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1 hour ago, gernblansten said:

The fact the American people have given such immense power to Trump and his band of idiotic followers to assault America, it's values, and Constitution is hard to grasp.

It was. Over the past few years of learning who many of my fellow Americans are, it is becoming easier to grasp.

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So now he’s shitting all over our allies from World War I and World War II. We have a lot of war buffs in this country. Will this finally be too much? I laughed just typing that sentence. Fuck anyone who still supports this piece of human garbage.

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Convicted felon and sex offender wins election on the promise to immediately fix our broken economy when there is nothing really wrong with the economy. Within weeks/months he crashes the market and creates a situation 100% on him where store shelves will be empty and what is there will be more expensive.

The fact that his approval ratings won’t plummet to about 3% is really depressing. You’re going to have people looking at the empty shelves saying “That fucking Biden”.

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/weather/nws-forecasting-layoffs-trump

 

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The National Weather Service is in worse shape than previously known, according to interviews with current and former meteorologists, due to a combination of layoffs, early retirements and preexisting vacancies.

The nation’s forecasting agency is in tatters as what could be a destructive hurricane season nears. Several current and former agency meteorologists told CNN they are concerned forecasts and life-saving warnings are not going to be issued in time.

 

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Responsible for protecting life and property from severe weather impacts, the National Weather Service is headed into hurricane season with 30 of its 122 weather forecast offices lacking their most experienced official, known as the meteorologist-in-charge.

These include offices that cover major population centers such as New York City, Cleveland, Houston and Tampa.

There is not a single manager in place at the hurricane-prone Houston-Galveston forecast office, according to a NOAA staff member who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal.

 

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That office was the main source of information during Hurricane Harvey, which killed at least 68 people, dumped a record 60.58 inches of rain and flooded large parts of the Houston metro area in 2017.

Already, multiple offices have reduced or eliminated daily weather balloon launches and more are likely to follow suit following a wave of early retirements taking place this week, the NOAA employee said. The balloons provide critical data for computer models that forecasters use to predict the weather, raising the likelihood that projections will be more unreliable.

 

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One NWS forecast office, in Goodland, Kansas, is no longer operating 24/7, with about a dozen more likely to shift to non-24-hour operations if action isn’t taken this month. These offices include several in the Plains states and stretch into the Pacific Northwest.

Such a change is virtually unheard of in the absence of an extreme weather event, such as a hurricane or tornado, that either threatens the lives of the forecasters themselves or knocks them offline.

There are also more than 90 vacancies among the staff responsible for repairing NWS Doppler radars and automated surface weather observation stations, the NOAA staff member said, greatly raising the likelihood of prolonged equipment outages that could affect air travel. Weather stations provide pilots and controllers with crucial data on wind direction and speed at airports to determine how to take off and land safely, among other parameters.

Radar outages during tornado and hurricane seasons could cause forecasters to miss hazardous conditions till after they strike.

The NWS has lost more than 550 people all told, since the start of Trump’s second term, according to tallies kept by sources inside and outside of the agency. That’s about the same number as the agency lost in the 15 years between 2010 and 2025, according to Tom Fahy of Capitol Meteorologics.

‘The critical linchpin’

Of the hundreds of vacancies, the 30 open meteorologist-in-charge roles are particularly worrying, current and former NWS meteorologists told CNN.

Meteorologists-in-charge serve as the captain of a team of forecasters and other specialized staff members. Their decades of experience often comes into play during high-impact weather situations, an active-duty NWS meteorologist told CNN. They also requested anonymity for fear of reprisal.

“They’re usually the glue that holds it together,” the NOAA staff member said of these chief meteorologists.

These leaders work forecast shifts when needed, interpret guidance coming from NWS headquarters, and help push their forecasters to adopt new technology, forecast and warning techniques, said a weather service employee who also requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.

“The MICs are the critical linchpin in the operation of our weather forecast offices,” said former NOAA administrator Rick Spinrad, using the acronym for these managers. “They ensure the forecasters have all they need to be most effective, and they are the direct link to NWS HQ for safe and timely communications during weather events,” Spinrad, who led NOAA during the Biden administration, told CNN.

“Not having a permanent MIC in place is like having a substitute pilot on the airplane.”

Importantly, these most experienced members of a local forecast office are well known to local media as well as the emergency management community. When there is no one in that role, those external relationships can suffer.

Gary Szatkowski, who was the meteorologist-in-charge of the NWS Mt. Holly, N.J. office when Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012, said briefing the media and emergency managers is a crucial function of the role. He said he spent 10 days straight at the office in the runup to and aftermath of that storm due to the forecast and briefing needs associated with the region, which included the cities of Philadelphia and Atlantic City.

With such positions missing for long periods, he worries those emergency management connections will fray.

“It’s like driving down the road with bald tires. You might get 1,000 miles. You might get 10 miles. To some extent, you don’t know. You’re just engaging in a risky behavior.”

With FEMA limping into hurricane season with staff vacancies of their own, the state and local emergency management interactions that meteorologists in charge typically have may be even more important during the coming months.

“They too are meteorologists and often fill shifts when folks are sick or on vacation or there are vacancies,” the NWS employee said, and their absence makes it harder to fill those shifts and keep the lights on.

Further cuts to NOAA are in the works, though the NWS may not suffer the brunt of that next round.

Hurricane season begins on June 1.

 

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17 hours ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

 

There was another world leader who was fond of military parades on his  birthday.

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Do we even do American Military parades like this? I know we love our 4th of July parades but I don't really remember us doing something like what France does for Bastille Day when they parade all their tanks and whatever.

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So it seems really creepy and un-American.

 

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2 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Do we even do American Military parades like this? I know we love our 4th of July parades but I don't really remember us doing something like what France does for Bastille Day when they parade all their tanks and whatever.

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So it seems really creepy and un-American.

 

We don't. It is.

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4 hours ago, Nivek said:

TV, radio and targeted social media are very powerful at influencing and manipulating behavior.   Only strict laws against content manipulation, spin, and dishonesty will help combat this.  

No chance of that happening, so we need to focus on educating people how not to be a dumbass online, how to identify propaganda vs news reporting, how to think critically, etc. 

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55 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Do we even do American Military parades like this? I know we love our 4th of July parades but I don't really remember us doing something like what France does for Bastille Day when they parade all their tanks and whatever.

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So it seems really creepy and un-American.

 

I believe Trump attended one of the Bastille Day parades as President and was very aroused by it.  He talked of doing the same here.  I suspect he will attempt to make this fantasy real.

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5 minutes ago, 27-25 said:

I believe Trump attended one of the Bastille Day parades as President and was very aroused by it.  He talked of doing the same here.  I suspect he will attempt to make this fantasy real.

they've already said DC streets cannot handle it. it'll get tossed around but I think this one is a literal logistics no

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1 minute ago, 27-25 said:

I believe Trump attended one of the Bastille Day parades as President and was very aroused by it.  He talked of doing the same here.  I suspect he will attempt to make this fantasy real.

Yeah, he went to the one in 2017, during his first year. I seem to recall a discussion of the damage the tanks would do to DC's streets at the time. He was invited, and the US participated in that one to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the US joining the fight in WWI. They have a tradition of inviting other countries to celebrate other anniversaries and the like.

For France, the tradition started back in the 1880s but really kicked off in celebration of the end of World War I. Notably, it continued after WW2 when the Nazis marched down the Champs-Elysees during their occupation of Paris.

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4 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

Is this bad? Seems bad.

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What about Norman fucking Oklahoma.  Yknow, that Storm Prediction Center that everyone relies on?

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That birthday parade with 50 helicopters flying overhead and

1) A FAA that is sorely overtaxed.

2) A National Weather Service that is also sorely overtaxed.

3) The Secretary of Defense is sorely overtaxed out of his depth.

4) Elmo's Starlink installed at the WH.

Commander Bonespurs and his birthday rally might upstage the capsizing of the MAGA fleet.

 

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1 hour ago, Valmy77 said:

Do we even do American Military parades like this? I know we love our 4th of July parades but I don't really remember us doing something like what France does for Bastille Day when they parade all their tanks and whatever.

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So it seems really creepy and un-American.

 

It has a deep history in European history. Definitely not American. Fuck all of this bs. 

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2 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

I want the parade. It will be such a low class white trash affair, and I want the world to see it. Every American to see it.

Dotards mind on parade.

All of this. Spend billions. I don't give a fuck. Showcase what's become of our country to everyone who chooses to bury their heads in the sand about politics. 

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28 minutes ago, MissingInAction said:

I want the parade. It will be such a low class white trash affair, and I want the world to see it. Every American to see it.

Dotards mind on parade.

 

I hope that Trump is wearing some kind of militaristic uniform that day.  Maybe even with some gold epaulattes and ribbons on his chest.

 

 

 

 

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Just now, Francisco 2.0 said:

I hope that Trump is wearing some kind of militaristic uniform that day.  Maybe even with some gold epaulattes and ribbons on his chest.

 

Melania, if she shows up to his birthday parade, will be all over that.

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32 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

All of this. Spend billions. I don't give a fuck. Showcase what's become of our country to everyone who chooses to bury their heads in the sand about politics. 

 

Hell, let's pave over the national mall, knock over the Washington Monument and have a B-2 land during the parade.  

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13 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

they give away medals like osu gives away helmet stickers

No they don’t. The helmet stickers are earned on the field. 

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1 minute ago, Pancho said:

Fucking embarrassing 

 

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Our society is no longer capable of differentiating that this is kind of amusing when say a sports team’s socials do this to another sports team, and not so much here. 
 

Context used to matter. Now it’s all WWE all the time. 

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1 minute ago, Firemans4Horn said:

Any institution that backs down to these bumble fucks deserves what happens to them. 
 

 

Fucking.  This.

How hard is it to follow this simple advice? -- STAND UP TO BULLIES.

Why is that the advice? -- BECAUSE IT FUCKING WORKS.

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1 hour ago, Pancho said:

Fucking embarrassing 

 

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One for four. And is anyone arguing that Harris should currently be the President of the United States? You know, like Trump and his followers did after he lost.

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