Erin Ross

Tbt to that time I spent like 2 hours asking GPT4 how to spell different berries

Level 3 Evacuation orders have been expanded for the fire in Oakridge, Oregon.

The area under evacuation now is larger, geographically, than Oakridge is. Not a lot of people live in this area. It’s wild to see such a large evac area next to a town under none, but that’s weather for you.

Usually, the Northwest’s season is offset from southern California’s. Which is offset from the Southwest’s. These are seasonal jobs. As more and more fires occur early or late (or in JANUARY) this system gets strained. And that can make fires more dangerous.

I understand that fires in small towns like this can seem unimportant compared to fires in California. But for a very small community that is *not* wealthy, they can be devastating.

They also matter because wildland firefighters are a national resource, and are shuffled around with fire seasons.

All to say: it’s the kind of place that can take a long time to come back.

Oakridge is a town that doesn’t have a lot. As the logging industry collapsed, they attempted to pivot to outdoor adventure. Mountain biking caught on, but not enough to support a town. And it’s further from ski mountains and major hikes than other towns. It has a lake, but it isn’t lakeside.

It is currently moving east.

The communities along Highway 58 were the only major canyon communities spared by the 2020 fires. Towns along Highway 22 & Highway 126 (Highway 20 did not burn, but it is also scarcely populated) were wiped off the map.

Even if the fire is quickly contained, until it is folks boating and camping and fishing up NF21 may quickly be trapped, and not know it. The only ways out are through a mess of much less well-developed roads, and can take several hours.

Eugene, OR & Bend OR vacationers heading out for an early weekend: HWY 58 is closed.

One thing that concerns me, in addition to the proximity to Oakridge. This fire is just east of the intersection of Forest Service Road 21 and HWY 58. Many people are up recreating in and around the reservoir and the lakes higher up the road, likely without cell service. NF21 is the *only* road.

This is a very concerning fire popping up near Oakridge. Level 3 evacuation orders are already in effect for the Dunning Road area, and the fire is less than half an hour old. Only one acre, but spotting and vigorous torching. Oakridge is a logging town with one road in and one road out.

Can you believe they’re skipping “Fat Guys in the Woods” for this?

(I’m not joking, that is the regularly scheduled programming for the 11PM PT slot)

HONOLULU (AP) — Tsunami warning sirens blare in Honolulu and people are told to move to higher ground after earthquake off Russia.

Anyway, this is me, 25 feet above sea level. Keep an eye on the warnings in case something *does* happen (tsunamis are complicated!) and stay safe, everyone!

It caused an estimated 40 million in damage. One man, who was on the beach, died.

Don’t go to the beach.

I mean, again, it’s midnight — unlikely folks will be on the beach. But don’t go to the beach. Don’t tend to your boats. Don’t mess around. But don’t panic.

YouTube video by Bryant Anderson Tsunami destroys Crescent City Harbor 3/11/11 (HD)

Waves from that tsunami hit Crescent City, CA. Crescent City is particularly vulnerable to tsunamis, because of local geography.

This is what I mean by “might not cause flooding, but still a big deal.”

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What it MIGHT cause is some real infrastructure damage to docks, boats, etc. Really strong currents. Don’t be on the water. It can still be a big deal.

This was a magnitude 8.7 earthquake. The Tohoku-Oki earthquake was a magnitude 9, so about twice as strong as this one.

This is a watch in WA, OR, and CA — not a warning yet.

IF it hits, it’ll be before midnight, depending on the location. It’ll be low tide, just around -.54 feet. For comparison, high tide today is 7 feet.

More updates from NOAA are incoming, but I would be surprised if this even causes flooding.

YouTube video by Game Theory Does Several Mean Seven? #Survivor46 #JelinskyQuits #Survivor

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It’s been seven hours. And as every Survivor fan knows, that’s not a few. Several means seven.

Facing federal closures, Job Corps students and staff in Astoria weigh their futures After the Department of Labor announced the closure of Tongue Point Job Corps Center last week, students were notified they only had a few days to leave the campus where they lived.

"Twenty-one-year-old Kovi Stevens, who is enrolled in the painting program, said she struggled with homelessness for years before joining the Job Corps and that she worries about ending up on the streets again."

The Dept. of Labor - headed by Lori Chavez-DeRemer - didn't reply with comment.

In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say - KFF Health News The Trump administration is eroding national pandemic flu defenses as it guts health agencies, cuts research and health budgets, and withdraws funding for bird flu vaccines, health security experts sa...

🚨 My latest: Former biosecurity officials say Trump's actions are gutting America's defense against pandemics. Axing mRNA vaccines agst bird flu is just the latest step.

"No other country will come to our rescue and we will suffer greatly,” one of them told me.

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always the shittiest people u most expect

Ok now we’re cooking with gas

Remember folks, women are too emotional to be president.

Tinsel the calico glares at you with a furrowed brow

“I asked chatGPT-“ ok, and I asked Tinsel, and she said you’re an uninspired, vapid dork who needs a computer to think for them.

Advocates, Transit Agencies Say Oregon Legislators' Transportation Package Proposal Falls Short Hilda Perez lives with her family in Forest Grove, where she relies on the bus to get around. While Perez said “public transportation has been a lifeline,” it’s not always easy or safe for her to use....

The current proposed framework for Oregon’s major transportation package includes several new or increased taxes to pay for roads, public transit, bike paths, etc. But many say the Democrats’ proposal doesn’t go nearly far enough to provide adequate funding for important programs.

The Catholic Church literally believes that labor organization is a basic human right.

And here’s a tidbit: as we all know, popes choose their names.

The Rerum Novarum was authored by *Pope Leo XIII*.

I’m here for all the woke Marxist pope jokes, but also for American conservatives once again fundamentally misunderstanding Catholicism.

Supporting organized labor, wealth redistribution, and immigrants has been a part of Catholic doctrine since 1891 & the Rerum Novarum

The massive explosion in use of satellite imagery by archaeologists has led to the discovery of hundreds of thousands of ancient sites and features across the world in the last 25 years, none of which were known about previously due to data resolution+coverage.

This is also a post about autism