Brian Terbush

A thread 🧵 on the importance of the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, from the point of view of Washington State (unofficially, of course; this is just my opinion). Don't just take my word for it, though - read the NTHMP 2024 annual report here: www.weather.gov/media/nthmp/... 🌊

A meme In the top panel, an exhausted Frodo asks “What are we holding onto, Sam?” In the bottom panel, Sam, looking angry and determined, replies “Sheer fucking spite, Mr. Frodo.”

Sheer. fucking. spite.

Excellent.

Joking aside, temperature scales for what it feels like outside are totally relative, and the one thing that would be toughest to me, growing up in a country that uses Farhenheit, would be knowing which layers to bring when given a forecast in Celsius.

Doable, but initially frustrating.

Excellent take on the two typically-used temperature systems, but it doesn't take into account that neither scale can compare to the simplicity of the scale developed by Hilton, early 2000s, which is a binary operator where things are either "hot" or "not."

A federal officer cannot be “doxxed.” The public has a right to know who is operating in our government, especially if they have the power to imprison someone.

A screenshot of a post previously from Greenpeace. It’s a photo of a blue fence with black writing on top. The writing says: ‘If you ever feel heavy because you care deeply about injustice, suffering and ecological destruction. Remember that’s trillion dollar propaganda machine was built to make you numb and it didn’t work on you. ‘

I needed to read this today. Thought someone else might need it too.

About 5 black crows together in a puddle.

Murder puddle.

...that's a pretty good band name.

A good way to avoid a "costly, unnecessary, and avoidable conflict" is to… not start one.

It's infuriating so many Democrats can't make this very obvious logical jump in their reactions.

The United States never has enough money to keep people alive at home but always has enough money to kill people overseas.

NYT Headline that hilariously reads “trumps courageous and correct decision”

Meme of a woman rolling her eyes. Reads “opinion: eye roll, jerk-off motion”

A game board is laid out for "the search for planet X board game, which includes an 18-dector map showing all the possibilities, spaces to write down information as you solve puzzles, a number of pieces for different planets/celestial objects, and a rotating game board that shows the "visible sky." On top of it all, is a huge green pencil Eraser with the words "For Big Mistakes" written on it.

You need an eraser this big when you play "The Search for Planet X" the way I do 🤣😭

(Great, fun, nearly infinitely replayable puzzle/strategy/logic rule board game if you're looking for one, with a lot of different difficulty levels available!)

Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice Published: June 20, 2025 Who will stand up for our democracy? This question, fraught in even the most peaceful times, has only grown more pressing as our country approaches its 250th anniversary. Each passing day brings growing assaults on essential liberties like freedom of speech and due process. Meanwhile, our delicately assembled legal system faces a constant barrage of threats. Even as this issue reaches publication, the U.S. military has been deployed against peaceful protestors. We teeter on the brink of collapse into an authoritarian state. That is why, today, The Onion calls upon our lawmakers to sit back and do absolutely nothing. Members of Congress—now, more than ever, our nation desperately needs your cowardice.

The Onion has sent the following letter to all 535 members of Congress. This special edition will be in their physical mailboxes as they return from recess tomorrow.

We hope it inspires them to continue to cower as our essential liberties are systematically dismantled.

theonion.com/letter-to-co...

An Onion front page with the headline: Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice Who will stand up for our democracy? This question, fraught in even the most peaceful times, has only grown more pressing as our country approaches its 250th anniversary. Each passing day brings growing assaults on essential liberties like freedom of speech and due process. Meanwhile, our delicately assembled legal system faces a constant barrage of threats. Even as this issue reaches publication, the U.S. military has been deployed against peaceful protesters. We teeter on the brink of collapse into an authoritarian state. That is why, today, The Onion calls upon our lawmakers to sit back and do absolutely nothing. Members of Congress, now more than ever, our nation desperately needs your cowardice. Our republic is a birthright, an exceedingly rare treasure passed down from generation to generation of Americans. It was gained through hard years of bloody resistance and can too easily be lost. Our Founding Fathers, in their abundant wisdom, understood that all it would take was men and women of little courage sitting in the corridors of power and taking zero action as this precious inheritance was stripped away—and that is where we have finally arrived. Now is not the time for bravery or valor! This is the time for protecting your own hide and lining your pocket. Now is not the time for listening to your idiotic constituents drone on about what’s happening to their precious democracy. This is the time for getting down on all fours and grov- eling. Now is not the time to say, “Enough is enough,” and have the tough conversations about resisting the ongoing assaults on American liberty. This is the time to let the wave of apathy and indifference roll over you as you think about getting a really nice renovation to your house in Kalorama. But what can I, one coward, do alone? you might ask.

Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.

That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:

Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

How Mount St. Helens eruption still impacts local waterways decades later When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, the blast released 3.3 billion cubic yards of earth from the mountain.

Good article talking about the story and some of the lasting legacy of the May 18th, 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens.

The consequences of one eruption weren't just the day of, but have persisted for decades - something we will all need to keep in mind for future eruptions.

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Hands holding four "Skor" candy bars.

...and 7 years ago.

Just trying to ...cushion the blow?

(A+ caption, thank you 🤣)

A long-haired gray and black cat leaning his head against a propped up cardboard box.

If you made it through that, here's the culprit, using a fort as a pillow rather than making a pillow fort.

A trash can full of long hair. There is a lot of it.

Happy #Caturday!

When you have a long-haired cat, and you haven't furminated in a while, then get paid out in huge layers of thick hair, is that de-furred compensation?

Earthquake data analysts beware! Just like social media video filters, what you’re looking at may not be real. #nofilter
Also, I just discovered Bluesky now allows videos (like this one) that are longer than 60 seconds 🎉
New video length limit is 3 minutes.

Achievable summer goals, for the win! Here's hoping your goals come to fruition! 😁

Reviews:

"Solo Leveling" so far was just a show about whether "LEEEEEROOOOY JENKINS!" was in fact a good idea.

...and also a power fantasy.

...and also somehow enjoyable to watch and makes the viewer curious about what happens next?

ASMR is for people who want to enjoy eating popcorn but want to forego enjoying the best parts of it ...like tasting popcorn.

It feels weird to me that we're supposed to call our representatives to be like: "Hey can we not initiate another forever war?" You'd think they'd be able to handle that one without a ton of input.

Stylized image of a seismometer needle and earthquake shaking wiggles. Text reads, “Are you ready to shake out? October 16th at 10:16 AM.”

Are you ready to get your shake on? #ShakeOut is the world’s largest yearly earthquake and tsunami drill, and this year it’s on October 16th at 10:16 AM. Join millions of people across the globe as we practice protective actions to increase preparedness for the next big one!

Personally I think that hurting people is bad and helping people is good and it just feels like that should not be all that radical a stance.

And yet

A search bar and result images, for emoji to use in a chat. The user searched for "horse" and got 5 results. The first is an entire brown horse that appears to be running. The second is just the head of a brown horse with a darker brown mane, looking to the left. The third is a whole brown horse up on its hind legs, with a jockey in green clothes riding on it's back. The 4th is a light brown carousel horse. The 5th is a red magnet in the shape of a horseshoe.

I was very confused by these results until I thought foe a little while 🤣🧲🧠

Just trying to get ahead?

Ah, yes! Plenty of concerns involved - thank you for finding and sharing!

Yikes. Thanks for the example!