Thijs Heus
@thijsheus.bsky.social
Modeler of atmospheric flow, clouds and boundary layers. #MicroHH. Associate prof at Cleveland State.
When is the Danish PM visiting Trump, and is the White House set still in print? The one including the East Wing?
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
When is the Danish PM visiting Trump, and is the White House set still in print? The one including the East Wing?
"By taxing estates heavily at death the state marks its condemnation of the selfish millionaire's unworthy life. Of all forms of taxation, this seems the wisest." -- Andrew Carnegie
"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"By taxing estates heavily at death the state marks its condemnation of the selfish millionaire's unworthy life. Of all forms of taxation, this seems the wisest." -- Andrew Carnegie
Putting on Going To A Town on repeat for no reason whatsoever.
Rufus Wainwright changes lyrics in ‘O Canada’ as rebuke to Trump’s 51st state comments
Rufus Wainwright changes lyrics in ‘O Canada’ as rebuke to Trump’s 51st state comments
Rufus Wainwright gave O Canada a subtle twist before Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Putting on Going To A Town on repeat for no reason whatsoever.
This is what civil servants do while on furlough.
Meteorologist Matthew Cappucci flew into the eye of Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm that is projected to hit Jamaica.
“It was equal parts scientifically stunning and horrifying from a humanitarian standpoint,” he wrote, flying in one of two groups of hurricane hunters. https://wapo.st/42XpWmq
“It was equal parts scientifically stunning and horrifying from a humanitarian standpoint,” he wrote, flying in one of two groups of hurricane hunters. https://wapo.st/42XpWmq
October 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This is what civil servants do while on furlough.
Am I the only one amazed by the exact number 88 dog whistles that supposedly fit in the east wing?
The White House’s current configuration means there is only a “cocktail area” that holds 88 people “if it’s tight,” Trump said, as he described the new event space as a “world-class ballroom.”
October 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Am I the only one amazed by the exact number 88 dog whistles that supposedly fit in the east wing?
A friendly reminder that food banks are going to be busy next month, and that they can be super efficient with monetary donations
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/21/s...
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/21/s...
SNAP cuts would bring more hunger to already hungry Ohioans • Ohio Capital Journal
Commentary: Unless Republicans, who control Congress and the White House, re-open the government and pass a budget bill by Nov. 1 — that includes money for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A friendly reminder that food banks are going to be busy next month, and that they can be super efficient with monetary donations
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/21/s...
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/21/s...
Meanwhile, the Cuyahoga river that kickstarted the EPA by being so polluted that it burned, is now clean enough for sturgeon.
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A constant reminder that privatizing a vital public utility is never a good thing.
Thames Water ranked worst supplier in England as firms’ ratings hit record low
Environment Agency rates eight of nine companies as poor and needing improvement
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Meanwhile, the Cuyahoga river that kickstarted the EPA by being so polluted that it burned, is now clean enough for sturgeon.
bsky.app/profile/neor...
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My new exam for a cloud physics class:
Q1 (100pts) watch this timelapse. Describe everything.
Q1 (100pts) watch this timelapse. Describe everything.
October 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
My new exam for a cloud physics class:
Q1 (100pts) watch this timelapse. Describe everything.
Q1 (100pts) watch this timelapse. Describe everything.
That includes my own results. My biggest moments of imposter syndrome are when my computer simulations are supposed to reproduce observations.
Pretty often, they turn out spot on. MAGIC.
Pretty often, they turn out spot on. MAGIC.
Science often feels like the closest thing we have to magic.
October 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
That includes my own results. My biggest moments of imposter syndrome are when my computer simulations are supposed to reproduce observations.
Pretty often, they turn out spot on. MAGIC.
Pretty often, they turn out spot on. MAGIC.
Same here. And most of them, in hindsight, I'm happy not to have gotten.
My list of jobs I didn’t get would easily be 75-100 long!
October 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Same here. And most of them, in hindsight, I'm happy not to have gotten.
As an example, it would have been lovely to have a bike rack to park my bike at my @clevelandclinic.bsky.social cardiology appointment this morning.
Describing my time in Europe to US friends pretty much made everyone jealous about the futuristic way of living there. Bikes, parks, public transportation, walkable neighborhoods....
Will the absence of robotaxis in Europe mark the moment its citizens notice how far their continent has fallen behind?
October 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
As an example, it would have been lovely to have a bike rack to park my bike at my @clevelandclinic.bsky.social cardiology appointment this morning.
Lady, I'm Dutch. I've lived under water for most of my life. A tad bit of rain is not going to be noticeable.
Canadian B&B owner offered me an umbrella this morning, which was sweet. I politely declined.
Madame, I am British. I have a number of small umbrellas concealed upon my person at all times.
Madame, I am British. I have a number of small umbrellas concealed upon my person at all times.
September 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Lady, I'm Dutch. I've lived under water for most of my life. A tad bit of rain is not going to be noticeable.
Describing my time in Europe to US friends pretty much made everyone jealous about the futuristic way of living there. Bikes, parks, public transportation, walkable neighborhoods....
Will the absence of robotaxis in Europe mark the moment its citizens notice how far their continent has fallen behind?
Robotaxis will be the Sputnik Moment for a declining Europe
A slow-motion car crash on Europe’s roads
econ.st
September 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Describing my time in Europe to US friends pretty much made everyone jealous about the futuristic way of living there. Bikes, parks, public transportation, walkable neighborhoods....
I invite everyone here to grab a drink with their friendly neighborhood Physics professor and ask them about "Einstein is wrong" correspondence.
In defense of "contrarianism, RD writes, "if everyone around you is a professional scholar and everyone tends to agree about certain crucial questions, shouldn’t you be deferential to this shared expertise?" I wonder whether he would extend this critique to fields like physics or mathematics? /13
July 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I invite everyone here to grab a drink with their friendly neighborhood Physics professor and ask them about "Einstein is wrong" correspondence.
"@marisakabas.bsky.social , an actual independent journalist whose scoops the Times has not credited."
I lost the number of burns in this piece, but this one was particularly well deserved.
I lost the number of burns in this piece, but this one was particularly well deserved.
The New York Times' obsession with a view from nowhere is long-standing, but as Republicans increasingly circulate insane conspiracy theories and racist nonsense, the cult of centrism has taken a self-destructive turn.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/culture/7000...
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/culture/7000...
July 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"@marisakabas.bsky.social , an actual independent journalist whose scoops the Times has not credited."
I lost the number of burns in this piece, but this one was particularly well deserved.
I lost the number of burns in this piece, but this one was particularly well deserved.
Technisch correct is de beste soort van correct. Dit zijn grote boeken met letters.
@spatiegebruik.nl
@spatiegebruik.nl
July 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Technisch correct is de beste soort van correct. Dit zijn grote boeken met letters.
@spatiegebruik.nl
@spatiegebruik.nl
Marvelously written story. Not exactly sure what it tells us something about the international weather community, but I feel a bit more hopeful now anyway.
The secret German weather station on the Arctic island of Svalbard. Part of the 'Weather War'.
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
June 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Marvelously written story. Not exactly sure what it tells us something about the international weather community, but I feel a bit more hopeful now anyway.
I wonder how much the OH Trump approval rating is going to be a predictor for Vivek 2026.
Trump just hit a new all-time low of -11 (among adults) in our approval average. He's underwater on pretty much every issue, and in all the swing states. Underwater in Ohio, and nearly negative in Texas and Florida.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
June 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I wonder how much the OH Trump approval rating is going to be a predictor for Vivek 2026.
My backyard in Cleveland has been saying 74F dew point, 95F absolute temp for an 85F wet bulb. Would not recommend a Hyrox competition.
Wet bulb temperature and mid-tropospheric winds, from earth.nullschool.net
June 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My backyard in Cleveland has been saying 74F dew point, 95F absolute temp for an 85F wet bulb. Would not recommend a Hyrox competition.
En de tweede staande ovatie vandaag is voor Kati Piri.
Tranen.
Tranen.
June 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Thank you, mayor Bibb, for making Cleveland an ever greater place to be. Happy Juneteenth!
Freedom isn't something Black Americans take for granted. This Juneteenth, it’s clear the greedy & powerful few still want to take away our freedoms for their own gain. Part of the way we fight back is by celebrating each other & building stronger communities.
June 19, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Thank you, mayor Bibb, for making Cleveland an ever greater place to be. Happy Juneteenth!
I'll start with Smile though. The 2004 version was one of the more memorable concerts I've seen.
Brian's passing really saddens me. He was a musical genius. And like many geniuses, he lived a troubled life. I too will be playing a lot of Pet Sounds in the coming days.
Well I guess I'll throw Pet Sounds on the turntable after my next meeting
June 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I'll start with Smile though. The 2004 version was one of the more memorable concerts I've seen.
Flabbergasted that the least weird part of this sentence is the fact that schools systems have their own police force.
Los Angeles school police will set up a safety perimeter around campuses and school events — including graduations — to keep federal immigration agents away from students, employees and families, school officials said.
Read more: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Read more: www.latimes.com/california/s...
June 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Flabbergasted that the least weird part of this sentence is the fact that schools systems have their own police force.
I could (somewhat) handle a lack of ASR funding for my own projects, but destroying the long term ARM measurement sites would be absolutely catastrophic.
DOE ASR program manager just sent a colleague an excerpt from the WH DOE budget that was stealthily dropped: “BER activities in environmental system sciences, atmospheric system research, earth system modeling, data management, and the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement User Facility are terminated."
June 1, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I could (somewhat) handle a lack of ASR funding for my own projects, but destroying the long term ARM measurement sites would be absolutely catastrophic.