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Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

A huge blow was dealt to hurricane forecasters this week as a critical tool was abruptly terminated by the Department of Defense and NOAA. The immediate discontinuation of data from three weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond. More ⬇️

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Critical Hurricane Forecast Tool Abruptly Terminated

U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday it would no longer process and deliver data essential to most hurricane forecasts

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Sarah Ironside 💙 @sarahironside.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Don't let trump bombing Iran distract you from the fact that they are about to strip healthcare and food from millions while continuing to send masked ICE agents into communities to terrorize and attack innocent people.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Weather forecaster explains how cuts impact his ability to warn of hurricane dangers accurately.

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Frida Ghitis @fridaghitis.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

The most corrupt presidency in the history of the United States.

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Most people think that the federal hiring freeze just meant no new hires; but it also meant no internal movement. The hiring freeze meant that someone could not go from a fully staffed office to an understaffed office - until now. They could not even move between positions at the same office.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

13/ One of our readers asked if measles wipes immune memory, could Covid and flu look like new viruses to those with a measles infection? This is a valid concern and the short answer is yes. Measles causes "immune amnesia," erasing immune memory and making people more vulnerable to flu and Covid.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

1/ Colds are surging. Allergies are peaking. Tomatoes are being recalled. A Listeria outbreak is hospitalizing people. And the Surgeon General nominee? A wellness influencer. I'm back with your weekly #publichealth update—and there's a lot to get through. Let's jump in 🧵

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

NYT: One estimate finds that DOGE’s “firings, re-hirings, lost productivity and paid leave of thousands of workers” will actually COST taxpayers “upward of $135 billion this fiscal year.” @nytimes.com 🤡 www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...

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Steve in the Central Valley 🌊🇺🇸 🇹🇷 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 @enragedapostate.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

So over the next several years, we will be celebrating the sestercentennial (250th anniversary) of many important events of the American Revolution. So I provided some high-level overview notes on April 18, 1775 (Paul Revere & others riding to warn the colonists the Redcoats were advancing.. 2/6

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/04/2025

We found the government “waste, fraud, and abuse”.

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Jared Rennie @jjrennie.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I'm just going to leave this here. #Helene

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 31/03/2025

Feeling antsy? Want to get outside and do something? We recommend taking your First Amendment rights for a spin! Here are some upcoming events for this #weekinprotest:

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 31/03/2025

Nice Axios piece. Our take? RFK Jr. is hellbent on gutting HHS—10,000+ jobs slashed, agencies kneecapped, and a new entity (AHA) seizing control. A power grab injecting politics into public health, threatening addiction treatment, vaccines, and science. Vile. axios.com/2025/03/31/r...

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RFK Jr.'s emerging vision for HHS: More centralized power

Experts say a planned HHS overhaul likely gives HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. far greater control over dozens of federal health agencies.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 31/03/2025

Scouring the literature to reinforce RFK Jr's pre-conceived notions of truth is not science, and it is not what anyone at CDC should be doing with their time.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/04/2025

Here’s an #AltGov vetted resource for anyone dealing with RIF impacts.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/04/2025

Here is a guide to practical steps to take in the aftermath of a RIF notification. Time is of the essence when you know you may lose access, so take a look here to help you keep track of what you need to do. We can't take credit for guide, but we hope it helps.

