Mario Garza

GIS Scientist ...

Very cool GIS job for anyone interested. Fully remote.

YouTube video by SAMTIME Valve Reacts to Nintendo Switch 2

This guy is GREAT and hilarious!!!!

Was too lazy to hit that password reset, but I'm back.

Flight delayed, storm chase mode

Excellent article explaining the vast ways the National Weather Service protects life and property, and supports commerce in the U.S. The NWS is the gold standard across the world, with many countries modeling the NWS operating model. It’s a government service worth saving.

Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

Please share:

The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Democratic Staff, is surveying the impact of the Trump Admin’s mass firings of federal employees from science agencies. If you were terminated since 20 Jan 2025 please fill out this survey:
democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

NOAA’s budget is too small. That’s costing the US billions of dollars Opinion: With a fiscal year 2024 budget of $6.3 billion, the nation’s leading weather and climate agency remains significantly underfunded.

$1.38 billion spent on NWS.
$102.1 billion returned in estimated public value.
Those values produce a return on investment (ROI) of 73.98.
Full report (135 pages): doi.org/10.1175/cofu...

(Yet NOAA has long been **underfunded** as Scott Rayder noted last year: www.federaltimes.com/opinions/202...)

For no particular reason, what the Commonwealth of Virginia thinks about kings.

Noaa imposes limits on scientists, sparking concerns over global forecasts ‘Crackdown on climate’ predicted as oversight enacted over agency staffers’ email and meetings with foreign nationals

They’re gutting it

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

America's Coldest January In 37 Years Was Earth's Warmest | Weather.com The Lower 48 stood out as one of the few colder spots in overall global warmth. Here's the newly-released perspective. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

Not mutually exclusive: Lower 48 just had its coldest January since the 1980s as the planet still set a record warm January.

Hurricane Hokies Hokies are collecting data in some of the hardest to reach places – while flying into the world’s worst weather.

@virginiatech.bsky.social VT Meteorology program continues to impress with its alumni
eng.vt.edu/magazine/sto...

#Greed should be in the #DSM-5 for #Mentalillness

#IRS guide

I fight for #FederalEmployees They are my former classmates and students, current friends and family members are also #ServingTheUSA and the #Constitution

Excellent logos! #PartyLikeIts1930s #Hitler made #Volkswagon and #ElonMusk owns #Tesla coincidence?

Hilarious advertisement placement. #F-Elon and his #Tesla #Swaztikar

US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths

Days before Trump retook the oval office, HHS released a report slamming private equity investment for its role in declining healthcare quality and access, detailing staffing cuts and deceptions that put patients in danger. My latest for The Guardian.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

They always had a plan...Mike Johnson, Trump, Joe Rogan, Elon, etc all said that they had a plan prior to the election. They KNEW they were going to win.

I share your disbelief. I knew Elon would have had something to do it, but kids with ACNE are deleting our public-owned data!

Many sections of NOAA's climate data is unavailable! Some that I NEED! #MAGAIdiots

This is how you #SilenceAcademia

I felt the same way about #Project2025 as I do about #DOGE, I took it seriously, but others thought. "iT wOn'T hApPeN!" I lost respect for their mental capacity.

FIGHT!!!!!

Not sure about the #Richmond #RVA #BoilWaterAdvisory will be lifted this weekend with another storm heading their way.

Teasing your qualities Post Beautiful Linux Desktops, desktops that are posted here doesn’t have to be configured as long as the desktop is beautiful!

Tired of all this #AiPC crap? Found this really cool subreddit dedicated to customized #LinuxDesktop and some of the designs are beautiful! #Windows11Sucks and is one of the worst things ever coded, except for maybe #WindowsMillenniumEdition #WinMe

Why does propaganda spread so easily? If you choose to stay uneducated and spend all day on TV or social media, of course, you’ll be fooled. Go read, find real experts—not some TV or social media personalities with a cute smile and a mind of a fool!

Interesting pew study on education based on party preference: www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...

YouTube video by NC State Center for Geospatial Analytics Geospatial Forum: Dr. Maggie Sugg

Incredible presentation on applying geospatial techniques into researching mental health and climate. FASCINATING research! I'm sad that I missed her presentation when she came to VT, but next time! @sezick.bsky.social

Looking good girl! And welcome to the bluesky! It’s so much cleaner without ads and algorithms [for now].