Reposted by Gidget FuentesCapital Weather @capitalweather.com · 18hHurricane hunters are in Isaias this morning and have found it has become a Category 3 major hurricane with sustained winds of 120 mph. It is headed toward landfall tonight not far from Pensacola, Florida. Track it here: www.capitalweather.com/tracking-isa... 16624
Reposted by Gidget FuentesMark Schleifstein @mschleifstein.bsky.social · 16hFrom NHC: Hurricane Isaias 720 AM CDT Fri Oct 09 2026 ...ISAIAS BECOMES A MAJOR HURRICANE...Data from AF Reserve Hurricane Hunter indicate Isaias has strengthened to major Cat 3 hurricane w max sustained winds of 120 mph + higher gusts. Min central pressure 959 mb (28.32 in). 1259
Gidget Fuentes @gidgetfuentes.bsky.social · 9hMother Nature 🌊 gets the last word, again ktla.com/news/local-n...ktla.comHome on verge of collapse as high tide hits Long Beach PeninsulaA second day of damaging waves from former Hurricane Rachel crumbled large sections of the Long Beach Peninsula boardwalk Friday morning and left one home on the verge of collapsing into the powerf… 010
Reposted by Gidget FuentesDr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 12hThis earthquake in Panama is the 12th earthquake of magnitude 7 or greater this year. Is this an unusual number of large quakes? No. This graph shows M7+ earthquakes over the last 30 years. This year is very average. 29728
Reposted by Gidget FuentesU.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 11hPhilippine and Chinese Incidents Spike in South China Sea, Luzon Strait — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/10/09/p...news.usni.orgPhilippine and Chinese Incidents Spike in South China Sea, Luzon Strait - USNI NewsIncidents between Chinese and Philippine forces across the South China Sea and Luzon Strait have spiked in recent weeks as the two countries attempt to enforce their territorial claims with small boat... 062
Reposted by Gidget FuentesU.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 15hUSNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Oct. 9, 2026 news.usni.org/2026/10/09/u...news.usni.orgUSNI News Western Pacific Pulse: Oct. 9, 2026 - USNI NewsThe following is a summary of major ship movements and exercises in the Western Pacific over the last week. In Phuket, Thailand Aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and destroyer USS Delber... 034
Reposted by Gidget FuentesMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 12hThe D.C. Board of Elections says it’s asking the National Guard to avoid standing near D.C.’s ballot drop boxes, which opened today, in the wake of video footage showing them near a box in Foggy Bottom this week: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/nation...washingtonsun.comD.C. Elections Board Asks National Guard to Stay Away From Ballot Drop BoxesGuard members were seen standing next to a drop box in Foggy Bottom this week. 18456215
Reposted by Gidget FuentesRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12hThe United States is now officially allied with Vladimir Putin and Russia. We will fund Russia’s genocidal war machine in exchange for Putin helping Trump and the Republican Party in the midterms. One of the most shameful and disgusting days in the history of this Republic. 48282413165
Reposted by Gidget FuentesRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11hZelenskyy issues a statement responding to Trump’s deal with Putin to lift sanctions to purchase Russian oil and diesel. 28254062051
Reposted by Gidget FuentesRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12hThis is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country. 1762131384648
Gidget Fuentes @gidgetfuentes.bsky.social · 13hYep. The bigger the barrels, or cisterns, the better. I dream of the day 💧 cisterns become just part of house construction. 020
Reposted by Gidget FuentesMax Blau @maxblau.bsky.social · 15hMy colleagues and I at @propublica.org are looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization — the extra layer of approval insurers require before covering a medical expense — impacts patients. We need your help. 👇 www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...propublica.orgWe’re Investigating Prior Authorization. Help ProPublica Understand Your Health Insurance Denial.ProPublica is looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization impacts patients. We need your help to figure out if the process is still leading to delayed or missed treatments, tests... 8214103
Reposted by Gidget FuentesScripps News @scrippsnews.bsky.social · 13hArlington County, Virginia, has sued to halt construction of President Trump's planned 250-foot Triumphal Arch, arguing the project is moving forward without proper environmental review.scrippsnews.comTrump's memorial arch faces a new lawsuit from Arlington County, VirginiaArlington County, Virginia, has sued to halt construction of President Trump's planned 250-foot Triumphal Arch, arguing the project is moving forward without proper environmental review. 0103
Reposted by Gidget FuentesDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 17hHard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells 622030751