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Pre-RIF Planning • Calculate Your Benefits: Depending on your age and length of service, a RIF severance may be better than taking a VSIP, VERA or fork type offer. GRIF Severance Calculator "- Fact Sheet Severance Pay &Severance Pay Estimation Worksheet . Understand that you are entitled to getting all of your Annual Leave paid out, but not your Sick Leave or Time Off Awards 6 Step 1: Still Employed? Hoard These Before They Boot You Virtual G o Bag: For more in depth information visit this link but find some key highlights below • Unemploym ent Benefits (UI): File day one--delays burn your payout. Your duty station is the location/state where you will file for unemployment benefits d State Ul Directory
. SF-50 (Separation Notice): Your VIP pass for UI, appeals, or jumping back into fed work. Bug HR or OPF now--don't wait for the pink slip. ◦ Pay Stubs (Last 18 Months): UI wants proof you're not blufing. Pul'em fromn mypay and send to a personal email/computer. • Official Personnel Folder (OPF): Your career's paper trail. Google how to download your entire OPF folder from OPE. All SF-50s are included in this folder. Tax & Leave Records: ₩-2s, final stub, unused leave balances-crucial for cash-outs or audits. For HHS employees hit up DFAS, or IRS. &- IRS Transcripts d Note: Change your settings back to physical mail delivery (from electronic) foryour W2 to an accessible physical address for a year down the road in case of any iss ues accessing your future 2025 W2 for the whatever time you are left working in the fed • Debt Ledger (Advanced Leave): Owe leave? Get this sorted pre-exit or kiss waivers goodbye. Ask your agency's HR. & OPM Debt Rules • TSP (Thrift Savings Plan): Withdrawal rules shift post-separation-_know 'em now. Call or check online " ISP: 1-877-968-3778
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Apply for SNAP, Medicaid, and/or ACA as appropriate. • Ditch COBRA for ACA unless you'e loaded. • Rewrite your resume-fed jargon flops in private sector. Network a lot. • Consider joining Senate job fair meetings on the Hill on Tuesdays coordinated by Federal Workers Against Doge (look them up on instagram), First 45 Days: • Widen job hunt-fed hiring's frozen, but others in the private sectors are hiring - it has been most difficult in the humanitarian and foreign affairs space so you may need to be adaptable in that case and pivot your career for the time being & Civic Match
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d Join CMS Alumni group on Linkedin d- Reach out to Schedule F Consulting to put your resumne in their bank.
• For education folks: d Open Edlucation Data, Research _ and Palicy Positions
For intemational development folks: C Job Seekers _Job Opportunities for Int' Dey Professionals
Other Resources
• The following chart consists of organizations that are offering resources/support that may be useful to federal employees:

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/04/2025

Here is guidance on appealing RIFs and other adverse actions to the MSPB (Merit Systems Protection Board). Take a look and please consider doing so. Remember, you did nothing wrong. Hold the agencies accountable for their actions. www.reddit.com/r/fednews/s/...

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Explore this post and more from the fednews community

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/04/2025

On a day when thousands of our friends and colleagues are losing their jobs, we are grateful to those who stand up against this administration's harmful, heartless policies and goals. www.npr.org/2025/04/01/n...

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Cory Booker's anti-Trump speech on the Senate floor has lasted 16 hours and counting

The New Jersey Democrat has been criticizing the Trump administration's policies on immigration, education, the economy and more since 7 p.m. Monday. Here's what to know about his marathon speech.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

This Trump executive order is a racist, sexist attack on the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the American Women’s History Museum and the true purpose of history: to tell the truth about our past. It is straight out of Orwell.

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Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Restores Truth and Sanity to American History

RESTORING TRUTH IN AMERICAN HISTORY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order restoring truth and sanity to American history by

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

When following the headlines fills me with despair, it's comforting to cuddle with a family member who remains blissfully unconcerned about fascism. That would be Trixie (a/k/a Bat-Mite).

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Roman Sheremeta @rshereme.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

You know that something is wrong with the U.S. administration when the Moscow Times reports that “Kremlin Says U.S. Foreign Policy Shift Aligns With Its Own Vision.” What a disgrace to the U.S. Instead of “Make America Great Again,” the U.S. administration is trying to “Make Russia Great Again.”

