Yes, I’ll have the hail variety pack, thanks

Updated this article yet again to note that a federal judge issued a 2-week temporary restraining order halting any reorganization or reductions-in-force in a number of agencies, including NSF and NOAA.

NEW: The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from. By @abrahm.bsky.social

Forsythia is at about peak bloom I think

I’ve never once been afraid of or harmed or felt threatened by a trans person (or any other LGBTQIA+ person for that matter). I have however been intimidated, belittled by, afraid of, and assaulted by white men. That’s right, men, plural. Women’s rights are not threatened by LGBTQIA+ people.

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org

See my alt text descriptions… I’m so very sorry it has come to this. I will never forget and will speak openly and freely about the threat this President and his enablers and sycophants pose to our nation.

The talent pool that is being lost within NOAA is immeasurable - some of the best and brightest that have dedicated their lives to the betterment of society and service to others The people and the mission were way more important than any paycheck So incredibly saddened for so many

i was a part of the probationary employee firings at the national weather service today. being a part of the environmental modeling center is all i have ever known in my career. it is where i always wanted to be.

All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.

Welp, I too was one of the NWS probationary folks that got terminated today. 8 years as an AWIPS contractor previously, I finally got the Fed job I had been wanting. Worked on implementing the next generation of capabilities for AWIPS. A lot of promising stuff coming that is now up in the air...

Last Tuesday, I was set to give a talk on 'climate change in the Northeast' at a retirement home but had to cancel due to hourly job threats. After nearly two weeks of overwhelming uncertainty, today it happened. I was fired from my dream of working at NOAA. I'm so sorry to everyone also affected.

To probationary federal employees who have been terminated: Democracy Forward has filed a first-of-its-kind class-wide complaint with the Office of Special Counsel. If civil servants want to join in the complaint, you can email [email protected]

Just in case I have any followers who believe Federal employees are just “bureaucrats”. There is a lot of weatherspeak here, because understanding & forecasting weather is tough stuff. Yet this talented young man is potentially losing his job only because he has <1 year of service. Unconscionable 😡

Here's some of the top contenders I'm hearing of for the role of @noaa.gov administrator, a position within the Commerce Department. www.axios.com/2025/01/30/n...

Exploding aggregate

Frostweed (white crownbeard) living up to its name

OK Mesonet is here!!! Bring the memes!

Hi! I recorded a little mini-special called “Trauma Response” with Don’t Tell Comedy! I am really proud of these jokes, and I hope you enjoy them! It would really mean a lot to me if you’d watch the set and comment share it if you like it! Watch here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=wTpq...

📰Breaking News : the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in social and/or behavior sciences applied to weather and climate studies! Come work with us! apply.interfolio.com/158935

Our pug provides pillow warming services

Heck of a wind just came through Norman. Amazed our power is on. Poor little redbud tree is down.

New criterion for accepting formal journal reviews: if the journal doesn’t provide free access to articles >2yrs old, it tips toward ‘decline’

I just rediscovered the rest of a bag of pre-pandemic Hershey’s miniatures in my office filing cabinet. Still tasty! 😋

It’s a contrail kind of day