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Jay Roorbach, PhD

@jarthree.bsky.social
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East Aurora, NY Emergency Manager, Higher Ed Faculty, Dad, Cyclist. Go Bills

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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Go run FEMA and assess its viability. OK, FEMA should not be eliminated. You're fired, wrong answer. What a joke....
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Thanks in advance to our current administration. From Western NY.🤦❄️
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Cutting pre disaster programming will make disasters worse. Just a reminder that there are no "natural" disasters. The real disaster is caused by human actions or lack of action, even policy.
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... Fundamental changes forthcoming...goodbye "all hazards approach"
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Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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Philadelphia Eagles @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Go Birds.
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
In other (good) news, my son has committed to study Sports Management and play D3 volleyball at Hartwick College.
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Greetings from Western NY! 2+ feet overnight
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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Here are 10,000 brutal words on how Project 2025’s changes to FEMA would create a near-term future in which death tolls increase, more people become homeless & the future of entire communities is threatened. It would be a bloodbath. We must stop them. #GreySky www.disaster-ology.com/blog/2024/12...
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Project 2025 & Emergency Management: Direct Impacts to FEMA — Disasterology
If we have not met, here are my credentials: I have been involved with disaster work for nearly 20 years beginning with the recovery of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failure. I wor...
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This is an excellent initiative. Too bad something like this will never exist in the US... www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n....
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Spain introduces paid climate leave after deadly floods
Government approves up to four days of paid leave so workers can avoid travelling during weather emergencies
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Alerts from NWS Buffalo NY (UNOFFICIAL) @buf.nws-bot.us · 28/11/2024
BUF issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Nov 28, 4:12 PM EST ...LONG DURATION, HIGH IMPACT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND... via IEMbot Additional Details Here.
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
#GreySky... sigh
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
If someone were born on Nov 18 in Japan at 3:15 am and they now live in NY, are they allowed to celebrate on Nov 17 at 3:15 pm? Asking for a friend.
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Anybody find Bette Midler here? She was one of my favorite follows on the other platform (I feel like we should treat it like Voldemort and not speak it's name)
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
The resolution of this fight on Netflix is the same as watching Mike box in 1987...
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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The emergency management/ disaster community on Blue Sky is growing!! 😭😭😭 This website might actually work out. I'm adding people to the starter pack as I see them. We're using #GreySky for EM-related content. go.bsky.app/DsHYNgg
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Philadelphia Eagles @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
sWeet dreams 😴
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
With P25 cutting the US Dept of Ed, what will happen to the very valuable REMS-TA programs and resources? #greysky
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Jay Roorbach, PhD @jarthree.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
So AI defined a "blue sky day" as a non-disaster period. The opposite is a "grey sky day." In emergency management terms, this app is appropriately named so that makes X the opposite?
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