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PhD Candidate @hcdeUW | Research in extreme weather livestreams, crisis comms, sensemaking, & platforms | #SkyWarn Spotter, dog mom, stress baker ๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿง

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NYC #Blizzard: People currently out walking their dogs, strolling the kids around, normal early spring Saturday.

#WinterStormFern? Trader Joes fully looted.

Why?

21.02.2026 17:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One last hurrah. Why not! ๐Ÿ˜ญ

20.02.2026 22:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Farmerโ€™s Almanac will cease production after 2026, having been fully replaced by Ted Cruz, Americaโ€™s leading cold-weather skedaddler and #1 Worst Canadian Ever.

21.01.2026 23:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Electoral power is being transferred from the hands of criminal illegals, back into the hands of American citizens.

Polymarket * @Polymarket โ€ข 4h
BREAKING: Trump has deported so many people from Minnesota they're projected to lose a Congressional seat after next census.
2:54 PM โ€ข 1/16/26 โ€ข 2.3K Views

Homeland Security @DHSgov X.com Electoral power is being transferred from the hands of criminal illegals, back into the hands of American citizens. Polymarket * @Polymarket โ€ข 4h BREAKING: Trump has deported so many people from Minnesota they're projected to lose a Congressional seat after next census. 2:54 PM โ€ข 1/16/26 โ€ข 2.3K Views

Another data point indicating that Polymarket is not a โ€œprediction marketโ€ but a public persuasion operationโ€”here it spreads disinformation about Minnesota and DHS signals boosts the disinformation:

16.01.2026 21:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 3141 ๐Ÿ” 974 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 63 ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
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Intent to restructure critical weather science infrastructure The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the agency is reviewing the structure of the research and observational capabilities operated by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric...

"...transfer stewardship of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputer to an appropriate operator..."

And who could that appropriate operator be? Certainly not the universities cutting ATMOS programs? Who could ever want a fuck ton of weather data and why is it Peter Thiel? www.nsf.gov/news/intent-...

18.12.2025 00:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œI asked ChatGPTโ€ โ€œI asked Claudeโ€ I asked this horseshoe crab and he said your ass wouldnโ€™t have lasted two seconds in the Triassic

23.11.2025 21:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1579 ๐Ÿ” 360 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

I need a linguistic perspective on the Epstein emails. Where are the threads on this? Why do they all "talk" like that?

13.11.2025 19:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think its pages related to the page you're currently browsing. On meteorology, I get: "outline of meteorology" "timeline of meteorology" and "weather"

08.11.2025 03:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

6) So WHAT DO? Connect with your community IRL. Balance your online info diet with offline time. Pay attention to who gains power and who loses voice when billionaires start buying the public square.

16.10.2025 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

5) Lack of tech literacy + mystery algorithms + AI slop + government overreach == perfect storm of both extreme trust AND distrust in what people see online and who is behind it. Information disorder scales up in fascism.

16.10.2025 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

4) When ppl don't understand how algorithms or platforms work, they invent explanations. From my paper: users construct folk theories about the way platforms work. Expect a wave of speculation about "what changed" after the deal (even if nothing did!). Go search "blocking Oracle" on TikTok.

16.10.2025 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

3) The deal details are still unknown. A takeover by Ellison doesnโ€™t necessarily mean the algorithm will change.
Given his recent comments about โ€œkeeping the masses subdued,โ€ itโ€™s fair to worry what โ€œcontent moderationโ€ might look like under new ownership. Media consolidation is always dangerous.

16.10.2025 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

2) This connects back to my CHI 2025 paper on how people perceive โ€œstickyโ€ and โ€œstubbornโ€ content on their FYPs. Spoiler: itโ€™s incredibly frustrating for users โ€” and those frustrations reveal some deeper things I want to address:

16.10.2025 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TikTok insiders and creators worry its powerful algorithm could lose its magic after a sale As TikTok prepares to sell its US business, employees, creators, and researchers wonder about the future of its content algorithm.

