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Sweet Happy Life (Samba De Orfeu) YouTube video by Wanda De Sah - Topic

Heard this #MidCentury treat on the way home
music.youtube.com/watch?v=wCxM...

Simple Explanation of the Most Notorious Experiment | Double Slit and Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser YouTube video by Science Simplified 4 All

One of the best explanation of the double slit experiments that I've come across #physics #QuantumMechanics www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iKe...

Frasier corrects a caller's grammar YouTube video by KianK

One of my favorite #Frasier scenes
www.youtube.com/shorts/h0sV3...

Chief Meteorologist Ken Siemek to retire after 44 years at 10/11 After more than four decades as the trusted voice guiding viewers through Nebraska’s weather, 10/11 Severe Weather Center Chief Meteorologist Ken Siemek has announced he will retire at the end of October.

Wow, what a career - 44 years at one station. Ken arrived at KOLN a year before my family moved to Lincoln. Congratulations Ken and thank you for being part of my memories growing up. #Lincoln #newx #Nebraska #GenX
www.1011now.com/2025/09/03/c...

Absurd schematic of a supercell thunderstorm, created by AI

Absurd schematic of a supercell thunderstorm, created by AI

"Gemini, create a schematic of a supercell thunderstorm"
First pic is the result of a coworker's instruction to Gemini, second pic is from my attempt. #AI #meteorology

F1 drivers' new 2026 car fears - what's really going on YouTube video by THE RACE

I'm with Lance Stroll on this one. #F1 is far too technically complex and the 2026 cars are still too long and heavy. Now get off my lawn while I go listen to 'Bring Back V10s' podcast.
youtube.com/watch?v=WVxJPNXpsLg

What clues from tornado outbreaks can help improve prediction? - Jun 25, 2025 Innovation Spotlight YouTube video by SciShare

Great talk about clues to look for leading up to potential tornado outbreaks - clues that are outside the typical parameter space. #meteorology #tornado #research
youtube.com/watch?v=wnBx...

James A. Lovell Jr., Commander of Apollo 13, Is Dead at 97

Godspeed Commander Lovell #apollo13 #nasa
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/s...

Omaha skyline backlit by a pink sunset - picture taken from the Iowa side of the Missouri River

Pretty sunset #Omaha #newx
www.3newsnow.com/weather/weat...

The San Antonio Flood of 1921 Held Lessons We Refuse to Learn There is nothing unknown about what triggered the brutal Hill Country flood of 2025 and so many others dating back to the nineteenth century.

#hydrology #texas #flooding #txwx #history
www.texasobserver.org/san-antonio-...

2002 CART Laguna Seca Saturday Qualifying YouTube video by OSRN 2

It's been 30 years, but I am still grouchy about Tony George and the #IndyCar split. Those Champ Cars were beasts.

37:33 for a nice on-board around Laguna Seca. youtu.be/M14uqVAVKQk?t=2253

Peregrine Falcon Camera - Nebraska State Capitol YouTube video by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Hello fella. #falcon #Nebraska #wildlife
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE72...

Screenshot of RadarScope in iOS, showing Base Reflectivity and Base Velocity products for the Grand Rapids MI (KGRR) radar, showing thunderstorms moving in from Lake Michigan.

Ooof. I had no idea RadarScope supported custom imported color tables. Requires a PRO1 subscription ($10/year) for the feature. Conveniently, RadarScope uses GR2 Analyst's color palette files. Finally RadarScope and AWIPS colors are the same. #meteorology #win

NEW 📀 Mas Que Nada - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 {Stereo} 1966 YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine

If I may suggest, a fun diversion from doom scrolling. 😍
The sound will be familiar to those who have seen the movie Joe Versus the Volcano, but the visuals were new to me. #Jazz #MidCentury
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rPL...

Christian Faith An Important Part Of Who Senator Pretends To Be WASHINGTON—Stressing that the facade informs nearly every aspect of his daily life, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) told reporters Thursday that his Christian faith is an important part of who he pretends to ...

Nailed it. #Evangelicals #TheOnion
theonion.com/christian-fa...

The History of Juneteenth in Photos Junteenth commemorates the issuance of General Order No. 3 in Galveston, informing enslaved people of their freedom and the end of the Civil War.

#Juneteenth: A Visual History
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What is Juneteenth? In this curatorial discussion, museum scholars examine the historical significance of the holiday and how it came to be.

"The name is a play on the date of June 19th, 1865. On that day, the Union Army made its way into Galveston, TX under the leadership of General Gordon Granger, and he announced to the people of Texas that all enslaved African Americans were free." #Juneteenth
nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...

Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz - The Girl From Ipanema (1964) LIVE YouTube video by iTubeNL

Peak #MidCentury cool...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVda...

A picture of Storz brewery taken in the late 1950s or early 1960s

My current desktop wallpaper #Omaha #beer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storz_B...

The Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme (1973) YouTube video by Nostalgies 60'-70'-80'

Peak #1970s
youtu.be/n7YQGHHGoXg?...

Screenshot of the AirNow.gov fire and smoke map

It appears that some of the higher altitude smoke from the Canadian #WildFires has crossed the Atlantic, extending to Ireland.
fire.airnow.gov#2.83/52.61/-...

1996 Monaco Grand Prix: Race Highlights YouTube video by FORMULA 1

One my favorite Monoco GPs- 1996. Great to hear Murray Walker's voice. Damon Hill's disappointment was visceral for me, eased by the fact that he went on to be world champion that year. #F1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEs7...

Monaco F1 track changes “only way to encourage overtaking” - Christian Horner

Contemporary #F1 cars have simply grown too large for the classic circuits. Watching them trying to fit through Variante del Rettifilo at Monza is painful. The 2026 spec cars are at least slightly smaller. www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mona...

Google's AI Mode is 'the definition of theft,' publishers say, opt-out was considered Publishers say that Google's new AI Mode is the "definition of theft," while documents show that Google considered better opt out controls.

"Don't be evil" - Google, 2004
9to5google.com/2025/05/22/g...

NASA resurrects Voyager 1 interstellar spacecraft's thrusters after 20 years: 'These thrusters were considered dead' "It was yet another miracle save for Voyager."

"It was yet another miracle save for Voyager." #Voyager1 #NASA
www.space.com/space-explor...

Severe weather leaves at least 23 dead, including 14 in storm-battered Kentucky Severe storms across parts of the U.S. Midwest and South have left at least 23 people dead. Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday that there were 14 weather-related deaths in Kentucky — including from what ...

#kywx #tornado #kentucky #missouri #StLouis #mowx #ilwx #noaa #nws
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London, Kentucky Extreme tornado damage - First light drone YouTube video by WXChasing

😥 #kywx #tornado #kentucky #noaa #nws
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHUV...

Stelvio Cipriani - Mary's Theme (1969) YouTube video by Marco Prati

Time for a cool tune on the hi-fi. #MidCentury
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGQR...

In the Weeds: Testing New Weather Models YouTube video by NOAA Weather Partners

The important work of testing new numerical weather models #NOAA #NWS #meteorology
youtu.be/47HDk2BQMjU

A Christianity that is offended by someone advocating for the poor, the immigrant, the hungry, the sick, the marginalized, and the oppressed, is a Christianity that is offended by Jesus.

Therefore, it is no longer Christianity.