women or trans people or immigrants or whatever. It's all to keep us fighting each other. That's it. I'm so tired of this.
At every new event and catastrophe they're going to blame women or trans people or immigrants or whatever. It's all to keep us fighting each other. That's it. I'm so tired of this.
January 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is their entire gameplan.
At every new event and catastrophe they're going to blame women or trans people or immigrants or whatever. It's all to keep us fighting each other. That's it. I'm so tired of this.
At every new event and catastrophe they're going to blame women or trans people or immigrants or whatever. It's all to keep us fighting each other. That's it. I'm so tired of this.
@plutokiller.com, hope you and your family are not close to the Eaton Fire.
January 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
@plutokiller.com, hope you and your family are not close to the Eaton Fire.
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We can all resist fascism.
December 15, 2024 at 6:10 PM
We can all resist fascism.
How many of my fellow GenX peeps remember the science show 3-2-1 Contact?
I loved that show and Mr. Wizard when I was a kid.
I loved that show and Mr. Wizard when I was a kid.
December 9, 2024 at 2:06 AM
How many of my fellow GenX peeps remember the science show 3-2-1 Contact?
I loved that show and Mr. Wizard when I was a kid.
I loved that show and Mr. Wizard when I was a kid.
Quote of the week from today’s SGU podcast
“If an outsider perceives something wrong with a core scientific model, the humble and justified response of that curious outsider should be to ask, ‘What mistake am I making?’ before assuming 100% of the experts are wrong.” — David Brian
“If an outsider perceives something wrong with a core scientific model, the humble and justified response of that curious outsider should be to ask, ‘What mistake am I making?’ before assuming 100% of the experts are wrong.” — David Brian
December 8, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Quote of the week from today’s SGU podcast
“If an outsider perceives something wrong with a core scientific model, the humble and justified response of that curious outsider should be to ask, ‘What mistake am I making?’ before assuming 100% of the experts are wrong.” — David Brian
“If an outsider perceives something wrong with a core scientific model, the humble and justified response of that curious outsider should be to ask, ‘What mistake am I making?’ before assuming 100% of the experts are wrong.” — David Brian
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