1) I recently spoke with Business Insider about what the potential sale of TikTok could mean for the *magic* For You Page: ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿงต

www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-insid...

16.10.2025 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Super excited to present at #TSRCONF at @stanfordcyber.bsky.social this Thursday!
My poster, Weathering Trust: Credibility Formation in YouTubeโ€™s Weather Info Ecosystem, explores how โ€œweather influencersโ€ have become criticalโ€”yet largely unregulatedโ€”sources of safety information. Come say hi!! ๐ŸŒช๏ธโ›ˆ๏ธ

23.09.2025 22:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Came here to ask this question exactly. The data suggests covid is more prevalent/severe compared to the flu. why "all" for flu and [limitations] for covid? This continues to reek of politics unfortunately.

17.09.2025 19:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

1000% agree with doing this IRL! It's hard when it feels like the sense of community, in general, is so fragile. We have a lot of work to do.

09.09.2025 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A straggler thought after yesterday's #NWAS25 digital-first sessions and this morning's #helene content: post-disaster misinfo is out of control. we have elected reps actively theorizing weather-control machines (wouldn't that be nice?). Question is: How do we push back? Esp. online?

08.09.2025 18:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Bluesky will break today. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

08.09.2025 18:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of a man in a yellow raincoat holding a microphone with the words it 's raining sideways below him ALT: a cartoon of a man in a yellow raincoat holding a microphone with the words it 's raining sideways below him

Like I said, September is *busy* but I am VERY excited to attend #NWAS25 (remotely) this upcoming week. Looking forward to the digital meteorology panel tomorrow as this topic is pretty squarely my dissertation project (from an HCI, influencer, and platform policy angle). ๐ŸŒฆ๏ธ๐ŸŒช๏ธโ˜” Fuck yeah, weather!

06.09.2025 22:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

September is starting off crazy busy/chaotic. But not as chaotic as #SpiderJesus๐Ÿ’ฅ Today at 1:30PT/4:30ET I'm presenting (remotely) a preliminary work on #AIJesusSlop at #4S2025. Dive deep into observer theories and how this slop is so much more than #spam. See ya there! ๐Ÿ™

05.09.2025 17:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exhausted by the news cycle. Here is System of a Down on the first day of their tour at MetLife Stadium. #soad

28.08.2025 03:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm PhD in graphic design and Cracker Barrel's REAL problem is they didn't go *far enough*

24.08.2025 13:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 8827 ๐Ÿ” 1326 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47 ๐Ÿ“Œ 120

Fantastic read. "There's no social media equivalent of a WEA alert that's sent out to all mobile phones within radius."

14.08.2025 17:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the Stateโ€™s Wildfire Risk Map After Oregonโ€™s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.

NEW: After Oregonโ€™s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.

07.08.2025 11:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 251 ๐Ÿ” 81 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

- MTG really has people believing this is "weather modification" ๐Ÿ™„

06.07.2025 03:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not a meteorologist, I'm a social scientist (studying #wx comms). A few things can be simultaneously true re: #tx #floods:
- trump admin should have never defunded NOAA, but
- NWS was staffed & issued watches/warnings just fine
- Ppl don't check the weather at 3am!
- we cant predict everything

06.07.2025 03:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A white, fox-like dog lounging lazily on a beige couch

Sometimes the newsday demands a timeline cleanse. ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ

12.06.2025 23:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel like they're missing a few other totally mysterious cases that are not at all related to helium or hydrogen ๐Ÿ™ƒ

27.05.2025 01:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Very concerned by โ€œYโ€™all Watchesโ€ on weatherwiseโ€ฆ the idea that these are areas that the weather service may be considering warnings is not OK. There is a substantial risk for confusion with weather service products. Add that our watches are not short fuse polygon products. That is warnings.

12.05.2025 20:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 65 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18