Justin Stapleton
@wxstapes.bsky.social
Meteorologist/Weather guru for KPRC2 NBC in Houston, TX. Former Twitter addict. Girl Dad. Wonky politics nerd.
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Bingo. Both my girls had it too when they were babies and I am SO thankful that they had vaccines.
I do not understand how parents/voters in FL are ok with this. "Owning the libs" by letting your children potentially die is ... something.
I do not understand how parents/voters in FL are ok with this. "Owning the libs" by letting your children potentially die is ... something.
About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
September 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bingo. Both my girls had it too when they were babies and I am SO thankful that they had vaccines.
I do not understand how parents/voters in FL are ok with this. "Owning the libs" by letting your children potentially die is ... something.
I do not understand how parents/voters in FL are ok with this. "Owning the libs" by letting your children potentially die is ... something.
Happy Labor Day Weekend, Houston! 😂⛈️⛈️
August 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Happy Labor Day Weekend, Houston! 😂⛈️⛈️
Heads up, Houston Blusky-ers! Storms are ripping across parts of Montgomery/NW Harris Co. moving around 40 mph with lightning, heavy downpours and even some pea size hail. Storms should pass within 30 min max.
August 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Heads up, Houston Blusky-ers! Storms are ripping across parts of Montgomery/NW Harris Co. moving around 40 mph with lightning, heavy downpours and even some pea size hail. Storms should pass within 30 min max.
Quick Gulf update! ⛈️⛈️
August 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Quick Gulf update! ⛈️⛈️
Low end chance (but still not zero) that this thingy ramps up to a short-lived tropical depression before landfall near Brownsville Fri. afternoon. Beefed up tropical downpours for us Friday through Sat. afternoon. No wash out but more widespread rain chances for sure.
August 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Low end chance (but still not zero) that this thingy ramps up to a short-lived tropical depression before landfall near Brownsville Fri. afternoon. Beefed up tropical downpours for us Friday through Sat. afternoon. No wash out but more widespread rain chances for sure.
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The woman petitioning SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality in the name of the sanctity of marriage is on her fourth husband.
August 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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He’s SO damn good at this. Regardless if you like his politics or not, gotta say, this grabs your attention
August 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
He’s SO damn good at this. Regardless if you like his politics or not, gotta say, this grabs your attention
I'm shocked ... which is part of why I won't ever own one
“.. Within about three minutes of the crash, the Model S uploaded a “collision snapshot”—video, CAN‑bus streams, EDR data, etc.—to Tesla’s servers .. The vehicle then deleted its local copy, resulting in Tesla being the only entity having access.”
@electrek.co $TSLA
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@electrek.co $TSLA
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August 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I'm shocked ... which is part of why I won't ever own one
It’s almost like those of us that grew up watching it … wait for it … LEARNED #supportpbs
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It’s almost like those of us that grew up watching it … wait for it … LEARNED #supportpbs
That should read "arrested for assault"
Florida officer suspended over viral traffic stop footage
@claycane.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@claycane.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Florida officer suspended over viral traffic stop footage
A Jacksonville policeman is suspended for smashing a window and punching a driver after he refused to exit the car.
www.bbc.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
That should read "arrested for assault"
Wait ... wut?
July 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Wait ... wut?
Still one of my WAY underrated favs of the 1980s
Just a reminder that once upon a time they made a buddy cop film with Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines in the lead, with Jimmy Smits, Joey Pantoliano and Dan Hedaya in supporting roles, and IT WAS PERFECT.
RUNNING SCARED (1986) | Official Trailer | MGM
YouTube video by Amazon MGM Studios
m.youtube.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Still one of my WAY underrated favs of the 1980s
If only we knew why the air has way more water vapor now more than ever ... 🤔
There have been multiple flash floods across the U.S. since the start of July. Each was unique. Each happened in a few hours. Each occurred at the time of year weather experts call “flash flood month.” Here's what to know. nyti.ms/3Ufzynz
July 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
If only we knew why the air has way more water vapor now more than ever ... 🤔
I feel that the current push to roll back EV development/support from the federal gov't will be a critical mistake over the next few decades. Terrible decision
For literally decades climate hawks and progressives have warned that internal combustion will die off and the tech of the future is electric + battery power and that if we didn’t seize the initiative China would eat our lunch and…welp!
China is probably going to pass 50% EV new car sales this year. ICE technology is a dead man walking www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
July 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I feel that the current push to roll back EV development/support from the federal gov't will be a critical mistake over the next few decades. Terrible decision
Wait. Wut?
Red states, defying reality, are reclassifying gas as a “green” fuel
[from our @climatedesk.org partners, @grist.org]
[from our @climatedesk.org partners, @grist.org]
Red states, defying reality, are reclassifying gas as a “green” fuel
The designation, pushed by right-wing think tank ALEC, allows fossil fuel firms to compete for clean energy funding.
www.motherjones.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Wait. Wut?
Same. Thank you for your attention to this important matter ...
I’m divorcing QR code menus at restaurants, on biblical grounds
July 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Same. Thank you for your attention to this important matter ...
ZOMG- A BILLION percent this! I cannot like this statement enough.
You can’t shrink government to the size where you can drown it in a bathtub and then be surprised when it can’t rescue people from a flood.
July 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
ZOMG- A BILLION percent this! I cannot like this statement enough.
So 20 years of a nonsense rule that was whisked away instantly ... theatre the whole time, then. Got it
For nearly twenty years, most air travelers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes when going through security. That requirement has ended.
Shoes off at the airport? TSA gives the pesky rule the boot
For nearly twenty years, most air travelers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes when going through security. That requirement has ended.
n.pr
July 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
So 20 years of a nonsense rule that was whisked away instantly ... theatre the whole time, then. Got it
Most insane presser I’ve seen in a while. They are desperate to ignore any blame from the local level
WTF: Texas Gov. Abbott talking about football right now during a presser about the flash floods…saying that only losers ask questions like who’s to blame.
July 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Most insane presser I’ve seen in a while. They are desperate to ignore any blame from the local level
Well … bye 👋🏻
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, whose multimillion-dollar ministry was toppled by prostitution scandals, has died at 90.
July 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Well … bye 👋🏻
That’s why I can’t buy them anymore. Willpower = 🙅🏼♂️🙅🏼♂️
June 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
That’s why I can’t buy them anymore. Willpower = 🙅🏼♂️🙅🏼♂️
Especially now, if you haven’t watched this movie, you should. It still resonates with me about how we might turn out
Happy 17th Anniversary to WALL-E! 🥳🎉
June 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Especially now, if you haven’t watched this movie, you should. It still resonates with me about how we might turn out
👇🏻👇🏻 wanna know who thinks climate change is real? Insurance companies. This is going to be a massive problem in the 2030s
Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
👇🏻👇🏻 wanna know who thinks climate change is real? Insurance companies. This is going to be a massive problem in the 2030s
Could not agree more. One of my all-time favs. Great cast, score is amazing. Find it if you haven't seen it.
Made the kids watch Sneakers with me for Fathers' Day last night and man does it hold up. Criminally slept-on film.
June 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Could not agree more. One of my all-time favs. Great cast, score is amazing. Find it if you haven't seen it.
Was standing in line at a random gas stop in Wheeling, West Virginia behind Mark Slaughter and his fam and watched the gas attendant lose his mind, grab his CD case and asked Mark if he would sign a CD. Yes, this was a loooooong time ago lol ("Fly To The Angels" for reference)
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Was standing in line at a random gas stop in Wheeling, West Virginia behind Mark Slaughter and his fam and watched the gas attendant lose his mind, grab his CD case and asked Mark if he would sign a CD. Yes, this was a loooooong time ago lol ("Fly To The Angels" for reference)