Emily Jones

Forecasting Cuts Leave Some Worried For Hurricane Season Emergency response experts say that funding and staff cuts at the National Weather Service could mean less reliable weather forecasts.

Hundreds of NOAA workers, including National Weather Service meteorologists, have been laid off. @ejreports.bsky.social joins us to discuss her reporting on experts' concerns about forecast accuracy for the next hurricane season, for Wabe and @gristnews.bsky.social.

Farmers and small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They're still waiting for the money. Farmers and rural business owners were promised federal dollars for energy upgrades. With funds frozen, some are left holding the bills.

Worked with @juanpab.bsky.social @izzyjross.bsky.social @stopitkatie.bsky.social (with a clutch assist from
@rahulbali.bsky.social) on this story about grants to help farmers and small businesses save on energy...except now the money is frozen

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12 Dates of Christmas (TV Movie 2011) ⭐ 6.3 | Comedy, Family, Fantasy 1h 30m | PG

Oh it has, long since

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Hyundai fails wastewater standards - The Current Hyundai's Metaplant America has been struggling with wastewater processing and disposal since September 2024, with permit violations forcing the company to abandon treatment at two Coastal Georgia com...

Stellar reporting by @currentlymary.bsky.social on the ongoing water treatment problems at Hyundai

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Funding cuts, firings at National Weather Service concern Georgia residents - The Current Firings and funding cuts at the National Weather Service and other agencies have some experts worried about accurate forecasts heading into the next hurricane season, which begins June 1, as they erod...

Thank you, @ejreports.bsky.social for localizing this story. "'A private company’s not going to put a gauge on the Ogeechee River or on Lazaretto Creek,' Watson said, naming two smaller waterways on Georgia’s coast. For nearby residents, though, such gauges are critical in the event of a flood."

I'm used to movies not making it to Savannah but the David Tennant Hamlet did so like, I don't think my hope was unfounded

I do think it's incredibly unfair that Instagram for MONTHS relentlessly fed me ads about the Importance of Being Earnest with Ncuti Gatwa and Hugh Skinner showing in US theaters but then none of those theaters turned out to be near me

Someone was like "how come every decade of the 20th Century has its own distinct vibe and the 21st century is all one mush" and I'm like, they don't, we made that up in retrospect. No one will listen and yet I persevere, tweeting.

a woman in a blue dress is saying the situation is a lot more nuanced than that Alt: GIF from the TV show crazy ex-girlfriend of the protagonist saying the situation is a lot more nuanced than that

I'm over on the other app posting a long thread about how history and reality are much more nuanced than you think because what am I if not a journalist and history major screaming futilely into a void like

Georgia was about to retire coal plants. Then came the data centers. Georgia was going to retire its coal plants, but then the data centers arrived. AI is pushing energy providers back to fossil fuels.

Georgia was about to retire coal plants. Then came the data centers.

Utilities nationwide are falling back on fossil fuels to meet huge energy demand.

Written by @ejreports.bsky.social .

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#Georgia #Coal #Energy #Climate #Data

GUESS WHAT when you google "Philadelphia Eagles" the screen does fireworks and a little Eagles logo with the label "NFL Champions" floats to the top of the screen

Georgia Power walks back coal closures as demand from data centers, other projects rises Georgia’s largest electric provider is going back on its promise to close coal plants across the state in the face of rising demand for energy, especially from large projects like data centers.

We finally have Georgia Power's latest energy plan, which among many other things seeks to reverse course on coal retirements scheduled to happen by 2028.

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Last time the Eagles made the Super Bowl, my Amoroso's order arrived late and I was forced to serve roast pork and broccoli rabe on Publix rolls. This time, it has arrived early so I am forced to freeze the rolls.

This is obviously a good omen, right?

SURELY.

Just thinking about this apropos of nothing (aka everything happening in my professional world this week, which is to say: energy needs of data centers)

Very important I think to transfer one of my main fixations to this platform: HOW ON EARTH were they POWERING the international criminal operation data center aboard the luxury cruise ship on the Mandy Patinkin cruise ship murder show?!

my colleagues and I are tired of hearing in all-hands meetings that our business is doing well, and then in contract negotiations hearing that they can't afford to pay us salaries that keep pace with inflation. we've pledged to walk out if we need to. join us. nymagunion.org/reader-pledge

Hey check out my incredible Grist colleagues!

None of us are hinged John. We are inherently unhinged.

Well hi, finally making an effort to move over here. Please direct me to the most unhinged Philadelphia sports fans on this app posthaste.

Is the deputy mayor of Bob's Burgers Town (is it called Wagstaff? Unclear) full of crap or does this show not take place where I think it does because both New Jersey and New York are one-party consent stages for recording

I would prefer to float in some sort of suspension tank but this is not feasible, alas. My ideal would be a floating desk where I sit on pool noodles but I don't have a pool, so.

When I say "cannot" I am very serious. At one point I had reason to sit in my husband's office chair for long stretches and managed to destroy the fabric with my constant shifting/need to sit on one or both feet. I have done the same to our faux-leather couch.

Seeking home office seating recs for the absolute goblin. I cannot sit up straight or in one position in an office chair. I am not interested in standing, kneeling, or biking desks/chairs. Currently interested in the beanbag realm but open to suggestions. Please help.

Margot Robbie as Barbie in the Barbie movie wearing a big pink gingham hat and saying "Hi Barbie!"

Update! His name is Poncho and he lives up the street. He's home now.

Before everyone starts, we are giving him food, water, and shelter separate from our dog for the night, and tomorrow we'll get him checked for a microchip.

(We are keeping them separated for obvious reasons, which is the source of Otto's frustration)

A shaggy muppet of a little white and gray dog, photographed in profile under the golden glow of a streetlight

We find ourselves with stewardship of a stray dog for the night. Our dog NOT PLEASED.

Here is our guest, a very sweet boy who has had a very rough time.

There's a point late every workday when I get up to get water or go to the bathroom or something but because it's late in the afternoon, my dog thinks we're signing off and going for a walk. He gets up and stretches and then when I sit back down he's SO sad. The worst.