Devin
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Of course I’m on an app with the word “sky” in it. Weather, technology, photography, all among my interests. Posting from the Nation’s Capital. 🏳️🌈
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Before the 1990s, plane crashes caused by microbursts used to kill planeloads of people fairly regularly.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Before the 1990s, plane crashes caused by microbursts used to kill planeloads of people fairly regularly.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
The year is 10,000 B.C.:
December 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The year is 10,000 B.C.:
“Evan Royster has held the record for a decade and a half.” Thank you for reminding me I’m old Todd Blackledge #PennState
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
“Evan Royster has held the record for a decade and a half.” Thank you for reminding me I’m old Todd Blackledge #PennState
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Soaring electricity rates fueled Democratic victories — now comes the hard part
Soaring electricity rates fueled Democratic victories — now comes the hard part
Democrats promised to lower utility bills. What will it take to follow through?
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November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Soaring electricity rates fueled Democratic victories — now comes the hard part
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Officially official.
October 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Officially official.
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Coal's decline is primarily due to expanded production of natural gas, which is cheaper and cleaner, beating coal on the market.
The other main factor in the decline of coal jobs is automation, as the dwindling industry relies more on mountaintop removal.
This is cultural nostalgia, not economics.
The other main factor in the decline of coal jobs is automation, as the dwindling industry relies more on mountaintop removal.
This is cultural nostalgia, not economics.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
September 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Coal's decline is primarily due to expanded production of natural gas, which is cheaper and cleaner, beating coal on the market.
The other main factor in the decline of coal jobs is automation, as the dwindling industry relies more on mountaintop removal.
This is cultural nostalgia, not economics.
The other main factor in the decline of coal jobs is automation, as the dwindling industry relies more on mountaintop removal.
This is cultural nostalgia, not economics.
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It’s not that Penn State should be better than this. It’s that Penn State, over the course of the last near-decade, has only been this.
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The Tired Question of Why
For what could have been a defining win, it instead felt like a defining loss.
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September 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It’s not that Penn State should be better than this. It’s that Penn State, over the course of the last near-decade, has only been this.
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Love a high-quality doink! #GeorgiaTechvsWakeForest
September 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Love a high-quality doink! #GeorgiaTechvsWakeForest
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That’s not how a Venn diagram works?
September 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
That’s not how a Venn diagram works?
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We cannot make the headlines blunter people www.theverge.com/policy/77979...
September 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We cannot make the headlines blunter people www.theverge.com/policy/77979...
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The House member who wants to let Trump appoint D.C.'s attorney general (currently elected by residents) mistakenly says it was the city's AG who didn't prosecute two-thirds of arrests in D.C. That was actually the U.S. Attorney for D.C. – who *is* appointed by the president.
September 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The House member who wants to let Trump appoint D.C.'s attorney general (currently elected by residents) mistakenly says it was the city's AG who didn't prosecute two-thirds of arrests in D.C. That was actually the U.S. Attorney for D.C. – who *is* appointed by the president.
Okay I kinda love Notre Dame running a hurricane research ad during their game against the Miami Hurricanes
September 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Okay I kinda love Notre Dame running a hurricane research ad during their game against the Miami Hurricanes
I know it’s humid in the South but this seems excessive
August 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I know it’s humid in the South but this seems excessive
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Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC
August 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
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The man is more fundamentally interested in state control of the economy than any elected Dem lol www.theverge.com/news/764480/...
Trump says the US is taking a 10 percent stake in Intel
Blurring the lines between business and government.
www.theverge.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The man is more fundamentally interested in state control of the economy than any elected Dem lol www.theverge.com/news/764480/...
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The funny thing about this is that the Smithsonian African American History Museum is built around the exact "Success" narrative Trump claims to want. You climb through the Middle Passage, slave cabin, Jim Crow train, etc, and come out into Oprah's studio and Obama.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/19/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/08/19/p...
Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says they focus too much on ‘how bad slavery was’ | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against museums and alleged “WOKE” exhibits on Tuesday, saying “everything” is centered on highlighting negative aspects of American in story, including “...
