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Dr. Larissa

@rissarwx

Senior Scientist โ€ช@windbornewx.bsky.socialโ€ฌ . Weather model nerd. Dallas area sports fan. Knitter, sci-fi and fantasy reader, cook and baker. Reluctant but obsessive politics follower. ๐Ÿ“ Bay Area Cash app : $TempestRevolt Opinions my own.

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a while back a guy I knew was trying to justify having gone to Curtis Yarvin's wedding, and his girlfriend said "Don't you find him thrillingly contrarian' and I said 'That's how boring people excuse being racist'

12.03.2026 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1957 ๐Ÿ” 288 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 39 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

This is indicative of a mindset which essentially says "there can be no such thing as scholarship or intelligence when it comes from a group I've been conditioned to demonize" and we'd all be better off if we realized these people are simply like this. There's nothing to persuade here, it's bigotry.

12.03.2026 16:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2144 ๐Ÿ” 454 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

How is this not an onion article

12.03.2026 15:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

one bottle at a time

12.03.2026 02:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 75 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iran terrorist sleeper cells come lower on the priority list than Venezuelan hairdressers, Haitian refugees, Turkish grad students, and thousands of other law-abiding immigrants.

12.03.2026 01:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Multiple large fires are continuing to spread throughout Omanโ€™s MINA Petroleum Facility at the Port of Salalah, following Wednesdayโ€™s drone strikes against the port and nearby infrastructure by Iran.

12.03.2026 02:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 53 ๐Ÿ” 30 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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(Reuters) - U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

uk.news.yahoo.com/exclusive-us...

11.03.2026 23:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 3010 ๐Ÿ” 1093 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 139 ๐Ÿ“Œ 189

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I canโ€™t believe the writers would tee this up again.

12.03.2026 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 406 ๐Ÿ” 90 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

finally someone with the gravitas of fdr and churchhill's wartime addresses. we shall fight on the seas, we shall fight on the shores, we shall dance like nobody's watching.

12.03.2026 00:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1133 ๐Ÿ” 198 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 64 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Billionairesโ€™ % share of federal election spending in:

2008: 0.3%

2024: 19%

@nytimes.com #GildedAge
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

10.03.2026 16:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 3817 ๐Ÿ” 1706 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 130 ๐Ÿ“Œ 187

when things are being run like a business, by a businessman

11.03.2026 23:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 298 ๐Ÿ” 48 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

This escalated fast, in a good way.

11.03.2026 22:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1303 ๐Ÿ” 322 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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DOJ nopes out of Ticketmaster antitrust suit Trump gets donations, you get surcharges.

"Trump gets donations, you get massive Ticketmaster surcharges โ€” service fees, platinum fees, per-order fees, payment processing fees, facility fees, magical money-sh*tting unicorn fees โ€” on top of already sky-high ticket prices." โ€” @lizdye.bsky.social

11.03.2026 22:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1039 ๐Ÿ” 357 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

I think there is something to explore that many nations at the WBC have come showing what they love about their country (dancing, celebration, tradition) to represent the people while the American team has shown up representing and only celebrating the military

11.03.2026 21:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 2239 ๐Ÿ” 574 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 61 ๐Ÿ“Œ 58
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LANDERS: Why did the FBI seize election records in AZ?

TRUMP: They probably thought the election was rigged

LANDERS: It wasn't though

TRUMP: Oh really? How do you know?

LANDERS: Your own AG said it

TRUMP: If you say it wasn't rigged, you're a rotten reporter

LANDERS: Where's the evidence?

11.03.2026 22:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 9005 ๐Ÿ” 2673 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 828 ๐Ÿ“Œ 342
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Trump incoherently insists Operation Midnight Hammer "obliterated Iran's nuclear potential" (then why are we at war with them now?)

11.03.2026 21:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1169 ๐Ÿ” 252 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 92 ๐Ÿ“Œ 30

Drone strikes in Haiti.
Drone strikes. In Haiti.
By private contractors.
Theyโ€™re killing Haitians for private profit & the world barely pays attention.
The story of Haiti is the story America likes to tell about itself. Except there, itโ€™s true. And the west has never stopped punishing Haiti for it

11.03.2026 17:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1349 ๐Ÿ” 606 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Hegseth drove himself this morning, I see

11.03.2026 11:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 4584 ๐Ÿ” 551 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Toddler behavior

11.03.2026 21:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi, ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช here.

This shit should scare you, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ. A LOT.

11.03.2026 20:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 85 ๐Ÿ” 26 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿคฎ

11.03.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Comic. [Person with microphone in front of three people standing behind their own desks with drawers and a round box on top. The boxes of the first and last are shaking with their lids slightly raised.] PERSON WITH MIC: And now, for the final round, you have each been given a skunk with a hangover and chewing gum stuck to its fur. You have 30 minutes. Good luck. [caption] The Home Remedy World Championships

Comic. [Person with microphone in front of three people standing behind their own desks with drawers and a round box on top. The boxes of the first and last are shaking with their lids slightly raised.] PERSON WITH MIC: And now, for the final round, you have each been given a skunk with a hangover and chewing gum stuck to its fur. You have 30 minutes. Good luck. [caption] The Home Remedy World Championships

Home Remedies

xkcd.com/3217/

11.03.2026 20:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 2484 ๐Ÿ” 320 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Was he mad about this one? I think the botox is still allowing some slight movement in his face bsky.app/profile/ywfy...

11.03.2026 19:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 90 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
โ€˜Which Way Is Iran?โ€™ Asks Pantsless, Sword-Wielding Trump Wandering On Side Of Freeway

โ€˜Which Way Is Iran?โ€™ Asks Pantsless, Sword-Wielding Trump Wandering On Side Of Freeway

โ€˜Which Way Is Iran?โ€™ Asks Pantsless, Sword-Wielding Trump Wandering On Side Of Freeway https://theonion.com/which-way-is-iran-asks-pantsless-sword-wielding-trump-wandering-on-side-of-freeway/

11.03.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2666 ๐Ÿ” 444 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 79 ๐Ÿ“Œ 38
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Stryker Hit With Suspected Iran-Linked Cyberattack Global outage affects U.S. medtech company; some staff devices remotely wiped.

"Medical technology giant Stryker is experiencing a global outage across its systems, with staff and contractors reporting that the logo of an Iran-linked hacking group has appeared on login pages."

11.03.2026 17:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 112 ๐Ÿ” 48 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

When my grandmother had Alzheimer's but before she had to be put in memory care she got on a kick of buying everyone salt lamps bc she saw them on tv.

11.03.2026 18:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the president of the united states just said he found out the country he started a war with had boats sometime after he started that war

11.03.2026 17:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 704 ๐Ÿ” 199 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

He should do some photo ops of him sailing through the strait himself, just to prove how safe it is

11.03.2026 17:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 809 ๐Ÿ” 130 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 70 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12