turns out the moon is very big and a rocket is actually quite small relatively speaking

The Spokane fire conspiracy theories are almost identical to the Altadena fire conspiracy theories. These people have no understand of how fire works, how science works, or why some things burn. I'm writing a book chapter about it, but the people who need to read it don't read books.

LorennaCleary.bsky.social@lorennacleary.bsky.social · 22h ago

The internet is filled with really dumb people who right now think the fires in Spokane WA were fake because the houses burned but trees didn’t. What they’re forgetting is that dead, thin, dry wood burns. Wet, dense, living wood is harder to burn. Old living pine and house vs fire: house loses.

used the CAD files from pelican to design a simple 3D printed organizer insert and it's so sick how snugly it fits in and indexes on all of the interior case details

i think two things can both be true wrt to this incident... a) this crash may not have occurred if the government wasn't testing GPS jamming b) there are long-established procedures for effectively dealing with safe flight in GPS-denied environments in the NAS

Katie Drummond@katie-drummond.bsky.social · 6d ago

A routine medical flight, on a clear night, ended with a plane crash that killed all four people onboard. Investigators say it's the first known US civilian plane crash tied to electronic warfare. This won't be the last story of its kind. A must-read from @jeffwise.bsky.social for @wired.com

I made a squirtle

me: the simpsons have four fingers on each hand so you’d think they’d live in a base 8 society but as far as I can tell there’s no evidence of that in the show my wife: *screaming during labor* the obgyn: hold on i want to hear more about this

I cannot say it has never happened before, but I don't remember a geographic area having to go to a fourth page to list all their large fires on the National Sit Report. OR and WA currently have 50 large fires going. www.nifc.gov/nicc-files/s...

when we read about folks affected by a public health issue having “underlying health conditions,” instead of saying “thank god that won’t be me” we should all say “let’s protect vulnerable people even more” also illnesses acquired via public health issues LEAD TO UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.

if you’re in Chicago this weekend swing by Botanical Cafe where I’ll be doing a pop-up print sale on sat and sun from 9 am to 1 pm :) i’ll be selling handmade screen prints from my After Robert Thornton series!

once more on the snack beat! www.coyotemedia.org/the-best-dis...

The Best Dishes Our Food Critic Ate in July

Corn, tomatoes, and everything great about summer in the Bay Area from local pop-ups and restaurants.

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Ahh! We hit 50 new paid subscribers!! This means we’re halfway to our goal and officially launching our merch shop soon. A big thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last week! 🥳

COYOTE@coyotemedia.org · 5d ago

It’s true! Our 25% off summer sale is on! Tell your Bay Area friends who love culture writing but hate billionaires/Big Tech we’ve got ‘em. At 50 new members we’ll finally launch our merch shop, so if you’ve ever wondered what kind of bumper sticker @soleilho.com would design, you’re in for a treat.

This week’s anticipated smoke intrusion in the Bay Area may not be accompanied by the pungent campfire scent. That’s because of atmospheric chemical reactions that change the molecular makeup of smoke particles: It makes the plume more toxic as it ages, but removes the smoky scent.

Northern California air quality may soon get hit by smoke coming from out-of-state fires

Fires burning millions of acres in Oregon and Washington state are sending smoke across the West.

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the delivery robot driving off a pier is ai slop, c'mon y'all

Very pleased to have had the opportunity to work with April Arnold on this article, just released on #WotR warontherocks.com/possible-is-...

Possible Is Not Plausible: How Nightmare Scenarios Hijack Unconventional Weapons Policy

Current conversations surrounding unconventional weapons — chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear — have become so fantastical as to be

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in other bay area helicopter news, the East Bay Regional Parks District bird (N821PD) appears to be assisting with a medical call in the Marsh Creek Springs area just sat down after some orbits, typical of a medevac hoist operation track: adsb.lol?icao=ab35db

media helicopter N42SL enroute to Foster City to cover the apartment complex, the crew reports what appears to be a large fire in Fremont as well up on the NBC Bay Area engineering radio freq... live track: adsb.lol?icao=a4fae1

KTVU FOX 2@ktvufox2.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Foster City Police Department said the building was evacuated, and that there were no immediate reports of injuries.

#OldTrailsFire in Spokane now appears to be most destructive wildfire in WA State history by wide margin (650+ structures lost), w/additional TBD losses nearby. Other PacNW fires actively burning, though less destructive, are far larger & could burn for weeks amid severe drought.

“Hey Siri, play the Siren’s song.” “Ok, I found this on the web for ‘hey Siri play the Siren’s song.’ Would you like me to read it?”

If youre inclined to give any credence to Annie Jacobsen's Nuclear War or Biological War books, be aware "Roswell 1947 was Stalin sending Mengele-mutants to scare America" is literally something she claims in her earlier Area 51 book

Mike Black@mikeblack114.bsky.social · 3d ago

anyway the """fact based""" argument in this piece of shit is a ~bioengineered~ whatever that somehow kills literally everyone in the US in a week lmfao not sure if this better or worse than genetically modified mengele kids doing Roswell for stalin

For interested folks, I created a wildfire experts list from my old starter pack. I also know a lot of new people have joined Bluesky since I last updated it, so let me know if you’re an expert who would like to be added bsky.app/profile/did:...

The multiagency California Team 7, comprising local, state and federal responders, announced it was taking command of the Spokane Complex fires.

California crews dispatched to battle fast-moving wildfires in Washington state

The firefighters are helping battle three major blazes in the Spokane area that have forced thousands of people to evacuate.

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in case you are wondering about the MV-22 Ospreys with HMX-1 registrations in SoCal (add'l info in tha replies)

airplane ian - abolish ICE@airplaneian.com · 4d ago

staging for potus visit 8/4

rooting for the extremely talented EM professionals in washington state tonight, extraordinarily challenging situation

Live coverage of the ongoing firestorm affecting Spokane WA: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGM8...

NonStop Local KHQ | BREAKING WILDFIRE COVERAGE | Old Trails Fire in Spokane County

YouTube video by NonStop Local

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WEIGH. IT.

Wildfires escalating to emergency situation in central and eastern Washington this afternoon, including one fire west of Spokane and another west of Hwy 97 (Tonasket). The highest levels of fire danger are warned by the National Weather Service today.

got kicked out of the art institute miniature rooms exhibit because i wouldn’t stop loudly calling out all the miniature cuck chairs

how the odussy grip tho

ok midnight sun (reprise) slaps pretty hard