Unfortunately, multiple large and high-intensity wildfires (including some immediately threatening populated areas) are now ongoing in Utah and Nevada (near the core of the severe drought region) ahead of the major, long-duration wind event arriving this weekend. #CottonwoodFire

Satellite imagery shows multiple large & fast-spreading wildfires in UT, NV, AZ, NM, & CO--including a large pyrocumulonimbus plume from #CottonwoodFire in UT. This is a concerning look heading into a 5+ day period of adverse fire weather conditions amid severe -extreme drought.

Genuinely extreme--and quite frankly explosive--fire behavior ongoing within #CottonwoodFire in SW Utah late this evening, with a persistent, deep, and apparently rotating *nocturnal* pyrocumulonimbus. This region had record low snowpack a following record warm winter. Yikes.

Yet another genuinely "record-shattering" heat event, and it's still ongoing--with additional all-time national heat records likely to fall.

Well, not a great day for NOAA's new Wildfire Fire Data Portal to be non-functional given the historically high "extremely critical" risk across portions of the interior West! Hopefully this comes back online soon. fire.data.nesdis.noa...

NOAA has extended the highest-tier "extremely critical" fire weather risk into Saturday, and shifts the maximum risk zone eastward from the Great Basin to Rocky Mountain western slope. Multiple new wildfires, most likely lightning holdovers, are currently popping up in Utah.

#Utah #fire

Many new & fast-moving wildfires in UT, w/emergency evacuations ongoing in multiple communities tonight due to explosive growth on #CherryFire. Notably, this is occurring in bullseye of NOAA SPC "extremely critical" outlook & NWS Salt Lake "Particularly Dangerous Situation" RFW.

Fact check by Marcela Escobari: The Trump administration claims that mass deportations will free millions of jobs for Americans by reducing foreigner competition. In fact, in the first nine months of 2025, ICE operations led to at least 668,000 lost jobs across 86 US metropolitan areas.

This is something out of a sci-fi movie.

Our Secretary of Energy: “Understand climate change for what it is: a slow-moving phenomenon that ultimately will be addressed by better technologies."

Remember when George W. Bush called for Al Gore to be jailed and when Ronald Reagan called for Jimmy Carter to be tried for treason and when Barack Obama called for John McCain to be put in front of a firing squad yah me neither because actual presidents don’t do that shit

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On my second helping of fast casual shrimp. I know what you're thinking. Just how loaded is this guy?

Sad the Scots were eliminated from the World Cup - they brought so much life and joy and energy everywhere they went 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

When they say Nobody is above the law they mean everyone on the Epstein list has changed their last name to Nobody.

These geniuses don’t seem to realize passports are for American citizens, when they LEAVE the country 🤦🏼

I think we just passed oops.

I'm a bajillionaire

Thy need to interview #trump

Had pizza twice today. Look out, rich bitch coming through.

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Steve Jobs predicted cities would be designed around this device, which was "as big a deal as the PC." Jeff Bezos called it "one of the most famous and anticipated product introductions of all time." don't let our tech lords fool you into believing they can predict the future.

Either that or they'll just say it's fake news. Just like their fuckwit president does.

Jacqueline Smith, the Stars and Stripes ombudsman who was fired by Pete Hegseth's Pentagon, has sued the agency — alleging that her dismissal was in retaliation over a critical column she wrote and violated her First Amendment rights.

Gonna take a break from watching the Nats lose to watch the Mystics lose now

Nats offense didn’t show up because they still have PTSD of the bullpen blowing the game again.

When I say my hotel is across from the Nats ballpark… it’s literally across the street from the ballpark Looks like they’re doing BP

There’s no question that if the Nats can get 130 pitches or so out of their starter, they are in great shape. 😜

it is so deeply, deeply funny that the nats are *still* sponsored by terra-a crypto firm that collapsed in 2022 and filed for bankruptcy in 2024

I truly do not envy the hype team for the Nats that has to try to work with a section that’s largely Phillies fans. Good try, guys.

Final thought: I like the Nats, and I like Nats fans. But the booing of Harper like eight years down the road is kind of … loser behavior, and their team is good enough now that they don’t need to engage in loser behavior.

This is escalating One day after federal judge ordered Justice Dept to release more Epstein files, by ruling in favor of @KatiePhang legal challenge… Justice Dept Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward officially enters the case Woodward is high ranking

So why are Texans suffering so badly?

🚨 #SwattingHoax | Michigan State Police confirmed the report was unfounded and false. Buttigieg says these attacks have crossed a line. myupnow.com

Most people complain about power. @katiephang.bsky.social challenged it in federal court. Now a judge has ordered the DOJ to release more Epstein records...or explain why it won't. That's what courage looks like: not outrage...ACTION. More of this, please.

Trump thought suing the BBC would intimidate them. Instead, they turned his own lawsuit into a legal headache that could force him to defend his actions surrounding January 6 under oath. That is the kind of self inflicted karma no political strategist could have scripted.

A black-crowned night heron showing off its occipital plumes. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Following the template of Gerald Ford in 1976 where he said the Bicentennial celebrations should remain non-partisan.

A Cybertruck rolled up literally duct taped together. Yikes!

I don't respect the president. I don't like him. I won't follow him. I won't listen to him. I hate his fuckin guts.

I just spent $13 on four peaches. At the regular grocery store, not the farmer’s market or a specialty store. But the president says Dems made up affordability.

Just here to say ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good as she was driving away. Sue me.

Because it's the same as always, "or we'll tell them they have to, again, with no consequences if they don't."

Expect Trump to start a war with Cuba ... next Wednesday

The Justice Department has been ordered to either unredact names of “potential co-conspirators” mentioned in certain Epstein files by next Thursday.

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Done! Let me know what you think? I had fun painting this one. ❤️ RED WINGED BLACKBIRD, 16x16”, Acrylic on Panel ©️2026 Jim Musil

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