Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...

It’s comforting to be reading the many, many tributes to Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social. Among her accomplishments was using social media to create the early twitter #disability community. Where would we be without her incandescence?

On behalf of the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we are excited to invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling at the rank of assistant professor. www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa... position number 0082726

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When you’re accidentally caught up in a scary TikTok video and this guy starts knocking on your window.

The federal government shutdown began on October 1, 2025, and lasted for 43 days. During that time, the #USGS #HVO continued to monitor #Kīlauea volcano, and document the eruptive episodes that were occurring at the summit within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline. Read the full story from the Washington Post (via MSN). After surging through the Pacific Ocean, a massive tsunami crashed into Hawaii in 1946, killing 159 people and destroying hundreds of buildings. It was the…

CDC flu data is back! I’m so happy I could cry. H3N2 is predominating, especially the new subclade K. This supports the emerging hypothesis that we will have a big flu season. More to come.

BTW, if you're someone who's only recently encountered my Red trilogy, you might be interested in a short story prequel, "Codename: Delphi", available to read online at Lightspeed Magazine. @lightspeedmagazine.com www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/code...

A Russian naval spy ship seen two weeks ago in international waters off Oahu was spotted Thursday lurking 17 miles off Hawaii island. www.stripes.com/branches/coa...

ICE/CBP raids are intensifying in Hawaii! Join us to Crush Ice - every Thursday at 5pm!

It's unclear what happened to the 21-year-old whale, which DFO has identified in photos as Polyphemus, a whale that migrates between Hawaii and waters off B.C.  www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Power and phones out in N Kohala. Big winds just came through.

NOW: Voting is underway on the shutdown deal in the House. So far, dems Gluesenkamp Perez, Adam Gray, and Jared Golden have voted yes. So the dems couldn't get unanimity on this in the House, either.

Under the Big Ugly Bill, Alphabet gets $17.9B in tax breaks. That could pay for SNAP benefits for 7.5 million Americans. Amazon gets $15.7B. That could lower ACA premiums for 2.4 million people. Microsoft gets $12.5B. That could cover Medicaid for 3.8 million children.

More to come.

anyone have recommendations for good pens for book signing? my sharpies are NOT cutting it

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a powerful antibody, known as 04_A06, that is able to neutralize 98.5% of MORE THAN 300 different HIV strains AND permanently reduce HIV viral load to undetectable levels, making it one of the broadest-acting antibodies against HIV identified to date.

Oh my, bsky

Wind is ‘way down now. Absolutely quiet outside. The wind was WILD the last 2 days, tho! So many micro climates!

Firefighters continue to battle a wildfire near Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island. On Tuesday morning, officials said the fire is 65% contained and has not burned any more acres. https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/11/07/crews-battle-wildfire-near-mauna-kea/ 

OHA demands seat at table in Gov. Green's military land negotiations with feds. "We do not want to be a token advisory group that ... is not taken seriously." https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/11/12/office-hawaiian-affairs-says-governor-rushing-deal-over-military-training-lands/ 

You think maybe this is a biggie as far as solar storms go? You'd be right. It is! One of the five biggest of the current solar cycle, SC25. In terms of rate of energy dissipation though it isn't up to the May 10-11 event of 2024. That was a G5-level storm. Stay tuned for tomorrow.

@faineg.bsky.social Did we lose another elder today?

NOAA cut funding for critical parts of the tsunami and earthquake detection system in Alaska, primarily in the Aleutians. I spoke to Wash Post about negative impacts. But, hey, what are the chances of a deadly tsunami being triggered in Alaska? (Gift article, not behind paywall) ⚒️ wapo.st/4qKvavQ

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health, Food and Drug Branch is alerting residents to a recall issued by ByHeart Inc. for select lots of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula product, due to potential contamination of Clostridium botulinum. #recall #ByHeart

Over a million people died during the pandemic but … “Brian Schatz, sitting in a safe seat in Hawaii nevertheless is going around insisting that public health officials went too far.”

Parents and guardians can begin registering keiki for Hawaiʻi County's 2025 Winter Fun Program on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

"electrification is also the key to a dramatic improvement in energy efficiency, potentially reducing global final energy demand by 24% over the next 25 years, even as global GDP doubles" A truly stunning point. This is why I write about energy efficiency so much! www.ft.com/content/7258...

The Senate is expected to vote around 5 p.m. to approve the shutdown deal. @jordainc.bsky.social www.politico.com/live-updates...

Hawaii

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/11/maui... #Maui #Hawaii #Oahu #Kauai

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it is pretty darkly funny seeing posts like URGENT!!!! it is SUNDAY EVENING you must PUT DOWN YOUR DINNER and call your senator IMMEDIATELY to politely request they not press the big button marked "fuck you". this will not actually stop them from pressing the fuck you button. functioning democracy

It’s so insulting that Sen Dem leadership thought we wouldn’t see through their fake “rogue senators” bullshit. Of course Neville Schumer and gang orchestrated this.

if you genuinely think Schumer and Democratic leadership opposed this & Republicans coincidentally got exactly the number of votes they needed to avoid a filibuster and none of those votes are from Democratic Senators who are up for reelection in the midterms next year, I have a bridge to sell you.

i think we have to come to terms with the fact that in the kicking-the-football meme, schumer is not charlie brown he and the other loser Ds in the senate are lucy

Warner is up for reelection. He was widely seen driving towards surrender behind the scenes, but he's voting no in public because it's unpopular. The real question is whether he supports a senate leadership change. If not, someone who supports senate leadership change should primary him.

And Dick Durbin too

LESS. THAN. A. WEEK. Took them less than a week to take one of the most visible public repudiations of the GOP in my lifetime and turn it into hog slop. I’m so mad my temperature is higher than my ACA premiums.

Called my Senators ( @murray.senate.gov and @cantwell.senate.gov ) and told them I’m upset about the vote to cave on ACA subsidies and that it reflects a failure of Sen. Schumer’s leadership and that they should replace him. You can call yours too.

Alright everybody TIME TO UNLEASH HELL like time to make em sorry they ever existed Illinois ? DICK DURBIN CAN’T KNOW NO PEACE

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will

So every freelancer you know is going to lose their insurance or be bankrupted by premiums because Schumer is an invertebrate

The Mana Road fire is now 50% contained at 2,100 acres, per the County of Hawaii Hazard Impact Map. #Hawaii #Fire

The original Dem demands were: 1) Permanent ACA subsidies 2) Medicaid funding restored 3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission) They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today. The Senate Democrats!

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In a normal democracy, a total collapse of party leadership would result in an no-confidence vote and immediate snap elections to find leaders who can lead