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/03/2025

DOGE Staffers Cash In While Slashing Jobs This is one of the least surprising things I’ve read all week. 📌 Musk’s gov’t efficiency crew is drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—from the very agencies they are cutting.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

We are working on launching an ALT DOGE website. It will soon feature a team page listing all of Elon’s staffers, our own wall of receipts (tracking the money he’s taking from America), and a section to help Americans keep tabs on the false claims on Doge’s website—which now exceed 52%.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🚨URGENT: Special elections are coming up in Florida’s congressional districts FL-01 and FL-06. However, many Democrats got purged from voter rolls. Verify your status NOW—either online or in person. The deadline is March 3rd! Don’t let them silence you. Spread the word! 🗳️ registertovoteflorida.gov

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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

ALERT: Social Security is under attack — and in grave danger. Monthly benefit checks for more than 72.5 million Americans are suddenly at risk. Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency is responsible for the firing of half the workforce at the…

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

"The most striking aspect to Trump's crypto reserve and the scrapping of anti-money laundering rules, which together amount to a global charter for criminals, is that he's making no effort to dress them up. This pig has no lipstick." My column. on.ft.com/43kiBOu

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Trump’s heist in broad daylight

[FREE TO READ] Having previously declared bitcoin to be a ‘scam’, the US president now wants to add it to the Fed’s balance sheet

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Lisa Reyna Loe @lisaloe.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Extraordinary comment from Tory MP Graham Stuart: “We have to consider the possibility that President Trump is a Russian asset. If so, Trump's acquisition is the crowning achievement of Putin's FSB career.” (Narrator: It’s extraordinary because our own gd government didn’t say it first.)

Tweet by Graham Stuart, Tory MP @grahamstuart:
We have to consider the possibility that President Trump is a Russian asset.
If so, Trump's acquisition is the crowning achievement of Putin's FSB career - and Europe is on its own.

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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Ok America Now This What Will the NAZIS GESTAPO UNIFORMS LOOK LIKE to come take your CHILDREN Away Throw That FIRST AMENDMENT IN THE TRASH HE SERIOUSLY PUT THIS POST OUT But January 6th that was just tourists

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

All websites that depend on NOAA data should display something like this. earth.nullschool.net

Weather and climate data shown on this website and countless others are at risk.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the U.S. agency responsible for global weather forecasting, hurricane prediction, ocean observation, and many other services vital to public safety. Its satellites, supercomputers, and research teams provide essential data that help us understand our planet and protect lives.

On February 27, the new U.S. administration initiated mass firings at NOAA. These actions are unethical and deeply disruptive to the talented scientists and engineers who dedicate themselves to the public good. The firings, along with expected budget cuts, have serious implications for the availability and quality of weather forecasts produced by the United States. They must be reversed immediately.

Much of the data on this website is downloaded directly from NOAA's servers. In this environment of uncertainty, access could be disrupted at any time. While I'll strive to keep all features on this website functional and switch to alternative data sources if necessary, some datasets have no substitute if they go offline.

If this concerns you, speak up. Share on social media. And if you're in the U.S., contact your representatives.

- Cameron

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Stephen Clouse @stephenclouse.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

On top of everything else at NOAA, NWS had an agreement with 18F for the modernization/redesign of weather.gov which was well underway. Literal man-years of effort just lit on fire, probably DOA now. "Government efficiency" my ass. This is retribution on agencies that refused to bend the knee.

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Brian Tang @btangywx.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

As severe weather season knocks on the door, and hurricane season draws closer, let us advocate for the invaluable services that NOAA provides to protect all of us. I put up a message on my well-used tropical cyclone guidance page with this reminder.

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 01/03/2025

🚨Rep. Seth Moulton, a Marine Corps Veteran, is sounding the alarm: firing top military leaders, purging dissent, and demanding loyalty oaths aren’t the actions of a president—they’re the moves of a dictator-in-waiting. READ MORE: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/27/o...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/03/2025

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 18/02/2025

🚨Trump & Musk are coming for your VA benefits. They’re coming for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid. We can make it politically untenable—but we need your stories. VoteVets delivers the hardest-hitting ads in politics. Help us fight back. Submit now: votevets.org/doge-tipline

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