Jennifer Thompson

““It’s all about business and money,” Mr. Davis said. “That’s what it’s all about. America is a business. It’s a corporation.”

Imagine dismantling:

1) The world leader in weather forecasting and warnings
2) The most favorable government agency among Americans
3) The best return on investment (ROI) - even understaffed/underfunded
4) An agency whose mission is to protect lives and property

Because that is what’s happening

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.

Breaking News: The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said.

Good morning everyone. It will always be Denali.

Have a peaceful day.

For those keeping score at home...

Denver: Stopped launching balloons in 2022 because of helium shortages

Tallahassee: Stopped launching balloons in 2024 because of helium shortages

Kotzebue, Albany, and Gray: Weather balloons stopped in March 2024 because of staffing shortages.

Fearing Retribution, Trump Critics Muzzle Themselves People say they are intimidated by online attacks from the president, concerned about harm to their businesses or worried about the safety of their families.

“When you see important societal actors — be it university presidents, media outlets, C.E.O.s, mayors, governors — changing their behavior in order to avoid the wrath of the government, that’s a sign that we’ve crossed the line into some form of authoritarianism.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/u...

No matter how bad it gets, we will still have this beautiful country. You don't need a lot of money to enjoy the beauty of Emerald Lake, BC 😍🍁 Every region has its magic retreats. Cling to them, they are gold.

#grandtetons
CLARITY, GRATITUDE, PRIDE. United States of America is a beautiful place . We must preserve it, nurture it, be inspired and be humble. We have lost our way. We must redeem ourselves as a nation

“My weather app does it better!”

-Weather Watches/Warnings? NWS
-Forecast data? NWS
-Observations? NWS
-Satellite? NOAA/NESDIS
-Futurecast modeling data? You guessed it, NWS (via EMC).
-Climatology data? The weather data compiled over a long period by techs.
-Outlooks? NWS

Food for thought. 💭

Love my meteorology community. Thank you for the warm and fuzzy feeling. ❤️

The hammer fell on NOAA/NWS this afternoon. 😭💔 There were no exceptions. All probationary employees.

Yes, the deliciousness was much appreciated. Makes us feel a little less alone.

A narrow turquoise lake with mountains in the background taken from an overlook. Conifer trees blanket the side of the mountain. The sky is blue with white puffy clouds.

Happy #Stunday everyone! Post whatever you find stunning to the hashtag, scroll, and enjoy some much-needed beauty.

Peyto Lake in Banff National Park

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBlueSky #Photography #MobilePhotography #Nature

been thinking a lot about this quote lately

“There must have been a moment, at the beginning, where we could have said -- no. But somehow we missed it.”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead

"The reclassification exposes these employees to termination without due process, said U.S. Representative Don Beyer... NSF unilaterally stripped permanent status from both union and non-union workers, including executives, without notification."

More on this here: beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

‘We are in danger’: Migrants deported from US were locked in hotel and held at remote camp in Panama, lawyers say | CNN For days, they say they were locked inside a hotel in Panama, surrounded by tight security with limited contact with the outside world.

Migrants deported from the US were locked in a hotel and held at a remote camp in Panama, lawyers say: cnn.it/3X7LGbZ

Fellow feds (and eventually for my fellow civilians) things are going to get worse before they get better. We are being attacked by our own leader. As hard as it is, try to remember your circle of control. This is a good time to take up mindfulness.

lol. You can’t make this stuff up.

Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’ The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.

Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”

Auschwitz survivor returns to brave a harrowing past — NBC News Ruth Cohen, 94, was 14 years old when she was sent to the concentration camp. It was her first time returning to the place where her family was murdered.

Auschwitz survivor returns to brave a harrowing past - NBC News

Makes me sick

2024 Year in Review The weather events that impacted Oklahoma and western north Texas

tinyurl.com/bdhrtyzn

Winter wonderland here in Oklahoma!

Dillon Reservoir, Breckenridge, CO

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline