Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models surpassed the skills of humans in the 1960’s in the same way that IBM’s Deep Blue beat the world’s chess champion (Garry Kasparov) in 1997. NWP is a great tool in a forecaster’s tool box. This “chat” from NWS Birmingham shows why uncertainties still exist:
A memo was released by ICE instructing agents to violate the U.S. Constitution. ICE told officers and agents that they can forcibly enter homes without warrants signed by judges. The memo was from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) by two whistleblowers.
When a country with the world's strongest military, including nuclear weapons, puts a mentally deranged person in charge, it threatens the safety of the entire planet. The election of Trump was one of the most reckless acts in human history.
I just want to emphasize for Texans that with the potential of wintry precipitation this weekend there is a lot of uncertainty and that is likely to continue for several days. Last year’s forecast looked like snow from the beginning which was easier. This looks not like snow, more difficult.
This is completely fucking unacceptable. Shut this terrorist government down until it stops brutalizing its own citizens.
Now that Trump says Venezuela will hand over 30-50 million barrels of oil, with proceeds of sales to be controlled by him, I want to reiterate: He's inviting our oligarchs to reap great riches by buying into his scheme of imperial hemispheric domination.
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What is just crazy about this, aside from the need for this statement at all, is that Greenland already IS in the US sphere of influence. It's far cheaper for the US, in material, security, and reputational terms, to have Denmark continue administering Greenland and work within NATO on security.
“It feels like these data center companies have just put a big target on our backs — Where are the people we elected who promised to protect us from these big corporations trying to steamroll us?”
This is a grass roots issue. Are Dems paying attention?
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Trump talks about how he has the right policy but blames the mind of the public for rejecting it. That isn't democracy; it's authoritarian populism. In a democracy, the public judges the leaders. In autocracies, autocrats judge the public. #holdfast
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
"On too many stories, the press has missed the story. Because we've taken into account the perspective of advocates and not the average American. Or we put too much weight in the analysis of academics or elites, and not enough on you. That changes now.
In the old days, we would seek comment on stories about climate change from experts in the field who have spent decades studying evidence of the effects of greenhouse gases and findingsolutions. That ends today. Now we'll get your uncle Rooster who you had that big argument with at Thanksgiving.
They’re up to some familiar tricks again, using a right-wing influencer to do their dirty work. I take a closer look at the propagandist behind the disinformation campaign in MN and discuss how his “reporting” is part of the fascist playbook. open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
Snow squalls may result in hazardous driving conditions across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast on New Year's Eve (tomorrow) during the evening and overnight hours. This is in addition to heavy lake effect snow and light snow throughout the region over the next few days.
This concern is appreciated and warranted, but to clarify: 3 out of 9 regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers have had their funding frozen (DOI won’t approve their 5-year renewals). 6 regional CASCs are still (mostly) funded. We haven’t given up on restoring funding for the full network.
Screenshot from Washington Week showing a news segment discussing why President Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 during the campaign but later hired Russell Vought. A male news analyst appears on screen in front of the White House at night.
A long way to say, “He lied to the voters.”
Picture of my car with snowflakes growing on, in and through (partially) it.
The car was a great snowflake growing apparatus last night. Norwood, ma
Trump's net worth increased by $4 billion. All of the wealth was gained by manipulating his power as president. Nothing like this has ever happened before.
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 23, 2025
A collaboration with @lizadonnelly.bsky.social tonight...
Since my dad was both a radar man and in the FAA, I’ve always had a love of the NORAD Tracks Santa program run every Christmas Eve out of Colorado Springs
If you want to know more @hcrichardson.bsky.social just posted a fun video about its creation.
It's hard to conceive a more extreme North America than this:
Abnormal warmth in most of USA/Mexico and Greenland and persistent harsh cold in most of Canada squeezed in between.
20 stations above freezing in GREENLAND
Mexico >97F/36C in the North,South,East and West.
“White House officials characterized the dismantling of NCAR as a return to the center’s original mission—to make the weather great again… Weather and climate aren’t easily separable, though, and never have been.” www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
At the risk of once again stating the obvious… effective emergency management requires timely and accurate hazards science.
From wildfire warnings to flood forecasts, NCAR's research impacts everyone in America.
President Trump's attempt to dismantle it for political vengeance is beyond reckless.
We will fight against this dangerous scheme every step of the way.
