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WTF is up with this Clown World?

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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4260 on: July 10, 2025, 11:36:36 AM »
When you took time off from work whether it be a vacation, sick time or any other reason were your job functions assigned to another department or to anyone in specific ? Or were they completely ignored ?

Mine weren't.

When someone retired, were there job functions assigned to others ?
Mine were.

When Rachel Frazin's supervisor takes time off, does she have someone to report to ?
I'll assume that she does.



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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4261 on: July 10, 2025, 04:23:27 PM »
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4262 on: July 10, 2025, 04:26:20 PM »
If there weren't journalists like Rachel Frazin and Gustavo Arellano; would we still get these stories?
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4263 on: July 10, 2025, 04:31:08 PM »
The Trump apologists argued that his guys to the NWS haven't happened yet, so it's not his fault. Not true. He and his ex boyfriend did cut staff. It appears those cuts had an impact, and the worst is yet to come.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4264 on: July 10, 2025, 05:10:48 PM »
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4265 on: July 10, 2025, 06:14:40 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on July 10, 2025, 04:31:08 PM
The Trump apologists argued that his guys to the NWS haven't happened yet, so it's not his fault. Not true. He and his ex boyfriend did cut staff. It appears those cuts had an impact, and the worst is yet to come.
Oh, it "appears, you say". You're not certain tho. Are you ?

Nobody knows yet, because they've been too fucking busy to pay attention to the NYT, and everybody's stories about "could" and "may" and "appears" from employees under the Biden administration, ex-NWS, ex-NOAA employees, union officials or any others.

It's been less than a week. They've got work to do.

And Rachel Frazin quoted the person from during the Biden administration who said "could".
A journalist could ask for other possibilities than the one mentioned. Or, I suppose, just quote the person and leave it at that.
I'm not reading the other one.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4266 on: July 10, 2025, 06:21:42 PM »
All the qualifiers in these articles are fucking hilarious
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4267 on: July 10, 2025, 06:48:28 PM »
'appears' means the evidence points that way.

Claiming things with certainty they don't exactly know is what the right wing does.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4268 on: July 10, 2025, 06:49:58 PM »
Quote from: Custard on July 10, 2025, 06:21:42 PM
All the qualifiers in these articles are fucking hilarious

I find the intellectual honesty refreshing. I can see why the Trump crowd would think it sounds funny.
« Last Edit: July 10, 2025, 07:07:32 PM by illiniray »
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4269 on: July 10, 2025, 07:03:07 PM »
There is nothing definitive yet, but the evidence indicates staffing cuts may have hampered getting the message out.

"Tom Di Liberto, a former NOAA climate scientist and public affairs specialist, told The Hill he believes that even with the staffing cuts, the administration should still be able to get the forecast out.

However, he warned that other functions that help the NWS do its job such as building relationships could be diminished by the cuts."

“My big concern is, when it comes to the staffing shortages and the loss of expertise, that we’ve lost, not only their knowledge … knowledge of their regions — what areas flood, what areas are most of concern — but we also lost the relationships with existing partners and external partners,” Di Liberto said."

The worst part is they are cutting research.

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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4270 on: July 10, 2025, 07:05:47 PM »
Quote from: No one in Mn on July 10, 2025, 06:14:40 PM

I'm not reading the other one.

Good idea. The guy is one of those birthright citizens. You wouldn't want to be exposed to his take on events.
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4271 on: July 10, 2025, 08:53:16 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on July 10, 2025, 06:48:28 PM
'appears' means the evidence points that way.

Claiming things with certainty they don't exactly know is what the right wing does.

Maybe the term obliterates is operative here?
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4272 on: July 10, 2025, 11:25:04 PM »
Quote from: illiniray on July 10, 2025, 07:03:07 PM
There is nothing definitive yet, but the evidence indicates staffing cuts may have hampered getting the message out.

"Tom Di Liberto, a former NOAA climate scientist and public affairs specialist, told The Hill he believes that even with the staffing cuts, the administration should still be able to get the forecast out.

However, he warned that other functions that help the NWS do its job such as building relationships could be diminished by the cuts."

“My big concern is, when it comes to the staffing shortages and the loss of expertise, that we’ve lost, not only their knowledge … knowledge of their regions — what areas flood, what areas are most of concern — but we also lost the relationships with existing partners and external partners,” Di Liberto said."

The worst part is they are cutting research.

Interesting article about Kerr County's efforts to seek federal and state funding to improve its flood warning system.
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/10/nx-s1-5461091/texas-flooding-warning-system-fema

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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4273 on: July 11, 2025, 06:48:15 AM »
Quote from: illiniray on July 10, 2025, 07:03:07 PM
There is nothing definitive yet, but the evidence indicates staffing cuts may have hampered getting the message out.

And in an effort to justify your, and the media, speculation your 1st sentence includes ..........
"indicates" ...... "may have"

smdh
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Re: WTF is up with this Clown World?
« Reply #4274 on: July 11, 2025, 07:05:11 AM »
Quote from: illiniray on July 10, 2025, 07:05:47 PM
Good idea. The guy is one of those birthright citizens. You wouldn't want to be exposed to his take on events.
Does he mention the Border Patrol agents ambushed and shot ?
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