Reposted by Gidget FuentesU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 19hIf you lose power during Hurricane Isaias and use a portable generator, remember to run it at least 20 feet away from your home. Never run a generator indoors. Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas you can't see or smell and it can kill in minutes. 7360164
Reposted by Gidget FuentesAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 16hA tropical storm watch has been issued for San Diego County. This is just the second time a tropical storm watch has been issued in California, after Tropical Storm Hilary in August 2023 www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh...? 24723
Reposted by Gidget FuentesClimatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 08/10/2026First week of October. Seems warmish. 5325
Reposted by Gidget FuentesUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"Juan" shared this picture from where he is cleaning in the celery in Santa Maria CA. "I'm trimming, pulling off the outer leaves, and cutting the dirt or damaged parts off the freshly harvested celery. This prepares it for packing." #WeFeedYou 12471124
Reposted by Gidget FuentesBrooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026timesofsandiego.comBarrio Logan community gathers to remove racist graffiti from Chicano Park muralThe anti-Mexican graffiti is the latest in a string of similar hate-related incidents across San Diego in recent months. 16915
Reposted by Gidget FuentesAndy Snyder @wxandbiscuits.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This critical burn environment will lead to high-risk significant fire potential Friday in parts of LA, MS and south AR. Fire danger will increase Thursday, peak Friday and may stay up to the west of Isaias’ cloud shield Saturday. 131
Reposted by Gidget FuentesAndy Snyder @wxandbiscuits.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Did you know hurricanes are one of our critical fire weather patterns in the South? Lingering drought and Isaias will team up to result in a critical fire environment over the Lower Mississippi Valley Thursday through Saturday. Dry air is already plentiful across the region. 2207
Reposted by Gidget FuentesAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I just realized I forgot to post this: Here’s part 2 of my AI and National Security series: This part is focused on strategic risks, threats we aren’t yet measuring, and risk mitigation. Unlocked for everyone. www.patreon.com/AWHSBlog/pos...patreon.comAI and National Security: Part 2 | Angry StafferIn Part I, we talked about where AI is already changing warfare: intelligence analysis, targeting, cybersecurity, and increasingly autonomou 271396466
Reposted by Gidget FuentesMary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 08/10/2026The corporate greed crushing hardworking Americans has a face in Alaska – and it’s the out-of-state factory trawling industry. I'm fighting to stop them from destroying our fisheries and our economy. Dan Sullivan has taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from them.thealaskacurrent.comAlaska Senate’s trawling debate taps into corporate greedMary Peltola and Dan Sullivan’s fight over trawling isn’t just about fish, but also over who controls Alaska’s resources: Alaskans or big corporations. 18939
Reposted by Gidget FuentesCAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Ready starts before the fire. Your wildfire preparedness checklist: ☑ Create defensible space ☑ Pack a go bag ☑ Download AwareCA From preparing your home to staying informed, the right steps today can help you move quickly when it matters most. Stay aware. Stay safe. Download AwareCA. 📲 0149
Reposted by Gidget FuentesCAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🔥 Critical fire weather returns Friday. A Red Flag Warning is in effect Friday afternoon for much of Modoc and Lassen counties. 📱 Check AwareCA for Red Flag Warnings and official wildfire information in your area. 0179
Reposted by Gidget FuentesKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Shit. He really did say this. www.youtube.com/shorts/ca3C4...youtube.comPalmer Luckey on his idea for using oxytocin to help strengthen marriagesYouTube video by Peter H. Diamandis 1531392441
Gidget Fuentes @gidgetfuentes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Welcome home #USSLincoln Abe crew news.usni.org/2026/10/08/a...news.usni.orgAbraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Returns to San Diego After Nearly 11 Months - USNI NewsAfter 321 days, the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is home. Flagship USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) pulled into its berth at Naval Air Station North Island around 3:15 p.m. EST on Thursday. The re... 020
Reposted by Gidget FuentesAndrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Lincoln alongside USS Carl Vinson, which is moored. 011
Reposted by Gidget FuentesAndrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Lincoln approaches the Bite for the first time in more than 10 months 271
Reposted by Gidget FuentesProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.” (Published June)propublica.orgHe Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob... 1771202610
