“Our worst nightmare is that weather forecast offices will be so understaffed that there will be needless loss of life,” wrote five former NWS directors from both Democratic and Republican administrations in an open letter on May 2nd. In Houston, 44% of NWS positions are vacant.

I'm old enough to remember when the international scientific community discovered a threat to human health, realized man was responsible, world leaders listened to their recommendations, negotiated the Montreal Protocols, and actually fixed the fucking problem. You stupid prick.

A political agency cannot “repeal” a scientific finding, btw. That’s not how scientific findings work, no matter how stupid and arrogant you are.

Why you don’t hire unqualified heroin addicted conspiracy theorists for the top government health job.

It happens so slowly at first, that creep from summer to autumn. A brush of gold within the green here and there, flecks where the sun has lingered longest on the leaves. Mists drifting over the fields and trees, with a hush that seems to soak up all sounds. And a little

Kinda crazy how middle class whites can’t afford homes with garages anymore, so their teenage kids don’t have a free place to make angsty punk rock, so we just don’t get music like this anymore

Today's media apocalypse makes it a good day for everyone to watch this 1998 SNL animation that Robert Smigel and Adam McKay managed to get on national TV once, before it was yanked off the air forever.

Please, read books. Not just captions, or carousel posts, or what made it to the top of your feed. Read books. Long ones. Complex ones. You cannot build a mind with weight on the back of social media ephemerals. Intellectual depth demands patience.

The Chicago Bears are like a vodka Red Bull with a cigarette. It’s not good for you but boy is it fun!

Perfection😍

CONNOR BEDARD WITH THE DISGUSTING SHOOTOUT GOAL OH MY😱🤢

Scene I’ve envisioned. Vatican City. 1:55 AM. The Pope’s alarm goes off, and it’s “Bear Down, Chicago Bears.” He walks into his private living room, takes a quick shot of Jeppson’s Malört to wake up, pulls an Old Style Beer from his mini fridge, and fires up the game.

I wholeheartedly believe skiing could change a persons life for the better. Just enough times until you can run greens and blues proficiently is all you really need. Your life will 100% improve. Similar to surfing (the few times Ive surfed a board felt exhilarating but it's much

The decision to keep foreign sulfide ore copper mining companies out of the Boundary waters was one that took almost a decade of science and public outreach, including >600k public comments 98% of which were against mining in the wilderness, the largest east of the

Dave, Aspiring Lorax Hakeem Jeffries Suspension of all DHS funding unless there’s clear accountability and ICE agents can be prosecuted.

Our neighbor to the North passed away a few years ago, leaving the place to kids who don't get along. The old man and I had a handshake deal on a price but he wouldn't ever put it in writing and passed before anything was done. The kids' estate battle finally ended and the

I've been shaking my head at almost every idiot move this administration is doing: the billionaires and their puppets in congress don't care. Most of America has zero clue how badly their future well-being is being dismantled.

When Citizens United passed there were all sorts of alarmists screaming that we’re fucked and honestly you gotta hand it to em.

The United States Secretary of Defense: Connor Hellebuyck