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August 19, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The funny thing about this is that the Smithsonian African American History Museum is built around the exact "Success" narrative Trump claims to want. You climb through the Middle Passage, slave cabin, Jim Crow train, etc, and come out into Oprah's studio and Obama.
www.cnn.com/2025/08/19/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/08/19/p...
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"Microsoft also warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or in “high-stakes scenarios” with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as COPILOT “can give incorrect responses.”"
Because who doesn't love nondeterministic spreadsheets?
Because who doesn't love nondeterministic spreadsheets?
Microsoft rolls out a COPILOT function in Excel for users in the Beta Channel, letting them use text prompts to categorize data, summarize feedback, and more (Sean Endicott/Windows Central)
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August 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"Microsoft also warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or in “high-stakes scenarios” with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as COPILOT “can give incorrect responses.”"
Because who doesn't love nondeterministic spreadsheets?
Because who doesn't love nondeterministic spreadsheets?
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President Trump says D.C. restaurants are "busier than they've been in a long time" — but industry data and local business owners tell a different story.
Trump touts new D.C. dining boom. Data shows a dip
And some restaurateurs say business is down.
www.axios.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
President Trump says D.C. restaurants are "busier than they've been in a long time" — but industry data and local business owners tell a different story.
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Forcing dirty power plants to stay open would cost Americans billions 🏭 🥴 💰
As a number of polls have shown, Americans think they need to pay a premium for renewable energy -- but that's just not the case at this point as costs have fallen drastically.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
As a number of polls have shown, Americans think they need to pay a premium for renewable energy -- but that's just not the case at this point as costs have fallen drastically.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
Forcing dirty power plants to stay open would cost Americans billions
The Trump admin's scheme to keep old fossil-fuel plants running could saddle utility customers with nearly $6 billion a year in unnecessary costs, a…
www.canarymedia.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Forcing dirty power plants to stay open would cost Americans billions 🏭 🥴 💰
As a number of polls have shown, Americans think they need to pay a premium for renewable energy -- but that's just not the case at this point as costs have fallen drastically.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
As a number of polls have shown, Americans think they need to pay a premium for renewable energy -- but that's just not the case at this point as costs have fallen drastically.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
Overlooking Trinity Washington University in Edgewood, as adults play pickleball and kids are in fall football practices at the rec center across the street
August 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Overlooking Trinity Washington University in Edgewood, as adults play pickleball and kids are in fall football practices at the rec center across the street
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Trump's IRS chief finally said IRS Direct File is "gone." Intuit lobbied hard against free federal filing for years.
Here's Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi defending that record in a Decoder interview last year. Intuit later asked us to cut this part. We refused.
Here's Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi defending that record in a Decoder interview last year. Intuit later asked us to cut this part. We refused.
August 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump's IRS chief finally said IRS Direct File is "gone." Intuit lobbied hard against free federal filing for years.
Here's Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi defending that record in a Decoder interview last year. Intuit later asked us to cut this part. We refused.
Here's Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi defending that record in a Decoder interview last year. Intuit later asked us to cut this part. We refused.
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At 5:50 PM EDT, Silver Spring [Montgomery Co, MD] Broadcast Media reports Flash Flood. Five feet of standing water at the intersection of East-West Hwy and Washington Ave. One car and a fire truck stranded in the water. #mdwx Link
July 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
At 5:50 PM EDT, Silver Spring [Montgomery Co, MD] Broadcast Media reports Flash Flood. Five feet of standing water at the intersection of East-West Hwy and Washington Ave. One car and a fire truck stranded in the water. #mdwx Link
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At 6:27 PM EDT, 1 W Takoma Park [District Of Columb Co, DC] 911 Call Center reports Flash Flood. Two to four feet of standing water on Geoergia Avenue. Road closed. #dcwx Link
July 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
At 6:27 PM EDT, 1 W Takoma Park [District Of Columb Co, DC] 911 Call Center reports Flash Flood. Two to four feet of standing water on Geoergia Avenue. Road closed. #dcwx Link