Reposted by Gidget FuentesWashington Emergency Management Division @emd.wa.gov · 08/10/2026Do you have heavy items over your bed? Maybe not the best idea. The best time to prepare for an earthquake is before the ground starts shaking! Learn more by joining us for the Great ShakeOut! Register free, today, at www.shakeout.org! 02210
Reposted by Gidget FuentesLos Angeles County Fire Department @lacofd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Answer the Call! 🚒🔥 The #LACoFD has posted the Fire Fighter Trainee (Paramedic) Emergency Hire Examination. Filing Period: 10/19/26 at 8:00 a.m. (PT) – 10/23/26 at 5:00 p.m. (PT). To see the Job Posting & view FAQs, please visit: 💻fire.lacounty.gov/firefighter-trainee-recruitment/ 066
Reposted by Gidget FuentesJan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A Tuskegee Study With Children By denying "control" babies the hepatitis B vaccine, many will be condemned to die of cirrhosis or primary liver cancer. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comCDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study 95030
Reposted by Gidget FuentesAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This isn’t isolated to San Diego. Tidal anomalies are pushing a foot in San Francisco. A dreaded “perfect storm” — a confluence of El Niño, king tides, along with wind, waves and rain — is feared this winter. It could cause widespread disruptive and destructive coastal flooding.sfchronicle.comCalifornia may see dreaded ‘perfect storm’ at terrible time: Thanksgiving and ChristmasKing tides in California will be extremely high during the Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks. A simultaneous storm could wreak havoc on transportation and push the tides to record territory. 24719
Reposted by Gidget FuentesU.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 06/10/2026Okinawa Service Members Undergo 48-hour Operational Pause Following Marine Homicide Arrest — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/10/06/o...news.usni.orgOkinawa Service Members Undergo 48-hour Operational Pause Following Marine Homicide Arrest - USNI NewsAll service members in Okinawa will undergo an operational pause following the arrest of a Marine accused in the robbery and death of a woman in Naha, Japan. From noon Wednesday to noon Friday, all se... 273
Reposted by Gidget FuentesU.S. Naval Institute @usni.org · 07/10/2026Report to Congress on Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle — USNI News news.usni.org/2026/10/07/r...news.usni.orgReport to Congress on Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle - USNI NewsThe following is the Oct. 6, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, The Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle. From the Report The Marine Corps describes the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) as... 152
Reposted by Gidget FuentesCalifornia Geological Survey @cageosurvey.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🔔 NEW FACTSHEETS! 1) Flood and debris flows after wildfire: Information for the public 2) Inundaciones y flujos de escombros después de un incendio forestal: Información para el público 3) Geohazards following wildfire: Information for emergency management www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/bwg/reso... 1169
Reposted by Gidget FuentesAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/10/2026Trump: "Let them hit a missile into San Diego or Los Angeles on the way. You want to see a horror show? Let them hit San Diego. Let them hit Los Angeles. You want to see some bad things happen?" 8111978693
Reposted by Gidget FuentesAndrew Dyer @andrewdyer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026SecDef Pete Hegseth addressed the Lincoln crew today and took the opportunity to chastise the media for framing the ship's successes as failures www.kpbs.org/news/militar...kpbs.orgUSS Abraham Lincoln returning to San Diego after extended Iran deploymentThe aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is due back in San Diego Thursday, a homecoming that marks an end to a deployment of more than 10 months that included combat operations, supply shortages and ... 021
Gidget Fuentes @gidgetfuentes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I don't think the GAO has any authority or powers. Up to Congress. 000
Reposted by Gidget FuentesAnna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026NEWS: Congressional watchdog found again that the Trump administration illegally withheld funds for more programs last year. But still no action from GAO on any of these findings of impoundment. www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/c...washingtonsun.comCongress’ Watchdog Finds Trump Illegally Withheld More Than $1 Billion in Federal FundsThe White House impounded funds from the EPA and HHS last year, the Government Accountability Office reports. 29239
Reposted by Gidget FuentesCAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Come see us at the Capital Airshow! 🚁✈️ Get an up-close look at CAL FIRE aircraft and equipment, meet our crews, and learn more about the work we do to protect California. 📅October 10–11 📍Sacramento Mather Airport 🎫 Tickets & more info: californiacapitalairshow.com We’ll see you there! 2157