Todd Murphy
@toddamurphy.bsky.social
Teacher. Researcher. Atmospheric Scientist. Occasional administrator.
Yea yea it’s cool installing these weather stations for a public good But I wouldn’t be lying if I said getting to do a food tour around the state is motivating factor. Here, a bowl of chicken & sausage gumbo, gator bites, fried pickles, and a crawfish etouffee potato from Steamboat Bills in LCH
Louisiana Mesonet site 38 is up in Cameron, LA on the Sabine Pass at the Cheneire LNG facility.
Been tons of negative stories recently about weather balloons, but let's tell a positive tale today: WindBorne Systems completed an extremely cool mission to fly a balloon into typhoon Dolphin, and NOAA is working with the private sector to get this kind of data into its models. tinyurl.com/yc673875
WindBorne Systems successfully navigates a weather balloon into the eye of typhoon Dolphin
Demonstrates the promise of cutting edge atmospheric observational systems. In the current tropics, Dolphin remains the main game in town.
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You and I paying increased prices due to tariffs then corporations getting the refund is “trickle up economics.” Trump has invented even worse economic policies than Reagan.
Tariff refunds split companies as consumers demand share of $166B
Some firms say they will share a portion of the rebate from the Supreme Court striking down Trump's tariffs earlier this year.
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When the kid leaves evidence of her after we’re asleep shenanigans
@mattlanza.bsky.social I know you’re no longer at Cheniere (or even in Houston anymore!) but we’re installing a mesonet station on the LNG property this week, steps from the Pass. Just want to thank you again for some of those very initial conversations from 2+ years ago that got us in the door.
becoming a parent has turned out to be a great excuse to learn the entire alphabet. sometimes he’ll ask me what a letter is and i’m like well shit, bubba. let’s find out together
I don’t mind the Dodgers trading for Skubal. At least they finally had to give up, something, for a top tier player. I do mind they’re going to sign him before the lockout for $1 billion, with 90% deferred until 2100.
Dew points below 70° this morning?
Air Airs: Man's Happy Moment
ALT: Air Airs: Man's Happy Moment
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We love a 7am email that completely blows up your Friday, with repercussions that will probably extend into following weeks.
I'm Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today
ALT: I'm Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today
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'Too crooked for Concacaf' is a really impressive bar to clear, congrats to Giovanni Infantino.
Pardeep Cattry@pcattry.bsky.social · 6d agoNEW: Concacaf joins UEFA in rejecting FFE, instead imploring FIFA to find ways to increase funding for FIFA Forward through its current means and asking that "any matter follows the proper governance processes" in future full statement: www.concacaf.com/competitions...
Went to Bon Creole and got a small seafood gumbo with a scoop of potato salad, half shrimp poboy, and a pretty incredible piece of bread pudding Hell yea
Todd Murphy@toddamurphy.bsky.social · last wk.Hello from New Iberia, LA, where tomorrow Louisiana State Mesonet site 37 will go up in neighboring Jeanerette
Hello from New Iberia, LA, where tomorrow Louisiana State Mesonet site 37 will go up in neighboring Jeanerette
the corruption number here makes me want to turn into the joker and then, as the joker, turn into a significantly more unhinged joker
Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · last wk."Who's better on..." 🔵Women's Rights: D +18 🔵Environment: D +17 🔵Democratic Norms: D +10 🔵Cost of Living: D +4 🟣Political Violence: Even 🟣Wars/Terrorism: Even 🔴AI: R +1 🔴Corruption: R +1 🔴Guns Control: R +3 🔴Immigration: R +5 🔴Crime: R +14 Ipsos / July 26, 2026
From Mississippi's (very conservative) Republican commissioner of agriculture, Andy Gipson (a 2028 candidate for governor)
Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 2w agoOPINION: "My policy is simply this: If Mississippi taxpayers are being asked to invest our tax dollars, incentives, natural resources and utility costs into these projects, we the taxpayers deserve clear and honest answers before those investments are made. Not after," Andy Gipson writes.
Squished in the middle of this story was this heartbreaking paragraph. Unconscionable.
Brian Lyman@brianlyman.bsky.social · last wk.A lot of what-the-hell moments in this story, but building a data center in a floodplain in Louisiana is inviting the wrath of Poseidon.
Some great reporting in this story and a lot of incredible information. But this here… an incredible thing to say.
Matthew Wollenweber@mjw.bsky.social · last wk.www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/t...
How Meta Got Everything It Wanted in a Secret Louisiana Data Center Deal (Gift Article)
A Times examination details how the Silicon Valley giant used private talks with local officials to start a project big enough to cover nearly six square miles.
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Matthew Wollenweber@mjw.bsky.social · last wk.California billionaires buy Louisiana politicians to pocket our tax dollars as profit
Nobody in their right mind should show Facebook people a graphic that says a hurricane might hit 230 mph in four days. But that's what you need to do to get noticed in the Carnival Barker Attention Economy we've built for ourselves.
If you are going to use a cell phone to cheat on an online exam with video proctoring, you should make sure your eyeglasses do not show the reflection of your phone screen.
fascinating story from one of the best movie data guys about one of the best movie data guys stephenfollows.com/p/what-just-...
What just happened to TheNumbers.com should worry us all
If you work in or around the film industry, there is a decent chance you have used the work of The Numbers this month, whether you realise it or not.
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NSF Unidata is hiring! We are seeking an enthusiastic and collaborative professional to join our team as a Program Specialist IV – Community Services & Partnerships Manager. More information: buff.ly/lwKemu7
Apparently there was an ICE raid at a local load bearing Monroe restaurant today and they have to close through the weekend and if you want to anger some white lady north Louisiana republicans and have them turn against you then that’s the way to do it.