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Radio DJ with a keen interest in politics 🌊 astronomy, astrophotography, geology, birds, trees..all things that make up our universe and beyond.
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JUST IN: The Biden-Harris Administration has launched a Reddit account to provide accurate info on Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The White House will combat misinformation and share updates on federal response, recovery, and preparedness efforts across key sub-Reddits. www.reddit.com/user/whiteho...

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Report finds Elon Musk’s platform X is fueling falsehoods and conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts — and preparations for Hurricane Milton.

Officials face antisemitic attacks over Hurricane Helene response
Officials face antisemitic attacks over Hurricane Helene response

Report finds Elon Musk’s platform is fueling falsehoods and conspiracy theories that risk undermining rescue efforts — and preparations for Hurricane Milton.

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This is AR3848, more or less in the middle. I haven't heard about it causing much commotion, but that is one big honking sunspot. If you don't believe me, click this link: soho.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/#Astronomy#Astrophotography

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Tuesday Noon Solar observation. There's some fantastic looking #Sunspots#astronomy#solar#flares#SunHour#Sun#sunspots#aurora

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If you’ve confronted this issue in your own life, you know how big a deal the Medicare expansion would be. If you haven’t, it’s just that you haven’t *yet* — you’re going to need this at some point, trust me

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🎥: Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (👂Choo-cheen-shahn) as seen by the ESA/NASA Solar & Heliospheric Observatory SOHO. The comet tail always points away from the Sun, because it's the sunlight that creates it. When heading back out into the solar system (like now) the tail leads the comet 🔭🧪

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Hurricane Helene shows the catastrophic consequences of the right-wing echo chamber's support for Donald Trump's lies www.mediamatters.org/hurricanes/i...

The only reason this strategy is remotely plausible is that the right-wing media ecosystem is willing to play along with it. The news sources Republicans rely on, from MAGA influencers to Fox stars, have bolstered Trump’s lies at every turn. The result is that right-wing audiences are bombarded with falsehoods from within an echo chamber.

The MAGA media ecosystem responds in this same fashion to every news event because its function isn’t to report on what is happening. Instead, right-wing pundits offer a scapegoat — immigrants, Jews, journalists, teachers, trans people, Democrats, anti-Trump Republicans — in order to hold their audience’s attention, make money, and support the GOP’s core agenda of tax cuts for rich people and abortion bans.

This incentive structure is universally toxic. But when it collides with issues like disaster relief, the consequences can turn deadly. Before, during, and after a hurricane, people on the ground need credible information about what to do, what h
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The first showers and thunderstorms associated with Milton’s broader circulation are already sweeping into parts of South Florida. In addition to heavy rainfall, they are producing the first reports of tornado activity. Follow more updates: wapo.st/3NgVz1J

A map shows the tornado outlook for Wednesday, Oct. 9 in Florida. The Storm Prediction Center is the source of the map, alongside NOAA.
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Breaking News: Millions have been told to evacuate as Hurricane Milton, a category 4 storm, bears down on Florida’s Gulf Coast. It's the strongest storm in the Gulf of Mexico since 2005, and is expected to hit on Wednesday. See its path and get updates.

Live Updates: Gas, Time and Patience Run Short as Millions Flee Milton
Live Updates: Gas, Time and Patience Run Short as Millions Flee Milton

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@djdw.bsky.social
Radio DJ with a keen interest in politics 🌊 astronomy, astrophotography, geology, birds, trees..all things that make up our universe and beyond.
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